The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-01
CLEAN BILL GIVEN
LOCAL TRADESNEN
Commerce Chamber Inquiry
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ton household, are beyond local control.
and u IS with much pleasure and salts
faction that the committee testifeS to
the lghtfOrward methods Of our To-
cal merchants and the disinterestedness
with which they have. ln the light Of
its Investigations, sreadf7stly RETAINED
from imposing bUrdensome eXactions
UPON the public.
These remarks apply not only TO the
dealers IN articles Of food. but 10 the
merchants handling household furni-
ture, house furnishings. dry goods
clothing, hats, shoes, and articles Of
domestic use generally"
As to Cold Storage.
The investigates urge that articles
should be placed in cold storage only
for limited time. To this end. il is
suggested that Congress. by remedial
legislation, regulate the storage OF food
products This may be done. the COM
mittee reports. by consplcuousIy i'm
printing IRE date upon the individual
article and prescribing fixed periods o.
81 orage for each class Of articles
II Is further stated by the commission
that the business Of cold storage com
panies possibly should be restricted 10
warehousing. thus prohibiting pro
prietary interest by tF- company or its
owners in the articles stored
According 10 evidence presented the
committee. il was learned that cold stOr-
age plants tend 10 increase the price of
the products during the season CT plenty.
and reduce them during what otherwise
would 6e the periods Of scarcity The
rates of local storage plants, however.
a BILE compared with those Of New York,
Chicago and other deDots Of food sup
plies.
In concluding its reference TO the cold
.H
that there appears 10 be a positive beuC-
At generally 10 the public from tie 0p-
Grafton If cold storage plants except
from the baneful effect OF rendering UNI
palaJable and delsterIous articles stored
for unreasonable periods OF time, and
except when the facilities may be utii-
lied by large concerns in COrnerinE the
market and compelling eXtOrtIonate
prices from the consumers
Real Estate Conditions.
According 10 the committee, an ex-
animation into the local real estate
conditions discIoses no circumstances
prejudicially affecting thetenant II
is stated that, although material and
labor costs more today than it did a
decade or two ago. the cost at the
present time TO the purchaser and oc-
cUpant has not increased.
This is due. the committee declares.
10 the opening OF land ada cent 10
the older ,Cnfnes Of the city. the in
PRODUCTION Of improved street railway
transportation, and the practice OF
speculative builders Of improving land
which. on account of its size. Is acquired
at a relatively cheaper cost than the
individual lot
The committee expresses its gratitude
for the assistance given in securing
data i @lso says that III o. parture
OF Allen u Albert, jr-. Of The Times
compelled MIN 70 relinquish his duties as
chairman.
The committee includes: J. Louis VIII
hge. Richard D. Harlan, Clarence
Moore. Charles w. Darr, W. T. CALI
her, Robert y. Harper, Arthur d
Marks, and II H. Classic
The report Of the subcommittee will
be considered by the Chamber Of Com
merce at its meeting a week from to-
morrow night