Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-19
Cold Storage Of Fooda.

Washington and also preventing the flood
ing Of the river when the freshets of the
springtims come. 'a
Cold Storage OF Foods.
Immediately after the holidays, Senator
Hepburn. chairman of the committee on
manufactures in tlfe senate, will endeavor
to secure action upon his bin to control
and govern the cold storage OF foods In
the United States
The cold storage problem is one which
has created q great deal of comment since
public attention has been so graphically
called to the high cost OF living. All aorta
of demands have been made upon congress-
to enact legislation for the regulation OF
cold storage. and many wild and chimeri-
cal schemes have been outlined Much 10
the apparent establishment OF everyone.
the packing houses and other owners OF
cold storage plants have not, up to the
present time shown any very marked de-
sire TO antagonize these bills.
One cold storage man from Kansas who
was here day or two ago and who SAYS
ne annually handles 10000 pounds OF
chickens and almost as many dozen eggs,
insists that no cold storage warehouse
VIII care to carry food products longer
than twelve months, for the reasons: First.
would
not be profitable; second. that after a
year animal foods rapidly lose weight. and.
third. that men having their money in
vested in such foods cannot afford 10 lie
up their funds for longer period. He saws
that any ect of congress providing for the
control OF cold storage plants should first
Of all, provide for the examination of All
foods when they are placed in storage
with view to ascertaining their whole
somehess, as II is only those foods which
have Begin to decay that are injuriously
affected by storage.
There is no doubt whatever that con-
gress is In the mood at present 10 enact
radical legislation upon this subject. ana
the danger lies in the fact that with ouch
an antagonistio feeling toward stored foods
which now exists throughout the country.
the legislation enacted may be far too
radical.
House Campaign Inactive.
While there has been little done in the
way of campaigning for the offices of the
house up to the present time, It ia quite
likely that Immediately after the holiday
recess number of gentlemen. who have
served their country faithfully as members
in the house In the past. will appear on
the scene TO try to convince their former
colleagues that they are the best qualified
to hold the four important offices under
the house organization. Former congress.
men Livingston OF Georgia, TrimbIe OF
South Carolina and w. II. Ryan OF Buffalo
n. Y. are regarded as the most likely
candidates TO be chosen for three OF the
important house offices. Mr.. Livingston
Is willing to accept either the eFerksbiu
or the congratulations or the door keeper.
ship. while Mr.. Ryan and Mr.. Trimble
are understood 10 be cand dates only for
the clerkship. Ryan is a man. who in his
ten years OF service secured the warm
friendship Of everyone with whom be came
in contact and IT is understood that the
New York delegation win be a unit fur
him for the position which he seeks. In
which event Il Is almost moral certainty
that the clerk OF the house TO succeed
Major Mcdowell. will be Mr.. W. II. Ryan
Of Buffalo.
Mr. Frank Lyon OF New York has served
as door keeper longer than any other man
who ever held the office before. He has
made a good one. he has avoided antagon-
isms and has succeeded In distributing the
patronage under his office TO the general
satisfaction Of everyone. OF course he
will not remain after the new house IL
organized. and the man who gets his place
viii have three months OF very strenuous
life before him, as Il Is an exceedingly
difficult thing especially with a large
party majority. to distribute the spoiis OF
the patronage OF the office 10 the salts
faction OF those who think they ought 10
have absolute control OF the places under
the house of representatives., OF which
there arc nearly a thousand in all.