The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-08
CUT STORAGE TO ONE YEAR
SENATOR IODGE'S NY TO
PRICk INFIlTED PRICES.
BU hrN 9. PAS NcNt vert N-1n~ hlie
SaS .0s1o y Wanted tS PsN T"r q Drrs'-
rr ImIuIrN IRts the ISiEh cost "G ~ ting
Tho Iprw1rraI. Are against n.

medal l'r'ritts"U r. commended ~ tue
senAt. committee. that i1s been in
vestigatng the high coat - living was
Fut rsi'tsd tu the senate to-day l'-
ruvpr-e j. ~ Un,it hs tam. iGrng which
rer,shahla ar,.c,oS II frod NAV h" h-ld
in "old stnrng" - as 10 proven the main
tsranre and advancement u prices
arthcmlly
The committee unanimously reporied
90 tho S~ratr % hin making u punishable
under tho proyi-lnn> II the par" food
art 20 krcp ~ coid stnTag" Tor more than
one year any articir q food. and requiring
that oil artIrlra e fnod held m cold -ioTag"
any length II time -hall hear a babel plain
~ and correctly stating the period ~
crne 30 stored. AIRY food articles hsld IA
storage To- more than "a year b~com"
-adulterGted and n articles stored for
q lssssr tune 80 not lear the prescribed
hbsl they he,um- -mIshranded.- and
are liable u che penalties ImpoSed IN the
pure food act.
Senator Lodge. IN behalf ~ the food
probe commi'tea. submitted the follow
ing statement IN support nr th" hill
Prom such investigation a. IN" CON-
mit,es has thus far been ADJ" - maxi
they are satisfied that ann" hriit ought
20 be nut On the u-.' ~ cold forage for
the purpose of maintaining nr adVanc-
ing price- artIiciallV They are Il the
opinion tina; this !imrt rG tnI" will tend
90 an equalization ~ prices. IN some Cas.--
% q reduction.
The investigation uf 'his subject now
being made hy ~" Agricultural n.part-
ment j. me-, completed. hat u has PRO-
ceeded Far enough t. confirm Nv IN" ~
slits thu. far ub,ained the view 'lken by
the committee IN" question % The public
health ~ not within the Jurisdiction ot
your committee charged with th" lnvestl-
cation into wages and prices The com
mitsee has 40 douht however. thai lImi-
tatlon oG the time during whiCh perish
able ARTICLES of food. and more especially
meat pTod'ICt-. NAV h" retained Ia cold
storage Tould H. hygieniCailv of very
great value and would tend Ia check any
Physical troubl.- whIch ars Thought nv
those who hRv" examined the question
60 he attributable 10 the practice Of keep
ing meats. part ic,Ilariy. IA storage tor n
very lsng time
The hill WIS referred - the tommitiNe
On ManufaCt Gres, which considered the
pare food ACt II ,sexJrcisd HAT the hlil
will he reported to the S.naIc aad pa-sed
early next Wces
The inquiry into the hugh ooSt of living
that ~ being conducted Nv the select
Senate ,nmmtite" cannot h- completed
for az least four months and 10 will he
ueCessaTy to employ eNp-.I. and stat
istiC'ans ~ \ ~Cst ~ So ,sn 10 tsiaka the
investigation cOmplets ana "p to dat"
AnRounue'tcr. 20 thus .f.,. US made
IN tho ,Npnatn to-Cllv bv ~.uatpT Lodge.
chairman %! tn. 'ouu.i''.. The
cha .rnan r no.. COMMITTEE .fst,-i that
every u3ethod possible hs~ h.an ~ Z
plry'-i ~ :"s IN" informal sought
hut thl' 10 ~puId be n'.,r.~~arv Tor the
coiafEt,siCn lU call OIL specialists 20 bring
thu INQUIRY IS 90 wages suu pTlcs-
~ ~ ~. present time. he rels-r.d 1O
the iac; tha' ntuv witnesses have been ,
examined by the committee. hu' hs said
none Of them "ouid CIV" statistics NAT
were essential 20 oompis'" inquiry
senator Iofig. -Ihnit'ssi \ plan Whfrr D
lie had prepared vtth the 81! Jet ~ -.cJr.
ms the infoi nation Desired With rH. aid :
- eNper'- II CIll- tor "ric"- for t-u
years past including NE wear IpIu. > tth '
respect - foot 0rpdu"t- agricultural B.
implements. clothes. gram p,hlituE
material Sc Bv raa-ru ~ IN" tact thar o.
the er.plovr.an' ~ experts 20 SECURE ihi- .
Information would .p-t 81 tEs, senator .
Lodge aid, the matter Vs- me ." no .
passed upon bv 'h" senate H.. gave p
notice thai ne Nou.p bring up On Monday .
the question Z authorizing thu, "Npen-
cffure
The Democratic msnher- ~ tho food 3
probs commits. lot the fact H.. known
that they would oppo-. the expenditure
az such 4 large sum tor EN- ..r'- Senator
Clarke ~ Arkansas -8td " would result T.
IN no good 20 tho country tie doubted
whether tho Se~g' commute. Was com
pefelt ~ Ua-~ Upon he PROPOSED InuIuTv .
senator Johnson II Alabama. another ,
minority member &C TIVE 'ummut~.'. -atd f.
that II the ING 0s-sf - living Iunuirv Wa
made U"mpr"N 'tsiv" % would las tow
years instead q Your months 49, -flgg'~i'-'
Nv Senator iadg". The senator from
AAnaua zaId ''It Ouiy a Tow witnesses
have been rsaTIn"d from % small section
81 mo country sud fu1 ,hrir t"-tIfupny =
not .eure~@iig ttlN.'
In reply o.. q uEs-tlou from senator
Hale. Senhtpr luig' -tti tl.. "uulultt--,
had not vr. r"Ichsi tus. POM fyhsr., 20 .
was ready e. -tJbmi sspu'hI-'otr-. ~.
said that all tu" m"mb.r- ~ 49," rDmrr,t-
te~ were ~ urA Ing 80 hIriruuN and 18Th
q single puTrOs''. AMI that - 80 lind uut
~ hat has caused the advance 10 pTios-
which h" emphasized H. vor.us 49,. Irt
hot limited - fhta country
The political -,d'. - the Urls.-ti nn oi me
increased cos; OF living cropped n.t IA
ir"' = s.,.tt Ss.nafptr- tat" amt
Bacon The upint was mad. by senator
Halo that prices have bsa,-n tnCrG aSng Tor
years but that the situation ha- only
disturbed the public mind during the past
two years He thought ia" committee
Information a - CollectInS ~ that u can
De us@1 betw cen nov and November. .
While ths Congressional elections are on
Senator Bacon said this was the very
situation he hoped 10 prevent. The pur-
pooe ~ biz inquiry" said the senator
from Georgia. -is not to crafty die c'iTi-
GETTY. and not answer inquiries of Cot
Eressmen and pOl. Icians. Iir TO correct
great crying "vil ia the nation and 10
furnish q reu~d"
Senai Or Hate said there could no no
doib' - th- high purpose IN the par
1t The committee, b,!t he expressed the
opinion that n would he impossible -
prevent both political parties from dis-
c7Issing no fa"1s 'rHf NAV be dsvsloT 81
IrioT - ths elections
The pUT' Inse OF this inquiry ~ q ar
Tlv a remedy TeDiiad Sena ~ Bacon
and Congress- should a. ~ hefors u
adio5rns
senator i.0dgs Said There ~ m pur-
po~- ~ the nar' of any member - the
committee - inject poifis- iu'o the IN
Gs!Ty, and only facts ar. deAlrsd NJ ono
can say wHa' the public viii say ~ the
"1yr rnittee- conclusions which will MT
- made unfil they hsv" the fa~'= ."
tUstain them