New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-09
STORAGE MEN PROTEST
Welcome Regulation. but Want
Twelve Months LIMIT.
HEARING ON JERSEY BILL
Mr.. James, Insisting on Measure,
Quotes DR.. Wiley, That Six
Months Is Enough.
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Trenton. y j. March S.-Thc Senate
judiciary Committee held rather one
sided hearing on the James cold storage
bin this afternoon. The ciief feature ot
which was the assertion OF tho cold s'or-
age men that they would Welcome stringent
regulation and publicity on one point only
The wsrehousomen did not agree. and that
was the time limit Tor storing foodstuns'
which. they held should not be less than q
wear
Mr.. James explained hrs measure. and he
was tho only speaker st tho hearing who
favored H. congressman Littleheld. ot
Maine: Frank \. Horne T. \. Winslo0
representing the National Poultry and Egg
Association. and r 4 Adams, OF Mont
clair. were among those who spoke for
the warphoUsemeu Mr. Adams declared
himself emphaticallv I'm favor Of state su-
peryison and inspection "becauss q would
acouaint tho public" hc argued with rho
merits Of cold storage and give the indus
try tho standing n deserves" He added
earnestly. II believe in and 1 want thor
ouqh inspection In the warehouse and com
rleto publicity in regard 10 al cur cp"r-
stone
/ IffeFn OF twenty wears 81 ~~lT VI
Adams, the rurplus food products raised
by tho farmer were eithe~ wasted or dis
posed ~ hv tho producer a. price m
which there was no profit. There vas then
no cold storage Go conserve this surplus.
The expansion ~ scientific cold storage
facilities BY means Of which food can te
kept I'm \ NJ condition from the season II
surplus through the season ~ scsrcty has
made p profitable market for tho farmer
even i'm the season of greatest production.
The knowledge Of this TACT. argued the
speaker. had largely Influenced both the
return-to-ths-farm movement and the con-
tent with farm life which was now induc-
ing farmer BOYS ~ remain on the farm.
Mr.. Littlefeld asserted that the high cost
of living was responsible for the agitation
against cold storage. which, he said. was
unjustifed cold storage. he said. tended
to decrease the prices Of foodstuffs. lie
urged that to limit the time 10 six months.
A. was provided in the BILL would not 10
Just as there Was not sufficient products
70 Justify such legislation. There arc two
hundred kinds OF foodstuns placed in cold
storage" ne said. and poultry and eggs
are the only ones which have had any
kind o: an Investigation.
Mr. Horne. who represented the National
Warehousemen's Association. said that his
association favored the following.
THE inspection OF an perishabIe food
stuffs when admitted 10 cold storage. as
well as at other times and places or from
the period of production 10 the time Of
consumption. regardless Of the time Of
storage including goods which become in
furious because Of the absence Of refrigera-
ton
'"The prohibition Of restorage Of frozen
goods which have been removed from the
freezer and exhibited Tor sale ar retail.
Provision for quarterly reports of goods
carried in public and private warehouses
OF ne state.
"TLc principle OF mparting Information
20 The e0nsImcr. Indicating whether the
goods offered sor sale are so-caued fresh
goods or have beor I'D cold storage.
Nj James made a fiery defence OF his
bill. he read q letter rom Or. Wiley. IN
which the latter said that twelve months
was TOO Ions 10 keep foodsufs IN cold
storage and that six or seven months
would be Better Mr.. James also quoted
tho report OF the Lodge investigating COM
mittec which fxed from four 70 Sis months
as fair time limit for tno storing Of GER
tain kinds OF meat