Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-17

have been defeated in some question:
able fashion in the last hours of the
session. 1t is estimated that most or
the food supply of the people of north
ern NeW Jersey and half the food sup
ply for New York city, is kept in
cold-storaL warehouses in Hudson
county, awaiting the desired state Of
the market ffhere is abundant reason
to believe that 1t is the practise OF
dealers to seclude immense quantities
of beef and other meats. poultry, eggs
fish, etc. in cold storage in times OF
abundance In order that the price Of
these Indispensable foods nay be kept
high and the foods dealt out only when
the market is satisfactory for that
purpose, even IL the meats and eggs
have TO be kept for years together be-
fore being sold. Figures. said to be ac-
tually of record, foot up almost incredi-
BILE totals of the amounts thus held in
waiting, running into millions of heads
of cattle, of sheep and lambs, of hogs,
millions of pounds of poultry, and hun
dreds of millions of eggs.
THE result is not only to control
prices, but also to endanger health,
because of the effect of too long stor-
age upon the food stuffs themselves,
and because OF the deleterious effects OF
taking them out of c~old-storage and
exposing them to thaw In the markets.
The least effect is loss of nutritious
quality; the worst, the generation Of
actual poisons by decay and even put
refaction.
Bill MysteriOusly Lost.
mo limit at all is put upon this
abuse by law, and strong influences are
brought to bear by interested parties
to prevent the enactment of remedial
legislation. Indictments were brought
in Hudson county, but there was no
sufficient law to sustain them. "A bill
was introduced. as j have said, at the
last session of the Legislature, but
was, / am told, after lingering a very
long time in the Assembly committee,
mysteriously lost when called up for
passage in the Senate during the last
hours of the session. l earnestly urge
that the Legislature take up this i'm
portant matter at tho earliest possible
time, n push some effective law of
inspection and Limitation to enact
ment. It would give me great pleasure
to sign a bill that would really &C.
complish the purpose.
w are servants of the people, of
the whole people. Their interest should
be u constant study. We should pur-
sue 1t without fear or favor. Our re-
ward will be greater than that TO be
obtained in any other service; the sat-
isfaction of furthering large ends, large
purposes, OF being an intimate part
OF that slow but constant and ever
hopeful force of liberty and of enlight-
eminent that is lifting mankind from
age to age TO new levels of progress
and achievement, and of having been
something greater than successful men.
For we shall have been instruments of
humanity, men whose thought was not
for themselves, but for the true and
comfort and happiness of men
everywhere. 1t is not the foolish ardor
of too sanguine or too radical reform
that l urge Upon you, but merely the
tasks that are evident and pressing,
the things we have knowledge and
guidance enough to do; and to do with
confidence and energy. I merely point
out the present business of progressive
and serviceable government, the next
stage on the Journey of duty. The path
is as inviting as 1t Is plain. Shall we
hesitate to tread It? / look forward
with genuine pleasure to the prospect
OF being your comrade upon it."