New-York tribune., 1911-09-01
MAYOR BLAMES REBATES.
Tells Farmers They Are Among
Causes of High Prices.
BUILT UP THE TRUSTS"
Also Attributes Increased Cost
of Living to the Increased
Production of Gold.

hdlFo6d IebateS are nelu by Mayor cay
nor 10 be responsible for the upbuilding Of
most OF the trusts and to be among the
causes Of high prices. Relating still exists.
he believes. The other cause for the in
creased cost of living. he said. was the
increased production and consequent cheap
ening Of the value of gold. He declared
these things yesterday in a speech at the
City Han to members of the Pennsylvania
State Grange, who, by arrangement with
the United Stores Association, are plan
ming TO deliver their products TO consumers
in this city at mutual financial ad-
vantage.
Patrick Egan former United States Min
lister TO Chill and now vice-president or
the association. introduced the delegation.
He explained that although the consumers
here had to pay exorbitant prices for pro-
visions the farmers received but a small
amount of the ultimate cost.
Il happen TO have been born and reared
On a farm" said the Mayor. Il know we
had a pretty hard time of it when I was
et it to make both ends meet, and guess
it is pretty much the same now all over
ire United States"
After declaring that "one Of the chiefest
causes Of the advance in prices of com
modities al over the world was the eX-
,essive output Of gold, he spoke Of the
rniddlemen and then freight rates. He
added:
The trouble in this country has not been
excessive freight rates. Inc UOuLie mas
leAn that the railroads have assumed 70
give faVorite rates TO 2 few people. That
fss been the trouble. And so far as hao
any advice 10 give when that matter was
rife in Washington. 1 stated 10 the then
President. who consulted me about II, not
70 try 70 lower rates too much, but 70 nave
s. established that no man cauld nave MS @nS
freight carried except AZ the same rats
tthat every other man pays. Inc reason
t1or that IS this. that the man VINO Caii
have his freight whether II is oil or steel
e. iron or wire fence. or what not, car
ed az a rate lower than his competitor
{sn thereby undersel his compeutor IN
4he market that much and drive hlm out
a business. and thereby create the monop-
Giles and trusts that have been created
el over this country 49,
do not think there IS 2 man in this
rountry that fears honest oompeutlon
against anybody We have all got bravery
enough 70 be ready 10 compete with any
conner and all comers, but when you are
rhe producer Of a commodity and YOU have
q rival that YOU are competing with pro-
6ucing the same Commoclty ana you HH1
that he can have his commodity carried
over the railroads Of the country 70 tne
markets AZ a price so much below you mat
hA can undersel YOU tnat much N tHs
market and DESTROY your business, Inen
6smnable purpose that anything was ever
rut 20 in this world. - .-.-
And II IS my belief that all Of the trusts
a. the country, substantially. were punt Up
sco favorittsm in freight rates. II you
would 1ust as leave compete in your me
vitn arv man but Il he can have MS
lo-,,r ,o5i-,, carried 10 market at one-third
1eas than YOU are paving, or one-han less
why all YOU can DO Is 70 throw UP You YOU
rsnd= and sell ont YOUR business 70 MN
H,9 gui', ,hs Government is doing. 7 sup
rose. all II can do 70 stop that come
reoplA are so easily deceived mat Ihe.
fbi-p II al has been stopped. ! am nov
quite so crsdulous as that In fact l nap
Sa~ ~ know that u has not been stoppeo
an in the course Of time, l suppose We
viii stop II some way or another, - a..
The pAople Of the country VIII stoP y
Ind then those nonopoles cannot ne
created out Of railroad rates any longer
end THEREBY get the control q PIlOes -
the hands of a few peorle ot the coun
. ov have mentioned n you the Two
~rsef things that are ueddhng WITH diu
isturbing prices-tne gIea' % 4ufpcs SeCa,3sa that
q ~ -hs nrovince Of Almighty COO ana
fbe laws Of nature. The other we can col1.
rIai1 of ard do complain Or ana HluS'
stop.
The Aavor said that he would do all he
tould TO assist the movement that had been
started BY the Pennsylvania farmers 70
sst their products 70 the consumers dl
tact
later in the day delegation of farmers
from Long Island called upon the Mayor,
rbev asked that the order Of the Commls-
eiorer of The Bureau Of Weights ana
Measures requiring that all market baskets
F-d barrels used IN selling their produce
r. sealed bv the department not 60 INTO
effect as planned. to-day Ihey SAID tIeS
should not be branded IS dishonesI pe
raus- -heir old measures had coniornleu
H. what usage had declared They sal'
irev had ordered new and proper measures
ru- could moi possibly get them before NO
vcnbar T. The Mayo said he woula 'She
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