The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-15
A NATIONAL LAW
TOCUT BEEF COST
IS|NPREPARAT|ON
Plan to Hit Packers and Re-
lieve Consumers Is Re-
garded Optimistically.
LIMITS STORAGE TIME.
Beef Barons Making Public
Pay for Government Prose-
cution Is Charge.
LIMITS STORAGE TIME.

The beef barons are simply putting
the cost Of their litigation with the Gov
eminent upon the pubiic-this In my
opinion explains the outrageous advance
In meat prices" to-day declared state
Asssmblyman Thomas A. Brennan TO
an Evening World reporter.
Mr.. Brennan. who IL counsel Of the
state Commissioner of Health enforcing
the Cold Storage law. has Just returned
from conference In Washington with
United States Senator 0allinger and of.
nciais Of the Department Of Agriculture.
and he said his opinion reflected the
feeling OF those he met 1t the national
capital
But a way has been found 10 drive
down the pricss.' he said. Senator
0allinger has introduced q DILL In the
Senate which will also be introduced in
the House by Congressman Francis
Burton Harrison. This bill provides
for . national cold storage regulation
patterned after the cold storage laws OF
New Jersey, Indiana and New York
with the difference that the regulation
will be under supervision OF the Depart
msnt Of Agriculture.
TN our State. fish and poultry have
never been 40 cheap at this time Of the
year as now. while butter and eggs arc
rapidly going down. This is due to the
FAC. that since our law went into effec,.
fish and poultry have been forced out OF
the sixty or more cold storage plants
In large quantities. Butter and cggs can
bs stored for twelve months under our
law. ana this period expired June Is.
UNFORTUNATELY. tho puR Of the meats
controlled by the beef barons 10 stored
In illinois. which has no law forcing out
the contents Of the cold storage plants
after certain period. The packers only
send such meats into our jurisdiction a.
the demand calls for. but when no.
tionai Saw 10 enacted similar to tho one
IN New York state. they viii tall under
NJ force In the same manner a. the
dealers In fish and poultry whose sup
ply We now can regulate"
RSports from Chicago are that the
prices arc TO 90 oven higher than now.
Tho packers propose TO make the most
Of their opportunity. In the New York
wholesale market this morning No.
grade Of ribs and Ioins brought II cents
4 pound. while for No. and No.
grades 1871 and l2h cents respectively.
was asked. The three grades OF round
beef sold at II. II and II cents while the
three grades o: ohucks brought II, 10 and
. cents. respectively. Pork lolns have
climber 10 13h cents a pound Wholesale.
The movement In the Bronx. the lower
East Eide and Brooklyn TO boycott meat
10 gaining Roadway. This attitude OF
the part Of 10000 consumers. principally
the buyers OF kosher meats, has resulted
In the closing down of 5000 butcher
shops which arc run by members of tht
United Retail Kosher Butchers Protec,
tive Association OF Greater New York
The retailers, who have been under 6rs
Of stones and bricks hurled by angr,
consumers, put tho blame for the hicl
prices ON tho Chicago packers.
A Joint meeting OF some OF tho Eas
SIDE butchers and their consumers VA
held to-day In Clinton Hall. They hav,
arranged to act together against TIN
wholesalers and not to buy any meat
while the present "Western holdup'
hangs over the city.