New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02

in the West. Some of it is shipped direct while the rest
Of it is put into cold storage until needed. When we
get it in the East pay for its killing its storage its
transportation, and for the profits to which the men
handling it entitled. 1t is law Of supply and de-
mand that the commodity is going to the place that
pays best for It, and that this "best paying section will
set the price in other parts of the country Wherefore
when no longer raise beef in one part Of the country
must pay the other section for the trouble and the
work.
In similar fashion, pay more for eggs, because the
housewife longer raises hens, matter Of course
TO supply eggs for the table Many prefer 10 buv the
eggs from Others who have had the trouble Of tending
the chickens Like conditions surround all other ar,
cleS of food.
Moreover in our evolution toward extravaganza and
indulgence, want things ahead OF time Right here
is where willingly and gladly give up money; not
for the product itself but for the trouble and cost Of
getting it and preserving it at such time
Our recent official inquiry into the subject Of cold
storage Of OodStu has been amazing as TO the extent
and scope of this industry 1t has come with the
increase of population, and refrigeration is Of
the great world necessities It is eveer OF the seasons
and ought to be regulator OF quality and prices Per-
haps the dweer the back street has no more concep
ton of effort than has the thoughtesS and fppant
spendthrift in the prncely mansion.
Let us take the hotels, which a substantial
part Of every great city question whether those who,
in the dead Of winter enjoy the costly products Of prng
have anv notion OF the vast expenditure OF intelligent
energy that has been employed from the farm 20 the
dinner table to supply the wants Of man. 1t may be
small to the dlIerOut, as ne the
major portion of the decaces served in ninc-course
dinner in January as the employed to conserve
in good form and bring them upon the table with al
their May and June flavor and succulence; but some-
where and somehow through combination Of effort the
SUPPLIES have been garnered and stored for the hour Of
need Indeed, vital TO the SuSenance OF the people
have the storage warehouses become that 1t question
able whether any great city along the Atlantic caJoard
could support its people for single month IN the dead
Of winter without them
It does not necessarily follow that the people nd-
vidually to blame for the conditions that make 1t I'M
possible for them to live Chcapy as did Their fathers
and mothers. But, in general review Of the reasons
for the high cost Of living today, there two ient
facts unearthed first, the extravaganza, the growing
tendency to cast money to the winds OF capuce and
luxury secondly, the prosperity and business evolution
which have thrown tremendous percentage " the
population into the cities leaving those on ta. farms
and in the country do all the work Of feeding the en-
tire nation.
TT has been claimed that a revision Of the tariff will
materially lower the of living and that the trusts,
now not sufficiently regulated initiating the prices Of
life necesSarieS In my opinion, the great body Of
trusts is regulated Sanely and whoeSOmely he tant
argument is still in the air. But It will be surprise
beyond description if the cost Of living is apprcHaby
affected without reform from the present habit Of
throwing money away.
You cannot eat twenty-sevcn million dollars worth
Of candy every twelve months, and expect o. get your
beef for nothing a pound. You cannot drink three
hundred and twenty million dollars worth o.. soda
water and other drnkabeS every year and expect your
vegetable man to refrain from getting bigger profit
his products Such expectations contrary 20 human
nature If you ready to waste your wealth you will
always find people ready TO help you in the work And,
if you have reached that frame Of mind which leads YOU
to hire other people to do your work for you, you will
always find those who will charge you good prices for
services rendered Occasionally Mr. Jones saves money
for Mr. Jones; but Mr.. Jones is not going to vast, my
time in saving money for Mr. Smith.
Pharaoh said Of Joseph, who stored up the food in
Egypt and brought all countries to his warehouse hat
he was discreet and wise SO is the modern ruler q
his country Of his household, who encourage Thrift
But if any provide not for his own said Paul his
first epise to Timothy "and specially for those his
own house. he hath denied the faith and is worse than
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