The Washington times., 1913-11-30
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ON FOOD PROBLEM
TeII Housekeepers' Alliance
They viii Furnish Produce
to Its Markets.
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guaranteed market for his produce
at probably better prices than he could
Get from the middlcman. and still bring
lower prices TO the buyer. and greater
| assurances Of receiving fresh daily sup
plies of butter. eggs, poultry and vege-
tables.
Mrs. Miller. the president of the al
lance, and Mrs. s. X. Lamb. chairman
OF the investigating committee which
VIII make report at the meeting We'd
nesoay, believe that in the ncighborhood
market plan they have the nucleus of .
movement that will spread to other
cities. The plan was tried out in a
small way last summer. when a CO.
operative store on Eighteenth street
was organized to furnish number OF
housewives. who paid a fee of 81 month
ay, with fresh produce daily at low
prices. The plan worked so well that
fhey believe it would bring even better
results to the many than it did to the
few. IL tried on. q large scale.
interested in Fish Market.
The women also are interested in the
plans of the District Commissioners for
extending retail features In the estab-
fishing of a model fish market. The de
sign for the market calls for twenty
four stores along the water front.
where the citizens would he given ev-
cry facility for buying FISH, oysters, and
other sea food. The District heads de-
sire to extend the retail features of the
market, as they believe this would be
decided factor in reducing the cost of
living.
The Department OF Agriculture.
stirred by the threats OF a potato fam
inc following the putting in force of
plans under consideration for extend
ing the potato quarantine against prac-
tically all the outside sources of sup
ply. has modified its plans. Secretary
Hou>sSn has called a public meeting
for December Is to discuss the Ques-
ton of admitting potatoes from coun-
tries from which importations nov are
barred, after taking steps to prevent
the infection of the American crop.
A shortage of 100, ,00o0,o 900 bushels in
the crop of the United States this year
has, alarmed the department, and the
regulation will be relaxed so as 20 ad-
init foreign supplies if it can safely be
done.
Entire Country Aroused
Prompt action early in the session is
expected on the bill introduced IN the
House by Congressman Mcclellan. as
announced exclusively in The Times
yesterday. Hearings are expected TO be
called soon by the Committee on Com
1neTce, to which the measure has been
referred. Congressman McKellar eG-
poets to submit printed copy Of the
bin to Attorney General McReynolds
early this week. in order 10 get the
view sof the Attorney General on the
constitutional features of the bin, es
pecially the antitrust provisions aimed
at buying and selling agreements and
TTade-ra rceling agreements. Congress-
man MChelIar believes that his bill will
hold water, and he is confident that it
will pass early in the session.
washington has been swept with an
avalanche of mail since The Times be-
gan calling public attention to the soar
ing food prices and the Governmental
Investigations We're placed under way.
Attorney General McReynolds' mail has
almost doubled Letters are being re-
cciyed from al over the country from
citizens and organizations desiring 10
give evidence bearing on cold storage ]
abuses and other evils directed against
the consumer. These letters have been |
referred to the special agents of the (
department of Justice in such districts |
for investigation.