New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-29
SAY SULzER ECONOMY
WOULD COST MILLIONS
Authorities Insist Department
of Weights and Measures
Should Be Retained.
WANTED BY PLAIN PEOPLE,
Clement J. Driscoll, at First Re
fused a Hearing, Gives
the Governor Something
to Think About.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

! Albany. Jan 2s--While urging that the
| State do everything il can to attack the
high cost Of living in the interest of the
plain people Governor Sulzer has com
Emitted himself 10 A scheme OF economy
I and reform which authorities In that
matter say would cost the consumers ID
the state millions Of dollars year II
! carried out This is his contemplated
transfer OF the duties of the State De.
partment of Weights and Measures. now
under Dr. Fritz Reichmann. to a clerk
and a stenographer" in the Department OF
! Agriculture
| The Governors declaration that he
| department was az useful ''as a fifth les
To dog has raised a storm all over the
state. II seems the plain people" whose
wishes the Governor says he always &C.
spects. believe DR.. Eeichmanns depart
| ment stands oetw cen them and short
weight butchers, grocers. coal dealers and
others against whom they otherwise
would have 40 protection.
Clement j. Driscoll, formerly Commits
sioner OF Weights and Measures OF New
York City. called on the Governor to-day
| to protest against the threatened abolish
ment Of this department He said he told
| the Governor the investigating commit
tee which recommended it either had
been grossly deceived al was working
| for the interests which had been made
to deal Justly with the public by DR..
Rcichmann's department.
II have written "A letter to the Cover
, nor" said Mr. Drscol. in which | told
| him practically that there were firms
and corporation in this country which
would DO so pleased to see this depart
mcnt abolished that they would stop at
nothing To bring it about. | told him II
would cost the public OF the state mill
, ions OF dollars year i'm thefts by short
weight provision dealers. ! told him there
was no department in the state Whicf
was doing such good work 50 cheaply
| Protests are coming in daily TO tho
| executiye chamber. the committee of in
ye.tigators and the office of DIR. Relch
mann against the proposed change Ap
parcntly they will do no good, IL the eN
poricncc Mr. Driscoll had to-day is any
! indication OF the state Of mind OF tn'
powers that be- He wanted to get
hearing on the matter before the Cover
nor's Investigators. They told him they
ALREADY had made IA report recommends
ing TIC transfer OF the department u
TN. Department of Agriculture. lie asked
II 10 couldn't get any kind OF hearnt
and was told it was no use as the thins
was settled.
| "Do YOU wart me to go away IRON
mere and tell the public that asked 10
"A hearing on this and you told me tl''
matter was foreclosed?" Mr.. Drscol eN
claimed.
"Oh. well. il YOU are going to stir vi
a fuss about it, WAS the answer. II
effect. we will give YOU and Reichmanl
a hearing next Wednesday"
The Department of Weights and Meas
ures. which supcrviscs the county sealer
OF weights and measures, checks up thei
work. sets their Instruments and give
the official and correct standards, cos
Hast year about $500 This state VA
the first TO establish such department
and il has developed remarkably in Ell
CLERGY. Its work was begun in 1907. Sine
| then. owing to it's excellent record. othol
| states including New Jersey. Ma ssa chu
! setts Rhode Island. Vermont. Montana
/ Minnesota. PENNSYLVANIA and Nevada
have established similar departments.