The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-30

Interesting figures on the subject
of grocery prices are presented In
an address delivered by Oscar b:
McGlasson, president of the National
Wholesale Grocers' Association be-
fore the Chicago Chamber OF Com
merce. Mr.. McGIasson said:
eat the request Of the Department
or Justice at Washington. I have
prepared a statement of over one
hundred items of domestic groceries,
those Manufactured and produced III
this country and about fifty items of
imported foods, taking the price OF
these groceries in July 1919 and
comparing them with prices OF jury,
1914. and also the same foods. com
of the war, August l., with those OF
August 81, this year:
eff I had sold a retailer a bill OF
these domestic groceries (and IN
clude sugar and four) consisting OF
1O3 items, in July 1918, he would
have paid $228.76: If this retailer
had bought. these same goods. item
for item in July this year. 1t wouio
have cost him $230.13. or $l.a1
more: these same goods, sold August
/. beginning of the war. would cost
the retailer $23O.74. and on August
81. about twenty-five days after war
was declared, this man would pay
S233.96, difference of %. or
little over one per cent advance. ana
this difference Is more than made up
in the price of one article-sugars
i.These articles are the common
groceries sold day after day by al
retailers. and are made in this coun-
try Imported goods are a luxury,
and I am little concerned II the per,
son who demands them is compelteo
to- nav for the fad-the longing 10
satisfy dainty palate with foreign
made foods-as know that the
best foods in the world are produceu
In the United States. .s
.gThis retailer would have paid IN
July, 1918. for forty-etght items OF
imported foods. S391.11; July -
this year, $S92.2s; August =;
Anrust 81. S4e7.52, or a difference
of 500. go, showing an increase on
imported foods of about. thirty per
cent. AS the wholesale grocers cat.
ry a very light line OF imported
foods, would have been COMPELLED
to have paid this advance to regular
importers agent In short wn1i s
all imported foods viii be consumed
even at higher price. as the rtcn
ssBut we have this satisfaction
that those who have been eating for.
I.eirn made foods will be compelled
to eat homemade foods. and they
viii be so happy with the wholesome
ness. the purity and satisfying quai-
fty OF homemade foods. that they
viii be forever cured of their foreign
II have given the plain facts
Main fieures-and this list has been
sent to the Department Of Justice a.
washing ton. and am willing g
check the figures with anyone Tnls
evidence would be accepted In any
court. and should be received by tn
nublfc as conclusfveIy and hnaHy
showing that all this agitation =
far1ely one OF fmagfnation- psycho-
logical, IL you please. ts- =
eff am told by everyone mes q
4 certain thing. am Convinced ~
nv mind that it Is the truth. When
the consumer Is Informed, from ap
narently reliable sources from day to
day. that foods are going sky-hig ~
that spectators are holding foods
that the cost or living - TO Increase.
IN reason OF unIHWful combinations
or unscrupdi6us men aud the Depart
ment OF Justice Is ordered by our
president to investigate; ard the
mayor OF our City esEatl ishes 9. vel
fare department for that purpc5ef
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