The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-29
CHEAP FREIGHT RATE
FOR CITY MARKETS
Transportation Companies to
Provide Farmers With Best
Of Facilities.
TUESDAY Is "BASKET DAY"
Health Department Advises Use
Of Rye Flour in Cost Of
Living Fight.
TUESDAY Is "BASKET DAY"

Borough President Marks announced
yesterday that the opening OF the fres
public markets next Tuesday has re-
ceived the Endorsement OF the transpor-
tation companies and that they arc show
Ing commendable spirit In providing
facilities for farmers who desire to bring
their produce TO these markets
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany has arranged for an early morn
ing trolley freight service that will en-
able Long Island farmers to get their
produce In large or small quantities To
the markets expeditiously and cheaply
Similar arrangements have been made
by the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad and by the railroads In
New Jersey. II is announced that mer-
chants and wholesale men may have their
produce delivered by boats OF the Harlem
and Morrisania Transportation Company
from the downtown docks TO the Third
avenue and 129th street market at a rate
OF less than 81 per ton.
X. H. Macy a Co. made IL known yes
terday that tho company believes In the
open market scheme and will offer bread
tea. coffee sugar and condensed milk
for sale at each OF the four markets on
Tuesday.
WIN Take Baskets on Arms.
ny letter and telephone many consul
iners have indicated their intention To
patronze the markets in the old fash
Toned way. which II to say they will take
their baskets on their arms and 20 forth
TO bargain ard trade as folks did before
the day OF the delivery wagon and the
telephone.
pany has consented to permit passengers
on its cars to carry market baskets dur
ing the non-rush hours Mrs. Julian
Heath and other members Of the House
wives League have arranged 10 report
hourly to the Borough Presidents Office
All exact schedule OF prices on every
article sold in the markets
Acting Corporation Counsel Louis "
Hahlo forwarded TO the Mayors commit
tee yesterday his opinion that in seeking
remedial measures for present condition:
the committee will not be able TO prose
cute Individual dealers who are hoa rdins
their supplies for higher prices Unless
there Is concerted action along this line
constituting q cousp iracy, there IL moth
ing IN the criminal statutes making liza
bic to prosecution those merchants VINO
refuse to sell or who ask Increased prices
for goods which they have on hand.
Advise Using aye T7ouv.
The Department OF Health issued a
bulletin yesterday advising housewives &c
fight the high price Of wheat -four BY
using rye Hour. This substitute is de
ella red TO be just rs nutritious as wheat
-four and can be bought for nearly " less
than wheat -four is now selling. CON
sumers are also urged to beat the mar
ket by making oatmeal staple article
81 diet. and adds that there II no reason
why Americans should "disdain delicious
and Wholesome cornmcal." Each OF thes'
articles IL said to he superior TO wheat "
food units and cheaper in cost
Herbert Boughton of the Bush Termina
Company appeared before Supreme Conr'
Justice BENEDICT In Brooklyn YESTERDAY
on a subpoena directing him To- hrinl
books and papers showing the amounts
Of foodstufs IN the company's ware
houses ON the advice Of his counsel Mr.
Boughton refused TO he sworn. Counse
said that for an officer of the storage
company TO give these figures would DIS
close to business rivals the AFFAIRS o.
the storage Company's clients.
Police Commissioner Woods assignee
ten plain clothes men yesterday TO IN
vestigate complaints made TO the Mayor
committee against dealers in foodstuns
These men are an addition to the fore
Of $50 Investigators who Will begin worl
throughout the city on Monday.