Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-01
ATTACK ON HIGH
COST OF LIVING
CONTINUED from First pare.)

George Henry, of Monmouth county,
and Jacob Schnoor, met and made
an agreement whereby boat loads of
fish, fresh from the nets will be de-
livered at the city dock in Newark
on days to be selected by the city
sealer, who has been placed in charge
of the entire matter. Prices were
agreed upon, arrangements made for
the shipping and receiving of the fish,
and City Sealer Sullivan is today
making arrangements for the use of a
number of vacant stores throughout
the city where the fish can be sold to
the public.
The location of these stores will be
announced in the press of tomorrow,
the purpose being to locate them in
or close to the congested sections of
the city. 1t is the intention of tie
city sealer to sell the fish by the
pound, just as they are received,
leaving it up to the housewife
to clean them. Wrapping paper
will be furnished, but the market
basket system of trading is prefer
able, because of the short space of
time that will be taken up in the sale
of the fish, the plan being to place a
certain amount of fish in each place,
advertise the fact and dispose of it
as rapidly as possible
Five thousand pounds of fish have
been contracted for, to be delivered
at the city dock, between and 5
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, the same
to be ready for sale Thursday morn
ing.
The city sealer has figured that
with all expenses paid the fish can
be sold direct to the housewife for
six cents a pound. The shipment will
be mixed, consisting of weakfish, but
terfish, plaice or fluke, porgies,
croakers and possibly some smaller
snapper bluefish. This assortment of
fish will guarantee to the housewife
size that will permit of the pur-
chase of three or four to pound so
that If but a pound of fish is needed
one of more kinds may be selected
Cash Basis Deal.
In order to secure fresh fish at
such a reasonable cost, it was neces-
sary for the representatives of the
city to bargain for the supply on n
cash basis, payment being guaranteed
by the mayor and City Council. ON
learning this, the pound net men,
with much enthusiasm announced
that they would keep up their end of
the agreement as far as the weather
permits; that they will be ready 80
supply lnC IlGtQ6u IIOIn lI1c
thirty-six nets worked in the bay,
and that in order to prevent eonfu-
sion and delay when the amount or
dered warrants 1t, the shipments will
be made direct by boat. This manner
of handling the fish will assure its
delivery in excellent form; no ex-
pense will be spared in icing the fish.
which is big factor in shipments at
this time of the year.
1t was pointed out to the men ne
gotiating for the sale of the fish,
and bills were shown to prove it,
that the prices agreed upon were ex-
actly those as paid under normal
conditions by other customers of the
net owners. The cost of shipment
and packing were gone carefully
into, and City Sealer Sullivan, by
the closest figuring, is positive that
all expenses incurred will permit of
the sale of the fish at six cents a
pound, a rate that has been unheard
of in this city for many years.
May Bring Further Moves.
Should the venture prove a sue
cess further steps in this same di-
rection will be taken by those in
terested, in order to bring the cost OF
living down to meet the wage earn
ers' income. In this the people are
looked forward to to take advantage
of this cheap price.
During a hearing before the con-
gressonal committee on commerce
and navigation at Washington last
year to which a representative of The
Star had been invited, the latter in
formed the members of sthe commit.
tee that Ash could well be served four
times a week, in place of, the usual
one day, as is the custom in many of
our large cities that do not border on
the seacoast. He told them of the
many ways in which food fish could