Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-30
Delaware GRANGE
HAS BEST CORN SHOW
Farmers Hear Address on
Adjustment OF Food Prices
in Wilmington
PRIZE WINNERS
ARE ANNOUNCED

Delaware Grange of Newport. held
the most successful corn show in its
history in the grange hall in Newport
last night. The hall was crowded and
all the oranges of the county were
represented. The visitors were cordi-
a'y welcomed by II. p. Robinson,
master of the grange, who opened
the show with a few remarks.
A pleasing musical and literary
program was given. Many encores
we're demanded. The program was
as follows
Singing. Work Tor the Night is
Coming" reading. Mrs. W. II. Nc
Coy; piano. Miss Helen Gregg; reel
tation, Miss Blanche Crawford; piano
duet. Miss Blanche Crawford and Miss
Vera Smith. recitation. Miss Flor
ence Little; reading, Miss Helen
Gregg; piano duet. Miss Blanche
Crawford and Miss Vera Smith reci-
tation. Miss Florence Little.
Miss Crawford. in her recitation,
which was original. introduced the
names OF members or the grange
which caused much merriment.
Mrs c. S. Hammitt. chairman of the
pure food section o fthe Consumers
League delivered an address on "Ad-
justment of Food Prices in Whining
ton"
She spoke as follows:
Perhaps four of the livest subjects
that are attracting the keenest at
tention of wide awake men and
women are war, politics. stocks mot
live stock and cost of high living.
"The latter is undoubtedly essential
in Undertaking. the other three For
without food nothing could be. where
life is the important factor. This sub
ject Of high cost Of living has been
delved into by men and women who
have made a thorough study of the
sociological and economic conditions
existent. but the problem still con-
fronts the consumer with the same
immovable aspect as heretofore.
1T looks TO me as II It is COM
munity problem, and the community
must solve it,
The pure food organization Of the
Consumers League is at present try
ing to do something to improve the
present conditions Of the sale Of food
in the city of Wilmington, and as
chairman of that committee take
this opportunity to say a few words
to you on this most important sub
ject.
"ln speaking to this honorable body
OF grangers ! feel as If were talking
home-that is, getting down to the
unit of the thing at hand; for you as
grangers are the producers and the
suppliers. and we are the the popula.
lion Of Wilmington the buyers.
How can we. the consumer. and
you. the supplier, come in closer con
tact and secure greater cooper
alton? At the present time the mar.
ket conditions and the prices of food
are in deplorable state, as concerns
us. the buyers. It is your privilege
in your hands to set prices for foods
that are sold in the markets of Will
mington. and it is up to the citizens
to pay these prices or 60 elsewhere
1T seems to me that the prices OF
food as with other commodities
should be regulated according to sup
ply and demand And these prices
should be such as TO warrant the pro-
Queer a fair profit for his time and
labor. The fixing of prices accord.
ing TO what Mr.. A and Mr. B charge
or what some other neighbOr market
man charges does not seem to me q
fair standard of price. To illustrate:
Mr.. is selling potatoes at fifty cent.
per basket Mr.. b comes along anC
says. neighbor. what are you gettinl
for potatoes? Why so cents. Mr.. F
says ! am getting 60 and so and Sc
is getting SO. Well then Mr.. A a
once raises his price accordingly
This shows that the price is not fixeC
according to what it cost to produc,
the article, but. according to what my
neighbor gets.
Citing another instance: Mrs. A i,
selling eggs during the early part o
October for fifty cents. A customer
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