The evening world., 1915-01-21

l1he Administration to date-that ~
n the well laid plans Of dozen pow
erful commercial and civic organiza-
tions do not go astray.
It's all about that proposed bill
emanstlng from the Mayors Food
supply Committee. Mr.. George w.
Perkins, Chairman. for an amend
,nent TO the Greater New York Char
ter empowering the Board Of Esfi-
mate. In Its discretion, TO establish
a Department Of Markets for New
York City. II the board approves
the Perkins measure. which Ii al
ready In the hands Of Mayor Mitchell,
It goes TO Albany TO be introduced In
the Legislature.
Tho draft Of the measure comes up
at the board meeting tomorrow to
determine the fate Of the bill. still In
embryo. and unless nj least 10000 or
ganixed retail and Wholesale market
mon are away on. tho obsequics OF
that biz are going TO be held right
there in the old Council Chamber.
Not all OF the 10000 members OF the
allied associations fighting the bill
are going TO bssiese tho City Hail,
hut this much is known: There will
bs q Delegation Of 800 from the Cali
fornia buyers Association. more than
200 from tho Fruit Exchange will
march on tho Hall en- mssse. and con-
tinGents from the Game and Poultry
Association. the Market Realty own
crs' Association. the Mercantile Ex-
change. the Market cnrmen's Asso-
citation. the wcst Side Real Estate
Association and the Real Estate
Board OF Brokers all win be In ilne.
All n the above organizations In tho
last two days have passcd resolutions
copdcmninG tho proposed Perkins bill.
and have pledged themselves TO bc
represented at the protest before the
Board Of Estimats to-morrow.
rood oUPPlv MEN PREPARING
vGROAL DAoApsioGo.
A canvas Of wholesale market dis
tricts to-day showed conciusively that
the ieaders-heads Of the respective
organisations-Ars In the deiirious
throes Of the speech making fevsr.
Presidents. chalrmcn and lesser Of
ficiais put In most Of the day behind
locked doors preparing their protests
10 bs delivered before the board. Per-
hsps all will not be heard. but Victor
X. McEihcny jr.. President Of tho Ad.
sisory Council OF the Wholesale Mar.
kst District OF Greater New York. ~
commander-in- chief. is scheduled to
fire the opening broadsids.
The chief objection Of the retaii and
wholesale dealers IL that the proposed
tiii pavss The way Tor ths municipal
ity TO 20 into the retail and wholesale
buslnsss - . competitor Of mon who
have spsnt the best part Of theii
hvss In The trade. Aocording to the
measure. the Commissioners Of Mar.
hsts TO b appointed by the Mayor
with the power Of naming his owl
deputies. 10 70 have full control Of ai
public markets. market places ant
maSlest lands In the city. He ma!
grant, transfer or revoke permits :,
buy o. soil In suoh market places. an
full jurlsdiotion over all vshlolss--in
Guiding psddisr's puahcarts-as vel
~ supervision over all auction sale
conducted IN the markets.
Mr.. NcElheny. who ~ President o
the Advisory Council rerresents fo,,r
teen different lines OF the produc
business, 10 particularly bitter agalns
the Psrkins measure.
This bili." he said to-day. 'Is NOR
itsidlous and dangerous than tn
Municipal wholesale Terminal Marks
bill. jammsd through the Legislatur
last March. but which was vetoed b