Evening journal., 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-
ally welcomed by r. 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; reci-
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 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 materializing 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 if It is a 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 I take
this opportunity to say few words
TO you on this most important sub
ject.
I'm speaking to this honorable body
OF grangers I 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 tho
suppliers. and we are the the popula.
tion OF Wilmington the buyers.
How can we, the consumer. and
you, the supplier. come in closer con.
tact and secure a greater cooper
alton? At the present time the mar
ket conditions and the prices Of food
are in a deplorable state as concern.
us. the buyers. 1t is your privilege
in your hands to set prices for food,
that are sold in the markets of vii.
mington. and il is up TO the citizens
10 pay these prices or go elsewhere
1T seems TO me that the prices Of
food as with other commoditie.
should be regulated according TO sup.
ply and demand And these price.
should be such as to warrant the pro
ducer a fair profit for his time anC
labor. The fixing Of prices accord
ing to what Mr. A and Mr.. B charg,
Or what some other neighbor marke
man charges does not seem to me d;
fair standard of price To illustrate
Mr.. A is selling potatoes at fifty cents
per basket Mr.. comes along anC
says. neighbor, what are you gettinl
for potatoes? Why 80 cents. Mr.. 7
says / am getting 90 and so and s,
is getting 65. Wcll then Mr.. A a
once raises his pr.cc accordingly
This shows that the price is not fxe,
according to what il cost 10 produc
the article, but according to what m,
1eighbor gets.
Citing another instance. Mrs A i
selling eggs during the early part o
October for fifty cents A custome
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