New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-09
CENT MORE FOR
BREAD TOMORROW
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raising the price. but individually we
will have to take the extra cent in line
with the others
Break Market, Bakers Plan.
One of the large bakers, George Z.
Millspaugh, head OF the Howe Baking
Company, at 1858 Third Avenue, who
has supplied Commissioner Hartigan
e the Bureau of Weights and Meas
ures with much valuable information
in regard TO the present situation,
made remarkable suggestion yester-
Gay. He declared that the nigh price
Of -four and the consequent siX-cent
loaf were due to Inscriptions manipu'
lation and speculation in the wheat
market, and that bread might 20 even
higher unless the market was broken
II was an unprecedented opportunity
COR real philanthropy for such men as
Andrew Carnegie and John II. Rocke-
.ellcr to step in and break the market.
even at the small Joss them of
100000 or S5,000,000.
THE wheat market is in the hands
q some very strong persons said Mr..
Millspaugh. "Thc men who control the
market to-day have no fear. They
know there are no laws, state or fed
oral. which can reach them. They Will
make every effort TO forestall any gov
eminent action. They will quick cir
cularize civic bodies and chambers OF
commerce, some of which they control,
from New York to San Francisco, to
prevent any such action. II an effort
is made TO formulate legislation to re-
ljeve the situation these same men VIII
have their $4,000 lawyers resortlng to
every technical means to tie the mat
ter up in the courts for several year,
until il is too late.
Cold Cash Only Remedy.
The only way to break the market
is with cold cash, not with public sem
timent. The United States govern
ment should step in, as matter OF
public policy. and buy every bushel OF
wheat offered and sell it 10 the con-
sumner. even at loss, so that he can
get hi, fve-cent loaf Of bread. Now
is the time for real philanthropy, for
men like Rockefeller and Carnegie to
step in. with $50, 100000 at their com
mand. and break the market Even
should they do so at loss of s4.OOO,OO0
or $4,000 900 il would still be a good
| hilan.hroby. II is better TO break the
market and give the poor people bread
than 10 build them Libraries"
Weight Of Loaf Reduced.
"Most Of the bakers reduced the
weight OF the fve-cent loaf two o.
three ounces when the price OF -four
began 10 soar. ! understand the
loaf will go back 10 its former full
weight when the price goes to six
cents. The people already have com
planned about the reduction in weight.
The cry is going up and will grow
stronger: "Why should we suffer here
because OF the war in Europe"
Rye flour is selling at 81 80 barrel.
Rye bread constitutes the staff Of life
for the great masses of poor people on
the East Side. in some parts of The
Bronx and other crowded sections OF
the city. The raise of a cent on the
regulation 7-cent rye loaf will pinch
these people.
The East Side committee, consisting
OF Judge Levy, of the Municipal Court;
Commissioners Dillon and Hartigan.
and Secretary Sehlacht. Of the East
Side Protective Association, appointed
at the meeting Sunday in Public School
4 TO consider the bread situation, ex-
pect TO call on Mayor Mitchell to-mor-
row and protest against the advance IN
price.
According TO Mr.. Schlacht a plan is
contemplated, to be submitted to the
Mayor for his approval. whereby the
poor people OF the East Side can get
bread at the old price despite. the
general advance in other parts OF the
city. Mr.. Schlacht refused yesterday
to go into details about the plan.
s. Cushmsd's Son, Inc. of 5l7 West
Street. were the first large /
bakers 10 raise the price ~ six cents = |