The sun., 1916-11-23

the requirement OF sufficient bonds TO
insure the prompt return OF all moneys
TO the farm producer Both years the
measures were never reported out OF
the Cities Committee"
Two Weeks for Poultry 1nquiry.
Harry A. Gordon, who attended to the
legal work connected with the formation
Of the Harlem and Bronx Live Poultry
Corporation. was the only witness before
the Grand Jury yesterday In the poultry
price investigation which is being con-
Quoted BY Assistant District Attorney
Markewich.s This investigation will 20
into the operations Of distributors, COM
mission merchants and shippers 1t
probably will take the better part of two
weeks to get all the evidence In.
I'VE are going TO take up one COM
modify at time" District Attorney
Swami said. "and we are going at II
hammer and tongs. Already we have
evidence OF the commission OF a crime
In the case Of some Of the poultry men"
Commissioner Hartisan suggested
yesterday the enactment Of a law that
would compel the railroads TO give pref
erence to the shipments OF foodstuffs
Such q law. he explained. would make
for an uninterrupted supply which would
operate against high prices. a bill ems
bracing this idea. he said, Is being con-
sidered by Murray Hubert, Representa-
tive in Congress from New York city.
Mr Hartigan made plea for union
depot for perishable foodstufs, saying
the various railroads should have spurs
running into Il and the subways. built
and to be built could be made a part Of
the system FOR the transportation OF
foodstuffs to and from such "A terminal
in the hours that passenger traffic Is
slack lie said there Is no reason why
the Public Service Commission should
not take up this subject for serious
| study.
"Two inspec,or, in my depar,ment."
Commissioner Harosan went on. nave
mhde survey OF cou storase plants I''
inc metropolitan os'rict' Ihey hN.o
| found that the storage places are chock-
ablock with foodstuns some OF the stu', |,
was oought on contract ana " pe'ns he,u
Tor Shipment ABROAD. VI course .hIs Us 1s
the season OF the year when cold storage
plants contain foodstuns Tor winter con-
sumption. Al any rate there are great
quantities OF butter, cheese. eggs pouI-
try. &C. In them and the cold storage
! men are refusing TO accept stun i"r
storage. Now is the time for capilaIlsi
| who wants to make money 10 hulld
storage plants"
| a study which Commissioner Hartgan
made OF the uses to which employees III
his department put the money 'hey re-
ceive from the city on payday was re-
| sponsible in part for the increase o!
salaries granted to $4,000 city employees
who have been getting less than S,2oo
| Mr.. Hartlgan sent a lot OF data TO the
! Board Of Estimate In which II was
! shown that one-thrd OF his subordinates
by reason Of the high prices they had u
nay for everything they ate and wore
were compelled to borrow money on the
| Morris plan to tide them over.
I
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An interesting FAC, tending TO snow
that people are being cnhpeI'eu "
men, women and children arc emploEec
now ,nan ,,I,,s w. ,ee s,res, CIeanins De
.,,.n, r.. rsnor,s show that durin,
w. Ia, two weeks the amour, Of gar
ha.. co,,ec,sd on The Fast Side and il
o,S.r ,no-.r sec,ionssof tho city has de
80. "a ~ ner cent. This falling on
According 10 Frederick T.. stearns
sunerintendent OF final disposition of IN,
dcnar,nent. Is due directly to the higl
cost ~ living The people. he said. ar,
either eating parts OF food they prcvi
ously considered as waste and only II
FOR the garbage can or less they ar
buylnr less food.
When Borough President Marks's citi
zens market committee gets tprcthr
next Wednesday II is expected move
ment will be launched looking 10 ,h
reestablishment on their former bas.
Of the public markets started by Nj
Marks. The rental prices Of the Harlem
and the Queens nsboro Bridge markets wer
fixed BY the Comptroller's department a
$3.50 a square foot after they were dedi
Gated az city markets and the stan hold
ers rebelled. Al least two-thirds OF ther
moved out, saving the rentals were tN
cessive. Originally Mr.. Marks ins.sie'
that so cents square foot would be a
ample rental charge.
Dillon Looks 10 the women.
Cat. c,u,,,tssiore- milan discussinI
hi. n,,r ,or ,3ooo oo0 terminal
who,s.ais fonds,ufys ma,ket Yesterday
. "a ...rhis &c No new nro,ect
s,aaas,aa 4, % Navor Mitchell ,wo vc,r
90 ~. nromised 10 do so,nethlni
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