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The sun., 1916-11-19
GOVERNMENT FEARS
FOOD SPECTATORS
Commissioner John j. Dillon
Explains the Rising Cost
Of Living.

John J. Dillon, COMMISSIONS OF the
State Department OF Foods and Markets,
laid down the proposition yesterday tina
II the State Of New York will provide
terminal facilities. n wholesale mar
kets with cold storage facilities. ana
see that 10 per cent. Of the food Is
reasonably standardized at a reasonable
cost. Of food problem will be solved.
He declared neither investigation.
survey. education or study Of the aues-
ton Of food supply and distribution ever
will effect the cost Of living and said
that although New York State spends
3 1000. 900 and the Federal Government
S25, 900. 900 annually for investigation
and regulation, the cost OF food
products goes merriiy on"
we may a. well admit the Com
missioner said. that - far the city
State and Federal authorities are afraid
to tackle the food problem and to deal
with It a. they have dealt with Other
propositions"
THE SPECTATORS and ~manlpulators aud
gamblers In foods are numerous. power
full. we'll e~ntrenched and ready to fight
They do fight every attempt to interiors
with their prerogatives and theii
privileges. They fight harder to main
tain their privilege Of extortion thar
the rest OF the people have been willing
to fight for food at a reasonable price
OF production and distribution.
III a single official attempts to inter
fere with their franchise to rob the con
Stunning public they organize and spent
money to defeat him for the next cleo
ton. They vote against him to a man
The producers and play TT,
The sun., 1916-11-19
GRAIN MEN DENY T
HARTIGAN CHARGE
Head of Chicago Board Sayss
Farmers Didn't Under
estimate Crops.

CHICAGO. Nov. 1s.-Grain men and,
students Of crop conditions to-day con-
tradicted a charge made by Joseph
Hartigan, Commissioner Of Weights and
Measures in New York. that western
farmers had underestimate their CROP
reports to the Federal Government and
forced up the price OF foodstuffs.
THE attack OF Mr.. Hartigan on the
honesty Of the American farmer n
the reliability OF the Government crop
reporting system Is Just about % rar
from the truth Of the situation ~ his
statement Of a few weeks ago that the
Board OF Trade had bought up all the
whea, OF the country and was RESPONSE.
bic for the hirh cost to the consumer,'.
said ]. =. Grimm. president Of the Chi
cago Board Of Trade.
Willard X. Meyers. editor OF the AMER
lean Cooperative Journal. omclal publi-
cation for a number Of farmers orGani-
nations, also criticised the statement OF
Mr.. Hartigan. .
THE majority Of Government crop
reporters are not farmers at ALL" he
said. They are postmasters. county.
agents and bankers. who are IN
a position to find out conditions In
the territory they cover. Furthermore
the millers. warehouse men and export.
ers who are the real dealers In cash'
wheat pay little attention to Govern.
ment reports. They buy their require
ments from day to day and bid high
enough to get them. The spectator
may influence the price within q few
cents either way. blu the real cause,
Of the high price Of wheat 10 simply
a world shortage OF wheat In the nrst
place and a lack of available cars In
the second place.
The sun., 1916-11-19
TRADE BOARD WON'T
PROBE FOOD PRICES
Points Out That Department
Of Justice Is Making an
Investigation.
MUCH TOO BUSY ANYWAY
Agricultural Dept. Denies Har-
tigan's Charge Of Incor-
rect Crop Reports.

WARRINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Federal
Trade Commission announced to-day
that II will not undertake an invest,ea-
ton Of the hish prices Of necessaries Of
iis because II largely would be a dupii-
cation Of the work Of the Department OF
Justice under the Sherman antitrust
iav.
The commission made this
mont:
The Federal Trade Commission has
received numerous suggestions that II
make . general investigation co~ncernins
high prices Of the necessaries Of life. II
recognises the far reaching effects of
these prices on the standard Of living
10 the United States and Il believe.
svsfy effort should be made to prevent
The exploitation OF consumers.
Genes Unaer Sherman Act.
IN % far a. these high prices may b
due to the existence Of unlawful com.
blnations among dealers such a situa.
ton would b in the purview Of the
The sun., 1916-11-19

their hands by voting their regular. par
tisan, party ticket. The special priv.
lege class votes for Its pocket The pub
lie votes Its ~partisanship.
THE defeated candidate IN punished
alike by the enemies hat he has made
and the public that he has tried to de.
fend. The next candidate has learned
a lesson and makes friends Of the NAM
mons Of ~ineauity.
New York State has established a
department to assist and regulate In
the distribution Of food. but the dis
tributers and spectators and gamblers
In food have opposed It. II IL only by
strenuous efforts that they have been
prevented from forcing II out Of exist
adequate appropriation for The orGan-
ixation inc development Of the work
thai It 10 intended TO DO. and the money
has not been provided for the purpose,
as II has been for the other enterprises
undertaken by the Btats."
Commissioner Dillon said everybody
knows that the system Of handling food
products In wholesale sections Of this
city could not be worse n the purpose
was to establish an archaic. inefficient
and extravagant system for the distri-
button Of It," He added that food prod
ucts pass from n spsculator to another
until Ave to seven landings and profits
are taken out Of It before It reaches the
consumer.
we know" he said, chat for every
dollar paid by the housewife for food
at least IS cents on an average goes to
Spectator and distributor. and the man
that produces II on the farm gets less
than IS cents"
Mr.. Dillon commended that q better sys.
TEN with adequate terminal facilities or
Wholesale markets will pay for them.
selves every six months and provide food
Mt reasonable cost In the meantime. He
figured that $1,000. 900 could be saved In
the Wholesale handling Of live poultry
for New York city. 100000 on eggs
SO. 900. 900 on dressed poultry, $4,000.
900 on butter and $4,000. 900 in the dis.
tribution Of milk.
THE State Department Of Foods and
Markets." he said. was created to
shorten the distance and to reduce the
expense between the farm and the city
home. II has the Information and the
plans. II knows the faults Of the sys.
TEN and the means to get results. IT.
powers might we'll be ~broadened and in
creased"
The sun., 1916-11-19
Bu. Franchise Question up.

The franchise committee Of the hoard
Of Estimate and the port md terminal
committee " the board will meet Mon
day and Tuesday to consider several
matters. One will be the granting Of
a franchise for a motor bus route. The
New York Motor Bus Company m the
Fifth Avenue Coach Company both want
this franchise.
The sun., 1916-11-19

Sherman antitrust act. The Depart.
ment OF Justice. which 10 primarily
charged with the enforcement Of that
statute. already has Instituted . search
ing investigation throughout the u
try by means Of United States Attor-
neys, and In view Of this fact a sim
liar investigation by this commission
would be an unnecessary duplication OF
work.
Moreover. At the direction Of Con-
gress. the commission 10 investigating
other matters that tag IL force to the
utmost. and with its limited approp~ta-
ton II could not undertake additional
work at this time.
- In view OF these facts the commits.
sion does not deem It advisable at pres
ent tO undertake ar lnvestis alton into
hish prices In general"
The Federal District Attorneys mean
time are working under general iustruc-
tions to examine thoroughly witnesses
and documents in all the cases where
there appears to them ground for sus-
picion OF combination Of agreements or
other concerted action with a view to
advancing prices Of food and other ar
ticles handled In interstate trade.
Hsptigan CHARGE DenieA.
Department Of Agriculture oficials
deny the assertion Of Joseph J. Hartigan.
New York Commissioner Of weights and
Measures. that Western farmers know
ingly underestimated their crops In re-
ports 10 the Federal Government and
thus forced up the price OF wheat. pota-
toes. onions n cabbage.
1t was insisted At the Department that
there II a practical agreement from all
sources OF crop Information that there IL
a material shortage Of wheat and other
crops. Furthermore, Department ON.
Gals assert the crop estimates are no,
based alone on reports from farmers
but on those Of the Governments owr
held agents In zach State, aided by In.
spectors who carefully check the Original
estimates from township and county re.
porters.
Reports for the crop estimates thi,
year were gathered exactly as they hav,
been In previous years." said Nat c
Murray. acting chief of the bureau Of
crop estimates. AS TO Mr.. H~artigan'i
statement. II 10 merely q matter Of on,
mans opinion. Mr.. Hartigan for SON,
The sun., 1916-11-19

time has been active In urging an en-
barge on expectation Of wheat.
For GU reports we do not depend on
the farmer alone. There are three prin-
cipal sources Of Information. Ono is
from = regular reporter In each county
who is Q farmer. Another IL from the
township reporters, n In nearly every
township. They also are farmers. Then
we have our feld agents, n IN
each State.
Government Agents' Daties.
The Government Geld agent does not
depend alone on the farmers reports. but
upon all sources Of Information obtain
able. He has access TO the secretaries
Of farmers organizations and grain ex-
changes and their reports are supple
inented by the held agents personal OBJ
s~ervations and inspections throughout
the State. He Is travelling almost on
stantly investigating conditions.
AS proof against any such assertion
as that made by Hartlgan there Is this
year practical agreement In various
shortage OF wheat. The prospect for
potatoes right through the reason has
uniformly been declining rather than In
e.easing.
THE same 10 true or cabbasss. Mr..
Hartiean's own State Of New York. the
largest cabbage producing state In the
country. Is an indication Of this. A year
Ago c~abbages we're selling there At less
than Is cents a hundred. Now. on &C.
count OF the u%ndoubted shortage. cab
bages are selling for four times tina,
much. The same Is true Of onions.
"As for Mr.. Hartigan's personal opin-
ion there Is nothing particularly to b.
said. but Il Ia the observation Of our *.
perts that our reports represent approx.
mately the true crop conditions Of the
country"
The sun., 1916-11-19
MAYOR ORDERS HIGH
LIVING COST INQUIRY
Commissioner Of Accounts TO
Look Into Price In
crcases.

Mayor Mitchell has ordered an inquiry
into the increased cost Of Goa and food
stuffs. II will be conducted by Leonard
N. wallstein. Commissioner Of Ac-
counts. An effort will be made to de-
termine whether the increase In coal
prices Ia primarily due TO action on the
part Of railroad mining companies. the
Independent operators. or the local re-
tailers.
District Attorney Swami, whose in
v~estisation Into the coal situation IL
being prosecuted with much energy BY
Assistant District Attorney Samuel
Markewich. said yesterday afternoon
that he couldn't make any promises
tkat any indictments would be found. a.
no inkllnG has been obtained a. yet why
prices have been lacked up.
But In case we do ind the reason
ne added. I'VE will be merciless."
Police Cssi Census Figures.
Results Of the city wide inquiry made
by the Police Department on November
.. , and 10 IS to the amounts Of Goa
In h yards Of dealers and the prices
which they were charging. was made
4 total Of 40 dealer. in Manhattan
were Questioned by policemen who made
the rounds. and OF this number twenty.
eight assumed that the city had no bust.
ress - Inquire into their affairs. and de.
cllned to give any Information what.
ever. OF he remainder, Sl6 said they
had less than ten tons Of coal twelve
had no coal: 163 had two tons each
ffty-four. from ten to sevsnty-hve tons
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sixteen from 100 to 400 tons. and SIX
dealers from 800 to 1000 tons.
In an effort TO md out what prices
retailers were paying Wholesalers per
ton for coal. thiity-one dealers were
questioned, and OF this number eleven
refused to answer. Two declared they
paid S7.25 per ton. Others gave whole
saie prices as follows: One. $3.50; one.
Ss.7s: six. -: three. $3.50; two. $40.
and two. I'll.
When asked for Q comparison Of this
years and last years prices twenty re-
fused information. Five said there were
no profits. Two declared their prohts
were so cents q ton. h admitted
ports, varied A. follows: One. 90 cents
4 ton; one. u: one. $3.50; one. $2.57.
and one S2.7s q ton.
Coal s13 On staten Island.
The reports from staten Island
showed that residents OF the Borough OF
Richmond we're paying SIS a ton for
coal People Of Flushing and Jamaica
paid about the Same price. while In
Brooklyn coal was retaiied at from $s.76
to SO q ton In Long Island City. -;
In Far Rockaway. u2; In Rockaway.
$3.50; In Richmond Hill. -: In Ozone
Park 81, and In the Ridgewood Sec
ton Of Brooklyn from 310.S0 to S11.
The report further showed that whole
sale dealers charge from &6.7b to 3s.75
q ton, while the retailers charge I'll.
$3.50 and 312 a ton to residents Of
Manhattan. In Brooklyn. the police
learned. the Wholesale price In e6 q ton
for pea coal and 37.76 for stove. egg
and nut coal. an advance Of so cents q
ton over last years prices. The Brook
lyn retail dealers. however. charge from
Ss.75 to $40 a ton. as against $40 to
So q tor
The people Of the tenements who are
obliged by lean pocketbooks and lack Of
storage facilities to buy coal by the pail
are paying Is cents . pail, containing
from fifteen to twenty pounds Of coal. or
8 cent more than they paid at this
time last year. Coal by the bushel
In from rs to IS cents this year. ~ COM
pared with from 20 to Is cents last
year. A hundred pounds OF coal cost
from so to IS cents. as against IS cents
! last year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-17
FIREWORKS TO HELP
EAGLE SCREAM HERE
Pyroteohnics Billed for Fontenelle
Park on July 4 Include Many
Feature Sets.
IMPROVEMENT CLUBS AUSPICES

Portraits of President Wilson and
Logan Fontenelle outlined in fire
works 400 feet square will be features
of the pyrotechnics to be presented
July 4 at Fontenelle park under the
auspices of the Northwest Federation
of Improvement Clubs. The display
will cost 81, 200 and will be in charge
of an expert from Chicago. g.
Another feature will be a boxing
exhibition between Jess Willard and
Frank Moran, showing Willard
knocking his adversary out. Niagara
Falls will be represented by a dis
play 100 feet lorg. "A Brisk En-
gagement on the Firing Line is to
be thrilling and elaborate number of
the evening series.
Among the art pieces will be Amer
lean beauty roses, wisteria in bloom,
wheat shaft and crysanthemums
The young folks will be particularly
interested in a comic piece entitled
Thrilling Motorcycle Race Between
Mutt and Jeff" One of the aerial
pieces will be Flying Eagles"
The names of some of the large
sets and pieces are Flying Animals
and Fish" "Salvo of Old Glory" THE