The sun., 1916-11-23
Labor Organizations Also
! to Ask President to Be-
] gin an Inquiry.
COLD STORAGE PLANTS
| IN CITY ARE ALL FULL
Mayor Mitchell to Make
Third Appeal to Legisla-
! ture for Markets Bill.

~
oo,eoe housewives to present to Mayor
Mitchell . protest against high food
lricos. Unions In other cities are get
ene ready to send delegations to WASH
Shgton to make q demand upon Presi-
1snt Wilson for Government investisa-
con Of conditions and to pave the way
1pr remedial legislation.
4 All labor unions In the country are
qsing asked to indorsc the action OF the
AMERICAN Federation OF Labor's execu-
elvs committee In calling upon the Presi-
1snt 10 order such an inquiry.
While organised labor was putting In
sAolien tho machinery to make 1t plain
= ths country that conditions are be.
Gpa,,ng more than human patience and
lnancs can bear. city and State officials.
{arious civic and other organisations
dhd plain cttisens kept up yesterday ef-
4rts 70 get relief.
Markets Mil Being Prepared.
Mayor Mitchell announced that he has
0ken up with Corporation Counsel
Hardy the preparation Of markets bill
Or submission to the Legislature. This
0topcoed measure. II is understood. will
y along the lines Of the bill fathered by
tee Mayors food supply committee, Of
which George W. Perkins was chairman.
which failed in 1915 and again in 1916.
Joseph Hartigan. Commissioner Of tho
Mayors Bureau OF Foods and Markets.
Gaid . survey made by two Of his In
1peotors shows that the cold storage
HaAts OF this city and nearby New Jer-
~ cities are filled as never before with
lpodstufRs. principally eggs. butter.
0Aoeoa and poultry. Storage facilities
- being refused because OF lack Of
HDom. Much Of the stun. Mr. Hartigan
tosnsd. u being held for export II Is
~ Ooang out a. rapidly a. exporters
eeoare because there are not ships
01NgA 70 carry the foodstuffs.
N. HartiEan said that a striking re-
0ok Of these high priced days In the dis
eppearance from New York city OF the
evo cent loaf Of bread. The six gent
loak Weighing only ak ounces, has
- the place Of an age old institution
vi6snos Agai.st Poultry Men.
EDistrfct Attorney swann's inquiry
. the food price problem had ad.
Xoood % far yesterday that evidence
the case against poultry men was
uooented to the Grand Jury. II Is the
lfpoee Of Mr.. Swami TO inquire into
- prices Of one commodity at n time.
4anhattau Borough President Marks
& An effort to relieve the situation aas
e4lled a meeting of his citizens marke,
emmittee for next Wednesday after
1Don. II Is expected the committee will
olDcuss the sdvisablity OF reestablishing
upblic markets on their former basis a.
- OF the WAYS to bring down prices.
xCommissioner Hartigan made I,
Down last evening that n number oil
eBy officials economists ard others have
D IN discussing for several days tho
Yedom of seeking the enactment by tht
6eate or nation OF maximum price Law
14r food commodities. The theory 1,
q 1t X rates can be fixed for gas, cleo
tE)city. freight. &C. II would be equal,
legal for the State or nation TO III
nhximum prices that may be charged
- food. The Commissioner. however
personally is not in favor OF the PROPOSE
says Terminal would Pay.
John ]. Dillon. Commissioner OF IN,
Gtate Department Of Foods and Mar
loBts, made clear his belief that II hi,
UBoposal for a &3,0o0.000 terminal whole
sale foodstuffs market for New Yori
city is enacted into law--he is going I,
push such a bIll-the plant would pa!
for itself ''in six months. perhaps on,
month"
Mr.. Dillon started yesterday TO lool
for a site for a cooperative store he (.
anxious to open in the near future some
where on Amsterdam or Columbus ave
n0e between N!ntieth and Tooth streets
streets.
United States Attorney Marshall ad
snitted that the local Department OF Jus
t3ce is investigating the rise in foo
prices. The matter IL In the hands o
William Il. Ofiiey. superintendent OF tn
Department In this city. Mr.. Ofiey will
report the result OF his findings d!rectl
y - Washington. II enough evidence |
sAthered to justify an Investigation, MI
Marshall says. Washington will decid
which district in the country is TO under
take the burden OF an omnibus proceed
ing instead OF allowing the various dis
tricts TO carry on dlsJo!nted actions O
tAeir own hooks.
socialists Also Active.
Not only are the labo. unions deter
mined to do what they can to bring abou
o reduction in the cost OF food throug
ehe medium of protects and demonstra
tons, but the officials OF the Soclalls
party are preparing to carry on propa
ganda with the same object in view :,
eeon as Congress meets they will launc
through Representative Meyer Londo
q movement to demand that Congre.
0hAl do something at once along III
HINES Of providing for Federal regulatio
a food prices
Max Pine. secretary OF the United II,
brew Trades and president Of the M
tiOnal Hebrew Labor Federation r~pr,