Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-12
EDICTS PASSING
OF MIDDLEMAN
.....er Of State Grange
nlames Him for High
Living Cost
srEM OUT OF DATE

as farm-product distribution
- AnA...,....a, was branded az one ot
.ssi reasons for the preseM eN-
= ffess@ rort by John A. McSpaFrAn
sft ~ .sSnnsvivania State Grange. IN
1fsf q ~. .saresu today before the forty
nnN...i convention of his organiEa-
~ Academy OF Music.
ss-.es carried an intensely prosres-
~ whlch seemed TO be pleas'ns 20
ss1 or more grangers anu U''" "''e'
ssisA IN the convenuon. s,...t,,,,,t0r
..ssrisInF the system OF distributior
ee,dsienoan as Antlquated. Mr. NC
~ asrtared that this system must
esite .s,a,tnrer In TO obtain square
- matter OF farm products
~ .,as,srran advocated establishment
- s.s.at milk plants In all cities IN the
ff Ihis was done he said that the
go of the cities would pe auIe 10 NV
-,slk and cream NJ iair prices
a..a that there was no reason why
-. rom the DAIRY lsi i''s
a the consumer.
~ hs observed. sis one OF tho
= ,ssSeh @ do not improve with, age and
flshee
rraoEsTs LEGISLATION
-, The head Of legislation. Mr.. Nc
Ia that new fields Of taxation
~ found II larger burdens are not
4. .isccd ON tae homes OF the COM
Fstslth. Al the present time, he said
ssrn,s Of the State are carrying an un-
-e.re OF tho cost OF government He
.rsd hat IL was IAN outrage 20 ask
z.sern children to pay the bonded indeoted-
y M towns and cities" MIR. McSpar-
-.ae strong stand for prohibition.
70 .. r IA, there was no reason why Con-
.hauld not submit prohibition con-
-, ..,,esaI amendment to the peoplS.
n. uesparrans address, In part. fol-
4, ,ha call Of the largest city in the
- - have come to PHILADELPHIA with
~. tsrts.fourth session OF the Stole Grange
j peznsylyania.
.e,.v coming here at this me is oppor-
...s There is somewhat OF misunder-
ssn6gnR between the people OF our large
si.ss and the people OF the country the
.,i. Al the city are complaining that food
..ss.c,s are so high in price, The people
= =. country are finding fault because the
z,.rs nat they get for their products have
4, advanced as rapidly MS feeds. fertilizer.
-sthlnery and the other things they have
9 ~ Both contentious are correct. Let
!. kene that our meeting In the heart of
~. rreat city will bring about better
rpser,,anding between those who work
4 The city and those VINO toll IN the nelus'
Fs,re should be no quarrel between pro-
Ssssys no natter where found. The welfare
4 eseh Is bound up in the good of all. The
aHculy arises out OF the fact that In our
lssnnIsr civilization we have allowed too
hfre percentage of our people to take a
fglas out OF simply handling" commodl-
- Food products arc handled until
stsg are almost unfit TO cat, and yet the
- when they reach the consumer Is
fsksf than fresh food should be bought
~ On the other hand, many of the prod
- of the factory and the shop are
atled" and "jobbed" until those who have
: saFehAse them find their biggest job in
nsyns The price arising out OF the jobblng
4 IL iohber. In almost every line there
hza amy OF useless mlddlemen made nee
eza1 by an antlquated system OF distrlbu-
Ia Il the first place comes the question
4 hzasportation, which decides whether
il aal Of shipment must be the carload
d d retail package. Next to that comes
fAs qissiion as to whether society can al
= profits to be taken on every step of
Is path from the producer to consumer.
Hsas Of our cities have found 1t to their
sasahlage to take over their water and
HzhEHs plants because they do not wish
! mpoge upon themselves the extra profit
e. Eoud arise from the private supply of
|assa Necessities.
The cooperative principle has worked