The sun., 1916-11-22
DILLON ADVOCATES
$S,OOO,OOO MARKET
state Commissioner Of Foods
Has New Plan to Cut High
Cost Of Living.
EGG CENSUS UNDER WAY
District Attorney Swami Soon
to Submit Evidence to
Grand Jury.

Activities, official and otherwise. de-
signed to stem the etill rising tide OF the
high prices OF foodstvSYs developed yes-
teriay as follows:
Commissioner John J. Dillon OF the
state Department Of Foods and Markets
promised to make public In the near fu-
,ure a plan for a $4,000, 900 city or state
terminal wholesale food market. the OPP
GRAFTON OF which, he says. would save
annually 5000. 900, 900 to the consumers
OF New York city.
Mr.. Dillon also proposed the establish
ment OF three cooperative stores. located
on the West side, East Side and WASH
ington Heights. at which consumers
could get food supplies purchased d.
rectly from the farmer. He suggested
this scheme merely as an expedient in
the present emergency.
Joseph Hartman, Commissioner OF the
Bureau OF Weights and Measures. an
nUunccd his intention to furnish United
States District Attorney H. Snow-len
Marshall on Monday with a report of the
quantities OF foodstuffs in cold storage
plants in this city and across the river In
New Jersey.
Retailers Fear Bankruptcy.
Mr.. Hartigan conferred yesterday with
arocers. butchers and deiicatessen men
representing the allied food merchants.
all Of whom denied the retailer Is to
blame for existing high prices. These
retailers. all so-called small storekeepers
predicted that by the first Of the year
many in trade will go into bankruptcy
unless conditions improve.
Mrs. Julian Heath, precedent OF the
National Housewives League. appointed
a committee OF ten prominent women 10
act with District Attorney Swami in an
effort to work out a programme inten'ied
to maintain u balance Of Orces. The
names of the women will be made public
as soon as they accept.
District Attorney Swami announced
that he is almost ready to submit to the
Grand Jury evidence developed by As.
sistant District Attorney Markewich',
inquiry into the handling OF poultry in
this city.
Police Commissioner Arthur Wood.
and the Department Of Health Jointly
undertook to make an egg census of cold
storage plants to determine II there ex.
lists evidence Of ~ conspiracy TO send
egg prices higher.
\ resolution was introduced Al tht
meeting Of the Board Of Aldermen by
! Alderman Gutman authorizing the Mayo,
| to appoint committee Of ten to bs
known as tho committee on comnodi
ties. II is proposed that the committee
| shall have power to investigate the ex
ccssiyc prices Of al, foodstuffs
| Commissioner Dillon repeated hi
declaration that all the Investigations IL
tho world will never reduce the cost n
! living one cent and Commissioner iIar
| ti-an aud Ms. Heath insisted that pub
| licty concerning high prices tends q
! keep prices up rathc- than reduce them
| "'rhare - no up To- date way Of gcttinl
food into the city at reasonable cost.
! Comm! !ssiuucr Dillon explained. A
preseu, II IL dumped at terminals hcr'
and in New Jersey and is handled an'
rehandled. My plan is to build. on tn
, waterfront a Wholesale foodstuffs mar
/ ket terminal. where all kinds Of stuff
can he run in by carload lots.
Bip cold storage Pinnt Needed.
II want automatic devices so tha, IN
/ supplies can be transferred from boat
into the market without being handled
! There mus; he cold storage facilities II
the plant for eggs, butter and othe
commodities where they can be he'll
for the account of the producers unit
they are needed
~ believe that with such a wholesal
market the city Of New York would b
able TO saw. annually $l0.OO0.ouo %
eggs, sl5,0o0,o00 on butter and $1,000.
600 on poultry alone. II will dcpeu
altogether on circumstances whrihc
such market should he city or
state institution | purpO-e to recon-