Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-19

On October 10, according 10 lnlOT'
nation received in the last mail, Presi-
dent Wilson issued a proclamation re-
garding the licensing various lines
Of trade. Under the proclamation
cold storage warehouses, grain eleva'
tors and firms handling various foods
in Hawaii and other parts Of the ter
ritory must secure licenses. The PEN
alties prescribed for violating the
trade licensing act.are fine of $4,000
or Imprisonment for not more than
two years. -,
The presidents proclamation will af-
feet large number of dealers In food
stuffs, both retailers and wholesalers,
in Honolulu and other parts of the
territory, and several local dealers,
when informed by the Star.Bulletin
today of the act, sent wireless messages
TO the national food administration re-
questing the license forms. The word
received by the Star.Bulletin is the
first to come to Honolulu. and TO all
local retailers and wholesalers 1t
proved distinct surprise. r.
II is pointed out that the larger
firms like Henry May & Co., the, feed
companies, the meat companies, ]. NJ.
Levy & Co.. C. @. zee Hopp & Co,
and L. All Leong & Co.. are not the
only concerns to be affected, as many
of the smaller Oriental houses are
doing business in foodstuffs amount
ing to more than 100000 a year.
Many of these firms are also affected
because they are conducting whole
sale as well as retail business.
The territorial food commission to-
day announced that it has received no
information of the issuance of the
presidents proclamation. and declared
IL did not know who would enforce
the licensing act here. The office of
the federal food commissioner. said
this work probably would be done by
the food commission, but ]. F. Child,
acting executive officer, says he has
no information other than that given
him by the Star-Bulletin.
Aims to Curb Prices
The manager of large retail and
wholesale concern, whose business
In foodstuffs is sar in excess of $780,
900 year, expressed the opinion that
the passage of the act undoubtedly
is a move on the part Of the national
administration to control the prices Of
food to certain extent and that prices
on many commodities may be fixed in
the license, without which the com.
pany or firm would be unable to op.
crate. For instance, he points out, the
food administration might rule that
goods he sold at profit of % per
cent above the actual cost. Other
wholesalers and retailers EXPRESSED
similar opinions. II is also thought
locally that the act will tend to pre-
vent the boarding of large quantities
OF foodstuffs in warehouses and cold
storage plants. a.
The proclamation authorized by the
food control law specifies that the fol.
lowing must apply for licenses: .
All persons, firms, corporations and
associations engaged in the business
either of CD operating cold storage
warehouses "a cold storage warehouse
for the purposes OF this proclamation
being defined as any place artificially
or mechanically cooled to or below a
temperature OF IS degrees above zero
Fahrenheit in which food products are
elaced and held for 80 days or more):
(2J operating elevators. warehouses
or other places for storage of corn,
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