The evening world., 1917-03-19

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matter up with tho wicks Legislative
Committee In Albany. as previously
arranged. and an agreement was
reached which will include the subsu-
tute measure az well as the most i'm
portant elements presented by tho
wicks committee.
The Housewives Protective Asso-
ciation will be represented tomorrow
at tho hearing when the passage OF
this Joint measure viii bo strongly
urged in the interests Of reducing the
high cost OF living. The entire tone OF
the new proposition IL immediate ac-
tivity in eliminating the artificial mid
dleman and In standardizing the com
mon necessities OF life by municipal
operation In the sales OF foods.
A special section is devoted TO the
subject OF milk. An effort will be
made to establish milk depots by
which this much needed food will be
sold through municipal authorities-
enough to control the price 20 the con-
sumner. Also II will be made possible
for the new commission. TO be appoint
ed by this law. to ascertain accurately
tho costs OF production ana handling
OF food stuffs. with a view TO regulat-
ing reasonable prices to be charged.
II will have power to investigate tho
milk industry. toward securing reas-
enable rates for milk. just as the Pub
lie Service Comm. ssion has IN a SINH
lar power the investigation OF public
utilities such as gas and electricity.
The former Wicks bill made pro-
vision for five commissioners. The
two OF whom are at present at the
head Of existing state department.
the Agricultural Department and the
Foods and Markets Department
The third commissioner as suggested
Is Commissioner OF Finance, who
Will have charge OF expenditures OF
the new commission. The commissiJH-
crs shall be appointed by tho Governor
for a term OF three years.
EPIToME OF NEW BILL SHOWS
STRONG POINTS.
In this way II is believed that ex-
pense will be reduced In the manage
ment OF the now commission. Some Ot
tho main features already agreed upon
by Commissioner Dillon and the
Wicks committee are the following:
Aiding and assisting In the or
ganiZation of cooperative societies
among producers and consumers
for the purpose of securing moro
direct business relations between
them, and promoting and conserv-
! ing the interests OF the producers
and reducing the cost OF living 10
consumers.
Requiring periodical reports from
cold storage warehouses setting
forth the holdings OF food products
therein. and In addition making
necessary rules and regulations
governing the storage OF food pro-
| duets.
Requiring reports from persons,
| firms and corporations buying food
products for the purpose OF holding
or storing them for future sale.
] Assisting In the location and eS-
/ tablishment OF local markets; also
20 establish assembling, grading
ana packing warehouses and cold
storage warehouses, or combina-
tlons OF them, whenever IL Is de-
termined that public necessity or
the welfare OF the community so
requires
Requiring transportation com
panies and others engaged In
tranporting food products 10 report
10 the commission shipments,
movements and arrivals OF such
products al terminals.
Prohibiting the manufacture or
sale OF fraudulent foods by the use
Of coloring matter or other means
to deceive the consumer or pur-
chaser OF food for human or ami