The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-12-08
THE QUESTION AS
TO THE HIGH
COST OF LIVING,

= ihiHlstTatluh are gradually deVe
oping their democratic plans t
= cnrb the high cost of living. Th
democratic" expedient is to S,
n cure the results through publ
sentiment and help, and co opera
ton Is Forthcoming in every diret
= tlOn. The hotel and restauran
operators have consented to install
= meatless and wheatiess day
wherever possible, and hav,
. pointed out other ways ia which
they could serve if demand al
4 well as supply could be educated
John M. Parker Is working to ge
various interests together so as tt
bring about some of the reforms
I 5 j. Shwartz, Merchants Repre-
sentative for Louisiana, is making
a survey in the city as basis fol
] suggestion, and the reccmmeuda.
tion vii, probably be applicable as
1 to the entire state.
In addition to reaching the re.
. taller through the system of Ii
censlng and controlling wholesale
business, the public will be u,iliz
ed for self-protection through an
international system of prlce com
parsons. 1t Is proposed to have
volunteer reporters, prefer ably
housewives, who wlllregularly gath
er and record the retail prices for
the main food commodities. The
wholesale rate for the same com
modlties will be secured, and
Wholesale and retail prices will be
published. This Is expected to
prove one of the most effec i've
checks against unreasonable mar
gins OF profit, and will enable all
the people to intelIigently safe
guard their own interests. The
uext iiceeDsing step announced by
the United States Food Admins
tration is in regard to bakers, who
must apply before November 10Th.
The order includes all who handle
over ten barrels of -four a day
The plan will be to establish uni
form standards as TO weight and
price of the bread loaves all over
the county. The pound loaf will
probably be the standard, and the
DC loaf will not be favored, being
considered the least economical,
both by the bakers and the Gov
ernment experts.
b. A Peden, Food Administra.
tor for Texas, visited Mr.. Parker
on his way from Washington to
his home at Houston, and as re.
suit Of their interchange of views
they decided that much good can
be done by special impetus to the
livestock industry at this time.
they have laid their joint resolu.
ton before Mr.. Hoover, aud ex-
pect bis approval of a conference
of the Food Administrators in
Southern states for the shaping of
some strong program which will
make sure of quick development
on large scale, thus serving the
Nations war needs aud contrlbut
ing TO the permanent building up
of fertility, production, and pros
perity.
Conservation was featured al
all the Louisiana fairs this year
and was emphasized at the Ma.
TIONAL FARM AND LIVE
STOCK SHOW at New Orleans
There were daily demonstrations
for special groups. by Miss Alice
Hick man and her local and state
assistants, and there were other
canning and food preserving exhi
bitioDs by the little fair ground
farm aud others. The Food Ad
ministratiOn had a novel exhibi,
of It's own which attracted much
attention and convinced Louisiana
and the outside world of the states
ability to feed herself and help
feed the nation aud its lighting
u1Cu ouu dHlCCs JIG UuOtu uies |
played many of the national food
slogans and posters, but the exhi
bit proper was within a wall OF
corn stalks, conveying the idea
that if Louisiana was entirely shut
off from the rest of the world she
had sufficient food within her to
live upon and live we'll.
The food aud feed within the
were ffty-three dlstinc,
products grown or finished on the
falm of Leo Shields, near Roose
welt. This farm sets aside one
third OF its area for cotton and the
other twO.thirds for forage and
food crops, raising cattle and
hogs, and some sheep. Mr.
and bis hundred tenants
have stocked their larders and all
have money TO bank. Mr.. Shields
admits $40, 900. 90 as his share of
the net profit for this year.
The commission appointed BY
Her bert Hoover to investigate the
cost of producing hogs, IN terms I,
of bushels of corn, has completed
its report, which will be made