New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
City Enters Into Coal
And Grocery Business

Of such city in such a manner and
through such agencies IL may deter
mine;
Now, therefore, after due considers-
ton. the State Food Commission here
by grants such application. subject 20
the following regulations and restric-
tons:
Such consent is granted until fur
Their order Of the commission.
"The City OF New York shall make
monthly. or oftener II required by the
commits sion. n report Of its operations,
pursuant 70 the foregoing consent, TO
the State Food Commission. Such re-
port shall be in such form as shall be
prescribed by the commission
Mayor Flags Spectators
Chairman Mitchell presided a. the
hearing in the City Hall. DR.. Jacob
Gould Schurman, Of Cornell Univer-
sity, and Charles A. Wieting, members
OF the commission. were present. May
or Mitchell. who was 20 have presented
the city's need for taking the food
market reins into ies own hands. was
unable 20 come, but a paper from him
was read by Market Commissioner Nos
kowitz. dealing principally with the
milk situation. In his message 70 the
state commission Mayor Mitchell stated
that relief organizations have had 20
increase their allowances 20 bene-
fciaries at least 30 per cent, owing 20
the rising prices OF necessities. Az he
has often done before. Mayor Mitchell
hayed the food dealers lobby at Al
bany, which. he said, had long blocked
the way 70 constructive food !eglsla-
tion.
Mayor Mitchell quoted figures from
the Department Of Health showing the
great decrease in milk consumption
since the prices scared 20 IA and 10
cents a quart Infant mortality. ne
said, showed an increase OF Al deaths
from diarrhpal diseases between
August II and October 10. This in
crease he charged TO the exorbitant
prices Of good milk. go,
During 1914, out OF 3OS.595 children
Of the public and parochial scnools
who were physically examined, o. per
cent were found 20 be undernourlsh
Ma-or Mitchell stated. During 1915,
out OF 27S174 children examined. 6.5
per cent we're undernourished. During
l9ls-17. Of $4,000 children in the pub
lie and parochial schools examined, l.
per cent were found 70 be suffering
from definite type Of malnutritlor.'
Distributor Attacks Plan
Carl ". Kimball. representing the
New York Food Distributors Associa-
ton. which includes more than $4,000
firms and individuals engaged in the
food selling business, told the commits
sion about the huge organization built
Up for feeding the millions Of New
York CITY. The distributors. he said.
handled the output OF 1850 cars day.
IL had not beer possible, he said. TO
control all the prices. but believed that
the association ne represented could
do this much better than IAN untried,
inexperienced force, such IS the city
would be forced TO make Use OF"
George ". Perkins urged the COM
mission 20 grant the application, as the
only solution TO the regulation OF
prices on food necessities. Others who
spoke in favor Of granting the license
we're Mrs. Robert Bruere. William Col
ling. of the American Federation Of
Labor: Sidney Hellman. representing
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers;
Miss Lillian D. Wsld, of the Henry
Street Settlement House; Miss Rose
Schwartz. Of the Working Women's
League: John r. Elliot and John Cros-
by, repressi ting upper West Side
neghborhood houses. and DR.. joseph
inc Baker, Of the Child Hygiene Blu
reau Of the Health Department.