Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04

moderate sized piece Of salt pork: This
for beans which every one knows will
grow on the poorest soil, the hardest,
stoniest ground that will produce al.
most no other crop but grass. This
for beans. the one sure crop, outside
lantana and guava, that grows in Ha-
waii.
The next item, canned milk, for
whose advertising slogan the Carna-
ton people have chosen clean milk
from contented cows" depicting them
peacefully grazing N knee high, sue
culent grass. Well do l remember
these same "contelted cows" Back
home" was only a few miles from.
their peaceful pastures; many times
have l seen the caanery. The Carna-
ton people have not exaggerated their
product, but, two months ago 1 was
buying this same milk at sc a, dozen
cans. Why the difference? Why the
increase of 10 per cent in cost to the
consumer? Has this war spirit bred
discomfort and unrest among these
same COWS, causing placid Bossy to
hold up on her milk and not give
down" as formerly? Excuse me, but
mot on your ttntype;" perhaps on
your tin can, as that seems the only
item in this particular case that can
have been affected by the war, thus
early In the game. l had occasion last
week to inquire freight rates from
Seattle (near which is the cannery) to
Honolulu, and was told it was lust
the same, $4.25 per ton, 40 cubic feet
to the ton" So there Is one factor,
the freight carrier, in this particular
case Of H. C. o. L. who can rest with
a clear conscience. p p
To go down the list-tSo packages
Of bird seed. Has the sun flower crop
failed in the staues: Has hemp, like
Jacks bean stock, reared itself magi-i
cally over night until 1t touches the
sky? Has wild mustard and wild
grass seed become less abundant? Yet
my poor little canarieS must live IN.
less decide to put one over on the |
meat trust, and have>a little pot piet
Sunday. THAT gives me an idea, why
don't some one give us a recipe for
Mynah bird, la something or other ?
AS for the price of paper, six Of the
leading manufacturers have been in. |
dicted in the courts Of New York
because of their having advanced the
price far beyond a reasonable amount
The indictments were brought by the
Federal Trade Commission and the
Of Justice and the manu-
facturers were forced to reesta blish
a normal price for their product, this
amount being an advance Of about a
cent a pound. Freight rates the same
on this article, too, so there is another
balloon that somebody ought to stick |
d pin into.
Up Goes the Living Cost
Here is a bill amounting to 90 cents, !
and on this small bin l am forced to !
pay an increased price Of almost rs
cents. or 27.7 per cent Of the whole. /
My grocery bill last month, with no
no guests Except twice !
one guest who happened in and took !
pot luck" dinner), and with practi.
cally the same general plan of weekly
menus, showed an increase Of $500 !
over the previous month. This was |
ust one bill, all other bills for food
;tuffs showed an enormous increase.
There is no legitimate or reasonable .
excuse for this. The only explanation I
hat covers the case lies in the first
ines Of an old motto, Opportunity
Knocks once at every mans door,
and opportunity is knocking now at
he doors Of those who control food
Two months ago, while