Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-20
FOOD PRICES ARE
BEING STABILIZED
WORT ~ Pair Price Committee III
planned by Philip KAtos; Brcnc
Situation H. Rad

That food prices In Tulsa arc be.
coming moro ana moro on fair
basis was the statement made by
Philip katoa. special food price in
vostigntor foN the council of defense
at the luncheon of tho Kiwanls club
yesterday, held 81 Hotel Tulsa
The fhir prIoo Hat is being utilized
by Tulsa housewives, Gays Mr.
katos, 10 tho benefit of tho Grocer
who charges prices in accordance |
Win what people can afford 10 pay !
Tho grUrorB who mako practice |
OF proflieerlng are finding out 10 /
their coat That u daea not pay
~ y Shrewsbury was chairman /
OF mo meeting lu'"rHporsed with /
tho 'moay' paria Uf the program /
were vocal r,udlNous hy Nj and .
Mrs Richard pufrtt hr Durett
spent eight years uH grand opera
tenor ana the murin he treated tho
TO was something that Is
not heart every dby In Tulsa
Following H th0 tCKt ~ Mr.
Rates uik before tho club IN the
matter Of food price regulation
Organization Gets Results
s'Tho fHod administration In Tulsa
'uuuiy H ju8t now getting into ~
stride Mr lNndnau tho new food
tdmnWrator has promised 20 do
.uin AN ~ hla uue 10 tho work
rhoro Viii also DO an executive sec
.r'ay who will take care OF tho de-
HlH ~ tho office.
'lt I4 expected that the whole.
ale price of food IN Tulsa will now
'e gone into and by working In
unlunDtl0n with tho state office At
oklahoma city. We NH be- enabled
% SEQ 10 II mat the Wholesale price
ere IL reasonable
As 20 the bread situation. ON
that some OF tho bakeries
p not bake their bread sufficiently.
his ia said 20 be because insufn-
iently baked bread weighs more
han well baked bread. as the water
not evnporated. But th.s Kind OF
read sours and molds quickly. and
addition 10 helng unfair 10 the
oople, 10 results In wAstclof food
uffs which Is really criminal
hiH has been reported TO Oklahoma
iy and there will be a thorough
.'cstiRHtlon here.
should Aid Dnirymcn.
AS 10 tho milk situation. I am
sappointed at the announcement
Mr Gibbons, chairman OF the
'uncil of defense. that the council
ill not aid us In fixing a reason
Die price. but will only turn over
'e Information which they have
.thcred. consider that. In addi-
'n TO the question OF price, the
after of stimulating the dairy
lsincss should be considered 80
at there will he an adequate sup
y or good fri4h. In working out
IL problem tho food administra-
IN feels that Il should have the
sistAnce of all the civic orKAniRa-
ms In Tulsa. because tho problem
big ono and should be solved
Iht.
The Ice situation is by direction
the state food administrator. IN
@ hands Of the. county food aimin-4
ration. In conjunction with the
y commissioners.
Work IL Educational.
1t Is felt that most OF the grocerA
= beginning 20 sec that they are
q of the most important factorsS
The carrying on OF the war. The
inches IN France are the first line,
Z tho corner grocery II the last
ipost. II Germany could destroy
cry grocery In the United States
? would have tho war practicallp
W. For the morale OF the People
home depends on their being well
J And the most important ele- b
mt In Keeping up the morale OF
? people II for them to know that
'y are not being robbed when they 4
rchase the neccssaries OF. life. A
otteering grocer Ia as bad as
rmnn spy IN our midst. feel
AZ there are very few OF such
lcers In Tulsa and their number \
lessenlng We hope that there
'n Will be mono.
Could Regulate Prices.
The people OF Tulsa can put the
ces of tho food administration In
-Oe In this city In twenty-four
ura, There arc many grocers who
serve these prices and II the peo- =
will patronize them. the proit- q
Ing gtoccrs Will either observe q
lsc prices or close up.
We hope soon TO have every gro- II
" listed, and TO know whether he N
serves the rules Of tho food Rd- II
niHtratlon or not You must re- III
mher that II takes time TO work
problem as large AS this. and
1t We are planning to carry OUT n
work during tho coming winter N
zen n will be more impirtant than
's now. We ask YOU TO remember
AZ we cannot do everything at y
60, and that We viii make mis-
tcS But We will try, and with ~
p cooperation ~ the people we III
VI that We can accomplish some m
od III
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