New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03
Mayor Protests to
Hoover Against
Milk Price Rise
Avows Disbelief in Asser.
tom That Distributors
Are Losing Money
More Sugar Allowed
Restaurant Diners Now Get
Spoonful i'm Coffee and
Another Besides

Mayor Hylan yesterday wrote to
Herbert Hoover. Federal Food Admin
istrator, calling his attention to the
fact that the present high price Of milk
is INJECTING a painful hardship on hun
dreds Of thousands Of this city's poor.
The Mayor asks Mr.. Hoover to protect
the people from exploitation and pro-
htesring. The letter follows:
Several days ago the press stAtsd
that you protested against II cent milk
as an attempt 70 profteer. l note by
the pres Of October 81 that you have
allowed an increase in milk 20 1s cents
per quart.
Milk even at II cents a quart is
bringing the price beyond the reach OF
hundreds of thousands Of poor people
in this city. The people cannot under
stand why you allowed the increase TO
Is cents after you had so severely
criticized milk at II cents a quart "a
nroftsering.
THE news article further explained
that the food administrator stated that
a thorough examination Of the counts
Of the milk distributors showed that
shey have lost money on milk during
the month of October and will lose
money during the month of November
at the prices announced.
Denies Distributors Lost
II do not believe that there are 100
people in the City OF New York, where
almost 100000 reside. who believe
that the milk distributors have lost
money during October or any other
time.
The question Of the price Of coal
and milk in this city Is a serious
problem, and the food administration
has ample power to protect the people
from exploitation and protiteering in
these necessities of life''
The Federal food board here yester-
day announced that diners in restau-
rants and hotels will be allowed one
halt of an ounce of sugar a meal in
November, due to the increase in the
sugar allotment to public eating places
from to two TO three pounds a person
for ninety meals.
spoonful do the sweetening of an en-
tire meal, the new service permits of
one spoonful for tea or coffee and one
for some other single dish. At break
fast, therefore, a teaspoonful will be
given for either fruit or cereal, with
another for the coffee or tea.
Clubs Indorse Conservation
William N. Griffin. secretary of the
club committee Of the Federal Food
oBard here, announced yesterday that
the following clubs have expressed a
hearty compliance with the twelve
general orders for food conservation
recently issued; Union, Engineers,
City, Midday. Railroad. City Athletic,
Delta Knapp Epsilon, Lotos, Column bia
University, Nippon, Hardware, Arion.
Catholic, Bankers. Wool, Yale, West
Side, Tennis, Harvard. Colony, Phi
Gamma Delta, St. Andrews Golf and
whitehall.
There will be no strike of the milk
drivers for the present. More than
5000 Of them met at the Central Opera
House. in East Sixty-seventh Street.
last night and voted to abide by the
ruling Of the War Labor Board, which
ordered the men to work for wre
OF $33 weekly. Until the board takes
some further action the men will con-
tInue TO work seven days week. be-
ig pad extra, however, for the seventh
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