The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-01
FOOD COMMISSION \. !
v. MAY CONT'RO THE
% CATTLE BUSINESS
Placing of Industry Under Direct
~ Supervision of Territorial Body
Advocated; Meat Prices
!; II - Take Drop ~.~.

=, .AblonRcemfnts. that the cattle bust,
nesa OF Hawaii win probably be placed
under control Of the Territorial food
eepnmission, and that meat Is already
bafginniRg TO come down were the out
ntan1iRg feptures yesterday of, the ragi.
,tafiap for Regulation OF meat prices and
for An Improvement in the general
mset situatioa.
Z The Metropolitan Meat Market is
sued an announcement, which is being
advertised this morning, that, begin
ming today, retail prices Of beef viii be
tEe cents a pound lower. 1t 10 conf
IDENTIFY eKpected that other meat retail
era win fellow the excellent example
set by the Metropolitan.
tThis reduction, however, Is not con-
si1eEed by the investigators as by any
nieaas solving the problem of prices,
conservation and increase in supply,
and they will 60 ahead with the work
Of collecting all available facts that
nay have q bearing on these matters.
Chiid Approves Plan o., .
The plseing of the Territorial food
commission in control Of the cattle
hHsinssH of Hawaii was advocated yes
terday In many quarters where the lin
itatieAs of the federal administration
In food are appreciated, among those
urging such action being Food Admin
iatYator ]. +. Child himself. The fact
that, the producers are not placed un.
der federal ieense removes this branch
Of the industry from federal control
and makes Ii necessary, 1t Is said, 10
fall back upon the powers given the
Territorial food commission by act Of
egislstnre.
Mr.. Child Of the federal food admin.
istration Acknowledged yesterday that
his powers do not extend to the pro
1netion of beef, and that any results
thai can be secured by him in this re,
Sbeet cannot be by the use Of federal
boyer but merely to the extent of IN
Qnging, the eattlemen to abandon pro
fits which are considered out of keep
Ing with the present food situation.
Plenary Powers
= Section 8 of the act of legislature
creating the Territorial food commits
bion, gives full powers "to cultivate oil
LtfhEfwise utilize any land, whether pub
10 or private. placed under it's control
.sor made available for its use
u In the opinion of the commission
'PANCH aNlAOu N HSOoSoAiJ W PiOhuSO INV
maintain a sufficient supply of such
foods for public needs; to further and
Increase the production Of food by al
=. abpfopEiate means to eOntTol
tie distribution Of food throughout the
Tsfritofy - to prevent the
slaaghtering of livestock when in the
Spiui6h Of the commission the public
interest so requires, to provide mainte
nance for livestock when an owner il
unable to make sufficient provision
therefor."
with these powers it is believed that
thS Territory may supplement the pow
ems of the federal body and that the
pneaucti0i Of beef may be reached by
pablic- food control even though the
prodncsEs are not licensed.
The report of the special committee
Of che commission, which has just beer
1AsaEthsd after peacefully sleeping in
apigeonhole for nine months, has con
tfibnted most to the present agitation
about beef.
0rantng Land Needed
One of the greatest needs Of the
aattle industry at the present time
SesSrdlhg to the report of the special