The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-11

IL the country at this time
Souf Incorporation and theirs. Win
MISREPRESENTATION. will be greatly ap'
tGxed
EAe widest publicity of thss move
~ ana the results obtained ey 'he
Ssnty committees, it is believed wiz
800 important factor IN ies SUI
Please wire whether the
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NfAAion.'' ~,
- a. sina.ca.son Of the extent OF the
n RsNssnn ~ President Wilson's re-
liz "A ,n~raa.,on that legislation be en-
2~3T1 ~ rsnusre that food prices DC
II %srsAA MON food products VIII n~
VA S24 III morrow when the house ast 81,
n e1tltural COMMITTEES takes UP wy va >sv,
#& II Representatfys Hutchinson ca - -
Il III 1orsey. for regulation OF the Vua"
ssS 1.snrasA industry representative nan-
M 1Ssan AZ Iowa chairman OK ihs So's'
" &SFtis~ has asked the department 9.
4 a2risiruf,ure and other ihteres ~
II AGENCIES to send repreSensauses, ~
IL meeting TO confer aooa. a'e ~, n,t:tea
NAN hers on this part OF the PREF
l~rt.s ,,ragrgrn for relief from she
shfrh rost or living Is expected 10 "s
velcp from this hearing
Epilrw~ Jersey Law o..
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tntrcdaeed hoEoFr sh< 80 SO rloss-l
dress IT, congress. :; I2!'oWs T. -, r.
ses %sm Jersey .aw. wn8@h tAv
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On. ~ senate tomorrow IS >SI..s'p1
sr~.slnehyyser2. az Ne~- Jersey u was
understood tonight -... -,.
IN DISCUSSING The opposition 10 tlle
.price-siamptng PROPOSE Nj -i-'>'
snson. sail. z.,,,, -.,z,
,x4ssor wou}d be workable the pieS4- .
.sarf recomrn ended price marx n
.sWo difgerent connections III Ais az
dress first IN speaking OF colo stofase
foods and again IN connection VIZ
other commodities Sc lar as ne 0'>.
siorage end o. IT is cohceI "eu' -
would hardly be feasible
a..
A .,on IS to encourage storage unaef
ss~nner conditions For example, IL Is
nrorer that eggs should be pui IN
s,orage when they are plentiful
ssptharss Use prices would go t.'ehe'
tnan they oo. Market prices WIZ NaiS
land a marked price ~ou44 DC an - -
- proportion with The price Al WhlGh
{. ths. .oglmoaity would be put on me
make. The market price m1gh% DE
.ei.hf,r higher or lower.
4"There are many eIeheh'S sH%'
would enter into the situation "h1ch
would make II difficult TO gel any
satisfactory results from surh a pro-
u Eaubodies Best Features.
"Mv hlu contains the best features
Of the New Jersey law. but also en-
bodies suggestions from othe s.4t1
xaaws. Under present conditions II -
POSSIBLE 10 keep commodities IN sloi
age in one stale Tor Time anu ehan
III ranster them to another state. NhHSl
rnis Mi il would be impossible TO do
-ttaat 49,. 49,.
Hutchinson bill. would be required TO
obtain licenses from lhe secretary ~
agriculture. who would nave HlsPeS
tons made TO insure sanitation
fee of 500 Tor tdch to4o SSVia as
building is fixed.
.s II would be unlawful 10 receive an
a cold storage warehouse any 1000
II that did NOT bear stamp giving the
s~3ste Of receipt The limit Tor stoFas"
II set at ten months, except WIN the
consent OF tha secretary OF sr1ca'-
ture and under such regulations as
"a may prescribe. Food stored Lon
hanger perloas may be sold at puoIlc
aucIion. If fit for use. or shall DC con-
q saAm ned. ii found 10 be unnt Tor hu-
ssrn1a consumption.
ssa.y Gold storage food products from
nfher countries could not be received
nnsass II shows the length of time 1t
was stored prior to ARRIVAL IN mus ms
+ country, except upon consent OF the
secretary OF agriculture.
Stiff penalties are provided TOR idli-
sure TO plainly exhibit lhe dates Oh
"a transfers from one cola storage plah'
TO another. Any arucle once WIN
..7lrawn could not be returned TO
4 storage
ii is expressly provided that The
& Yronoset law shall not be construed
~ prohibiting the shipping OF ffesa
ford In properly refrigerated cars Oh
TO hold them IN cooling room lof
forty eight hours, or prohlolI uie
keeping Of fresh 1000 IN ICE o'Aes IA
retail stores
The bill carries an appropriation OF
$500 600 for the expenses TO carry
-iS6hl the law. II provides Tor an eA-
{ .fensive system OF inspection. and re-
ssouires managers of cold storage
etplanis to make quarterly reports 10
J fher dc partment OF agriculture. Dis-
/ charged soldiers would be given
ssspreference in the appointment or IN
Bpectors.
The penalty section Of the bill pro-
syides:
THAT any person or persons, cor
pcration or corporations or othcer or
bfacers thereof violating any OF the
fjprOvisions OF this act shall. upon con-
Eiction, be subject, TO a penalty or not
Exceeding $500 for the first offense.
Any such person having been once
convicted shall, upon second Of
kense, be held guilty of INSIDE
{neanor. The conviction of any cor
Xporation shall not operate TO relieve
Nany oftlcer or officers, agents or EN-
ployes OF such corporation from prose-
cution under the provisions of this
nAct.'