New-York tribune., 1919-09-17
Ask Food Administrator to
Name " Conspicuously
Fair Citizen to Sit in
Meeting; Inform Public
Williams Sees Price Drop
ONLY $4,000 Pounds Army
Poultry Sold i'll Two Days;
Better Results Expected

Arthur Williams, Federal Food Ad-
ministrator announced yesterday that
the wholesale meat dealers and pack
ors have agreed to have him appoint a
conspicuously fair public spirited citi-
-sn not in the meat business. to sit
IN omen session with them. to hear
the;r side of the meat problem, so that
be ran tell the public what his opinion
Of the meat situation is.
Mr.. Williams explained that this
agreement was effected by W. n.
Moves, vice president of Swift e. COM
many and also chairman of the Whole
sale Meat Committee, sub committee
of the Fair-Price Committee, and that
efforts are being made to find such a
citizen. Mr. Williams said one man
had declined for business reasons, and
he was trying to reach Oscar Straus
or Williams Fellowes Morgan.
He said it was his opinion that the
cost Of living hod not gone up in the
last five weeks and gave as air in
stance Of that contention the fact that
the middleman IS not being called a
food profiteer.' He also cited the de-
crease in the cost of certain foods as
compared with the cost on January /.
Mr.. Williams said the cost of the
twenty-five units on the fair-price list
on January ] was 1856. and on Mon
day of this week s4.s2, a reduction Of
thirteen per cent. On January !, he said
8 pound each Of all meats would have
cost collectively SIP, while the same
meats would have cost on Monday
s656, q saving Of eight per cent
Small Sales of Poultry
On being informed that August Silz.
who is acting for Inc city, in disposing
c: nearly 500 coo pounds of frozen
army poultry had only sold $4,000
pounds il TWO days. Mr.. Williams
called Nr Silz on the telephone and
offered his assistance
Mr.. Silz told Mr.. Williams that Mon
cay and Tuesday are always poor poul-
try days and ne expected to have bet
ter success, but that he would welcome
help. Mr.. Williams got into touch
with Louis +. Beckman. vice chairman
Of the Master Butchers Committee.
which has abou; 5000 members, and
suggested shat he get in touch with
Mr.. Silz and call a special meeting of
his committee TO discuss plans for TAX
lag over some Of the poultry. This
Mr. Beckman agreed TO do.
Comparing the Fair Price Commit
tees schedule with those of two sepa-
rate groups Of retail chain stores, Mr..
Williams SAID that. while his commit
tees average was POI per cent, one
groups average was 1873 per cent.
while the remaining groups was 1913
per cent. This means. he said, that
these two groups, composed of great
number of stores, are underselling his
committees average.
Shoes for City Employees
Commissioner Of Markets Jonathan
?. Day announced that the North
American Export Company is mapping
out routes for its automobiles so that
the warehouses of the city Will be
reached easily and that army and
navy shoes have been made available
IN small quantities for city employees.
He also announced the opening of four
new schools for food sales They are
the St. Lucy, at 344 East 104th Street;
Public School 27, at Thirteenth Street
and FIRST Avenue, College Point; Pub