Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-18
NEXT SALE Of
ARMY SUPPLY
ONWEDNESDAY
Expect to Have Bacon and Syrup
Also by That Time
IN ADDITION TO THE HAM
Plan to Send Trucks to New
ark Terminal This After
noon for More Supplies
EXCURSION CAUSES DELAY
Food Administrator GriswoId
Expects to Have Price Fix
ing Regularly Hereafter
EXCURSION CAUSES DELAY

= Because of the Sunday school ex-
cursion to the seashore tomorrow the
mayors committee in charge of the
army food sales has decided to post
pone the next sale from Tuesday to
"Wednesday. The sales at the fire.
o'clock are expected to include 5000
pounds of ham. 1000 pounds of tin
ned bacon and 1900 gallon cans of
corn syrup.
No definite word has yet been re-
ceived from Lieut.. Dee as to the ad-
ditional order for ham or for the 500
army blankets. 1t is hoped that the
committee will be able to procure
the 5000 pounds of strip bacon from
the New York warehouse in time to
place it on sale Wednesday.
Alderman John J.. Clark, in charge
of the sales during the absence of
Mayor Dorsey at Washington, stated
this morning that he expected to
send a truck for the syrup and tin
ned bacon to the Port Newark Ter
mina1 this afternoon. The trucks are
loaned to the city through the cour-
tesy Of the Standard Underground
Cable Works. Mr.. Clark was called
out of town this morning and it Is
not certain whether he will be able
to make the trip or not.
The 5000 pounds of ham received
last week too late for the Saturday
sales will be weighed and priced al
the water department storage house
this afternoon by the city employees
who handled the food last week.
1t was estimated this morning that
approximately $4,000 had been real
lied from the sale Of ham Saturday.
So far as could be learned the sales
went off everywhere without hitch,
many hundreds of housewives being
turned away after the food had been
sold. The statesmen were instructed
to sell only one ham to a customer in
order to give everyone an opportuni-
ty to take advantage of the saving
offered by-the reduced prices OF the
army food.
The price fixing committee named
by City Food Administrator William
H. Griswold in the campaign to reduce
the cost of living has been completed
with the exception of two or three
persons who are yet to be appointed
Those who have accepted the food
administrators request to assist In
the war on profiteering are: Mrs
Frank Dorsey, Henry Toft. City Sealer
of Weights and Measures, William
Floresch, hotel proprietor; Max Wurt-
eel, wholesale grocer; E. H. Romond
retail grocer; George F. Reynolds, dry
goods dealer; ]. T. Simmens, baker
and Joseph L. Crowell, labor represen-
tative. Several more members will be
added to represent the consumers, Mr.
Griswold said. More ladies will be
asked to serve.
It is the hope of the food admin,
istrator that the committee will be
able to issue weekly price lists A
meeting of the committee will be
called very soon. Mr. Griswold said
when the plans for the campaign vii
be taken up. So far no changes have
been made in the last price list
which was adopted in cooperation
with the county food administrator; !.
Perth Amboy is the first city II
the state to have fair price lis
committee SO far as could be learned
this morning Middlesex being one Of
the most active counties in the state
Due to the absence of many grocer:
and dealers on vacations Mr.. Thomas
H. Mettler. county food administra'
tor, said today that he had been un
able to complete the personnel or the
New Brunswick committee.
United States District Attorney
Joseph l.. Bodine is at present prin
cipally engaged in rounding up the
food hoarders in Newark and othel
cities, Mr.. Mettler said. and for that
reason little change has occurred II
the price fixing situation. No hoard.
ers have been located in Middlesea
yet, Mr.. Mettler said.
State Administrator Tyler has NO
yet returned.
A wave of reform in an effort tt
lower retail prices has been started
in various parts of-tae country, Mr.
Mettler declared he had learned. Ht
said that in campaign IN Pltts
burgh the butchers by cooperation
were able to cut the prices of meats
deeply Their prices went down be.
low the prices Of two years ago, ne
said.
Clothing and coal have not yet
been taken up by any of the admin,
istrators except in a general way, tho
first efforts being directed agains
food costs.