The sun., 1919-08-25
MAYOR VETOES
MILK INCREASES
Williams, U. s. Administrator,
Also Gives Credit to Cover
nor for Good News.
MAKES WEEKS PLANS
Wholesalers Will Hold Con-
ference Wednesday to Fix
Fair Prices.
MAKES WEEKS PLANS

One OF the most comforting bits or
news to come out of the, doings of the
campaign to get a strangle hold on
high food prices was the announce
ment last night that the price of milk
to the consumer Is not to be boosted in
September, contrary to original plans.
This assurance came from Arthur
for this city, who got the tip from per-
sons in a position to know.
II am told there will be no rise in
milk prices next month";" Mr.. Williams
said. 81 believe Gov Smith and Mayor
Hylan are entitled to credit for this
Mr.. Williams added that as Food
Administrator he hasn't anything to
do with milk prices. but inasmuch as
for some time it had been reported
retail milk prices would advance in
September he felt the public would be
glad TO know this was untrue.
Mr.. Williams, who is a whale for
work, has mapped out a programme for
the food campaign activities this week
that promises to keep him and many
other folks on the jump. 1t will be the
third and probably busiest week Of the
campaign thus far.
Expect Aid From Butchers.
The problem of getting from retail
butchers voluntary agreement to stick
by fair retail margins" to be made by
the Fair Price Committee will be taken
up, and there Is every reason to believe
the butchers themselves will not hesi-
tate long in helping Mr.. Williams and
his colaborers solve It, II fair prices
for various cuts OF meat are issued, as II
is confidently expected they will be before
long. they will be given a place of honor
in the newspapers each Tuesday and
friday with the maximum fair prices
for certain staple groceries.
The wholesale fish dealers are TO be
gathered into the net of official cam
paign activities during the week. If Mr..
WCliams's plan for a conference on the
subject of cold storage fish materializes;
| and again. 1t is believed it will material
| lze because the FISH dealers themselves
| say they wish to do anything they can
10 be helpful. There are vast quantities
OF fsh in the freezers in and round about
New York. Much Of II went into the
storage plants before the armistlce was
signed and II still Is there
There are also fresher. much fresher
| 1isn In the sea. Just what Is to be done
with the cold storage fish and how
soon il should BE- moved out and what
VIII happen to il after II comes out are
some OF the questions that will be
| threshcd out at the coming conference.
Grocers to Meet.
One of the most interesting moves Of
| the coming week Will be the calling to.
gether by Mr.. Williams on WEDNESDAYS
OF Wholesale grocers for conference
on fair wholesale prices. Mr.. William.
! said last night he couldn't discuss the
subject Of the conference in advance, but
he had no hesitation In saying he doem',
believe II is impossible to evolve a plar
whereby the costs of material and OF
labor for certain necessities can be
| worked out
'I believe" he said. I'VE can go back
TO fundamentals and figure out the costs
| of some OF the elements OF productio ior
and other costs along the line until the
commodity reaches the consumer"
Another list of maximum fair price.
for staples in retail grocery stores is tc
I
Asked whether there will be any
changes in the maximum bargains,
| Mr.. Williams said
II will be satisfied II sugar remains a.
ten and a half cents pound to th'
consumer. ! wish we could get -four I,
seven cents a pound. but II we hold 4
! at seven and half cents we will dt
well. ! am hoping there will be &
little saving on beans and canned
goods. We are watching the butte
market very closely"
Eighty centres have been esta bli she
for the verifying work which is to b,
Gone by $4,000 or more women,
The Brooklyn Retail Butchers Re
lrigerating Company has been organized
along cooperative lines to reduce th
cost OF handling meats. Eight hun
dred retail butchers already hav
pledged themselves to buy stock in tn
| concern. according to Charles Grismer
"a Fifth avenue, president Of the com
rany, A block OF property on Atlanti
avenue between Fort Greene place an
South Elicit place has been purchases
as site for a cold storage plant a.
open market and facilities for distribut
ing meats to all Brooklyn butchers.