Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-06
PROF|7EER PROBE
PROPOSED BY
|. A. SENATOR

Sacramento, March 6-Charging
that the state is being threatened
with one of the most "damnable
food conspiracies" ever perpetrated
in America, Senator William Hugh
Brown added fuel to the flames of
wrath that are gathering against
the food profteers on the floor Of
the Senate today.
A resolution appropriating S1260
for an immediate investigation into
the high cost of milk, bread and
eggs was passed by the Senate,
which amended the Prendergast
bread resolution to include the other
sood stuffs. The Senate resolution
was fathered by Senator Scott of
San Francisco and Senator Inman
of Sacramento.
Senators Inman and Slater pro-
posed the resolution to be amended
to include meat, fish, milk and eggs,
and an amendment finally was Of
fered by Inman to limit the investi-
cation to bread, milk and eggs.
The Prendergast resolution was
passed by the Assembly at the first
half of the session and was reported
favor ably by the Senate Judiciary
committee after it had been amended
10 require the committee to report
back in tWeny five days.
Form Combine Plan. =.
That a partner of J. Ogden Ar
mour, Chicago packing king, is seek
ng to tie up the producers of food
stuffs in gigantic combine and
then prepare to wreck the concern
and buy it in was one of the sensa-
.ional charges Of Senator Brown,
who accused State Market Director
Weinstock of unconsciously lending
himself tc the conspiracy.
owe are faced with one Of the most
iamnable conspiracies ever attempt
d in America said Brown. "A. w.
Bates. chairman of the Dairy Bu-
reau Of California, told me that an
association has been formed tying
ip the Gairymen by charging them .
CT every cow, which would result
4 a sum Of $2,50O,000 for the 500 900
ows represented in the association.
What do they, intend to do with this
money? They will build plants for
cheese making, cerameries and other
factories; the thing viii fair and a
partner Of j. Ogden Armour, who
S one of the chief men trying to jam
It through, will buy it up on "a
jer cent on the dollar basis. The
state will be strewn with bunch OF
commercial wrecks and the consum-
.r will be faced by the same sort oi
/ combine as the meat trust.
| "Tke poultrymen have already beer
| organized into an alright organlza
| ton; the beemen are complaining,
md every line of producer viii bt
| whipped into shape, the little maj
frozen off and the consumers WouiC
pay the bill"
Senator Scott declared that tn
ood situation is ineXcusable nov
nat the war is over.
| we are threatened with strike
| N every hand because wages are no
bic to meet the cost of living" sal
jcott "The workingmen are havin
| difficult time. There is such
lamor from all sections Of the stat
i gainst the high cost of living tina
omething must be done at once"
Senator Bennett OF Modesto sal
hat he was in hearty accord with a
] | nat had been said, but that ne kne'
! / he farmers were barely "gettin
by"
Il Brown replied that there has bee
] 70 such implication, but that his figi
D.. vas against the trust-controlled miC
: 3lemen, who are gambling in foot
G stuffs.
"We have got to get rid of the:
] lecches," said Brown. "These resoll
Y tons you are receiving on behalf (
| Weinstock do not come from bon
ide producers, but from the int
locked directors of big trust-col
trclled food monopoly-From Il
K san Francisco Bulletin.