New Britain herald., 1919-08-13
Task ofSecuring Food stuffs to Lower High Cost of Living in this City Begun Today
MAYOR QUIGLEY
 CHOSEN CHAIRMAN
Newark System to Be Adopt ed Here-Goods to Be Sold From Fire Stations and School Houses.

The special committee authorized by the common council to purchase food from the government in order to aid m the lowering of living conditions, :, held meeting at 10 o'clock this morning to start in operation the plans tor secur. .ng the goods. Organi- zatlon was perfected by the commit ice with the selection or Mayor George A. Qulgley as chairman, Francis w.. Pincnes as secretary. The remaining members of the committee appointed by Mayor Quigley are Alderman Angelo M Paonessa, Councilmen William C.. < NNan Michael T. KerWin and F. R.. Gilpatric and Jesse F. Atwater, traffic manager for the American Hardware corporation.
 fax Collector Bernadotte Loomls was selected as general cashier for the committee, and through him will be worked out the system of conduct of sales, through workers which he will name. MT. Loomis was called into the office and he willingly agreed to un- dertake the task. He was authorized to place on deposit in the bank the cash received and to pay the freight and other expenses incurred.
 To Adopt Newark Plan Here,
 The plan or selling the government 1ood in Newark, N. J., as explained by Mayor Gillen of that city was heard by the committee, and it was voted 10 adopt >> plan whereby a central sta ton for the distribution of the goods would be made to ten sub-stations to be placed in the fire houses and schools. A subcommittee will wait on the school board to secure permis sion of one of the large schools.
 With the plans worked out to a na- ture to warrant going ahead. the con- mittce discussed the numerous phases of the method of conducting the sales Councilman Gilpatric said he believed it would be d feasible plan to- have a man in charge of the sales who had had experience in the line of selling foodstutfs. Mayor Quigley said that George Grocock of the American Hardware Co-Operative stores had .signified d willingness to assist in eV- cry manner possible.
 Factories to Help
 Councilman GilpatriC said that he believed the factories could be depended upon to allow one of their store heads to work with the com mittee in the conduct of the sales President Charles F. Smith of Ian ders, Frary & Clark Manufacturing company was interviewed in regard to galloWing MT. Owen, who is head of the cooperative store of the con- cern to assist in this manner, and MT. Smith assured Mayor Quigley that MT. Owen would be per mitted to give attention to the work. < It is the intention of the committee to have MT. Owen care for the ordering .3of the goods and act as a general su- pervisOr. He was out of town today and could not be at the meeting.
 w. F. Watson, the head of the cc- operative store conducted at the Stanley Works, consented to attend the meeting, and after a few pre- liminafy questions, MT. Watson gave some very important facts to the committed He said that the prices of goods must be governed by the probable shrinkage that is bound to occur in such foodstuffs as hams and bacon. He also agreed to assist the committee in making the prices such that the city is in no way liable to loss of money. On his advice it was voted that 3O,000 strips of bacon, 10000 hams, 500 cases of Karo syrup, containing 5000, cans and 300 eases of pork and beans comprise the first shipment The committee de- cided upon this amount, and also that a similar order be placed subject to release. so that there will be no shortage for the first few days, a. least.
 Cost of Freight Outlined.
 MT. Atwater outlined the cost of freight on the goods to this city, stating that through the Starin line to New Haven it will cost Il cents a hundred pounds, and by train direct to this city 17 cents a hundred. A number of auto trucks will be used to haul the goods from whatever place they are consigned out Of the original thinning point. Ar. Atwater also said that it was probable that the fac tories would contribute q workman to assist in the loading and unloading of the goods.
 When the goods arrive here they will be apportioned off to each sub station and the surplus will be sent to the central location. Tn the latter place no retailing will be done The pmatter of workers was discussed and
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