The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-09

HupplFing thn public syarwnipRIy
ana al short intervals, with lufOrmR.
lun regarding lhr actual supply NJ
particular commodities that ls IN
eAisieuCe ana available. with frRnrd
To- supplies which a., 10 existence but
p0f available because OF huArduH
ana with regard to the methods NJ
price fixing which are being uspd by
dealers in certain iDodaluflr and
other noCcHTarics ruero .Hu r. 4'.
n" doubt that rrNlIDIs prr lu part
Homctimrs iu large pir' o. ppruhla
fof eForhi'nn' prices. ara ly uuitp
practicable Tor tho governments
through tho agencies have men.
TONED, 20 supply tho public with fIl
Information HH 20 mo prices ar whiru
retailers buy and as lp fN' costs Dt
transportation thcy pay. lu order that
II may ho known Just what margin
~ prprt they are demanding Dnm.
Ion ana concerted action ON tno ptt'
ot purchasers can probably DO tho
rest
Want Iunds for Agencies
That IN these agencies may per.
form thH Indispensable service pro.
Niioi m" congress Will supply lhru
with The necessary funds 10 prosecute
their Inquiries ana kepp their price
liH'g up io date Hitherto tho ap.
pt"prn'I1rF rumWltfcoR uf Tho
houses nave not always. ! f,uT. seen
inr full value of those Inquiries and
ih" departments and comm IFHIuua
have been very much Hafourl for
means tu render this service That
adequate funds Boo provided bF up.
preparation for this purpose and
provided nH promptly ag possible. d..
one ~ The means ~ greatly uwr|Ipr.
H'lng the present distrrwlur Donfl
uunH of livelihood that ] have como
to urge. in this attempt 20 concert
Win you ne best ways tu serve tho
country lu this emergency II is one
or th" absolutely necessary means
underlying many others aud can hu
supplied ~ once.
There urO many other ways Exist
ing law iH inadequate Thorc are
many perfectly legitimate methods
by which me government can eNcr-
else restraint and guidance
lot me- urge bon the frN place that
the present food control act Hhuuld
be extended both M 10 the period uf
Tine during which 10 shall remain
lu operation ana a. tO the rnumudi.
Ties 10 which 30 shall apply ltH pro-
visions against boarding should ho
made 60 apply not only tU food but
also 20 fcodstuffs. 90 fuel, 10 clothing.
and to many other commuditics
which are indlsputably ncrcsnries or
NE.
As It stnrds now II is limited I'm
operation 60 IA" period uf thu war
ana becomes imperative upon the
formal declaration or peace. But /
should Judge that 10 was clearly
al
tho congress to make similar per
maucut provlsions aul regulations
with regard to all goods destined fur
Interstate commerce and tu exclude
them from Interstate shipment N the
requirements of The law arc not COM
pllcd with Some such regulation is
Imporntivoly ncceagnry The uhusos
that have grown up In other ner~r
Hnrics of lifn cannot otherwise he ef
fectiVely prevented There can bc no
doubt ~ either the necessity or the
legitimacy Of such measures May /
not call attention 90 the fact also,
that. although the present net pro-
hihiis profitcerlnE, the prohibition II
accompanied by no penalty n is
clearly ln the public interest that n
penalty should he provided which
will be persuasive
Regulate Cold Storage.
To tho same end, / earnestly rec
ommcnd. ia the second place. that
the congress pass law regulating
cold storage as 30 Is regulated, for
example, hy the laws OF the state Of
Ncw Jersey. which limit tho Time
during which goods may be kept la
st6rage Prescribe tho methods OF
dlsposlng Of them n kept beyond tho
permitted period, ana require that
goods released from sFDraEe shall I'm
an eases bear tho date ~ their re-
ccipt n would materially add 20 the
HeTvlceabillly ~ the law, for tho pur-
pose We now have In view, II 10 were
also prescribed that all goods re-
leased from storage for Interstate
shipment should have plainly
marked upon each package the sell
ing or market price AZ which they
went into storage ny this means
tho purchaser would always tbe able
10 learn what profits stood between
him aha the producer or the whole
sale dealer
II would serve as useful example
10 the other communities of this
country ms well aH greatly relieve
local distress n tho congress were ,o
regulate all such matters very fully
for the District " columbia. where
iis legislative authority is without
limit
would also recommend that n be
required that an goods destined for
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