The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24
COUNCIL ORDERS
FEDERAL SUPPLIES
COUNCIL HEARS LABOR
DELEGATION AND GRANTS
THEIR REQUEST.
COMMITTEE TO N. o.
Car Will Arrive This Week.
Full Particulars on
Wednesday.

( A called meeting Of the City Coun-
ell was held last Tuesday night at the
City Hall for the purpose of receiving
and hearing a delegation representing
organized labor in the interest of a
government distribution of groceries
for this city. All members Of the
Council were present and the follow
Ing delegation representing the Allied
Trades Council of Columbus Messrs-
George Mosby, the machinists; j. r
Gray, BARRIERS; Fred Hayselette, re-
tail clrks; c. d. Hodgkins, Railway
clerks; w. II. Gordon, carmen; VIII
Gordon, conductors; George Carson,
engineers and Sterling Thrower,
fireman. Capt. T. II. Sharp, whose
activity in behalf of the movement,
has been pronounced, and Mr.. I. ].
Locke, representing the Wholesale
and retail groceries was also present.
Mr.. j. w. Jones, secretary andI
treasurer of the State Federation of
Labor. headed the delegation from
the local trade council and presented
the matter Of permitting the people,
If this city TO share in the govern-
maht food distribution to the members
If the council. He made a most
favorable impression Capt. i. II
sharp. who first undertook the move
ment for this city, also made talk
as did Mr. T. j. Locke, representing
the wholesale and retail grocers
t giving the reason for the high cost
of living in MS line. He said thai
while some cases Of profiteerine
doubtless had occurred in this city
he believed that the prices charged
/ by the groeers were m line will
other cities and justified by conditionf
in the grocery world at the presen
time. Capt. T. II. Sharp and Mr.
Locke both pledged their support O
the movement and offered to financs
the matter provided the city was no
! in a position to do it.
As result Of the conference th'
Council authorized the Mayor to ap
point committee of three eitizens t
work with and cooperate with
committee of like numbers from tL'
trade council to undertake the dis
tribution and the Mayor appointed
the following from thc city: Messrs
S. B. Street, Ira CASTOR AM S L
Game. The trade council appointet
Messrs. J. r. Gray, George Osby ans
C. d. Hodgkins. The committee me
at the city hall on Wednesday morn
ing with Mr.. Street as chairman an
Mr.. Gray as secretary, ii the join
committee went into the task Defor
them.
The committee held another meet
ing on Wednesday night to 90 fur
ther into the matter and it was dc
cided to order the initial car upo
the basis of Meridian's first car, an
committee composed of Messr,
Jud j. Smith and ] r. Gray wa
sent to New Orleans to place tn
order and to make the selections.
the plans work favorably the commit
tee VIII place Subsequent orders fo
cars upon "a deposit from the custom
er Of ten per cent in cash Of tn
amount of their individual osiers.
Messrs Smith and Gray went
New Orleans on Thursday mornin
and wired Mr.. Street that they ha
selected d car Of groceries and tha
the same would be shipped this weel
The committee was expected to re
turn last night aild they Will give
the public list of the groceries pui
chased and the prices with full dc
tails as TO the distribution time an
place viii be given to the public
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