Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-01
FIND BREAD PRICES Vary
LOWER FOR BAKERS
HERE, BUT LOAF COSTS MORE
Committee Framing Bin for General
Assembly Reveals Wide Range
OF Charges.

Although Washington bakers are
better paid than are their Richmond
brothers of the same vocation. bread
costs more in Richmond. it developed
at n conference OF State and city OH
Gals and others Interested. in bring
ing down the high cost OF living and
the STANDARDIZATION of weights and
measures held in the Office of John
w. richardson. register of the land
office. yesterday afternoon.
y Figure. gathered from the state
ham: secretary OF the price committee
Of the Housewives League show that
in the national capital the wages paid
bhkSrs Are ahs, FROM 'ms Sc to- SIS per week
Richmond brcadmakers, although 10
cents buys two ounces more of the
commodity in Washington than the
same dime does in Richmond.
Washington bench hands get $50 to
So per week TO s27 paid the same
workers in Richmond.
Many Cities Arc Lower.
table prepared by the United
states Bureau of Labor statistics shows
that pound loaf of bread in Rich
nond costs more than it does in Dan
Charleston and sixteen other leading
cities. This. too, despite the fact that
the nour freight rates from points in
the Kansas wheat field to Danvllc are
IL cents higher per 100 pounds than
they are to Richmond.
The purpose OF the meeting ycster-
uiN WAS 10 3nlalSalildlc SeNcral DIS
proposed for submission to the next
session of the Legislature which.
among other things. provide for the
standardization of loaf bread Meas
urcS with this end in view have been
prepared by G. II. MOrrisscttc, director
OF the Legislative reference bureau. for
DeleSate y. .: Boschen. Of Richmond
city: John w. Richardson and Benja-
min l.. Purcell, state dairy and food
commissioner.
1t was determined TO ask the Cen
eral Assembly to pass legislation pre-
scribing that standard sizes be twelve
and sixteen ounces, one and half
pounds and upwards in multiplcs OF
one pound.
Provisions of Dill.
Section % OF the proposed bill pre-
pared at the instance of Mr.. Rich
ardson. which is declared TO he SINH
lar to that of Mr.. Purcell's. provides
sale, offered or exposed for sale, or
sold. shalt be sold by weight. To each
loaf of bread, it is prescribed, shall
be attached n label plainly showing
it's correct weight and the firm name
of the manufacturer thereof the size
OF the label and the type to be used
to be specified by the state superin-
,cndent of weights and measures. 1t
shall he unlawful, the bill further pre-
scribcS, for any person TO make or
keep for the purpose of sale, offer or
expose for sale, or sell. any bread other
than as shall be in accordance with
the provisions Of Section 30 of the
bill.
Violation OF the act subjects the
tranSgreSSor TO a fine or jail sentence
or both, tho former being not more
than three months and the latter not
less than $50 nor moro than 5000.
Those attending the meeting and
taking part in the conference were r.
w Merchant. vice president of the
Renters and Consumers Protective AS
ISOLATION: II. w. Joseph Supcr;nten-
don't OF Weights and measures; Law
renee Paul. az attachc of the same
department: Commissioner Purcell,
Mrs Durham and Mr.. Richardson.