The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-29

He stands out as the one me,nber of
the New Jersey delegation in the
House who voted "dry" consistently
and he proposes to stand by his record
on the prohibitin vote.
New Jersey has done better than
most states in sending successful bus
mess men to handle the business of
government in business-like way.
No better example can be cited than
Representative Elijah C. Hutchinson,
whose personal business achievements
have been along lines that fitted him
peculiarly to legislate intelligently,
both during the war period, and the
REIMBURSEMENT period, for the safe
guarding of public interest.
Jerseyites will recall that Repre-
sentative Hutchinson served two
terms in the State Assembly, and was
then sent to the New Jersey Senate,
and during his fifth year in the up
per house was presiding officer. He
was for three years State Road Com
missioner. He snow serving his
third term in Congress.
AS merchant miller, with large
flour mill and grain elevator in Ham
ilton township, he was able to detect
several "jokers1 the Food Con-
troll act was under consideration, and
was able to give practical first-hand
testimony before several Congress-
ional Committees.
AS fertilizer manufacturer he also
was able to advise his colleagues on
the Ways and Means Committee when
bills to extend protection to the dom
este war-born potash industry were
being urged. lie also advised regard
ing the Chilean Nitrate supplies, and
the nitrate fixation plants at Muscles
Shoals and Sheffield, Ala. One of his
recent achievements was to prevent
certain fertilizer brokers from tax
ing more than four millions of dollars
out of Uncle Sans pocket on a nit
rate of soda deal.
His Business Experience
AS a bank director, he has been
able to counsel wisely on the present
financial problems of the country re-
garding which legislation has been
sought, to enlarge the efficiency of
the Federal Reserve System, to solve
the tense credit situation, and to rim
ance international trade.
diroator of thn Comm PrP1 ia
Casualty Insul ance Company of New
ark, he has been able to give souad
advice and practical assistance in
War Risk Insurance legislation, which
has been one of the principle works
of the present Congress.
Representative Hutchinson is one
of the ably efficient and active mem
bers of the House Committee on ag-
riculture. He has just achieved the
distinction of putting through the
lower branch of Congress bill which
is claimed will do more than anything
else to bring down the high cost OF
living. This is known as the Hutch
inson Cold Storage Bill. This is pend
ing in the Senate.
When the house was on the point
recently of passing bill on the reco.
mendation of the Secretary of Wan
to loan manufacturers of fertilizer
thousands of tons of nitrate of soda
Representative Hutchinson, himself &
fertilizer manufacturer, exposed tc
the House the fact that this woule
mean taking more than four millions
of dollars right out of the United
States Treasury. He secured an am
endment to the bill authorizing this
nitrate to be sold for cash and direct
ly to the consumers.
He was one of the early and earn
est advocates for establishment Of
hydro-electrical plants for the fixat
ion of atmospheric nitrogen as mea
sure of military preparedness. Again
discussing the necessity for potash
production while the agricultural APP
preparation bill was under discussion
representative Hutchinson gave sons