Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-25
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10 MAKE SUGAR PLANT
iii Vtsit Washington aud Ask for
( Action To Make Ho"rdcrs
~ DiSsorSc.
DEALERS DEFENDED
sparthncn., u, Justice Agent Says
SJobbtrs THAT and Manufacturers
Here Arc Not boarding or Profit
iecrinc.

!. SarioSs reasons for tho distressing
4 gar shorSssS were advanced last
a CAT at y meeting called by Com
! ,nwea>+-A-.--est:o-nry George Il.
Use foy,-9a-p4-posc OF doing some
inc E,or, III" the consensus O:
q inioaI being ;ha; tir underlying
Jason Scr The tam:ne was not
e ortaEs oi the commodity Hut dc
sec on .tho part OF some person or
= rsonss un known Ia -rIp enermOnS
s,a's n9lS,@s p WS i .s %wi! h?Es
&s pay any price demanded
~ A coIrcrittcc Of three WAS appointed
y take swhntcv-r steps i rI| deem
lccssR e 10 Keep closely IN ;ouSh
9th *rlat SHear if1dS us WAY -
S.ehmo.sd, ard -" to y.sm W" ash ~,
aed effcrts OF Northern spectators
IA crcafc an Artificial scarcity aud
Sin this price VI. communicating
TsiorncS MS" CounciimaH- Elect
L arhanr form the committee. the first
4 tketing.ot which Will H. held Tues
,kgly night.
K i. II. kemp. Jr.. agent. Of We De.
rtme,p Of Justice. defended l"ca!
bbcrs aad gauufaciurcrs from
g argos Notwithstanding saving that N"
III Id his associates had been able q"
lid no Gssae;sf:nf'er a rigid inYcs'i-
Ration. rNSt trw Of those present WeT"
Va :clinedNo suspec; local arms % de-
Ill., puolic Hs to tn" condition
81 afIairS but no direct charges were
4 pde. Sam II Heller. president "f
g Retail Grcccrs. Inc. said that
ifc fifteRn carloads Of sugar which
Shsre rcee!ved in Richmond between
4 pril ,1sld ~ were not sufficient I"
II Bet tht' normal demand Ut this joo-
ing centr:. Mr.. Heller said that il"
ID never sold sugar lar more than
I'D cents.et pound.
AFR. W%Sc opened thc meeting Will,
II Stalk 63 the motives actuating him
Chen hc. called il. lie sa'd that tie
t,ople had been led 10 hciivc tina,
II ere waF no sugar III ,hG country
II at Europe and Canada were ra-
living 1T. but that this was not
pobbeFs had told him. he said. tbs:
II ey could re; practically ,iHl!:n!,pl
by paying 80 GENTS a Pound
proves that the sugar :s mere,
I'd MrtW!sc. II, IS up 30. us 10 %;
The Semmitt"c arpnin;rd n; his
EscstiSl Will ask Federal authors!
rs In sa.!Sgton i something car
II be A"nS->'t"' investigates tho al
sed hoaSdiES sugar ~ New forS
ID somG means taker 10 :orcc sracu.
tors tS rcts:l+c their holdings n
price !eomrrehSGra;c with tn. COS,
fthenHl
A cornwittsc O. women was ap.
inted To take charge Of "uo pound.
sugar which has been promi"eo
n II. L.sShr!s;!cn X Co. tor L!str!pu
IN to ttho Iyr Nrhr. because -! s'rc
ness oyoincr incapac!ty, c4unrt oh.
IN thGImccess!ty themselves, Mrs
Tyleri,S ohnSon is Chairman o. The
mm!ttH ana VIII be assisted t.,
e folldE.ns women: McSdan - =
Wa.tfpS. u j. lhoina.. J. J.. Metz.
r, j. w J5An-on. e - Sattcrwnltc
lila Eahes and =. " Durham sir
illcr prSmiscd the committee an adj
iional Ieo pounds aud ~! other !m.r
ANTS dGfhns in The ComnodI;" ar.
peh!edNto 20 gSs.st IN This cause.
7. IS. ~ SSspocy atendrut o. .tG,
Tolihai1.ir. Insurance Co, ?vOtest-,
,ientl%Gas "a inst permitting jobber
send s1aay - North Carolina WIN
short3se existed IN Hichmord I,
LamHsrt Ge.la-"d tha; 4 ;HN -
ports Eou,t1s.I',- the problem. NJ,
y. CErkc. ~, secretary Of IN
tai! Az, ~ u.S ,Asspc!a,;op. Lla,r.,
EoveEn!,n:it for .cflr,un 10 con
let fosy;he eat!r, Cuban supply :.
rhomaW g. Morton. so..ne.lma,
fHn MSi!son Ward. was III. 81
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