The Butte daily bulletin., 1920-04-16

The temper of tho consumer at
tho meeting was made evident early
in tho meeting. Various speakers
emphasized the fact that the public
OF Butte was tired Of tclnporization
with those who llsliriously wiring eN-
orbitant profits ON necessities from
the underpaid workers of the city,
and demanded real action at once by
the constituted authorities or else
they would take the matter into
their own hands. During the course
OF the meeting and despite the oppo.
sition Of City Attorney r. l.. Clin-
ton, who driftcd in just in time to
feel the full blast of the crowds
feelings, % special committee of five
was named to Immediately collect
evidences of illegal acts of the mer-
chants group of the Associated In
dustries in boycotting the public
market vendors and "fair" restau-
rants and dealers Of the city and to
present such evidence to the federal
department of justice agents and to
the county attorney with the de-
mand that prosecutions under GRIM
inal laws be started Immediately.
The committee appointed com.
prises Mrs. Elizabeth Kennedy, Mrs.
Della Poets, II. G. N1cNeal AVID
MessrS. Nitchc and Inman, the two
latter of whom occupy stalls ut the
public market.
The meeting was called by Chair
man Lou Ereudenstcin of the colln-
cilmanic public market committee,
who desired Il public expression by
the consumers as to their wishes in
the matter of combating tho profit
GERS embargo, for the benefit of his
colleagues of the committee. With
the exception of Aldermen Frcudcn n
stein and Davis, however, the mcm-
bcrs of the committee were conspic-
uous by their absence, Aldermen
Butterfield, Woods and Callow fail
ing to show.
Market Master John r. I4cgare
was the first speaker called upon by
Alderman Frcudenstcin. Mr.. I.egare
recited the efforts the market ven.
doris had made to purchase supplies
from the wholesale houses and told
of their refusals by the wholesale
dealers who frankly stated that no
goods would be sold to market men
or others who did not have the ap-
prOval of the Associated Industries.
He told of visits to the various pro-
visions houses and to the packing
| plants, where, he said, he and the
market men were uniformly and po-
'itely, but curtly, refused permission
to buy supplies.
1--WE have always considered that
| 1iU-nI IN In Init
country, the land of the frec-where
| It was presumed that the coin of the
country should be taken at its face
value for anything that persos,
wanted to purchase" said Legare.
I'm this town, however, it seems as
IT your money is no good unless you
belong to u certain gang"
Later in the meeting Legarc an.
nounccd that the Associated Indus.
tries had held NEE ing late yester.
| day after which the Spokane cafe,
which recently signed up the Cooks
| and Walters scale and which was
refused supplies by the Associa4 ed
Industries, was informed over the
! phone by IL bakery that the embargo
had been lifted and the cafe could
obtain all the supplies it needed.
"This looks like the Associated H.
dustries is getting cold feet" said
:.eggarc. eff the association is not, il
is up to us to make them get cold
feet" He stated that by Saturday
morning he expected that all stalls
at the m:rkc. wouIt, have full stocks
oi supplies.
Alderman FrcuGenstcin read II
resolution which he proposes to in-
trOdlce before the special meeting
of the city council called for tonight
i, which he would appronri"t''
So, 900 for the use Of the market