Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-19
SAYS WYCKOFF
GRANTED HIKE
WITHOUT @. x.
Fair Price Committee
man Tells of Ice
Boost.
TRUST ISSUE UP
Judge EichhOrn Hears
Evidence of States
Witnesses.
TRUST ISSUE UP

@ Statements that Stanley Wyckoff.
as State fair price commissioner, had
granted the request of Indianapolis
ice manufacturers that the price of
ice be increased to sixty cents hun
dred pounds before the coal and ice
committee of the Marion county fair
price committee formally had ap-
proved of the increase June II, 1920,
we're made in evidence and records
by the State in the so-called 'ice
trust cases" now being heard by
Judge W. w. Eichhorn of Blufton, in
Superior Court, Room.
John F. White, chairman Of the
county fair price committee and the
maker of the official records of that body
in 1920, produced records which showed
that Mr.. Wyckoff had granted an advance
In ice prices so as to permit retail price
Of 60 cents a hundred pounds.
WHITE PRODUCES
OFFICIAL MINUTES.
Mr.. White produced the official minutes
Of the fair price body and the records Of
the meeting Of the ice and coal subcom-
mittee, showed that Wyckoff had granted
the increase to ice manufacturers while
the committee was considering the deal
ers' request.
The minutes Of the June II, 1920 meet
ing Of the fair price committee are as
Follows:
Meeting Of the Marion County fair
price committee in the directors room OF
the Chamber of Commerce, Chairman
White presiding. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Barkham, Mrs. Artman and
Messrs. Heller, Norwood, Dithmer,
Crowder. Kendall, Rust and Efromson.
GRANTS PRICE FINED BY
ICE MANUFACTURERS
"The business of the evening was con-
Eideration of the report of the subcom-
mittee on coal and ice, which was sub
mitted without recomme ndation. 1t being
stated by members of the committee that
since its meeting, and without being con
suited by him State Fair Price Commits
sioner Stanley Wyckoff had granted
price liked by the Ice manufacturers.
This price was said to be 35 cents whole
sale, 40 cents to butchers and grOcers,
and 60 cents retail. This statement was
made on authority Of a newspaper ar
ticle and not upon personal interview
with Mr.. WyckOhf.
considerable discussion followed. aft
er which it was agreed that further con-
sideration of this question had been taken
out of the hands of the committee by this
reported act of the State commissioner
q subcommittee of this committee had de
cided that a raise in the price Of ice was
justified by the prevailing conditions, the
act of the State commissioners in fore
stalling action by this committee could
be accepted as settling the question, the
committee mourning no responsibility
for such act.
RESOLVE TO LET
ACTION STAND.
The following resolution, presented by
Mr.. Barkham, and seconded by Mr.. Crow
der, was passed by unanimous vote.
Resolved, that inasmuch as the ice
manufacturers have presented and dis
eussed the proposed raise in price with
state Fair Price Commissioner Wyckotf
and since a statement has appeared in
the newspaper purporting the State COM
missioner as having granted the raise in
price asked, it is the sense of the Marion
County Fair Price Committee that further
consideration of the ice manufacturer
petition to this committee be dispensed
with ;and IL such newspaper quoting
the State commissioner in relation to such
raise in price is found to be correct that
lt be the further sense of this committee
that such raise stand without any fur
ther action by ~his committee"
The committee then adjourned, with
no liked program for future meetings,
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