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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1919
Page
5
Continuation note reports several leaders warning of national turmoil. Commission investigations cited profits mainly going to manufacturers and wholesalers, with retail profiteering at a minimum. Support for a licensing system for interstate corporations as remedy noted.
Tacoma milk producers announced a 12 to 15 cent rise in milk prices effective next week, blaming higher condenser costs and producer charges. They cite pasture shortages and high grain prices after eight weeks of dry weather. A morning shower broke the drought, offering brief pasture relief.
Chicago officials report that starting tomorrow milk will cost 15 cents per 4 quart and cream 16 cents per half pint. Retailers say producers raised wholesale prices 52 cents per hundredweight for August, forcing a higher consumer price.
President Wilson gave Rep Oliver and a Alabama delegation four roosters from world leaders to be auctioned at Demopolis Alabama on August 14 to raise funds for Tombigbee River bridge construction. The goal is $200000. Oscar Hammerstein, opera producer, remains critically ill though officials hope he lives through the night amid evolving superstition among railroad men.
Washington July 31 William G. Lee president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen announced that unless the railroad administration acts by October 1 to raise wages or reduce living costs, the union will convene to consider using protective features. He cited unrest from mounting prices and warned of possible upheaval if gains are blocked.
Washington July 31 retail meat dealers in the District of Columbia are reported to be earning about 100 per cent profit on all meat sales. E A Calvin representing the Cotton States official advisory marketing board testified that dressed beef cost dealers 18 to 19 cents a pound on July 1 but sold at not less than 40 cents a pound. He asserted that similar profits persist.
The State Efficiency Ad Commission outlines proposed constitutional amendments and a budget plan, noting limited time for study while detailing hearings in Billings Miles City Bozeman Great Falls Deer Lodge Roundup Butte and Harlowtown. It discusses cost of living investigations, interlinked fruit supply chains, interstate distribution and potential price manipulation by distributors and wholesalers.
Attorney Jackson cites Cascade farmers sending teams into Minnesota to cut hay for delivery. He quotes prices in Chicago with six for 25 cents, sweet corn 15 cents a dozen, radishes two bunches for 5 cents, string beans 5 cents a pound, cucumbers 20 cents. He vows to bring profiteers to justice and urges laws to let the people reach them.
City Attorney announces an investigation into dealers who allow food to spoil intended for human consumption. Potential fines range from 50 to 500 dollars for the first offense as the case seeks to determine the laws to support conviction. The probe involves local brokers and farmers market activity as Baltimore prepares to bring produce to market.
The Senate debated the high cost of living amid consideration of a resolution to reduce currency in circulation. Senator Myers linked wage hikes to rising living costs, while Senator Poindexter questioned food aid to Europeans. Representative Igoe urged an inquiry into living costs as a separate action. A related resolution seeks FTC review of price rises for shoes sugar coffee and dining items and a call to curb stock market speculation.
A transcript cites concerns over profit margins in the potato and turnip trade, urging state control to cap profits. Testimony denounces the Harvard method of calculating gains, arguing it disguises real earnings and invites manipulation by middlemen. The proposal seeks a market and food commissioner with powers to set maximum prices and profits.
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