Grand Jury Report Says High Prices Need Broader Action
Marion Indiana October 3 1919 the Grant county grand jury for its investigation into the high cost of living says price sources cannot be controlled by any single community. War sacrifices persist in peacetime needs and only through increased production and sane living will prices ease. Local merchants show smaller net profits and no price fixing found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
Grant County
Europe
Potato Market Steady Amid Calls for More Rail Cars
Ghiteaxe Oct 4 The potato market held steady with outside calls and ample local demand. Reports from Maine Red River Valley and Idaho cite railcar shortages, especially for refrigerators after Oct 15. Prices ranged from 2.40 to 2.75 per cwt for various grades, with 60 cars received that day and 366 in yards. Goldish expands, Bernier joins firm. Connery & Co. opens new offices in multiple cities.
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Ghiteaxe
Ee Aga
Maine
Red River Valley
Idaho
Minnesota
Iowa
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Michigan Grange adopts co operative potato market plan
Lansing Oct 3 The Michigan State Grange executive committee approved a cooperative marketing plan for members potatoes and other produce. They cited the success of the Michigan Potato Growers Exchange and the North American Fruit Exchange in New York, which supplied a high grade sales manager and broad market reach reaching 401 customers in 186 cities across 26 states and higher prices. The new contract aims to move over 6000 carloads.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan State Grange
Michigan Potato Growers’ Exchange
North American Fruit Exchange
West Street
New York City
Cadillac General Office
State Grange
Indiana Sets Egg and Poultry Sanitation Rules
The Indiana State Board of Health issued binding rules for egg candling, poultry handling, and storage. Requirements include candling eggs from April 15 to December 1, with certificates on each case, and preservation of dry pick and cold storage at 40 degrees or below. Water treated poultry or ice water cooled poultry cannot be sold after January 1, 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Po Andia ‘Ous
Indiana State 3Rd of Health
Atute Food and Drug Commissioner
Pennington to Leave Agriculture Dept for Balsa Co
Dr. Mary E. Pennington chief of the Food Research Bureau, Department of Agriculture, based in Philadelphia, resigns and will leave in October to head the research and development department of the American Balsa Company, a subsidiary of American International Corporation. She is praised for egg and dressed poultry research and outreach to egg producers. Del Gourley named assistant sales manager at Associated Fruit Company in Chicago, overseeing sales of potatoes cabbage onions and other staples. brings years in the Chicago trade and prior roles at The Navy Company and The Shaf ton Company.
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New York
Mary E. Pennington
Food” Research Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Philadelphia
American Balsa Company
American International Corporation
Pennington
Gourley
Associated
Chicago
del Gourley
Associated Fruit Company
Navy Company
Shafton Company
Mr Turney in Grape Deal in North Hast Pa
New York October 3 T L Turney of R E Cochran Company Inc is in the grape deal at North Hast Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Turney
New York
T. L. Turney
R. E. Cochran Company, Inc
North Hast
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C. H. Weaver
C. H. Weaver & Co
EAV Se
National League Emission Merchants
Western Fruit Jobbers Ass
International Apple Shippers Ass
Nat'l Poultry, Butter & Egg Ass
Earl Bros
Indiana Grand Jury
Goldish
St. Paul
Minn
Arthur Bernier
Mendota
Jackson Street
Market Place
Twin Cities
Mr. Goldish
E. E. Connery & Co
Minneapolis
Plymouth Building
Omaha
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Kansas City
TE. Ball
Springfield
Illinois
Ohing
The
Oliver W. Tong
N.Y. Life Bldg
Minneapolis, Minn
Steer & Olson, Inc
Ottawa
Halon
Dept. of Agri
Tad
Joann W. Sow
Eadley Wayne & Low DW Inc
Fruit and Produce Commission
Ater
Oni
Walde
England
CHICA
Pouliry
Cmek
Gallagher Bros
Cleveland
Cleveland Boys
C. E. McNeill & CO
W. So
Water St
Chas. E. McNeill
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