Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-02-18 | Page 1 | Committee Selected to Investigate the High Price of Fod

I COMMITTEE SELECTED I TO INVESTIGATE THE TilE I PRICE OF FOB FOD FODI FOBS I I 4 4 Washington Feb 17 Vice Prest f ff f 4 dent lent Sherman today toda appoint d as asI 9 f fi i 4 the select committee to investigate 4 9 14 i 9 the cost ost of living Senators Lodge Io 4 1 4 4 chairman Gallinger 4 4 Snoot Smoot Crawford Simmons and 4 f 4 9 Clarke of Arkansas f 4 ft t In naming the committee Mr Ir 4 f 4 4 Sherman announced that in accord acord f 9 4 ance w with custom he lie had offered 4 4 f the chairmanship to Senator Elkins 4 4 4 author of the resolution under 4 4 4 which the inquiry Is to be conducted 4 f i 1 I 4 Mr Elkins 1 however being engaged 4 4 with the administration commerce 4 j 4 bill will wilt be unable to serve in any 4 j 4 capacity 4 4 14 1 4 Contrary to expectations it now flow 4 i 4 9 appears ap unlikely that hearings will 4 4 be by b the committee Chairman 4 1 4 Lodge Lode is of the opinion that more 4 4 4 can be lx accomplished hl l by b calling ex experts 4 perle in the various executive de do 4 4 i 4 l who have special knowl 9 f 4 4 edge of the subjects to be probed 4 14 1 It was stated Mated stat by Mr tr Lodge I dge that 4 14 if the tariff was responsible for the 4 14 4 increased cost of the necessities of 4 4 life the committee will not hesitate 4 4 to bring out that fact fa t tH 4 4 4 4 4 M 44 H 4 4 44 MM 4 4 4 4 M 4 4 4 4 44