Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-12-10 | Page 20 | Berry Box Law is Again Considered

I BERRY BOX LAW IS AGAIN CONSIDERED Delegation Divided Against Itself Calls Upon City Commissioners iu Bef-creuco Bef-creuco to Ordinance. A delegation of commission men, box manufacturers and berry jjrowors descended de-scended upon tho city commission agaiu yesterday to plead ror a change in tho borry box ordinance passed last January. Janu-ary. The commission men declared that becauso of tbo ordinnnco, which decrees that berries shall bo packed in enmrt aid pint cups, the public had "been forced during tho past season to pay about 40 per cent moro for bornos than n previous years. The delegation -was divided against itself, one or two members taking a stand in favor of the ordinance. These were tho farmers, who appeared to be satisfied with the quart and pint cups. Tbo box manufacturers said that they were on the fence and did not know which tray to jump so long as the ordinnnco or-dinnnco was a subject of controversy. They enmo seeking to learn whether the ordinance was to bo kept in force or amended. Tho commission men wore strongly in favor of an amendment. amend-ment. Tho commission took the matter under advisement. No moro tronblesomo question hag Rrisen beforo tho city commission than tho borry box ordinance. It has been the cause of many a blttor fight in tho commission and tflo cause of unlimltod discontent among thoso who deal In berries. W. E. 1'arr, formor city scaler of weights and measures, who advocated advo-cated the measure lo?t his position be cauio of it.