Show HIGH COST OF LIVING GREAT VARIETY OF CAUSES SHOWN TO BE responsible FOR PRESENT CONDITION senate committee appointed to in gate the cause for advance in prices reports report its findings but decision Is not unanimous washington the majority report of the special senate committee appointed to investigate the causes for the increased cost of living was submitted to the senate on thursday by senator lodge lodee chairman ot of the committee the republicans and democrats failed to agree A meeting was held prior to the presentation of the report and the minority members of tile tho committee protested against the character of the tha findings after a long argument the minority was authorized to employ an expert to go over the report of the majority and prepare the minority views for submission to the senate tile the report made by senator lodge was an exhaustive one complied compiled from testimony given by forty one witnesses n reports received from consuls and from foreign governments tho the majority of the committee found that of the tha many causes contributing to the advance in prices the following were most marked increased demand tor for farm products and food shifting Shit ting of population from food producing to food consuming occupy eions arid and localities immigration to food consuming localities cali ties reduced fertility of land resulting in lower average production or in increased expenditures for fertilization increased banking facilities in agricultural localities which enabled farmers to hold held their crops and market them to the best advantage it was found that this not only stead led prices but had a tendency to increase thorn them reduced supply and convenient transportation facilities of such much commodities modi ties as timber cold storage plants which result in preventing extreme fluctuations of prices of certain commodities with the seasons but by enabling the wholesalers to buy and sell at tho the best possible advantage tend to advance prices increased cost of distribution industrial combination organizations of producers or dealers advertising money supply capitalization overcapitalization over higher standard of living the tariff Is disca discussed ased at great length and the conclusion was reached by the majority ot of t the 1 co corn I 1 M alao e no mate 11 fac tor t or in causing the ho advance in prices during the tha last decade |