Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1916-11-24 | Page 1 | Last Saturday Night's Mass Meeting

LAST SATURDAY N NIGHTS MASS MEETING at a mass meeting held at the opera house last saturday evening november lath mayor peter M clear was chosen chairman and 0 H hammond clerk of the board of education was chosen secretary addresses were made by rev F W bross senator elect archibald bevan and representative J alex bevan upon the raise in a the price of food stuff and the following resolutions were unanimously adopted resolved that we view with apprehension and great disfavor the re cent ceni abnormal raise in the price ol of foodstuff food stuff and the necessities of life believing that such raise is not only but bu also endangers untold hard alps I 1 p x ad p e c 0 thedoor the poor we therefore therefore respectfully petition the president odthe of the united states to make a thorough investigation into the causes of such raise in the prica and to bring about a speedy remedy either through the court sor by needed legislation to prevent speculation irl in the same and that if necessary an embargo be placed upon the necessities of life PETER M CLEGG chairman G H HAMMOND secretary