Show COi CONDUCTING G Ii INQUIRY Ii INTO TO COST O OF Li LIVING i G President Orders Investigation i I. I of Nigh High Prices An Washington An An investigation Into the rca reasons ons for Por the high cost of ot living which i is nation nationwide wide in its scope has been going on quietly for some time at nt the direction of ot President Wilson Nilson Administration officials ore are d devoting particular attention to marketing methods methods methods meth meth- in an nn effort to get at the root of the matter The greater part of the work worl has fallen on Se Secretary o of Agriculture Agri ri culture Houston and hl his big department The problem m of oP the high cost of Uv Ing embraces two divisions so so far Car as the investigators are concerned These These are How to afford means to the farmer to Increase the production of his land and how flow to lift the burden of of othe the steadily stead stead- ily ny Increasing cost of food from th the thA masses messes It is recognized by administration officials t that at scientific farming alone mono will wUl not offer a a. a solution of the problem lem but that a study must be made made of marketing fl facilities or organization and community effort effect In order that t something some some- t thing effective may be done It Is admitted that there Is consider considerable able bl alarm over the ta fact t that Indications Indica dons point to a n sharp rise in the price of ot foodstuffs during the coming win n ter This is particularly the case with eA eggs and beef The former it has been said will rise to tot 75 7 cents per dozen while warnings have have been Beene issued issued ls is- is sued tl that at beef may may reach the dollar mar marls mark before long Secretary Houston has hex formulated a. a list of questions which are ere being belnA sent nt to farmers in all parts of the country These Then Th questions deal dea with ownership tenantry and credits and sail from the answers answers an Secretary Houston hopes lopes to build the groundwork for his invest invest- gatlon gation |