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Show DO FACTS ON HIGH COST OF LIVING Washington, Juno 3. Following an exhaustive investigation of the increased in-creased cost of living, the department of commerce and labor Is about to lay bare a series of most startling facts on the subject ever placed before be-fore the American public. In this report it is shown that during dur-ing the past ten years the wholesale price of all meats has increaKed from 20 to 100 por cent It was in this period that the beef trust established its malevolent domination over tho meat food products of the entire Tin 1 1 nH Qtntoq . Iu the same period tho wholesale price for poultry has Increased more than 33 1-3 per cent, while eggs which iu 1S90 sold wholesale at tho remunerate prlco of 17 cents per dozen were In December, 1911, sold :tt tho arbitrary price of -19 cents per dogen. In 1S9C Elgin butter sold for 18 cents per pound In December last year It reached the unprecedented price of 3C cents per pouud. Considered in connection with a bulletin Issued by the department of commerce and labor only a few days ago presenting facts to chow that not since 1907 have food animals been so plentiful as now, the statement of markot men that the record breaking high prices are caused by a shortage of cattle is not taken seriously, , oo F. J. Vandorbluo has been appointed commercial agent of the Chesapeake & Ohio of Indiana, with headquarters at Milwaukee, Wis., succeeding A. H. Hockendorf, resigned to engage In .other dubLucss. c S n------------------i |