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Show GREAT NATIONAL MARKETPLAiED Food Products to Be Handled, Under Federal Supervision, Eliminating Middleman. New York, Dec. 27. Plans for a great "national market", through which food products both for consumption con-sumption in this . city and shipment abroad would be handled here under governmental supervision for- Che purpose of eliminating the middle man as an economic factor were announced an-nounced today by Joseph Hartigan commissioner of weights and measures meas-ures of this city. Ho said that, in April "a conference will be held which he had assurances would be attended by leading producers pro-ducers and shippers from every state as well as official representatives appointed by the various governors to take up practical details of the plan. The move, he said, has the endorsement en-dorsement of Mayor Mitcbel and the meeting is to be held under city auspices. aus-pices. on |