Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-11-22 | Page 1 | Charges Against Produce Dealers

CHARGES AGAINST PRODUCE DEALERS i Fruits and Vegetables Allowed to Rot in Fields in Order to Increase Prices. Chicago, Nov. 2. With the receipt of Information, which, according to United States officials, apparently tends to support the belief that certain cer-tain produce Scalers are permitting fruits and vegetables to rot in tho fields that prices may be increased, a corp of federal agents, directed by United States District Attorney CIyne, today was searching for the persons responsible. The evidence, if obtained, will bo presented to tho federal grand jury herb attempting to fix the responsibility respon-sibility for Increasing food prices. Organized Holdup. Intimations have reached Mr. Clyno, ho said, that through organized organ-ized effort, agents have been sent through the country purchasing supplies sup-plies and preventing their shipment to middle western markets. These complaints, according to Mr. Clyno, indicate in-dicate that seven acres of pumpkins, twenty-eight carloads of potatoes and a trainload of cabbages have been destroyed to further the food shortage and that wholesalers in Norfolk, Philadelphia Phila-delphia and Saginaw are holding quantities quan-tities of beans in storage while the price rises. Announcement was made that a forum for tho discussion of the prices of foods and other necessities will bo established hero shortly.