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Show Food Prices Are Discussed in Salt Lake City ?LT LAKE, Aug 14 A conf r Iface between ilnmior Bamberger, Jjjj.nr i"--rr: . 1 "mmissioner -' Su'renc .'eln and County Commls- SBH7T - TIMIiini T 1-J 1 1 f h c nnH Inconli 1 'Lj, I.indsav tt;i? h I J in the executiv Effice a' 'ho capitol yesterday afte;-Koon afte;-Koon ai the request oi the governor. IKTrnnsidtT ''bo fr.od question. Th-IKff-rnor explained that it was his J-vil J-vil to l'Tid whatr- r-r ( o-opr rat ion r-jlfff r-jlfff lii in the i' rnd r-numy .luthor: I jit, 'no he drsif d to know whal pro-jgr&ni pro-jgr&ni the; had been able 10 make and Kayor Fern reported on the investigation? inves-tigation? he had niad"' of the possibil-ttv possibil-ttv of getting government surplus food pteck? from the quartermaster depo' it Omaha The mayor said he had Segraphed to t Ii - niaor of Omaha, requesting iiim to look into the matter father with a u-v ui advising v. hat Mi could be purchased and delivered D Salt Lake at price? that woul I lEke it worth while in the- campaign ! on the high cos' of li ir.K. Accord in:: m ihc prices fixed by th BTernoieni. Mayor Ferr) told th' go-.1 go-.1 hcor i' would noi be pi a Lien I to brink.-ion? brink.-ion? of the food; offered here, as the I IrrlEjr would be so insignificant as :o ?J be value'ess In some instances, hi I bid, foods were packed in such large I con-amers that the) would be avait-b!e avait-b!e onh for hotel and restaurani usi-I usi-I forced beef, for example, is to be --ol I mj the government in si--pound cans, fcit5 too large for the average retail Queries Omaha Mayor. J Mayor lYrry said he had asked the jBi'or of Omaha to inquire whether la i nil Fhipmeni of foods, in lep 'hun carload lots, could he had in order ,.t yT out the plan Hp .;1so inquired, hn lid, about ihe baron thai is for . and which i- offered at prices cousii-l I WMj under those asked on the loc.n I market. Governor Bamberger said estorda he proposrd . , .-r i hing' he cou I (to expedite the delivery of governmen1 ' luppli s to 'hi- state, wl.i ro a ra to the consumer could be . ffected. '.f H hecosry, ho drHared he would u 1 Favor 10 f'nJ a wny ,0 nave ,hf' purchase a stock of food and open i Pnrthouse or -tore in the city in order 'o put the foods on the market Sei er tl lart'e Salt Lake stores already have Offered to assist in the distribution. As a result of the conference yesterday, yes-terday, it Is hoped that there will be co-operation between state, county and city agencies, with a view to doing everything possible to buy a share of the government supplies for Salt Lake, if they can be bronchi here at a Bavins to the state, and with a reasonable insurance in-surance that the supplies will be marketable. |