Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1917 — TO FIX FOOD COST [ARTICLE]

TO FIX FOOD COST

UNITED STATES AND CANADA PLAN JOINT ACTION. I Will Reduce Wheat Price, Parliament Is Told—Sir Foster Confers With Washington Officials. i ' ' .. ’ ■ . Ottawa, May .4. —Announcement was made in piarliament by Sir Thoimts White, the minister of lipance, that plans are under way for joint action by Canada and the United States to reduce the price of wheat. Sir Thomas said the price of flour wlmat or any other necessity could not be regulated by the Canadian government a lone. To be successful the regulation of food prices must be the simultaneous action of the United St aa es an d Canada. h e d eel a red. - - ‘He stated that Sir George Foster, the Canadian minister of trade ami commerce, now in Washington, is discussing with the American authoritie s the fixing of maximum prices for wheat on the*wliole of the North American continent. Chicago, May 4. —Preliminary .arrangements for the government to take over the supply of grain iirtlie. United States is a possible result of the ini' jAirtant conference of grain experts in Washington. Joseph I’. Griffin, president of the Board of Trade, went to the .capital to attend a council meeting of grain, exchanges, to be held for the ostensible purpose.of making an offer so the government to handle tire marketing of grain.