The Survey October 1916-March 1917 . through an en-lightened public opinion, a legal controlof prices, or through the purchase of th:*business itself by the public, will be leftto Congress to decide. But the commission is not primarilyinterested in demonstrating that theincrease in prices established last sum-mer was out of proportion to the wageincrease. That was but one of manysteps in the upward path of retail pricesand stock market quotations. The gov-ernment now is undertaking to find outwhat the service performed by the coalcompanies in getting the fuel from theearth into the hands of th
The Survey October 1916-March 1917 . through an en-lightened public opinion, a legal controlof prices, or through the purchase of th:*business itself by the public, will be leftto Congress to decide. But the commission is not primarilyinterested in demonstrating that theincrease in prices established last sum-mer was out of proportion to the wageincrease. That was but one of manysteps in the upward path of retail pricesand stock market quotations. The gov-ernment now is undertaking to find outwhat the service performed by the coalcompanies in getting the fuel from theearth into the hands of the consumer isactually worth. Attorney-General Gregory is chieflyresponsible for the inquiry. On Ma\6 he sent to the federal Trade Commis-sion a letter urging that the then pro-posed raise in the price of anthracite bescrutinized in the public interest. Hecited the three general advances inwages since January 1, 1900, with ac-companying increases in the price otcoal. And he suggested that, in theevent of another increase, the comms-. Exclusive One Class Service9 ™ FLORIDA This new service means maximum WednesdaysSaturdays $ comfort at minimum cost. Tuesdaysidays ( Round \ Tuesdays rf* A O O f\Trip J Fridays «pT«3««5v/ Meals and Berth IncludedNew York to Jacksonville Without Change {Stopping at Charleston, S. C, en route)Tickets good, going, December, January and February; return limit six low rates to all Florida points. Wide choice of accommoda-tions, including extra appointments of rooms en suite, with private bath, atslight additional cost. Mid-Winter Bookings Now OpenWrite for full information and descriptive literature. CLYDE-MALLORY LINES Arthur W. Pye, Passenger Traffic Manager Wlines)|) Pier 36, North River, New York \fi^_-i?/ DISTR1CT PASSENGER OFFICES: VSvfoS BOSTON. 192 Washington St. PHILADELPHIA, 701 ChestnulSt. NEW YORK. 290 Bro»dw»y
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