New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-11-19
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ADVERTISING RICE ON NEW LINES
The following is from the Bean.
mont Journal:

The following is from the Bean
mont Journal:
John T. Patrick. of North Caro-
lima, who is industrial agent of the
Southern Pacific Sunset Route, is
in the city M Patrick has been
in the city before, and has shown
his confidence in this city and in
this section in substantial way.
Some time ago he advanced the
Young Mems Christian Association
of this city $15, 900 toward the pro-
motion Of their interests in her,
besides having invested otherwise
to the extent of $4,000.
Mr.. Patrick has recently returned
from an extended trip throughout
the north and east, where he has
been attending the fairs at Con
cord, n. H., aud other places, and
by making magnificent displays
advertising this section of Texas
and the portions of Louisiana irav-
ersed by the Southern Pacific
Mr.. Patrick has probably done
more to bring about an increased
demand in the consumption of rice
throughout the north and east than
any man in the United States, as
during his visit there he made that
the special purpose of his trip. In
speaking of the work in that line,
Mr.. Patrick said today to a Journal
reporter:
"l made during my visit to
points throughout the north and
east, every effort to bring about an
increased demand in the consump-
tion of rice by tho people of that
section and the object of my visit
here is to get united action on
the part of the rice growers, the
railroads and the newspapers of
this section in that direction.
"While on my visit there,
found in the first place that the
merchants discriminate against
rice. In n number of instances
went INTO The country stores, and
called for a ponud of rice and a
pound of sugar. In each instance
they charged me ten cents for the
rice and five cents for the sugar.
| invariably returned the two arti-
cles to them, and asked them why
it was that they made those charges
when the rice cost them less than
the sugar. None of them seemed
to be able to give any plausible
reason and the only excuse offered
wns that it had been an immemor-
ial custom to sell rice at ten cents
pound or three pounds for a
quarter. He told the merchants
that they should not discriminate
against rice in that way and that
he could get a better grade of rice at
one and a half cents than they were
selling at ten cents. have in my
possession number of receipted
bills from the merchants of the
north and east showing that they
are retailing sugar at five cents and
rice Mt ten cents pound, whereas
the sugar cost them more than
cent a pound more than the rice.
| succeeded in number Of in
stances in getting the retailing
price Of rice down to where the
consumer could buy it in quantities
in many places, and | went fur
ther than that. had large
number of order blanks printed in
Concord and hired several men to
90 out and solicit just Ms the gr,
GERS invariably do there | hired
several men and sent them ont IN
a house to house canvass | did
the same thing in Boston aud other
puces. In each instance | sent one
of The rice cook books and some of
the men sold as much as 500 worth
OF rice day. sold rice at five
cents a pound, and succeeded in
getting a large number of merch-
ants there to make the same reduc-
tion in the price of rice.
"No steps have been taken here
yet but my purpose is to make a
study of the situation, to get the
railroads, the rice men and the |
newspapers together to bring about
change IN these conditions and to
nrovide n remedy therefor. ~