The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-31
Cair0ites Will Have to Pay More
For Footwear.
THE CAUSE OF IT ALL
is A GIGANTIC TRUST BACKED BY
MlLLloNs-DEALERs MAY
PROTECT THEIR
PATRONS.

be worth something next spring.
The price of shoes in Cairo and an
other sections of the country Will go
sharply upwards next spring. Some
few favored cities, Cairo included may
miss that calamity in the spring, but
they will. without a doubt, have 70
face it next fall.
If Cairoites do moi pay more Tor
their shoes next spring than they did
last they will owe thanks to Cairo
dealers. for they alone viii save them
the extra expense
The general belief is that gigantic
trust backed by the combined millinos
of such men as the Armours, Swifts,
etc, are at the bottom Of the affair
Color is given this by the taking over
of the United Leather Co, by the
Central Leather Co, which is claimed
TO be confirmed though details are not
given.
The existance of a leather monopoly
has made itself felt for three months
by steady advance. The manufac-
urers were first to feel IT, then in
turn the burden shifted to the retail
ers and the turn of the consumer
comes next and is soon due
The rubber trust on October 3 re,
duced the price per cent. The leath
er market is in the control of men
with J. Ogden Armour at its head He
laid down check for 100000, 600 TO
get that control. President Roosevelt
has appointed a commission OF fifteen
Of the largest manufacturers and will
set a day for them to appear before
him and state their case. The trust
will be represented then, also. The
remedy the manufacturers will advo-
cate will be the removal Of import du-
ties on hides. The material used in
counters in shoes alone has advanced
25 per cent in the last sixty days. We
will have to go against an increase
in the price of shoes OF from TO 81
cents pair
The advance will affect the medium
priced goods, such as are bought by
the average wage-earner, rather than
those of high price The load will
fall upon them.
The advance in prices has already
affected the retail trade in Boston
and other towns in New England
states.
Retailers in Boston have either
marked mp their regular lines fifty
cents to dollar or have put in addi-
tional lines, and at the same time
they are giving their customers the
same quality that they have been &C
custOmed to buy Quite a good many
retailers are now carrying a line of
81 shoes. where in previous years they
have carried no line TO sell between
$3.50 and s.. This ST line repre-
sents the same quality shoe that was
sold for $3.50 last year A few re-
railers have marked prices up fully a
dollar. An advance of this size is
not fair to the consumer, as II is ma
terially more than the retailer and
iobber is charged by the manufactur
er.
The conditions in Boston will not be
felt in Cairo for some months at
least
Clint C. Terrell. Of c. c. Terrell &
Company 7O5 Commercial avenue
said:
1T is sure 10 come. The prices of
shoes is going higher and higher each
day. While it has not had its effect
on the Cairo retail trade yet shoes arc
almost sure TO average 80 cents higher
q pair by next spring This is The re-
suit Of the price Of the material
The price Of hides is going up ever
day and this is bound 10 affect the
price Of shoes
Our fan and winter shoes were or
dered last spring and Of course their
price is no higher
b. McManus, Jr. of b. McManus.
Jr & Company. 500 Commercial ave.
nue., said: sIWJWE
Shoes will certainly be higher next
year. They may not be higher in
Cairo in the spring but they will be
much more expensive next fall than
they are now
We got in on the ground floor
and purchased our stock for next
spring this week. which Is some DAYS
earlier than the usual time
Shoes are always ordered from the
factories in the fall for the spring.
and in the spring for the fall. The ad
vance In leather came after our fall
stock was received AID winter SHOES
will. Of course. be no higher. I re.
ceived a tip from friend several davs
ago that there was sure 10 be a sbarp
advance in prices. ] lost no time and
ordered our spring stock before the ad-
vance and viii be able IN sell shoes
next spring At the same price as last
spring. The advance in the heavier
goods and working shoes will probably
take a sharp advance in price by
early spring
While Corona stock. patent and
patent colt hides has advanced sharp-
~ it will hardly affect cur stock be.
fore next fall
7 guess you can lay il on the trusts