The Jasper weekly courier., 1907-08-09
The FACTORS IN PRICES or
COMMODITIES.
PRODUCTIONANDDISTRIBUTlON
Faulty In Division OF Profits 70 All
Engaged in Producing, msnu'ae-
turing and Selling.

Were the masses OF people better 4
informed as to principles underlylhs
business transactions and commerce.
in general there would be less cause
for complaint as TO matters pertain
ing 10 buying and selling OF COM
modities
One OF the faults, IL It may be so
termed is the inclination OF the
neople to complain about prices they
must nay for goods required for DO
mestic and other uses. There can De
no doubt but that In many oisulc's
retail merchants exact exorpitaht
nrices. this TO an extent is the iauit OF
the people who are little acquainted
with real values. There are three I'M
nor,ant things to be considered In the
flying OF the selling price OF all com
modities. These factors are the cost
NJ the raw materials. the expense OF
manufacturing and the expense oil dis
,ribution. From commercial transac-
tions neither of these basic elements
can he eliminated The farmer VINO is
the grower OF corn, wheat and olner
cereals that comprises FOOD stuhs' Ae
ceives compensation for his product
in accordance with the laws OF sup
nlv and demand, and the values that
may regulate the monetary markets. %
the world. The producer OF COTTON III
the southern states must receive io'
his product compensation that Is
hased upon the cost of labor, manu-
facture and what finished articles In
= H~-fp
= kets OF the world The producer o'
u the raw materials must pay lot hi'
q labor and for his investment In farn
lands and farm equipment. Ihe man
II ufacturer who buys the raw producu
. must take into consideration the eS
nense OF labor, the maintenance OF hi
L. manufacturing plant. the mleres
n, unon the amount invested, and ais
Is various other items, and the sum
<. these with what he can secure Tor "a
4 finished product, regulates the priS
III that he pays for the raw materiai.
the distribution OF goods the mioo
10. man ulays an important part. he
ch the go-between the producer OF u
raw material the manufacturer, al
er. the man ufacturer and the consuins
in He cannot well be eliminated ITO
10 commercial transactions. ne ~
ew forms a service that neither the III
'el- dncer OF the raw material or the mi
ain ufac,urer can more economically p
,orm The middle men are the }
you hers the commission agents ana
retailers; each performing ms spee
sig service in the matter oil distriDuIi
no The consumer is the end OF the cha
en-. tho final buyer OF commodities y"
SITS ,,,tl,zes them for his own use and
hat uses OF his family There should
for n margin Of profit in each oil
sci. different transactions that VIII ali
end aouitable compensation TO each
; of every one interested in the product
Y a NJ a finished article. All goods M
OF a real value and this value is de'
My mined solely by the elements reier
r OF to herein The consumer must exp
tain ~ contribute his mite towards
am sunnort OF all engaged In CONNER
He Is the beginning link, as wen
the the ending link of every transact
lage 1-ba farmer who grows wheat, WI
)zen he forces the grocer from "honl
EN- | huvs his -four TO sell the nom
, fu- ,ov rate indirectly has an innue
and IN lowering the market for the WI
eau that he produces. When the cons
evol- er demands that goods be sou
AIRY price below the cost or prooucuoh'
I my IN vites substitution OF Inferior so'
adulteratfon of the articles ana
this courages a system that is un~n
nselt some.
I the The people should understand
the ,hav never receive something
There nothing. or receive anything OF VI
me- for less than it's value unless vi
stand so-ne abnormal circumstance vi
eyes wears there has a system grown
kness offering great bargains In var
, man kinds Of goods by catalogue
solver ~ rough the mails, and presenuni
think ,r,c,,ve and Elusive advertising
But ..,as are being sold at less than
from The intelligent man or woman
rgger carefully consider all the CIT
,dshed stances relative to such oners'
, muir III, no guided accordingly. IL is
, shat aert that when special bargains
,rt his made there are conditions tha' "
such bargains; that goods are
he as- standard grade. are sNaie' va
~ has ated in some manner. Also tner'
n who a system of offering free prem
st the grown up that is unwholesome, q
ing de an extent an imposition upon th'
assas- nle as the system compels the
himself nav for articles that are not ess
sailant for them to have. The man VINO
es cap sugar does not care TO be force
lotel to der the guise OF paying for SUI
ing the nav for a paper of pins or a pa
saving Of needles, even though 'heso u
..free premium" 1t is well
ent has these points in mind. and
ng with study into business economic
) is not nr,nciples will be highly adv'
unmask Gus TO the one who desires 10
shat?" about the proper value OF go'
a deep must buy.
a mine,