The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-09
FIXING OF THE COST
THE FACTORS IN PRICES OF
COMMODITIES.
PRODUCTlONAND DISTRIBUTION
Equity In Division OF Profits 10 All
Engaged in Producing, Manufae.
turing and Selling.

Informed as to PRINCIPLES underlying
business transactions and commerce
invgcncraI there would be loss cause
for complaint as to matters pcrrajn.
ing 10 buying and selling of com
moditcs
Ono Of ,hn f,uI,s n II may lc o.,
termed ia IA. inclination NJ tho
nconIo In cn,prr,fr ,ho,, ,ri,o. ,ho,.
must nav for goods rcopirod f,r d,.
mestic and o,hrr u.ns rbrrc can no
M douni hy, .,a, IN many d,s,,icis
rc,au nnrrbapte oyoc, ov,rli,,,,,
prlcns th,, ,p AN ,vtnrt h. ,h, ra,,I,. nj
tho pcorI, who ARC Httlr aco,,t,.,,l
with rc,l values Thor. AFRO ,i,r,., ,,,.
po-tnpt tbiprs f., l,,, c,psiJ,r,..I ~, ,,,..
fixing or tn.. .rrip,, rrir. of all r,,,
noditics Tb,s. f4,f,rs ,rc tho r,s,
OF tho raw materials tbn n,rnrso M
,uau,I,rturi,,p and fl... ,,,,,,...,,. ,,f ,i,.
tributiop Fran c,rrr,,rc,,l ,.,,,.,c
tiops mother nf tho. t,sic ,l,r,,,,,s
can he eliminated nm. r,r,,,,, c.l,,, ,s
'hr grower of corr wheat and ,,l,r.
rrrrals thar rop,rri,,.- f,,1 s,rr r,
raivrs cntpr..u-,.f,,, r., nj. ,-..,,,.,
I'm ,crnr5l,.r, u.it tho I,,,. ,y ,,,.
ply and Jrm,ra mud fla, ,,l,,,s ,,a,
may r,gul,f. r,,. r.,r.,,r,. ,,,rg..,., M,
tho world ri, rr,d,c,,. ,y cotton f.,
the souiLnrr .st,tns mans, r,c,,,... ,,r
his prndurt communication ,b,, a.
based ,Irop In, c,s, ,f l,h,, mann.
facturn and wh,, Grisrol ,-,icIr. tr
the cpttnu limo may hiring in tho mar
kats NJ ,h, world rL., rr,,,,,,,,, ~,
tho raV, materials r,,,y, ,,,,. c,, ti,
lohor and foe bis i,,r,s,,,,,,,, -, ,,.,,
Iands and t,rp .n,,,,,,pori rho ,,,.,,
.ufart,rnr u,ho b,,rg ,,, r.u. ,,,,,i,,a,,
must take into consideration ,ho o,
nensc NJ Iohnr tho maintenance ~ Ils
marurocturirr rI,rt bo ir,,,,,.,
upon tho amorrt ,rvos,od ,,d ole,
various other itcus and tho s,,r, If
those with what bo can scc,,-o ror ,,ts
finished rrod,,rt ros,l,,.s ,bo ,ri.,
that no nays for tho rou, notorioi T.,
the distrIhutinn of poods tho ,,iddI,
man nI,vs nm iunortort r,r, tIo T.,
the gobetwonp tho rr,d,ccr NJ tho
raw material tho marrroct,,r,r ,rJ
the mopuforturor ppd tho c,,g,,,,,or
He cannot we'll lac eliminated from,
comnorciaI trors,ctiors 10 ,or
forms a aorvice that ncitbor tho me-,
ducer NJ tbn raw material mr. tho MAJ,
ufaciurnr can mara oco,or,icoI,, ro,.
form Tho middle mo, oro 49,, i,h
hers tho commission agonts mud rho
retaiIcrs, zach nortorm,rr his enoc,o, |
service I'm the matter of distrihutiop
The consumer ia the end or tbn chain
tho anal buyor NJ cor,r,,li,io, mr.
utilities them for his own use and the
uses of his family There should he
a margin of profit In each of the
different transactions that Will allow
equitable compensation to each and
every one Interested in the production
Of a finished article. All goods have
a real value and this yalue is deter
mined solely By the clements referred
10 herein The consumer must cxpcct
10 contribute his mite towards the
support OF all engaged in commerce
He is the beginning link. as well as
The ending link of every transaction
The farmer who grows wheat when
ne forces the grocer from whom he
buys his -four TO sell the flop at
low rate, indirectly has an influence
n lowering the market for the wheat
hat he produces. When the consum.
sr demands that goods he sold at
price below the cost of production he
invites substitution of inferior goods,
lduteration OF the articles and en-.
,ourages system that is unwhole.
iome.
The pcople should understand tba,
hey never receive something for
lothing. or receive ANYTHING of yaIue
or less than it's value unless under
.ome abnormal circumstance or late
,ears there has system grown I'm of
Offering great barsains in various
;Inds OF goods by catalogue sent
through the mails. and presenting nj.
ractive and Elusive advertising that
:oods are being sold at less than cost
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