Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-13
UNCLE JOHNEY SEES
WAY TO GUT THE
COST OF LIVING
Of the Great WOODEN
Manufacturing Project for
This City Gives Figures on
What We Pay for Clothes,

The felIoainR communication ape
p%earing 10 The P0catello Tribune from
Al 81. u. Berr of American Falls who
for Is years has been a wooden mill
manager:
Editor of Tribune. rs the general
! bubble at the present time b very.
much Interested as 70 the aus 81
the high cost Of living. | thought per-
haps. by giving an example ~ what ~
costs to produce three n q quarter
Yards ~ an wool cloth, which u sut-
ucient 10 make the average man a
! suit. 10 throw some light ON q much
discussed. subject. which. however.
is very little understood by the gem
rral public. ana Co show who
makes The profits. showing
what the wool grower. manufacturer
| inbber and retailer and the merchant
tailor get as their share.
The shrinkaee ~ Idaho wool 'aver-
tgel ~ SS per cent, or 100 pounds as
IA goes to- the manufactures viii yield
80 pounds OF clean wool. The shrink.
nge ln manufacturing Is based On 20
per cent. The waste or leaving of
working up the wool ] viii not con-
slider.
TO make three and d quarter Yards
of no ounce goods viii require az fol-
lows ~ pounds 90 wool at 20 cents
per pound. S8.0S. cost 70 manufacture
Q Ia yards at s. cents. Sis s-4 to-
TAI cost. 1856 3-t. cost ~ making
ready made suit. ss.oo. cost of Innings
and other trimmings Si.6e. boxing
rc8ds 60 ship. a. Lac total cost, Sl- =
3d.
Sow We have an an wool. yell made
a1it ready 10 ship Tor tt2bo- Qucs-
lfi.n. How can We reach the con-
rumere The present method is this;
First. the goods are sold 60 clothing
manufacturers through the commits
ion house. second. the clothing man
l~uaeturer reaches the retailer through
his a-rat~ on the cad Third. the
retailer sells direct Geo the consumer.
Sew let us look at the profits each
sn. has 10 make iu order to live and
make Interest on the money Invested
First. IL costs on an average, 10 per
cent 10 sell goods through the com
mission house. Second, the whole
sal. ciothIer must add al least 30 pei
cent % be safe. Third the retailer
must add q gross profit OF az least ~
psr cont. Vow We haye First. 10 per
cent ,o the commission house; 30 pei
cent 60 the wholesale clothier; TO per
cent TO the retailer. total go per cent
10 the cost OF o. suit as il could he de-
n,ered io she consumer Pos the manu-
f%actnrcr. cog brlnsins the cost 81 inc
suit up 60 s25
Vow take apother example ti'
me,hsnt tailor The SAME goods "e
have been nrurins wouid cost him
"a least 81 $50 per Yard Three o. q
auarter Yards 90 sgse. sS.l2 i-2 hn-
ine anI trimmings taveragei. 500
cast ~ making a sack coat, sse".
cost of making O. vest s-se cost 81
mHkfns trousers ssaa total cost
tes.l2 i--
Vow the merchant tailor mnsi
Ishsrue Tor biz services as cutter rent
81 store. Interest on non ins fsteo
ia goods bad Of losses etc.
thus q suit Of clothes which Gust him
$500 he cannot afford o. sell Tor
less than steoe aud do a safe husi-
ness Vow Mr Editor the Figures
rIs.n are substantially correct and
hope viii enHghten ths scneral pub
ne ~ o. where the profit - made
uhieh goes to make mp a suit Of
elathes You ~n note that the wool
efo~rrs 81 but fteS 3 manufac-