The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-20
Simply up to Uncle Sam
to Get the Facts Against
Unreasonable Trusts
Every One May Agree With the
Supreme Court Decision In the
Standard OIL Case. Which
Contains Assurance OF
Protection For the
Consumers.

Protection forhe i r-.
Consumers very point in the BIG
GEST VICTORY FOR THE PEOPLE
= greed and characterized the
onreer Of Standard Oil Co.
There COULD good trusts a
In other words worlds material
eood wish become real phiantho could their wealth
that would reduce minimum the great load which
. The shoulders Of the consumers today
say example grocers little
Il stores your home
grooers doing FAIR business; making living
but putting very little in the bank for rainy day
4 These two grocers get together and notes
They by merging they
from which would first the saving the rent of
one
They by combining they would need all of the clerks
both stores which would the saving of the salaries
clerks they could dispense with
Together they may operating delivery and
combined three would be sufficient for this
service-a further saving.
would reduction in the cost of heating and lighting
DO YOU see anything unreasonable agreement
just barely making living and desiring to better their o0nd
We don't believe that you do.
NOW:
These goc combination" they have been
business six months when some housewife goes over the store Of
othne the article has cents
Subsequent develop the fact that there has been an
increase from one to two or all shelves
There several blocks away not quite as convenient In cases
cheaper they suddenly become da at the
With the inconvenience patronize the other store
discover they are being charged more than formerly
and and they o learn OF
the store and begin doing their trading there
te customers Of the combination store don't price, they
somewhere else
But the Combination begins that its customers falling
or that they all going over to the little store
Then what does the combination" dot
parts down talk the matter over and they agree that
THEY'LL FIX THE LITTLE FELLOW.
Down come prices cents-possibly below cost
housewife passing the the next morning taken oompeV
Il Oh her feet
d abe concludes goes and big order
grocery quotations long to get around
old customers
because
hers made store old customer Of the little store about
the adding that the little store has been
cs]y pundering public through exorbitant prices
"a Now notices its trade Is leaving
growing fewer and fewer -,
Pretty expenses exceed income and the result ono w W
- 80, a
The housewife getting her groceries cheaper notWhnd
the fate Of the little grocer add something
aps about @the survival of the ftest" and 50 on
for the moment we VIII agree Win you nA
kination still reasonable. 49,
fs;d ur that had been three and five
1T lump up seven, eight and nine cents
The housewife cannot 60 back to the little store
The little store is gone
IL proprietor has lost every together with he had
in the hope weatherng the slump in his business
W. have to tell the housewife pay the the
lsnaon charges or find another US BEGIN AT
0uCE 10 PITY THE LITTLE STORE THAT MAY GET HER
Trade
with these facts you Judge Of the United States
would decision with regard to the combine
Adolf Is a Nuisance, Though t