Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-18

for new streets in the Denmead pla'
but we would feel worse If the town dld
not require new streets to be opened
| occasionally and this contract was In
herited from a previous council two
administrations back. Thus in the main
this city has something to show for its
Increased expenditures.
1t is to be hoped, however that the
dragging of. unpaved streets will not
be neglected for the rest of the
season. In this expenditure we get the
most public service for the money ex-
pended.
The plumbing inspector has In
spected twenty-four plumbing jobs,
forty-six sewers and eighteen water
services in fifty two days for which he
has taxed property owners $121.50. In
other words the inspector has made
one inspection. big and little, on an
average of about five hours out of each
working day. 1t would seem that there
is hardly business enough for a plumb
Ing inspector and inasmuch as plumb
ing has become the most expensive
part of all building operations an addi-
tional average tax of $3.50 on every Job
is hardly worth while. People are per-
mltted TO employ doctors to repair
their systems without having the dec
tors work inspected and they might
be trusted to select their plumbers with
the same freedom
&
A Green Mountain farmer has
tlckled the self interest of the farmers
ano OF the consumers in town alike
"hen he complained of the price paid
10 MIN for potatoes as compared to
'he price asked of consumers at the
stores, but there are two sides to this
question Any farmer can sell his DO
tatoes, his poultry. his butchered hogs.
MS sheep and his eggs direct to the
consumer by putting a small ad in the
Tx If he likes. But the farmer who
VIII not undertake to get the limit Of
the Storekeeper's retail price when he
goes direct to the consumer is a strange
species in these parts When he sets
out to sell direct he telephones the
dealer who is supected of commanding
the highest price for his goods and
that is the price the farmer asks of
the consumer Let the farmer break
the market by selling to the consumer
at reduced figure and he will be In
of the situation If the dealer
can buy of other farmers at the same
low price the dissatisfied farmer can
sell his produce direct or if the farm
er's selling direct can bring the dealer
up on his offer then the farmer WINS
at the expense uf the consumer This
Is not question of ethics but of busi-
ness. The dealer. the farmer and the
all sell on the highest mar
ket they can and buy in the cheapest.
This is the way of business and any
BODY who gets mad about it is not a
business man. Beat the market if you
are not satisfied. If there is a farmer
who will sell dressed lambs at 10 cents
per pound when they command 80
cents at the meat market delivered in
small pieces, let him advertise the
fact. He'll get all the business he
wants but the experience Of consum-
ers is that when they undertake to go
10 the farmer direct they must buy at
the same price as at the meat market
and it is easier to telephone and have
It charged.
However in these times Of sup
posed high cost of living which is con-
hned largely to the high cost of meats
and farm produce, the consumer in
town can beat the game by turning
producer himself Almost any man
can keep COW if he is willing to do
the milking. Men. women or children
can keep a few chickens in the back
lot and pigeons in the loft and pigeons
make the finest kind of meat if cooked
like quails once We're cooked long, long
ago And then there are ways of cook
ing many substitutes for meat if the
women will only hunt them out
The fall rush is on at the stores
which means that stores will be
with people from out of town
every Saturday People living in town
should do their shopping on other days
or if it must be done on Saturday it
should be done before 10 a. M After
the morning trains arrive the out-of-
town trade must be waited on and the
woman who has come by train to do
her shopping is entitled to attention
before the woman who can drop into
the store any day in the week