The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-30

ere4Seoepr1ce OF peoA1s. 49, .S.l
IN beans would have come. war or mol
war. Beans were very. low and = Il
natural shortage caused them 20 Pc
worth more.
esThe Department of Agriculture
seuf broadcast this month, a uouSsl
10, ali farmers to use their credit
md warehouse their grain. This aa-
vice from Washington. no douptsI
was followed. not only In grain, DuC
other foodstuns, and this has E. teH5
.dency to- strengthen the market.
.eCoftee has not Increased material
nv since the war. although the cir
ciI1atfnE OF false reports induced the
Iconsunner toIbuy IN large quantities.I
N 1911 the people were paying from
three to four cents per pound more
for cofe6 than. now This fact can
| he verified. TITS only a question OF
getting coffee here. and In g. snort
time the problem of transporting COZ
zee from South America VIII De
solved. There is an immense crop
Iof coffee IN these countries. and "
loan Be brought here with less RISK
| and expense than to Europe under
present conditions.
Canned goods produced in this
i country have decreased ana ofneEsl
advanced, but not any more 80 than
In other wears. The serious question
lis the securing of tin cans, as we are
largely dependent on Eufopean
countries for tin, and the supply. q
Itfn Is not near large enough to take
4 ere ~ the immense crop OF fruit
and vegetables. waiting to be put IN
leans.
ssYou can expect very little inn
ported foodstuffs European coun-
! tries will be so devastated and I'M
| noverfsfsed that they will look to the
| tinted States FOR the necessaries OF
life. and It would be criminal on our
part not to supply them. The coun-
tries at war VIII consume all tns
foodstuffs produced IN Europe anu
little. if any. VIII be exported.
Ithis bloody. cruel, senseless war con-
ffinues six months or a year, and the
ocean is cleared SO that ships can
take foodstufis from America, the
Lold law of supply and demand Will
increase the cost OF foods.
1. ..The wholesale grocers of this
| conntrv are doing all they can 10
! ouiet this dneasiness. this as you
mil ht say. panic that prevails ano
we hope that we may have. the non
est cooperation OF the press.
/ ) ANY combination or conspiracy
! 10 maintain prices on foods should
iba checkmated and those guilty pun
llished. bat I feel sure that no sucn
ta combinations or agreement EXISTS
i-,,itI, sS1hoiesale srocers or retailers,
and ff such were the case, wouio
he the first to insist upon conytction.
ssWhoiesale grocers have en- sl
deavored to show that they are nas |
chants performing and doing work I
that ;s absolutely necessary; that
there is no other better or cheaper
medium of securing foods for hui
ms I,itv.- that they are subservtent TO
1 economic conditions, and that they
are not parasites or middlemen.
{ '.They stand in, the same relation
ito the public in Occurring foods as 90
the bankers in getting money. lnsy
| are the merchandise bankers OF the
fTTnited states, bringing foods from
1 every country of the world and tst
Land of the sea, and to show thai
thew are anxious to benefit the con-
sinner. four large national trade or
| sanizations have each appointed an
effcfency and economy committee:
These committees are composed o.
the best posted men connected Win
| fha association work. engaged In
manufacturing, canning and dtstrio-
4 utine foods, namely from the Ma
tuonal Gamers, the American Spe.
kcialty Manufacturers the National
! Retail Grocers. and the National
tWholesaIe Grocers Associations.
"These men consult as joint
lcomn1fttee; each gives suggestions
! and experiences that Will enable the
manufacturer, Gamer or distributor
1 6f foods to sell at less expense, ana
m that way the cost to the consumer
is greatly reduced This work Is one
| that should show the public that
lfhe industries interested in securing
foods are working to get the very
hest results In the most economic /
way possible
whoiesale grocefs were paying FOUR
TO four and one-ha1f per cent inter
est: today seven per cent and sui
4 the banks will not take the money
that the federal government mas
placed at their disposal and give
business reasonable rate. BY JOINT
action on the part of banks IN every |
money center in the United Seatess
sixty days notice must be given oy
All savings denositcrs; checks must
be paid through certain caeal aLlEs |
/ houses; and only 3 limited amount
AZ cash paid by banks ON checklne
accounts. All these extra cherees
fhe merchant must cover ana aoo 70
fI1e price Of merchandise ana tne
consumer pay the bin.
sThe rocking Of the boat the cle
business boat OF this country oqgn<
10 cease. That big BUSINESS poat
that carries the life. the yeHyss exist
ence Of the nation has. against many /
enafs In the last yeafa and nae. BEEN /
daneer6ua1y near going into dry
dock
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