The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-10
WAR CREATES MARKET
FOR HOME MADE GOODS
Ia import Stock of French
Clothes.
RHoADs EXPLAINS SITUATION
Santa Claus Faces Shortage in Ger
man Made Toys - Buyers Are
Securing America to- Find Goods
to Replace Imported Stuff.

There ia. indeed. balm for every
wound. and this fall may sec Richmond
women accustomed to haunting Pari-
sian gowns and Imported lingerie In
tho faces OF their less fortunate sisters,
compelled By force OF circumstances to
content themselves with American
made goods. no matter whether or not
they can afford 10 pay for the foreign
articles.
Many local merchants fear that n
continuance of the general European
war viii deeply affect the department.
stores here in the matter OF imported
stock Lines or millinery. silks.
hosiery. uudcrNc p. dress goods. linens
and novelties Wal be hit hard by
prolonged struggle. and will soon he
depleted. whil. an embargo on foreign
goods will cut of a new supply. Only
by good luck viii TIA" local stores be
able To dispiay their fail hmportatons,
If they receive the goods at all
W. : Ihoads. Of Miller x Rhoads.
said last night that his company had
placed the larger part Of it's fall or
he thought. arc ALREADY in New York.
but il is mora than probable that the
larger part are held up By tho war.
WAR MAY PREVENT
SHIPMENT OF GOODS
81 fear business In foreign lines viii
be greatly n.onvcnlenced," MIR. Ehuads
stated. with the larger part Of the
merchant marine of tho World tied up
by tn" belligerents. there viii hc q
lack Of facilities To bring the goods to
America The war broke out Just az
the movement OF fall goods began. and
II is moro than probable that most of
tho shipments arc unable 10 move In
the present state Of excitement. II is
almost impossible to tell exactly where
We stand
n at y i.
sent it's buyers on to New Yorl, TO sec
VIVA, they could do in getting sub
stitutc stock. in case foreign orders
! fail 10 come through. No report has
set been received. but he is expecting
to hear from the buyers in a few days
As many of tho smaller stores depend
on brokerage houses in New York for
their imported goods. Mr. Ehoads is
ot tho opinion that he will he able
/ fully to supply tho needs Of his pa
irons during the appr oachinE season.
other local department stores have
also taken tic same precautions. and
there * = great scurrying around to
/ get complete stocks before the sup
/ plv IS depleted. An placed their orders
early. but the sudden outbreak of the
/ war prevented many sailings, and
untii tho cable lines begin recovering
( from the effects OF the damage done
~ tho belligercnts, II will not he
known just what to expect.
SANTA CLAUS FACES
SHORTAGE OF TOYs
While ,nany stores will supply the
! fall trade. it will be Impossible to
set in the winter and spring stocks ii
/ tho war continues, although Enrland's
success in keeping tho Atlantic open
may he of some material benefit to
/ American merchants The larger part
/ OF the imports. however. come from
/ Germany and France. and with many
! Of the factories closed there, and a
/ scal city of labor. the output will be
/ greatly cut down
/ Inportations Of Irish linens and
Swiss cmhroideries may not be affect
/ ed by the war. but millinery. kid
/ gloves, hosiery and underwear. much
| of Which is made 10 order. VIII nat
urallv advance in price as tho short
aco grows. Santa Claus may be faced
| next December with an active short
apc Of 'ier,na r-made toys
orc OF the greatest advantages to
/ America OF the big war Will lie the
chance given manufacturers of this
, country 10 prove that their goods arc
equal to, If not better than, tho i'm
ported article, while a long contir-
| uarce may practically kin the incina-
! ton for foreign made clothes.
Richmond VIII not he The only city
affected. FOR tile Same conditions pre-
vail in nll part, of tho country. local
merchants are particularly fortunate
/ that their buyers can get To tho biz
/ importers before the rroa, rush no
Of ;hc goods already here The result
market for Amcrcanm made goods.