The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-31
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lor tie poor man Who isn't
2eiliH u Bpsinessl
Is ne man who Is ruined imam
e'sIls who gets all the trade. The
aesest man 70 use the hard time
ST. - eeins IN business was dizcoy-
ftse the other day in New York
& 4 biz sign over his moving
q DICT tlieater: Hard Times
Adndisslen821k Cents" His
eisit Brought the crowds and the
4e4' q being duplicated all over
5er the price OF few postage
lamps father can take his entire
unity now OF, . tour OF the world
3 ;. lew happening OF people in
Ia For a nickel John can
54 * his best gill to see the show
ma Tor the price OF a dime he can
fetz cf, all Your of her bother
some brothers for. as long as the
z tiiiii rms
Using the hard times cry is a
new one in the theater world. 1t
as shotteei,ps Of years old In the dry
pqe trade. When the daughters
of I'VE sold Ms leaves centuries ago
Z, me srted making cut rates In
Z rice OF clothing. Now the cut
n 41te u 2 eEpinf thing IN. every city
fgLt The Fnited States. Right after
itstnas there is a cut rate be-
use of the falling of In trade. In
August there Is another drop in
prices TO clear the shelves for the
y tfaflt ts,f,3u "a ms 4. i.no.,... A..
st9fe keeper is so poor he cannot
i ppy new goods. When cannon
Peleh6 over IN Belgium there ia an
qther chance for slash In prices.
These reductions In price are the
treat appeal of the dry goods and
iQthislg trade. Moro and moro the
) chant has seen the advantage of
tiSink the news features TO adver-.
y his goods mud stimulate busi-
ness When there Is a big fire nler-
chants IKE to- have some Of the fire
&dlMAged goods In stock. That
draws the buying trade and although,
the buyers may decide after getting
into the store not to buy any of the
dpmeged etock they will be likely
8 70 buy something else.
X ~ new era Is dawning in the busi-
q ness world in regard to the rights
tlle customer to know thirSs.
& Formerly was Thought all right'to
iie about the goods. Now the bust
ness men get better results by tell
ifik the truth. They take their Gus
toners into their confidence and
tell how the dry weather has hurt
the rubber goods business SO they
have to sell rubber overcoats at
loss Tho mild winter hurts the
business in fans 80 they sell at low
er fgures.
Investigation hsvs shown that
most of these sales are strictly as
advertised. investigations show
that goods actually are sold at
loss but these low sales attract
buyers for; other goods SO the total
gain Il sconsiderabIe.
Wien the European War broke
out and sugar prices went soaring
many gTocgrs cut the price Of sugar
bel1W the cost price so as TO draw
trade 20 their stores. There has
been no sfngie item In recent years
which has hit various lines OF lusi-
fiess 70 hard as the European War.
while experts say the country IL
reccyerfng there are still mary
,Amsr tcans suffering from the war.
WAR WILL BFNFFT
AAIfRIcA4IN END.
II Is believed the war will bene-
mt America IN the end. however. It
viii mean, less. dependence on
Europe ana manufacturing con-
Germs are now getting a start in
various lines which they could not
start IN q few. years ago.
For example. the war has hit i'm
porters OF both manufactured and
raw drug materials md toilet arti-
eles These Companies have been
uEing imported Russian mineral oil.
and just before the storm broke
had received some from abroad.
Hereafter when 1t is necessary to
rSplehish the stock nc more can be
mad from Russia until the factories
There resume extensive operations.
Az 4 result OF the war this par
sfic1iar article has been advanced
irfpfIce 90 per cent. Calcium car
Donate which enters into the max
& irE Of face powders and similar ar
ticisS nfea so extensively. has also
been fdvanced in price since the
VA bean. so per cent. There or
ticies have come from ENGLAND. but
Fl the snppiEsIs closing down.
one ~ the biggest advances in
insnoFt u snatsrial is on cantharides
which comes from Southern Rug
fIa. This IS now out of the mar
ken except Ia small quantities. 1t
has been advanced in price 500
4 0ef rent Cantharides is, used cx-
tsnsiyeix m the Manufacture OF hair
e tsnics
FvTbssfr oils for perfumer. coma
from scrkhcrn France. GERMANY
X 4 Id italy 1he price has gone up
se peE cent and may 90 higher.
sics starch IS imported from Ger
nian5 hut none is, now crossing
n lTzster This has advanced 100
ns4 cent N price. Carbolic acid
Il is sdpr a mostly BY Germany. and
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