Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-06-02
A SERIOUS CONDITION.

It is just possible that not half dozen people in
Grays Harbor county outside of the merchants who
posted realize the conditions staring them in the face
From time to time some merchants in their adj
vertsements give an idea of what the people may
pec in the matter of scarcity and high price of goods
but the majority pass it up as "bunk and an adver-
Using dodge to get business
However, such is not the case for when the pres
ent stocks sold many lines of goods will entirely
go off the market, and those that remain will gener
ally be of inferior grade and double or more in price,
It would take more time than we have to speak of
all lines of goods but all will be governed in like man.
The prices wool and cotton blankets next year
will be about double and outing fannes the same.
Wool dress goods now selling for SOC will be dollar
yard and inferior at that. There will be linen
goods at any price, most of the flax usually from
Germany and Russia not pound of it is shipped
stead and it will sell at linen prices Kid gloves will
advance tremendously and very few of them will be
obtained. No imported silks of any kind all domestic
manufacture and inferior dyes:
All kinds of cotton goods will be at least double in
price; the old style 10c crash towelling will be 25c
yard
It will cost now to be patriotic, as bunting, which
used to cost &c will be 1oc yard and the colors will
in price and the slkoline to them will be
than double in price. Fleischers yarn which was 25c
sken, will be 50 and zephyrs, which used to cost
about LOO wholesale now costs over $500. Shoes
advancing every day and lots of lines being
taken off the market.
The clothing men will have to be contented with
selling clothes made OF cotton as wool is advancing so
fast that it cannot be used for ordinary priced gar
ments.
Drugs have scared away up in price and will con-
tinue to do
Paper of all kinds has advanced from rs to 100
per cent, and it goes Groceries and provisions have
advanced and will advance considerably more.
Now remember these conditions will grow worse
and worse, and goods continue to get more
til long while after the is In this way the
ordinary person can figure out what to expect.
It is quite possible that the will continue for
two years as it is to the death. Germany
England has practically got to be wiped off the map,
far their influence in world affairs is concerned,
and of this vastness and colossal Importance will
take long time to wage to the bitter end. In the
meantime goods will gradually become and the
prices 60 higher. This article is written that
people may adapt themselves to the conditions,
and not 60 fooing themselves and trusting to luck
Now in view of the foregoing, and vastly more
could be written in the vein, all employers of
labor should realize that live and even ap
proach decency and keep body and soul together less
then minimum wage Of $3.50 day, and should take
immediate steps to meet the conditions thrust upon the
working classes
Moral-To those who are in easier circumstances
it would appear that the laying in of year two
years supply would be wise and prudent move and
pay big dividends in the long run.