Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-13
AMERICANS APPETITE FOR CANDY
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ny FNEDEItIC j. HASkIN

MOTION. II. G.. January IL
While the prices of mos, n.,.,...i,i.
'''c "oW so high that many pcoulc arc
''pciicu 10 iorcco them :iltorcthcr
interesting TO note that the prices
VI many of our luXurics remain prar
i's me same. We can sim buy
ECONOMIES Tor II few hundred dol
'"'"'cr tickets aud flowers are
u" more expensive than ever. and
'ahdN-"ur beloved American candy
Is sun sold at the same old ratios Al,
'"o"Sh sugar Is almost twice as
N'iua"ic as 1t WAS eighteen months
ago. the Confcctioncrs Of the u,t;uu
nave raised their prices very little ana
the daily purchase OF candy urow.,
apaCc.
Americans are tho largest candy.
consumers in the world Much has
"e"h said concerning the Turkish an
pe'lte Tor sweets. but when II comes
10 eating sugar stand ..soIutcly
hion" at the head Of thu list, to the
dctrimcnt Of our Questions and the
""''"c'n"nt of Europe. I'm English
man. who considers he has something,
OF Il sweet tooth himself in the mat
Ter OF marmaladc cookies. orc., will
SIT absolutely aEhaSt at tn" sight of an
american pouring Sirup on his morn
inG not cakes. gulpinE down sweet
chocolate and suIurcd cereal. and la
ter eating chocolate bonbons on the
way TO the office
OF course. have ALWAYS known
mat We cat entirely too much candy
ana chew too much chewing ruu Inn
tn" knowledge does not seem to have
ihuch effect upon our consUupiion
w" cohtinu" 10 buy over $500. 900. 600
worth az candy every year. and new
confectionery establishments and
looms continue I" appear in every
aValiahi" spot in street, building and
store. IT a man is down on his luck.
he goes into tho candy business. and
very often, he rrospcrs
What a candy store viii do for its
owner Is illustrated by tho cas-. of :,
founS SyracuS" woman who a few
years ago opened home made candy
booth IN "u Ollie" building Of that city
Her family had been left pcnuiiess ana
unframed Tor work at the death OF
her father, aud something had to he
done. The young woman started sell
inc candy among her friends carry
i'g her goods hy basket To tho various
houses 'hr"" times week
Tented Hair Spncc for store
IN" candy was well made. aud tho
demand became SO large tina, she final
j. WAS able to rent e small spac" in
tho corridor "f an Office huiIding
Her" h"r success was immediate and
great. because sh" was too busy
iualtiug her goods to talk" tho time
10 soil i'. She placed it on large plat
tors on tn" counter where customers
w"r- Instructed TO hclp themselves
and put their money iu = small wicker
Gaze provided for tho purpose i;.-
for" lorg. TIA" wicker Gag" became 50
ull"d with profits tina; TIA" young wo-
man established regular candy
Kitchen. with several assistants to
help her. put til" candy booth i'm
rharg" ~ business manager. and
journ"y"d forth into tn" world in
SEARCH Of Now n"ld, 10 conquer These
proved 20 he i'ifth Avenue" New York,
Newport, Rhode ISLAM. ana Bermuda.
all of which now buy candy from thr
booths belonging to this young wo-
mau
This is only on" instance among
hundreds Tn" American candy APP
petit" j. never satiatcd. and is always
safe basis for a business establish
mcut. Won very rarely hear Of :, candy
merchant going bankrupt; for hard
times ana slow business lcnv" him
tranquil and prosperous. P"Opl" may
give up autos and th"nt-r tickets and
flowers but they don't give up candy.
According to the latest figures OF the
Eur"au OF Census OF the department
OF Commerce. rh"r" ar" @,3l1 candy es-
Establishments in "Nist"nC" to-day. as
compared with 1895 in 1909: tn" CAPT
tai Invested il over $4,000, 900. and
TIA" value OF their products is nearly
5000 600 600 These figures iuC!ud.
few chewing gum factories. and do
not take into account IN" small
bakeries and stores that also manu-
tac'Urc larg" quantities of candy every
yc;r. Nor. OF cuuisc, does II take into
account the home made supply. and
mat is by no means negligible.
Uomc-N Made l. Hest.
In children. the candy-making in
stinCi as well as the candy appetite.
Is strong. In going over diary 81
your childhood YOU viii doubtless find
il 10 10" fun OF important references
such as went TO school to-day. Cam.
homo and mad" candy" while this
candy -maliinc propensity in children is
expensive at the present time. with
sugar and chocolate selling AT tWic"
their normal value. il * ono that
should undoubtedly b." cultivated. for
home made candy is tho hes, for chill
drcn. The largest candy making fac