Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-24

t"ries-in spite of government orders
would have to close. Wholesale es-
taphshments and retail shops would
rlosc. thousands OF factory workers de-
siSncrs, millincrs. floorwalkers, saI,.-
girls. messengers and bookkecpcrS
would be thrown out OF work Mid.
dlcmcn twith the exception Of cheese
ana maceroni trusis) would so our
OF business Opera singers. moving
picture actresses, stage carpenter.
and doorkeepers would all staryc. No:
It Is demand that keeps productions
going. and II the wheels Of commerce,
stop running for even a short time
cEaos Is the result. the consumer pay
ing Tor II as always in the end.
Don't Hoard, Don't Waste.
The advice OF the nations business,
men. therefore. is not TO hoard money.
but to spend wisely and moderateIy
Don't waste food. hut also do not re-
trench too far. Prices arc high. OF
course. but so arc wages. The labor
ing man. according to his employers.
is able TO buy moro than he ever did
before. This is probably news to the
iaborinS man. but we are considerinc
only tho business mans point OF view
In III" matter Of clothes. declare tho
merchants. there is very little need
OF retrcnchmcnt. Wool. OF course 8.
scarce. so We cannot have wool. II
the British government raises it's en-
barge on wool enough To permit suf-
nci"ht supplies to come forward from
Australia. we ma! be able to wear
standardization mixtures next winter
but this VIII also depend upon wall
street manipulations. Ono thing in
certain. Our soldiers will have 10 wear
wool whether any one else docs or NOT
The economy board OF the National
council OF Defense, alarmed at the wool
scarcity. secured a few weeks ago the
promise OF American clothing men to
he as economical possible In the
use OF WOOL IN manufacturing garments
only certain number OF models viii
be made UP Thu fan. all supernuous
decorations viii be omitted. and in
mems apparel even = feH o. the usual
mum rous pockets will he eliminated
Cotton is not plentiful either ow-
INK TO It's extensive use in the inanu-
facturc OF high explosives. and really.
silk-once handed down from one gene
ration TO another AN heirloorn-is
no" the most inexpensive OF good fab
RIGS. a. long as a fabric >" not needed
FOR war materials. there is no reason
why women should not buy as much OF
II az they please. declare tho manu-
facturcrs In buying clothes and furs
tand furnitu. and furbelr -. people
vii! keep the machinery going md
prosperity running high
Weather Hurts Clothing Trude
NC weather tniS spring has been
unusual! cold and gloomy. which has
had deterrent effect U pom the purchase
OF clothes. Men, expecting 10 be draft
ed. have bought an little as possible Of
anything. Others, guilty Of the ma
tional malady, hystcria have held on
10 their money and refused 10 buy any
more than they had TO. Business ha.
been slow. i!ut nov tho government
orders are beginning to fow in and
by means OF reassurins advertisements
the merchants have succeeded IN maxi
Ing people open their pockctbooka
Prosperity is back again and here
after II Is going TO he tho business OF
, the business men TO keep IL there.
Tho war must not hurt the pros.
perity that has been carefully built
up and nurtured during the past two
years. our commerce must com.
through the conflict stronger than ever,
prepared Cor the struggle which every
authority says is going % follow the
military 'ntest. Japan hah not let
war interfere with her commerce On
tho contrary, she has made it the occa.
sion TO extend IL into every important
port in tho world. When peace comes
she will be prepared. Prosperity and
not retrenchment is nov tho slogan OF
American business mon. II is hand
to-hand hpht with the economists We
must be saved from saving too much
money.