Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09

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Sampson Music Co.
913 Main Ct. Phone 252.


my mind, exhibited an inability to see
beyond their noses. 1 have no patience
with the expressions as the delivery
system has come to stay and so has
the credit part of the business we
simply cannot change, our manner Of
doing business our delivery system
costs less than one-half of one per
cent there is some sentiment in bus
mess and we have learned to know
that certain people warrant credit and
and should have IT. this is such a
decided Innovation that the public will
never understand IT.
THE governments idea in offering
this plan. based upon expert knowledge
that 1t will cut an overhead expense
about which the grocers have COM
planned for years and for the justifi-
cation of which they have priced their
goods higher. was that 1t would reduce
the grocer's expenses of doing busi-
ness SO as to better enable them to re-
duce the costs in many instances at
which they are getting staples to the
consumers.
Reduce their costs they must, and
and so far as prices at which grocers
are to sell their merchandise are con-
cerned. the food administration will
not call grocers together and ask them
to vote on prices but will under the
authority of the food control act and
the presidents proclamation direct
them as to such prices.
TO GIVE OUT PRICES.
Beginning Jan. /. this office
will publish in the press some 80
articles of merchandise now sold
by retail grocers and give to the
public the price at which the re-
taller obtains those goods from the
wholesaler and 1obber and the price
at which the consumer should buy
those goods from the retailer.
This plan has already been put
into operation In Chicago and 9TH
er Illinois points with a great mea-
sure of success. The government
at all times will endeavor to per-
NIT the merchant a reasonable pro-
fit and will expect them to adhere
to . pledge made in resolutions
passed last October at Washing
ton by representatives of the re-
tail grocery trade from all over
the United States which follows:
1--WE pledge ourselves to the
United States government not to
| sell any Of the fundamental ne
cessities at q margin Of profit over
the delivered cost to the merchant
that will yield to him more than q
reasonable living profit, irrespec-
| tive Of tho market conditions at
the time of the sale; and we pledge
ourselves to urge other grocers,
whether under the licensing plan
or not, to the end that margins Of
profit by retail grocers through
out the country over the cost to
them shall not be greater than pre-
walls under normal conditions We
urge that each retail grocer act
individually and that he sell the
staple goods at no greater profit
| than 1s reasonable in accordance
| with their cost, and his individual
cost of doing business, as sane
| toned by the United States food
administration
That resolution had the support OF
| the entire executive COMMITTEES of the
national retail grocers association, re-
representatives. OF the state and prin
ciple local organizations, Of q large
system Of chain stores and many
prominent Independent retailers from
Maine to California, announces the
Washington administration in an Of
ficial communication to my office un
der date OF Nov. /. 1917.
1T 10 inconceivable that tho Rrocers
of Boise and other Idaho points are
willing to do less than have the grocer.
Of the country officially told thei,
government they are willing to do. II
Is inconceivable that Idaho consumer,
are unwilling to do less than their gov.
eminent in tho present crisis asks then
to do.
1T is likewise inconceivabls tina,
what the best expert business ability
of this country says can, and should be
done. can be successfully vetoed b,
Boise retail grocers no matter how biz
or Influential.
L therefore carry this appeal no,
only to the grocers but to every loya
citizen of the state OF Idaho.
Il ask every citizen of the state Of
Idaho on behalf OF the government II
at all possible. to Immediately so &C.
commodate their way of doing bust.
ness that they pay cash for what they
buy and carry 1t home, except OF
course. where their purchase Is of such
weight that 1t cannot be carried.
ask them to prove to the refractory
merchants that no delivery except
when paid for Is feasible. / ask them
to Immediately start the practice OF
paying cash and carrying home 10 al
to justify the administration and prove
to the merchants the demand for q
change. (After all. the fight il the pub
lic's-not mine and It is up to every
Individual to show just where he
stands on the matter)
Il ask on behalf of the United
States that every groceryman of
Idaho who Is willing to put this
plan into operation commencing E
Jan. 1, 1918, SO communicate with
this office and I promise that II n
majority signify their intentions
Of putting into operation, cash and