Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-04-15

unjustified. The country is on a
sound basis and come what may we
: shall emerge in an even stronger pO-
sition than is the case today, II is
/ not necessary, we believe, to appeal
to the patriotism of our readers, but
we do appeal to their common sense
when it comes to a question of lack of
confidence where future business is
concerned. Remember that the great
consuming power of this country must
he taken care of by domestic manu-
facturers. For over two years now
supplies from abroad, which figured
largely in American consumption, have
fbeen almost completely shut off. Mer-
chants in this country were quick to
recover from the first shock and effects
/ of war in Europe and to respond to re-
uuirements at home which could not be
| filled abroad. The wealth of the coun-
| try has increased enormously the past
two years and a large portion of this
wealth remains here instead of going
abroad to pay for foreign merchandise
! Should we enter the war. which APP
! pears to be inevitable. in fact. may
have actually taken place before the
| ink on this type is dry, there will be
absolutely no reason to fear the future
so far as business is concerned. We
further predict that an even larger
volume of business will be transacted
ut home than was the case last year or
the year previous. Whether war comes
or not the great question for the buyer
and merchant throughout the country
to consider is supplies. War will mean
the employment of many workers in
government undertakings such as, for
instance, furnishing military and paval
Gum to ln to
the colors of still more workers from
their ordinary pursuits.
Restricted Production Important Factor
The shortage of labor already in evil
dence is fairly well-known to buyers
in touch with manufacturing condi-
tons. 1t should not be difficult to
realize that the withdrawal of addi-
tional workers from the textile indus
try of the country will mean n further
reduction il the output of The mills.
That this will come should the United
States enter the war, cannot be denied
nor the fact that goods will not be as
plentiful as was the case last year
Prices, as they stand today on finished
merchandise, will undoubtedlysa ppear
decidedly low to buyers later on. The
merchant who does not lack confidence
and promptly provides AGAINST his flu
ture needs will be the wise merchant
Manufacturers do not want to see
higher prices. They are well aware Of
the fact that advances tend to restrict
distribution. Manufacturers and mer-
chants who are fair and honest with
their customers are today warning
them not to hesitate in covering their
forward requirements. Later it will
not be a question of prices, but OF
whether the merchandise needed can
be secured. 1t win be absolutely nee
essary for manufacturers and buyers
to arrive at more thorough and mutual
understanding. In other words, the
buyer and seller must work together
for the mutual advantage of both. To
those who are hesitating at the pres
ent time or waiting for further de-
Velopments before attempting to cover
their needs, fearing inability to market
the goods, we recommend a glance at
the commercial condition of Great
FL tain and her colonies Trade within
the United Kingdom and Canada has
shown marked increase in spite of
the war Commercial industries in
those countries have been organized as
never before and the returns have sur
prised even the most optimistic au-
thOrifieS