New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-04

about the city, the wholesaler would
be able to cut down on his price.
But the present day conditions. when
people can tell their groceryman what
they want, or run to the telephone
with an order, and have It delivered
to their own kitchen 1t Is doubtfu II
enough would take the trouble to go
to a market place, with a basket on
their arm. to buy produce. Only al
few years ago this was tried out on a
small scale at the Burritt school cor
ner where hucksters gathered to ex-~
change ware. For instance. man
with a load of potatoes would sell
some Of his produce to a man with
q load of corn, ETC., until each man
secured a miscellaneous load and
would then proceed about the various
streets selling his articles. If only
the people could be educated to come
to the market place to buy their vege.
tables, as they do in many southern
cities where the market place Is
a traditional institution, then it would
be success. But without the CO.
op grafton of a large per centage Of
the public it would fail. \
What is needed in this city, the past
Few days have brought out, is pub
lie swimming pool which would be to
the adult populations as the one on
the summit of Walnut Hill park is to
the younger element.
The ole swimnin' hole has certain
~ been popular place this week.
Not only have the youngsters HE'D
themselves to the cooling waters but
not infrequently did they find that
their big brothers and even their dad
dies had beaten them to it.
AS far as can be learned by calling
upon the memories of the older citi-
Gems never has the city experienced
such a cruelty heat wave as the last
| few days. Seldom, If ever, has the.
heat been as continuous or intense as
| to cripple the factories so absolutely.
Also. the mortality report, as we'll as
| the prostration record, for these days
exceeds that of any other similar per-
iod in the past. Although at other
times in the past people have gone
into Walnut Hill park at night to
sleep and avoid the heat of stuffy bed.
rooms, but never before have they
focked to Central Park to sleep. On
Monday and Tuesday night scores
slept in the center and at midnight on
Wednesday there were ffty-five there
by actual count.
But 1t is great weather to make the
corn crop grow, and the ice crop d.
minish. A similar effect was also not
ed on the ice cream supply and during.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday every dealer IN the city re-
! ported abnormal sales of their cooling
| refreshment.
The action of the local BARRIERS in
increasing the cost of hair cuts from
twenty-five cents to thirty five cents Is
not meeting with the approval of their.
patrons and regardless of the excuses
given ass tle reason for this action, the
men of New Britain are not con-
WINGED that the boosting Of the price
is anything other than a scheme to
! seperate them from another dime. 1t
certainly costs theindividual barber no
more to cut the hair today than it did
a year ago. for absolutely all that is
used is a pair of scissors or clippers,
and these articles were undoubtedly
included in the BARRIERS stock of trade
long before the price commodities
went up. Confronted with this fact,
the BARRIERS explain that because it is
necessary for them to pay their skilled
employees higher prices to retain their
services, it Is likewise necessary for
| them to boost their prices. Still the
| public Is not convinced, in fact 1t has
been shown nothing to convince it. In
Hartford not so very long ago the bar
bers essayed to boost the price OF hair
cutting to thirty-f1ve cents. The rule
was effective for only a short time be-
cause the lack of patronage and the
evident dissatisfaction Of the patrons
| compelled the BARRIERS to return to the
old schedule. Now, with all due rsu
spect to the barber fraternity in this
| city, it S certain that there are just as
| clean, sanitary and pleasant barber
shops in Hartford as there are here.
Likewise there is no doubt but what
there are just as skilled BARRIERS In
Hartford as there are here and fur
thermore 1t Is reasonable to assume
that the Hartford BARRIERS have to pay
as high prices to live as do the locaf~
men and consequently must get a liv-
ing wage from their employers. There
fore, 1t would seem to the New Britain
public that II the Hartford tonsorial
| parlors can afford to cut hair for a
| quarter there Is no reason under tho
| sun why the local knights of the scis-
sors should resort to Jesse James tao
tics and jump the price to thirty-dve
cents If New Britain men will onl4n
decline to pay this price by patronfs-
ing certain good BARRIERS who have not
as yet jumped the price, or by waiting
until they are out Of town in Hart
ford or elsewhere, their regular bar
bers may see the writing on the wall.
No man objects to paying a fair price,
| but no one likes to be imposed upon.
! Isn't 1t funny how the result Of the
draft, In many cases. has affected the
patriotism Of certain patriots? For in