The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-15
Certain Matters of Doubt.

III considering the FOOD rontro!
measure whose scope appears to DC
~ o"uehlhs SO as N lnciude many
"ther a'''tl"S' u IS curious 10 hote now
! Tehches on inc war revenue Dill,
II ny II sales prices are TO be lowered
so ,hat excess proh's shail not nc pos
sloie there will be none OF the latter
10 ne taxed ana 'e allord revenue 20
INC govern ineh1 IL TX were posSip
I" insure 'hai 'ne consuming Pnplc
sHoN'" GET 'hei 'opd anu C'oth}hs al
pft'eS "hf0h "onia a'oFd H1ahHtac-
.feFs on'F Feasonaeie pFoht, and
iohl ""'ch ever he"u'esS hldale-
man snare OF prpnt "oHid pe ell
'nina'ea F." might NOT he a mad thIng
~ thete were no excess pFohts le't 10
taA IN Sufh event IN" needed re
venue mus IoS' Vodid nave 10 ne oo-
'a3hto from DINER sources But me
IfohiNm - not 50 simple a. II seems
'"EHIVpH COSTS IN pfafffS"lif every
t"i gP thoNs'fF vary nsarh N dIHerent
F.t mons az the country MS ~ true
oi iron an" steel on COTTON goods ana
o'"er teN'tits' OF 'eatheI ana SHOES,
"'. ~ ~ 10 we interest," 81 1he govern
80" an" 81 W" ss"Ffat p"ohc az
NNi', '"A' mere NHa'l ''' NO afaihnIoh
:" '',e ,--.i''"' ~ F.'"'9 MAKING 'ne
mum "o' 'eSS Things when are USED
%" Tor 'hii't8iF ana ''Fti'an pnr-
p''StS' n" MA tier II IN Soa4" OF thchi
t'' ISIS "a Pf0"u' tl"H AI" "HFH
- ""' ~ '"e Tess fAN"fen ones
.Nna 'i''" t'HuA mental 'at'rF"Hce goes
oSVN 10 rae. very origin pr 7Ne raw
h'"''''a's' sven Ms me mines Tor IL
sane from "hf'h some are taken
YET " prices are to he hxed, they must
hf ""Seu- somehow on prouuFuon
cost ana NO" th'~ can he done with
q
'he puzzle II mace UNIFORM ana
taseu on some KIND OF an average,
II wouId result IN larger prohts 10 Ger
tH,h pF"u"''s ana S'i'alt"F ones 10
DINERS nearing ines" considerations
IN hiihu, * ~ easy 10 see why mere
sHou'o %" heS''9 ION uni" Fohu'''"HS
are ihads more clear.
r"e maintenance f'gaih,
II Verclct recently rendered IN a
pfice-nNlhs ea.. ~ hai'lna"Fe - up
heid on appee' mere Is apt 10 be
some nara siead'ns anead 'er manu-
facturers who Try 70 determine how
much dealers ana the puhtlc geneia al
" snail pay Tor ihe!r products IN"
district court II appears that "A whole
SAFE grocery hrm had beeh nuNlng a
acquiring compound and had been sell
Ing 1t TO retailers for less than the
ers' me latter had an agreement
"heFehy the Wholesalers were reauir-
ed 10 charge retailers certain fNed
price. ana were prohibited from SELL
Ing the article TO other wholesalers
except at the price hXed Tor retailers
Inc baiumore nfn, when was the
complainant IN me acuoh' mad mad It's
supplies cut on necanse II cut me
rr1ce or refaiiers. Iherenpon II
brought SUIT under the sherman anu
trust act 10 recover triple damages
UP 70 'he ume or Inc rendering or
the Veroict us couhsel contention
was that interstate trade IN the sconr-
ing compound mad been unreasonably
restrained because thete was no COM
petition IN respect TO the price as be-
tween wholesalers. Ihe damages Sc
cured In the verdict were based on
the amount or profit the complain |
Ing frm would have made had 1t been
allowed TO buy the article An af- !
frmance OF the verdict on appeal Will
dispose OF the theory that the law
those to whom he is willing 10 sell.