The Washington herald., 1917-04-09
Interesting Chats ]
From Hotel Lsbbie

Shoes viii be higher IN price. but
much higher. and n the dealers hnd
people won't pay more than tiz q
for the shoes that brought s two
ago. the cost will have 70 be lower
That IL the view OF r. 8. Torrey,
ton shoe fnshufacturer. who is neGist1
at the Raleigh. and who Outlined
sentiments on the present footwear q
look. Mr.. Torrey does not fear an Ard
tine embargo on hides. because he
not believe Argentina leather cuts q u
big fgure In American shoe manufsct
bpt IL the high cost OF living does
stop its upward flight shoes will cont
TO follow it In price.
We're paying s5 cents q foot for
skins now that formerly brought an
20 cents a foot" said Mr.. Torrey ye
day. Furthermore. skins are almost
procurable. Were getting some q
China and some from India, but
great markets Of Eastern and Cen
Europe arc almost cut OF from
American market.
The manufacturer" continued \
Torrey, is faced with this situatIc|
Labor is going higher and higher and N
England shoe men recently added 10
cent TO the wages OF their men witfl
being forced TO do 90. Materials are n
100 to 800 per cent higher and almost
obtainsble. Freights are steadily mod
ing and there is not a single element
shoe production which has not II
enormously.
Against this we have had steadily
creasing shoe prices. Today SO is
standard price for ordinary shoes. r
Is you can't get as good a pair az q
would purchase three years ago. Th{
is a limit, however. 10 the price
public will pay. I'm not prepared 70
whether It's f12 or SIS a pair. but as I
as the public kicks In sufhciently u
numbers well have 70 stop the price |
cent, but the manufacturer can't 4
! there and lose money. He'll have
cheaper the quality Of the shoes, so
before this war Ia over shoes that
selling at sl2 may be no better thar
"a shoe Of Iq1L"
For all his faults. Nebraska Ioy
Bryan still, IL you're willing to hell
Robert HolIingsworth, business man
Lincoln. Nebr.. who registered at
Willard yesterday. Nebraska thiG
Bryan is wrong. but IL thinks he's
cere. SO the State Is willing 20 ford
him and forget
Nebraska Is one OF the hottest =
1 |
| Hollingsworth. III the administered Il
I told the State to Jump into the Attain
J Ocean after the German feet, alml
believe the State would do H. Out in G
( State We believe the administrati
knows what it's about and we're will
I TO let IL figure out what America sh
dc
We have no German problem as 4
\ word problem has come to be rec,
niEed. We have a good many Germsl
but practically ell will stay loyal, I
think more from choice than m
necessity
Mr.. HollinEsworth. who Is on his "
| North from the Florida east coast. q
! the pro-war element in Florida 10 so
cited that they're frightening North
ne-s out OF the State.
! TO hea- them talk down there yo|
4 thirk that st. Augustine was the ind
diate object OF the whole German nal
| program. They hold meetings in the p'
lie squares. the negroes are all eEcit
and for the past week one hasn't b,
I able TO get q Pullman reservation out
! Florida unless il wss reserved q week
| advance. One man ! met from Come,
| cut told me he Was afraid TO 20 hq
| because he had a house on a promine|
and he was afraid the Germans wd
shell it,