Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-04
BOARD WILL FIX
CLOTHING PRICES
Distribution Also Will Be Under
Control Of Gov
ernment.
DEALERS ARE ASKED TO HELP
Man With Longest Pocketbook
Only One to Get What
He Needs.
DEALERS ARE ASKED TO HELP

"ASHINcTON. October a.-rricos
and distribution Of practically" All ar
ticles OF wearing apparel ar, 20 he
controlled by the War Industries Hoard.
regulations issued yesterday rrcycrib.
ing certain fixed prices for shoes CON
stitutcd only the first step IN - general
policy for price control Of clothing
This was disclosed to -dav by Chair
meeting of the National Retail Dry
Goods Association referring to the
putting into effect of the arrccmeu;
between the board and the shoe indus
try. MIR. Baruch said:
After that Will have to come the
regulation and distribution of most all
Of the things which YOU gentlemen have
10 deal with. don't want YOU to say
1t can't be done because IL must b.,
done. II is unthinkahlc that only the
get tho things that hc needs
The dry goods dealers were called
upon b% Chairman Baruch TO take the
product Of tho manufacturer who to
some extent. has his prices regulated
and limited amounts alocatcd to
him" with tn" determination To dis
WAY. scc'uE that. as far as possible.
each imdi. ilual Sr;s his sway" ava gets
it =, a price that is fair.
When II comes 10 the question OF
fair price" MIR. Earuch continued
that is very dinicult to answer
should say roughly that a fair price
~ a price SOnlclnlnE IKE inc norma
profits III normal times. know you
will all say that 'hcse arc abnormal
times. They arc. aud VIC have got TO
dc abnormal and new things.
10 meet tho request that rcprcscn-
tativcS be named To Coufcr With the
War Industries Board in matters Of
sociation appointed war scrvi""
committee composed OF William Mann
Chicago: George W: Milton, Roston:
H. j. Tilley. Philadelphia: $. W. Rev
My No % ftou
Gnio: oscar !. Webbcr. Detroit. ana
Francis Kilduff. i.aSalle. III.
Though no details OF the plan 10 hc
followed in controlling clothing prices
has been announced by the board. 1t
is believed that the general policy i'll
fixing t.c price of shoes viii be fol-
STANDARD GRADES OF SUITS
WILL HE BY AGREEMENT
STANDARD prices for standard grades
OF mems and womenS suits, hats ana
other articles of clothing probably will
hc established by agreement with
manufacturers and retailers.
BY the agreement reached by the
board and the shoe industry. addi-
tionai details of which were made pub
lie to-day, the program and STYLES OF
shoes under the regulated price plan
will conform to that announced by the
board in June whereby both styles and
colors were restricted. y number of
manufacturers already have started
work on the standardized grades. To
prove r. loss TO manufacturers oi hlsh-
priced shoes, the agreement provides
that shoes retailing for more than Sl:.
the maximum fixed price. which al
ready have been manufactured. may
he sold until June /, 1919. After that
date it will be impossible TO buy ready
made shoes for more than Sl2. For low
shoes OF the type usually worn in the
summer months, the maximum price
will he Sill.
Prices of children's shoes which were
not announced yesterday will be aS
follows: For the class a or highest
grade. boys. misses and youths $3.50
TO s. and sS little gents 81 TO Sc; in
fants' 81 TO 81, and babies So To $3.50.
For the medium and low priced grades
in the four divisions the prices will
be accordnglN.