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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-28

and manufacturerS-all who have any,
thing to sell-advertise now and take
advantage of the great market which
exists at this time.
Second, tell the public that now is
the time to buy-that they, the peo-
pie, in normal peace times are the
controllers of all productions and all
distribution.
If the consumer buys, he merchant
sells and in turn is force to buy. The
manufacturer and the p1 oduce1. of .'aw
materials are forced to buy and ell.
Labor is put to work. The brakes put
upon industry are thus removed The
machinery of production and distribu-
ton is set in motion.
To create the desired stimulus the
public is urged to buy, to buy wisely.
but to buy now-today-what it wants.
Now is the time when a few addi-
tional purchases added to the daily
necessity purchases will increase the
grand total of sales to such a magni-
tude that the merchant will be obliged
to replenish his stock on a large scale
The wholesaler, the manufacturer, and
the producer of raw materials will be
obliged to increase their production.
A demand will be created for all the
goods which the workingman produc-
es. There will be job for each job
less man. General confidence will be
restored. Business will be booming.
Reconstruction and rehabilitation of
our war activities into peace indus
tries will go on quietly, theoretically,
BEAUTIFULLY unconsciously.
Now is the psychological time to be-
gin this drive for prosperity. Let us
take up the slack; let US do all that
we can to allow the period of recon
struction to pass without thel least |
possible hardships for labor and CAPT.
tai.
We. the people. must start the ball |
a-rolling must do what we can, buy |
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-28

depleted. There is lack of almost
everything that was not produced in
quantity for the war. With the deple-
ton of our supplies there has come
since the signing of the armistice ner-
vous relaxation and feeling of un-
certainty.
Labor and capital are muddled. In
dustry is marking time. The manu-
facturer has not been purchasing his
raw materials except as he needs them
from day to day. The merchant is
hampered in getting his stock. Ev-
eryone is waiting for everyone else.
How can business be energized /?
How can labor be induced to get back
its desire to produce and capital to
speed up the rehabilitation of peace
time activities?
Mr.. Babson believes that the desired
results can be accomplished by adj
ministering the following stimulants
to the country.
First, let all progressive merchants
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-28
Keen Competitor
In Calf Contest

Never IN the history of Redwood
| County was there such a keen inter-
lest taken in the boys and girls calf
contest as this year And it is reason
able to predict that the greatest at
traction at the coming Codnty Fair in
the fall will be the calf contest. Some
of the calves already are in better
| condition than those which won at
the county fair last year.
Up to the present the Hereford calf
of Virginia Scanlon, near Belview
seems to be the leader in the race. The
outstanding features of this animal is
that it possesses the outstanding quail
tiles of the shorthorn in the hind quar-
tiers combined with strong feature
characteristics of the Hereford breed
| Virginia, has splendid calf and If the
animal continues to make the gains
that it has made in the past month,
there is nothing to stop it from going
to the cities.
| irwin Mckay, winner of last year
has a short horn heifer this time that
will be exceedingly hard to defeat.
The calf has great possibilities and
with the experience of Twins father
as a successful feeder, the boy will
give the State a very close run. Messrs.
Balmer and Jones, state leaders of the
| county agents, last week visited r.
win at the farm and were much pleas
ed with the showing of the animal
Russell Payne and Arthur Mckay
have Angus calves of unusual quail
ties. Both calves have made very
good gains and for Angus breed these
calves have all the chances of becom-
ing champions. Anybody underestim-
ating the opportunity of these two an
imals are likely to be fooled, for it
must be remembered that the Aber-
deem Angus has won more grand cham
ionships at the international shows
than any other breed.
Johnnie and Ross Davis, of Seaforth
have shorthorn calves that are MAX
ing wonderful gains. Of the two calv-
es, Johnie's is perhaps a little ahead
of his brothers and if by feeding a
few minor defects are remedied, the
animals have great chances for win
ming. The contest between the two
brothers seems to be keen for each
one is determined to defeat the other.
At Morgan, Alloys Welter is making
things hum. His calf looks well and
is doing as well as any other animal
in the race. He has a shorthorn steer
of good feeding capacity and an ami
NAL that will attract the attention of
any judge.
Near Redwood Falls Charlie March
and Clifford Weis have two shorthorn
steers which looks good and with a
little more feeding they ought to give
their competitors fast race.
The boys with the Holstein calves
are not making the fast gains of the
beef animals and whether they can
make winners of them must remain for
the Judging day at the fair
Redwood County Farmer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-28

Buy Now, but Buy Wisely.
This is the slogan upon which the
Information and Education Service of
the Department of Labor, under the
guidance of Roger w. Babson, is con-
Quoting campaign to insure after-the
war prosperity.
Mr.. Babson says that the surest way
to get the desired results is to tell the
people what the trouble is and then
to tell them how to remedy it.
During the war the government ask
ed the people to refrain from buying
anything they did not actually need.
Every dollar, every ounce of strength,
was needed for war purposes; there
was nothing to spare for the produc-
ton of things which could be done
without.
Now the war has ended, and we find
that our stocks of peace-time goods are
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-28
WINNERS OF EDITORS
SHORT COURSE CONTEST

The winners of the front page make
up contest at the editors short course
were first, Bemidji Sentinel, Bemidji;
second, Farmers Reporter, Marshall.
The winner of the advertising compo-
sition contest was the Glenwood Herald
which took both first and second prizes.
It was not the intention to make two
awards to one paper, but j. L. Fra
zier, associate editor of the Inland
Printer having made the awards that
way without understanding the rule, it
has been decided to allow them to
stand
About 70 editors attended the short
course and from words spoken before
they left, letters received since, and
editorial comment, they had both a
pleasant and profitable time.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-28

to show Incidentally that even in the
days of Queen Anne the basic factor
of this art was perfectly we'll estab-
lished. As Addison remarked also, "a
man that is by no means big enough
for the gazette, may easily creep into
the ads" although nowadays one would
hardly say that creeping described the
invariable manner of entrance.
Christian Science Monitor
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-28
NORTH CENTRAL STATION
TO SELL GUERNSEY COWS

The North Central agricultural ex-
pertinent station at Grand Rapids,
Minnesota, will sell so head of high
grade Guernsey cattle on May 81
These includes 20 head of cows, some
fresh and others soon to freshen, and
30 head of heifers. The station will
send descriptive catalogue on appli-
cation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-28

what we can, help all we can. So
BUY NOW, but wisely, buy intelli-
gently, buy carefully, buy judiciously,
but buy today.
Now is the psychological time. Let's
go!
THIS IS THE MESSAGE OF THE
OF LABOR.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-28

Caruso may be very wonderful but
we prefer him on the photograph be-
cause we can shut him off when our
head begins TO ache.-Ex.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-28

Tt is great to be an actress bu
remember there isn't much dough i
small role.-Ex.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-28
Buy Now, But
Buy Very Wisely

From U. S. Department of Labor.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-01
F'ul's
Substitutes for Muskrat
Skins Are Finding Way
to Popularity

Substitutes for Hudson seal are re-
ceiving more than casual attention be-
cause OF the extremely high price OF
muskrat skins. Among the most prom
ising substitutes brought out is a vari-
ETY. Of baby lamb skin. cropped closely
and dyed seal color. 1t is used IN the
making Of coats and other articles for
which the muskrat has heretofore led
in the market. The fur IS known under
q variety of names, depending upon the
manufacturing furrier who uses it, Il
also is dyed in imitation of beaver and
otter.
A leader in the fur trade. yesterday
predicted a return to favor in the win
ter Of 1920'2l, Of the Russian pony
skin as Il fur coat material He be-
lievcs that sportation between this
country and Russia Will have been re-
Vived sufficiently by the end Of the
present year to permit immense guam.
titles of the Russian pony skins to
make their way to this market. The
pony skins, he said, would help to re-
lieve the growing shortage of muskrat
skins, and would form the basis Of a
fairly inexpensive substitute for the
popular Hudson seal coat.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-01
Rubber
Prices for Crude Rubber
Adu0nce on Buying
for Speculation

Dealings between brokers furnished
nearly all of the transactions yester-
day in the local crude rubber market,
but the sentimental effects of the sign
ing Of the peace treaty caused prices to
advance q to 2 cents pound Smoked
ribs for spot delivery were quoted at
al y cents, while what is known to the
trade as first latex or milk crepe WAS
held at AZ Il cents q pound
Brokers were asking 43 cents for ribs
and "A cents for latex, TO be delivered
during the last quarter of the year.
Although these prices were conceded to
be low, relative to those demanded for
ether commodities, the manufacturers
If rubber goods seemed to be antici-
pating still lower prices
Some Of the manufacturers of rubber
goods reported that business in betting
used for the transmission Of power in
the copper mines and quarres of the
country was increasing. Manufacturers
of fire hose also reported greatly in
creased volume Of business, the eXpan-
sion being ascribcd to the ability Of the
various municipalities to float their
ponds on an advantageous basis, now
that peace had been legally consum-
mated At this time last year the cities
and towns Of the country were com
PEELED by the exigencies Of the war to
compress their expenditures for FIRE
lighting and other equipment
New-York tribune., 1919-07-01
Textiles
Cotton Goods Jobbers
Looks for Big Rush Of
Buyers Nest Week

Buyers of cotton goods were so nu-
merous yesterday ana goods so scarce
that the leading convertcrs stated or
ders had to be cut down to permit of a
fair distribution to their customers.
Although many jobbers have arrived
to buy goods for the spring season of
1920. the greater number will not be
seen here until next week.
Some OF the converters have not vet
opened their spring lines but others
have booked so mucn business that
they have called in about half Of their
travelling statesmen so as to guard
against overselling. The head Of one Of
the leading converting firms stated that
at present only 10 per cent of the coun-
try's mill capacity was in operation,
and he also asserted that the change
from a ffty-four to a forty eight hour
working week for the operatives meant
potential loss Of one billion yards of
cotton cloth in the yearly output of the
mills.
Some of the mill agents for pro
ducers Of heavy colored cottons report
ed that they had received large orders
for delivery during the final quarter
of this year. But the mills as a whole
have booked so much business that they
seemed content to mark time 1t
was stated that export orders were Of
fair volume.
Trading in gray or unhlcached cloths
was Of considerable volume. most of
the orders calling for deliveries
throughout the remainder OF the year.
Prices were steady. but il was stated
that such constructions as 6S 72s and
6O-4Ss were hard to obtain a; the pre-
vailing quotations Of 20 cents and IA y
cents q yard. respectively.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-01
High Prices Don't Stop
Retailers Fall Orders
South Bend Merchant Saws De-
mands From Consumers
Force Buving
Ee.esi rercp.-+s IN tho or

Retail merchants, in the opinion Of
Thomas II. Brandon. cf tho Brandon
Durreli Company. South Bend Ind,
VIII try 20 buy as much merchandise
Tor fall sale as 1hcy did IN other
Years, despite tho high prices. In
discussing the market situation, par
tlcu.arly IN the women's apparel line,
Mr.. Brandon said Yesterday that re.
tailers generally deplorcd present high
prices but were forced TO buy in or
Ger 20 meet the demands OF their Gus
toners.
We are not worried so much about
das2osing Of our merchandise after We
get it, he said, "as we are about
financing ourselves on the present
market. You must realize that mer-
chandise now is two or three times
a. hlen az II was, a few years ago.
II take that much more money to
DO business now
Mr.. Brandon is in the market with
his buyers advising them in the plac-
ing Of fail orders. This is the first
tlme or my buyers have visited the
market in June ne said. "but heard
of the unsettied conditions here and
the possible shortage Of merchandise.
We viii place our orders az soon AS
90 have sized up the situation.
Petal business in south Bend is
breaking all records. The great Studc-
baker automobile plants there are run
n'ng full force, and their production
IN sold for months ahead, / under
stand Every one in town has money
and u spending IL freely. The people
want only the best merchandise. and
= keeps Us busy trying TO supply tho
demand. Under present conditions I
20 not look for any recession Of prices
FOR another year, at least"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-01
Silks
Buying in Farming Sec.
tiOns Clears Dealers
ShPIreS OF Fabrics

Many buyers from distant cities
were in the local dress silk market
yesterday, and all of them bought
goods on as large scale as the sellers
would permit. The leading jobbers re-
ported that the visiting merchants
from the Western and Southern sec
tions of the country We're especially
ANXIOUS to get ample supplies.
It was stated that prosperity in the
agricultural sections is reflected in the
retail trade. dealers shelves being Writ
ually bare OF silk fabrics. The weaves
in strong demand were crepe de chimes,
georgettes and satin-faced fabrics, and
business in tafetas seemed to be of
fairly large volume.
Representatives Of we'll known job
bing concerns were in the salesrooms
Of the leading silk manufacturers at
tempting to place orders for delivery
during the last quarter Of this year,
but it was stated that most of the
big manufacturers were not inclined
to accept business so far ahead. 1t
was asserted that the upward fight Of
perative that the manufacturers pro
ceed cautiously about accepting con-
tracts for delivery late in the year.
Little attention was accorded the
Offering by the government of l7,00O.-
600 yards Of cartridge cloth silk, which
It was officially announced can be put
through processes that Will render the
silk suitable for dress and upholstery
fabrics.
Most of the manufacturers conceded
that trade in the last three months mad
been Of such volume that the depress
ing effects witnessed in h firtst quar-
ter Of the year had been entirely
New-York tribune., 1919-07-01
Trade With Orient
Held in Check bv
Delays in Cables
Firms in This Country and
Japan Find Great Diff.
Guilty i'll Doing Business
i'll fluctuating Markets

Robert H. Patchin. one of the man
ayers OF W. r. Grace & Co.. who
has just returned from a seven months
trip for the firm to China. Japan. and
parts Of Siberia, yesterday declared
that 1t is futile to expect development
of trade in the Far East while "thc
telegraphic communication remains in
adequate Mr. patchin went abroad
TO participate in the establishment Of
new branches in the Orient.
american commerce in the Far
East" he said is crippled bv the
chrome delays in trans Pacific telc-
graphic communication Messages
from China and Japan are now coming
through IN about six days as con-
trasted wit one before the war The
delays have sometimes been as great
as fourteen days. The single sub
marine cable was broken for rearlv
two months between Guam and Manila
Wireless saved the situation, but the
wireless facilities in the Pacific are in
adequate for the burden of commercial
and governmental traffic over and
above normal. The large United
States Navy wireless station at Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii, works dailv with
Japan only two periods of two and a
half hours each. alternating its ser
wee with the Philippines. There are
enough messages on file in Japan to
keep 1T busy day and night.
Since it takes about two weeks to
get reply from the Orient, firm of
icrs-that Is, price quotations. good
until acceptance within three or four
days are pract tically impossible. in the
present huctuating markets it is futile
to expect merchants either in the
Orient or in the United States to hold
offers open for two weeks. In uddi-
non to the delay the congestion of
Geographic traffic causes many mutt
latlons requiring repetition
1T is not unusual for American
hrms IN the asst to get confirmation of
cables by mail before the original tele-
gram arrives II was thought the re
$ SeoratIon after the war Of private house
codes would remedy the delays by re
ducng the volume of traffic, but this
mas not resulted
"One cause of congestion is the
heavy volume of government business
he least important government mes
sage down to an order for more station
cry takes precedence over the most
urgent commercial message. Neverthe-
less, government business has also
suffered from delays and mutilations.
At one time the Philippines were com
p!etcly isolated so far as prompt tcle-
graphic communication was concerned.
!or tho cable was broken and the wire
Tess could not overcome adverse at
mespheric conditions between Homo
luiu and Manila'
New-York tribune., 1919-07-01
Materials and Labor
Garment Trade Problem
Production, Not Selling, Cause
for Worry, Says One
Manufacturer

How TO obta n more materials and
labor is the chief concern of the woro-
ems cloak and suit manufacturing in
dustry at present
1t IS no trouble to sell our product ="
said David j. Goldman. of the David !
Goldman Company. Inc, Yesterday
but l and every other manufacturer
| know is worried over the cloth ara
help situation. In my new fall line T
have several models which are SELLING
we'll, but which ! VIII have to Withdraw
this week because | cannot obtain anv
more OF the cloth.
\ could use many more workers IN
my factory. and so could every other
manufacturer, but they arc not to be-
had. The shorter hours and the week
work system have curtailed production
and have advanced our labor costs
Iuliy 30 per cent. We simply won't he
able to turn out our normal production
TINS year, and the wise buyer viii coms
INTO the market early. THIS advice "a
against our best interests, for we would
rather see the buyers coming in all
through the season"
One prominent coat and suit mann.
lacturer yesterday displayed sheaf
or telegrams which have been reachinr
ms office nj the rate OF three a dsv
rom buyers IN ali parts of the country
mi forming HIM of their intention n
come to the New York market right
after July 4. ="
New-York tribune., 1919-07-01
The Tribune's Page of Business News
Jewelry
Heary June Sales Lcore
Retailers With Small
StOcIss on Hand

Retail jewellers did record bust
ness last month. They are now carry
ing exceptionally low stocks and are
deeply concerned over the strike that
has tied up production in many of the
local factories. Many Of them already
have been in the market placing large
sized orders for ]ewelry for delivery in
the fall. while some have expressed a
desire to place business with the
manufacturers for next springs sales.
Most factories are far behind on de-
lveries due to the accumulation of
orders and the short working forces.
The strike has tended to further ag-
gravate the situation.
June always has been a busy month
in the retail jewelry trade, weddings
and graduation celebrations resulting
IN the receipt Of many orders for gifts.
Dealers in silvcrware have shared in
this business. According to reports
from local manufacturers this year has
been no exception and dealers from all
sections Of the country are now max
ing efforts to obtain new stock.
Scarcity of skilled labor has been
holding back production in this in
dustry Most Of the larger factories
are weeks behind in handling the or
ders in hand.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-01

clients have asked and received larger
credit from us. We have been justi-
fed in giving it to them, because they
can show us that they are in better
financial shape. Large profits can be
made quickly in the apparel manu-
featuring field, especially under pres
ont conditions. have in mind three
young men who started in business
last year with combined capital of
$4,000. Their profits for the year
nettcd them more than $4,000. Sure
~ we will be justified in extending
these men more credit this year than
last year if they require it.
"Increased credit. however, should
not be extended promiscuously. II a
man is making more money legiti-
mately and expanding his business
along safe lines, he is entitled 10 more
credit, but he must assure us that he
IS operating on safe policy. One of
the things we must guard against is
the temptation 10 the garment manu-
tacturer to speculate in piece goods
on the present rising market. + we
discover that one of our clients is ask
ing for a loan with which to enter
upon speculations in woollcns, silks,
or cottons, We Immediately restrict his
borrowing capacitV.'
New-York tribune., 1919-07-01
Piece Goods Speculation
Fro,cned Upon BY Banks
mercial Expansion Money Is Plentiful Enough
Deposit Balances Average More Than Formerly

INCREASED borrowing requirements
L Of firms engaged in the manufactur-
ing of apparel do not disturb CONNER
cial bankers. The high manufacturing
costs, caused by advanced prices for
textiles and labor, are offset by the in
creased revenue devised by the gar
ment manufacturers from the sale Of
their output At present. according to
Max Radt, vice president Of the Sher-
man Office Of the Irving Trust Com
pany, which numbers hundreds Of the
large womcn's apparel manufacturers
among It's customers, the garment
makers are not borrowing as much
money as existing conditions might in
dictate.
THE explanation Of this" he said
yesterday, 'probaby lies in the fact
that the apparel manufacturing indus
try has been extraordinarily profitable
during the past year or two. and most
OF the manufacturers have more money
of their own than ever before and so
require less borrowed capital on which
to do business. | base this idea on the
fact that the vast majority of our de
positors are keeping balances hero any
where from two to four times as large
as they did few years ago.
"ln the past year or so many Of our
New-York tribune., 1919-07-01
One Way Of Taking Orders

Colors have taken on now meaning
in the womcn's coat and suit industry.
One of the larges of the apparel
manufacturers, it is said. took his orders
for fall merchandise this year in three
different colorcd inks. Early orders.
it is said, were written in black, later
orders in blue, and orders now are
written in red. Merchandise on the
first orders were sold at one price.
and on the later orders are higher
prices. The point OF the story is that
he has Instructed his shipping room to
speed up on the red ink orders Rv
this system the unfortunate merchant
who was foresighted enough to place
his orders early at the low price will
receive his shipments last, if he re-
ceives them at all.