The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-08
If Commerce Sue
s.I IN Getting Gov
s-ument Supply
- WILL BE SOLD
roR VERY LOW PRICE
i be Given Advantage
Purchasing Food at
Living Figures

- hut too late for pub
" the last issue Of the Star
y that the Chamber of Com
sss through its president, Hon. E.
i've r..sham, had been successful IN
.hs carload Of government
re- ,fs to be sold to the people
ap- ...as and vicinity. The cam
ben \, thesecuring of this car
started some time back
=. meeess is cause for congrat-
T0 sor the members of the
of Commerce.
announced in this connection
example of the low prices
.tsrred for this government
- i ~ very best smoked bacon
Dffis pa at twenty-three cents
y 81 This IS considerably low
8 the consumer pays or has
nm sbe uast for the same quail
on aeon. Many who have tried
(, ls baeon state that it is just
- hev ever tasted. OF course,
elae be exaggeration, for gem
sn ! fellow buys something
- lively cheap, he Immediately
r nAusastic and is ready and
rmaz Il swear that it is the best
starz I'm.
a cites and towns, especially
hrgeF size, have secured ship
& government foodstuffs re-
Y - ma these foodstuffs have
3. iled at low prices. Every
da ss been tried this method
iiasA ng the high cost of living
,urbs Successful. II may not
re. but as long as the gov
w. s wiling to aid in knock
,ros5 ald high price, just so long
d Ultimate consumer will be
skies Only the profteer who is
!, slr - & grab and gouge is dis
4 4 With this selling of govern
d 1t prices lower than here
Z 4 usad BY the dealer. 1t goes
aging that the government
invited eing by the deal, and while
pe s u immense quantities and
.s~sr 49,. received the benefit of
D H prices to be had, still
sln not be that great diff
d the price the government
pg and the price the dealer
ar not ae same grade of articles.
led Au a il the woodpile is that
wl. busy at work profteering
,,;ss s. pense Of the consumer, and
overs possible to give this profit
ne 80 Individuals Knockout
y 80 .ar s quicker it is done the bet
rorld { Ae people will be.
'cnls mre this action on the part
rsst Chamber Of Commerce is
aH tin It the retail business of
( forge ashants. Anyone harboring
: drawing his conclusion
UBIN. Y wrong premises. The argu-
not hold good. Many of us
a local merchants are in
A
g blame for high prices
AIS amstances force them to
tood and other articles.
WIZ be some instances of
steering, but if so the
sixssaD has not brought them
Parish antn that takes place any
ans g local merchants will be
the Hon and unjust.
] Dls aerstand there has been
= = 81 talk relative to the
on Pc q this carload of food,
als' shts to the idea claiming
VI go n age local trade and thus
aucsion q the business men of
r q Ais too, is false argument
s5' VeFy nature of things the
not 60 very far in this
8, 81. SIX thousand people
perry g territory that is so
.,.ted paated. In fact, it is
rouisian highly probable that
and q vii simply go like hot
" ~ eer s out Of the local trade
= belong water gets hot" A
| BY pro pretty big stock Of food
ging amilies but it is not a
q bucket when it comes
y pre- hundreds of families. SO
ing e about hurting local
~ AuncOmbe, pure and
ULT, LoWrey, well known
tiOnss man Of Morrow. was
anday.
irlsaa anea A.Going of Wash
,.s.,s. the many prominent
rey1 curing the session Of
2 'As first,Of the week.