The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-08-16

'. 80 an, 49,. ,,.l,l,roe,la .~ira of aggs
,,.'' IL, ,',-,, I,,a,, &C rr.fret "a cents
W 'a :. ,r,i., ..,,I, - s.,,ar fowls
: .o .t,.., 90, nor cant and
.'t ,,ri. 30, rf,o, oI.o from 2n,
: ~ i,N,,,1 ~, o-.L oa,te r,ha sunniy
80 - -. t,,.... t,l i,,reoya1 700 r4r
w.. .., ~, .,,tol cno,,, - ~ . ,an+o ner
r L,.,,,1,. ~ s,I+ hsaf had haau
;, ,,,a,.,., ,,or co,,+ .r7 +ra r,.ice had
49,, r.,,,, e., q horraI IN 2qf q barrel
C,or,a1 coro bad increased in stock near
=, 90 rar ror+ and had rsmaired sub
=, 1919 =, ,,,.io,
" '"''''"''' '''0 Sam
Few Price Drops Not Enough.
IN Ie" ioo"At"HS II' Pt''S' '''" Wv
CIIned. out IN hoth'hS IKE IHe p'"po' wv"
IN Wnlcn the supply Heu '"'' t"oS''' W
example, the STOCK o. C''"leu 'o''"''7'
had Increased lIZ per cent ana YET tIe
price ma" dec!I"eu Only % CeI''7 p
tozeh cans III SUM Ease" nov
been the usual result OF an ''''I edS7 VI
price following decrease VI supply. ~
IN almost every instance u'e increase 81
price hau peeh u!SPioPo' 'Io'"'e ~ ''''
n...u... no.iua
..,-,. '-,,o.,, bar. boar waxing
ltS %,I0' Icy os +I,a si,r,a+,on aa =
"a H. io,,.n .t,at oo, bo an
~ s''tU ~ 80 t. non,;rrad mat |
pt'S" - ttn aod a+ion If
Hi'"'i '''0 .t (ar,,I,{roti,,,,s
l,7 ao,,,bi,,a.;oos If tradare
~ 20 a,, sor,,,oa for mo control Of sun
I,, ,-i 80 r,iaas, r.htob ora cInarlv IN
rI, $500, - 4.aIo ava oc,ainst theea nros-
.o,,ti~l MI, 49, nv, i,s+itutad and
s..,,.oI,. ,,,,tea ,,bicb win IN all lILaH
t,I1 Io..o rron,Dt corrac,iva effect
No. ~ rooso, "a haIiavo that the Dricas
- Iaothnr of coo1 of humber and of tex
tiIoa ho,o boo, rotaria1lv affected bv
sasr,,. - oono.rt ora co-onarat ion among
MS 80 arr+a, ~ +hasa and
o+bor ,IniversaIIv necessary commodities
1,,h,ar, - NTH ho nossih,a IA redress No
Watchful or enerSeuc eHort VIII NC
spareu 10 aCt tba +Fara wv, Will NOT ba manv
| cases in which prosecution will be neces-
| sorv Public action will no doubt cause
nony who have perhaps unwittingly
edonted illegal methods to abandon them
,,roI,,,l.I,, onG If their own motion.
ann, ~,,
Publicity VIII DO MUCH.
|
deal The purchaser can often take care
of himself if he knows the facts and in
| fluences he is dealing with, and purchas-
ers are not dsinclined to do anything. Ell
Their slngly or coiec 1--WE ot tnat may NC
rio denartment Of commerce, the
aa,ar+roart of agriculture, the depart
~oent of labor and the federal trade
no,,r,ieeion can do great deal toward
sTnnIvine the nublic Systematically
and at short intervals. with informa-
+to, rooarainp the actual supply of
porticrlar commodities that is in ex-
istarce and available with regard to
r,,n,1,os u.biob arc in existence but not
r,,i+b ragard IN the methods of price fix
49, ,,,binb orn heinp used nv dealers in
49, foo5s+rfre and other necessities.
wa
Retailers in Part to Blame.
,rho-o 90, ha little donbt that retail
o ~ nortsometimes in large
aer,,sit1a for exorhttant prtces;
ord II is ouite practicable for the gov
aIu ~ - t - 40 oyancias have
san+ionod 70 ennnIv the public with
Eli information as to the prices al
[ - ,ot,;Io,. INV on6 as To the costs
tnonsrnrtotion thew nav in order
VI - a''o =, -, ,roo1,,, Irs+ what mar
) tLd' II may W No. ao.,ond;no Onin.
e. on5 concerted action on the part O.
3 ION ana cohcer'eu "IeiUa G a. ~ ros+
purchasers e"H p'o'''
t Congress Must Supply FUNDS.
r-. t. .hoso oeoncies NAV nerform thi
0 lilat -, r,,,oo ~ro,,,dad the con
V rrass min sunnIv them with the neces
gross VIM "uppIS aoI,to +hoir incuirie
o s"iy iuN' .,o, nrioo Iis+s I'm 70 date
5 anu Keep 'nell - a.. ,o,,p,,,it+aos .
e h'1heilo ''ie appl op' 49, foor sae
: the MOUSE nd'o ny a" ,D,',,tos a,d N
: the luli Nalue y, titsSe isto,,a ho1,n hoe
s departments snu i.a,as fon ,,,oons ~ rer
yer! i.iUCn 81. Tho+ odooroto frnds +
uel H,.s SCI WV uonrto ton for this MI,
pfoN4ueo W "pst 80 ororon+ly as M,
e poSe' CIV 80 tho rneons of ereatl
/ slplei 40 Wv .,oa rrasant distressing co,
e e ,,4.I ~ 1f,,o,,hopd +bat 7 come to ure
it ui',HItS y. .ta,,+ ~ concert with voi, II
e 40 80 49, .orya tho country in tn
If 49,
1t - e. 40 of the absolutely necessal
n means underlying many others, and ca
h ,Ilea, ''1r1;nd a. once
l. r,aa 90 ,,,ony otnar WAYS. Existir
IF - to- a. Sanmate Thare are many pc
-. Iaeri.inaot. methods bv which Il
re a,o,,arrn,ent can exercise restraint al
ID ,,;Sar,na
ID M urqo IN the first place. tn
oil .ho ,raso,t foodstuff control act shou
I h taa0 oitendad both as to the period of tr
lr Sv which II shall remain in operati
ss ond &c n the commodities to which
~ anu anu as 80,
a. Ire provision against boarding should
ha "a, I'D to any,ly not only to food but al
Ia 4 NC" e.o5 .t3Ts n fuel TO clothing. and
az " I1.' otnar commodities which are
IN iianS t bin necassaries of life. AS