The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-09-25
CLOTHING TRADE TO TELL
PUBLIC THE PRICE FACTS


All that il now known about prices
by wholesale and retail clothicrs wall
be told to the public throughout the
country shortly. The executive COM
mittee of the National Association OF
Clothers, at a recent meeting, com.
pleted plans for cooperative cam
paign Of placing the facts about
clothing prices before consumers IN
every part Of the United States
through a series of advertisements in
the public press. In this effort the
National Association Of Clothiers is
prompted by misleading statements
about profiteering in the mems cloth
ing industry, made by uniformed
persons. II is also felt that consid-
ering the present national movement
for lower prices and the advancing
costs which are taking place in the
manufacture of clothing, the public
will want an explanation. Hence the
decision to take the public into conf
dence and tell them the why's and
wherefores Of the higher prices
Only the plain, unvarnished truths
about the conditions which have
brought about the advanced clothing
prices will be told to the consumer.
| The National Association of Cloth
iers feels that no more than that IS
necessary to vindcate the clothing in
dustry Of the country of the charge
that Il is profiteering. Il will be re-
called that the National Association
of Clothiers recently offered every
/ facility al It's command to Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer for in
vestigation of the conditions that
now exist in connection with the pro-
duction, distribution and the price OF
ready made clothing.
| To Lay all the Cards on the Table.
The plans Of the National Associa-
ton Of Clothiers will be placed IN
detail before the convention of the
I National Association Of Retail Cloth
iers in Chicago. They will point out
that. while the movement OF the gov
eminent to lower prices and stabilize
wages is a very commendable one, in
iexOrahle economic laws make lower
prices OF mems and boys clothing
I tins fall impossible, while these same
economic laws indicate that next
spring viii see clothing prices at their
peak
All the cards viii be laid on the
/ table for the public to see. The con
+ sumer will he given an insight into
the fact that suit of good quality
which cost manufacturers 50 for con-
version in 1914 now costs $50 80 !;
that the same suit. by conservative
estimate. win cost S2736 for con-
version for the spring Of 1920. The
conourer will be told Of the radical
IL curtailed working hours, namely,
reduction Of from 55 10 "A hours
per week. and the effect that this
( reduction has had in increasing the
cost Of ihe finished garment; also
about the reduced production which
has taken place beyond the proper
tionate reduction IN working hours.
To Prevent Mistaken Conclusions
The public will be acquainted with
I the increased costs Of woolcns that
piece goods which formerly sold az
81 50 and So a yard now is selling az
- and s. a yard; the Increased cost
OF trimmings and all the other score
and one increases.
I All the difficulties in the clothing
manufacturing industry which are so
well known to wholesalers and re-
tnilers will he placed before the pub
lie. II is felt that this is but COM
mon Justice TO the manufacturers,
retailer and consumer Particularly
is this imperative, il is felt, IN view
OF the mistaken conclusions OF prof.
tcering likely to be drawn by the
public from the prevailing prices at
time when such nationwide senu-