The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-06-11


s,ty OF high cost. The writer shared
IN this FEELING until confronted with
matters mai innao y careful sud- OF
general conditions imperative. The
inct n hat canned gooos cannot be
produced az any less cost tins SEASON
than last and some items not "a
chenply. the two most important
elements are cost Of labor ana raw
material. fou n your customers
ali KNOW the attitude of labor and
when the Gamer usis he cannot em-
pioy his labor any cheaper This year
than last you can Judge OF the truth
OF their statement "A TO the raw
material you and your customers
know the farmer an well Or better
thai We do. ~ he going 20 come OFT
his perch Well. hardly. Tbs faun-
81 has the best reason 10 tho world
Tor assisting on hiEh pricss for HE
canning factory stun " he raises ~
and N only human when he grows on
ats acres the products that yield him
Me greatest profit Wheat At tz2s
per buahel and hogs at $500 more.
a. well a. hinh prices FOR eserythins
else . tlrne rhas 70 reli. produess
an argument that cnnnnt be nawe
I'd when a comes to his demand TOT
fit00 " ais.0o. per ton for tomntoos
aud proportionatv prices for other
"a Gamer IN the Eas, from whom
We have bought atnndard No. : to-
mntocs each year for a good man
years past. has been trying To sell Ne
this year al Wis pet donen ""
wrote him recently W did not have
the courage as yet 10 pay 81 10 for tn-
ture delivery and called his attention
% our purchase from HIN az 90 cents
PEI do1en Ia 1915. askinE n the
goods would really cost double h.
pack ln 1919. His reply Wus this
Cooperative rrsccs.
1919; Cans. tit.00 prf thousand,
boxer. .03 = cents each labor - cent?
per hour; Tomatoes $3.50 per ton
1918 Cans. f2e7b per thousand
boxes. 20 ont each. labor 30 20 -
cents per hour; Tomatoes $3.50 "a
1850 per ton
whats the answer
The above will apply 20 ninioh
everything IN the cannes goods line
~ Ia not my desire to discourage
you, or eause o any alarm but fac''
are facts
'We a. business men will be con.
fronted with problems durine the re-
construction period that Will tax IN
utmost In all Of us and by cooper
ton and an unaclfish desire 20 builf
and make Albuquerque n better place
10 live IN will, Of necessity. make ~
proud % ourselves and tho Fact tina
We are Americans. Co-opcra'iof
means success DO YOU lack conf
denec VI America
America has emerged from M
war with.
3 per cent Of she worlds population
per cent OF the worlds land.
10 per cent OF the worlds copper.
40 uer cent Of the w0vld'a oil,
rs per cent Of all corn grown.
"a per cent of tho worlds silver.
81 per con Of the worlds coal
90 per cent Of the worlds iron an'
steel
20 per cent Of tho worlds gold.
SIS per cent % tho worlds autos
rs per cent ~ all whent grown.
90 per rent Of the worlds railroads
IN the face o. al these things. We an
confronted with problems that VI
te hard 60 Hoise and I believe u vi
require the collective reasoning 81 uh
business mon OF this community an
cooperation III surh a way That "
will avoid rhaos Lets be enliRhten
Cd 20 the problems of reconstructioi
n n Il cowafdly attitude or o. % sane
think u ~ imminentiy nnur.
tabor has been slowly Natheriu
NJ ana there H. n Wideaproa
movement 30 ny out this power.
labor demands are received a. ~
rirhi spirit and II labor ~ invited 4
talk n over In u spirit Of f~fiendlinci
both sides will he further ahead tha
n they resort to- a state Of ncire an
NV ~ sfrrve ehfh other out furthei
more . new note, u note Of hone
haalipirT ~ creep into the dlHfufrio
Of luai hoW hifh the vares ~ inho
enn 40"
% sometime comes 90 nsss thni