Douglas Island news., 1919-09-19
NO NEED FOR
 HlGH PRICES
Lack of Cause for Prevailing Exees' ave Cost of Living Shown by
 Countrywide Survey

nrnnU. commerce ana ntuNNINI' rorfa.r. review of Che bw.ucs and food outlook ot Che Unite. states written by an authority oI tre .rrIr.t Arthur Wal Douglas
 Mr. Douglas. from his survey o. condition. .lu not and where thcro should be any cause for Che present high .os. of uvme. The article iol- Ioua
 Tho moo. interesting and mpor- unt feature. or a nation wide survey of crop and bu..re.s conditions ore trr .rHre contrasts which exist in aerruuuI communities There rrr sections ol Che same state check by oaI where one locality has ane .rors and is Immediate uclshoor Inn. nom.
 N1.r.rr .s more clearly brought ont tn h.e aH-cmbrac.ue reports. covering Che entire country than the unprecedented and enormous amount o. food In Che country and rre .1r .ueu. entire lack ot cause for m. rr..r. f.eh prices prevailing today The West and tae Contra. West mo, oay have a largo winter wheat crop which win bring great rrur.-..t In nU tte agricultural s..uon. but likewise a corn crop ai Ioast |. per r.nt greater than last year and u.H Ho. au tlr short ot o. NsHH0.H.. bushels
 connection Nl,l spring wheat m. second largest crop over nH.I n t.s uoan.ry and moro than mr...rt .o- oa- own needs and for such .... n. Europe may make upon This .-u. likewise ol en food crops rtH year. despite much foolish and m.novir- ,aIs to Che coutrar,.
 Fortunately there Is.a very large hay crop tas ycar lor ths s Che or. fundamental condition needed Go reduce Che price of livestock dairy and rour-, products And thereby hangs u'e Prom cNcry section comes tr. tor, of growing a,tcu- uan fo dairy cows and poultry dos pre m. aa rha, those who buy their 1.I can scarcely geo out whole be.u.e a. lae nrecrt prices oi grain and a.I fouec
 Tho merI plan seems to bc chat hre tao industries shall bc n by rrodu.. %. tlc farm which raises .s own ...I and can scn milk and eggs on a hrI-ro.E hI..s Ai.tr from cy- cry section. save m. irourhtstr.ckcu rerior. o. .ue Northwest. comes Che story m .rr good condition oi the Livestock industry There arc more hogs to-day .n Che country cham cvcr heor. and mor. cattle and sheep uar for o,oaI ye.r The great n.... 70. sbaen or thc small farm. of thr south and Wen .s especially uo..I
 Most 70. He .o.eIci ocoular, crop. ..ul..o. r..c sugar heots and Ono Use. Har. generally largo pro- luHor Thor. Is likewise eroat crop 70. rut t.s year, especially ap- rI.. peaches. .nuoioup.s and wat- o.m.'or.. I.nf. some striking 'o- cal exception. uIer. late irosts or drought did much harm
 Tn. mining industry avc silver. suffer. r genera. from a higher cost oI production. lower cost ot product and ar unsatisfactory demand. Cop- DOT s getting away from these con- durs hoause ol am entirely un- warranted .I,an.. .u One .os. Of ts urofu.. ba. I..I and zinc arc sia- ror.r.. and gold seems to bc going backward Coat mining. as usual is che worst of al. for n .s tho stormy petrol of thc mining hu.uc.s short- a-e oI labor and ol cars mines run ming h1.tume One public said Co be holding or i'm Its purchases. and mo accumulation ot surplus to meet demand which tlo coming winter win ur.n.ar. and win taon bo too Into io atsly
 1iaruuourmr plants arc very busy whom fh.r arc not closed down by strikes (Which Is far too lars. part or the.r ume They are uil O. orders and at Constantly advancing prices Hat tbey nd t almost im possible to saHay thc calls mad, upon chem for nromp shipments and adora'c service
 Tho matter of couai moment with materaI conditions chat Of the at utaI. o. .he general public tovar. the immediate future is generally optimistic. Hourh thcre Is mo laci of perception of thc artifc.ailty o much m One present situation Laho urrcs. aud constant strikes como r for thcr mu share of concern and .nn-aherrIoa It "a realized that ai arbitrary and unreasonable measure orc riIur to a fau and ran only rc ruit i'm .bortcnne tto i,ns.h of ou rr.anf prosperity Tho high oos of Utrr vfh ie tIc.ous c.rcic O nrre...i coat ol production to moe Che higher cof of lyine and thc moro Increased cost ot production sinister and far.reachIug cyl ou .-...r han. ..mn rnufinr fmrf fn