The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19
today, in proportion to the profits oz lsl4 as the average consumer would think COST MORE TO KEEP CLEAN

today, in proportion to the profits ox lSl4. as the average consumer would think
 COST MORE TO KEEP CLEAN
 States r. W. Reese of the Globe Dry Cleaning Company, in commenting on the increased prices on pressing, cleaning and altering men and womens clothes; "In the first place, labor is high and
 scarce; that is, experienced labor. The 'presser' was only too glad to receive sS and s10 in 1914, but now demands a salary of $25 and more a week, and at that he does not work as steadily as the old ones did.
 "Our rent has advanced considerably. We are now paying almost twice as much rent SIS formerly.
 "The repair work on our delivery trucks has gone up, way up And on top Of that the garage owner demands cash for his work whereas most of our bust ness is done on a credit basis, which results in the necessity of sending out bills and statements once month, thus causing a need for the services Of bcokkeeper and stenographer, etc "Dyes have almost gone up out or sight. The genuine German dyes that used to cost 70 cents per pound cannot be gotten. Instead, the dye that IS made in this country has to be used and costs Sl 50 per pound, yet several o6nces of the old dye can go as far as one pound of the present-day dye.
 eEverything else connected with Ale business have advanced in proportion, as we'll.
 ..However, in view of the fact that everything has advanced more than double, we are not charging double prices for our work compared with the prices which prevailed in 1914. For instance, one would be charged s1 and $l 2 to have a suit cleaned and pressed in 1e14s and
 our present-day prices are only Sl.5O and $1 75 In 1914 our prices to aye mans suit was $S and $3.5o. Today's price
 s s and 5 50. Dresses, ladies of CT t'se, that were dyed for s in 1914, are no~ only $.
 THE MEAT QUESTION E. H. Cunningham, manager of the BIT mingham Market, states that he is selling stewing beef at 10 cents the pound, the same price charged for it several years ago. we have never sold stewing beef fer less than 10 cents pound, Mr. Cun-
 ningham said. I've are selling choice sirloin and T-bone steaks at 40 cents the pound. In 1914 they sold for about p cents. Five or six years ago cattle sold at to cents a pound; today they are selling at 15 cents. Salaries of employees have been increased from $15 and SIS week to $40, and the $25 men have been advanced to $35. It costs us more to do business than it did few years ago"
 C. w. Frobos, manager of the ProGuce Market, says that rents are higher, with licenses doubled, salaries larger and that they have to pay more for their stocks "Our rent has gone to s75 month, ne said "The agent of the property had several persons bidding against us and against themselves for the property, and uf went the monthly rental We now pay $50 year city license against s7o a year or two ago. Hog brains that we used to pay from to 10 cents for, we are rcw paying from 10 to 13 cents We now nav & cents pound for butter that we bought for IS to 20 cents few years ago Despite the fact that we are selling at much higher prices than before the war, we are making less profit