The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-27
Are Prices Really
Coming Down?

country, mostly by dry goods,
clothing and shoe dealers, many
are led to believe that the era OF
high prices is over. We wish that
this conclusion were correct, but
we fail to see it that way. These,
price cutting sales are all in those
classes Of merchandise usually car
rying rather large margins OF pro-
fits, and the goods being. sold are
mostly so-called seasonable goods.
1t is probable that the high prices
previously asked have slowed down
sales and that the dealers have re-
allied that only by reducing prices
could sales be stimulated, thus NOV
ing the goods before they became
out Of date, at the same time turn
ing them into cash to be paid to
the wholesale dealers or bankers.
These lower prices are being
made only by retail dealers and do
not represent lower prices from
jobbers or manufacturers. .
The facts are that in the lines
we handle the only price changes
!. that we hear of are upwards.
. Nearly every salesman talks high
err prices and short supplies.
Surely food stuffs cannot be gen.
orally cheaper for a long time to
|. come. With farm help almost un-
obtainable because of high wages
paid in factories it is certain that
there will be decrease in food
production, and many more to be
fed. Each man that leaves the farm
lowers production and adds one to
the non food producers. This sure
~ means high and still higher
prices for food. If food stays high
wages must stay high and if wages
stay high it can only mean that
price changes will be upwards.
We all agree that all prices are
too high now, but until production
is increased we may as well resign
ourselves to the fact that instead of
reduction we are much more likely
to see steady advance. This espec-
tally will be true in the West where
freight costs are an important fac
tor.
Fair woman in cRation's role,
just seemed an afterthought.
Tradition says, that man was whole
Until one day he sought
To take little nap alone,
And he awoke with one less bone.
The story is good one yet;
It's not so very strange,
My friends has found to his regret
That humans do not change.
He hung his clothes upon a chair
(His dear wife saw him PIT them
/. there)
And he slept. At break of
dawn he awoke-
And fifteen bones were gone!
The more time you spend in cold
weather trying to keep warm
around hot fire, the less energy
you will have to keep warm by
keeping busy.
Notice of Special Stockholders
Meeting of The Produce COMPANY
CORPORATION.
Notice is herebv given that on
the IlIn Gay OF June. 1870, at the
'hour OF TWO O'Clock In the afternoon
In the X. OF r. hail in Kennewlck.
Washington. b special meeting Of
the stockholders OF The Produce
Company will be held for the pur-
pose of considering and acting up
on the proposltlon Of amending the
Articles Of Incorporation. increas-
ing the Capital Stock to $25O.OOO
and to authorize the issue of Pre-
ferred Stock to the amount of $780,
600 and for the further purpose OF
making such amendments as may
be necessary to the. Articles Of In
corporation to authorize the issu-
ance of preferred stock in exchange
for outstanding common stock.
At said meeting the stockholders
will further consider and act upon,
all measures which NAV be neces-
sarv and proper for such increase
of the capital stock of the CORPORA
ton as NAV be necessary for the
purpose of issuing preferred stock.
and for the purpose Of making such
exchange.
Said meeting is also called for
the purpose of adopting such
amendments to the BYLAWS relat-
ing to the above matters as shall
be necessary and requisite to the
proper issuance. REDEMPTION and
control of anv issue of preferred
stock that NAV be authorized.
Given hv ordoy. IF tho Roord IF