The Crittenden press., 1920-06-18
WE THINK THE SAME
THING ABOUT BACON

One Of our subscribers has written
as follows:
IL think my time is about out for
the Press and when it is out wish
you would stop 1t for 1t costs so much
| don't want to take it any more. ="
Now let US look into the proposition
Of it costing so much. Assuming that
the writer works for wages and is
about IS years old. When Mr., kic-
ker was about 81 years old he could
get 75c per day II he was considered
IA good steady worker. During harvest
il q farmer was extremely hard up
for help he could possibly get dol
lar day by working about IS hours
a day-or in reality about SOC per
nine hour day.
At that time The Press was sold
for 81. per year.
We will now look into the matter
from the standpoint Of 1920 labor.
There is no need Of telling you how
much a good farm hand can COM
mand now. Suffice 1t to say that it
Is about four times as high as it
was at the time we are using for
comparison.
The laboring man is not the only
one who has received the advantage
Of a tremendous advance over former
years. There are houses right here
in Marion selling every day in the
week for four times what they cost
to build. Calico sells for around 40c
per yard and q mighty few years ago
it retailed as low as &c. Most farm
ers think hogs are low now at around
l5c. but 20 years ago they were high
when they sold for &c. And so 1t
goes.
In those days several bushels Of
corn could be purchased for dollar.
Wheat was good when it brought 75c
and potatoes often sold for soc and
less.
We contend that the Crittender
Press is selling for less money in pro-
portion to any other commodity than
anything our readers buy for any
purpose whatever.
While we are at 1t We will look
4 little farther into the price Of the
Press. The largest size paper that
was ever printed was u six column
eight page affair. The columns were
20 inches long. making q total Of
$50 inches. Now We are printing
seven column eight page paper,
the columns Of which are 22 inches
long making . total Of 1882 inches
The sire type We are using allows
US to get 10 per cent more reading
matter In q column than under any
former management.
We have had a great deal to say
about the cost Of paper during the
recent months. Figures in pounds
may not mean much to you but a,
this writing paper costs us s2s .0C
more every week than il did one year
ago when We bought the paper. That
is nearly $500 per year. Neat lit.
tie sum isn't it! II any Of you doubt
this you are at liberty to step in
any day and let Us show you.
We are not telling our readers these
things to burden them with our bus.
mess troubles. They probably have
enough Of their own. But We do moi
want any one Of you to think that
We are trying TO get more than a
legitimate profit. II conditions S
not materially change in the near
future II will take a mighty lot OF
advertising TO make the paper pay
its own way. Fortunately 80 far W,
have enjoyed . very nice job print
ing business which has enabled us
to keep our heads above water. W,
deeply appreciate the way the peopl,
Of Crittenden have stood by us anC
pledge you that We are going to Civ,
you the very best We know how tc
produce-both from a mechanical anC
a news standpoint.
W. +. 4 W. p. H0GARr