Manchester Democrat., 1920-09-15
oople face winter with inadequate

the farmers fleece woods are piled by
millions of pounds waiting buyer at
cost Of production with the hope of a
reasonable profit IA, l.
Another thing that depresses the
wool market is the great govern
ment auctions for the disposal of sur
plus army wools. Manufacturers
have been able to get supplies at these
sales. instead of through normal buy
ing. The mills have also made use
OF immense quantities of mill and
clothing factory refuse and second
hand clothing and have seen state
ment that the U. s. Army has thus
disposed OF mountains of bedraggled
uniforms and worn blankets. This
worked over wool from every source
is shoddy. It's fibre is broken in short
pieces, worn, and otherwise damaged
by moisture, heat and re-working. It
costs almost nothing as compared
with virgin wool and when made up is
worth almost nothing to wear. Yet it
is sold as pure WOO" "ail wool" and
and guaranteed WOOL" Shoddy is
mixed with much or little virgin
wool or cotton and SO woven that
even experienced merchants have
found no way to tell the amount of
virgin wool In a piece Of cloth or a
suit OF clothes. One writes: II have
been In the clothing business twenty
years and have not yet been able to
tell the amount Of virgin wool in a
suit or piece OF CLOTH" The astute
and skillful manufacturers have
over supplied the market with high
priced goods and used shoddy instead
Of wool do not therefore need this
seasons clip. They try TO maintain
pronts ands wages BY freezing the
people into spending their last dollar
for needed clothing at hiEh prices.
They shut down the mills and limit
the supply Of cloth, which Of course
those who can possibly afford It will
buy even in limited quantities. but
others will shiver. Tons Of really
scarce print paper to sell woolens at
tremendous" "slashed," Amazing"
"cut to the bone" prices guaranteed
to be "all wool" and ''pure WOOL" of.
Astounding" and remarkable" yai-
ue!!?!? People are unduly urged to
buy now before the never-again bar
gain day is past Would It not have
been better for the mill p,en to have
kept their mills going md to have
really slashed their pronts and used
real new wool instead. off shoddy, and
for the labor unions to have empha-
sized fair days hard work as well
as a fair days pay? Dependence
should be placed upon the need and
ability of the people to buy instead OF
upon the extravagant use of costly
printers ink and paper. There is
now before congress proposed law
to- compel manufacturers Of shoddy or
part shoddy to sell it for iust what Il
is by so marking the cloth that any
one can tell of what it is made. This
law il enacted would do great deal
toward helping the manufacturer OF
woolens to be fair and just to capital
and the labor which it employs and
to the public which IT serves It
would also help the sheep grower to
sell his wool at a price to correspond
with what the consumer pays.
1t is a good time to ask Mr.. Vote
Seeker how he stands upon this pure
fabric bill? Until fabrics are sold by
law for what they are. every buyer
should ask and insist upon guararl-
tee by his merchant of the amount
and kind of virgin wool and the
amount of shoddy and cotton in the
goods they want or no trade. II the
merchant does not know he can find
cut from the manufacturer. The fore
going is a suggestion to those directly
Interested in the present prospects OF
the wool market and what can be
done to put the business upon a7sound
basis. Fall and winter will almost
surely see material advance IN
fleece woods. There is only one pos
sible chance of the wool growers los
ing, and that is the same chance that
any dealer takes, viz: A world, sur
plus Of wool, or general break
down in all lines Of business. Ii the
manufacturers and dealers can man
age by advertising propoganda and
the use OF shoddy and inferior, cheap
woods and cotton to hoodwink the
buyer Of woolens until the 1921 clip
comes to market without buying
largely OF the 1920 clip the farmer
might be temporarily defeated and
suffer loss on his wool shipments. ali
though his loss in such q case would
be no greater than to throw his wool
on the market now for the specula-
tors to fatten upon.
To paraphase the words Of the
American Woolen Mills; "The size OF
the American Fleece Wool Industry
its large capital and employment of
workers, places 1t in the position OF
something more than private cor
poratfon. It's service to the nation
in times of peace and war entities
the government and the people to ex-
ercise certain duties to preserve and
protect this American industry. II
YOU believe in the policy Of the
American Wool Producers Associa-
tion in the maintenance OF good
wages for farmers and just and fair
dealing with the public which 1t
serves. order your goods as promptly
this season as you can reasonably
afford to buy, carefully select your
woolens, demanding good virgin wool
goods of the kind you need at fair.
price and you will not find it sneces-
sary to purchase. shoddy or other sub
sfituteS at wool prices.