Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-16

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MERcan Bureau convention Indianapolis urges Con
"A gress prohibit selling the Board of Trade of asrcu
ua products This includes food wool and cotton all necessities
Of life.
something you never expect have 1t is gambling trick well worn
by frequent Board usage One gambler seeking to force
NAV buv real wheat at lower figure than then pertaining sells
million bushels of wheat He doesn't really sell any wheat ne
He hopes the price will have dropped by delivery day Ills
paper helps depres the market he ms
continue making paper fictitious sales the price or real
wheat falls That the golden opportunity of the grain Spectator
who miller The who grew the wheat suffers OS
of the price reduction
ORT selling nothing but betting that the price OF wheat or
- whatever is will fixed date than is on the date
of the sale Long buying results increase Long puyhe
buying what you don't and don't expect to get The buyer
Homes to unload before the wheat Long buying
usually short selling has beaten down the farmer
price When the spectators get the product in then hands h" 'ne
profit That is gamblers profit The producer loses me
con a I must hedge on the of Trade protect
more less uniform -four price but even this neeo ~ "
While abohng short selling might be well for Congress to
turn its also those gamblers who bull prices y os
buying.
ucE brought forth butter m ordy dish, reads famous pas
- sage in the Book of Judges
Job of the brooks of honey and butter :.
In primitive communities they fill tripod OF poles ana rock
back and forth until the butter is chuned
HToweve made engage; the fancy No was an, an
noyed buecup held under his chin and he was told
he likes butter For nearly everyone does like buterl
Butter is more than a necessity 1t IS a JOY :,
Margarine take It's place 1t may look like butter
smell ike it taste like But something to be missing just
something be missing when is put on potatoes
to the contrary he may be persuaded gravy just good
Butter may costly But the desire for is not merely taste
Scientists have discovered lately health depends certain
substances known amnes Some of these are present IN fh
vegetables They present large quantities IN Dute e
almost unanimous liking for butter well founded
WHILE were passing medalss lets large Amer
The latest report of the Federal Trade Commits
pins medal Americas business The report shows how
well business practices business honesty and plays fair IN the held
Among things report proves that the commission doen
seek disturb bunesbg eno in need of such attention.
that does seek eliminate business practices unfair to other ou
the public.
has received 1890 complaints of alleged unfair competition hat
less than 400 insignificant percentage in country where
plants 992 dismissed 3 in OF examination at
the report prepared leaving 46 applications deemed
worthy of formal complaint BY the commission
THAT is truly record Here's commission charg
with duty of combihe the country for acts of unfair com
petition business and since March g. 1895 has been able to
nail down the charge only 40 instances When compares
ness in the United States one impressed with the that
has learned that while competition is the life of trade
as much even before Congress said: Unfair methods of compe
in commerce are hereby declared unlawful i
Federal Trade Commission found pretty well ordered
of business when the commission began its investigation
1915 the house has been kept fairly since The commits
found the business these being
exmnated rapidly possible Their determination the in
terest of business and the public
But the whole business transacted America
well be proud of its record
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LIERE IS letter to Santa Claus:
a Santa Claus Please bring back for Christmas lit
tie bit of the spirit of unehshness that lost after the
Restore something of the love that made
folks think Of themselves as their brothers keeper
Give back small of the sacfca spirit that
made people TO do their bit and to do their all
Give little of the perfect understanding that folks had
then Of their social obligations and responsibilities.
Give and win the of
as easily as the victories in
We will keep hearts wide receive these gifts Santa