El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-05

DRICES viii keep going up long as people buy lib
orally at advanced prices as they did before the big
Increases made This truth is illustrated BY the action
Of New York theater managers IN deciding uniform
ticket rate Of IS for next Last fail they raised
prices from $50 to $3.50 TO $3.50 In spite Of this advance
they found the demand for tickets greater than before
Thus encouraged they now further advance,
this tine far in excess Of the previous increase
Theater gOe made protest at last falls advance 50
the managers figure there VII Tot be much gubng when
their patrons have TO part with IS bill every time they
seek evenings diversion The cheerful IN which the
S. rate accepted has convinced the managers that the
people have plenty Of money and want to spend it.
Some objection has been raised to the IS proposal, but
not from the patrons " A Brady, Of the biggest
producers and Managers fears the high rate vii u the
theste says rates should be lowered instead Of
advanced bases his conviction, the theory that
money could be made at the lower rate for be frankly
admits this Is not true but looking ahead he sees the posi-
bity Of me theater becoming merely Tlch mans club
from which persons who attend for the love Of the
dramatic art would be barred
The thsater is luxury, necessary, but is luxury
which the average would be 10th to give And
the Of moderate is forced to coune his
ment motion picture shows, while only the wealthy
the plays Of the real stage discomfort VIII be increased
There lot Of prices that important to
the average these days than the price Of theater
tickets, but the New York proposal gives clue how to
bring down prices generally So long people willing
pay they need expect little If any relief. American
business seems intent making an that can be made
while the making good letting the future take care OF
itself
If there were more men in other lines of business with
the foresight Of v. A Brady the future Of the country
would look rosy.
Sugar Is necessary, not luxury, and yet the sort
Of competition buy at any price has sent the price to
unreasonable height The only remedy is to buy less sugar.
and that is not much Of q remedy.
Europe requires sugar from other countries than
she has required before In 1914 Europe produced
s5O00 tons Of sugar, mostly beet In the current crop
year. according figures made public by the National City
hank Of New York Europe produced 100000 tons This
deficit Of 585oOo tons has to be made up By imports as
Europe habituay consumed her sugar supply With
the demand above normal more than the difference N pro
ductiou must be made up by imports
Europe gets the sugar she needs BY going into the mar
ket fox and By bidding higher thar other buyers mas
much as our own imports Of sugar for the fiscal year end
ing Tune 50 1920 estimated the experience Of 10 months
Of that year VII $4,000 tons greater than they were
IN 1918 and total $4,000 forced into the market
as Europes most formidable competitor The increased do
nestle crop ezers downward pressure the price
for the reason that demands exceed BY 40o0 tons
or production
counte1actng somewhat the underprOduetiOn IN Europe