The Lamar register., 1920-10-27
Helvetia Company Gives
Review of Milk Situation
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zeal results to YOU. We continued to
huy your milk and -lut ii in cans for
many days aftcr oGf markets wese
giutted aud, dead But the end OF
Iur ahilit, forced us to discontinue
he effort witch We had kept up for
.ose liam year and a half
Bur We drl NOT discontinue merely
1eeauee ui loss OF profits. We did
Iot discontinue until indeed We had
suffered heavy losses and had gone
he limit OF reason in risk of further
losses. We are not now asking that
you take q lower price fof your pro
luct in order that We make profit
1n it. During all of the present year
luct than we have got out OF it At
he present time we are giving to
you more than we are getting for the
milk you deliver to US for we are
rcuftins some expense in handling 1t
'hi' Il We do not charge against YOU
We tell YOU this story fully and
rankly in order that you may have
,nowlo,ige OF or attitude and our
position. We are now all of us. you
as well as ourselves, going through
,he re adjustment which had to
romc. which has been expected by all
'orward looking people. since tho
arly days OF the war To avoid It
entirely was utterly Impossible. That
any should escape the consequences
Il It is equally impossible.
There Is at this time foolish and
Irresponsible talk OF conspiracy b.
ne cias9 OF our people against an
rthcr There are those who would
have you believe that other classes
lre conspiring against the farmer.
That such talk is folly. consideration
81. q sane calm way must convince
every Intelligent person who Is in
formed of the facts. Most of the talk
Of imposition and conspiracy of one
class against another. OF producer
against consumer, is inspired either
by ignorance or dishonesty. You As
a producer of milk. wheat and all
other farm products want to get the
hest price YOU can for them. You as
a consumer of shoes and clothing and
farm machinery want 20 get them as
cheapiy as possible The makers of
shoes and clothing and machinery
want to get the best price they can
for their products and as consumers
OF your products want to get them as
cheaply as possible. Both classes are
producers and both are consumers.
When the makers of clothing and
shoes demand. an extraordinary price
for them. the users buy less of them,
and the price breaks with loss to the
PRODUCERS. whether they are growers
or wool and hides. manufacturers OF
the finished product. or workers in
the factories And when the price of
farm products is too high the users
economic in their demands with the
same consequence. And the simple
fact is that all commodities have
been too high We have carried them
along at war prices. which were ar
tificial prices. until the reaction
which was inevitable has hit us.
Every artificial means employed 10
continue them has but postponed the
crash and made it more serious when
II came. as come II must. But when
We say that prices have been too
high. we are not saying that they
have generally been too far above
costs. Your costs have been high and
ours have been high. But prices
have been so high that they have
excited all of us against the high
cost of living and strained beyond
the bearing point the financial re-
sources of the individual, the co"por-
ations. the banks, and the entire ii
nancial structure of the country.
But today. when the trial comes.
many people try to put all the blame
or responsibility on some one else.
The favorite goat has been the mys-
terious person called the profiteer.
There have been those who have
tried to tell you that we have robbed
you on the milk You have sold us in
order that We might make huge