Arizona republican., 1920-06-09
We're In a Way to Learn

We're Tn Way to Learn
 The most hopeful sign have of returning sanity, of realization of what before in the general recognition of dependence the farms and the prospect of a serious shortage farm pro- ducts. Hitherto we have been worrying about the price of clothing. of shoes of machinery much of which is non essential. But have real cause of worry in the food situation. The dullest of by it.
 We have heard great deal within the last three months of the curbng of extravaganza. During the time heard week after week of the passing of the peak of high prices Meanwhile we had passed no peak and there no lessening of popular ex- raYagance,
 The cut in prices of certain commodities. which swept across the country recently hailed by the minimizing the beginning of general downward movement, lowering of the whole price level. We were warned the time that it notthat if these cuts honestly made it deprivation of profits which could not be afforded. Anyway it's tendency to increase popular extravagance. It led to wilder buying than
 Since very early in the high price era wel-to-do people have been advocating and practicing thrift which does not merely the hoarding of money, put which in the definition given by Theodore Roosevelt is common applied to spending More and well-to-do people, from milonaires down to the only moderately wealthy joined the thrift and thus received impression that popular extravaganza was being checked, when a of dent being made in it. The millonaires the moderately wealthy so few in comparison with the hordes that on unchecked buying more wildly of things they did need that the situation all the time growing worse rather than better. It be- afer awhile that the most accurate means differentiating the day aborer dress parade the small clerk man of substance by the superior magnificence and fneness of the form CTS apparel. And that is the observe in any city in the land.
 This is a condition that cannot be relieved by argument persuasion precept. It only be overcome by fear fails. by disaster Some people acquire horse sense other way.
 It is not meant that people should quit buying and go to hoardng That would be disastrous to business. to merchants everybody including them solves They should only quit wasting, should be- come reservoirs of the country's wealth from which supplies should be drawn only they needed. Merchants from whom these wasters buy reck- lessy-that is foresighted merchants. themselves say that this reckessness is unhealthy and wish that common sense might be applied to buying. They these people are golden egg-Iaying geese who killing themselves in the process of eggaying This regret has been frequent 1y expressed by merchants all the country and was very recently and strongly expressed by the general manager of R. II. Macy & Go, New York
 If have agricultural debacle, everything will brought standstin. Building. public and private, will Every enterprise will stop. There will be day Iaborers' other wages to be converted into gaudy clothing shirts high priced shoes. There will nothing food unheard of prices, those who have spent insanely fast as they have earned.
 For lack of labor in many cases. and in others. because the farmers believed they were not getting their profits their industry they have this season put smaller acreage of crops And now because of the shortage labor in nearly all parts of the country the crops this age will be neglected the harvesting This cond- ton together with the alarmngly inadequate means of transportation presents sorry outlook for those who will not be prepared to meet it.
 So far as we are concerned, it will be met in this valley though if necessary the expense of every other industry At recent meeting this city of a large number of business representing practical ly every line of commerce and industry. it de- cared that situation requires it all operations will be suspended the that may go out into the fields to assist in caring for the
 That within the last has been found to be necessary in many agricultural of the middle western states.
 By this means though it is too late in the season now, to increase production it Is late Il And while it is being saved are that there Sgu be period less extra agance bordering upon ,rivation during which we. those of who need it will "learn some sense" lesson that will have some oermanency.
 Prayer By Electricity
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