The Hayti herald., 1921-08-18
BREEDERS OF BOLsHEvIsM

! BREEDERS OF BOLSHEVISM
The New York papers print the
following news dispatch with much
satisfaction, on their front pages:
Referring to hrdlushrdluhrdl,,
Washington-Refering to Hen.
ry Ford as IAN Over-2ealous entire
preneur' (enterpriser) who
should not be permitted for pur-
poses of his own to break down
freight rates upon which num-
Der OF railroads principally de
pend for their livelihood" the
Northwestern Virginia Coal AS
sociatiOn protested today to the
Interstate Commerce Commission
against coal rate reductions pro-
posed by Mr.. Ford's road, the De-
troit, Toledo 6; Ironton.
Birds of feather WILL stick to-
gether. although we do not refer to
the railroads as thieves. The North
western Virginia Coal Association
consists of big coal operators. And,
at that, some coal operators are
honest.
We remember that during the war
large numbers of the big coal opera
tors in the Unite- States pocketed,
1uthlessly and without shame, hun
dreds and even thousands of per
cent profit on their investment in n
single year. Now that the war and
initiation are over and the rest Of
us who have anything to sell are
compelled to swallow our losses and
take whatever we can get for our
goods, most Of the coal operators are
schcming to uphold the old profit
eering prices. a ton of coal that
was S4 before the war is now any
where from SO to SIG ton. And
don't let them fool you with the story
that the heavy increases in miners
wages is the cause. That 81 coal
could be sold from Sc to 81 q Ton at
IA reasonable pritit, despite the high
wage sea- and high railroad rates.
The operators are Go;ns everything
in their power 10 keep up the whole
sale price of coal and boost bolshe-
vism in this country. They know
that if Ford reduces the railroad
rate on fuel 20 per cent, coal will be
cheaper in some places, and that the
tendency therefore will be to force
down prices everywhere at he mines.
The protest to Washington is only
a part of the same game which kept
coal prices up all summer-kept
them so high that people wouldn't
buy. That meant closed down mines
and no wage expenses for the opera
tors When winter comes, people
will simply have to buy. Then the
operators will open up the mines and
the excessive demand will send up
prices-kiting higher than ever.
And, as usual they'll make the in
nocent retail coal dealer stand the
brunt of it all.
Let Henry Ford sell his goods for
what he pleases, or give them away
if he wants But if there is to be
an investigation, let's investigate
those breeders of Bolshevism-the
coal operators,
ATTEND Road Opening
MistIetoe Diners.
The American mistletoe differs from
the English mistletoe III the independ.
ence of the sexes. In the European
the male and female flowers grow upon
the same plant hence berries may
! be found on every plant. In America
each sex labors for itself. and grows
on separate plants; hence there are
many plants barren so far as berries
are concerned
ATTEND Road Opening
Soap VIII Stop Il.
An ordinary piece OF kitchen soap
ls one of the best lubricants. A cor
aer of the cake rubbed on the metal
Of latch that will not work, on the
cords of window that sticks, on bu-
reau drawers or doors that will not
open and close easily will remedy the
trouble in remarkably quick time.
ATTEND Road Opening
Improved Fire Hose Coupling.
Couplings for fire hose that are
tightly locked by quarter turn have
been invented by Massachusetts