Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-03-10
From Mr.. Carson.


us ounces more in each loaf OF bread
than we got before this petition was
made. This is substa ntial recogni-
tion and shows that Mr.. Eastman is
beginning to realize his relation to us.
He is the purveyor Of our very "staff
of life'n We can stand profiteering
on any thing better than we can on
bread. If Mr.. Eastman wants to sell
candy at $5. pound and soda water
at 80. q bottle / shall not have one
word to say. We can get along with
out candy and soda water but we
must have bread, every one of us
three times day. So important did
the Retail Grocers Association of st.
Louis consider this question, and
manifestly knowing that there was
too much profiteering being done by
the bakeries, met and decided to put
up a bakery of their own. A COM
mittee of competent men was ap.
pointed to investigate the cost of
making bread. This committee after
a careful study and investigation re-
ported that a IL ounce loaf of bread
could be made and sold for cents.
Are the Ironton merchants less en-
terprising, less concerned about the
welfare of their neighbors, friends
and customers than the st. Louis
merchant? One would think that
they would at least back me up in
my efforts secure lower price on
bread. II the estimate made by me
in previous letter needed any con-
firmation the report of the st. Louis
J. Grocers Association should be a good
one. If the work have undertaken
here to get reduction on the price
of bread needs any vindication or
endorsement the action of the st.
Louis Grocers Association ought to
be satisfactory. Mark you the action
of the St. Louis Grocers Association
was some two weeks after my petit
tion to Mr.. Eastman to give US low
er price on bread; so am not in the
uknocker'' class as Mr.. Eastman
would have me appear to you. Yes l
am knocker at profiteering on the
necessities fife, and have been ever
since the war began and expect to
keep it up. No one can truthfully
say that I have ever "knocked" this
town or the people here. I have said
more good things about them than
they have said about themselves. |
have.said many many times and writ
ten many times more that this beauti-
full Valley of Arcadia was Gods most
favored spot, that it was populated
by the most gallant, chivalrous, gener-
ous, intelligent and hospitable men,
and the Iovliest, and most beautiful
women on earth.
Mr.. Eastman denounces as false my
statement that the st. Louis bakeries
deliver their bread. He also de-
nounces as false my statement that
the st. Louis Grocers deliver to their
customers bread. Surely Mr.. East
man misunderstood me or he would
not have denounced these statements
as false. Both these statements are
absolutely true; it seems almost in
credible that Mr.. Eastman could have
lived in St. Louis in any kind Of busi-
ness for seven years and not learned
this. In this connection ! want to
say that / do not believe that Mr..
Eastman writes the letters appearing
in the RE GIsTER over his name; they
do not bear his 'sear marks" do
not want to be misunderstood. l do
not believe that Mr.. Eastman if he
had been writing himself would have
denounced any of my statements as
false. I believe Mr.. Eastman could
and would have found more polite
language in which to have expressed
himself. Mr.. Eastman says that my
s'charges against him are vicious and
malicious;n here is where Mr.. East
mans amanuensis gives himself away
again; this is not Mr.. Eastman's feel
ing towards NE, at least ! do not be-
lieve lis. Mr.. e. could not, TO save
his life, point to single word or act
OF mine that would justify him in
charging me with being vicious or
malicious toward him, unless he has
found it in these letters on the bread
question. leave 1t to the public to
judge how much truth in this charge.
No, Mr.. Eastman,I advise you to write
your own letters, first because / be-
lieve you can write better letter;
second because do not believe you
would so grossly violate the usages Of
polite journalistic discussion; third
because do not believe you would
expose yourself to the merciless at-
tacks to which your letters invite me,
aud which 1 am going to spare you If
you let me; II, however, you persist,
then your friends viii have to com
sole themselves as the old darkey did