The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-14
IMPROVEMENT IS
SHOWN IN TRADE
Tulsan Gets kilograms
From Big Business
Over the u. S.
READ TO R0TAR!ANS
Tone Of Communications In
dicate Prosperity Is AL
ready Here

Although if ~ po-In'v not clearly
apparent go ih' average hu'ir""
man ana citizen. hualuoe. conditions
ere improving Th, FtHf'm' n' D"
based upon i,loFJams from n NJ
Americas foremost Industrial ana
rnauuflrtuiiuE concern. engaged iu
'uc manufIv'ufc and diFttIhuii'u "l
fuud-uNs soap and other ,umm"di
ties that play AN important part Ia
tho American home. These t'lc-
grams were received hy John =.
Davenport. prominent local whole.
snlrT IN reply io irttors from hlW
nsking for brief rcHumo Ui the
business uutiopk i'm Am'ii't. ana
part Of them were read nt tho no
tary club luncheon at iIotol Tulsa
Wednesday noon
Raw materials used in some man
ufACturiug lines have already
reached bottom according to tho
tclcprams. and these reductions are
reflected In Now prices on the manu-
facturcd article. on" concern re-
ports ~ present prices lower ihhn
those of pre- war dHrS tompl"i"
confidence is expressed bv an ot tn"
concerns that the juv"natiun OF
business viii be- In till swing 10y
fall-ouc manufacturer states his
concern is ALREADY handling the
heaviest volume In its history ana
that IT ia behind 30 days In filling or
ders.
Replies Are Representative
virtually all Of the concerns re-
plying to Davenport letter are ma
tional advertisers and their products
are known ia almost every house
hold Headed with the name of the
company, the tclcgrams are printed
herewith
The palmollvo company. soap;
RAW materials In our business hnv"
reached bottom. Reductions have
already been made in our goods
equivalent to drop In raw materials.
No further reduction until labor goes
down. We are doing largest business
In history of our company aud cN-
prct record fall business We look
for improve of general business
conditions from now on"
Postum Cereal company: "hs YOU
well know, our price course during
the war and since has been cNccp-
tionally moderate. At present the
average prices We secure are only ~
per cent higher than during the pre-
war period, while tn" average cost
OF making, selling and distributing
our products Is much In excess or
10 per cent above prc-war basis;
ever before. We cannot now for"s"o
when reductions IN general cost VIII
permit us to take the desired step oil
quoting all products at actual pr"
war levels We look for a slow hu'
steady hcttormcnt OF general condl
tions as the year goes on. WIN one
third OF the worlds gold supply nov
In this country, with legislation no"
having favorable consideration 10y
congress to relieve business OF III
present burden of taxation: with th'
budgeting OF national finances and
real efforts under way to aid forclHr
business to our already huge home
market, we cannot take gloomy
view OF what is ahead OF uS. pklh
homa In so close To us In both busi'
ness and personal sense that hei
prosperity liz "A matter of first con
Germ
Below Prc-War Prices.
Van Camp Products company
canned goods. our pork and bchn'
with current deals figure almos
without exception lower than pre-
war quotations, which Is unusna
condition when general level OF al
commodity prices is reviewed. GU
opinion Ia that this commodity u
completely Debated
Cupplcs company, rubber goods
basic conditions much better. An
ticipate constantly increasing busl
ness balance this year. We ha'
greater number orders in juno thal
any month for two years past. ou
rubber factory makes tires tuho
and fruit Jar rings. liunning thrc
shifts, night and day; stu 30 day
behind our orders values on man
OF our lines fully liQuidatcd: on 9th
hnitnNa lnNVpT material an
labor costs with increased labor cfti
cheney will produce lower prices, hu
no radical decline. We are quite or
timistic as To future.
Aunt Jcmima Mills company
fiours: "Yours sth received. w
believe that bottom has been ahou
reached on grain and grain prod
ucts. FAN business now coming 1
freely and shows signs ~ Improve
ment, and we confidently hohrN
conditions In general way durin
fan and winter months viii shoN
continued Improvement
Must Give Real Values.
Joseph Campbell ,op'pauN, soups
"Our present prices nrm. VINE
naming them MAY . w" anticipate
lower manufacturing, freight an
other costs which We ropo viii oJ
cur this year Liquidation hl
placed business on sound hnNs. Fur
chasing power OF public shown to h
excellent when real values are ui
fcrcd and we confidently cNpc'
splendid business this fan
Hanlcv and Niusoln toitoc an
Spice company. "Our Thought
that values. generally speaking haN
touched bottom. oar furth'
thought is that the general aspect &
the future. rumuorDlIlN speaking
iR very much hr'gntn'. ana los clos