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New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Loss Of Iss 4drnnsage


Loss Of lis idronsage
We're this line TO be hooked up with
the Missouri Pacific this strs tegic ac-
vantage would no longer exist. The
object OF hooking it up with the Mis-
souri, Pacific is to -trengthen the Mis-
souri, Pacific hy adding to it strong
line There is serious question. how
ever, as to whether adding It to the
Missouri Pacific would not destroy sn
important element OF strength. IL -
an element OF strength that cannot be
shared with 81 line running north OF
Kansas City.
System 80 has certain resemblance
10 system is in It's geographical out
lines. The Chicago & Eastern illinois.
corresponding TO the Chicago & Alton IN
System Is, gives the Southwestern
lines the:r entrance into Chicago. bu1
since the c. & L. l. only has lins
from Chicago to St. Louis, system
10 lacks q direct Kansas CITY line. 1t
has in the Missouri Pac hc, however,
a line running from St. Louis 10 Kan
SIS City. and north TO Omaha. and lines
running from st. Louis through ms.
souri,, Arkansas and Louisiana. The
Kansas C;tg Southern gives the system
a naia north and south line from Kan
The Texas q Pacific gives Il an east ana
west line from Shreveport, La. through
Dallas and Fort orth TO the south
western border Of Texas. The lnterna
tional & Great Northern rounds out the
system in Texas. with . network os
lines south OF the Fort Worth Shreve-
pert line.
= The Missouri Pacihc, extending as il
does TO Pueblo. Col, in the west. and
Omaha gets this system into a terri
torv not reached by System ls. The
fact remains, however, that System
~ IS q combination of weak roads, ana
that these two systems, the Katy, Frisco
and the Missouri Pacific, Kansas CITY
Southern will have to compete with the
two immensely strong systems, the
Santa Fe-Denver & Rio Grande and
the Southern Pacific Rock Island.
Professor Ripley's theory IN this re
spect, and the com mnission follows hira
here, is that the problems IN the South
west are SO largely local problems that
IL is more feasible and more likely TO
work out advantageodaiy 70 combine in
two local systens the weak South
western roads, rather than TO attach
them to various strong systems, having
connections with the Southwestern ter
rito.-y. In broadest outline it is partly
analogous to the problem presented by
the New England roads, but the details
of the problem are entirely different.
Probably nothing but actual tryout in
practice would convince those who hold
opposing views o. the pracrcability q
operating Systems IS and i9 profitably
as to which was rlght.-W. (. II.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

"2. 1t. is evident that there could
be no better device than American
valuations for concealing the true
weight OF the duties imposed and for
thus covering an illicit and excessive
protection granted to favored indus
try. The possibilities of exercising
corrupt Influences also are thus in
creased. But, even if no account be
taken of these, one scarcely can avoid
the suspicion thaht the new principle
of valuation is proposed with the con-
creased duties which could not be car
ried through if their real meaning
were declared openly. Rates Of 30 per
cent, more or less, to which, on the
basis of foreign valuations, the Ameri-
can people have become hardened. may
be made to mean q doubling of the
actual burden of the tax by the simple
device of changing the basis Of compu-
tation and without any change in the
nominal figures.
"3. The eliminating economic and
financial iniquity Of the Fordney pro-
posal appears az soon as attention is
dition Of the world and the worlds
commerce. We all are agreed that
our American industry cannot be re-
stored and expanded without an in
creased foreign outlet for our prod
ucts. And the worlds ability to take
our goods Will be reduced by every new
obstacle to her sending us such
products as she may have to sell Al
ready we have taken more Of their gold
than other nations we'll can spare
and more than we we'll can use. Already
we have nearly stripped them of their
salable private securities and have ac-
cepted billions Of national and munich
pal obligations. In great part at least.
we now must either give them our
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

i. 4 ;s Vhe customer what he wants"
saads,s. manufacturing to meet the
/ d as .ss, existing among the people
sssans,S' ,S.u' IS only part Of the story;
'sulss the buying habits of a
os,' = as vital to ultimate success,
"a s'en much more so. Nowhere
Aaeriss aoreign trade efforts of the
'ssslg a% ~ merchant has this been more
sspa6l;se proven than in the case of the
iRsli, great potential market terri
..sana ss r. large as France, Belgium,
Sees e. ss;a erest Britain, Germany, Italy,
b had WIN the Island Of Cuba thrown
sss nas relatively low Purchasing
s r.. capita UP to the early 's0s.
spsirssV rsVpuiation OF about $4,000 900
ssssern r OF area exceeding that of
Ess tbsnn europe, which is peopled by
"a. paon,. ar ne 600 600. 9S per cent Of
E torksdP kuP'e still used very generally
4 eays suek s., plow methods of Ribli-
RI saes w. When they wore shoes at
rs dss,sssase ,ssae the peculiar leather san
%ssseae s',asea snNsea by the Indian name
n aRsrsd ppIIohounced wa-rach-eel. or
Il ssasans sue e, aipargatas of the Span
sslsss ar,s ahey cooked on charcoal
eaee IN s transported freight and
Aas. y sne backs of beasts and
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Petter to Raise Living
Standard of Foreigners
Than to Follow Principle
of Giving Aliens What
They've Always Wanted
By James Carson

|ssdent Pam-Anericon Adve4tas-
ing Association
\ fOST authorities agree that
|Ve in the technique of foreign
trade the American ex-
|'Her has much to learn from his
EGopean competitor. England in
Niacular has more than a century
l experience behind her efforts to
Fsia tirst place as an overseas trad
\ Before the blighting effects of
z World War made themselves
da'iest, Germany ran her & close
|aona The United States ex-
|sasa [sl only i'll those specialties
[4ra large scale standardized pro-
|sasl'y made possible.
s,' vae OF the many claimed errors
Il, $50 oy writer's on foreign trade,
+ n. never fail to lament the weakness
ks,ld 'o.sn American merchant as a
n.y.. ,s,u trader, has to do with manufac-
r.sas. s packing and shipping the
ss.s 49, m accordance with the exact
sss,aIaauons Issa Of the foreign customer
|',s;. ass nm what he wants. is the un-
rug Sg pea of the so-called expert.
| ,sI. sIas tnere are two sides to this par
h, ss'sf phase of overseas merchandis-
|ssss \ nos not been sufficiently empha-
u. e. Ne are repeatedly referred to
l.. sermans who would manufacture
s,.S. ' Win patches If the particular
|ssa.a; MAJ. insisted on such a procedure,
II ssT1sius to those writer's who hold
b - ,tsasohs @ up as past masters in the
W. ". overseas merchandising.
sls can be no question as TO the
|sIssia,yy sss,y for strictly following the
ssts'ag and packing Instructions Of
,is.selgn purchaser, but nanufactur-
I,s.,s. .ys !he purpose Of duplicating the
I I. ''ss rs N n: use in the market to be sold
9,sa.ls ~ limitations, and, indeed. the
i sss.is as, procedure in some cases has
Sa'y raised the standard of living
4 s caylng public in question; but
ss,.s ~ The same time, most pro-
uy increased the buying power
i ~S market SO treafed
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Hanging the Buying Habits of Nation
Broug hit &. s. Traders Success in Mexico

Then came the American constructo,
and trader in his first great influx
He first built railways and then power
plants. To-day Mexico is as far ad-
vanced electrically as is any country
in the world and she possesses 10.8ss
miles of we'll built railways, every foot
OF which, with the exception Of the
Mexican Railway (the Queens OWN
extending for distance Of $40 miles
from the capital to the port Of Vera
Cruz, has been built by these Amer
icni1 k,innanra
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Bankers -4ga;nsf Plan

Bankers are decidedly opposed 10 tie
American valuation plan. The Amer
can Bankers Association has adopted
a resolution condemning It, and such
prominent 1iEanciers as Otto Il. Kahn,
Of New York. and DAVID r. Forgan. Of
Chicago have given lengthy public
statements IN opposition To it.
Entire industries through their as
sociations and trade papers are voicing
protests against the inclusing OF this
metFod of determining values for i'm
port duties. The American Manu-
facurers' Export Association At It's re
cent convention in New York yook q
vote a. one of its sessions. n which
The majority or the 400 manufacturing
exporers were shown to be against
the Plan. The vote followed q debate
in which both sides of the question
were presented.
Among the trade papers that have
taken up cudgels against American val
uation are THE Dry Goods Economist y
"The Music Trade Review "Powe~
Plant Engineering" Mill Supplies >
sTne American Exporter "The Shoe
and Leather Reporter "Ihe Coal Age
j and The National Provisioner."
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Opinions or, Measure

Here are some opinions on the pro-
posed measure that have been garnered
from leading economists:
Professor Walter F. Wilcox, Cornell
University, Ithaca, N. Y-"The Amer
ican valuation plan of the pending
tariff bill is likely seriously to dimin-
ish the foreign trade of the United
States and thus to diminish the chance
that foreign countries will be able to
pay their American debts, government
tai and private. 1t is thus Inconsistent
with & policy OF enlightened national
selhshness. This plan is likely also
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

5.s14.ooo pounds. against 2,9o6.ooo;
barbed wire, A,sl9, 900 pounds. against
1852 900; pipes of iron and steel. $780,
100000 pounds, against 137000,00O;
lard, 25,0C0,000 pounds. against 1880
600; cottonseed oil, 5,T50,00O pounds
against $4,000; printing paper, $780,
600 pounds, against 1903 900; refined
sugar, 18,26S,o00 pounds. against
1000, and fuel oil, 30.575,00O gal
Ions, against 11,e13000 III the CORE
spending months of 1920
The total value of oil exports tc
Mexico in the eight months ended with
August, 1921, is officially stated a,
Sill, 449,0 900. against 11t,656,00O in the
same months OF 1920
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

goods outright or take their goods if
exchange. Every unbalanced exporta-
tion of our products for which we
might possibly force them to send re-
mittarce in funds could but aggravate
the present disordered condition of
the international exchange market and
further block or delay restoration OF
the worlds industrial prosperity and
our participation in it,"
Retailers, large and small, including
the largest department stores in the
country, are vehement in their denun-
citation of the plan. From large
number Of important retailers opinions
on the subject the following have been
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Systems Nos. Is and l9
Bring Together Highly
Competitive and Inhar-
monious Organizations,
and Result of the Plan
Is Hard to Determine

This is Tie last OF q series Of sixteen
special articles anaiy@ing the proposals
Of the Interstate Commerce Commission
for the consolidation Of the railroads Of
the country into nineteen nnjo7 sys-
TENS. The series rag been bdacd. 10 q
large erteut, on dato obtained an inter
pieus agith roilroad men and bankers
Il limited number Of reprints OF the
series is auci,abIe aud as long as the
supply lasts, aViH be sent to those aohc
make requests to the Financial Balrea0
f'he reaction Of interested parties on the
scheme OF consolidd tion a0kich foiEows
with sonse married changes, the recon-
jnendatioas Of IFiEIMm 4. Ripley, OF
Harvard C1sircrsity, ariN be officially de-
te79nined subsequently at series o.
bearings to be held By the Interstate
Commerce Commiss5on OF Hoshington.-
Financial Editor
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
/ Wding ambiguous

RI wording of Section 402 OF the
sSsey tariff bill. commonly called
/ !, American valuation clause. is Of
I'm ambiguous. The exact wording
fssrs:
;sr,sps as otherwise provided by
q t6e word value wherever used in
~ sct or any other law relating to
3.5,s;sement for the classification of
I,,cysed merchandise shall mean the
Is.t On the date of expectation of
n imported merchandise at which
1spsrable and competitive products
4 lie United States were ordinarily
Ia or freely offered for sale in the
ral Wholesale quantities and in the
Isoanayy wrappings, coverings or
sutziners, whether holding liquids or
Lids to ali purchasers in the ordi-
ry course Of trade, including all
ls:s, charges and expenses III the
k.sscspal markets or market OF the
I:lsa States; or, when such value
E,sat be ascertained TO the satisfac-
HI Of the appraising officer, shall
han the value of the imported mer-
liadise on said date Tor sale (whether
|, not there shall be an actual salel
i, consumption or use in the United
$stgs in its conditions, including
Inppings, coverings or containers.
|setnsr holding liquids or solids. as
g.,orted. In determining the value
Il sale appraising officers may take
10 consideration among others mat
In the selling price or cost of pro
1ssion of the comparable products of
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Ripley Plan

Professor W. T. Ripley, of Harvard,
in his report to the Interstate Com
merce Commission, combines various
parts Of other systems so as to round
out this st. Louis-San Francisco Katy
Southwestern group and gives il the
Vicksburg. Shreveport & Pacific, which
connects with the systen az Shreve
port ana runs TO New Orleans.
The system is - combination Of all
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Marshall Field Opposed

Marshall Field & Co., Chicago-sW We
speak from the viewpoint Of an Ameri-
can manufacturer of cotton, silk and
wool, having domestic manufacturing
enterprises in the states of New York,
New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Virginia,
North Carolina, Indiana and Illinois,
and having in the neighborhood Of
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Manufacture of Vegetable Flour

A Brazilian firm recently completed
the necessary installations for the
manufacture of vegetable hours. Flour
already has been made successfully
from both white and black beans.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

"HE Interstate Commerce Com
mission grouped the roads Of
the Southwest into four sys-
TENS. two particularly strong sys-
TENS, the Santa Fe and Southern
Pacitic,Rock Island, described in
previous articles, and two weak sys-
TENS, the Frisco-Katy-Cotton Belt
and the so-called Chicago-Missouri
Pacific system. System IS con-
,sists of the st. Louis-S San Francisco,
the st. Louis Southwestern, the
Louisiana Railway and Navigation
Company, the Chicago & Alton, the
Missouri, Kansas g. Texas, the
Trinity & Brazos Valley and the San
Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf. The sys-
TEN is an ingenious one.
The Chicago g. Alton runs from Chi
cago southwest to 81. Louis and Kansas
City. The st. Louis-San Francisco runs
from St. Louis on the east and Kansss
City on the west to Springfield Mo.
and has a main line from there south
to Dallas, Tex, and has network Of
lines from Fort Scott to Vinita, in the
northeast corner Of Oklahoma. 1t also
has line extending east and south to
Memphis and on the southeast to Biz
mingham, Ala, The Missouri, Kansas &
Texas, likewise, has It's northern teI-
mini at Kansas City and St Louis, but
;ts system lies west of the Frisco, eX-
tending through Oklahoma to Dallas
and from there extends to Waco, Tex
San Antonio, Houston and Galveston
The st. Louis Southwestern fills in the
gaps in this syeten,, reaching Texsrkana
and Brinkney in the middle eastern
nortinn of Arkansas
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
No additional Revenue

Franklin Simon, Of Franklin Simon
& Co, Of New York-"I am CON
vinced that clause 4O2 of the
Fordney tariff bill known as the
American valuation plan cannot be ap-
piled with justice, because the placing
OF orders on the other side will be
almost impossible, especially on staple
goods such as hosiery, gloves, under
wear, etc, owing to the fact that with
ont knowing the basis on which the
duty will be paid 8 calculation will be
utterly impossible. I believe that do
mestic manufacturers, knowing that
American valuation is to be made the
basis for duty assessment, will raise,
their own prices to such an extent
that the imported article with the
raised duty will come just within the
American wholesale price. Above all,
objection ought to be made against
that part Of Clause 402 which leaves
tho decision as to what constitutes
American Wholesale valuo for an ar
ticle to the discretion Of the apprais-
ing officer, which opens a channel for
unlimited litigntions.
81 firmly believe that the new plan
as submitted in Clause 402 will not
serve to procure additional revenues
which the government is seeking to
q practical embargo upon certain COM
modities; besides, the ultimate cost Of
this plan will naturally be borne by
the consumers. who, instead OF lower
prices, will have to pay Increased
prices. Thus the consumer will be pen
allied all along the line because of an
impractical method OF assessing duty"
Great Risks Added
A. Lincoln Filene, of William Filene's
Sons g. CO., Boston, American valua-
tion would add great risks TO importa
ton through the ilnpossibility of esti-
mating the landed prices. American
wholesale prices would rise with sue
cessive valuations because of added
duties, and this cumulative tariff would
bring prohibitive prices OF many lines
of merchandise. AS a means of pro-
ducng revenue it would defeat It's own
end by curtailing imports. 1t is an un-
necessary and artificial restraint on
trade at time when worldwide eco
nonic readjustment requires unim-
peded operation of business. We want
and need a fair opportunity for mar
keting American goods in Europe. We
must reciprocate by giving European
business a reasonable chance to sell
merchandise in America with no more
restraint than is necessary to eliminate
unfair competition.'
Herbert j. Tily, Strawbridge &
Clothier, Philadelp phia-"We consider
that the American valuation plan would
operate against the best interests Of all
classes OF American business. ri the
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

The inventor a millionaire finally pat
him and his associates into bankruptcy
Here WAS an instance where changing
the buying habits had failed, not be-
cause Of the principle, but rather of
the DrOdl1ct
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Sugar Mill for Rio de lane;ro

Another sugar mill has been inauRu.
rated in the State of Rio de Jane;ro
II is located near the Tangua station
on the Leopoldina Railway. The Tan
qua sugar mill Ansssssask uasA -
lstest sugar machinery.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Merchants Insist L. S. Must In
port Goods to Sell Abroad;
Say Plan Is Restriction
Uncertainty Of Plan

this time If near worlds econon'ic
hraa Z :, n,..c. ,,
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Many Problems Aroused by Combination
OF Weak Roads of Southwest I'm Groups

these lines for southbound business
more advantageously thar any o. its
couluetitorS
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

n..a objections are based on sew
.o;ats. the chief one being that
8. .l'.,;.su valuation will seriously i'm
/. tAs volume of our imports and
..rsaIy Of our exports. Taking the
ann President Harding, the op-
.~.s 10 the plan declare that it is
..~;eally automatic that we cannot
+ r,Isss we buy. They declare that
IN fail in it's efforts 20 raise reve-
nat il will seriously impede our
= s,s,r from the economic and indus
81 s. Ssuression, that It will react un-
E@,shiy on the unemployment situa-
p Nat it will add to the cost of liv-
rsen the clamor of the country is
:. rsduction in prices Of necessities;
81 { will be difficult to administer,
& gill. in general, add more uncer-
E;.y 10 the general business sjtra-
&. which already is beclouded with
T. rsxaticus problems,
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Big Expansion Foreseen

he product.
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ready to be Of service to all those
DESTROYS of worshipping in the Tenn
pie and will extend cordial and cour-
teous treatment to all.
Ladies' Auxiliary
At the last meeting of the Ladies'
Auxiliary on Monday afternoon, it
was decided among other things to
hold an evening Card Party at the
Aleph Beth Club on October 10th, to
make arrangements for the Annual
Thanksgiving Ball, to conduct a Bible
Class, question box, and to devote
a part of every meeting to an educa-
tional program.
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B'NAI BIRTH TO MEET

The first regular meeting Of the
B'nai Birth for the winter season
will take place next Monday evening
at the Arcanum Hall. AS no meet
ings were held during the summer,
there will be much important bust
ness to be transacted, and the men,
bers are urged to be present.
The B'nai Birth Relief Committee
in charge Of the collection Of funds
for Pueblo Flood Sufferers and Euro
pean War Orphans has made it's final
mail appeal. The appeals by mail
have been responded to in a goodly
measure but still a great many have
not made their contribution. The
committee makes one more appeal to
members and others for contributions.
Only $500 is asked Of every donor.
Contributions should be mailed at
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JUNIOR COUNCIL TO MEET

The first meeting Of che 1921-1922
season of the Junior Council of Jew
ish Women, will be held in the vestry
rooms of the Temple, Holly and Avon,
next Sunday at 800 p. m. An execu-
tive meeting was held last Sunday at
the home Of Miss Teresa Herr, pres
ident, and most interesting plans were
made. The Junior Council is planning
many clubs, that will tend to bring
the members closer together. All
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ALEPH BETH CLUB NOTES

The regular weekly MONDAY lunch
con get-together meetings of the
Aleph Beth Club are proving a de-
cided success. Last Friday noon the
new Rabbi Of the Mt. Zion Temple,
Rabbi J. I. Meyerovitz made his mi
tial appearance before the public of
St. Paul in a short informal address
at the Club. Following him Mr.. Bob
Hall of the Orpheum Circuit delivered
a very inspirational talk followed by
musical selections from several other
members Of the Orpheum cast. The
luncheon was attended by 14O men,
bers and friends.
The Club will have a dinner-dance
for it's members Sunday evening, Sep
TENDER 25th. Reservations are now
coming in quite steadily and will be
closed at IL o'clock Saturday. A
splendid program is being arranged.
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THE AMERICAN JEWISH World

members, and all Jewish girls over
II years of age, are earnestly urged
to attend the meeting.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-12-05
The Memphis Press

Better than the book" This was
the verdict of the crowd that pack
ed loves Palace and besieged the
box office Sunday to see "The Three
Musketeers,' Alexander Dumas
story of ehivalrous France, adapted
to movie vehicle that c,r-
red the cyclonic Douglas Fairbanks
to the fore in the role of the hero Of
heroes. D'Artagpan. 1t completely
fills an evening and leaves nothing
to he desired"