Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-07

for practically everything in general
merchandise, except. groceries.
The call is directed, of course. pri-
marily to manufacturers who wish to
convert accumulated goods into cash.
The importance of. the event lies in
the fact that the general tendency has
been on the one hand to get rid ot
goods. and on the other to conserve
such cash as is in bank.
Jacob Epstein, president of the COR
poration. whose home office is in Balti-
more. explained briefly tho purpose OF
his program.
"It%is very simple" he said. "Our
recent sales have practically cleaned
up our shelves and our goods have been
largely liquidated. and now We havs
"A considerable amount OF cash on hand.
We are thus in position markedly
different from the manufacturers. We
have more cash than we need and we
need new goods for the coming season."
But isn't it your observation that a
rgeat many houses arc conserving
what they have in the way OF cash
and assets easily converted into cash7''
HoardinE An Error.
That is so. but It is a commercial
error" he replied. THE crisis OF which
people were afraid has already passed,
and there is no longer need of conserv-
ing the reserve against that emergency.
on the contrary, altho the crisis In
over. there is still danger of a relapse.
precisely as q typhoid patient who has
been cured of typhoid Itself is in a.
position where he must he closely
guarded aaginst a relapse. which would
be dangerous in his weakened state.
That is precisely where tho country
is today Talk OF crisis is scverat
weeks old. We have pulled thru and
there is no point in further medicine
to euro a malady from which tho pa
tient has recovered. But there is
marked need OF a tonic to get him back
to strength. Tho tonic is new business.
lf I were not quite sure of my dag
nosis | would not be likely to exchange
i5 0O0. 600 for goods
You have ceased then to worry
about the country's business futurc7'
Entirely" said Mr.. Epstein prompt
Is. Let me change my figure or
speech. think OF America as being
today a splendid, high-powered auto
mobile. Its engine has been freshly
cleaned and its whole structure gone
over carefully. \ little rust has been
little accumulated grease
has been cleaned of Every part of
the machine is trim and in perfect
ing it up is the important fact that
the gasoline tank is empty. Well. the
gasoline needed Is new business. I
am doing my part to hll it up-with
81. 900 900 worth OF gasoline. I win be
by a great many other peo-
pie who see the situation as I do
TO Buyers To Make Selections
II is not known how long 1t will re-
1uirc to make the selection OF goods
for which the advertisement is issued
Expectation is that the New York office
will find plenty Of selling agents on
hand, and the difficulty will be one only
pf selection. To aid in that so buyers
have been designated to go over the
made by the selling agents.
The Importance Of the event. in the
eyes OF bankers, is that this is the first
large scale buying program announced
since the gloomy prognostiCations made
by economists when the present de-
preston started last autumn.
Sweet potatoes make superior table
and cooking syrup. say chemists of tho
United States Department Of Agricut-
ture. Thus far no large commercial
use has been made OF the discovery.
r'he department is prepared to tell how
10 make use of It in cookery and candy
making.
DO you think 1t healthy TO keep
your hogs in the house," a social in
scstigator asked a native of Arkan-
sas.
''waal, ] donno." lie drawled. But
been a-keepin' my hawgs there for
fourteen years and l amt never lost
one on 'em yet"