The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1921-11-11
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CONTINUED HIGH PRICES ARE NOT
BASED ON LOGICAL DfcMAND, Is
Community News Service.)
(By ELBERT.- HI. GARY.) :


special to the Examiner:
Editors Note. Judge Elbert III.
Gary needs no Introduction to any
reader Of any daily paper in the Uni
ssd ,,S states: whether ;s one agrees with a
or not. nc one can. refrain from read.
ing hts views of the present national
ane ~s the s snStens
sss wssS5 q a9ss sss
ssee, his ing sress asad
i.Ss i.sslf H. felt @ and 6s acssptsd -, every Y
that put him in the eye cf America .
public. The following win continue
to hold him there, national, domi-
nant figure.
The devastating and destructive war
ending November IL. 1918. left the en-
tire world in a dilapidated and demor.
tracted. visions obscured. morals per:
verted. natural progress interrupted
ana the total economic structure dis
age to lives and property were 50 great
that i was aifsiculs fSr them te think
exremity it seemed desiraSis. but was was
lish q bssis tor the aesoiate prsyea.
conflicts. Since the armistice was
signed nearly three years have elapsed
and nations hay. have been drifting and
justment and rehabilitation. Up to the
present time there still exist doubt.
SSn" TSis very "aS prief out, Inc think viii,
snggest to cur minds many facts and
Sa'sa
sosnry sesf' q ees pssp,s' .sau,s
ing as heir ss e yss Snons on
upon billie Ms Of dollars per year which
can be obtained here. having money to
ceeding much below that which is ac-
tual's needed .fSr.e for eoHns19;mpt'on. Hs9;p
propertS ise and fneo1 moae o. With tns
and most rapidly increasing resources,
our people are not buying enough to
Comforts Ct lie. although they have
80. They are to an appreciable extent
their anrepaired houses. eating Snus.
ually. plain food and. In various ways.
denying to themselves many OF the
utilize; and they are right in their
attitude. up to a certain limit. This
- In accordance with the inexorable
mand is and for some time has been
below normal.
In the main. what has brought about
parchasess @ s Why Is there 'C~ less " Sai,S.
ing. diminished purchasing. Of cloth:
ing and wholesome food. less travel
enterprises and extensions Of cid?
It is because the great purchasing
public has formed the opinion that
Prices; and On account Of failure te
lines
nolmic system has suffered.
During the time the United States
srnmentai board il washington witch,
by agreemsn! with industry; had gen. gen.
the You
miliar with these proceedings. You
were part Of them and you respond
sseionsp % made snS By nGS the %
ed ed SSs't BY ths % FEDERAL trade e eommission ass%
EndSseriea ssasa. fa, ppe oppertsn,ty s siv. v:
en- for culsultation and discussion
prices were fixed BY the board and y:Y
interests voluntarily reduced prices .to
a substantial extent almost immed!.
atey after the ar'nistice was signed
performances. Some have never since
o. later nave rsdseed them Tn.ssy n.sy sr:
ton lower W. .tS than the figures agreed upol
by the government board at its last
session. Assuming the steel industry
has been fair and reasonable In price!
up to the present time. which ] need
mot naic %bich ssese
ti0ns, yet it must be admitted. ! think
charged and collected fer certain com.
modittes unreasonable ana UNFAIR. y
not extortionate. prices. They apply
to DartiCular tines and persons. Thel
were net subject to rlimitationS by. tn
government during the, way ana thel
have continued and even increased tn
1nxH PsSs: then eix
srs. This applies In varying degree!
members Of different trades. an
net inclined to deal In personalities. ]
three :s65set: ana e, make .o@s g
the facts. Eyes have been opened
Different products have been .pur
chased from the farmer. manutacture
er others at low cost end then 2aa1rs, 2aar,
sold to the consumer at outEageou
prices. Retail .prlces. especially, e
Without juStilIcsticn workmen hSv
eeen classified and Feclassiaed % q =
SSs:isnste fhsY .ss. e. ssi!'eS hn. men, AN, M
xsse vas adyenesd from SS e seie. {;
% q one tiWs Hndcr fhss psaSsSf,Ss sf,s:
would be ueeleoe 70 N6ftA9f epsoafy.
~. x..t tssc9e. 60 ~ -, :, ~ ekss,,... u,.,