Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-25

| Goods Wholesalers hey, urntected
themselves against n break In the
price Of cotton by early purchases
ana are In position Is ioeh pnt for
| !Peir tfhnP at Hh advantageous figure.
Norman Il. Johnson, serrptnr, Of the
s9uthsrh Wholesale Dry uuods haso-
oiation, stated Today inter returning
! 10 the city from aii eshaustiv. survey
"f the situation throughout the east
ern section of the Southern States.
Mr' johnson found the acreage OF
cation Increased about Ia per cent
this year, ana entirely novel methods
OF uutten farming under way.
Mr.. johnson has just returned from
All extensive trip Throughout the
eastern section OF the Southern States
ana declared that the atmosphere was
murh brighter In this territory than
| "A few weeks ago.
Crops are In. an excellent con-
| dition for this time Of year Sir,
Johnson declared, "and by reason OF
| the truck and fruit crops a little
more money IL circulating IN the
eastern section, The rise in cotton
! round some farmers whu had II. hut
/ There are still those who never know
/ when to sell. Spot cotton IL selling
above ~ cents pound, and based on
the cost OF production should lie let
payments made on accounts long past
| due,
roik IO-Ccni Cotton.
! There are those who gro taking
t0.Cent cotton" Mr.. johnson said
hut there is no sound basis for any
such ridiculous price. The acreage in
the South Increased at least ID per
cent this year and the Yield depends
on tho weather and acti"n OF the holl
weevii.
up To- the present time Tn. bol,
wroNii has done icsR damage than
| last year. and find that an entirely
now method OF farming IS In opcrn-
lion, md that children nrc being
employed to pick thcm, jus, NJ to-
bacoo In wormed la ita ronaon. ana It
reminded me Of the days when they
used to pick potato bugs. Tho rain
drowned Homo % tho hugs and this.
followed Ivy Intense hot wcnthcr
killed many more. Gcrm.cidc IL being
used TO II large e1tcnt. colnponed OF
arsanate OF Lead and molus1es"
Hero Mr.. Johnson made th,a state
ment, which he said was based on Il
careful and complete survey OF con
dit!onI FOR the Southern Wholesale
Dry Goods Association. und which
should he the most authentic pos
siolc 10 obtain:
"A!tuRethcr," he said Eve have the
assurance that <he South cannot grow
enough cotton this year 10 make it's
production unpopular. In fpct. ]
know OF no other crop that VIII be
made whore the rroht will be
greater"
Cotton has advanced over 30 per
cent on the rise. Textiles at the
fer discount Of per cent on all
! cash purchases. II announced that in
the future II will charge per cent
interest on all accounts after sixty
days and bar future purchases on
accounts more than ninety days old
There is but one exception To the
cash discounts. They are not given
on special sale days. dollar days
clearing sales and the like. but APP
ply only to the purchase OF regular
merchandise at the regular prices
Gold & Co, OF Lincoln Neb. re-
Gently attracted considerable atten-
lion by putting in a window display
OF baby costumes 81 1868, and those
or today. y small t!ntype with the
inscription. Little frankie Zchrung"
showed the present Mayor o. the
city at the age Of >. in 1854 Ada
cent to the picture was "a pair OF tiny
soft-soled shoes labeled our Mayors
First steps"
harrod's :, in London j. displaying
ITS latest style creations with sing
irg manikins. The fashion pageant
rs held every afternoon in the
Georgian restaurant. The store en-
Sages some prominent singer. and
wearing mask, she sings her roper
tore .owned Ia the latest morning
AFTERNOON and evening apparel.
Getting men to finger in a store is
J a tad job, hut getting them TO afIix
their SiSnatur" TO n stores mailing
/ list is still harder
Hut King Brothers Company of
seattle. wash, has succeeded in get
! tinE hundreds Of male names. rather
Manager Guy owens has succeeded
: IN putting ii across, and heres how
| they did IL. After n salesman sells
customer hat he hands him a
printed form which reads: Free! You
VIII receive a special signature slip
TO go under your hatband showing
ownership OF hat. by signing your
, name and address below. Please
write plainly
! The Psychology OF getting some
! thing for nothing apparently worked
well with the men. for they signed
| their names and addresses willingly
\ gumm"d stickcr is then sent in a
wcIl-writtcn letter OF how to paste
| the signature in the hat
PRODUCTION CARDS"