Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-06
THE COST
OF LIVING.

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THE New York Evening Pos,
has set forth the result of the
new tariff bill being put over by
the republican party in a way that
will reach the mind of Mr.. Uulti.
mate Consumer. The railroad men
whose wages are being cut nigh,
file a copy of the Post article with
the labor board. 1t says concern
ing MI. Ultimate Consumer:
His day begins when he is
aroused by an alarm clock, and the
new tariff bill raises the duty on
this article 81 per cent. His first
act is to throw off the counterpart,
on which the duty has been in
creased so per cent, and the sheet.
on which the duty is higher by 20
per cent. He jumps from his bed,
on which the duty is advanced 1873
per cent, and dons a summer bath
robe, with the duty up so per cent.
and slippers. with the duty in
creased 40 per cent.
He walks over a Brussels carpet
duty up 100 per cent? to close the
window, the duty On the pane Of
which has been raised 400 per cent,
and adjust the shade duty up 20
per cent? and curtains (up 80 per
cent?. Then he enters the bath
room, stands before a mirror. on
which the duty has been raised so
per cent, and turns on the electric
light, with a so per cent higher
duty on the bulb.
Next he sets out his shaving
stick, subject to an increase in duty
of 81 per cent, his shaving brush
duty up 81 per cent?. and razor
Cup so per cent?, and begins his
tonsorial operations, after giving
the blade a few strokes on a strop
duty up is per cent. This over,
he devotes his attention to the
bathtub, on which the duty has been
raised 100 per cent. Towels with
the duty up so per cent?, soap Cup
81 per cent?, toothbrush and hair
brush Cup 81 per cent?, and comb
(up 40 per cent? are next in de-
mand. Cleanliness may be next to
goodness. but the new tariff bill
taxes it just the same.
As our consumer dresses. it may
be noted that the new bill increases
the duty so per cent ON his under
wear, SO per cent on his hose, 50
per cent on his shirt and collar, 20
per cent or more on his necktie,
so per cent on his suit of clothes,
and imposes a duty of about D per
cent on his shoes, which were for
merly on the free list. On the COL
lar buttons and cuff links which he
transfers to a fresh shirt the duty
has been increased SO per cent.
The only articles he has touched
so far on which the duties have not
been increased in the Fordney-
McCumber tariff bill are his denti-
flee and talcum powder.
AS the weather is growing warm
er our consumer decides to discard
his waistcoat. This necessitates a ,
change from suspenders, with a
duty so per cen higher, to a leath-
er belt, with the duty raised IS per
cent. He then transfers pocket
book duty up 14s per cent?, foun-
tain pen (up 100 per cent?, pen
knife Cup 200 per cent?, from waist
coat to coat pockets. picks a fresh
linen handkerchief 'up so per cent?
from the dresser Cup 1873 per cent?.
and polishes his eyeglasses Cup IS
per cent? and after giving his
clothes a touch with the whisk-
Cup 81 per cent?, is ready
for breakfast.
On entering his dining room, our
draws up a chair, the
or which has been raised 1873
per cent, to a table Subjected to =
~increase), covered with I'm
en- damask, on which the duty is ad-
vanced 43 per cent. He spreads a
duty up 43 per cent? on
his knees, and turns on the current
For his electric toaster. on which
the duty has been advanced $50 per
cent. Then he toasts some bread,
removed from the free list and
made dutiable at IS per E n ad
valorem. He drinks water from a