The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-30
ss|IWR5DNEsDAY5 EVENING AUGUST 80, 1922.
SWosIIsN AND THE rARIFF.


lN s;pr ohibitive tariff is something that fair
sEszIAImfnd sentiment will always protest. Pub
9ctopinfongwf1l never sanction a tariff that means
cot foreign competition altogether but
public pinionawi generally sanction tariff that
gives eauate protection to home industry and
fegnards living status Of the working man II
United States Such tariff can be established
additional cost to the retail price of
ticIess til at sold at outrageous profit by
merchants IN this country, and the public needs
realize this ,insyew insidious propaganda
tsissbeing circulated to the contrary.
- There are dozens of women in Fairmont who
sspatronize large New York stores To these
filed by the secretary OF the treas
setting forthSthe foreign and landed valuation
merchandise and the retail selling price
States of the commodities, would
sbeE anWayaS opene The data was compiled in
bKieeEofs appraiser of merchandise at the port
NeMYorks from invoices and entries on file in
customs office at that port, and photographs
bjects purchased in the New York retail
together with the retail sales slips received
s@byS theHpurchaser accompany the report
S8asFairmo nt women who have been buying linen
Clutch con, Fifth Avenue and Thirty-fourth
be Interested in the facts set forth
Il about linen towels These towels purchased in
cost in that country s352 per dozen, the
transportation, insurance, freight, etc.
to twelve the duty, rate thirty-fve
the landed cost of one dozen of
@thesestoWe the United States is S4S7. The
Fetais the customer for dozen of the
foWelssisa$ o0. Another kind of towel costs Nc
sskind1 yspasses on its at $65Oo VIII
sn1ercha ant dare add this outrageous
amount higher tariff if, one should
i Bes placed on sthisslinen?
~ Jonns ivan 1naker's store which numbers many
sIocal patrons during their trips east sells straw
England and landed in the United
lat s2.5S 1-2 each, for $500, r. H
COMPANY allows its patrons to buy dinner
8 $50 for $134O0, while B. Altman
Siustsspractlcally gives away pearl necklaces
ehasedsn F,rancefand brought to this country at
Is.263for S15O.0O0, retail percentage
landed cost of 757 per cent!
This nstscould be extended indefinitely to in
sciudg thousands of articles, and practically
gssNewY FORK. merchant is included in these
shoIdupS profits imported goods.
sS&S Thesbuying public is largely composed of wom-
ZEN soon as the women in the United States
Sufficiently instructed as to the way retail mer-
aschantsaare handling imported goods. it will be a
thing to tack tariff rate over
.andsaboye outrageous profits that retailers
already making on5goods manufactured in foreign
s. countriess
heneY err retail dealer advertises that
taIi will necessitate increase in price he is
public something that is not true It is
bitable evidence that there is re-
ations6ipg between the low prices which i'm
buy commodities in cheap labor markets
AbEoad, and the final retail prices of these com
asin Z United States The consumer
pays every cent the importer charge
and away with it, without reference to original
sspricesss
Largssimrorters like Marshall Field and others
HghfIng hestarif But there is altrusm in
There has been attempt to pass on
98theNHltin ate purchaser for few cents, the
Sarticles bought: by them for few cents abroad
of themSwil, perhaps use the excuse Of
Instance that this attempt is made the pur-