The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-11-03
LIVING COSTS CO Up
AGAIN TARIFF is
MONTH OLD
Especial to Record by Il. p. Howard
President Autocaster Service

Especial to Record by Il. p. Howard
President Autocaster Service
twenty years ago the two great
Poii'ical parties reached the parting
OF the ways at the sign of the tariff
and It was difficult for the people IN
form any well rounded judgment on
the subject
Republican newspapers felt than
selves bound to support and irs,i,v
high tariff, right or wrong. and
democratic newspapers felt it incum-
Dent ON them to shout for free trade
and the common people quite regard
less of the consequences. Those wers
The days when the Independent voter
WiS denounced as u "mugwump"
Now the conditions have changed
The tariff has been taken OUT of noI,-
'ics IN measure. True, there re-
nam newspaper publishers who CON
scientiously believe they serve the
country hest by the advocacy Of the
high or the low tariff, and the tar
lf for revenue only crowd" we will
Always have with us, but for the
most part that kind of political bias
mat has prevented the presentatsion
of facts because they did not fit in
with particular editorial policy has
pretty much disappeared.
Clear thinking publishers now pub
lish the results OF tariff schedules re-
gardless of political consequences.
All of which is Introductory to the
presentation OF few facts In con
nection with the Fordney- -McCumber
tariff that unmistakably point to
quick revival of the high cost of lIv-
ing.
Sugar Starts First Upward Climb
., The. F2rdney-McCumber tariff has
been in effect less than month. and
sugar is onythe climb. Under the
Smoot schednle the psise to ths
housewife is steadily hoisting.
The Pennsylvania Refining com
aAy of Philadelphia has advanced
the price of refined sugar rs points
to SIG pound. The Federal and
Arbuckle refineries report In New
York an advance In price of 10 points
The west is equally affected. Penn
and McCahan have advanced. and
Warner National and American have
gone up. California, IAewaiian, and
Western have gone up to $50 sea-
board basis In competitive territory
UP to and including Missouri river
points. Plus these advances two 9TH
er Pacific Coast reflners are prepar-
ing to go to go basis for Pacific
coast territory and the Rocky Noun
tain states.
Turning to the subject OF clothing,
the ink had not dried on tho Prssi-
dents signature before The Ameri.
can Wooen Company announced ad-
yances on its lines of mems staple
and fancy worsted fabrics for next
spring, general advance ia the
fabrics Of other concerns has been
made.
According to the New York Journ-
al of Commerce, It will be no sur
prise to the trade in general to learn
of advances from other sources
whose products more directly com
pete with the fabrics OF the American
Wooden Company One man frankly
stated he had raised prices on GER
tam OF his lines not because he
thought It was really necessary to do
so, but he felt the opportunity was
afforded to get better prices.
Chemicals and drugs have gone up
steadily since the new schedule went
INTO effect A comparative table of
prices existing two weeks before the
new tariff bill became law and those
put into effect Immediately the bin
was signed show general advances
ranging from 25 to so per cent.
The same story is being repeated
IN almost every line Of trade, and
there Is no doubt the effect will soon
'e forcefully felt in the general coat
lf living.
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