Milford chronicle., 1945-12-07


door at committee OF maStelmind> who sit
mpoSingIy at a conference table conSidprjno
the problem of sixty million Jobs. Nothing
could serve as a better reminder of the fact
that the retailer Is the spark plug of activity
IN this country. Unless he can move inc
products Of industry into the homes of con
SumcrS, there will be precious little produc-
tiOn and few Jobs
The retail distribution industry rccop-
nlZ"S the role It must play i'm making possible
maximum production 1t is proceeding 40
&reNSVeIN with near revolutionary mcr-
chandiSing schemes. Department stores are
rushing into such new lines as light plane,
and frozen foods. The shelves of tire stores
are beng stocked with a vast number of
other items. Filling stations are becoming
countcrpaltS of the country store. stocked
with everything from candy and cigarettes
to garden SupphCS small electrical appli-
anceS toys, games, and dozens of other i'm
pulse sales" goods
Not only do retailers face competition
from unexpected quarters, but they must also
grappIc with the problem of unavoidahy
higher distribution costs and narrowed unit
pfoflt margins. To live, they must secure
volume. Volume will depend to Il large extent
upon selling Some authorities estimate that
there will be lO,0OO,000 selling Jobs. Sales
rivalry will be severe. The retailers must
advertise regularly in order to keep them
selves before the public. They must back up
lhelr advertising message with real service
The day OF sloppy SaleSmHnShip is rapidly
coming to an end
This IS a picture of retail distribution to.
gay. It IS picture Of progressive. hope
lllI industry. The best laid production and
employment schemes will come to naught 1n-
less the man behind the counter can put them
to nnn
@oc%
THE QUESTION of repeating land grant
railroad rates now under discussion in Con-
greSs, has brought the matter Of land Grants
TO the attention of the public Judging by
the erroneous information contained in Am
ellcan history books ON the subject of land
grants I" railroads, the public probably has
rich fund Of msintolmation. In thr first
p!''ce' these grants were not '@Ifts" as many
history books Indicate
In 1880, the United States government
had public domain of Approximately 100
"o'ooo acres, unoccupied, and for lack Of
transportation, largely unuSabe and unsal-
ape Between that year and the end of 1871.
thc government undertook to use a portion OF
inns land to encourage and assist the buldin"
of railroads in vacant or Sparsev SETTLED Dnr
tlonS' IN the same way in which previouSlv il
mad aided IN the building of wagon roads and
canals. The resulting series of transactions
Cdillc TO ne known as the Federal railroad
ldh" grants. BN various methods, the poy
cIillncht granted to the railroads throunh
thrHc transactions, title to 4 total or 121
'''"'15l acres, worth ut the timc Of I'M,
grants less than $I3OOOO Althouph only !
P|i cent OF the nations railroad milennr -,
'cNcG Nuch grants, all of the railroads IN
consideration Of these Gifts" of nn,rl, =
buOfllo
l'duced rates to this dav. A conolnSsinn.1
committee has reported that "tho r;iIroad.
nave contributed over 5000, 900, 600 in nav-
n'ent OF the lands transferred to them undnr
l"e lfth0 grant acts. This is double the amount
'tC'NCd Tor the lands sold bv the railroad.
pIuS the estimated value of such lands stiIi
under railroad ownership" '''
!, II Is impossible to calculate the vaIur tn
t'' nation OF the efforts of the pionccr r.,;I
'''G.S Wn" opened up he western half cf
'He hlted States to commerce. and scttln-
m'Vi1l' Land grants did not build the rail-
roddS, but they furnished y basis Of c,oL.
winch helped make it possible to bu;d Lr,'' thnn,
'eSPite tn" history books, the raiIro,d
Ehd grants were one of the Shrcvdcxt do"I.
ever comSl'mmatcd by the Federal govern
Inent' lhe| served their purpose The raiI-
in"'5 nave lar more than paid for them and
Should at last be relieved of the incrr;t.IIa
f"' practices they now cause.
%DoCc
Il - NOTICEABLE FACT that thr
''' Et' lhc cIt| the greater discomfort in thn
'n"t'V' "' oreSS IS practiccd by man. In tbr
summer months your city resident will drns.
"''1l IuIl collar nccktie and coat when COIN"
a. ~ BUSINESS TO restaurant or lust ont ON
'"e street. by contrast the countrv m,n
",ii TiiH ,n' men m smaller towns and villages
snit Wv 49, Eoou "ld common sense and dress TO
sun the weather. a sports shirt and t,.,,,
PrS VIII fiIl the bill-and the men will "n
"Dp"' |!I lhelf work in comfort and rcIavrd
,',;a' w IT," 'hc winter winds blow the LARGE civ
sucker VIII continue his routine Of discon;.
or' ton "na ignorant drcSSing His light weight
t"P coat lack of warm clothing and oonnr.I
method of following fashions dictato< h,.;,'"
81 n;N o''n&' driWn up piece of humanity who
,l'n oa4n .ilNS from aII weather changes. On tbc
contrary the small town man and his r'r.J
COUSINS dfeSS warmly, and to fit the wcatbor