The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-05-22
Behind the Scenes
In
American Business
BY KNIGHT

as simple as some people would
like to have you believe. IN all
the welter Of words and charg-
es that are daily being spent
on the subject, one important
item is being overlooked. This
is the supply of money. And
if there is one primary cause
of the price rise, it will be
found in that supply. Money in
circulation during 1858 av-
eraged $6.7 billion. The most
recent figure shows money in
circulation now at $28.3. You
Tan scarcely quadruple the
supply of money without hav-
ing an accompanying rise in
prices. Theoretically, if all good
and services were quadrupled
with the money supply, the
price level would remain sta
tic. But the U. S. today is
faced with a condition and
not a theory. During the war
money was pumped out in en-
OrmOus quantities, much of it
for goods that were soon de-
stroyed. But the money re-
mains, pressing against the
present supply of goods, and
creating higher prices.
THE BIG APPLE Science is
finding so many ways of turn
ing apples into ready-to-use
forms that Junior may soon
have difficulty getting any Of
the bright red fruit for the
teacher. But he may be able
tc treat himself to an apple
ice cream soda on the way
home from school if present
experiments by the Department
of Agriculture in extracting
apple essence are successful,
according to Earl R. French,
national marketing director for
A & P Food Stores produce
buying affiliate. It may even
be possible to use the essence
in a germicide spray to give
the home the fragrance of an
apple scent. And the beauty
about this process is that the
pulp from the apples can still
be used for pectins and jellies.
Frozen and canned apple sauce
supplies during recent years
could barely keep up with the
demand and the same is true
OF the improved apple juice
now coming on the market.
Great strides have been made
in dehydrating apples which
will open up new markets for
the apple growers, especially IT,
the export field where conser-
vation of weight and space is
80 essential.
THINGS TO COME-A four
passenger canvaS-covered row.
,cat which may be rolled up
md carried in the trunk of an
automobile is now in product
on.......MaSS production of a
lsW gasoline -powered scooter.
:oity the poor natural duck; he
$ soon to be lured by a new
plastic decoy that will do al
most everything except quack....
husbands who are forever los
ng things will like the new
Vue-Bin', a handy container
or holding small items such a.
lails, screws......For the Riddles.
l toy scale-model of the latest
Caterpillar tractor. The maker
5 licensed by Caterpillar......
rom Iowa comes word of a
lew water softener that fast
ms on like a faucet. Salt will
:evive the softener when ex-
lausted....A self-cOntained fur
lace and boiler heater to heat
md humidity Textile
people are Investigating a new
ly developed agent said to be
the perfect fungicide." The
lew product will mildewproof
delicate fabrics and may also
oe used on sailcloth and tar
oaulins......An effective moth
Killer being exhibited at the
British Industries Fair. It is
supposed to kill moths in all
stages of ~growth......The Bern
hardt Company in Georgia is
Introducing an electric butter
;hurner equipped with a three
)r five gallon jar.
TUBELESS TIRES Tubeless
Tres, something tire manufact-
urers have been dreaming
about since 1892 when Charles
Duryea built the first gasoline
motor vehicle in this country,
finally are a reality. Develop
ment of a new type casing
which holds air under pressure
without the traditional tube
has been developed by the B.
F. Goodrich company and soon
will be available in limited
quantities. The new tire, per-
fected after years of intensive
research, combines the safety
features of "seal-o-matic" tubes
with improved riding qualities,
high bruise resistance, and q
remarkable ability to retain air
pressure, according to the rub
her concerns engineers. While
there have been a number of
design and construction
changes, the tubeless tire is
similar in appearance to the
conventional type. Air pressure
holds the tire in place and the
bead section is tailored to the
flange in the steel, resulting in