Show TS I JEO iES fiE T TO TEST FY GH ND JURY I all aF I Dealers Back Women in In Fight for Lower on Foodstuffs Trade Injured by the Existing Cost of Living Association Officials t I ilk Talk alk pf I CLaU oil ail merchants of Salt Lake are agreed that prices prices prices-of of foodS food- food I S hould be lower tower The only difference e of opinion is as to tone ne hod by which the de desired ired results can be obtained S Some me of the merchants mile and say Let em go to it I hey win when the Housewives' Housewives league boycott is men- men 6 hers jers take the matter more seriously and express the bolie belief I P perhaps the women a are barki barking K up the wrong tree im i is hardly a retail mer- mer Salt Lake however but that jay 1 Ills his business brought him tr returns with the normal prices noW OW during durin the siege of sky sly highto high to 10 all commodities made efe efa ef- ef It t t e C boycott Is being e a and is tf being felt also Is the nation n given by retailers As Aa to ot of Its breaking the price will not venture a guess They rhey r t. t wever that sales sates have fall fall- t. t and nd Utah lc r of ot the Salt Lake Lale lations olf or retail merchants are the side lines and Watch Swatch hopeful that the women but art are somewhat doubtful do as the right tack has been OT OTin ry in the Uie spunk Is the the way net expressed It ing ng Method Olson vice president 0 of the of Retail Merchants tha hoped that lower pricey prices would come before beCore long I pr led ed the belief belle that the wom- wom re lot ot on i he right track I 11 J through brough government Q ii and add id ren j illation will the desired I t. t s obtained said aid Olson It t better tor br every retail mer- mer if food food prices e were lower but it I w hm th th- th power o of the retailer mer-I mer Ji lower ower prices I but you b bo bc willing to give such tJ gallon a aa as you have to a proper propel 1 I st body lOdy he lie was Wa asked 1 l would be bf most most- pleased he pu investigators Ju the e of any information I m may a-we a i. i ve J r I ra will work with the proper I Titles s in he fight to bring about 11 I r Blamed I opinion f of t f I D A A A. Affleck that ta ca exportations of at foodstuffs to toe tois is e I larg l 1 responsible for tor the thee theof pr e of or foodstuffs foo s In this coun- coun ou l ir orders put In early tills this year for tor delivery early this re In most of ot the com- com J we we ar are able to get but 60 per perthe b f tit the he e order The report of dt the thes s 0 l' l shows an ts crease and in this can cali be betho tho answer Ic leek k who Is ia secretary of ot the Salt I M- M Retail Ft Merchants Merchants' association h hat his organization was hopeful th the women win wm their fight Ight for tor and that he with other C of the tho association be OO in any way possible ca ca were glad to get 12 for their green calf calt hides time ago They are arc now I Iring ring ring- 30 cents a pound for green aid Affleck This Is but an anle anor le or of how prices have advanced I European export Is la largely reet re- re Jb St et t of ot men are more hopeful for tor of ot normal conditions than thano 0 o merchants said J J. J N N. 1 I ce president of ot the United Ir r yesterday e e Capital now mow tal takes from 30 to 40 iO per cent capital to handle tho the same ton J jhai lt It during normal times l T ot or doing business has li in- in d. d Our audits show that th tile the cost film 14 H to 10 17 per pr cent white while theIn the tho Ln In profit on 00 which we operate overate ot ten cen increased fo 0 WOul w welcome the return of at Ld 4 mel when we could buy but- but it a 0 pound and get fy tf yrJo fur fr it t present conditions we lay or 1000 coo pounds of butter and Sack ll e can see seo that l wt bet for ro the retailer r when 11 I- I on nn n page pace 2 MERCHANTS t M SIGNIFY ft Continued from page 1 i was v.-as necessary to la lay out only 20 0 t bring in the same profit The city people have got to come com e t tH the realization that the farmer fo for t onee once in his life at least is having his I lining inning F Farmer armer at Bat Only Only this week eek I 1 purchased a carload carload car car- load of ot potatoes at a hundred 1000 for the carload And the farmer as 1 was somewhat in doubt as to whether le should have sold He thought mab maybe may may- b be t the e price might go higher Its It's not the retailer that's making the money We want lower prices Its It's better f for r us L Meanwhile i the boycott is going on the rr he telephone chain Is being extended to all parts of the city and a special committee is rapidly completing its tabulation gf producers from whom supplies s s can be purchased direct direct- g School hool children are to be enlisted in ti tie fight tIght and the domestic science departments departments de de- of or the several institutions nt df r learning will l be asked to discontinue tile tHe use of ot sugar in their lessons cooking 7 According to J. J A. A Nelson elson president resident 0 oft i the Ricks Nelson Creamery company com- com pany of Salt Lake the present butter situation is not the fault of ot either the dairymen the butter manufacturers or the r retail grocers It lies in the heavy demand for hay bran and oats that reS results in such exorbitant prices that dairymen and farmers find it I ble lle to T I supply their milk mille cows with suf- suf f frelent feed Without 1 being forced fOIce RUf 1 to Y JI l' l i per pet cent more for hay this than the they did last year and 60 I lei ifer er cent higher prices for tor oats and bran l I 1 |