Show II I Timely Topics Topic j 1 V WHY SHOES COST SO MUCH One reason that shoes cost so much Is furnished by the annual report of a corporation n that says Bays it I makes males more shoes than any other in the world Though this company did a smaller volume of business In 1921 than In 1920 It had a much larger profit In 1921 Gross sales were In ln 1920 and only in 1921 Bu But the company paid a dividend of only 12 1286 86 per cent on the common stock stock amounting amounting to In 1920 while 1920 while it paid a dividend of 2158 per cent in IDl 1921 Gross sales were about less but but dividends were almost more And that's a kind of ot arithmetic arithmetic arith arith- that pinches the pocketbook of the common manvery man manvery man manvery very badly After the manufacturer has as large a a profit rolt as that out of making shoes there isn't much chance or r likelihood that the retailer does any San San Francisco Call and Post Ind md V |