Show I i FIXING PRICES The flue shoe I hot manufacturers of New Ncr Eng England land IlInd threaten to rati ral raIse o the price on their products Shoes have steadily risen In price ricA the Iho lust Insi few tew ea years yearn until It up tip pear to It many mon tint the summit must have havo hll VII been heen If rf a further In increase crease roo e Is III to 10 be he made madl many will have havo to togo toGO togo go without hoi ho unless wooden woollen shoes should become fashionable Tho rho manufacturers of ot shoes claim that the b beef f trust la is responsible men inCh they the say nay ore nto charging exorbitant prices price Th Thi continence l I Is reduce trio con consumption of ot meat fluent m lIt und mind a II smaller supply of ot hIdes for Cor domestic use muse At t the sonic sam ip the demand Iemand for tor shoes has hall Increased ed oil du llIe to 10 the Ihl growth of the population tion anti and tIme the result recalL re If is er or I prices I on that commodity The Tho Th unlawful combinations that exist all ov over r the thuC country for tor or the tho purpose of t stifling stillIng competition nud exacting the time utmost from the consumers consumers present one OM of ih th the great problems of ot our omit time Our entire social structure ds its tar file is fIR s tho the transaction of business goes goos RO free froe mind competition Nl H It II tik tok takes for tur granted that supply will tIlI under normal circumstances be at t least equal oqual to demand and ammi thit prIces price will be lie hy II y legitimate competition The Time combinations by II which competition in 11 made und unit mixed ore ure there therefore therefore therefore fore the Iho enemIes of o society They Tn ar are virtually holdups Many have seen no Ill from their clutches except x in a 1 general arrange arrango m nt or of the time business of ot the tho state It If they argue prices are to b be fixed ar nr I lel 1St t tho the state do rio It IIi If com comP competitIon P petitIon til Ion U is I to 10 bo ho 0 abolished d let the state do 0 It II and anui work ifor tor those thrown out of oC employment That seem reasonable to In many who see coo no cs es cipe from th ImI P of or monopolies and so the tit ur mire lire advancing practically lion II everywhere In the civilized world |