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Show 7 THE CITIZEN MONOPOLIZED articles increasing importance which are playing in the -i- gn monopolies life of the United States is (onomtf ijjted out in a recent report of the wartmont of Commerce which sets Jthat government control has been tablisfc-- d in the production and marwhich are ng of nine commodities vital to the United States. Of is pointed out, hese commodities, it to the value of ft must purchase dollars during the nore than a billion months. The commodi- are specifically mention- jes which cam-iho- r, d are rubber, long staple cotton, coffee, iodine, nitrates, potash, A glance at the netfury and sisaL list will give the most casual reader played some idea of the impprtance , these monopoly controlled products the industrial welfare of the UniteThe One way to have assured a big vote on election day would have been to start a rumor that Queen .Marie was planning to visit all the polling places. f probably hasnt had time to send the king a souvenir post card Over in Ohio they presented Queen Marie with a silver spade to be used in her garden back home. But maybe they dont fish with worms in Chicago is now proposing to build the largest, and best ' jail In the world and it is to be supposed that in order to protect its gunmen the walls will be bullet proof. The visit of the queen of Rumania to America is going to be fine if somebody doesn't revive that old song about Sweet Marie. All sorts of conferences, economic and otherwise, are being held by the various European nations, and it is a noteworthy fact that none of them are being staged in the domicile of the League of Nations. A lawyer in the famous McPherson case stated that there are four kinds of ankles! But the general opinion of the boys around our office is that there are only two kinds those that are and those that aint. ! I I IIMIIMIMM ggt-twelv- : I: j d States. :l: c-w- kd Mother really wants success of the rubber monopoly doubtless encouraged control of The has commodities and the of by foreign governments, unless some action is taken by United States, the greatest user products mentioned, we are goto have to pay an unreasonable the for them, and the American consThe umer will suffer accordingly. price rubber regulations, recently announced, are said to provide for an new greater restriction in the shipment of rubber during the next year. The development of these foreign monopolies shows how increasingly a part our own tariff laws are playing in the price of commodities which we buy. When a foreign monopoly controls the world output, it can of course charge whatever prices it pleases, regardless of our tariff. Our only remedy is to find some way to curtail our use of the products, thus forcing a reduction in price by lessening the demand, or to find some-ra- y of producing these commodities for ourselves. The first named remedy may give temporary relief; but it is only the second which will be effective for any length of time. It will be noted that the list of foreign monopolized articles contains only the names of products which the United States has been unable to produce for itself. If we could produce them , then we would have a tariff to protect our own industry and would not he dependent on the outside markets. But since we have been unable t produce them we now find ourselves at the mercy of foreign monopeven . olies. Thus do shout the all our beautiful theories benificient effects of free trade go glimmering. There has been Plenty of free trade in coffee, rubber, lng staple cotton and the like, but the price is going up instead of down, lost as the price of sugar would go nP were it not for our won beet sugar growers and their tariff protection. Therefore with foreign monopolies the latent method in international tmde it can be argued that the proactive lariff by furnishing American cmpetivion keeps prices down instead sending them skyward. ate l.i Patten the real in Automatic Electric Range We have selected a beautiful white Electric Range to he featured between now and Christmas A llotpoint Automatic Electric Range for $115 ! $5.00 A Month $2.50 Down At this price we are making a Christinas Gift to our customers of $12.50 as the regular price of the range ($127.50) will be effective after Christmas. No other gift can he so expressive of love and consideration for mother as an Electric Servant that eliminates drudgery from the kitchen. Plan now for the family to give mother an Electric Range for her Christmas. See the range and you will appreciate its quality and beauty. Other Electric Ranges Priced as Low as $67.50 UTAH POWER & LIGHT COMPANY Efficient Public Service clean up the county thugs. MM' ' IIMUIIIIIIItlllHMIHtlHMIMliHIKaaHUHIIIIHaiaMNtllMIIIIMItlllltllitllHHIHMiHSIMSIllltMMIMMi1 I i |