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Show THE COST OF SHOES There aro reports from shoo manufacturing man-ufacturing centers that owing to tho high cost of leather' and lnbor, further fur-ther ndvanccs In shoes nro likely. Ir so, this Is n pretty serious Item In tho cost of llv'lng. In tho mmlly with a growing family fam-ily of children to support, tho shoo cos t sometimes scorns inoro than tho clothing cost. Children nro absolutely ab-solutely heedless, and thoy nover stop to think of tho effect of weather weath-er or play on their footwear. A good nctlvo boy often wears through a pair of Bhoos In a month or two. In tho caso of grownups, tho pair of shoes that ono used to pay $3 for seem to cost nbout $-1 nqw, and tho prlco Is likely enough to go higher. It Is all n Part of tho conditions created by tho dccllno of tho llvo Btock Industries. Tho samo causes havo boosted sky high tho prices of meat. With tho population of tho TT.ilio,i RImIpm Increasing, nnd tho number of cattlo decreasing, It Is easy to seo why hides, leather, and beef nllko aro held at fancy prices. When prices of shoes go up, tho tendency of many pcoplo Is to buy cheaper goods. Tills mcjns that I thoy buy upper leather cut down In-I In-I to tho flnnka where tho toxturo Is I loose sllmpsy. Shoes of this kind ' wear but a short tlmo and aro the I most costly kind. If n man cannot ' afford to buy a shoo cut from leather ' near tho backbono, whero tho toxturo is firm and closely knit, ho Bhould buy a heavier ahoe, In which tlw material ma-terial Is thick enough to offer somo resistance This Is a period when pcoplo who llvo and work Indoors have tender feet, and thoy call for soft shoes. Our fathers and mothors used to wear heavy shoes and felt comfort-nblo comfort-nblo In them. About tho only choice thnt Is economical today Is botwecn a solid and heavy shoe that has body enough to wear and a light shoo from tho lino part of tho leather that costs high but has a firm and enduring toxturo. |