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Show H THE HIGH WAR BBBBBJ ' A farm supply dealer serving n BBBBBJ rural district was tolling tho other BBBBBJ day about advances In prices, and BBBBBJ ' speculating as to who were fretting BBBBBJ rich out of It. Ho told as an Mus- BBBBBJ i tratton tho experience of his own BBBBBJ " concern with dynamite. Ileforo tho BBBB ' war thoy bought it for 13 cents. Now BBBBBJ they paid 30 cents tor tho samo ar-BBBJ ar-BBBJ BBBBBJ Early in tho war, tlicy had stock- BBBBBJ cd up heavily at 13 cents. Thoy con- BBBBBJ tented themselves with advancing tho BBBBBJ retnll price to only 20 cents. They BBBBBJ felt justified In asking this, as In BBBBBJ ninny lines, they expected to meet BBBBBJ lossos on depreciation of values nt- BBBBBBJ tcr tho BBBBBBJ This Is n typical Illustration of how BBBBBBJ tho storo located near home, depend- BBBBBBJ cut on tho nearby community, tends BBBBBBJ ' to keep prices steady and keep out BBBBBBJ of speculation. Hut there nro many BBBBBBJ tlrins who distribute goods over u BBBBBBJ i, wldo area, that would not question n BBBBBBJ " mnment about putting their dynn- BBBBBBJ mlta up to 35 cents, oven had they BBBBBBJ had it on hand nt old prices. Thoy BBBBBBJ tako advantage of all fluctuations. BBBBBBJ Some big fortunes will result from BBBBBBJ wur In this BBBBBBJ Tho firm that protects Its custom- BBBBBBJ crs may not be philanthropic, but BBBBBBJ simply Is looking at business In n BBBBBBJ bigger way. Tho dealer above rotor- BBBBBBJ red to said, that by keeping tho prlco BBBBBBJ of djnamlto fairly low, they pleased BBBBBBJ their trado, and did ono more thing BBBBBJ) to build up n loyal patronage. Furth- BBBBBBJ crmoro, had they jumped tho price, BBBBBBJ tho result would have been to chock BBBBBBJ tho uso of dyimmlto. Farmers had BBBBBBJ just begun to buy It extensively for BBBBBBJ breaking up rough land and a hlRh- BBBBBBJ prico would havo stopped this In a BBBBBBJ largo measure. Ho belloved thoy BBBBBBJ would sell moro dynamlto in flvo BBBBBBJ years by keeping prices modorato, BBBBBBJ nut there nro somo business men BBBBBBJ who don't see n point llko that. Per BBBBBBJ bnpo It might apply oven In tho mat- H trr of the present high cost ot gas- cllne, It Is a general rulo that tho public docs not llko to buy articles subject to large fluctuations, and that where prices go up very high, substitutes aro found. |