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Show WHEN IN DANGER OF FIRE Walk, but Don't Run, In Burning Building or in Business Frenzy Keep Cool. When some one shouts "Fire!" In a theater those most likely to be trampled tram-pled down are those who start a wild stampede. Those who keep their heads and act rationally stand better chance of escaping injury," remarks Forbes Magazine. The cry of "Fire!" was recently re-cently raised in the business world and started a stampede in many quat"-ters. quat"-ters. Now, It cannot be doubted that the war time frenzied boom has reached Its zenith and that prices are moving downward. It remains to be seen, however, whether It was wise to attempt to force goods on the market at greatly reduced prices and to cancel can-cel orders for fresh supplies on the assumption that producers would also cut their prices drastically in a mad effort to get from under. It is worth noting that woolen, shoe, silk, and certain other manufacturers promptly curtailed operations, thus refusing to gamble to the limit In futures. If production pro-duction be curtailed on all sides, thpn some merchants may find that they overplayed the cancellation game. Goods cannot be produced for some little time at any tremendously lower cost than formerly because It takes time for raw materials, labor, taxes and other expenses to fall drastically. The advice prominently printed on New York theater programs Is: "In case of fire walk to the nearest exit. Don't run." This advice might be worth heeding by the business community at this moment. |