Show KEEP PRICES DOWN when mr roosevelt invited busness to raise prices of commodities and wages business responded with a whoop in the cities but not quite so in the smaller places up went the prices but wages did not keep step incomes remained at the bottom consumers could not pay skyrocket prices without additional incomes hence they took the only course left to them made only such purchases as were absolutely sol necessary government seeing the trend of affairs issued warnings profiteering but they deaf cars profiteering was too lucrative an occupation to be lightly sacrificed the next step was a stern threat of reprisal against gouging while flying the blue eagle athas it has lowered prices a little but not much now government has inspectors spec tors visiting every city and town in the country determining to compel fair prices on commodities it may work and again lit it may not we are glad however to take this opportunity to commend the sane attitude of our local business houses they have shown no disposition to take advantage of the consumers where w wholesale h 0 I 1 e s a I 1 e prices have advanced they them I 1 have raised retail prices sufficiently to cover the additional expenses and have been satisfied with that it is their way of doing their part that sufficient r reason e a s 0 n friends for considering the advantages of trading with our home dealers men you KNOW will not seize the opportunity to soak you under the shadow of the blue eagle I 1 we should all join hands bands to aid recovery in THIS TOWN FIRST let other places fight their own battles in their own way |