Show 1 IMOR COST IS 19 as 5 pen CENT we ve need not expect any ma material teral drop in the prices of 0 things soon joon A of statements by man ot those who are in the best position to know long ago predicted a very gradual reduction if any since then things have begun to climb americas leading men collected by the department ot of labor show that again labor Is said to constitute 75 per cent of the cost of 0 most filist products and hence if wo we have any choice and are willing to see the laborer get the wages he Is getting we must be willing to pay day more for commodities building needs have accumulated and there is a tremendous latent demand tor for materials for construction and manufacture it all simmers down to the fact that tho the law of supply and demand is at work and Is deciding that prices shall stay up statistics show labor costs to have hav increased more in proportion than general coni commodity edity prices price prom from sprague wash advocate |