THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1, 1921
INDEPENDENCE NEWS AND PERSONALS j
' II ' -I
' INDEPENDENCE; Or., Nov. 30.
(Special to The -Statesman.)
Mr. and Mrs. George Conkey en
tertained tbe Whist club -Monday
evening. High scores , were won
by Mrs. J. E. Hubbard and Dr. O.
D. Butler.
, Maurice Cococke of Grants Pass
vrho is attending the University
of Oregon, was' the house guest
of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Dickinson
during the week-end.
W. A. Williams and Frank Dick
son have purchased a meat mar
ket at Cottage Grove. Their fam
ilies will follow soon.
The women of the Methodist
church will hold their annual
bazaar and cooked food sale In
the church parlors Friday aftei
noon and a program will be givea
in the church In the evening.
Thomas McKinzey of Wallowa.
Earl Broutl of Corvallis, Waine
Mack of the University of Oregon
and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Mack of
Hubbard spent Thanksgiving at
the home of Dr. F. G. Hewcti.
The Independence Community
Dancing club gave the first dance
of the season Thursday evening.
- The women of the Christian
church will hold a bazaar at Slo
per Brothers & Cockles store on
Wednesday, Dec. 14.
Opal Hewett, Gerald Hewett,
Ulla Dickinson. Lucile Craven and
Robert Craven who have been
spending their vacation at Lome
returned to O.A.C. Sunday.
. "Mrs. Clyde Ecker was hostess
to a pretty party In honor of Miss
Madeline Kreamer. bride-elect,
last Saturday afternoon.
Irvino Baun, who underwent a
operation in a Salem hospital is
reported improving.
Mr. and Mrs. II. Mattlson spent
the week-end in Astoria at ths
home of Mr. Mattison's brother,
Will Mattlson.
Mrs. W. J. Clark and sons,
Horace and Robert, accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. II. Kakin of Dal
las, motored to Portland Thurs
day morning to spend the week
end at the home of Jack Eakin.
Thursday Mrs. George Conkey
entertained at a birthday dinner
in honor of Mr. Conkey. Guests
from out of town were Mr. and
Mrs. IF. Kelly of Corvallis and Mr.
and Mrs. Moore of Monmouth.
Mrs. W. H. Small has been
quite ill for the past two weeks
with tonsilitis.
Mr. and Mrs. James and Mrs.
Darrell Davis were Salem visitors
Tuesday.
S0LICI1G il
TE
AC
TASK
ments, cither as a warrior or
statesman they conferred ion
him the Eagle Feather which wa;
our highest honor, and therefore
in recognition of Mr. Lyfords
i -pU ndid work in bringing the Boy
trout organization to the Indians,
j ae. Indian Scouts of the Chema
i wa Indian school, conoler upon
iim the Eagle Feather."
COMMISSIONERS COURT
Writer Takes Exception to!
Methods Emolovcd Rv i Reported Shortage Causes
Following is the official
publication of the record of
claims before the Marion
Red Cross Office
Editor Statesman:
In
i - . . i . k ii
irsiie ui .ineiiiufr an ariicif
appears under th caption "Some
Districts Fail U d Cross." Sub
head: "Teachers named who re
turn supplies without word ol ex
planation." The writer then proceeds t
Wheat to ake Upward Turn county commissioners court
tor the Nov. term, iv&i
CHICAGO. Nov. HO. Record- L !irJ
breaking low estimates of th with the amount allowed,
p ,r bills continued, etc, ac
cording to the records in
the office of the county
clerk.
your condition Af the domestic ero
winder wneai. tiau Iliucu to Uo
with a sharp upturn today m
wheat values. The close was fir;n
2 to 2c net higher, with 1,
cember $1.13-4 to $1.13T8, and
May $1.17s4 to $1.17 1 - Cora
ained to 1 'jc, oats finish -d
12.50
6.::
6.70
94.20
91. 'Jo
12S.07
repair, "etc
Johnson. v .O.. deputy rd.
niastei's salary "sad ex
penses
18.30
give the names of teachers. the,C off 'to a like advance, "and
3
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'-
I'll
r v. a
: ;:
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f.t'
His Finest Shirts
IF YOU give him some of
these Silk Shirts you may
feel absolutely sure that he
has never had any finer ones.
.That wouldn't be possible.
They ace beautifully made of
choice silk weaves in rich col
orings. Quite certain to be
his "prize shirts" for many a
day.
Prices
$5.00 to $10.00
See them in the window
Salem Woolen
' Mills Store
West Salem Epworthians
Will Give Entertainment
provisions varied from 10 cent.;
t'j a rise of 3 0 cents.
m if; it:
WKST SALEM, Ore., Nov. 30
The West Salem Epworth league
i3 going to grive an entertainment
at the church on December 2 a
7:30 p. m. A charge of 23 cents
for adults and 5 cents for chit.
dren vrill be made to start the
fund for a new piano.
West Salem Is the most favored
spot In Willamette valley. Dur
ing the high water and storm
most of the homes here were
high and dry.
Prohibitionists Will
Keep Party Identity
numbers of districts and even sal
aries received of those who failed,
to respond to the request that said
teachers solicit money and mem
berships for the Red Cross.
1 am in favor of th? Red Cross.
I have paid my fee of $ 1 tor
this year and have the receipt
in my possession. I am not a
teacher and am not even remotely
acquainted with any teach:r
named on this list, but I cannot
express too strongly my indigna- ! 0 to'Jiii r i .
tion at the hU'h-handed manner in dtWclU ddlU IU ndVe DOUgUI Market Hoad Xo. SO
mis of
BIG TAGOMA DEAL
(Continued from Wednesday)
Ludanv. Nick, shoveling
I gravel . : 15.0"
Oster. Joe, do . : . ., 1 J.'It1
i Seifer, Steve, hauling gra-
vel. wood, etc
1 Zbllner, Joe, running
steam roller
; Gciesenauer, John, fore-
j man
Market Roau Xo. 10
J Edward, Geo., back fill
ing
27. 0(
2 5.0i.
10. SO
which this article undertakes to
damage the standing of these
teachers, who, I hold, were en
tirely within their rights if they
wished to return this unsolicited
matter to headquarters, even
"without a word of explanation."
There is no more reason why
a teacher should be required to
do this soliciting for the Red
Drydock and Construc
tion Company Plant
CHICAGO, Nov. 30. The pro
hibition party will continue to
work as a political party along the
same lines as in the past, its na
tional committee decided today.
Sentiment was against chang
ing the party's name and enlarg
ing its major issues or for closing
its affairs.
The committee voted for depor
tation of aliens convicted of viola
tion of the prohibition laws and
disfranchisement- of citizens for
the same offense.
It called on the government to
ask foreign nations to prevent ex
portation of liquors to be used in
the Ucnited States in violation of
the prohibition laws and to soliit
their cooperation in detecting and
punishing such violators.
NEW SPECIAL
r
AT THE NEW STORE FOR
TABLE DAMASK
With pretty -floral design, blue border,
also- dotted design with brown border.
Special for Thursday Selling at, yard
98c
HAIR BOW RIBBONS
Fancy hair bow ribbons in the sea
son's best and prettiest colors and de
signs. Special for Thursday Selling at,
per yard
29c .
FELT SLIPPERS
For Men, Women and Children
ALL SPECIALLY PRICED
Ready Made Curtains
Your choice of any ready-made cur
tains In the store. Special for Thurs
day Selling at exactly
11
Off
READY-TO-WEAR
At Greatly Reduced Prices
HOCKEY CAPS
Children's kitted hockey caps in a vari
ety of pretty colors. Special for Thurs
day Selling at, each
49c
K0VERALLS
Genuine KOVERALLS in different col
ors. Sizes up to 8 years. Special for
Thursday Selling at, each
98
SPECIALS FROM OUR
Furniture Department
Second Floor
KITCHEN
CHAIRS "
In royal oak finish, hard
wood. Special for Thurs
day selling at, each
BREAKFAST
TABLES
36-inch top, in round
or square. Special for
Thursday, selling '
$iJS9 '
$3.45
REED
ROCKERS
In old ivory finish, up
holstered in good quality
cretonne. Special for
Thursday Selling at, each
$9.95
FIRST CLASS PICTURE FRAMING Done to Order Here.
PRICES REASONABLE.
KLEARFLAX
RUGS;
Size 9x12 Special for
Thursday Selling at
$25 .95 , -
BABY
BUGGIES
Special for Thursday
Selling at
Halt Price
BEDS
2-inch post white enamel
beds. Special for Thurs
day Selling at
$12.95,
CaitilPrices That Spe ak Loudly Buy Now
v.. v " " - : ; .'
WRTH & GRAY
Phone 132
DEPARTMENT STORE
r (Delivery Free)
177 N. Liberty St.
TACOMA. Wash.. Nov. 30.
Purchase of the Tacoma Drydock
& Construction company, the Ta
coma Steel Shipbuilding yards of
Cross than that any other person ; tlle Toild Shipbuilding company of i Rieck, Paul, shoveling
gravel
Stroud, E. H., engineer on
steam roller
Bates, Floyd, team work.
Trick, T. D., patrolman..
Market Roml Xo. 22
Coast Culvert & Flume Co.
sheetiron
Market Iioad No. 23
Parks, L. L... hauling
gravel
in this or any other community j -New 1 orK D lnarl3s - fccnwao,
should be ordered to do so. In ! was neither confirmed nor denied
tort th. offt nf to.irlipr tnif.ihy W. II. Todd on his arrival
ft IX v l . fc i. , v- mil
ing part in a campaign of any
38.50
3fi.00
63.00
60.71
f..0Q
300
3.00
4.90
85.00
here from the cast today.
kind to raise money for anything
outside of the district is ant Xo
be detrimental.
Aside from this, the average
rural teacher who has to man
age all the grades In a school
is greatly crowded for time, and
is physically unable to undertake;
the canvass of her district. That
these teachers should be held up
to ridicule and reproach just be
cause they declined to take part
in a Red Cross drive savors of
blackmail and extortion methods,
which have a tendency to react
unpleasantly and to lessen sym
pathy with the organization.
Mr. Todd stated he came (o
inspect the yard and the con- j
struction of the scout cruirfrs
now being built for the United
States navy and that no changes
were contemplated in the Todd
yards either on the Pacific or
Atlantic coasts.
The presence here of J. J. Ty
nan cf J. O. B. Gunn, both of San
Francisco, and representatives of
Schwab gave strength to the ru
mor. "I will neither deny or affirm
it," said Mr. Todd. '"I think a
statement at this time would be
misleading. It would start peo
ple to thinking,, perhaps the
there is
Durine the war the Red Cross.
hairier rnfnrnboil no a KYnl-miH- t WTOllg Way. Besides
tary organization, was a part of j nothing to it anyway
the war machine, and its support
'Just because Jimmy Tynan
was obligatory; like the draft, or
the liberty . loans K was a war
instrument, and insistence upon
its Rnpport was not out of placo.
The war is over, and it is for
each individual to decide whether
he wishes to give a certain amount
of his time and money to the Re l
Cross, or to some other, maybe,
more urgent personal benevolence
i happen to know of certain Meeting of Stage Folk
persons woo pave noining io me
lied Cross, but who are rrl5
$5 a month to tide a neighbor
over a lingering illness, and take
care of the need of his wife and
small children.
We expect to pay a certain
and I used to drive rivets togeth
er and get together occasionally
to chat a little, the rumor prob
ably started."
Mr. Todd spent the greater part
of the day going through the Ta
coma plant, arriving from an in
spection of the Seattle yard and
left tonight for Portland, Or.,
"and San Francisco.
8.0 )
32. 0u
2.00
18.00
20.0-'
1.50
7.50
2.25
21.00
6.00
3.00
9.00
Postponed in New York
NEW YORK, Nov. 30 A meet
ing oc actors, managers and
other stage folk called for today
to diagnose ailments of their in-
amouct in taxes to cover the ex- j dustry was postponed. Such short
penses of the ordinary exiRencies
of oar county and state. We do
not Question the wisdom and even
the necessity of such demands,
but when it comes to giving to
charities of any kind, the indi
vidual himself should be permit
ted to decide ' what, when and
how he will give, and he showM
bo protected in his right to de
cide. The Red Cross is needed. Pub
licity for it is necessary, and the
workers who gave unselfishly of
their time and efforts in its to
half should have the gratitude ot
and support of the people of 'the
community, but such methods as
these 'under discussion should,
and I believe will, meet with
strong disapproval.
notice was given that many re
quested the delay to make pos
sible their participation, it was
explained by William A. Brady.
5.15
.50
3.00
l.:0
3 00
l.r.o
.75
3.00
3.00
Iowa Priest is Tried
On Statutory Charge
EAGLE FEMHER
IN
Signal Honor Conferred Ori
Man Who Helped Organ
ize Boy Scouts
LEMARS, la., Nov. 30. Taking
of testimony started today in the
trial of the case of the State of
Iowa against Reverend Father
Wrenn of the Catholic church at
Akron. Ia., who is charged with
assault with intent to commit rape
on Ethel Bray, 15 years old, a stu
dent in the parochial school in
Father Wrenn's parrish at Akron.
De Valera Persists in
Demanding Recognition
INNES, Ireland, Nov. 30. (By
The Associated Press) Eamonn
De Valera today in an address
there declared if peace in Ireland
was not brought about it would
not be "because there is not the
will on the part of Ireland to
make make it, but because those
opposed to us in Ireland do not
want to make peace with us."
WILLS FOULS THOMAS
The Chemawa organization of
the Boy Scouts of America, held
its first special presentation exer
cises at the Chemawa Indian train
ing school last night when a fare
well conclave was helcf in honor
of Scout Organizer Frederick-! A'
Lyford, who has completed hid
work in this district and who will
leave Salem within a few dayy
when his next field, is designated.
The Chemawa Scout offraiiia
tion represents tho first All-Indian
Boy Scout troops in exis-;
tence. Mr. Uford was active in
the formation of the Chemawa
Scouts and his idea received the
hearty cooperation of Chemawa
officials aand of the students
themselves.
During the evening a new troop
to bo known as Band Troop, No.
19, was organized, -this being tb '
i'LiU II t'Uf Ul IHI.F LMU T) Ul ft 17 i
Kimsey, J. E.. foreman,
gravel
Market ltoad Xo. 25
Christofferson, Geo., sho
veling gravel
Market lload No. 20
Johnson, F. O., grading,
etc
Kobow, C. A., do
Market Iload Xo. 27
Herren, T. E., damages ac
count change made in
Co. road
Market Iload Xo. 28
Given, George, rock ....
Peterson, Peter, hauling
rock
Peterson, Walter, rock...
Witzel, K. H., hauling
gravel
Market Iload Xo. 2J
Rauscher, Will, team wk.
Zuber, John, spreading
rock
Market Koad Xo. HO
Minden, Theodore, team
work, etc ,
Market Iload Xo. til
Kirsch, A. P. grade work 78.67
Loose, W. H., garde work,
etc
Market Iload Xo. 33
Ames, S., hdls., auger, etc.
Barr, G. I., welding auger
Brown, U. S., hauling rock
Fennimore, Ed, shoveling
rock
Hanes, Moil, hauling rock
Logne, C, shoveling rock
Traviss, N. B., tin trough
Warnock, R. "K., hauilng
rock
Wray & Son, C. M., rod . .
arket Iload Xo. 34
Kaufman, Geo., shoveling
gravel, etc C6.00
Kaufman, J. S., foreman. 136.00
Miscellaneous Market Ilonus
Drager, D. G. cash adv. for
frt. on grader parts, etc. 5.42
Cook. J. L., foreman .... 219.00
Fehrenbacher, J. B., haul
ing road pipe , . 20. OC
Henry, Ben .ditching, put
ting in tue, etc t4.
Mullen. Joe, grading .... 75.00
Oregon Gravel Co., gravel
and crushed rock .... 795.75
Patton Bros., file and lev
el books
Salem Hardware Co., cray
ons, nails and caps
Saelm Sand & Gravel Co.,
gravel
Salem Sewer Pipe Co.,
road pipe
Western Union Telegraph
Co., telegraph services.
Willamette Equipment Co.,
road patrol grader ....
Ames, S., bolts, shovels,
etc
Barr, G. I., repair parts,
etc. -Bock
Bros., powder, fuse,
and caps . ....
Brunner, Alvis, hauling
gravel ..!.
Brunner, John, -do ......
Davenport, William, sho
veling gravel,' etc. .... . 37.50
Hanna, Joh, hauling gra
vel, etc.
Hari, Sam, building cul
verts, etc .
Jacob, John Sr., hauling
gravel
Kaser, J. R., do
Case Threshing Machine
(jo., the J. I., fly wheel,
tiulleys. links, etc ltjl.34
Clyde Equipment Co., pin
and bushings
Milke, J. F., bushings,
s-iedge, hdls., etc
Pearce & Son, Lot L... pul
lev. bearings, etc
United States Steel Prod
ucts Co., rope 36.1 2
. . . a n i " 1 1
Aepaier, uavia jr.. wu
Brown, G. L., checking &
loading rock, etc
Little, W. C. running
hoist, etc
Luthy, C. A., firing engine 100. 3S
Robertson, Byron, firing
donkey 75.05
Stayton, Clifford, crusher
man .. .
Van Handel, Joe. feeding
crusher 30.
JU Polk County Acct.
Hibbs & Co., J. D., engine
crank, etc
McCon. John, services on
ferryboat
Porter, A. R., operating
Buena-Vista ferrv .
Iload Holler Account
Griesenauer, B., wood . . . S.OO
Lilly Hardware Co., can
vas belting, etc '. 4.45,
Smith, Alva, wood 11. U
Weissenfels Bros., rack
put in waterwafeon ... 1.75
Miscellaneous Accounts
Ashby, Claude C.,v fore
man toolhouse
Associated Oil Co.; gaso-'
line and distillate 423.31
Cladek, Chas., rep. parts
for cats., crusher, etc.. 63. la
Barton. R. D., electrical
supplies 31.55
Brey. George E., for lots
5 and 6 for toolhonse. . 500. wt
Brown, G. L., gravel and-
overtime for truck driv
ers ... 173. 6 o
Culver, W. J., Co. road-
masters salary ana ex
penses 274.60
Culver, W. J., cash adv.
for frt. chge. on grader
repairs, etc 4.71
Drager, D. G., cash -adv.
for frt. on pravel .... 74i.5T-
Electricc Machine and En
gineering Co., watt
lamp for tool house...
Gouelt, W. II., Co. com
missioner, sal. and expenses
Graham, NMrs. Minnie,
damages to land ......
Harned, Fay E., spec, mo
torcycle officer during
state fair . 21.00
Harned. Fay E.. do 28.00
Hochstetler, I. M., truck
ren&lrs tor
trucks and crusher 34100
Kirk, R. E., checking gra-
vel ?S'W
k'nhnw. Louis. hauling
gravel
215.40
Lambert, U deputy rd.
master's salary ana -
penses ,
Liliv Hardware Co.. bolts.
Linde Air Products Co.,
252. 8S
13.44
- 4.40
S4.73
9. Co
2.7C
64.0"
Cont'd
oxygen
Mercer. Ralph, chainman
on survev
Oregon Gravel Co., gravel
and crushed rock .... 93iall
Tho Pac. Tel. &- Tel. Co.,
telephone services rd. ; ;
master's and surveyor s
otf ices
Tho Pac. T;el. & Tel. Co.,
Tel. ser. tool house . . .
Palmer. "E. A., hauling
gravel Cont'd
ToWe & Son. IL. saw 65.00
Portland Railway Light & .
Tower Co., renewing
lamps on river bridge. 133.65
The Presto Lite Co., Inc...
acetylene 10.76
rurvine & Nathman, black
pipe 2.75
Rigdon, C. W., hauling
gravel 218.
Rosebraugh Co., W. W..
grader and cat. repairs 58.17
Salem Sand & Gravel Co.,
gravel ... 1188.43
Salem Water, Light &
Power Co.. water ser
vice tool house , 6-38
Scott. Harry W., oil, bat- - -
tery. etc. .-.-..
Silver Falls 'Timber Co., , ' v
lumber 1 61.54
Smith, B. R., traffic off I- . t
cer salary ...... ....
Smith 4 Watklns, gasoline .- .81.
Spaniol, -Jacob, gasoline..
Spaulding Logging Cov-i ..
Chas. K.. lumber '..,
Standard Oil Col, olL disJ .
tillage, gas, etc. ... SZS.v
State Industrial-Accident . ' .
Commission, oontri. acc
count accident insur
ance lor motorcycle of
ficer 4.n
St. Paul, Sand Jc' ' Gravel - , - .
Co., hauling gravel ... 773.13
Tweedie. L. R. & Case, L.
M.. hauling garvel ... 8145.29
Watters, A. S., hauilng tile 2.00
West Side Gravel Co., gra-
vel .....lll7.35
Yamhill Elec. Co., bridge ;
light .. 4.12
Chapman, James, Cngi f i'
neer U. H., etc 120.60
Domogalla, F. A., gen. rep.
wk. bridges, tool house,- f
etc. ...... ......... 117.0H
(To be Continued.
DENVER, Nov. 30. Jack
Thompson and Harry Wills, net;ro j Kaufman, Ben, shoveling
heavyweights, loulgt five rounds gravel, etc
of a scheduled 12-round bout here
tonight when the referee stopped
the fight without rendering a de
cision. Thompson claimed a foul
and fell to tho floor unable to continue.
7.60
1.80
90.4
72.00
1.2U
200.00
12. or.
22.1-j
24. OS
21.00
87.00
4. S.OO
ci.:o
n::.iio
Choice
Cut's
v.
00. 00
Klopgenstein. Aden, sho
veling gravel, etc. . ... .
Klopfenstein, Reuben,
spreading gravel, eicc. .
Knight, Fred, hauling
gravel Si. 00
Kuenzi, George, shoveling
gravel, etc
Longsdorf, Bep O., haul
ing garvel, etc
Muleir, Albert, scraping,
etc. ...... . .'
Muller, Fred, cutting
brush, etc
Nation. Leo., scraping...
ir.OO tonight. The missinc money ! Ritchy, John, haulms
HOIiUEIlS GET $r(M
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. ?,0.
Loot obtained by cracksmen who
blew the safe of the Snoqualmie
state hank at Snoqualmie, Wash..
I 40 miles from here early toady
was placed by bank. officials at
18.90
CO. 00
36.0-1
60.00
IS. 00
C.0
COO
was all in silver. The robbers en
tered the bank through a rear
window.
WAREHOUSE UUKXS
gravel . 6.00
Ilitchey, John, hauling
gravel, etc G!.90
Roop, Harold, hauling
gravel 33. 00
Sebo, Clarence, hauling
gravel, etc
7. ....... ANGELES nr -?ft Pir,
.-ueorge v. uent, a member 01: . .. iSim. Tom it filling sera.
10111111 iiiuriuHiiy ueirovrn ine -- ' -.
the Chemawa staff and himself a.
Cheyenne chief of lineal descent,
addressed the troops in conferring
upon Mr. Llford the Indian Stout
token, the Eaglo Feather.
Mr. llcnt Said In Part
"You boys are in danger of fur-i
getting the traditions and tho le
gends of your forefathers. V do
not want you to forget that you
are the original Americans and
that our people have produced
military leaders and statesmen
who were the equals of those pro
duced by tho Caucasian race.
V hen our people wished to
warehouse of the Broadway (le
pers
parrtnent Ktnrn here tonight 'at Torry' , Earl, - shoveling
Second and Central street wininr i fcravei, eic. -
out stock which officials of tbe!.y' Joe' haoli"S Travel
Wenger,
t-t ore said wad valued iu execas
of f200,0tt0.
Robert, filling
s (Tapers
Davis, J. II. , surveying
roads
Mehl. H. J.. mapinc and
surveying roads
Richardson, IL, surveying
roads . .
Stayton Cmher
You'd think fhe would be, but I Barr, Theo. M.p grease
a light-headed girl hardly ever 1st cups, bushinrs. etc.
recognize any Individual's fccuieve- clear-headed. . Brown, G. L., wood
I I II IT
NEW YORK, Nov. 30. Evap
orated apples, eteady; prunes,
firm.
81,00
12.0
40.50
.63.00
35.r,o
8 t.V)
1C5.4U
88.00
:-..
We 9t about
much wholesala
(or on pound of
Loin a we do
. for four pounds.
of
11 i xxnon
il I - for four pounds
I NXXof Chuck,
and Others lf
A few months ago
newspaper man visited,
one of the wholesale mar
kets of Swift 6t Company.
He wanted to, see p. re
tailer buy a dhorf loin of
beef "and then "watch the
retailer sell the, porter
house and sirloin steaks
from it over, his" counter.
He thought this .would
make a good story.
The head of the market
took the reporter into
the "cooler" ' where he
showed him a high class ,
side of beef, With a
wooden skewer he marked
off the short loin and
said, "That is only 8 per
cent of the weight of the .
whole side and it is selling
for four times as much
as this piece (and he ,
marked off. the 'chuck
which is about one-fourth
of the aide of beef)." .
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The wide variation in the wholesale price of various
cuts from the same side of beef is caused largely by
demand for the so-called choicer cuts. The others are, of
course, just as wholesome.
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It seems as though more people than ever are.
demanding choicer cuts, and their demand sets the price.
If few people ask for the forequarter cuts, the price of
forequarters will automatically drop to a figure low
enough to induce people to buy because of cheapness.
Even though certain cuts sell for relatively high
prices, other cuts, due to lack of demand, sell so low that
our profit from all sources over a period of five years
. averaged only a fraction of a cent a pound.
It U competition between consumers for the choice
cuts that keeps prices for those cuts relatively high; an.
equalizing demand for alt parts of the carcass would
benefit producer, packer, retailer and consumer. :
... " s
Our average wholesale selling price of all products
has fallen about 40 per cent since September" 1920.
Swift & Company, U. S. A.
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