Farmer advertising gains through newspaper space say experts
Alex L. Clark told the New Jersey Historical Association in Williamstown that educated farmers can sell directly to consumers or through cooperative marketing, using broad newspaper advertising to secure fair prices. He warned profiteering harms farmers and urged no price gouging between farm and kitchen to restore prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexis L. Clark
Bureau of Markets
State Department
New Jersey Historial Association
Williamstown
Mass
New Jersey
What Is a Price Cutter in Old Business Lore
A verbose critique of the chronic price cutter, an overreaching trader who adjusts prices to beat rivals. The author likens this figure to a left handed thinker, a fighter of illusion who brags of savings while draining profits, and contrasts him with honest, profit minded salesmen and firm discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ater
Webster
Encyclopaedia
Wig Ordern
Cnneek
Jia
Atlanta sales lure: ready-to-wear quilts and conventional suits
A New York reader asks The Journal of Commerce for help to buy durable ready-to-wear quilts and conventional style garments in New York at reasonable prices. She seeks shops offering blue serge or gray worsted suits for about 20 to 25 dollars, avoiding freak designs and ephemeral materials. The letter echoes a desire among many shoppers for affordable, lasting garments without flashy trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Journal of Commerce
Capital and Labor Clash in Economic Quip
A remark notes that money possessed by one person is capital while taking it away requires labor. The line highlights the worldview that wealth is capital and its redistribution depends on work, reflecting debates on economics and value.
Lumber Showing Trend to Normal For Past Month
The lumber market shows slow but steady movement toward normal over the past thirty days. Demand in yards rises for flooring and siding while wholesale prices firm. production and freight costs influence outlook for fall stability and possible postwar price plateau. Charles Clifton comments on prewar value demand and government spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. BH
Kirchbaum
Lumber
Speeding Up the Turnover and Merchandising Help
The article argues turnover is vital for merchants in a modern economy. It explains turning stock frequently boosts profits, using sugar as a example of higher turnover yielding bigger returns. It recommends stocking known brands, attractive displays, advertising, and good service to accelerate stock cycles from warehouse to shelves to books to bank.
Big Losses From Poor Packing Expose Shipping Flaws
Roy L. Davidson chairs the containers committee and cites daily losses of about four million dollars due to improper packing. He notes light wooden boxes, improper mailing of boxes, stacking issues with fiber containers, sweating and rusting of cans, railroad refusals to accept secondhand fiber containers, and difficulty inspecting canned goods for strength and suitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy L. Davidson
Containers’ Committee
National Wholesale Grocery’ Association
Chicago
Western Inspection Bureau
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BOT Atortes
Economist
Farmer
Harry Sloan
Webb & Vary Company
Eveything
Auburn Avenue
Atlanta
Imae
Congress
Charles Clifton
Automobile Chamber of Commerce
The
Oklahoma Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Veributor
Paiser Company
Central Avenue
A. M. Robinson, Company
GUO CP
Committee On Classificationa
Advertising Age
Moncrief
Igk
Moncrief Furnace Company
South Pryor Street
Atlanta, Ga
Tampa Hoyo de Cuba
Tampa
Curtiss Brothers
J. B. Withers Cigar Co., Inc
Sinclar
St. Wholesale
Auditorium Armory
Sencor
Marietta Street
Marietta St
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