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"v rr&fty' 14 The Commoner creased price for hio foodstuffs duo to a iacK or equipment to bring the com. modities to market. An investigation made by the United States Food Ad ministration showed mat in uie cuao of potatoes the margin bdtween the Food Producers Get Only a Very Small Part of Price Consumers Pay r7rt0 mnrfrin hritwAcn the ' they wished it wouia never '.open (By Arthur Capper, United fetatea the retailor gets 33.3 per cent and the' of pota , and hat lf they thoUght their Senator from Kansas. Written Espe-i grower 26.7 per cent of tteoonsum- Producer wd the conBumer bro . would be bartenders they would water ja day and feel better'. Pine seven or eight m6nN in Iron & ok a saloon, they were all miners ..The saloon was closed on accountof license being transferred, Tley said they wished it would never - .open aL11. Pno rnUn TnnpniiMnnnl Nnwa'nr'R rlnll.11. MlUllJ i'Ul J.UO .. ., -,w w. . ---- - - , retailing is 4i.o per cent, in uuui-o the Jobber's markup was iui enormous numoers ot persons ar per Service.) Washington, Dec. 31. Something is radically wrong with a national system of distribution which permits nt nlinnliitn iifnuta nf fnrwl rlrfl ltrt H in nnn nnnflnn nf thn r.nuntrv when I to 75 per cent. in other sections there exists good de mand. That condition-occurs fre quently in tho United States. In the frult-nroduclntr sections of MichlKan and Now York pross reports declare! some that largo quantities of fruit rotted and was wastod bocauso there was no market for it. At the same time higl) prices provailed for fruit in the mld-wost, where tho crop was cut shlbrt by late spring frosts. Producers in Now York and Michigan, the re ports state, did not obtain profitable prices for their crop despite the fact that other sections of the country woro anxious to buy. Probably inade quate transportation facilities and shortage of labor woro factors in this condition. But at any rate the sys tem of distribution failed to function to tho profit either of tho producer or the consumer. tOWn tllO JOOUOr b iuunvuj.1 wan j.u '' wwu .. t.. v... .- - cont, and in another town 2 2, engaged in the final processes or ens- per COni, BllOWiIlg U wmu vwiuiwui lhuuuuu, invivQiiifa tuo wuut j i t u. .!. e n-m vi ' nifif i.nn rw r min f- iro i inn Tnr The retailers' margins ran from 20 75 per cent. Herbert Hoover recently made this statement: "Tho margins between our farmers and the wholesalers in commodities other than grain, in some instances even in normal times, are the hipchest in any civilized country fully 25 per cent higher than in most European countries." WHERE FARMER LOSES. . Mr. Hoover also said: city has one meat retailer for every 400 inhabitants. It has been care fully estimated that one dealer could adequately serve every 1,200 per sons. The result of such a condition is that the retailers operate on a high margin and that only a'small in come is obtained by any of them. Thus it is evident that our waste ful system of distribution is an un fair tax on both the producer and the consumer. This can bo reduced. It will be possible to place a larger part ..... . - - ---. WU1 uo putibiuio lo iJiuco a larger part 'Analvas of the character of the' i .. .;,, i iL. i. .,- margin botwoon tho farmer and tholot the farmer an(J at u,,,.,,., tim0 ZblZ7llJZit,?Za " to the cities at a lower m iniuo aii.il umuvuittio xwnnwi cogtf HOW DOLLAR IS DIVIDED Thore is an enormous spread be tween the price tho producer obtains for his products and the price tho consumer pays for them. This spread -occurs in tho marketing and distri bution of thnse products. The Cali fornia Fruit Growers' Exchange made an investigation to determine how the consumer's dollar was divided. Thirty representative markets were included and 5,485 reports woro ob tained. Tho results showed that tho factors entering into the division of the consumer's dollar spent in buying citrus fruit in 1814 are: Retail distribution cost (gross), t3.3 per cent; jobbers' distribution cost (gross), 8.2 per cent growers Belling cost, 1.5 per cent; freight and refrigeration cost 20.5 per cent; pack ing house cost .4 per cent; cost of picking and hauling to packing nous? 2,4 per cent; proportion retained for fruit on tho .tree, 26.7 per cent. V.Those figures are supplied by G. Harold Powell, general manager or he California Fruit Growers' Ex changer Los Angeles. They show that t.hn farmer, while immediate In creases in price are absorbed by the trades between, and the farmer gets but a lagging increase." Prices of hogs obtained by farm ers, prices paid by the consumer and tho margin between, as shown in gov ernment statistics for 1914, 1919 ana 1920, indicate an enormous loss to both the producer and the consumer to the one in the low price ob tained and to the other in the exces sive price paid. These figures are: Price of hogs in principal states per 100 pounds: 1914, $7.45; 1919, $16.27; 1920, $15.37. Price of cured products to consumer for the 100 pound hog: 1914, $18.97; 1919, $37.23; 1920, $37.71. Margin be tween the farmer and tho consumer, 1914, $11.52; 1919, $21.06; 1920, $22.34. While the farmer has gained about $7.92 in price the margin has increased by $10.82 to tho consumer. The consumer has paid 30 cents more while tho farmer got 90 cents less during the last year.. FAULTY TRANSPORTATION Inadequate transportation facilities add to the costliness of the distribu- PROHIBITION BENEFITS WORKERS Pennsylvania, Nov. 16. 1920 Wil liam Jennings Bryan, Lincoln, Neb, Honorable Sir: I saw in some naner that you attributed the defeat of the Democratic party to "Article 10." With all due respect to your state manshlp and as a manr and I do not believe any one appreciates you more than I, in my opinion the defeat was caused by the wastefulness and ex travagance of the present adminis tration. I do not think even you have seen it as I have seen it. Be fore the Leagiie 'of Nations was talked about I have talked to thou sands of men and they said the ex travagance Was bevond fiYnnRKlnn There seemed to be no head nor tail to it. You are the only man of national reputation who has the courage of his convictions to stand for prohibition and do not think people do not know it. I hear it from every quarter. Of course, I hear you are made light of by those engaged in the traffic, the distiller, the brewers, those who own the properties. th Rinnniroar.ai.n and bootleggers, When a man says want them to die and they . hopea their sons would never see them (their fathers) take a drink. The, on ly thing, Mr. Bryan, I am surprised that is your knowledge and detail of this accursed thing, for a man xftypjiv station in life I thought could hard ly see tho terrible things that whisky . and beer have done to the world more than all the wars. One tin's to go to the saloons and see the men in their working clothes and dinner - ' i Subscribers' Advertising Department AGENTS WANTED AGENTS Mason sold 18 Sprayers and Autowashers one Saturday; Profit $64.00; Square Deal; Steady work; Write Rusher Company, Johnstown,' Ohio. Y2 WANTED MISCElAANEOUS"s . STORIES, .POEMS, PLAYS. etc."ar wanted for publication. Good ideas bring: big: money. Submit Mss. or wrlto Literary Bureau, 117 Hannibal, Mo. - , - '" urn EARN $25 WEEKLY, spare time, "writ ing: for newspapers, magazines. -Experience unnecessary; details free. Press' Syndicate, 1050. St Louis. Mo. FARMS WANTED w IF YOU WANT to sell or ftxoha'nfr your property write mo. John J. Black. 12th St.. Chippewa. Falls. Wis. INVENTIONS INVENTIONS WANTED. Cash or royalty for id :as. Adam TJsliPr Affo- nn '".ins - r- - .0. 'wv., aw. K L.OU1S. MO. ' ' . If I MISCELLANEOUS "TORN-MUSIC-CURE" 10,000 Freo Samples. Stewart, San Jose, Call' TOBACCO KENTUCKY Natural leaf, Hiprh grade- Smoking:, 30c per lb. Why pay Dollar or more? Pure Tobacco, no dope. J. D. Scott & Sons, Mayfteld.Ky.' tion svstem. in tno race or a ear shortage the producer cannot move he is for prohibition th lim, his products readily, and often is forced to sell on a glutted market, at low prices. The consumer, on the other hand, is forced to pay an in- New York World Three Times a Week and The Commoner Both Osie Year for $1.30 Think of it! 168 Papers in a year for only $1.30. No other combination gives you the news so much and so often at so low a price. Tho Now York World is one of the great newspapers of the country, and will keep you promptly and accurately inforjned on current events. Tho Thrice-a-Week edition is practically as good as a daily. It -prints only tho choicest matter contained in the daily editions, eliminatesall the non-essentials, and carries the ex clusive special correspondence and special articles of a notable list of staff writers stationed in the important political and economic . centers of the world. By the terms of a special reduction offer, limited for a short time, effective January 10, 1921, and subject to withdrawal without notice, we can send the Thrico-a-Week New York World and Tho Commoner both one full year for $1.30. If at present a subscriber you can tako advantage of this offer and your present exniration date will be extended one year. Accept this offer at once. Make remittances payable to THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Neb. flmamMNMBHMHBB at once say, "Oh, he is a lone-haired fanatic," though I know I am nota long-haired fanatic. I worked for a? living, I go to church sometimes and' not as much as I ought to. In Mr. John I TCMmoi-'a om, the other day, he said it wbuld take' nve years to stop if. I do not see wuy; tne oniy people who want it are: those who make money out of it. Is do not know of anv lininn laboring men clamoring for its repeah 7C , Jr liuerestea m its sale. In the World's Work, I saw an article wherein it stated that it had sent a representative to this section and re- ijuriou mat tne miners must have their beer. That in nnf .. I live among the miners and I know uuuuiBua oi miners who do not drink and I have talked with scores who told me they wished that prohibition would be enforced to its limit I was in a store the other day and a woman poorly clad, came in and she said. "Gbd hleac wm J t"u ff'sB:. j.?!? . Txriiii "" juu Know aDOUt William Jennings Bryan?" "Why " v i??J "5 ve adired him all my life, be is the only man who has the COUraEe Of hln nrmvlMrt ouJ said also, "Let any person live with & sza,r"2a w .?. .. v.. "hmv ouumu bo useav MiuuBut x.neeaea because worked in- the mines, birfVjuatf stffi it now I -drink about one-half gMibn oi A Family Treat High clasa, practical reading- course, for each member of the family; covering: a whole year and at a low cost. Doesn't that Interest you? THE C9MMONBR.... $1,001 Our ' S'0 World.. bo Special Household 25 price American Fruit Growerl.OO All Five Mo. Valley Farmer... .25 I for " Total regular price $3.00 $2.30 Mail your order today to TFe Commoner, Lincoln, Nebr; 1 -rJ Com, Wheat, Alfalfa Hogs, Sheep, Dairying We have for sale two splendid. , well-improved farms near Lin- coin. Nebraslrn in ;" tlV. One is located near "the aurbSb l I of College View southeast of Lin- I uuixi, una is splendidly improved for raisins: thoroughbred, cattle f . and hoss sheep or dairying:. 1 60 Jhf0fhef&rm: ,s Seated near' ftSnSte H,8,PItal southwest of iioln' ?nd J8 an exceptionally J good grratn farm of 160 acres ' These farms are near to the pS?ft ments and streetcars of Lincoln Both of these farms are Tin flno locations for farm homos, and will bo sold right by thoowner ' SXs ?. r0tirinff' ,If interested, ad ; 4 f The Commoner Realty Co., ' ' ! Fiea Ufa, LINCOLN, HEWA5KA " ' " ' 11 illn - '- -' ' ''- ""dili . .i:. i '.. . w' . :j&