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H PAGE TWO THE SUN, PRICE, UTAH EVERY FRIDAY . ' jMilB
I SIT TIGHT DON'T BE TIGHT
'"A PREACHMENT TO THE WISE
M Sit tight don't bp tight.
H ' This line expresses the policy thnt should be followed by the
H people of the United States during the crisis which lins come upon
H ! the country.
H There is dnngcr in loo much economy.
H There is dnngcr in too much talk nboiA. economy.
B I And there is little reason for the "don't buy now" wnve which
H hns been sweeping over the United States for the last few weeks.
H ' Why not buy now? We have the money with which to buy.
H And if everybody continues to, buy not oxtrnvagnntly, but ren-
IQf ' sdhnbly doesn't it follow thnt the fnctorics will keep humming at
H their tasks of making things for Americans ,to wenr to put in
H . their homes?
H Of course, the food situation hns drnwn n sharp line of dis-
VHj 'Unction in this mnttcr.
H ( We must be conservative in the use of food products, not bc-
H cause we have no money with which to buy food, but because the
H , supplies of these essentials, being in unprecedented demnnd, are
H limited.
H i Hut the economy which applies to the consumption of wheat,
H potatoes and the like is vastly different from the economy which
H I applies to the purchase of talking machines, rugs, automobiles and
H j clothes. Wc are not running the risk of causing others to suffer
H when wc buy the latter.
H One is a case of enforced conservation. Beyond those things
H which wt must conserve in order thnt the world and its armies
H may bo fed and clothed, wc sec no reason for any postponement of
HP the average purchases,
W -, . "Business As Usual" was a British slogan just after the begin
HB ' ' ning of the great wnr.
H "Business As Usual and More of It" must be the American
H ' slogan during the wnr, nnd should be ever after. The American
H people face sevend duties. One is to fight, nnd fight hnrd, for the
t principles involved In this tremendous international struggle. An-
H ' 'v . other Is to produce nil thnt can be produced, to buy nil that is
Hj i ' needed, to keep the channels of business open nnd the progress of
H it active and unmntlcrcu.
B "Business As Usual and More of It" represents no false sontl-
H ment. There is nothing emotional about It. Facts and conditions
B substantiate it.
H The nvowcd,detcrminntion of the authorities at Washington
H to niaintain our commercial nffairs on an even keel should not
H, only reassure every manufacturer, wholesaler nnd retail merchant,
Hl but should establish public confidence in a manner not to be moved.
H- When thnt is accomplished, this false economy which is being
H urged from certain sources will disappenr, legitimate buying will
H go forward unhindered and domestic trade will enjoy its custom-
H nry stability.
Hi The buying power of farmer, miner, artisan and tradesman is
Hl' t unaffected by the war. On the contrary, there Islvery reason to
H i believe thnt such buying power will be increased.
Htf jl Tnkc the farmer, for example. All these appeals for increased
B '''' ! crops, for the planting of every possible acre, will mean n vastly
j j increased production. It will menu more money for the farmers
B' i of America; more money not to bo hoarded, but to be judiciously
H1 '' invested in land and wisely spent for better working and living
conditions.
, Regulation of food prices by the government will have only a
H j bcncficlnl effect upon this mighty buying class on America's
H farms. For tho agriculturist will receive n liberal profit nnd the
sssH I volume of his output will be materially increased.
!In Canada business hns gone ahead during all the months of
tho wnr. In lines having to do with tho production of foodstuffs
there is unprecedented prosperity. In other lines there is no dis
, play of false economy to clog the wheels of trnde nnd thereby crip-
H I pie the government in Us efforts to meet nnd mnstcr the most
H v I .rltlcnl situation that Canada and its mother country have ever
H ' P fnccd.
H And so It will bo in the United States as soon ns those people
H ' ' jj who arc now practicing it learn that false economy is unwise, un
1 ' ' o just nnd unpatriotic.
B As our ngriculturnl interests include cotton nnd wool, whole
BJ Jj tome nctivlty will continue to apply to the production of the" things
H a wo wenr ns well as the things we consume. The raw materials will
K I :ontinuc to sell at profitable figures, capital will be busy In the
t ' , : process of manufacture, labor will be busy in the tasks of produc
K (' lion, nnd thus the chain of activities necessary to prosperity will
l H rcmnin unbroken.
IH ' It must be ndmitted thnt prices on numerous commodities in
Hi general use nre exorbitantly high ; that it costs more to live than
B :' J It did n few months ngo. But it hns nlways "been true thnt, no mat-
B m what prices were, "hard times" have only been felt when the
Hh. masses were not employed nnd when, ns n result, they hnd no
i money with which to buy.
H' Tho surest wny to throw thousands of wnge earners out of
H mployment, nnd to mako "hard times" rent rather than imagin
ft ' , try, is to permit false economy to put a stop to ordinary buying on
m ' " ho part of the masses nnd thereby put n stop to the wheels of
Ifl' business.
H , Spcnking to and for tho great ngriculturnl class, the Farm
Hw " ' Journal well says thnt "wise spending is tho truest economy." It
H ' ' ; 'irges its renders not to become panic stricken or needlessly tight
Bj ' vith their purse strings. And the same doctrine may safely bo
H ! iccepted by the other millions who live in our cities, villages nnd
1 ,
1 ' Mnny have felt n lnck of cash with which to buy the comforts,
H, , conveniences mid harmless luxuries household furnishings, wenr-
H ng apparel, articles for personal adornment, nnd tho like be
H'i -nuse they were foolishly putting all of their ready money into
' roccry supplies nnd soforth. This has injured some lines of busl-
i I nesu, nnd it hns been of no lasting benefit to even the grocery
l 1 "justness because of the feverish, unnatural conditions created
Hi' u I ')y U
t, ' ' ' ' But this frantic desire to fill the basement with canned goods
H: j ' uid staples is gradually disappearing, ns it should, nnd the buying
u I . habits of the public will soon be back in their customnry channels.
1' ' i Probably the most important warning voiced by Howard E.
H1 ',, J i Coffin of the council of national defense is that the United States
I u
must meet its international obligations "with the least possible ((
disarrangement of our own vast commercial nnd industrial ma
chine." An effective wny for you to "do your bit" is to assist in pre
venting such disarrangement, and the wny to do that is to buy
what you need when you need it, buy what you wnnt but do not
need just ns you would if no wnr cloud were over us.jind thus help
business to continue its smooth, even wny.
Eliminnte wnstc. Thnt Is a plain duty. But guard ngninst
discrimination, false economy-thc kind thnt stops factory wheels
nnd throws earners in the plants, jobbing houses nnd rctnil stores
out of employment. Thnt is another plain duty.
We must not let ourselves be frightened by the threatened
shortage of foodstuffs. We must nnd we will rise to the ocension
nnd produce more foodstuffs, nnd then see to It thnt business in
other lines goes on ns usual.
The circulation of money is one sure factor in the realization of
good times and the money is going to circulntc. Hnvc no fenr of
that. Farmers must buy more implements, more machinery, more
silos, more equipment of nil kinds thnn they ever bought before.
Thnt menus n flow of money through the nrterics of business.
And let us not forget thnt the seven thousnnd millions of dol
Inrs provided by the American government for war purposes will,
for the mont pnrt, be expended in this country; recirculated In our
own trnde circles for clothing, food, munitions, trnnsportntion nnd
supplies nnd service of many kinds.
Wc are not destroying that much wealth when wc turn these
billions out of the wnr chest. On the contrary, we nre mnking it
certain, ns the Pnckard Motor company puts it, "that every one of
us is going to hnvc more to do in the coming twelve months thnn
he ever hns mnppod out for him in twice twelve months."
In most lines labor will continue to be in grent demand. Where
fhortnge of materials Interferes with manufacture and throws
labor out of employment, other fnctorics will open their doors to
these men nnd, moreover, the removnl of n vnst number of work
men from the rnnks of commerce into the rnnks of wnr will pro
jwrtionntely increase the demand for both skilled and common
labor.
The one dnngcr is the paralyzing of business ns n result of the
more or less prevnlent "don't buy it now" spirit, nnd if thnt is not
soon corrected, then wc nre misled as to the patriotism and com
mon sense of the American people.
The withdrawal of savings from banks is wrong nnd su
premely foolish. The hoarding of food supplies is wrong. Any
net or policy not in keeping with "Business As Usunl and More
of It '. is wrong, nnd the best wny one, ns nn individual, can serve
his country is to hold your nets in the same path of sanity nnd
good judgment thnt they were in before this war storm broke
upon us. .
The nation must be stronger now than ever before and no na
tion can be strong without good business. Wc arc strong in men,
in spirit, in lending power, in financial resources. But we must
be strong, too, in day to day commerce; in the uninterrupted
course of trade from factory to warehouse to jobbing establish
ment to retail store to ultimate consumer. To hnvc business in
any other condition when there is no need for business ns a whole
to be In any other condition is unpatriotic nnd dangerous. '
The need of the hour is not for economy, but for efficiency.
As one writer sensibly expresses it, "The American stnndnrd of
living should be maintained." This can be done, with proper al
lowance for tho food situation but with no concession whatsoever
to the idea that our participation in the wnr justifies timidity,
fenr or the discouraging of business.
Wc need nil of thu available sinews of wnr in order thnt our
nntionnl cnusc may succeed. One of these is public confidence,
nnd Hint can only be retained by means of normal conduct on the
pnrt of the people in their daily living nnd their dnily expenditures.
Business ns usunl nnd more of it. Sit tight; don't be tight.
STOCKAHT LOANS
Money Ncilil to t'lirr) Tlirm 1'iitll
Mutiirlt) of AiilmuK
I'Uli linnkir nr In Im ukcd to
rurr nhocp ownrm nml ollirr Mock
men for it isir In urilrr tlmt tho mlc
of ! IiiiiiIm nml hi'lfcr onlm mny
! prrwnU'il. II Htfwnrt. nrrp
lm of tho National Wimlgrtmrni' nn
umintiun, Mt) that If thr tuinkn will
fnrry tin- lli Mocknim another inr
It it morn tu tmnuniK un In
rrritknl prniliutlon of Ihe look
tliroiiKhout tin country thnn nnthlnic
cl
An lnitlKtlon which urn made
liy Stewart rrwalpil thnt nttrnipt arc
belli maiU to uprculntn In nhcrp anil
other live utook throuKhuut the tntr.
Contract arc brink offered n larco
number of nhee oui'nrn to taka all of
their lamb at ttteUe nnd a half cent
u pound. A thin price. In the hlithril
eer paid for lamlui In tho setrn
country, Stewart , tho temptation
to noil will lie Imrtl to overcome lie
rmld that If the Umlm are held by the
owner und contractu refuted lamb
will rwll anywhtte from fifteen to
twenty cent u pound In September.
Appeal I to bo mude directly to the
iheep oimiit to hold their lamb un
til the condition throughout the
WVntern Klate uro irona Into fully by
the committee of the eenil utatei,
The Kreatvr number of large own
er nre looking forward to aume re
i-u.rit belnK made by the federal rov
eminent to con.erve the fomale "ani
mal! throuKhuut the country, accord
ln to Stewart, and he that If thu
federal iroNernmttit urxe that the
ewe lamlu ! not iod It wluhe will
be reupvcted
Thr financial condition of the live
ntockmen throuKhout the Intermoun
tain country Is mild by Stewart to be
exceptional!) xood, but that they
need ready money In order to meet
loam Incurred durlnic the winter eu
on. One bark In Salt lnke City lm
advanced more than five hundred
thousand dollar to the live etockmun
of Utuh and Idaho to aid them In
holding their lamb and for the buy
ing of hay
CIIAMni:iU.AlVH TAIII.KTS IIAVK
DOM5 V()M)i:itS 11)11 SUV
"I have been a vufferer from
atomach trouble for n number of
)ear, and ulthough I have uned a
great number of remedies recom
mended for thl complaint, Chamber
lain's Tablets I the first medicine
that hu given me positive nnd last
ing relief," writes ilri. Anna Kadln,
Spenserport, N, Y. "Chamberlain's
Tablets have done wonders for me and
I value them very highly," Obtain
able everywhere. Advt.
1 UTAH FUEL CM
Miners and Shippers of
I Carbon County Coals. I
I
t ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF COKE
A Cnrbon County Conls Are the Best. I
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In the Mnrkct for Horses, Mules for Mines, Hay abd I
Grain, Mine Props, Ties, Sprags nnd Vnrious I
Other Local Products.
HOMG INDUSTRIES PATRONIzi
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Gcnernl Offices Seventh Floor Judge Building, Salt
Lake City. Mines at Clear Creek, Winter
Qunrtcrs, Castle Gate, Utnh Mine nnd
Sunnysidc, Cnrbon County, Utnh.
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iiMuci'i'i:n.
Klrst Hobo tlee, I ulstit I hnd nil
i ililluitlon,
Hetond llnlio Wnt good would It
do )oue to hive thnt?
I'lmt II obit- It would u done me n
lot ' good cMerdny. I went tu the
public library to git warm nn' I got
put out tot 1 wu hold In' the book 1
wu rradln' uimldo down.
i
Canned pineapple to the value of
15,910,190 wre hlppd from Hawaii
to the United Htatm In 1915 '
Aromatic uplrlt of nmmonln will
remove Iodine Main from the hand,
TltAVKMMJ li: Jlf.sT m
Hi:;isii:it i-ou tiii: tu,
WASHINGTON, l y,
Tiavellng imn or oiIkm v.ho Ml
be at home to rrglMi r f .r th, r
('onmrlplloii on the da t 1m
I'rrslilent Wilson' pro lamttkxt
nppl) to the count) clerk ercitjA
In municipalities of m re thnn;
tlioiinnnd on the nlxth i!y t(M,
proiluinntloii U ln-iud th ui
, pnrtment nnnouncrd t dis Tin 4
will nipplv n regliitrit n cirdu
inut be filled out and kiIli
riKl'trnr of the iltaen htt.tr
liltKt b) n-glatrnllon Ji .te
too slik to register Its twh t
send n rrpresentntlvc 1 1 the corns.
city clerk on the ninth dsv fti
proclamiitlon I Inmied The i;t
ment emphnslxid tint there J
mil) one reul.trnllon d.i)
a KYMiuu. or m:i.TiL
Tho l')tliagorlans nt An lent C-r
ate simple food, practl rd mx
nnd purity. As n l.adK'' thry nul!
five pointed star which they rtnrt
ns n symbol of health A trt t
pointed star appear on rah pttU
of Chambi rlaln'a Tuldrtu, n4 t
fulfill Its nnclent mis-Ion sttnx1
of health. If you art troulM n
Indlgrstlon, blllousnrs or t
lion, get n package of the uW
from your druggist. Tou will Mr
prlwd nt the quick rtllef nhkhfr
afford. Obtainable .virvhrr-l
vcrtUemrnt.
location notices carried In it!
The Hun office.
YOUR BOOKKEEPER HAS
SOLD YOU HIS TIME
Why not use it to the best ndvantage? Actual teats hnve
shown thnt 25 per cent of n bookkeeper's time is Ibst by indexing .
entries before posting.
In n properly nrrnnged Loose Leaf Ledger there is no indexing
of entries. We sell d dependable line of Loose Leaf Ledgers nnd
Binders, Transfers, Price Books, Etc.
Great variety of stock forms nnd we supply nny specinl nize or
ruling to order. Invcstignte the ndvnntagea of loose leaf devices.
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