The Tacoma times. [volume], August 17, 1915, Page 3, Image 3

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Tuesday, August 17,1915.
i.
Tacoina Railway
& Power Company
Column
9 Minute
Service
to Fern
Hill
During the rush
hoursjrom 4:18
p.m.to 6:06 p.m.,
Monday to Fri
day inclusive,
our Fern Hill
service has
been increased
from an 18 min
ute to a 9 min
ute headway.
WHOLESALE
QUOTATIONS
j rrlc«a l'ald I'roducen Ko» I
] Menu, llutter, Kk«h, Poultry (
Livestock — Cows, 4©6V»c;
bngß, G \' s d' Sc; lambs, 8c; dress
ed hogs, 12c; steers, 7©7V4c;
beilers, 6 ]i@7%c; dressed veal,
»®llc.
Butter tind Eggs—Ranch but
ter, 26(&'»2"e; strictly fresh ranch
eggs, 27(fi)28c.
• Poultry — Chickens, dressed
12@16c; ducks, 12c; squaba, %i
©2.2?; rabbits. BG9o.
I Bellinic Prices to IteUiilert I
I I-'or Uutter, K|(gH and Chis«M |
Choese—Washington, 15c; Til
. lauiook, l 4 \ z m 1 6c.
Kggß—Fresh ranch, 28@>30c.
Butter —v, .ishington creamery,
ISrtj) 2 9c.
AVholenn!* Steal <*rtc«e.
Fresh Meats — Steers, 11 HO
12c; cows, llOllHo; heifers.
11',{■"■; hogs, trimmed sidea, 16c;
mutton, wethers, 13c; lamb, 16c,
ewes, 13c.
I Ibices I'ald Wholesale Deal, f
J era Kor Vc^etalilm, Fmlt [
Fruits —Bananas, Sc Ib. Or
• lit' 1:'. $4 bo\. l.t'lllOllM %'■'•■ ill 111
4.r,0, Call, grape fruit t2.50.
j*. 11.11 > 1') • ■■■. Cc Ib; cherries, Bings,
10c Royal A tines !>o; home grown
. strawberries, $1.25; currants,
ll.lt; cantaloupes, |l.So#l.lij
loftunberrles, $1.; apricots, 7Jc
Yakima cantaloupe, $1.7G©2;
<is;ic; plums, $1.35 @ 1.50; wat
•rmelonn, Jl i*wt; harvest an
iiloh, $ 1 ".0 full sized box; black
berries, loc Ib.; red raspberries.
$1.25. Peaches, clings, 40c; Free
stones, 45<f?i50c. Yellow Trans
aparcnt apples, $1.75. Yaklma val
ley pears, 90c til $1. Grapes, $1.2.1
crate. Huckleberries, R@loc.
Vegetables—onions, red, $1.2 V,
yellow, $1.50; lettuce, $1; ruta
bagas, $1.85 sack; carrots, $1.75;
potatoes, Canadian, $35; cab
tmßPß 3c Ib.; Ore. cauliflower.
$2.;;.1 crate; Chill peppers, $2.35:
jfn>en corn, 20c doz; potatoes, 90:.
•wt.; Tomatoes, $1 box.
(Wholesale Hay and Grain
Prita. \
Clover, $16017; alfalfa. $14
♦If.; corn, $39; wheat, $36®
17; whole barley, $30; rolled
ifa, $2«; bran, $Is.
Tacoma Has Big
Resources, Says
Factory Expert
Kditor'n Not*: Tho author of this article m.il three addi
tional "ii., In nn Industrial expm who, us the >• , iwuimlir of
.< tfioup of I .m.iii manufacturer*, made w BMMM luveMtlKntiou
of TiKonia and other Western .vies wllli i •-«..» .1 to their ad
vantage* .mil >lisniiiaiiiii K r-. for all lines of iiuiiiuractiirlnK.
Thme anlil.s «n truthful and unbiased. In tlu'iu Tat'oma niny
-<•«• lii-im It a» i ilni~ ■<■<> her.
ilieKc urtlcle* slum tlic fallacy of the iiniiiil kind ow cltj ail
vertiviiiK —the kind thin iiiiiin to ntliHct new factories •>> ttliow
li.k pretty pi: tun ► and i-ilUiik alioiit climate. There are MNM
in.i>li-.iMini truth in them. And then, Mr. Tope »<><-■ on to hlhmy
Tucoiiin homo of her MSJ u<lvuiitiiK<'N —BAvMMagH which would
enable certain kind* of factories to o|ki;u. heie at a l»i|t h;i\
li>K «'ver other cities* l>ecau»e of low power com, lieiaiise. of sliiii-
I iii(j tmtttHm. etc.
The Time*, through a iniiliiiil rriend, induced Mr. Tope t<>
write iln -i- four article* aliotit Tacoina s« v ivsuli of his ln\cMl-
Kation made for liln Kawtein mnmitacliirliiu cllentN. The Time*
Imlii\«-. and ho|M-s tluit tlx-ir piihllratiou »ill prove of «■• •'
Mervlce to Tucuina.
In till* I'm ■ idfiii Stone, of the (Vininercial club, who lias
read the unifies with (treat Interest, ngieet. with us,
UY .1. 1.1 l{<>\ TOI'K. |M) ISTHIAIi t OMMIsslOM.lt.
aim'h 1,1; no. a.
The people who build a city often make iniMjikes. juM as luisi
nessnifii do; and the name results of mistake* afl'ecl the city as ihcj
WMM, And when I |N>in| out a mistake to any <it) I am hill]
aware that I rourt ci iticism from ihc« men «ho luixc in in the
direction of tliat. city; hut even liehind the criticism is usually tound !
the iippliuidlt of the |>eo|ile if t lit- criticism, nn careful tl ght, be
found jiihl, ifa.sonul>le and practical.
Tacoma has been making mum.- mistakes. One ol these is found
in her advertising means to the end ol building a greater city.
In our previous article we showed that factory wage-enrnen> I
and their payrolls make, the citj, after all. And it is'only ucdnn
to examine the growth of the cities and compare llx-ii growth in
population witli thai of RMBUfacturs in the hhiii<! cities, Tliey run
hand in hand.
Darill the lasl decennial Taronia gained Itl i>er cent In popu
lation iind 117 psf cent in inanufacliiie; HUBtlßCtoa, W. Va., Itil
and ISO per cent; Heattle. MM und lit per cent, and so on down the
line. The forty cities making ihe greatest gains in population nhow
a manufacturing sain running from 100 to 100 |>er cent; while those
cities showing a population ffAla helow tlie averane ;t."i per «ent nhow
ii manufacturing K aiu also less than the SI per OWt average j;ain lor
the entire country.
Tacoma Must Learn Her Advantages
And yet when we examine all the \a»t amount of ipUadldly
beautiful and classic udvcrtisini; literature put out by Tacoina we
find it almout wholly confined to the beauties of the city, its sur
rounding scenery, climate, beautiful homes and home lift, ate., with
absolutely no concrete anil definite information concerning Hn eco
nomic advantage* Its worth tor greater profits in baalaess. And
If a city must isfoad upon Itl SIM.SS lor it> very life iind SIS Will.
wliercfore tlu> n«><»(! of .sucli advertislny;'.' That interests but it never
influences Imimiicws in net ion.
True Tacoina boasts of a very creditable amount of export
■hlpplßJ and its lumber induslries, its WSTShousSfl and its jobbiiig.
"And then what?"
Next of its agricultural possibilities for grain, fruit and other
products, but how about its beins a profitable point for manufacture
—for that which brings both population ami outside wealth to the
city?
Is Tacnnia so siluated that she can show to the manufacturing
WOrUt—SM,MO plants of them in Llit> country now that any of
them can profit by locating in Tacoina? If ho, why and how much
greater that profit than in other cities? No ou© city Is best adapted
to all lines of manufacture: nearly half our manufacturing Industry
and their 20,000,000 population and their $t,ooo > ooo,toii wages paid
out is found In the northeastern part of the country.
Other cities are bidding for factorial and are telling the manu
facturer Just such concrete facts about their cities a* Influences the
manufacturer to locate there. Why not Tacoma.' Why not let Ta
poma know hssasjf and then having figured out exactly what it will
cost, what the consuming market economically near, and what the
profits will be in such lines of manufacture, then go straight before
those manufacturers und veil ilu city* advantages. Factories cannot
be Imiiiklm, but the manufactories buy tliu city's advantages by locat
ing there where profits are greater.
Electric Power a Great Asset
Then the first thing Taeonia should do is to study exactly her
market-how many people are there In her trade territory; how
many in a trade territory where it is reasonably profitable to ship a
commodity that will hear a five-liundred-mile freight charge, a
thousand-mile charge, etc. Then figure exactly the busing potenti
ality of the customers available in those markets. That is to say,
figure out how many people in those markets have a buying power to
afford- -for illustration--ten-dollar shoes, five-dollar shoes, and
three-dollar shoes. Knowing this, Tacoma is able to say we have a
market here for a volume of so much —and we are now producing in
this same trade-territory so much. Hence you have a market of at
least the differenc.
Then tell those manufacturers next what it will cost them to
produce tie product in Tacoina —what it will cost for materials laid
down, for labor and for power. Then what it will cost him on each
dollar's product sold to deliver it —freight charges, etc.
Notwithstanding the fact that Tacoma has an asset of most mo
mentous value in her extremely low electric power rate, how many
manufacturers outside the state know this fact? How much infor
mation does the business world find about this one item in Tacoma's
literature? And yet our factories are paying nearly two-thirds bil
lions dollars yearly for power alone.
If all those factories, for Illustration, were o|K>rating
in Tacoinii ili. > would, at the power rate now furnished
here, save the factories almost $ liio.oiio.ook on |K>wer every
year. At> compitred to the Kmush-. Cii> cost the ~n\in^s
would lie equal to !l per cent net dividend saving*—an at
tractive item and n decidedly valuable unset to the city's
economic worth —a strong foundation ii|k>ii which to Im^lii
the building of "Tacoma Half a Million."
Water Rates Important Factor
Now let us return to the question of markets. Washington
alone has a population of about twenty people per square mile, while
if we take a similar area in the east where manufacture abounds
and (i:{ per cent of the people In the cities depends directly upon
the factories we find the population per square mile is about H2O, or
sixteen times that of Washington. Hence la order to distribute a
given volume of product, or to reach the same buying potentiality,
it menus Just that much longer haul —that proportionately greater
toll charged against factory profits for freights. And the freight
charges on factory products, the entire country averaged, now
reachex over 8 per cent for collating materials and distributing the
finished products.
What is the freight cost per dollar's worth of product in Tacoma
—from Tacoma to her consuming market and from her material
sources to Tacoma? This Tacoma must know. Even with her vast
lumber industry could the manufacturers of furniture and refrigera
tors operate profitably in Tacoma? How profitably, If they must
needs haul vast amounts of hardwood lumber from the south?
Tacoma should investigate these facts and know so she can tell
the manufacturing world Just what it will cost to collate the ma
terials and distribute the product.
Tacoma is most admiraMy located for distribution of
products us well as for gathering materials. Even that
hardwood Ihmilh■■■ can now he laid down at Tacoma by water
practically the entire route from the south, and the water
rate obtaining *•'«• certainly Ims an economic advantage over
niatiy or most of the internal eantern and central cities
ul»i-r the furniture and refrigerator industry in now ao
largely confined. But why not get down to brass tacks and
tell tlils?
As to foreign or export markets, why not let us take advantage
of the vast distance saved from Tacoma to many foreign ports over
other points. It Is only some 4,500 from here to Yokohama.—shorter
than from San Francisco —and from New York to Yokohama it it
nearly 9,800 miles. Prom here to Sydney it is some 7,600 miles,
while from New York to Sydney it is 9,800 miles, and from Liverpool
to Sydney It is 12,600 miles. As a matter of fact we are nearer the
entire far But port* than either New York, Hamburg, Liverpool,
THE TACOMA TIMES
JrlLto THE PEOPLES STORE SALE OF KENNEDY BROS.
gglL ARCADE BANKRUPT STOCK
uJ^^^ff^S' r" FINALLY AND ABSOLUTELY: THE GREATEST SALE OP MER
7]J^^l^ynHfervT^ CHANDISE THE TACOMA RETAIL TRADE HAS EVER KNOWN.
gflu <'.. 1111 1.11 ■ t ! Compared with regular [trices your econonn in this sale rank's
'^T^6\-?-<•■ __^^gxJ!&j2fei^ from 20 to SO percent, Think of it! That is what is keeping four entire
■^■B—im^hb -^y^ 2j Doors thronged with eager buyers. Tomorrow the attendance will un
Ori«» I *j# <l^^li«^% > (loubtedh he of record size. We earnestly advise you to come as earlj ns
_„ * tbi6!k^L l Mlssi'''(l- \s ;> matter ot fact not another woi'd realh needs l>e said.
TT OIDGII S These pi-ices alone are .sulTicient to draw
Lon^ and 3-4 tS*^ thouwmto.
L'dl £ A B'V 4 %LL'\ (W P^^^^w^--^**"! ***s*^t£* liecjnise of the crowds in attendance 1 \\ •
eilglll l^f/\ U ill ,!>«>. fO *C ' £ -annot liiiarantee to fill mail orders or tol
Values to $)i't'O • ! * •'I 1'1"1"' ""I'l "|l 'he v items.
£r v:£TJ^.:vo v^mS^/Bm Women s Hosiery
OUR PRICE v XMM*PC^#i^,
NOTK: We are dosing oni Kennedy Hros. NkV^S^Bl^f^S^M N'alues'J.'x', :'..")(• and .">()<• a ]>air. K'egnlar
i;iiiML.-i- dresses at i-idiciil.n'.^h l.iw ) "i. < ' illl(' '"" s'/('s ' '''•" 'N •""' '"I 1" 1"- cotton
CLE4prige ts Women's "La France"
Fine Dress Pumps and Oxfords
\ splendid variety hand t\in : and welts, in all leathers, I'iv-Ii £9^ JM '/'Y'^f^'i X- '"* £f,
and new for immediate and fall wear, st\lish lasts of the presi ill %H^ J* w _ L^J^B ; ■ ,t-'' V l*"'
vogue. Kennedys' best slioi . -lvii, *-J. 50 and sf'i.lHl a pair, all - V '"l'^i^&!^^^^^lnK
sizes. Ourpriec HT :/''^'*s^^^ttai
Other Bargains
Children's Dresses
Materials arc black and white Percales • neatly piped
wilh plain colors, roue or ('open blue, made with belt
and full skirt; sixes G to 1 4 years; fetnl"'' VBlm 1 1 .#••
Our price—
-69c
—Kjtrond I'loor.
One Lot of Children's Coats
Materials are Kerne. craveiietten, mixthuh mid laracul;
sizes C to 16 years; regular values to JM'O. Our
price—
.sl.9B-
One Lot of Children's Summer Coats
All high-grade materails, sizes 'Z to II >ears; >our
choice at OXI'-IIAI-I PRICK
Infants' Long Coats
White Coats with embroidered cape collnrn; RHn
regular value |l.tl. While they last JUu
Women's Serge and Poplin Summer Coats
Silk lined, with belt across the back; (olnrs navy,
('open, black, tan and checks. Kegular VkIUM oti. OQ
to »15.00. Oi;R PRICE $UiUU
I'III.VCKSSSMI'SOF HATS \M> CAPS
MILK Women's Rail H*U ami
Mt'wmllne—-Light bliie, nrotection for
pink, and white; plain or Lal'B' a l irolplllon lor
lace trimmed; regular rain or dust, colors tan
values $0.00 and $6.00. and navy; regular value
Our CO QC •»•! our OC r
price ytiOO price wvb
CHILDREN'S SKIRTS
Made with band or waist materials nre percale and
chambray; sites 2 to 14 years; regular price . IC.
25c each. Our price Iwt
CORSETS
Kennedy Uros. seemed to be stocked very heavily in
$1.00 Corsets of sizes 18, 19 and 20. We < annot
afford to be hampered with these small sizes and are
going to sell them fast. Regular $1.00 values, sizes
18, 19 and 20 only. 9R<*
Our price, a pair tJU
BUNTING
All colors, also red, white and blue with stars. Get it
now and always have it ready—for decorations —Labor
day is coming. Plain colors in the lot. Regular <J _
values to 10c a yard. Our price l«
WOOL CHALLIES
In best of patterns for house dresses, kimonos, comb
ing jackets, etc. Regular price 50c a yard. IKf»
Our price I Jm
EGYPTIAN CREPES
In floral designs of beauty and charm; values to Qn
25c a yard. Our price, while they la^ti • yard. . . wv
COTTON BATT^
Sewed sizes 72x90, weight 3 lbs., standard grade 7Q«
and standard $1.00 value. Our price, ft.. I Ol»
WHILE ATTENDING THIS SALE
Figure on listening to Mies M. E. MCGilvray, whose
scientific talks on the care of the skM and hair are
most instructive and profitable. Rest a moment and
listen.
and nearev several of them than 'FrUco.
Should Capitalize Freight Saving
Now what does thia mean? It sliniil> tikhiis that If we
will load a S,UOO-ton T«a*el for Yokohama, one for HliangluU*
Manilla. S>dii«\v, Wellington and Melbourne, for illu»t ration.
we nuild lay those cargoeti down there at a saving on
frviiflitM alone of an amount of 916,200 over Ifew York and
945,100 over Liverpool.
Now Tacoma should promptly apply this Having on the total
amounts of eiporU and Import* between this country and all for
eign ports where there is such a rast saving in transportation costs.
Other Bargains
'*Foremost in Values ;in<l Fashion* 1 A
Complete Line »ii' Latest
Fall Models <£L 1
Women's Suits M* ■■■*.»
Hi nun K,'ii>ii' iii \aliie exquisite, in style a conplstl
line of the better kind the efficient dtigllßl and the
newest style mandates; Mini-tailored and pretty latft
vtdiinl novelties. Including military Norfolk* with all
aro 11 nil In II and two pocket! iiKirk tIMM Mill of ■
character t-clduni thowfl and never excelled lit thin
prtct or cviii II per cent higher. Turn-back cuffs.
Vfhct collar anil panel pleated skirls IN KBIOM lnu
lll'.c.hi, features of the mcwit Hhadcn African lirnwn,
forest green, navy ami black, heein to lend. One look
at tlii'He extraordinary values- will OMVinca yuu that
i. Mi ii ■ bettor cull be had for this moderate price..
Very special at —
-$15.00-
MEN'S KNIT SILK
Four-in-Hnnd Tien, regular 60c value. ORf»
Our price uOv
MKN'f DKDKRWKAIV Cotton Ribbed shirts and
PWWIIi RtHiidiird F>Of grade. 9Qf»
Our price, a garment Juu
MKN'S WOOL UXDKRWKAR Mostly gray, some tan,
medium and heavy, nil sizes, regular $ 1.00 (JQ
grades. Our jirlce, a garment «JUC
BOYS' SUITS, Values to
$8.00 for ..$4.95
ONI AND TWO-PANTS SIITB
Xorfolk models, in brown, grays, stripes, tweeds,
cheviots, corduroys, checks, herringbones, plaids, and
blue serge; nil sizes oto 17 years; knickerbocker
liants, reinforced; best tailoring; suits of the highest
order. Get ready for school. Regular values O/| QC
to $S..'io; our price tjj*+i JJ
A BLANKET WONDER
Kennedy's Special— 70x80 brown, gray or tan. per
fect weave and firmly woven; $1.75 and • ! QQ
|t.M grades. Our price, a pair <^ I iOw
WOMEN'S SUIT HANGERS
A handy dandy combination skirt and jacket C —
hanger. Regular price 25c each. Our price Jti
—JSecond Floor.
CARPET WARP
Mostly greens and browns; regular rolls. Ken
nedy's price IN a lb. Our price 20c fl f*«
or M lb. roll for I Ub
CRASH TOWELING
18 inches wide, red, pink and blue cheeks; regu- Q'#»
lar price 15c a yard. Our price O-Jl»
Brown Union Damask
58 inches wide, regular price 35c a yard. 00"
Our price fcvb
Striped and Checked Voiles
Kennedy had a goodly stock of this pretty voiles,
values to 35c a yard. Come here 4f\ „
and get them at, a yard I U O
MEN'S DRESS SHOES
Up to the minute lasts, both button and lace; all sizes;
mostly gunmetal leather; regular $3.50 PQ
grade. Our price, a pair 9kiUJ
and determine just what commodities each of said parts receive from
us, then figure deeper and know exactly how much cheaper, on
marine freights, she can lay down each ton of goods carried than
can New York, Liverpool, Hamburg, Galveston, New Orleans, and
all other ports. This saving is either a distinctly net dividend earn
ing in favor of Tacoma, or else It can be made on equalization a posi
tive factor to the greater favor of Tacoma as a shipping point.
Facts like these must concern Tacoma because they vitally concern
the manufacturers and shippers.
(n our next article we shall show some more of the virtues and
possibly the mistakes of Tacoma.
Other Bargains
Our Own Sale
Of Peoples Store $20, $22.50 and $25
MEN'S SUITS
I his is mi important Halt- and should not be overlooked.
Everybody known tfct |f*4<M we handle mihl the
fixed price? thai we, tlwayi uphold. \V t . mo going to
dltpOM Of •BOltgh ol' these Ml :, Glade SnitH to make
room lor Urn rtoek now on its way from th» Kast. We
have priced them In lceeping with the gnat Bankrupt
Salt- now In prUfHHJ.
Kvery unit in Hold under our money-back ft! Witt
Do not overlook thin iplendid opportunity to secure v
$20.00, $2:.&0 or |tt.H Suit at —
-$15.00-
SHIRTING FLANNEL
In Rood shades for .Men's and Hoys' Shirts. 4 £„
Regular price, a yard, 35c. Our price 100
"DUCKLING FLEECE"
About 100 pieces left, and sonic 40 to .rio shades and
piittern.s to select from. In another month you will
clamor for this at lie h yard, which Is the regular
price e\erywbere. Now at the I'poples Store Bale 4ft
of Kennedy Broß.' Diinkrupl stock at, v yurd .... I UC
RIBBONS
Purr silk, wide ribbon*, MMM '■> iuclifg wide; heavy
tulfeluß, brocades, Hlrfpt'B, I'er.slan Rtri|)es and florals;
jilho It<mi.im Ntript's; widlliH <> to !l inches; ri'^ii Fft
lar values to $ I .BO B yard. Our price wUC
NOnC—W« havn just received a large shipment of
Hoys" Fall Caps in the latest stripes, checkH and
mixtures; also plain colors. CO**
They are priced, each wUO
Cllll.&ittcX'H OOnOM KMT WAISTS, reinforced
with knit bands on the HeaniH addinK greatly to their
service and elasticity; regular price 15c Q.
a garment; our price w'w
WOMEN'S "GLOBE" WOOL VESTS
AND TIGHTS
Regular $1.60 values ■ CQr»
for , ,>..! O«H*
Regular $1.75 value 7Qn
for I UC
Regular $2.00 and $2.25 ti 19
values for y I • I L
WOMEN'S UNION SUITS
Fleeced cotton union suits, large si7.es; regular CQa
values $1 and $1.25 a suit; our price Www
WOMEN'S
"Athena" Underwear
Separate garmenta of the well known make. Fine
grade underwear with a natic al reputation.
Vesta and tights of Merino or Silk and Wool; reg
ular price a garment wherever lold is CQa
$1.25. Our price, a garment, is Uvv
_i .
"FLEISHER'S YARNS
Odd skeins, in high colors, plenty of red 9 B
and blue; a skein «Jb
For VictoriakS. C.
STEEL tTBAf^l
"IROQUO1B"
Leave* Municipal Dock telly I
§. m., (or Victoria. B. C, Tit
rattle. Ticket offK nil p*.
clflo ay. and Municipal Dooh.
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