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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. S. C.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1927
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RETAIL SITUATION
By ROGER W. BABSON
Babson Park,-Mass., Oct. 6.—During at least there is no reason for any re-
the past week, Roger W. Babson has tailer to pay more rent from now on.
been making a careful survey of the ; “There is a tendency to forget the
retail situation. This is a summary of importance of retailers. The retailer
a recent trip he has taken of about is the common soldier in the army of
ten thousand miles. His conclusions prosperity. There are about 2,000,000
are as follows: jof these soldiers all working to take
[care of the output of our mills and
j factories. The retailer is the.life blood
"Statistics indicate both an im- of the industrial community. If the
provement and a decline in the re- retailers of the country should go on
tail situation. Failure statistics for 1 strike, wholesalers would fail, mills
Reports Differ Widely
menced his campaign against such dis
crimination, he was- ridiculed as a
theorist or a socialist. Yet he won out
and today we would not think of going
back to the old system. Therefore, the
retailers may win out in their one-
price campaign so that the small mer
chant may get goods at the,same price
as the large merchants and chain
stores pay. Personally, I doubt if such
legislation would hurt any manufac
turers and it might be welcomed by
many manufacturers.
Retail Conditions Improving In
Northwest and Canada
“From the latest statistics available,
apparent that retail conditions
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it is
vary greatly in the different sections
of the country. Retail trade is dis-
mst&nce, show an improving situation and factories would be obliged to shut 4 ..... .. . . . , ,
for this fall. Althoug-h many bankers down and every workman would be ’ J'™* 1 * better ™ the northwest and in
looked for a marked increase in busP thrown out of a job. Of course there' tbe cotton sect ons ° *n* 80ut * e "
tail trade is better today in Washing-
"n'e has'* on ’ Oregon, Montana, Wisconsin, and
Minnesota, than it was a year ago.
Even some of the agricultural states
in the central west, such as Nebraska,'
are enjoying better retail tradSHodlay.
nest failures this month, yet they have is another side to this question. The
not matured. This may be due to easy retailer has responsbiilities.
money conditions, or to improved a trust to perform and a service to
trade conditions, or to some other render. Moreover, the failure of many .*
cause. Whatever the cause, the fact retailers to recognize this fact, is the
remains that failure statistics indicate reason why so many of them are now ...... . ,
an improvement in the situation. On not making more money. Some econ-' 71118 wmter retail trade should be bet-
the other hand, a series of advertise- 'omists believe that there are too many ter in , t . b ? < ? ar0 an , eve ! 1 1,1
menu which have been issued by a inefficient reUilers today and this: ^ ” h,ch has »» during the
>certain casualty indemnity company ■ may be true. Certainly nothing would
tend to show an entirely different sit-; help lengthen the present era of pros-. _ , . ., .. , g.. . u i
nation. perity more than to have every re-1™ 1 "* th 5 ** ‘ ■'"h t
■ r ^ i however, I should not be surprised to
see some falling off, as the need of
meeting installment payments natu-
( past two or three years. Canada also
. (should show a gain for the better.
“A recent advertisement is headed , tailer attend to business, render good |
‘43 per cent of firms in business are service and really help his customers
losing money.’ This statement is bas
ed upon certain corporations income
tax figures, showing that out of 417,-
421 corporations reporting, only 236,-
389 made a report. Without doubt,
these figures are largely made up of ,ts -
retailers, especially small independent are declining
retailers, who are attempting to stand
up against chain store competition.
Demand for Standard Prices 'rally retards the ability to buy new
Although the volume of business R 00 ^ 8 f° r cash,
This especially applies to retailers in
cities, who. for the past few
throughout the country is very good - 48 a '' hole continues
today, there is a general lack of prof-, 8 *’ 011 * normal according to the ’•
Volume is increasing, but profits sonchart. The stock market is still
This especially applies booming, due to easy money, labor is
to the rental trade. Charts of retail well . em P lo >' ed due to ^ severe immi-
trade indicate that there is a tendency Ration restrictions and manufactur-
for the large stores to get larger andi ers are still protected against foreign
Clues wno lur me uasi mw vears the 8ma11 8t °res to get smaller.' The £ 0m P et,t,0 . n b y ° ur hl ^ h Unffs - 1 f»
ciues. wno. mr me pasi xew • . • , .. ai)D ij eS in a eenera l however, is a time when every busi-
have really been working for their truth 18 tnat y 118 a PP l ] es a general should watch his sten Corn-
landlords The chain store instaHment • wa >’ to a11 forms of industry, the ne8 f niannou,d wau ^ nK 8le P- y. om
landlord.. 1 n ® . cnain 8 * or ®' in ^ al nle [ lt petition is keen and will continue
Business, and high rents have been the • ar S er corporations 8 ^ m De K e * keener which means that for the re-
hane of small retailers Chain scores iar P er and richer, while the small cor- Keener, wmtn means mat xor me re
bane o, small retailers t ham s.ort. . b eettimr smaller ta,ler or an - v other business man to
are inevitable and must be accepted; portions .eem io oe geuing smaller attend to business
the installment business has come to i and P 0 °rer. If this tendency contm- succeed, .be must attend to nusine^.,
tne installment business na. come to should not be surprised to see use th c latest methods, develop his
stay, but is about at its peak for the ues * 1 8aoul d not be surprised to see
present era. This means that the im- il into P olltlcs wlthln the " ext fe ^
mediate problem is a question of - n t i- vears - The ^dependent retailers will
t k* r' " 1 probably endeavor to submit to con-
Are Kents lo High. gress and to state legislatures various
“A study of the rent situation, quack cures. The retailers will at-
shows that there has been a tremen- tempt the same solution for their ’ THINK
cious advance, both in house and store problems as have the wage-workers
rents, during the past ten years. In and the farmers. legislation will
most sections store rents are now probably be presented to bring about
double pre-war rents and in some rent reductions, improve credit facili-, enough blood at the spot for
large cities they are treble and quad-' ties and even attempt to protect prof-: to ^bave been killed there,
ruple. Without doubt, in some sec-' its. I sincerely hope that no quack' Upon request of the coroner
tions large rents are justified even in legislation will be enacted. It must members of the family,
the case of homes. Even with the, be remembered, however, that al-1 Richards assigned
present high rents, the man who pays ! though big business has the profits, ! ® n tbe case. But
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FOUL PLAY
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a man
rent to live in a house is better off
than the man who owns the house.
Tenants require so much and repairs
are so expensive that there is
trouble and little profit in
.homes to rent. As a rule, however,
this criticism does not apply to stores.
Business p operty is usually an at
tractive investment. There is no ex-
•cuse for business rents going up as
they have in certain cities. Further
more, it looks very much as if business
rents were now at their peak in cer-
and !
Governor
state detective
the following day, (
vet little business has the votes.
the same detective, W. W. Rogers,
‘There is one campaign in progress J was sen t tp ^ heraw to break up a still,
which may be successful. I refer to, and was detained there several days,
much i the growing demand on the part of. L 8 * 61, be was sent to Camden to ar-
building small retailers, that manufacturers \ rest Sunday golfers. All this time
charge the same price for their pro-l c * ues *° *be crimes were getting cold,
duct, irrespective of the quantity or-• Uponrequest of the family for
dered. At first thought this seems aj^ ur ^b®r investigation. Governor‘Rich-
ridiculous demand and yet it would be ard8 assigned State Detective Carlos 1
demanding no more of the manufac-1 ^ ec ^ ;or on t b e case. Both detectives
turers than manufacturers themselves re P or ted that they could iind no clues
demand of the railroads. It was not
many years ago when the railroads
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Gallant-Belk Company
whatever.
“It was rumored in Columbia that
tain sections. This applies not only to! could make special rates to large cor-' a bootlegger was coming through
retail stores, but also, to offices. Sta-j porations, based on the amount .of ; ^ rom Chahrleston in a Hudson coach
tistics rather indicate that the small goods shipped—that is, the more. same night of March the first. In
business man will receive some relief. goods shipped, the lower the freight! South Carolina, state detectives do
in the near future from high rents; rate. When the small shipper com-| dou bl e duty. They serve both as de-
• ,tectives and as prohibition officers.”
FRESH FRUITS
AND
VEGETABLES
With All Their Garden Freshness
AT
UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES
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Bananas Large Size Doz.
30c
Coconuts Fresh Stock Each
10c
Apples Large Size Dozen
30c
Orange^Large~Juicy, Dozen . 45c
TO PLAT IN ASHEVILLE
j Walter Johnson’s varsity eleven will 1
leave today for Asheville, N. C., where {
the team will clash tomorrow with;
Wake Forest. The game wilt start at j
3 o’clock and promises to be one of the \
interesting events in the Carolinas on'
this we^kVgridiron menu.*
Card of Thanks
We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to our relatives and friends
for their many kind words and deeds
at the death of our dear little baby,
George. Also for the many and beau- |
tiful floral offerings. May each and
one be rewarded. • ——-———
Mr. and Mrs. Pressie McMillan.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. McMillan.
Mrs. Geo. C. Glasgow,
every
Lettuce Large Head
12 l-2c
Celery Bleached
12 l-2c
Notice of Sale
Greenwood’s Leading Department Store
For Western Carolina’s Greatest
Valiies in New Blankets and
Comforts
Hundreds and hundreds of Blankets of all kinds and descriptions in all
sizes. Bought in great quantities for less—being sold the same way.
Good quality ..Cotton Single
Blankets, size 64x76, special,
each—
98c
Good quality Cotton Blan
kets, double bed size, special,
per pair—
$1.98
Good Wool Mixed Blankets,
heavy quality, size 62x82,
each—
$1.98
PART WOOL BLANKETS
Double Bed Size
Slightly Imperfect ~
If these blankets did not
have these very slight im
perfections we would have
to sell them at our for less
prices for $5.00. They are
almost unbelievable values
at—
$2.95
Per Pair
Part Wool, Double Bed Size
Blankets, extra good quality,
$5.00 - Qr
Part Wool Double Bed Size
Blankets. A regular $6.50
value for which many stores
ask as high as $7.50. Belk’s
quantity buying enables us
to sell them at $4.95
per pair
GOOD WOOL BLANKETS
Double Bed Size,
$8.50 value, special
$6.95
WE SELL THE FAMOUS CHATHAM BLANKETS AND SELL
THEM FOR LESS MONEY. ~—
CHATHAM ALL WOOL DOUBLE
BED SIZE BLANKETS
Grapes Malaga 2 lbs
25c
Bell Peppers
Doz.
30c
Jello Assorted Flavors 3 pkgs 25c
MEAL or GRITS 2 lbs
7c
:: RICE FANCY BLUE ROSE 4 lbs 25c
;; PRUNES
MEDIUM
SIZES
LB.
10c
l: K Shortening pin 67c p;u $ 1.25
1 EARLY JUNE PEAS d 25c
P&G Naila Soap 7 cakes 25c
Tomatoes riK 3 no 2 can 25c
Atlantic & Pacific ^
On next Tuesday, Oct. II, at ten
; o’clock a. m., at his late residence in
i Cross Anchor township, I will sell all
(of the personal effects of D. S. Lynch,
deceased, consisting of household and
kitchen furniture and farm imple
ments. Terms of sale cash.
MRS. META STONE,
Administratrix, estate of D. S. Lynch,
Extra heavy quality, a real
$12.50 value—special
$8.50
CHATHAM’S VERY BEST ALL WOOL
DOUBLE BLANKETS
Full Double Bed Size, $15
to $18.00 value, our price
$12.50
est .Colds
eld to this
Redden chest
with hot wet
towe3s; rub on~
apply thick!;
VlUONjA*SUS£D\
Clinton, S. C.
FLOOR OIL
For your fall clean*
ing. Odorless and .not
sticky. 25c per quart.
SADLER-OWENS
PHARMACY /
AT UNION STATION
WONDERFUL VALUES IN COTTON AND WOOL FILL
ED BED COMFORTS
Wool Combination
Comforts
Extra good quality Double
Bed Size Cotton JO
Comforts
Good Cotton Comforts with
Satteen Covers, size 72x84,
made from new materials
throughout,
special
$4.95
With beautiful Sateen.JCov-
ers, size 72x84, $10 to $12.50
values,
special
$8.95
Wool Combination
Comforts
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With lovely new Sateen cov
ers, size 72x84, a real $15.00
$9.95
value,
special
BIG
VALUES
In
Trunks
Bags
and
Suit Cases
BUY FLOOR COVERINGS HERE AND SAVE MONEY
$2.35
6x9 Congoleum Rugs
without borders .... ..
6x9 Congoleum Rugs,
without borders
$2.95
Congoleum
by the yatd
98 c and 79'
Genuine Cold Seal Congoleum
Rugs, first quality, size 9x12, $15
to $18 values,
our price
$9.95
9x12 Congoleum Rugs with bor
ders—
and
$7.95‘"‘$8.95
Gallant-Belk Co.
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Greenwood's Leading Department Store Sells Everything and Sells it for Less.
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