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 Authorities on the potato business are
MGE FOUR ' »_ _ _ THE cHARLorm'rowN GUA`iu5`iAN~
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 *W  _ _FEBRUARY_2s_,_i91g _
._ - _ .- _ _ . -".11:-v 'Y d Il abt cloob' _ _.__
lar e oifei in sin all the markets and a con _ al>°\1l 1.500 in number. me ciusreiedpfe "Of ”e°=1“‘;"‘H°;‘;'d “fe ffglnisg 0,  MHwMmmq
hlniselt’ \\'ith the Department of Ai,
iiculturc, a vcry`reiiinrlmble einpor-
coii~.lructivc and lleiiionstralcil lnfoi-
ired) In advance: $2.50 per year (mailed) In advance in ' ‘ ' . . . I _ ._ _ _ ,_| , __ 4 _
c°.”“~'_°' and “'00 7°' u‘s'A‘ ` , is ILO kfleasgn to goubt uit’ It 1-S lnole than R- E- GOSNELL :i').p’;5l?5i)ti)t.0(i)I0 (tliisaudlcaiie béigiiiidldb liiisf niation on a_i_.'rIi~ullurc in all its phas-
evsiung only (foams 1901> s2.oo (delivered si- »y_ pro a et at spiing iices will be low. At ' _,Dem ,ess ,hun $,50~,,0_,'s_, _,___ ¢_.,_ _,,,,, U... W... -i~..._1e.. us...-.i, Wm.-i.
'. ‘ . ° "I ` r l ' oi uni-iict. ii; iiitei-iiiediury' iii exports' bc-
"‘°-liléiaiacdii;=?'¢:ngnziizliilxwlilfseli-Xneh office az sum- present P1 ‘ees are hi) (img their high IQY91
mmm. Alamo", sewn me momgw. and it would appear to be the part of wis-
  _____ __ dom to get the potatoes into the market as
"Y'f"'15MéL;§"_;g[;;;';gY_";Q;;";;1‘§""' "" " quickly as-possible. Dui-ing the month of:
' - i . ‘ ' ' ' lVla_rch`potatoes can be moved with compa-
§-t~=-~- ~  -  r{t}v_e safety and, with the fa-
-* » 11:' WE PES-E\-ERE cilities now available in lined cars and
‘_ _ under the superiiitendence of the Food
Sir Edmund Walker, iii an article con- Cgélélscle l;§’1l;?$1"‘§;‘tl>)1_;l;EVS“:;7l§SS ;_’;dut£;13_
tributed to the Varsity Supplement, refer- P
redto elsewhere in this issue, says, “If we'diu`mg the next few Weeks' 'Ile Walt for
hi her rices than are now bein ‘ odered
‘ ' ° is P g
wlu tum the energy We have Shown m the would be taking an unjustifiable risk, I
O
war to the building of Canada, we will '_
show the world a nation such as history
*___*
has not yet recorded.” _ ’|‘lll-J D. S. t‘. 1:.
. The energy shown by Canada in con-_
-' ' ' ~- ' d- f ‘ i . . . .
nectmn with thls “M “Gul ‘done min The duties iertaining to the new Cabi-
material for a book and it no doubt will _. . ` 1
point out even the salient featuies of this `1l
energy would be far bevond the compass nel' Ones’ bays an elfehallge' Able busi'
° ness men as he and his two co °id_]utors are,
fm. many a book after the wa), is Oven Toinet position to which Sir James Lougheed
~ _ - _ . _ -_ has been aiiointezl are by no means mi-
offfi newspaper editorial' suffice it for the Y _ . "
‘ . . ’ , . they will have their hands full. The De-
present to casually glance Owe the- pest artmeiit of Soldiers’ and Civil Re-estab-
three and a half eventful vears in this pro- P.
Vince and ask ourselves ‘if We are main, lisliment will_have broad and almost ex-
clusive urisdiction over no iiiconsiderable
taining the pace we set out with on this _ f J
collosal undertaking and if we are prepar- flaetlen of et” people’ T-he .O1'der'i’.l`
ed-to maintain it after we have finished the Ceunell creating the-.new porefohe Puts mi
tWm.k_ gf the men who laid aside all the the hands of the Minister holding it the lotl
i ll - ld ‘ 'h return from tliisl
comforts of life and their ambitions for the 0 3 em S0 19” “ 0
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future, who bade farewell to all that theylwal' and 5° *;‘].l31ge elxteelydggfg (He 
loved most in life to risk their lives in die-:Women an e 1 ren ep
fence of their country; of the cash contri- AS the time passes and the day? ef peeee
draw nearer, the burden of administratioiil
'---~» - . ' _ -d- f .t f . I ` tends to shift more and more from the
oui women in pi_ov_i ing coin oi s oi tiose h ld _ th t h d t b _ th Stmin of
who have gone, it is unnecessary to speak. S Ou .ere a 3 0 em e ‘
These are 1.ec0,.dS which Shall never. be-organizing the country for war and keep-
t t n th to the slioul-
butions made, of the increasing work of
f01`-gotterh  "ll'lg`0U1"3‘I”lIly  O S F8 g' ,
Are we maintaining the pace? When tiers of the Mmlsterewho have most to. do
in carr in out a olic of reconstruction.
the danger signal first sounded a wave of M y g p y
patriotic enthusiasm swept over our pro-
vince carrying' men from all walks of lifcl
was hailed as ahéro ‘cheered to `th'e` eclio»
. h ,  ’ _ _ _ - ltlie Military Hospitals Commission was a
ds e Offeled himself on the ‘mal of hu’ ood ie aration for the lai'ger duties to
country. When cash contributions were g -_ p'_‘P
with the result that the province gave vo- y
had been exacted of it in taxes in many p -V
No one can have a more important or hea-
vier task in that work than the man in
, _ _
~ harge of this new De ' rtment Sir
into the inalestroin of war' each volunteer C - ' . Pa - f
’ - .James Lougheed’.s_ser.vice at the head of
. k . . . . which lie is now called. Hon. F. B. Mc-
dS~ ed fo] they Wele cheerfully donated Curd is to be Parliamentary Secretary
._ ‘ .- _ - . . . . _ and Mr. Samuel A. Armstrongis to be De-
Wluntauly In these t-mee feels mole than' ut Minister of the new Department. As
l took u taxi one day to go to thc
oiliccs oi' the Department ol Ag;-igul.
i~‘\i`€- “ilSlllll8l0n. and not having not-
ed llic route the driver had lukeii
“limi |_‘1ll\0lll30d. I wanted to lliid' the
most dirccl way buck to- the Food Ad-
niiiiistiatloii so I uskod ii brlghl.~look-
ing young colored muii. "l’se jes
gfwliie dat dfrectlon myself, boss” he
said. and I \\'u'lked along with liliii.
I-ic was quite voluble and anxious to
lllllJHI‘L lnfcrniutlon. I-ie told ine ull
about tho black ouksi that ure such a
feature oi’ the grounds, gave me inet-
iculous details ot the height und size
<‘l` the Washington Monument, and
desceiided at length upon the great-
ness of the Father ol' his country.
“Ho jcs woz it big niun. woz Guwge
\\'a.sliingtoii,"_ he went ou. “Ile sur-
talntly woz. W'asliing-ton woz mighty'
Lind and ai fodder to thc cullud pop-
you-lutioii. Dat's why dere’s so niaiiy
li;-.wge Wasliiiigtoiis in de South. Say.
he _woz ics clur good.”
.~\s wo neared the Food i\dniiiiis‘-
lrutioii Building lic .-stopped and ro-
inurlicd; “I ies live round iiynli; but
¢n_\', boss, l`se want to clarify my
niind soine. l’vc hearii tell ai lot about
ills ya’i Food Adiiiiiiistratioii. .les
irliai DOES it signify In ti few words
I tried to answer one of the big
‘lpn-siioiis ul' Aii1e|'i<'n.
'"l`;ii\ks, lhiil docs clarll‘_\‘ seine, hnl.
isuy. bo:-s. dc food AM pretty high.
:iin’t it '° and lie waved' ine good-bye.
'l‘hc reasoning ol’ that colored :nan
'l‘heie is ii ve y eluboiate g
zatlon of publicity-education being.
the keynote of the efforts towards
production uiui coiiservuticii-cni-
bracing the whole line ol' liil'orni:ition_
agencies of the couiitr_\'_ including,
press, pulpit, schools, speakers. wo~i
iiion’s. orgiinlzutloiis, cui'toon and silllll
urt.ists,advertisiiig bureiius and all the
rest of lt. There is not a nook or can-i
ny of the United States thnl. is not
reached in some ol’ t'-iese ways or bi'
all ot'- them. Wltli the American gen-
ius for invciitlveness and ciliclency'_
the orgaiiizutioii is inecliunlcziliy and
in substance perfect. And yet. with Il*
campaign ol' six nionths hard mul' ag-
gressive work tlic uttitude of :£0,000.-
000 people is that oi' the colored man
i spoke,oi`-groping curiosity; 120,000.-
000don`l know. und, so far, don't cui»~.
The other” 40.000000 are cn the job.
»'l‘lie 40 per cent is ii wonderful rcs-
ult-u revolution cl' ecoiioiiiic- nicih-
ods and rendjustineiit to an cntlrcl_\'l
new situation-in six nionths.
'l‘lierc are nuincrous divisions :ind
subdirisioiis ill-uliiig with every food
coiiiiiioilily o|` thc l`nllcd Stiiles- and
every roiiilitiui alfcctiiig the prod\ic~
tion, sale and t1'ls-lribuiion ol' food’
froin the problem of controlling iind|
liniidiiigtlic Cuban sugar supply down'
to the \\'rupp0i‘. or no \\'i'npper lliiit
should be used iis il container ol' an
hint' ol' bread. Mr. Hoover iias sur-,
rcunilcil himself' with liuiid-picked ex-
perts in cvei'y linc ol' roiniiierciail ninl`
.iiiduslriiii uctlvity' in thc l`nilcd
was pretty iiiu_cli like that oi?-nnost~»StuwsT-_lezlllevs..m muh. ow" |mUs_
of us, and his mind was not less clear
on the particular subject of food con-
trol than in the majority ol’ crises. I
pi'acl.iCtil business n\cn_ who know
everv wrinkle and turn of ihc lnisin-
ess- cl' the coniinuditv llwy ill*-‘ CHIHCU
.'_:iii ;:oin;.;. to try and explain ur first. up`_'m K0 udmimStm__-and HB “,L,u_ _“_
in ii gene;-al way, und thei_i_inoic in puns in Smlmmmh diUwU_._`__ L.hL.m_
“emu just what it does Signnyn' lstrv_ lmiisporluiioli, ziinl' ii|\ui\ci‘--
'|`7\£’ F004 1\¢1"l1“i5U`ail0" of we nieii lor the lnost part Hiring their
Ynited States was organized about sU,.,,iues U their L.0“ml.)_ fm. me Um.
ihff ='1“lU time that Uiilmduvs Feod snprenie purpose ol' winning the wiir
Control was admini:-‘ti‘utloii and con- “.i.m me mmmiohg uf msd, With the
niiziiiiiiig ibut in practice inean the
saine thing in the two coiiiitries-uiul
.\Ir. Herbert Hoover, a Mining Engin-
eer by prol'essiou_ who had' done such
great work in connection with the
- ll lei' Fund. was appointed
pointiiieiit, -he bro gl _5 _
small bevy ol bright business men
U01 CXIJYESSEG dlff'~’|`em Shades el, few exceptions oi' ineii like Drs. 'l`i\.\'-
lm- and Kellogg, iiutli0ritics_on dicl-
cties .and Dr. Pearl. Statisticinii. they
I "l 5
iwccii the civil und the fighting torc-
os-.it is through lhe`deteriniiiuti3n ot'
the \\'iir Trnilcs lioiiril; as recom-
ineiiiluil bv the l"nod Adniinlstiiition.
thin wc get what we export from the
l.'i.i|ci| Status hi fond and allied pro-
ducts, iind that exports ure perinltteil
li: Europe and elsewlieic. There arc
4:- State I-‘ood Aduiliilstrutloiis, each
with ii Slate Adinlnlslmator ul its
head- men more carefully sclectec'
than senators uie, und about their ur-
erage-each with its 0\Vll 0l'811I\iZl\l-'
ion 1'or State purposes. i<‘or three days
I :itlriulcil a_i.-oiiveiition ot' Food Ad-
iiiii\isli'utors_ Federal and Stutc rep-
ieseiitatlvcs, and was present ut a
bunf|ueI_ nt wlilcli they' iilltblllletl. Hill]
it would bo difficult to bring together
it iliier. more intelligent, inure bus-
iiicss~likc, niore earliest-liiliidell set ol'
nlcn in .»\iiiericu. At ilie convention
the prcblenis ol' food control were
llireslicd out in detail, and i never
dh? und ni-_ver could before mullze
how niniiy ol' all kinds of things uf-
fcclcll cvcr_\'ll|liiu» else. i"oi" nearly Ii
dai lin-so cornust nien. ii nnniber ol'
liieni snociiillsls, discussed so sini-
plc ii nuitrei as ii loaf ol' brcaul for
war liinc. and hours were consumed
in ilcriiliiig wiietlier the wheutless
dur should lic Sunday or \\'edi\cs-
dai'-so ininntc arc the soiisiderations
wiilrh uilcct and govern the conduct
of ¢\\'i~r_\' ii\ilu.~:lry. 'l`o cai'1‘_\‘ out the
ziiins and objects ;:l"|`uo15‘ i‘ontr|.>i. you
niust Iiiirc the co-opei°aiioii ul the
nicn ciigaigcd in every lllie»0L'-~ acLi\‘--
ity, You niusl hare ug1‘ceiiien1_ coni-
proiiiisc. secriiicc uni? that above all
tliings olsc iiivolvcs- iiiiderstaiidiliir.
l siibniit to i-:ii'pi|ii.', ciitii-s~-iiiiil l
uni not :Living to sii_\ lliiil 1-i'iIii-isiii. cv-
i-ii if ill-l`i;uiul\\il. is noi inns; us\'i`iil lo
ii food controller in kiinwinp the re-
quireinenls ol' cducutioii-A-il' it body
ot' such inen iill. euriiesily_ voluntar-
ilv :ind \vholl_v coiiizeiitiniiiig t`.ie-lr
iiiiiids upon the concrete lloc-Li limb'
lcins ol' the nation cannot arrive at
tin-_ best possible solution, who can?
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fills Gllarlulialuwn lluanllan g  - ~ wnlirunnnm i »- I- i i  ~  t   d  - i
 _ ,_ - l sequent slump in prices. _ _ u‘I,§,‘§,‘,2’[,_,,‘§,“,,,§;.. §',‘,‘,"`,_,f,‘,’§§f‘ C"_f,,_,“,§°_§f"§. his ii-0.-iii. iui-. aww- im associated’ Dh||_1 5E|_5g-||0||3._FoR
 -- If the estlmate as to the quantlty of po- _ coinpui'ison.- has at present nn nrl'niin~ "
lstrntive stuff of 74. The United
' °’lMDrnin||'Qaily (founded 1891). $3.50 per year. (Deliv- ll8.t08S ln tl'l€ COUllt1'y lS COl'l‘€Ct, and tll§1'€ States- Food Adiniiilstratlon has an ium and dm,-iblnol. 0,- m.acu,,n|_
_ uuiumimi iieiiniaiis _»
Gi/'
furnished by W. S. Louson
“CHEER UP"
’l`he"ton ue h _
limit-5 uiidgsyiiipgttllily. its minmry or
~“”“ vemivt' be' sccideu inn 1
lioizlscoruged into goodness. Wei:
F r - - .
tiiazoiittixiilatii 'reilldeiiile~ivii1i?iai;0llliuh\fflity
illlflllgli lil'e curing sorrows, ullh,-55?
disc-ciitents, _ lieulllng. eiimltles awe f’
ening bitter fountains, scattering he I
piiiess and good-will. ae
_W0ne such nature can influence an
entire oominuulty, just iis one nower
will crowd a rooni with sweet odors
Get ull the good there is today
D;n’t fret about toiiioirow, '
'l`liere‘s trouble 'round us all the time
What need is there to borrow? Y
The wise man gets what joy he ,_-hu
And lenves the fool' his lc-ily. '
He knows. too inuch to waste lils' life
iii glooin and inelunch~sly.`
Look on the bright side every time
.Don't waste your days repiiiing,
\\'hcn any cloud looks dark and dull,
Turn out the silver lining.
Ho wise! Be ci\ee‘rl`\il,brlglit, und lil-.n1_
Iiruve to thc fool his folly,
And let your iuotto be; "Ulieer up!"
Your rule ot' life: “Be jolly!"
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And in concluding this urticlo, just
lrt nie soy that in ull essential things
lfiaiiziila-iii so far as conditions are
-slinilar. and there are many features
oi' siniilarity in cc-iidltlons betwccii
the two countries-hias from the out-
svi. been proceediitl; on the ghme
broiu. lines in respect of food con.
trol. and will. with the whole-souleii
co-oporiitioii ol' the people, arrive at
the .--niiie suiistuiiliul results. In my
next l shall outlliie the general pol.
ivy of the Uiiit.ei1_S_t¢1.teii Food Auiiiiii-
istratiou as expounded to me by some
oi' its leading spirits, and as it sceni-
ed to ine deducible from the much-
lncry in operation.
'_ .3
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like had beee_uS\s0cmte{1 “limi  Girls patent und' gun inetiil burtoiicd boots at $1.85.
}:'_‘\"‘T|,’e.""d_d{’l t le  euihgm wus \Vonien's high cut. gun metal sizes 21/; to 7 at 153.50.
efmU`:Ju0n`tf\;ub,.O‘;l5 mis of udm||1igf_ These boots arc extra good vuluo l`or the price. (fall and see tlieni. -
Belgiaii el (_ .
to its head. in niitlcipatloii of his up- l. 
u it to 'ether ii _ ‘\,,
flume up i
tration upon which work hue been V _ _ ._
' ' Silk Holeproof Hosiery 3
developed and expanded in dct.nll.'1`hc we Sen H0|ep,-ogf H°s|e,~y_ G 0  F B R () S
iucinbers of the adiniiiistrutlve stall. wear 5 momhs qua,-ante¢d_ \ months, wear guaranteed.
l I*
7 . _ .1 l Q
b Parliamentary Secretary of Military Af- .
years previous. It _is possible", even pro - fairs Mr Mccurdy has had to do with
able _ that the patriotic fervour touched ’
’ - - _ _ __ many problems affecting the soldiers, and
only the patriotic’ that the genelous fel has been a strenuous worker in that con-
voui touched onl' the fei i'o ‘ .
y e le ue =ti ii. Mi Arinstroii did ood servicc
buttlie response was, apparei tlv at le' t lm”   _- ' . . g ' g . W " , 1 \ @ `
general and We were justly pl_]0u~d of W‘;iu;ialT‘idii1;)e]ct01- of the Military Hospitals Com- Q [£7 / Q Q
u.'.'.}.-dl _ 4' SS. ._ ‘ ~ _
o_i_ iovince ia _ _c_one_ _ ‘ v _ _ .V 1 tin _ _ 4 J V J
 yi:/e are not mamtammg the p,we_ Ou, The adiniiiistratioii of affai s re a_ g
enthusiasm is c0Q1ing_ We are looking for to returned soldiers was not uiiprovided __ _ _ I
excuses to shirk our duty. We are trying for 01' unattended te before the new De' / _ . .... ... `
‘_i9~'_li=15’. upon other shoulders the burden we partment .Was established' But the ma.eh1` C if V I '
' ourselves- should carry. Our Military Ser- “ery required developmg and emerdma'
, _I Vice Act has made many unpleasant 1,eVe_ }ting, bféing of ithe klilnd siiitlableofolr ogily the
lations. Designed to exempt every man eayly F’ ages 0 Sue 3 Worm .ny Y een'
whose' woi'k could, under the most gene- Stltutlngdbgerels to mget Sitluatlons if “EEF
rous interpretation, be construed into es- arose an lseesed t emse V95 “Ou _ 9
sential productive labour, pitiful excuses Government fhspese lof llome busmesg
il
liavebeeii framed to evade it. Partizan ‘thfown “pen lt W ‘en me re um nlovemen
criticism has been indulged in to palliate of the Soldiers was yet 3 St1'ag.g1m.g Une'
the excuseg and if possible, to make the The time came when the oi'ganiz_ations for
- ~ ’ - th - k i - a - -
act_i_iiell`ect1ve. We need a revival in our 4 ‘Syler ld themeelvee t9 be lfneorpow'
patriotism' \ve need still to appeal as we ted in the “ge” Orgamzation 0 3 591331"
did three years ago, to the best that is in ‘lite Depalielellt Ofd the.t(1;1°V§mn.1e.?t hav'
usp If th . _ th h _ _ ing _everyt ing to o wi t e civi re-es-
ele me Ose W Om Such an dp tablishinent of our fighting men. There
ipeal will not touch there is all the more d h. '.11
,reason why it Should be made, made can be no oubt that t_is wi mean not
only greater efficiency in the methods of
stronger and clearer than ever before The d .1
__ _.ml ._ _ _ _ _ _
_ 3; 5-- _ great majority of our Peo le ha h ealing with the men whi e they are in the
 commendable energy in the) wai'.Wl7s7ghd)ev hands of the Government and the cawying
,__ there were those who did not-, The pI,0_ out of sound 1deas_of statesmanship to the
i ~  .ai ' - _ ii- - great national business of putting the sol-
h
vince as a w ole did well and if we will d. h _ f h
`f`<]”if§=;1’_.1 _ cessary taxation for the up-keep of our en e
  schools and charities with the same ener-
 f . _
  turn the energy we have shown in the ear- Miers Ong elrdeet m  e economic Sense of
f-_%.;,;#1;p;°;F_§';_:_ ly stages of the war” to the building up of e wer ’ ‘m ensuring them not only il
 1`,§l__i»=§,,;i,;_:2_"‘. 3 our province, if we inspire each other to square deal’ but grateful treatment at the
 greater effort, if we contribuate to our ne- ganéisdof the eountry they S0 bf`aVelY de'
gy as we did voluntarily, we shall have a ‘ YOTES
'be worthy of those who have sacrificed so
4]' " much on Our behalf Lord Northcliffe_ is appointed control-
_,é_.,;_.w!_;._;;_.,§,  f,” Q- O ler of propaganda in _enemy _countries
 \`__' t V i -- - -- Beaverbrook was appointed _Minister of
.2  ‘IM ~:» J POTATO PRICES Propaganda at large. The British Govern-
1 ly up _ r ment _seems to be a strong believer in prin-
t I ters ink.
_dllajiiimpus in the opinion that the present V
.high price of potatoes will not be maintain-
edimuchlonger. It is pointed out that there
is-a_ considerable surplus in Canada and the
United States imported somewhat largely
ling duri_ng the fall and winter were caus-
ed by difficulties in transportation. The
United States mported somewhat largely mg purposes'
from Canada, not because they had few of I bolf lgliirch conéeislin lillre ablion dit is in duty
_ _ _ _ _ _ un o_go ou 1 e a am an vice versa.
them to the market. Similarly in Ontario Many will look anxiously at the manner
their own but because they could not get
th9I`€ Were large quantities but they were
being fed so slowly to the large centres that
there was a continuous scarcity and high
prices. With the improvement in trans-
The German army rush _into Russia is
accounted for chiefly by a desire to strip
the invaded territory of everything of va-
lue and turn the inhabitants into slaves
to_ produce food for the Germans. Peace _
with Russia is useful only for requisition-
of' the blustering month as it enters and _ d
will holpe o_r _fear accordingly. 'There is a p
genera opinion that we have had about t »- _ ________1
enough winter for one season and the wea- A _
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nearly all the Caroets c
over a year late' in 'mak
the old prices.
We Have all
New est Des
Welton, Axminste
Squares, Stair Carpets, H
is quite as large and as w
ing a small deposit hav
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at Prevailing Prices.
can select the Carpet which pleases you, and by pay-
e it put away until you wish -to take
want Carpets---see
 our magnificent
stock
;   .,111 §Pi11<= Of. the War, and the tre-
el mendousiy High prices which i'Hs"tfnnisi ‘
are now asking we are splendidly pre- _
pared to sell you Carpets.
Our Prices Are Much Less Than
Mill Prices Today
ly fortunate in our buying and received
ontracted for. Some of the mills were
mg delivery-but we got the goods at
Kinds, all Colo s. all the s
igns in Every Weave
r, Velvet, Brussels, Tapestry Carpets i_n
earth Rugs and Mats. Our stock todaiy ~
ell assorted as any we have ever shown.
We Advise You to Buy That Carpet Now. When These ~
Goods Are Sold Out We Won’t Be Able to Buy or Sell Carpets
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portationzfacilities after the winter stormsltherwise are predicting an early spring.
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