Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 21, 1918, Winnipeg, Manitoba 12 Manitoba free press Winnipeg Jared at june time profitably spent is verdict of there tellers provincial Contention comes to a close with the election of officers merchants by Resolution place themselves at disposal of the Farmers the fourth annual convention of the Manitoba retail merchants association came to a close with yesterday afternoon s session. Although flip meetings were not so largely attended us had hoped for and its. The calibre of the speakers from the South warranted of the organization Are satisfied that the has been profitably spent arid much Benefit has been derived fa1- those who managed to attend ail or even a few of the sessions. The Rod Cross Campaign through out the province hindered a great number of the members of the merchants association from attend ing the convention the Scarcity of competent help to leave in of Large of their business kept others at Home and in addition the present part of Juno j3, As a Rule an exceptionally Busy time for the Mer chants both in the City and coun try stores. The convention however cannot possibly be regarded As anything but a Success in spite of the some meagre attendance at one or of the sessions. Officers elected for the Fol Heads provincial retailers Assn. Packers disagree with controller say profits Are regulated by proceeds toward enquiry replying to controller Gray at the Board of control meeting yesterday City solicitor Hunt said he had been waiting for written instructions from Board before sending a letter to the packers regarding pork prices. He added that he had gone into the procedure to be adapted arid would Send a letter to the packers immediately the Board s letter reached him. The Board thereupon decided to hand the letter Over personally. Referring to the appointment of a food Board for the Dominion or. Hunt said the first thing the Board did was to allow the packers and Millers More margin than they Ever expected to get. _ statement of packers controller Gray made a pretty broad1 statement said the profits of the packers were per hog and i am thinking he will have a hard time to to prove his statement. At least he might have consulted with some of the packers and got statements from them before he proceeded to attack without facts to go. Industry that is As nearly 100 per cent perfect As it is possible to make this statement was by an official of the Swift Canadian pack ing concern today in connection with the broadside delivered at the beef and pork packers yesterday in the Council chamber of the City Hall. Are not profiteers nor Are we Are just out to make a living out of our he added. Practically 75 per cent of the pork products of local firms is contracted for by the Allied buying commission said this official and the Price paid for it fixed by the commission. As to the remaining 25 per "cent., which is sold to the portion of it which came from the 21 cent hogs was sold at a big loss be cause the packers did not Advance their prices to the retailer proportion ate to. The Advance in the Price of live hogs. Consequently when the Price of live. Hogs dropped it simply meant that it was. Down to a Point where the Pac Kaera could sell without los ing but did not drop far in Nougle to allow them to drop their prices on the dressed sent up by higher a Fomand. Pork tenderloin and spare ribs had gone up. Slightly the official said but that was due to the increased demand brought on by food Board allowing these of pork to be served on. Meatless Days. Can t Seo any excess profits in pork or said one of the Mem Bers of the Swift Canadian co. Our profits Are All regulated by the food Board anyway a d we go. Beyond the set big jump a retail Butcher interviewed regard ing the Advance in the of tenderloin said that it had. Gone up from 34 cents per Pound wholesale within the six weeks and up to 43 cents. He had simply quit offering it for Sale. Spare ribs which once could be had for 5 cents per Pound were now costing the retail Butcher 19 a Price which this dealer thought prohibitive and he had ceased carry ing them Lor Sale. Appointment s to staff of agricultural College the department of agriculture of the local government yesterday announced the appointment of the Fol lowing to the staff of the agricultural College Community worker Manitoba agricultural Esther Thompson. Professor of household miss Mary Kelso vice miss e. Eadie resigned. Assistant in Dairying. James vice to. A. Crowe resigned. Lecturer in horticulture and 1 v. Mitchener vice j. A re Neilson resigned. Lecturer in household miss Bernice Wright. Experimentalist in the Field Hus Bandry h. Ellis. The appointment of miss Esther Thompson a graduate of the College As Community worker Marks a. Forr Ward step in the new phase of work which has taken such a hold popular mind. All the appointments Are ant and the new members of the staff will play a prominent part Dur ing the next Terca. Prominent Winnipeg business Man has been elected provincial president of the retail merchants association succeeding j. W. Kelly. Were ordered to be sent to every re Tailer in the province. It is expected that the Merchan Dise display including the Coal demonstration which has been held in connection with the convention will be continued until tonight. Morning session a message eloquent of the Chang ing order of things and demonstrating beyond the slightest doubt the retailers attitude toward prohibition was drafted at the morning s ses Sion of the retail merchants conver Tion and will be despatched to new j zealand where a Temperance Cam t reign is about to be opened. I w. D. Fla Ley who will leave shortly for new zealand in the interests Canada food Board Cook food Well goes farther famous for the Beauty Quality and service of its merchandise advertiser s club i i pm parm Friday june 2 1st store 9 a.m., closes 6 Telton main. 3121. Canada food Board no. 170. O f prohibition ared f Lei ui11u1l1uii, Chi Lowins tear at yesterday afternoons merchants and or upon opinion As to the before the a. Express lain pfc opinion As to tote effect which Marwe vice president. A. J. Box. Prohibition Nas had upon the life and Souris second vice. . Higgins Bug Ness of the province of Manitoba. Unanimously pass Resolution the convention left no room for vice. A. F. Treasurer t. A. Connell Secretary. J h. Curie. The representatives to the Ixo Kinlon Board were elected follows j. Kelly c. F. Rannard Horace Chevrier j. A. Banfield a. F. Hip guns. Several resolutions left Over from the morning session were wound up. Among them. One concerning the present parcels Post rates. This re solution was introduced by a. F. Hig fins acid stated that it was opinion of the meeting after Mak ing full inquiries into the subject by a special committee that the rates charged by the Dominion government for the carrying of parcels by Post Are not sufficient to cover Cost of same and that the executive be instructed to request the government to increase the amount to cover the Cost of this service. This Resolution passed. I at disposal of Farmers realizing the supreme necessity of greater production and in order that our soldiers and those of our allies May have an ample Supply of food and munitions be it resolved Chut the retail merchants of Mani Toba place themselves and employees at the disposal of the farm ers for the purpose of assisting them in every Way ,1 he foregoing Resolution was Pasiecki unanimously and copies of it Stehna doubt As to the Way the members of he association regarded the pro i Ilon act. And the delegates were j unanimously in favor of sending the j following message to new zealand i j while Many new factors have entered into business conditions i during wartime yet we Are con Vinced the enactment of j prohibition has not had a Detri l mental effect on business As a u whole. I on the other hand we have had Many evidences of larger purchasing Powers on the part of Tho Public particularly the wage earners. Old debts have been paid and Cash business has been increased. As to the general benefits of prohibition to the Community they have become so evident after two years trials that any proposal to return to the old or Der of things would receive Little if any behind War Effort among the More important resolutions passed at the morning s ses Sion was one which was moved by j g. A. Markle and seconded by j. W. J Kelly placing the merchants on record As being in Earnest co opera runts non the pc Etna Iwach a Oft . Lima reflex ask your Barber for an application of hair tonic at All Barber shops Tion with the Dominion government in anything which will serve to fur ther the main efforts of the country namely the prosecution of the War and the production of food. The convention also went on record As being desirous of More strict regulations for the governing of transient traders hawkers and pod Foyed i Lars and a Resolution was passed i asking that the merchants be re Quested to study the provisions of the transient traders act and ask for the regulation of such transients. The Resolution also urged that a License fee be required of such Deal Era to conform with the tax required from local business men. A Resolution complimenting the i University of Manitoba on its action in establishing a Short business course for retail was passed and in addition it was moved that the merchants co operate with the University in every possible Way for the establishment of a chair Commerce. Emphasizes Community spirit of Lakefield was to have spoken at the afternoon i convention but on account of hav ing to leave the City he made his address in the morning. He further developed his theme of wednesday speaking More fully on the value of the Community spirit and the rela i Tion of the Farmer to the Community. Or. Clark declared that the Farmer is just As much interested in the life of the Community and its moral future As the Man in the town and should be encouraged to join the Community he gave some excellent reasons Why the Man on the land is needed in these clubs i among them being there Are 10 times As Many Farmers As the next largest class engaged in any one the buying Power the Farmer is 52 per cent and the merchant in town should win. His Friendship and Goodwill and get his business the Farmer buys every i thing the town Man buys has plenty of Money and usually pays j the town is absolutely dependent on the Farmer and his Success in raising Grain and live co operation Between town and coun try spells Community the speaker said that the people should tear Down the social bar that is supposed to exist and meet the. Farmer As an equal. J some essentials to Community de Velo Pfent As seen by or. Clark Are j As follows election of competent men to fill Village reason j Able ordinances passed which up j hold Law order and do not encroach on the rights or liberties of those i who come to your town in any Capa management of your Muni Cipal affairs so. Fixed As to invite the j Farmer neighbors friends to Trade with you to find much to please and entertain As Well As guaranteeing j him ample Protection to life and j clean Clark claims that the starting Point of Community development is boosting your own business boost i he said along lines that will i increase your profits and at the same rime add to the welfare of your he stated that i Community development depends very largely on co operation and emphasized that this does not mean a combination of business interests for purposes of greater dividends. C. F. Rannard. Seconded by h. E. N. King of Neepawa moved a Hearty vote of thanks to or. Clark and other speakers from the United states for the inspiration and splendid services they had rendered the convention. An up to Date Art needlework department never of greater importance than . That s Why so Many Winnipeg women find this Section of our store so helpful. Clean new Stock and All of Hudson s Bay Quality. These Are the things that count. Added to them prices generously Lbw. Cushion tops and runners 69c each of Brown Linen oat meal cloth and in White also. Made pop Lin at 69c. Others in fancy patterns at 10c. Runners in Linen color Aud natural at 44c Centrepieces and runners 34c each a few Chintz run ners in effective Floral de in Blue and yellow repriced to 64c. Floor 3, Hudson s Bay. Longest Day of the year celebrated by too of an exceptional length suits for Young men and the men who stay Young Means Well bred yours at the we who know the care with which the materials in these suits were selected. The expert knowledge which went into their cutting the carefulness with which the tailoring was done and the close inspection each finished garment received feel sure they Are unsurpassed both in. Quality and style. Do not kno w these things we make a generous offer. To the first 25 purchasers of a Man s., suit in our menu Clothing department on Friday we will allow 20 per cent Oft the regular pricing. Choice will include All Plain and fancy tweeds and worsted suits. And Blacks Only excepted. In Plain figures from. To and models include society Brand and other much favored lines for main floor Hudson s Bay. Just to remind you saturday is a. Half Jioji Day and goods ordered saturday mor Ning Are delivered on to fonday. Your week end sullies on Friday and. Ins Are for yourselves our always and efficient service. Taking a Man s measure a mail s Meas ure is taken by the clothes he wears and if they were made to measure at the Hud son s Bay he n eed feel no Embarrass ment. Style qual Ity and expert workmanship will be notice Able in every line. Summer fabrics comfortable Cool. And Dressy in tweeds Wor Steps and flannels that will stand the stress of vacation or business Wear and always look Nice. The dressier blues and Blacks and fancy in a wide Range of Choice. Main floor Hudson s Bay. Men s bathing suits for the Good old sum Mer time 79c Stine Woven Navy material one piece suit with skirt. A dependable Well fitting garment priced exceptionally Low for Fri 79c. Men s Outing shirts shirts with. The coot Low neck made of Strong White Cambric. Suitable for Tennis playing boating and Holiday Wear. Thoroughly depend Able garments in All sizes from to main floor Hudson s Bay. Women s silk gloves 79c formerly and Are lines we Are Clearing out on account of the difficulty of securing new stocks and represent some of the finest makes. Colors Are White and Black with contrasting Points and Champagne and Grey women s summer ties 59c Silks crepe de Chene in Stripe effects japanese and Oriental while there Are ties in Plain colors including Black Rose Pink Royal Blue and Orange. Main floor Bay. And remnant dress goods 89c cd. Check suiting Serges Granite cloths and Tweed mixtures. Lengths from 2 to 4 Yards and excellent for skirts and children s dresses. Lustres 68c Yard Black and Plain Navy Lustre also Navy with a. White hairline Stripe. Splendid material for skirts and bathing suits. 38 inches wide. Floor 2, Bay. Delightful Wicker furniture in a Friday offering. 10 per cent. Off regular prices. Arm chairs and Cool looking clean fresh Wicker. Splendid for the Sun room Verandah or indeed any room. Wide and comfortable looking they in Vite you to take your ease prices Are rockers and and at and and though these prices Are very reasonable on Friday we will deduct 10 per cent. Floor 3, Hudson ii Bay. Jewelry and neck ornaments 25c Bright and Dull net neck lets in 16-Inch lengths. Plain and fancy beads also cuff links in Pearl and Gold filled. Formerly 25c and 29c, but Friday at 15c. An assortment of jewelry consisting of Gold filled brooches Jet bar pins cres cents and wishbones. Mesh purses and vanity cases with Chain attached and pretty Basket design rings set. With assorted stones. A selection in which values run mostly to the Dollar Friday at 25c. Main floor Hudson s Bay. Plain and fancy Silks Yard silk Poppins in Grey Sand Navy Brown and Taupe. Also in Sand grounds with coloured Stripe in Navy Reseda and Copenhagen Blue. Especially suitable for stylish separate skirts and summer dresses. 36 inches wide floor 2, Hudson s Bay. Women s and misses silk poplin and taffeta suits formerly and looking suits splendid for travelling or Street Wear. Are Navy Black Sand new Blue. Variety of becoming suits in Semi tailored and Dressy models. All Are silk lined. From 14 to 44. Japanese matting rugs most economical summer floor covering. In attractive patterns of Good colourings. Sx9ft. At at inches at inches at 39c. We have but a limited number at these prices an Early selection will be necessary. Floor Hudson s Bay. Women s silk thread Hose 85c pair Are exceptional value. Formerly and Are of Fine even weave with 4-ply libels and toes seamless throughout and equipped with Garter top. Colors include the favourites Black White and Grey. Sizes sy2 to m Lawn handkerchiefs formerly 75c per dozen for 50c White Lawn handkerchiefs half Inch Border. Very suitable for school children s use. Main Hudson s Bay. And remnant voiles 63.c and ends in English and american voiles of the highest Grade qual Ity. Materials that Are Woven from the Best yarns and coloured in Beautiful Floral and Stripe patterns. Lengths from 2 to Yards also some 6-Yard ends. 40 inches wide. 75c Plain and White Stripe votes 49c Yard finest Quality of Fine Plain White English voile. White Cotton crepe and fancy White striped of an excellent Quality and very desirable for blouses skirts and summer dresses. 40 inches wide. _ bleached damask 97c cd. A Raj. Famous bleached damask very Superior firmly and closely will give unlimited service. 72 Dainty summery millinery Valirie and Georgette crepe effects Dainty soft with sheer brims soft edges and corded Pink Pine White and Maize are1 the colors. Elegant trimmings such As french., Flowers Georgette ribbons and Wool novel ties. Maline hats Sailor brims of Maline with crowns of leghorn and Milan. Others All Maline in Black with French Flowers also Dainty flesh and pure White with corded Maline ornaments and veiled to floor 2, Hudson s Bay. Byo untrimmed panamas ten dozen of these sailors with dented rolling Side effects also mushroom brims in Ideal hats for boating or sports floor 2, Hudson s Bay. Women s pumps British made and of White Canvas with can Vas covered heels and leather soles. New clean footwear in the most wanted sizes no half at men s oxfords just fifty three and mostly Black calf american and Prince Rupert oxfords. Sizes 5y2, 6. 6% and 7, at per pair. Floor-2, Hudson s Bay. Floor 2, Hudson s Bay. Boy s White and Cream Wash hats 59c and Shady for the ther and made of a Strong washable material. Some have fancy bands very smart looking. For boys of from 3 to 6 years old. Boys Cambric shirts of a fipe Strong Earl drive with collars fancy grounds. A very Reli Able garment and in All sizes to fit boys of from 6 to 14 years. Years. Specially priced for Friday at s1.19. Main floor Hudson s Bay. Cups and saucers per half dozen lot 95c China cups and Sau Ceis in a useful size with White and Gold Clover Leaf. Floor 3, Hay. . Convention. G. Gordon drug co., licit cd Ottawa. June l. C. Me Kinney . Of Alberta reviewed Reform work in her province at j the session of the . Conven Tion this evening. Mrs. Gordon Wright delivered address advocating continued activity on the i party the organization and pro testing against the liquor traffic in England being allowed to Endang Canadian troops. Refrigerators Friday s special prices Are real Economy. Quality is the outstanding feature on Hudson refrigerators. Wall construction to insure proper insulation and All cases nicely finished in Oak put together. I no. 4 18 inches height 44 inches length ,28 inches. This is a Beauty for a Large family. Galvanized lined. Formerly no. 2 Width 17 26 41 inches. A useful size galvanized lined. Formerly no. 1 Width 15 22. 39 inches. Small family size with galvanized lining. Formerly i no. 62 the popular rounded Ash Case finished in dark Oak. Snow White enamel lining. Form Erly no. 66 double door food compartment and galvanized Iron ice chamber. A Large family size with Snow White porcelain enamel lining. Width 19 inches height 45. Inches. Formerly for floor 3, Hudson s Bay. Hudson s Bay style value blouses values that run from to these Are All in the most popular summer fabrics of Georgette crepe crepe de Chene heavy Abutai silk Antl silk taffeta. There Are Many Model blouses and these a e _ the one of a kind. The colors Are the softest shades of flesh Pink White Maize Champagne Rose Coral Brown Green Navy and there Are also some pretty str ipe smartest collection of blouses imaginable. Watch the windows for display women s summer weight Lisle combination suits formerly Aad Fine meet ebied finished and made. In Good wholesome american factories. With or without sleeves Lowne cd and Loose and tight knee. 34 to 44. Are lines which have now advanced very greatly in Price and offer a splendid Opportunity for Economy at floor 2, Hudson s Bay., California 15 1n0al, per pkg._.29c of Barley pkg., 29c Plum Jam a per . 240 smoked Wiltshire juice Welchs per bottle 10c, 30c and ._.55c Royal lobby a. Formerly 45c per Jar for ._.39c formerly Loc per tin at 3 for ._._.39c and Beans Clarks in Tomato sauce 3 tins ._.25c formerly 15c per tin at 2 for 25c vinegar e. D. Smiths bottle ___.28c pure. Cane a Antic 10 ibs. K i be marmalade no. 4 Brilliant yellow 10 ibs tins 67c Lor ._______._. _ g jellies Wilson s powders Mclaren For orly .10c-per invincible per pkg. At 3 sugar lactic 5 ibs. Pkgs., 58c Ripe soaked. Milk Kulm Abr formerly Loc p or tin at 3 for 25c p6r in fmforni., is rhubarb 11 ibs. For __._.25c tins. Manitoba White. 13 for per Bushel de whole or half cuts per in. 40c Rolls lean and mild per Swift s Premium per . 37c old and Snappy form Erly 35c per in. 2-lb. Pieces per in. ______._._____.jj70 meat shut Nice pure Sweet cover 3 in. Gross weight pure Sweet Clover 5 ibs. Gross si.67 main floor Hudson s Bay. 11 ;