New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 14, 1915, Page 12

w Britain Herald” War Films 7 (Taken by the New York Sun) w o -ne s |l - Graphic Motion Pictures of Stirring Events in Europe With Lecturer to Explain dted in competition be- uccossor companies, in hes of the industry, but ected whololu.h or retail orations, now merged . Trade commission, ion of its report on ustry récently laid be- WVilson. Costs and Profits. ad large technical, the h the prices, costs aad seven companies into eral courts divided the 0 company in 1911 ebrated dissolution de- : e in: generdl such competi- ; ; ced the profits ‘ot - the > anies, conclusion or the old of competition between ipanies is discussed in ‘so hcts regarding prices, costs changes in-volume and heculu ithe courts re- gdiction of the case and the ‘of justice is making its tions into the manner in utfon decree is being ‘Points out, however, that comndnug thus created, . Fespective ' branches, 'fl!i:u any companies not h the “Combination.” Changes, lar brands,” says the her the prices to jobbers mers show important wing the dtesolution of Such competition jeloped among the succes- s did not result in price | nufauture since the dis- e found distinctly higher uplication of effart, ara | memlns Where thc' bill for the big combina- bout $11, 000,000 in 1911, ‘successor companies spent 23,600,000 in 1913, While increase in the. volume the ratio of advertising 0 sales doubled betwen 1919 . The aggregate profits ‘of | cocpanies in 1913 were 3 {;r about $1,230,000 less ofits ‘ot the ‘combinat] on_ the basis of an invs \proxii sul t, | “the | question is question is patrtly fo ppice making cor‘fim Tomorrow and Sunday, May 15 and 16 Afternoon 1:30 to 5:30 Evening 7:00 to 10:30 B T et e o Intrepid Operators Faced Death in the Trenches, at Sea and in the Open to Secure This Reproduc- tion of the Greatest War in History. The Spectator Is Introduced to Royally and Its Fighting Men Paéiages. of Several Nationaiities Who Are Gripping for an Advantage in the Present Colossal Struggie.’ THERE IS LITTLE LACKING BUT THE ROAR OF THE GUNS AND THE SCREAM OF THE WOUNDED e B THESE PICTURES AND REMEMBER WHAT GEN. SHERMAN SAID 0 packages, the ro-! Lare affected by ldw ests that price competition cilitated by amending the ablish a larger number 'of bacco packages with-smali- nces between them. or pto- iat all: kinds:'of tobacco muay and mmned ln wholesnle ‘them have Shown .increased ¥ since the dissolution. = o | PRICES— Lower Floor 25c, Balcony 15¢, Gallery 10c eedingly poor showing of |( since the dissolution this especially marked in nayy Turkish cigarettes. On the nd in long cut smoking theyv fone much: better since the d ;i ) n. In scrap tobacco: along|to sales. The chief explanation is profits have been greater than |apparently found in their small scale 2 ibination or successor com- | operations and less efficlent arganiza- . One of the principal causes | tion. The smaller companies have unfavorable profit showing M been at a marked disadvantage with companies has heen a much | respect to the cost of distribution.” tlo of manufacturing ' costs The decreasing fate of profit of the i ARE OFFERING 3 LOTS ON ALLEN ST. 'OR THE VERY LOW PRICE OF $250 EACH. FHESE LOTS. ARE 50x150 EACH. $25 DOWN, ' CE AT $5.00 PER MONTH. NO TAXES INTEREST FOR THREE YEARS. We also several acres which we are cutting up into little s of 1 acre each, which we have decided to sell at > W Jlow price of $250 for one, same terms as on y lots. If you are looking for a place to raise all our vegetables, you should see us at once as, at this price they will soon be sold, 1554 Stanley Street, City. Independents is ascribed to increases | but has not affected “l\nlosalp or re- in selling and advertising costs since | tail prices. The successor companies the dissolution. The genera} conclu- | have also competed with the smaller slons of the investigation are thus| tobacco concerns and, collectively, stated in the bureau's report: { | have won business from them in some Prices Not Affected. branches and lost to them in others “In conclusion it may be stated that As a consequence of competition tha % ;. B3 rate of profit of the successor com- the study of prices, costs, and profits | panjes has been reduced, although in the tobacco industry, without tak-! their ratg of profit is still high n ing into consideration other factors | #eéneral, this competition has =erious- in the competitive situation, indlcates | ¥ reduced the profit of the other that the decree of dissolution has re- | Companies. sulted ‘in.the successor companies’ “This reduction in profits has not compeéting. with each other for busi- | been caused by inoreased cost of ness in most branches of the industry, | manufacture, but by increased cx- Grand Millinery Display ._A_of.__ MRS. A. M. LOOMIS PRICES TO SUIT WAR TIMES A new lot just received of Panamas, Tuscans, Leizuria, Hemps, Barnyard Straws, Etc. Hundreds of made up Hats to select from that cannot be beat in style and price . Hats to suit all com- ers. 101 and 103 Myrtle Street,_ New Britain | other words, for tobacco products, and penses of distrihution, and principal- ly by the increase in expenditures for advertising. As the sale of tobacco products depends largely on the ad- vertisement of brands, competition in ' the tobacco business necessarily creases advertising expenditure. it may bhe true for other brand | articles, the so cost of the systsm of competition is largely found in ex- traordinary advertising expense, and this would seem to be inevitable foi brand articles so long as they have « propriotary ch cter.”” Five Sets of Triplets, (Mugkogee (Ok Dispatch to Kan- #as City Poat,) Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott, of High- land, Kans., are seeking a home with ' lots of land. They will need it, for although they have been married not quite ten years they had nineteen children, all boys, and thirteen are living. They hold the record for triplets, having five te to their eredit, and also two sets of twins. 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