Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 271, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1914 — Farmers Pay More for Harness On Account of the War. [ARTICLE]

Farmers Pay More for Harness On Account of the War.

A monster order for harness anil saddles by’ one of the European war nations is responsible, say 10-_ cal dealers, for an increase In leather of seven cent® a pound, which advances materially the cost of harness for farmers and all others using them. Of the order tor 30,000 sets of sixlhonse artillery harness and 90,000 saddles, the Studebakers got two-thirds. Their hardware bill alode is $35,000.