Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1910 — SIMPLY A HOLD-UP. [ARTICLE]

SIMPLY A HOLD-UP.

As The Democrat has heretofore shown, the universal price of shaves the country over is 10 cents, and in most places this includes a neck shave. This is the price at Monticello, Delphi, Frankfort. Lafayette (except the Lahr House), Fowler and Kentland, all county seat towns in this vicinity and all except Fowler and Kentland larger towns than Rensselaer. v Here some years ago the barbers formed a combiriation to boost prices and added a nickel extra for a neck shave. There was no particular kick on this, for no one had to take the neck shave unless they wanted it. But it’s the history of all trusts that they never get enough, and the recent advance here of 50 per cent in the price of slhaves demonsrates what a trust will do when it can. As heretofore stated the cus-

tomary prices of shaves is ten cents., The average citizen will wonder why Rensselaer barbers should charge a half more than the barbers of neighboring towns and the country over.