Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1920 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Carrying aTon a Mile for less than a Cent Freight rates have played a very small part in the rising cost of living. Other causes —the waste of war, under-pro-duction, credit inflation — have added dollars to the cost of the necessities of life, while freight charges have added only cents. The average charge for hauling a ton of freight a mile is less than a cent. A suit of clothing that sold for S3O before the war was carried 2,265 miles by rail from Chicago to Ix>s Angeles for 16J4 cents. Now the freight charge is 22 cents and the suit sells for SSO. The coat of the suit has increased 20 dotlaro. The freight on ft has increased only S| cento. Other transportation charges enter into the cost of the finished article —carrying the wool to the mills and the cloth to the tailors —but these other charges amount to but a few cents more. The $lO pair of shoes that used to sell for $5 goes from the New England factory to the Florida dealer for a freight charge of 5% cents —only one cent more than the pre-war rate. , Beef pays only two-thirds of a cent a pound freight from Chicago to New York. American freight rates are the lowest in the world. <Jhis advertisement is published by the Association of ßailway Executives Thou duiring information concerning tho railroad situation may obtain literature by writing to The AMoeiation of Railway Executivu, 61 Broadway, Now York.

MILLIONS Of DOLLARS TO LOAN ON INDIANA FARMS By the Federal Land Bank of Louisville Long Time Low Interest Pays Itself Out ASK US ABOUT IT UNION TWP. FARM LOAN IASS'N. Phone 907-J, PARR, IND.

INSURETN ini: Muni imp once Asniion Of Benton, Jasper and White Counties. Insurance in Force December 81, 1918 88,679,094 The average yearly rate for the 24 years this Company has been in existence has been but 24 cents on the SIOO Insurance, o r 12.40 per SI,OOO. State Mutual Windstorm insurance written U connection. MARION I. ADAMS Rensselaer; 8. A. Brusnahan, Parr, and J. P. Ryan (Gillam tp.) Medaryville, R. F. D.; Wm. B. Meyers, Wheatfield; V. M. Peer, Knlman, are agents of this Company and will/ be pleased to give you any further information. Stephen Avalcy, Rensselaer, la the adjuster for Jasper county.