WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD

Patea Mail, Volume XLIII, 26 February 1919, Page 4

WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD

When the shoe clerk of the present day says, “Madam, these slices are worth their we : ght in gold,” he actually is not very far olf. A shoo manufactured in Lynn, Mass. U.S.A.. recently n ado tin in tares; ing experiment, says ibe ■‘lllustrated World.” Ho put onto a scale one dollar’s worth or a cer'ain grade of fine shoo leather, it.- put uni.o the o'-her scale one silver debar. The weight was the same in each case. So at tin- piv'-ont time a good piece of leather is actually worth its weightin coined silver (which is to say about ailurd more than plain bullion silver in ;ho liar) i-. no;, to be ctd'cd cheap. Of course, when we buy a pair of shoes for T2 we cannot say that there is actually two pounds’ worth of leather ft (hem, bociiu'e “style” value is at the ),'. ."on; time of such importance. It isafe to say. however, that soon *'■' I atreiiie style value will diminish a hi qIn can,-e w hen people finally realise tlm full value of leather itself, there will be plenty economically minded enough who are willing to buy shoes on their merits u ; footwear and for service alone.