Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-01

are about 1t, they ought to take n
dig at the express business. There
IL no, reason under heaven why
small parcels should not he carried
through the mails, ut very low
rate Of postage. The express bust,
ness il as miserable q monopoly as
the telegraph, and needs reforming
as much. TO get dress from Bos,
ton to Omaha costs almost ~ much
rs the dress, and to some points n
great deal more. There IL no rea.
sou why the mails should not be
used for the transportation of Ger.
tain matter; if the people are wise
they will pay some attention to
these matters this winter.
TIE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
There is no longer any question,
there is an improvement in bust.
ness. The enormous crops of this
year are burdening the lines OF
transportation both by water and
land, money is being sent ont of
the city by the million to move the
crop, and that money, distributed
ut once, is putting life into trade,
and very vigorous life. 1t is u fact
that the wheat crop of the year
will average more than twenty-five
bushels to tho acre, taking the coun.
try together, which is something
never known before, and the corn
crop will be equally large; and this
enormous yield comes when the
country is bare of grain, and when
II great war in Europe takes away
all the competition we have always
had in supplying brcadstuffS, keep
ing the price up to a good round
figure. Add to this the fact of an
absolute settlement Of our internal
troubles by the wise policy of Pres.
ident Hayes, the fact that we have
got back almost to % gold basis,
and that the depreciation has gone
on until we have struck bottom,
and he must be a croaker indeed
who cannot see better times very
closely ahead. The effect is new
perceptible in this city. The mer-
chants from the interior are here in
force, with pleasant faces, and those
who came to buy five thousand dol
lars are, under advices from home
since they left, buying ten tllous
and. One publishing firm in Bos
ton has sold $4,000 copies Of a new
book in the first three weeks Of it's
publication, something unheard of
since 1873, and other intimations
of returning prosperity are not
wanting. And this is going to be
permanent. Our exports are now
largely IN excess of our imports,
the food OF gold instead of going
abroad is setting this way, and En-
rope is contributing to us instead
Of our contributing to Europe. We
are exporting goods to Europe, and
so good reputation have our goods
that in China, Japan, and South
America the English are labelling
their fabrics 'American." in order
to sell them. There is no use in
hanging back any longer. We have
struck bottom, and from this time
we shall rise and rise very rapidly.
VARIOUS.
1t is true that Jay Gould made
four millions of dollars by his
shrewd manipulation of Western
Union, and the subsequent consoli.
latiOn. The weather is very hot.
and the death rate among children
IS fearful. The coaching folly is
about played out. The young
floods have got tired of playing
English coachmen, and now that
he novelty is worn off, the young
aides have discovered that the
a mily carriage is ever so much
more comfortable. And besides, it
ltfords an equally good chance to
show their clothes, which is the
main object of a New York girls
life. The people are coming back
rom the SUI INNER resorts, and the
ity is looking a trifle more gay.
The avenues and park drives are
Hing up again with the family in
tead of the coachman and cook.