The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-11-15
THE GREAT WEST.
Accurate Reflex Of the Present Economic
Condition Of This Region.
A Picture Of Agricultural Prosperity
Unequaled Elsewhere in the
World.
From the Chicago Tribune.l

From the Chicago Tribune.l
Noting the anxiety with which financial
signs and portents have been considered py
the people everywhere, Of late, tho Tribune
has called upon its correspondents to furnish
simultaneously a candid statement Of the
condition OF trade and manufactures in their
several localities. The reporters whos.' -,
plies are here colatcd are In nearly all cases
centrally situated In their counties, where
the people coming to court and 70 pay tneir
taxes have given their opinions ~ 10 the
good or bad aspects OF the times.
Three things become at once apparent IN
casual scanning Of the dispatches:
/. Two or three OF the great crops have
proven disappointing.
2, An enormous amount OF money mas
been sent out West, which accOHnts Tor the
wonderful development OF Dakota ana that
region.
!. The great farming class within the wide
compass Of this inquiry is wealthy beyond
common belief. !.
Just now the farmers have been touched ny
fears OF need In consequence OF short crops
In fields here and there, and have restricted
communications with the distributors, ana
made close times for the nOn-prOducers. But,
even with the thrift and caution OF the farm
crs, we see the manufactures In full blast,
and the reader will probably be astonished
with the array and the diversity OF Industries
which he may have believed Aourished only
at the intersection of scores OF trunk lines.
One OF the states, Wisconsin, 1t would
seem, has never seen fiusher times than now.
The complaints are loudcst In Iowa nnd Mich.
| ipan.
For the convenience OF the reader. pains
have been taken to tabulafe the answers
which accompanied these general reports:
sH Ii n n-th
the farmers will not sell at the present prices.
| which a,onc leaves a large amount OF actual
| wealth in their hands. With all this food
| treasure, the tables will make plain that the
| farmers have little need of extra money. In
| twO-thir,ls Of the towns trade IL good. No
/ more than the usual trouble, on the avcraoc.
/ ia realized in collecting, and the merchants
/ are in no sense Overstocked with goods. The
| manufactures are practically all running on
/ full time at good profit. Less than ~ per
/ cent OF the whole population LABOR undel
| discouraging conditions. Eighty per cent oi
the correspondents answer the concluding
question OF the circular with the word "Hopc-
4 full
The following circular was addressed to the
| correspondents;
IN rdcr To furnish us with Information as e
4 the condition OF business In your viciniay. VII
4 Won obtain for us answers to the fOsioWinl
Are present prices satisfactory 70 farmers? !.
/ What proportion Of their products remains ~
| their hands,
Are farmers borrowing more than usual IRON
| banks to carry their stun?
/ "a money tighter or easier than az TINS tine
i last year. -
/ Is mercantile trade good? -.
/ Are the farmers paying their store biiis
i promptlyg ,sa
Are the manufactures in your vicinity run
| ming on full time or half time!
i Are they making a good pront.
The replies are tabuated as closely rs pos
/ sblc below: