Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-01-29
BUSINESS WANTS.
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Great Northwest.
Nlw YoBE, January 2s.-It would seem
that the mercantile and Misunderstanding
community oi the United States are pretty
we'll aroused 10 the necessity OF having the
present Congrsss enact uniform bankrupt
Law for The relisf OF the business interests
Of the country. At the present time repre-.
sentations of the boards Of trade, CONNER.
cial exchanges and banning associations Of
the United States sre at washin stsn. earn
esuy laborins for the passage of national
bankrupt Law, that is, for the enactment
OF the Lowell bill, ~ being the one which,
on the wheasr hss rrust to recomnend IL.
Il 10 . very siyaifcans fact thar the Plrlis.
ment OF Great Britain sas recsntiy sdoptsd
bankrupt Law, which, with few variations
embodies the leading features Of the bill
now being pressed upon the United States
Congress. The claim hss been advanced
that the business interests OF the West and
Northwest are arreJed against soms OF
The Prsvisioa, or the lowell DtN, =
and the notifications have been insisted
upon In favor Of the sections named. Il 10
altogether probable that the committee In
charge Of the bill viii yield 10 all reason
able demands In thiJ respect, 90 that the
measure shall win the substantial support
OF oil interests involv-d. IL would seem
that this union OF interests must be effect.
ed before the bill Is put upon its passage in
either the Hsuse or 5. nate. The Represen-
tatives from the West and Northwest evi-
IDENTIFY desire TO assume sn exemption TO
h. q
might hazard the possession OF their arri-
cultural Implements. Stating 10 dfnarent-
", il is the aim Of those wsyo tavor q modi
fcation OF the bill 10 protect the class
named from 5eins sold out by an assignee.
Leasss the Parm
upon which payments have been made, to-
ge.her with the stock OF tools needful FOR
running the estate, such a. reapers, NOV
ers, steam engines, etc, purchased on the
installment plan, the time being one, two
and three yeare. This Is the protection
asked for, and there 10 no doubt OF the
cor cession becoming provision OF any
bill which can pass the two houses.
There Is no doubt that the great wheat
raising sections OF the country are enjoying
q prosperity never surpassed, % far ~ pro
dnction 10 concerned, and Il 10 claimed by
the advocates OF this proposed modif'n-
tion In lavor OF tho wheat raising fnmers
that something Of this apparently y special
protection 10 In the interest OF the whole
country, because this immunity means un-
,rammeied farming, not liable 70 the yicis-
situdes OF temporary crop failures, ana, -
o resalt, cheap WHEAT eo the mills and cheap
-four to all consumers. In contrast with
the somewhat widecr ead industrial depses-
sion which has sfil.cied 80 many branches
Of the business world, the agricultural out.
look for 1894 is exceiltnt Uf ~ soms-
thing which cannot he anticipated occurs.
the farmers OF the middle,
Western and Nsssh westePa Hectts0
are to enjoy success such ns they have
rarely, II ever, attained. Gentlemen who
are prominently identified with those In.
dustries which depend upon the soundhess
and paying ability Of western farmers, In
conversation with the writer, declare that
in suel, cities as Miansapolis the briokest
sctiyity prevails In the manufactures OF
agricultural implements In anticipation OF
a densnd hitherto unknown. There is en-
unprecedented amount OF building In pro-
yre,s and the plans for tho future ac on .
scale which demonstrates m abiding conh'
denos In the broadening and snlarG'
ing tendency OF the agricultural resources
and results OF the far West As evidence
of the sound condition of the trade of the
frequent inquiries, that the Wholesale gro
cery trade, lumber trsds, agricultural I'm.
pIenent trade, eto, report oollsstsons -
being or good tos.tbe pest six mon1hs - In
any period since bustaess began 10 thoss
sections. There - ab0adant eviAsoce thst
the results from, the acreage o. tsSS- are
muoh more substantial than vers reprs-
ssnted ak months oso The whsst elsvs-
tor, OF 0hicsgo i3svs capacity Of y. .0o,oso
bushels. and hey 80 all full With much
mere wheat 10 eOme. snd
No0sasS 80 pUt IG
Aoout the sane ssndition Of things o..
ist with the corn ossp. all OF which assures
10 The laboripx clnAsss cheap food Tor The
IN .diste future, without making any eel.
ruistions upon the expsctcA crops OF nss4.
Wba over Nass sei;ations snd reductions
blsy b. forced np,on the WoskingIuon by
deprs ions in nssnufsctusina. there u an
sniel iorati0a ol circumstances bund
In he cbsspeuing OF st least soms
sinds Of fad. ReisrriDa 70 the nsnon9t
of wheat In the Chicago nAsket, 10 . 10 be
obsfWd that tse wheat .'in sight 81 is
rel or's amounted 70 3s,eo9,ooo Of bvshe
ag,in,t - go. At the ams peNod Ia
yer, and l,.0e,. 600 tWo yesrs 40, 40 ~
crosse OF more than lee per csnh 10 too
yesrs u Is believed that q meCh larger
proportion of the w'ssst crop oA lsS2 VA
carried ossr into 1870 than VS. formally
supposed, or thst u 70 sgYieultusal burseu
ssiimsts " ~ OO0,f 4 ~ bushels Sor The cfoI
OF 1856: 1ss much - small, - ths anoun'
Of wbsat no's In lsht is muoh lafsef tbsi
ever bsDre OF thi season. " hsat V no!
quoted in Chics 20 at " oen6 bushsl
rgninst 81 % DIT tis more than six month
ago. ConsideyiD
Iss fam - o. sss Hsstbssss
who kss not sol his wheat, In Dakota, 10
instsa -, and v no can get only 20 cents 10
II thsSe, II 10 10 be observed that hs vii
hold on 10 hi, skest and 20 70 the groce
and ny IL can't psy, bscanse l Won
sell wheat . / present pfcss," and tn
grocer 6nds Z ost he IL obliged % carry II
this way W ny lsrss numsss Of his Gus
tomsrs. % - seen the othsr day Whsi
IsrIa q TO =, OF Fargo, the largest esnsrs
wsye dealer I'm the Territory, vers obliGs'
10 obtain O. . extsnhon from their cfsditore
rspningf " ON nix 10 fftssn months. 1hi
6ym waso sing the various Wholesale house
In MINI Issp0lis between t50,0O ant
10000. The extension w. readily gfani
| ed, % " MA 4 Co. showed . hsndsom
| surplus over ell liabilities, and - 0 6rn
bsd sn excellent credit standing. TO-
fsct IL .ustystss the desire of the nsnuiss
tureis Of sspicultuSal implements % th'
| North wsst for Q protectivs elAuse 10 To-
prop sed bsnkrupt u. ~ which The felm
sp sho sss SITUATED e sboye cssefieet
csb strppbs. Il ioilovS that this pfotee
| ito, shouId sxtssd 70 ths covering q %,
VT olssaIa dsalsrs Of Tie Northwest VII
sr buying Kast, - that thsrs b 3 con
| p rte network oi commercial tntersst run
i r tC~ fVo,n ona ~ n kha oounfgv n u,