Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-14

II "ahhs my n'""-
eyi most OF tne,h
were losing on INTEREST account, closed miiis
OF s'ock on nahu .na' eouid not una purcnas-
s's 40 ahow 'lis was uhoomioreolei 70
know that tue remainder OF the business
woriu knew u a,so was worse; ,nere Is sehso
oi Illumination IN merely hoid,ng ones own
iV LONG per'od wh,ch Is nnihitey more
provokihg ana depressing 10 business man
'nah an ansoiuos 'ai'ure OF "ss,ghineho
HOW CLOSELY every one IN lramiays busi-
ness circio watchcd the iron niafketl lhcre
was not an industry In tho world In tho
least degree dependent upon iron which
they did not also watch closely and
deduce apparent probabilities which they
exchanged with one another. Tho pro
ceed,ngs OF congress, the results OF cleo
tons, the political movements abroad that
tended to either peace or war, became inter-
esting solely through their possible influence
upon tho iron trade. Again and again thcy
were sure that the active and upward move
ment was begin at once; tho opening OF q long
cios'i miii 10 execute small order, even
longer interval than usuni between tho clos
lective hearts for while. Then all would
become faint hearted again when they real
lied that they, like Hosea Biglow's chanti'
cleer, bad been
Mbtakin' moonriss FOR the break o day
But suddenly, through causes that no one
had foreseen, or which all had discounted 80
often that thoy had feared TO consider them
again, iron began TO look up; some small or
ders, OF a long absent kind, began TO creep
into the market, prices improved a little as
stock depleted, several mills made haste 10
open, and prudent dealers, who had been
keeping down expenses for months and years,
now began to talk hopefully of what they
expected to do iu tho lire Of private expendi.
lures.
Good news hies fast; tho upward tendency
OF iron was soon talked OF In New York's
Thousands OF down town Offices, where, to an
outside observer, talk seems the principal In
dustry. Men In other businesses that were
depressed began to consult Iron men who had
weathered the storms and endured tho still
more destructive calms OF tho long period OF
depression. Bankers began to greet Iron
men with more cordiality than OF iate An.
nouncements OF large orders for iron given
by certain railroads and accepted by certain
mills began TO appear on the tapes Of the
thousands OF stock indicators throughout tho
city.
IL naturally followed thht MIR. niarge, TO
whom the aforesaid tape" seemed the breath
OF NE, began 10 wonder whether, In the IAN
guhgeo ot wan street. no had not privi
lego" upon which he might "realize" III the
upward movement OF iron was 10 continue
and become general, iramlay would un'
doubleday DO among those VINO would benefit
by " would tue result DO immaculate, or
would Iramiay hrst nave 10 go into iiluida-
Ton, aiter the manner OF many Iosrchants
VINO through long depression Keep up an
appearance OF business which Is destroyer by
the hrst opportunity tor actuai uahsaetions'
!
hade some acqunintahees III the pank with
which lraihiay d'd business Dut no d'i not
dare 10 inquire zoo poihtediy ABOUT us
,r'ehus paiahce anu oiscoun.a pesruos,
haTge haa harnou, througn the PuohShen
scheuuiesoi iapn't'cso Oh numerous ihsoivens'
that some pus'i,ces men naVe way on Dor
rowing PrNa'e'y ana 'arseiy from reiat'Vea
ana iriehas
he "ouid RS" hotnlns, at any rato, ny
gentle anu Binceiu' hcrease Vi atcenIaoh W
i.ncm. he hatterea hi'nselt that no was
qu''e eo.' 'leen' " u,o'u uu.os puopoe"' VI.
VI s1on u''o as 'n'snp en.ney su.s MN. As
ior LUCIA she was 700 roma ot tne Pieasu,es
OF the season JUST apou. 10 open 10 ho,n MN
20 account were no 70 oner her sonie Oh then''
Aho Suss'".oi '""s "' P'"'i' """ u'o'So
nary aspect did not escape MN, Tor even
slave OF tho stock tape may nave consideia-
DIG conscience anu sen respect eexphihed
10 hifnsei thht no aid not esteein LUCIA soieiy
Tor her possible expectations; she was good,
pretty, vNacioas, ornamental, quite inteih-
gent-ior girI, anu he han an hohest Ten
derness Tor her as the daughter OF woman
he hah reaily io'ea many years before, ana
might nave won hah he not peeh 100 deiip-
crate. But his income was not large enough
TO support tho establishment he wonid want
as a married man, 80 no wouid nave 10 de-
pend 10 certain extent upon his wiie, OF
upon her father.
IL was solely with THIS view, no explained
to himself, that he had mndo careful recon
noihsances IN other directions; II sono ladies'
who would have been acccptable-Mi Agnes
Dnon, Tor ihstance-had not been able 10
estimate him rightly as matrimonial candi-
date, he was sure that they as Wen as he had
been losers through their lack OF perception.
AS matters now stood, Lucia was his only APP
parent chance In the circie where he belonged
and preferred to remain. Ills purpose TO ad-
vance his suit was quickened, within very
few days, by the announcement on tho tape
that rolling mill in which he knew Tramlay
was largely interested hhd received very
large order for railroad iron and would open
at once.
But indications that iron was looking up
were not restricted to the business portion OF
the city. Tramlay, who, like many another
hard headed business man, lived solely for
bis family, had delighted his wife and daugh-
Tar nv aunDuuctnp that they MIGHT ha n