Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
A Heavy Fall Trade Confidently
Predicted.
Good Crops, Plenty of Money and Bet
ter Feeling is About the Size
of 1t.

The past two weeks have been un-
usually dull in a business way for
Clarksville, and some people are in
clined to grumble. The reason for
this dulIness is the fact that the
farmers are all busily engaged saving
their tobacco crops. This is all there
is in 1t, and it will prove blessing
to the merchants Of the city. The re-
ports that come from the various sec
tions OF the Western tobacco belt are
of very encouraging nature. The
tobacco crop is good and 1t is being
housed in excellent condition. 1t Is
estimated that two-thirds of the crop
is now in the barns, and much of 1t
has been housed the past week.. This
is what is keeping country people
from the city. When they get their
crops all gathered they will come in
to purchase their fall aud winter
goods, and mark the prediction: They
will buy more this fall than they
have at any time for the past i've
years. The country is full OF money
and is going to be fuller. The aver
age farmer grew more wheat this
season than usual. IT'S true he re-
ceived a low price for it, but he had
more bushels than ever, consequent
iy the roundup was above the aver
age. This money has not all been
spent yet, and the surplus left over
from this source will be used in pur-
chasing fall goods. This will begin
with the next rain. Then so soon as
the tobacco season opens money will
be advanced on tobacco. This will
make the trade just before Christmas
brisk. People are bound to have
clothing and it is only a matter OF
time before they will be in the mark
ct. Right here the LEAF CHRoNI-
Gle begs to say that some merchants
are making mistake by not adver-
tising their goods now, so the people
will know where to come when they
get ready to buy. A merchant very
often says, sob, there is no use to adj
vertise now; there is nothing doing"
That old adage sin time OF peace
prepare for war" comes in handily
here and covers the ground. The
merchant who proposes to be in the
procession must blow his horn and
let the people know where he is. The
LEAF.CHRoNIoLE takes advertising
with the understanding that if it is
not read by more people than any
paper published in this section,
money will be refunded. Merchants
will be waited on at any time and
advertising rates will be cheerfully
given.
This fall and winter will see pros
porous times in this country. There
is better feeling all along the line
there is something in the wind that
makes a man believe this. Good
crops have been promised. The
Gracey- w oodward furnace will soon
be making iron, employing hundreds
of men. They will get their money
every Saturday night and will spend
it in Clarksville. This will be great
help in mercantile circles. The rat
tie of silver dollars cheers the laborer
an increase of cash sales encourages
the merchant.
There is boom in the building
circles. Many new houses are now
in course of erection; others have beer
contracted for. This all says to thu
carpenter: "You will have plenty o
work this fall" The carpenter
money goes into the channels of trade
and makes everything more lively
All these things taken up and bunch
ed together, leads the LEAF-CHRoN
ICLE to believe what is embodied il
the foregoing, and it congratulates al
citizens on the bright outlook.