The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-01

MI Y. T. W lnkr Oh nli~O ~ w ~ ~ 'ff-
/ What are the prospects tor tho coming year
/ Well. that IL a hard question. The colt
sections of Eastern North ana South
J Carolina are ia very bad shape Tor much husi-
/ ness. hut we think little better OF TIE to-
/ bacco sect ons The trade ought 20 90 better
/ in Virgins and even ~ some parts OF North
/ Carolina tu8n 10 was last yer, but the out
/ look for the extreme Southern ira le IL very
/ gloomy. Virginia u in much better condition
/ than sle was this time last year. les sir, We
+ have mad a most salts actorv year.
Mr. John H. NI hams OF Williams Sons.
Banaers The outlook for the year 1872
+ seems 20 DO full # promise And such. a
/ far A. | have observed. ~ the lud1ment and
ceiling 81 representative business men
throughout the country. The indications
are OF abundance o. money and healthy
and gr wing business The last year has
given the nitcd States abundant crows and
immense additions 20 their material wealth.
Bat a narrow, selfish and Crasping policy
an vicious tarii have limited our inter-
course with the general world and greatly
damaged our general market-help NJ our
oig Lsh 20 Two on little ones and promoting
general demoraizaton. But we are Big AMI
strong ami wise enough 10 outgrJw aud grad
uilly shed the wy mistakes OF lcgisat on.
7 The general course OF business . LeGlthy
aud advancing.
Mr.. John =. Branch. Pres dent Merchants
National Bank consider the pros. ects
llNtl lAtA LAtN nave ltel Nttl4ll- 10 fttnN
decade Tho crops ID TINS country are lar -er
this year and smaller Ia urOpe than they
they have been 40 any time for many years
his has caused Larger exports when Will
continue Our export, WI 10 -loo.uJ7D Jl
over our imports which is m 20 thln double
TINT Of any other year SIN the war. HE
cotton crop Is tue largest except that OF 1870
that We have ever had. which has caused a
/ decline Ia prices but tie ,arm-Ts have never
yet found q how cheap they can make
/ cotton aud even At these prices We thlnk
| most of them IRE making good living. 10th
/ ing Will prevent great prosperity during the
coming year except war with some foreign
/ country and ] cannot believe that ihepfesent
/ administration ST. ala ne guilty OF bringing
/ about sucu q state Of a airs
Mr John r. Montague. Pres dent Mer-
chants and Planters savings Bank / feel
pretty sure That business, IL spite o. the pres
identlal year viii be good. ] feel confident
/ tlet we viii have Abundance OF money. Ihe
/ small cotton cron viii certainly diminish coll
! lection IN TIE Souta. bat a revival OF the iron
! interests VII cOunteru4lancs that with US
/ business las been very fair during the nast
year. and our prOsi ects are most encourag-
I ing.
Nir. S. c. Wallace Cashier Citizens Bank
/ For the general business interests .00A for
. ward % a IN ~ prosperous year Money
/ ought TO be easy. & think that the Richmond
/ money market Wi be a cote for some
. wh esale merchants and il nut. turer-
have got TO carry a good mauyo their SOUTH
/ eru customers. when IS the only draw ack (
See t the outlook. his bank has been do
1 ing very Wei. c0nsiderny. and our pros
. poets are very good indeed.
Senator LOt eu-tell. am OF the opinion
: that business .Or the coming year VIII be bet
ter tAau IL has been during the past year
Z think that real estate VIII revive an "a TACT
thai there wall he a genera revival. he only
thing that may tend TO STOP 10 u the fact that
10 Is pres enual year, when business Is gem
orally dull
III. q Burnett. Esq. Cashier of First Ma
tOual Bank What DO know about what is
going 90 Lsppen Bankers afe prophets.
they are historians. on newspaper men are
the % ODhets. Now egerybO y says that there
is gOln 70 be a good year and conse ueAt Y
any opinions given on that point won % not
I've original Business for the past year mas
been exceedingly good. and think the pros
poets for tie coming year are Just hs good. /
feel some uueasiue-s about the people an the
cotton section however. j am hoping thHt
cotton Is not going to remain ut IA present
low .rices. but what / don't know about
/ cotton would hll q book.
Alr James Miller President Union Bank:
"l have no views. viii money be cay Yes
except among those people WHO have gotten
into land schemes ana spe ulat ms. and they
are obi ed 20 Ue hard run. There las been
entirely too many o. them. However. } think
that business throu hout the state Will be
good [ don't think the cotton crop can
affect Richmond % a GREAT extent on account
of the smallness of The cltys interest in that
crop
Mr. r.. H. Smith. Cashier Security SAVINGS
Bank: ] think that collections r the first
halt of the com nc Year viii be extremely
slow believe that business 10 ill lines will
be greatly improved, and that collections IN
Virginia VII be better ] Mt believe IA
presidential year be NJ a. or year. think
that the people generally will be more con-
servative in regard to all business. The out
look for the coming year is much brighter az
present than il was THIS time last year. Con-
/ servatism is the suresf road e. success.
Mr. Junius Morris Of Davenport al Norris
The cOnuitiOn of aIairs IN the grain and to-
bacro or wing sections is very encouraging.
+ The merchants in CHS section ore NEE INC
/ their bills with ire than average prompt
4 ness look ~ ar increase and satlsfa ~
trade witt ts section. lI the cotton dis
tricts tributary 90 Richmond the condition 10
my mind s not promising OF course a large
quantity ODDS wl he sold with great eau
ton. Notwithstanding the uu nvoraOle oit-
look 10 tho cotton district. / believe that the
lesson % .glt by this seasons experience VIII
be belelc al. AMI t-at 10 wli. leaf 20 a more
conservative manner @. selling goods and
viii Also turn tie attention of the farmers %
+ tle necessity OF greater diversity o. crops.
hout the dependence upon % SIN lie stap.o.
the actual cost of which is not obtained in the
territory tributary 90 rs.
THE HU>TiNGs COURT.
During the past year f24 criminal cases were
tried iu the hastings court. 12i of them were
for ieOules, ont 70. ch. l3GIesuted ln con-
$50 . Ia fI.i. d ID ID