Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-14
GOOD TINES COMING BACK
Talks With Men in Many
Lines of Business.
ALL GIVE A VERY CHEERFUL VIEW
Trade in General Shows an
Improvement.
The State OF business in the Country as IL
Appears to the Leading Business Men
and Finaueiers of New Sork--rhe Great
Need is the Immediate Repeal of the
Silver Bill.

The New York World Monday pub.
lished over a page Of interviews on the
| general business outlook. Bankers
brokers, drygoods merchants, gtocers,
clothiers, hardware dealers, hotel keapers
and men in other lines If business are
interviewed. Almost without exception
they take cheerful view, and speak of
returning good times. Some of tie
more interesting interviews follow:
George g. Williams, president of the
Chemical National Bank and chairman
OF the Clearing House committee: The
situation is improving from day to day.
All we want is the action OF the Senate
and we may count the panic almost
ever. There has been vast improve.
ment in the financial situation apparent
here within the past two or three weeks.
The generally improved condition is re-
iieCted In the cessation of bank failures
throughout the country.
A. b. Hepburn, eX-comptroller of the
currency--Ihe situation is greatly nm
proved. The bankers and business men
can now confront the future, having to
contend with only ordinary business
conditions. The extraordinary condi.
items, involving premium on currency
ard quasi panic, are things of the
past. The relief is general and most
grateful.
Il. o. Leech, ex-director of the mint
There is a marked improvement il. the
tone of business, and the improvement
commenced the day the House of Rep
resentatiyes passed the repeal of the
Sherman silver law by such a decisive
majority, justifying the predictions that
such repeal would restore confidence
Confidence has been restored already to
a large degree, indicated by increased
deposits, by plenty of actual money and
by greater freedom on the part of the
banks in lending money on time and
buying business paper.
j. Edward Simmons, president of the
Fourth National Bank-The situation
is certainly improving from day to day,
and an easier and more comfortable
feeling is apparent in business circles.
John Clailin of the H. b. Clatlin Com
pany, importers and jobbers-Our trade
is good now, but what we want is vote
on the Silver Repeal bill in the Senate.
Then we will know where we stand.
The dilatoriness of the Senators is
astonishing, considering that public
sentiment is so overwhelmingly for the
repeal of the Sherman law. 1t looks
now as If our trade for the rest of the
season would be as good as it was last
year.
Howard Jaffray, of Z. S. Jaffray &
Company-Everything is much better
than 1t has been. Our business was al.
most at standstill this summer, but the
signs of the last few weeks are very en-
couraging. We expect larger fall
trade this year than last.
left, Weller & Company, iobbers of
dry goods-We see decided improve.
ment in trade. A better feeling prevails
among all the leading houses. Our bust
ness thus far this fall is not equal to last
falls trade, although, if 1t increases in
the same ratio that it has in the last ten
days, we may reach the average.
H. L. Whyland of the Thurber- Why
land Company, wholesale grocers-As
far as our experience goes and from the
opinions of Others who come into the
office, business is certainly very much
better than 1t was. II has picked up
wonderfully the last few days.
j. Il. Nichols of Austin, Nichols &
Co., wholesale grocers-Business at the
present time is excellent, with every in
dication Of heavy trade during the
coming fall months.
The testimony of scores of other
bankers, merchants and business men
OF all lines is practically the same as
that quoted. Clothiers, hardware dealers,
little merchants and hotel keepers Join
in saying that the times are improving
and that the outlook is better. Nearly
al say that the prompt repeal of the
Sherman act is imperative.