The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-10-26

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Special reports from the most impor-
tant industrial and trade centers OF
nine great states west OF the Allie
phanies all concur substantially IN
saving that there has been decided
Improvement in business since the
tariff bin assumed its final shape and
became assured.
In some localities the drought has
affected trade rather seriously, but the
people know that the democrats are
not 10 blame for that. whatever re-
publican stumpers may say FROM
most points the reports are decidedly
favorable from others they are only
moderately 80. while from some they
are positively rosy. About the only
case Of blues is reported from South
Bend. Ind Even there the worst that
can bc said Is that industrial inactiv-
ity i, anticipated after busy summer.
The story is told in one sentences
.Whilc nearly all of the larger fac
tories have had big forces at wori. al
summer. it is understood that in sever
al instances these forces are not as
large now and the prospect is that
they will be smaller by the beginning
or middle Of winter"
This is the very worst reported from
any point By corresponds who were
specially cautioned TO state facts WIN
out bias or coloring. From some points
OF great importance, ST. Louis Tor IN
stance. the reports are that business
has not been better at this season foE
years. Taken all together. the re-
ports show, to state it very moderate
: IL, that from Pennsylvania TO Colorado
and from the Ohio river to Canada
business has already improved. ths
volume OF trade is larger, and INDUS
trial establishments are doing muc'
more than they were from four 10 81
, months ago There was no such I'm
Q proycment in SO shor. a time after TN
! panic OF 1873. when there was no taril
reform and the republicans had thing
y all their own way.
n And the clearing house returns cor
I firm for the whole country the repor'
q OF correspondents for this great cer
l. trail group of states Outside OF Ne
e York the clearings were greater
&c both August and September than the
- were in the same months last year,
crariug about sixteen per cent. great
II. for the two months. They were lie
is than in 1891 and 1892. il is true, thong
no. so very much less than IN lss
~ But those were the boom years pr
er ceding the panic, when specula''
ran high. credits were greatly c
hc banded and clearings were consequei
~. IL large beyond precedent. The "
IL. ume Of business as indicated by I
clcarincs is already up TO the avcra
"a for some years before the speculate
he boom.
-. In the bove statement the New Q
elear,nps are not considered. The
:. there is still n much smaller volu
:. apparently than there was year a
Bnt that is due in part TO SINAI
- volume Of stock transactions. ana
on part 70 the fact that the clearings
these transactions are now m'
through the stock exchange clear
aio house and do not appear in the regu
on bank clearings There is reason
e believe that the volume of strictly II
nj camille business is increasing IN
le- York, as il is in most other cities.
be- There is no room at all for do
pm. that the country is once more on
ded up grade and making rapid adva
on the road to prosperity. NO
led, early and rapid recovery from pa
edi depression has occurred since 1897
ives 1855. when the country was neare
my free trade than at any time since
first decade Of the century. -'hic