The herald., 1895-09-04

souri, Pacific reports an ,ncraese in earn
jnes OF $24, 000 for the second week: the
Canadian Pacific an increase of $23, 900;
the Big Four system an increase of $l2,
900; the Northern Pacific an Increase of
$ll, 500; the Rio Grande Western an in
crease of $ll. 225, and the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas an incraese of S9500.
fhe principal increases reported for the
third week of August are; Wabash. $3l 19O;
Canadian Pacific, Sl5, 900; Louisville and
Texas, Sl4, ,222: Pittsburg and Western,
Ss592; Rio GranGe Western, Sl4 500:
Southern Railway, S3249; Minneapolis
anc st. LOUIS, 5000; Louisville, New AL
bany and Chicago. S6559. and Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul nearly $40, 900.
Western railway presidents who were
talking in very conservative strain six
months ago are now UNANIMOUSLY enthu-
siastic over the crop prospects. The lat
est utterance is that OF Aldace F. Walker.
one OF tho receivers of the Atchison
system. He says that it will not surprise
him ''if the earnings of that road for the
next year are the largest in its history
The New York Morning Journal has
some interesting interviews which are
worth quoting in this connection. In an
interview with Ex-Governor Flower he
says:
As to Ebusiness. it is most delightful
to see how we can spring back to conf
dence. These spells of depression are
pathetic. but when they are over they
are forgotten, like q woman in child birth
who only remembers that male cnild
is born to the world. ..rhere is only one
spot upon the business horizon, and that
is exchange. The people fear that we
will not keep up our gold reserve. My
belief is that the syndicate fellows have
got all that exchange. They cannot be
more than two millions short and may
be two millions ahead. We cannot all
be hnanciers. Let us trust the len who
have undertaken this task. If we do our
work as well as they have everything will
be all right. On the other hand, there is
hardly department of trade that is not
Jumping. Agriculture smiles upon US.
The corn crop, which feeds the beasts
which feed man, is tremendous.
James II. Eckels, comptroller of the
currencv. said.
1T is admitted, believe, by men of
all shades of political belief that there
has been and is going on now marked
improvement in business. With the restor-
alton of confidence, which was about all
that was needed. manufacturing has been
resumed and trade and commerce are
getting back to their normal state.
THAT wages have been voluntarily in
creased by manufacturers is ample proof
that good times have returned. Now that
the outlook is so promising and working
men are so generally employed, there will
be nothing to retard prosperity. The sill
yer agitation will certainly not be a re-
tarding influence. Neither the Demo-
cratic nor the Republican national con-
veution will endorse any free silver
plank. There will be no split In either of
the parties on its account. The return
of prosperity nas weakened the agita.
tion.''
The above statements are only in keep
ing with the opinion of nearly every
prominent business man or financier
who has been interviewed on the busl-
ness outlook during the past few months.
With such conditions prevailing through.
out the country there is no question as
to how business will be in Southern Cal
ifornia this winter.