Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-17
AN ERA OF PROSPERITY.

The signs of the times clearly indi
cate that a new era OF prosperity Is
dawning upon the country. Prosper
ity will come not because OF tht
triumph or the approaching triumph
Of any political partyi but because OF
the general business revival through
out the world. The great crisis Ii
over; and America, with her bound
less resources, is the first to feel the
throb of reyiving trade. A harvest
wonderful and vast has just been
gathered, and a long continued period
of depression is impossible. The
people of this and other sections in
juriously effected by the drouth of the
past season, Immediately, will not
share as fully as others in the revival
but the benefits 1t will bring to all will
be manifold. He has little faith, in
deed, In the future of the United
States, who would longer continue the
calamity howl. In order to supply the
demand for their products, manu-.
featuring cities are putting on unusual
activity. The report comes that the
northwestern railroads leading out OF
Chicago have lately placed orders foI
the manufacture of fifteen thousand
cars, to aid In transporting to market
the abundant harvests; and from
every business center In the country
comes the same story of trade activity
Under the heading Looking For
ward" Harper's Weekly, of last week
thus sensibly deals with the business
situation and the outlook for the
future:
Among the questions now occupy
ing the attention OF the people OF this
country 1t Ia probable that the deepest
interest Is felt In the question M to
when we may expect u restoration OF
our normal condition Of business pros
perity. The eagerness with which
every announcement of business re.
sumption, Of advance In wages, OF
Increase in earnings, of financial i'm
provement of any kind, is received
and appreciated Is an evidence of thi'
interest. Evidence of different
kind is furnished by the corresponding
eagernesss with which the calamity
howlers," the false prophets of
disaster, seek to deny or to dsparge ol
to explain away every indication that
the end of the depression of the last
two and one half years is ut hand
II is quite possible that the fals,
prophets Of disaster may still have the
melancholy pleasure of gloating over
additional illustrations of the evils
which their extravagant and vicious
legislation had brought upon tn,
country. But 1t is not possible that
their gloomy triumph can be OF long
continuance. Least of all it is posi-
Bile that this country should have I,
expect permanent condition of de
preston. This is not possible under
any circumstances. We are apt Il
watch tho situation too closely. Tn,
crop and weather reports and Treasury
statements and bank statements art
studied day by day, and we are cheer
ed or discouraged according to Their
report. A single gold shipment sends
stocks down; y favorable MONTH,
showing of the treasury restores conf
dence. If we would only raise on
eyes from our daily contemplation o
small cases IL we would look arounC
and ahead, and take in all the existing
conditions and prospects we shoult
be in II better position to form judg
ment, and there would be no differ
ence of opinion in that Judgment
There is no difficulty about forecastini
the future of the United States. |
4 ,.yl, n.
the business conditions that will pre-
vail in the closing years of thi
century. There is no risk in predict
ing that the condition of the whol
country will be one of great pros
perity."
Meyer u Johnson, of Boscobel, hay