The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-07
BRIGHT FOR BUSINESS.

What Several of Raletgh's Far-Seeing
Business Men Think of the Prospects
for a Good Fall Business.
Hard times What a world of misery
and anguish and despair there is in these
two words of awful import
And for the past several years they
have been on every lip, from the man of
many-sided business down to him who
tolls with braWny strength for his daily
pittance. 1t is a hard master, these
''hard times and his lash falls with
equal sting on all men. Coming from no
one knows where and resulting from no
one knows exactly what conditions, all
feel and suffer. But so accustomed have
the people become to the changed condi-
tons that for the past year the cry of
the masses has been a subdued moan
rather than an anguished cry. But now
the people see the light around the hori-
zon, harbinger Of breezes of business
revival that will sweep away the depres-
sing clouds; and all rejoice.
With view of ascertaining Just what
may be expected here at home, a repor-
ter yesterday interviewed just few of
Raleighs progressive business men.
What they say may be relied upon to
express the sentiment of the majority of
the progressive and far seeing men here,
and to be very near the truth.
Mr.. T. W. Dobbin, of the firm of W.
Fl. & R. s. Tucker & Co, a firm which
has the crown of success and which is
recognized as one of the strongest in the
South, was seen. His remarks were terse,
but there is in them much of hope.
''Wr think the prospects are better and
the outlook for business this fall more
encouraging than has been the case for
several years past.
Mr.. Henry Briggs, of the well-known
hardware firm of Briggs & Sons, spoke
as follows:
1.-THE prospects for trade and business
this fall are good. But | do not think
that the encouraging outlook results
from any betteTment of the crop pros
poets. l look for good times here in
Raleigh on account of the remarkable
amount of building now going on in the
city. All around, houses and homes are
being built. / can say that there is
not to day in Raleigh a skilled car
penter out of work. Those who are idle
are doing nothing, not because there is
no work for them to do but because
they lack ability. On the whole / con
slider that "times are much improved.
At his tobacco factory on South Blount
street Mr.. J. E. Pogue was seen. Here
is what this wide awake business man,
who has done more to help along the To-
cal tobacco business than probably any
other, thinks of the outlook for a sue
cessful year, as regards tobacco and bus
mess generally:
II do not hesitate to say that the pros
poets of a good season are better than
they have been since the opening of the
market, with the exception, probably,
of the first two years.
with additional warehouse facilities
through the opening of the Capital to-
bacco warehouse, the adding of several
buyers now preparing to engage in the
leaf tobacco business here-the Raleigh
market will be better prepared to pay
the full market value for all tobacco
brought to it, and we expect to double
the receipts of last year. The growing
crop is undoubtedly better than in any
other section of the State, having en-
tirely escaped injury from rain and wind
storms.
Continued hard times had almost
made me pessimist, but | Eow confident
ly believe that the general business pros
poets are much improved, with better
crops in all sections.
Mr.. A. A. Thompson, known widely
as man of wonderful business ability
and foresight, smiled when asked his
views: II would net like to express an
opinion this early in the season. The
cotton crop is about three weeks late and
no one knows as yet just how it will turn
out. do not care to venture an opinion
until / see what the crop will be. "