The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-08
BUSINESS NOW LOOKING UP.
A Settlement Of the Political Agitation
Acts as a Tonic.
KEW ENTERPRISES STARTING UP.
orders Tor Locomotives Already Pending
The IIaxail Mills TO Resume Opera
tlons-Moncy Seeking Investment
and Gold Coming Out.

Although only five days has passed
since tho election, the business men OF
Richmond have settled down to the va
rious mercantile and manufacturing in-
fcrosts. and there is decided feeling Oh
rcicf that the ercat political struggle
s. over.
10 would bo unreasonable TO expect a
general revival of business at once. Al
Ter the country az large has been through
"a general financial depression for seNe-
ral years. such thing as sudden im-
retns TO the various enterprises and trai-
hcs OF the country would be next 10 an
impossbauy. Time and labor properly
placed arc necessary for these Wit
al changes. There is. however, every lh-
dicati0n that there Will DE an improve
rucnt in mercantile, commercial ana man
ufacturiug circles ana iorerunneiS OF
general prosperity arc apparent every
where.
BUSINESS IMPROVING.
Nfr w l. White. manager of the Snow
Church Company was seen yesterday
and asked of he had yet noticed any signs
OF business Improvement. Mr.. White
said. "I have every reason 10 believe
that there viii soon be "a general improve
1neut i'm business in this city. or course,
II is too early set for any material prog
rcss. That takes time. Business men
have 70 map out their plans hrst ana
this cannot Doe done IN day. The mer-
chants au look brighter and appear 10
have confidence that there is bright tu-
turo ahead. / have talked with "a large
number Of iobbers. commission merchants
bankers and other business men, and
they all seemed TO feel better, and near
lv an of them said they had reason TO
expcct that there would soon De q change
for the better. ] noticed that our COLI
lecfiore have been decidedly better dur
ing the past two or three days. ON tne
second day after the election our COL
loctions showed am increase OF seteIal
hundred dollars. There seems 10 pe
strore influence to strengthen trade. ana
bring about a healthy state oi aualIs'
All the grain mon with whom j nave
talked were confident that there Wouiu
soon Doe decided Improvement me
wholesale mon arc of the same opinion
A week or Two AGO ] went down cary
.trort fhe business looked rather blue.
Yesterday and to-day there is a cheei-
frI nurlarauro about the various tstND-
I.hmente and au active wlde-aWaHt n.S-
tfo fh.f Indicates better times. Ihe To-
cal collectors tell me that they are uolNT
Ioffer now than for some time past ohe
,...+.~la, rrat Dee had got-
..- ...,..... .r,r, .s,rlo who had been put-
..,, ffr, off for months. Ilis collections
,,.l.. farecr Yesterday than they had been
t.r nearly ID wear. The banks are pay
tre out money steadily and deposits are
fIr.rr tn.n for some time past, money
f. easier to eet People are bringing out
their gold and all the business condluohs
au more favorable than have seen them
i0r months
a BRIGHT OF -oDN'
Manager James w. Ao'ns, ol - ~ w.
Dun q Coo said yesieIAis 'Ha' .ioD7"
if was too early aiief 'ue ,i'0'o"
set 10 tell whether OF hol in'lr "'.."
he any material improvements '''9 ''.
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