The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08

general prosperity is at hand an "a
the great majority of the cot,o 10 leu
running mn giving employment t to a aa.
1000 people. We have ahou " a
spindles in operation. but I vt 0uOa
that the price obtained for th uus ID
tured product is not satisfacto'ua' aats
that the financial question hos
tied for the time being at lea s 'fsi
attention will be given to trade ~ s 20
with beneficial results. | do not not s s'aat
ever, to make any suggestions .a'e "
trade can be Immediately benefits, y % !
would embrace a discussion Of a.
ton of currency reform, to which I y W
devote the time at present. n y
view with Senator Walsh, Demo 'Va 's
Business has been resumed
has gone through every artery ,.a
of the commercial world. Thu sa; Va
enterprise has gone forth Thu 'pn
the sky and the clouds are diS.ss
With manufacturers it is bsc rrsa
question of how much rather ,ba.
little to do. This is a glorions oaa.a
and indicates an absolute reversal
that which obtained year ago Ira
all the mills and factories which h,.'
sumed operations since the Novomhs.,
ton would be very long one and ..
crease in their number will corti,u.
questionably throughout tbp ..
months. The collapse of the inn
seems to have been the determniDg ~
in the stimulation of industrial pus,,,
erywhere, and that was brought ,boS,
the impact of an irresistible demand
on the accumulated stocks. Everrhs,,
now going to market.-Macop ((,alTa
graph DEM.
The answers to very general ha,,
regarding the conditions of busino,. !.
not jubilant, but they are buoyant and !
press the opinion that some imprUvrr
is discernible. Although deficits comm,
to be shown in every monthly statsrr
of the treasury, the condition Of the trs
ury is strong. The best indication o M
fidence is the gradual increase of tbe NJ
reserve in the treasury. 1t is now rsrt
so per cent more than the SlOOOMG
which custom has established as the Inn
A year ago the question which ayt,s
the business of the country was the mS
bility of maintaining the gold reserrp
cause of the raids made upon it. Ss
thing so seriously disturbed the busrs
of the country as the fear that the rss
ury might fail to continue gold paymsn
That fear has passed. and the return
confidence is indicated in the prefgtn
of those who have money for grpenhd
Confidence in the monetary situann
the foundation of all improvement ts
ness. Another favorable indication ir
improved foreign credit. Our sqeura
are no longer returning for redempdg
and the drift of trade in our favor hasa
ated a large and increasing balance on
side of the sheet. Manufacturing nds
tries are looking up.-Indianapois ls
nal.
In general trade the encouraging yp
toms continue to Outnumber the diSE
aging. The net impression Of the ID
week is one Of distinct improvement I'd
is particularly obvious. as the daily u
patches have shown. in the iron and I'D
situation. Bessemer pig iron, steel bIa
and steel rails have all advanced in rr
under the influence of SHARPLY strelsi
ened demand. and there has been :
opening of many idle mills and furnla
Boston Journal.
From every direction comes the chez
ing news of the starting up Of idle sq
and mills or an increase in the prodEa
of those already in operation. lsf
day the Candee rubber footwear llall
New Haven. Conn. employing
hands; the Riverside Steel Company
Parkersburg. w. Va. employing ~
men: the Farwell Worsted ComMh'l
Providence. K. L.. employing 80 mna
and the silk mills at South N'Uu
Conn. resumed work after long rla
of inactivity. and the repair SHOPS Wv
New Haven Railroad system in N~
ven, Providence. Taunton. Boston
Hartford. which employ 6.OoO men, =
begun running ten hours Il day iW
yer Spring bleachery. at Provldenr
ploying $50 hands. and the laisp
mills at Centreville, r. l.. emploFins y.
hands, have commenced to run lu'
Before the present week closes 0'',' n
tories all over the New England anu y
die States will again be in oppl'"
New York Commercial Advertise
Genuine improvement in BUSHES
not come with a rush, like the Orp'1'
a great dam. The growth for sour $3.50
past has been more encouraelnI' :"
in nearly all lines it has been sradaa
moderate. The rupture of the sSu II
and other combinations in the ~.
ness has brought out vast qu"" ""S =
trade which had been held hacA a. IL
set many thousand men at woIA =,
the slow but steady gain II ''H.' IA
industries has given employmen, w. Z
thousand more. but the full enesI ,,,
not appear until the increased p";,
by all these swell the distribution u" IA
This comes more slowly and ia''''
already apparent.-Dun's Review. :, nj
President Mckinley can % 'l'u' a.tb
spire confidence. but taking 'ns n,s5|
office as President gave hI'ii ~ ,n;resl
power to bring to the COUNT! "n,b b
That depends very D'I II N
on the legislation of Congress; s.. h. il
BODY fails to enact the laws VIZ r,,I
SO clearly suggested in BIS ill.'a aJed ~
will not be a'' NV pb1|
that measure of general prospell,,,- N
the intelligent people of the t"" his ~
a right to expect. The Presidell. Hss
all that he can do for the pfesfh1, s ,rs|
indicated the legislation when 1lon :.
necessary and he has Gale" . ,'earI II
meet. Those who are III run AZ, oress|
him in Congress will have ol l,r lift Il M
and will promptly make them 1, in n ,h n
are not hindered by hostility