Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-15


Dubuque Times: The employees Of the
Burlington railway shops at Lincoln. Neb.,
Mr.. Bryan's home, are working overtime be-
cause OF the Increase OF business on that
system. Mr.. Bryan may see the signs OF
revivlng business right under his nose.
Missouri Valley News: The good times are
come again to the shop boys. They began to-
day working nine hours day. six days a
week. More goods are being sold, more be-
ing moved; more trains are rolling and so
there Is more shop work and we feel the
effect in the increased pay roll.
Sioux City Times: The sober voice Of
nearly all our Iowa cities Is on the hone
full business side. The Davenport Democrat
for instance, says: There is no doubt that
Davenport is doing much more business to-
day than 1t was transacting a year ago. II
is ready to materially Increase the volume
and 1t is not at all particular where the
credit for the Improvement rests"
Philadelphia Records The jump in the
price Of pig iron in Piitsburg is not likely
to lead to a BOOM" but as stocks have been
much reduced it may be the precursor Of
steader, unspeculative trade. The great
consumers of iron are the railroad companies
and when the business Of transportation
shall become so brisk as to Justify better
ments and new construction an enduring ad-
vance in the prices of iron and steel will,
no doubt, be witnessed
Louisville Courier-Journal The Courier
JOURNAL does not hesitate TO say now, as IL
has said heretofore, that the return of pros
perity may be delayed, but not for long, and
certainly not permanently. We turned the
hard corner Of the road last November when
the American people decided, as they al
ways do In great emerS Sencies, to obey the
laws of the land and uphold public as well
as private honor. With an honest dollar
certain, the greatest threat to business was
removed, and thenceforward we only had to
wait with patience for the revival, which
now seems at hand. We have never pre-
tended to fix the exact date when prosperity
should be general, and we do not fix it now,
but we think we shall not have to wait much
longer.
Minneapolis Journal The blatant pessi-
mists who are running about with lanterns In
the increasing glow of the rising sun of pros
perity, pretending to be looking for prosper
ity and finding none of it.. are not disturb
ing any rational people these days. In the
free silver synagogue the priests are praying
that the tariff bill may not aid a particle
in the promotion of prosperity by fixing the
schedules and giving business a solid basis
for buying and selling of goods. These
silverites are preparing to raise big fund
to invest In congressional elections next
year, and are still talking of sweeping the
country" in 1900; but this attempt of a
Waterlooed party to oppose the enlightened
sentiment OF the country and the canon OF
the higher civilization, isn't impressing re-
tiecting people as anything dangerous and
the business of the country is moving stead
lily forward, If slowly, ready when the tariff
bill is out of the way - put forth greater
strength. The consumptve demand is
stronger, and il the senate passes the tariff
bill soon, the outlook will be very favorable
for the fall trade