Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-25
SIGNS OF IMPROVING TIMES.


Louisville Courier-Journal; When we look
from the hopefulness and security OF this
June to the gloom and apprehension of one
year ago the change is most impressive.
One year hence there promises to bc ma
terlal Tor another equally suggestive com
'i' 'su"
iuulanaPous journal me last statement
Vl W tnS uSsoclateu banks oil New YORK shows
,naI lue loaus 9uilnE the week ending June
,ii 10 my,r .'@.kel @ ny St,N-- IVu IMAM during thN
tnn bonTs sb,,,,s 't s.a.y,,''s' ui 'HS bos-
~ ~ '.',N u SuuN "H '..'taSt OF 'oauS curing
NJ sa.ug p'ITG o' SL'itVoo. rms shows
,b t,,3' .,,J,' Viii r'S oS'u wing ldIe IN
int G,,sin.ss ,L,S1,,, io''''' ""' ""u b''''"N
~. c... -,
80 ~ -; 20, l''ltSi irCslu'h' L'''s
."v t''ls :, lollCct,SIhlth company re-
tbro7,,bn,,, "a 'i"ns are linPIoV,nS
bu,inSss is n,,cE t.., -. = @ 'lla .n''
He saws all the bousc, in tbc st,st, 80,
improved business ana ,,,,-b hsttnr IL
tions the retailers r,yinr tbcir In,,
promptly and buyinr NOR, g,ols ib,,s in.
diCatins that the people i'm ali limos bayc rrit
the improved conditions
Globe Democrat. R.r ir,,, g.. ,,r.u.,.. -, .
other sorts of iro, I'm m, i,,,y,ri 49, So - ,''
meut There Is q rruorat ,l,,,,,.,' ain -
the whole line in iron and stcol n,,,,i ,,,,
rs quickening and the business i,,,,.rnve,,,,,,,
which was felt in only 4 fsv iuiue,ri,,s d,
month or two ago has reached nearly ali nf
them now Railroad ,,rni,,, ,r, Ia -, ,. g
ing bank cicarings are growing and on all
sands financial confidence is returning. In
no midsummer for several years was the
business outlook as bright as il Is a. this
moment
Philadelphia Record: At pufsburg and hN
iron making towns in it's vicinity. and at
Harrisburg, Reading and other places where
the iron and steel industries are established
there is proof Of notable revival Of industry.
Idle men are going 10 work again and in
some instances where reductions in wages
nave been enforced Old rates of pay are To
be restored. These are very cncouraging
symptoms of better general business. When
IRON ana steel are needed in time OF peace it
Is certain chat other constructive projects
VIII follow. Iron is the basis of a thousand
o'her forms OF industrial activity.
indianapolis journal: Railroad shops. car
WorRS ana locomotive works everywhere are
employing more men than they were six
months ago. as are most of the manufacture
ing establishments in the natural gas cities
OF this state. Judging from the increase ir
the number of men employed in this CITY now
ana one year ago it is safe to say that in
the country at large there are at least 500 900
more. This may not have greatly reduced
the number of tramps, because as before
stated, a large majority of tramps would
not work if they had chance. but II ha.
greatly reduced the number of upemploved
Times are still hard but they are gradllally
improving
Buffalo Evnress. po+, tb, ra,,r r,L,r,,,,,,,
and tho Hnmestead cfnei u,nris I,i,. l'Son
burg have rec,,mr5 u,itb fr,I F,or,, -. ,'', r,'n
The rDuOuesno Steol ,ynrl,s 10, ,,,,,.i 'i'' a. -,
business on ordars s,,gioin. 80 ,,, 49,, i I've
for the remaindsr os ~ ,,,or NJ, 'S,,u,HS TitS
Wirc works ot praddocI s ~ s,,i ,,,a,i, na,tN.,'
The DuOupsne FoTso is ,,,,,,t, ~, ".iou' I'm
for the frst time IN Two yoor, Tb Wn.ta,,, ,'nnS