The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-18
REVII Al IS GENERAL.
Merchants Believe Good Times
Have Arrived.
STORIES THEY TELL AT CHICAGO.

Visitors from Many Sections Agree That
Prosperity Is at Hand-Factories Run
ming on Full Time and Crop Prospects
Were Never Better-Large Orders for
Goods Placed by the Wis Ss g Merchants
Local Dealers Declare business Good.
Chicago, Aug 1S.-Prosperity has
really arrived. Out of twenty-five mer-
chants interviewed at random as they
came into the headquarters of tnc Ma
tional Association of Merchants and
Travellers within an hour Tuesday morn
ing, eighteen of them reported a marked
increase OF business within ne past
s'X months. The past two or three
months have shown a big gain in each
case. Only one man reported A slight
decrease, and he said there is now ev-
cry prospect of gain. Three did the
same amount of business this year they
did last year.
Every man Of the twenty-five said the
feeling of prosperity is in the dir in his
locality. Every one looks for rapid re-
vjVals. Jobbers and retailers are con-
vnced this prosperity" is the genuine
to smile pleasantly and attempting to
make oneself believe what he really
knows is not true. Factories are ev-
erywhere reported to be running full
time. The crop prospects are encour-
aging, and prices are good. Moreover.
the throngs of retailers which are pour
ing into Chicago on every train are
leaving big orders to back up Their
cheerful stories.
Report a Large Business.
Local jobbers report for Monday and
Tuesday the biggest business they have
done since 1892. The reasons given for
this are varying, but most of the visit
ing merchants attribute it to good crops
and high prices for them. Many as
cribe the change to the settlement of
the financial question. the dropping Of
tariff disturbances, or the imposition OF
protective duties. But the big crops
are the favorite reason.
The statements made by men inter-
viewed give a fair idea of the general
sentiment. All the merchants coming
into the association headquarters are
asked TO fill out blanks describing trade
and agricultural conditions. The pro-
portion of prosperity stories in the TO-
| tai interviewed is about the same. These
reports come from Illinois, Indiana.
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the
Dakotas, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Ok
lahoma, Missouri and the other states
! in this part of the country.
There is a decidedly better fcling
all around our part OF the. country, -
said II. n. Dayhoff, a member of tie
| firm OF Dayhoff Bros. dealers in gener-
al merchandise i'm Dayton and in Done
gal, Dixon county, Kan.
Money Beginning to Flow Freely.
Crops are better this year and moGey
is beginning to flow freely We did
considerable more business during the
last six months than during the same
period of last year. and the last two
or three months have shown a big in
crease"
NJ. f. Williams of Fox Lake. Wis.
told a similar story. I'VE have been
doing a much better business since jar.
l." said he. There is a big corn crop
in sight up our way, and a large wheat
crop assured. Woolen and cotton mills
are running overtime, and there is
general air Of confidence"
Reports very similar to the above
| were those of L. II. Burnside. Poplar
Grove, Ills; c. A. Phillips. Madison,
Wis; S. ]. Bradley, Geneseo, Ills. r.
II. Williams. Brookings. S. D.; J. w.
Pence Columbus Junction, Ia. w. p.
Couch, Dubuque Ia; A. l.. Cutting By
ron. Mimi; c. Hoskns. Cameron, Mo-,
and a large number of others. Some did
not speak in very glowing terms of the
crop prospects, but all agreed that bus
mess was better and that there was
every prospect of continued improve
ment