The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-10
Prosperity at Hand.

ture.-buHalo Express.
Prosperity at Hand.
The time has come when TO earn ana
cavil at the slowness with which pros.
perity Ii returning to this country afte,
the depression of the past three year.
has lack of truth added to that mean NAL
ice which can rejoice in misfortune. Pro-.
perity Is coming, and the slowness of IN
approach only means its sureness aud IL
stability. There are signs on every hand
that President Mckinley was right when
he said that the country is going not
backward, but forward, and that The
steady hands and hearts of the American
people are strengthened and encouraged
by the immediate prospect of revival
Of wholesome and profitable activity in I
all branches of labor, trade and business
The taunt of Populist Bryan that othen
beside himself regret his rejection at The
polls Is as untrue as X Is unpatriotc.-
New York Mail and Express CRep.).
Improving Steadily.
Secretary Cages conviction of the in
provement in business, expressed to the
Maryland bankers in Cumberland, has
had a good influence, and has strength
ened the growing feeling that a slow but
permanent Improvement 10 spreading ovf
the country. His repetition at Cumber.
land Of his statement the week before in
Cincinnati. that the administration was
determined to secure comprehensive and
permanent rectifcation of the currency,
and that he had assurances from member,
Of Congress that ut the next session bill
to that effect would be passed. has had a
very decided influence in improving the
general tone and increasing confidence
New York Journal Of Commerce DEM.
Buds OF Promise.
There has been decided improve
ment," writes Washington correspond.
ent, ''in the financial situation since |
was last in New York. AL classes in the
industrial and commercial world feel en-
Outraged over the outlook and expectancy
has replaced the apprehension that had
become the habitual condition Of the pub
lie mind for the last three years. The
people you meet in the banks downtown
and visitors from other parts OF the coun-
try who gossip in the hotel rotundas al
tell the story that, while the era of pns-
perity has not yet begun, the signs Of It's
approach appear In every direction, the
most important being an almost unlver
sal confidence that 1t is almost here. There
Is confidence In the President, confidence
that Congress will dispose of the tanh
bill speedily and that the rates in the new
schedules will be conservative yet ample
for the needs of the Government" Duns
reports are encouraging to a degree; Brad
streets are less pessimistic and decidedly
more favorable, and the crop reports are
unusually encouraging.-Grand Rapids
Herald Rep).
Prosperity IL at Hand.
Everything that IL apparent points to
q rapid revival Of prosperity this fall. We
are promised abundant harvests, with bet
ter prices than for many years. II the
farmers get good prices for large crops
It will make demand upon our manu-
facturers for their products. The wheels
of industry will revolve once more. There
will be work for the unemployed, and we
shall have that satisfactory condition for
which We have yearned 80 long. We are
not pessimists. We are exceedingly hope
full Of the future. The speech of Presi-
dent Mckinley at the banquet Wednes
day night was worthy The man and the oc
casion. Prosperity is Mt hand.-Philadel.
phia Inquirer Rep.).
South Feels the Inn provement.
While the general business situation
IL somewhat hampered by the uncertainty
attaching to the tariff bill, there are not
wanting signs that a gradual improve
ment in trade is in progress. 1t is true
that there Is no disposition to be enter.
prising, Tor to put out new lines, unui
all uncertainties as to the future tarin
duties are removed; but, In spite OF thls'
there Is a fair movement for actual con-
sumption in nearly all branches OF indus
try. With a favorable crop outlook, there
is every reason to expect good trade III
the entire county tributary to this sec,
ton, especially as country merchants ana
farmers are already in fairly prosperous
condition. The merchants here have tax
en- advantage of the recent dizziness TO
carefully study the problems which have
hitherto initiated against trade, and u
Is believed that many Of the most serious
01mcultieS ndVe Deen OverCOme.
course, some months must yet elapse De
fore the crops are ready for market; pu'
the mere prospect Of good crops is ordinar.
lily sufficient to create confidence and SCI
the wheels Of commerce in motion. IL
therefore, confidently believed that an IND
provement in business will be noted from
now on.-New Orleans Picayune CDeml'
Large Handbag OF Goods.
Bank clcarings last week were light, put
little over $500, OOO, 900 In the Chronicles
table, In which one day Is estimated. bul
the increase over the corresponding weez
of the previous year was no less than ~
per cent, and in comparison with carrier
and more prosperous years It must be re-
membered that there has been such de,
chine in prices that Identical figures would
indicate very large gain in quantities
The truth u that In volume Of mercnan-
disc handled the amount of business done
now does not compare unfavorably WIN
the amount done In good years, but =,
these lower prices profits are small ana
sometimes disappear entirely. -Financ'A
Chronicle Oeml