The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-05


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NEW YORK. Aug, 4.-The New York
Journal of Commerce prints the follow
ing;
To ascertain the business conditions,
present and prospective, as they Gp-
pear to parties in the agricultural sec
tIops OF the country, Mr., Edward e.
Poor president of the National Park
B,nk, wrote 10 various correspondents
in the southern and western states'ask-
ing replies to the following questions;
Flrst-what Is the general sentiment
in your vicinity regarding the future Of
buslnessf
second-Has the sentiment, In your
opinion, a good basis, or is 1t the ex-
preston OF peoples hopes?
Third-what are the crop prospects In
your vicinity?
Fourth-Are your manufacturers well
and proftably employed?
Fifth What relation does the employ
ed bear to the unemployed one year
ago? .,,
ed or lost ground in your neighborhood'
In reply to question one: "What Is the
general sentiment in your vicinity re-
Eardlng the future of businessf" eighty
three letters indicated n greatly I'M
proved condition and confidence In us
permanency; seven letters reflected an
opposite condition.
To question two: HAS the sentiment
in your opinion, good basis, or 10 II
the expression OF peoples hopesY' sew
entv-nine letters reported that 1t had a
substantial basis by reason OF good
r-ons better prices for same, and favor
able local conditions; seven letters
thought that Improvement was based
on hopes alone: four letters no good
basis for improvement exists,
10 question three: what are the
crop prospects In your viclnity?"
e}rhty-nine letters stated winter grain
harvested; spring crop prospects gener-
ally good, In many places better quail
ity and larger quantities than for years
and from the southern section the cot
ton crop is IN a favorable condition OF
advancement, indicating a large Yield.
TO question four, Are your manu-
facturers well and probably employ
Cd" sixtY-seven letters report manufac-
turers are well employed, but In most
cases the margin OF proft II small; nine
letters doing fairly well; nine letters
nave no manufacturers: 1--WE letters do
ING poorly, -.s--.
Better Employed.
To question 1--WE: what relation does
the employed bear to the unemployed
ono year ago?" slxty-threc letters re-
port labor us being better employed. In
many places more men than they have
could find employment and at good
wages; twenty-five letters no change;
two letters generally not 10 well en-
ployed as last year.
To Question six: HAS the silver
question gained or lost ground in your
neIShborhood?" twenty-three letters re-
ported that the silver sentiment had
lost by reason OF improved condltionsI
twenty-one letters reported that the
silver sentiment had gained, because
substantial improvement had not yet
heen realized; some thought improve
,nent In business would change the
sentiment: twenty-three letters indicate
no change; seven letters reported that
the silver feeling Is very strong.
one writer adds TO No. G: The most
helpful movement would be perma-
neRt currency reform; one broad
enough. elastic enough and safe enough
to last through the next century with
~ little modification as possible.
On Pacine slope.
Question 1.-Letters in reply report
very confident feeling in the future.
In Washington feeling has not been so
strong since 1892.
Question 2-State that better coudi-
tlons prevail. In Oregon 1910 per cent
greater business being done than has
been done during the past three to five
years. In California some lines doing
better than in 1892.
Question 3.-Report good crops. In
Oregon and Washington crops were
never better.
question i.-State that MANUFACTURER.
interests are comparatively SMALL In
some cases fairly remunerative. Wooden
mills are busy. In Washington there Is
not an idle manufacturing plant
Question Estate that there are prac-
ticaiiy no unemployed.
Question 6.-Are all OF the opinion that
'he silver sentiment had lost ground,
owing to better conditions and brighter
prospects. In Washington there Is de-
sldedly lost ground.