The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-01
Daily Y a9le
NJ. NJ. MURDOCH, Editor.
1T MAY BE SO

Dun & Co, and other commercial
agencies, declare that the business of
the country last week approached the
old-time volume in actual figures. The
newspapers Of the east note great i'm
provements in trade and along the lines
sf industry. That conditions in the
west are improving is conceded. The
reports Of growth of business and an
Increase in the number of men en-
ployed are very encouraging. The gen.
sral movement seems in the right direc-
lion, and a promising crop yield does
not depress prices which seem inclined
10 stiffen. Many business men have
zone on record within the last few days
with the declaration that in their judg-
meut the worst is not only passed but
that the tone of the business situation
has materially improved. We quote
few of these men: Says Mr.. Duncan,
st. Louis manufacturer: Il think the
present year will be good one for
all lines of business" Says Mr.. Pull
man, of Chicago: There has been a
decided change for the better in bust
ness Affairs Says Mr.. GlesSner,
president of the Chicago Commercial
club: 81 am positive that we are on
the eve of an era of prosperity such as
we enjoyed previous to the depression"
Says Mr.. Doane. of the same city: Il
am free TO say that business is better
than it has been for three years. The
increase has been free from a spasm0dic
boom, being a gradual and substantial
one" J. w. Chandler of Boston: Il
am confident that a revival is at hand"
Mr.. Clowry Of st. Louis: Improve
ment is going on in the commercial
world" Mr.. Kohlsaat of Chicago: |
There is a revival of business in every |
branch" Other representative men, |
east and west, take a no less cheerful
view of the present tendencies and of |
the outlook for business. All are men |
prises gives much weight to their opin- |
ions as to existing conditions and pros
poets.
Here are a few extracts from last |
weeks reports TO Dun's and Brad
streets, showing the condition of bust |
ness in various parts of the country. |
Contrast them with the conditions four
years ago and see if there is such seri-
GUS cause for complaint as some people |
imagine. Omaha, job trade is fairly !
active in til lines, collections fair; Sioux
Falls, wholesalers report satisfactory
week and retail trade shows some i'm
provement; collection better; New Or
leans, outlook is very encouraging for
a good fall trade; San Francisco, the
principal feature of the commercial
markets is the increased export trade;
Portland, Oregon, business is improy
ing and the croop outlook continues IA
vorable; Saint Louis, the between-sea-
sons business is Of satisfactory volume
end gradually increasing; Milwaukee,
business in staple lines is reviving, and
the volume of trade corespondingly in
creasing; Seattle, Washington, jobbing
and wholesale trade continue TO hold
up well, and, if anything, TO improve;
Saint Paul, considering the season.
trade is good; Kansas City, jobbers in
all lines are having good demands;
Louisville, a seasonable trade is being
done in wholesale and retail lines, and
collections have improved somewhat;
dry goods are fairly active,
and some improvement is noticed in col
lections; Baltimore, statesmen will be on
the road by the middle of next month,
and merchants are looking for increased
business