New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
THE IMPROVEMENT GENERAL.

r,,RTuER REPORTS SHOWING THE ENrhNr of
THE BUSINESS REVIVAL
Washington Aug. 10 (SpeciaD-Neariy every pei-
son who comes 10 Washington now pii"sS
news about the change for the het'eI II" ""S'
conditions and the reports find cohhriha''oi ="
communications from Government oi1eialS "Iose
duties bring them in contact with men ensaseu -"
o.r,,tr kinds of business For example. Acting Ooh
missioner Wilson OF the Internal Revenue buiea"
has received many such communications H0''
lectors Deputy Collectors ana othef oiiVeiS VI '
,ncb ~ The service in different parts OF the couh
trv These men, who have dealings WIN '"' "
hacco manufacturers, brewers ana ols'''-' ~
.h,a 70 feel the business pulse OF the couhu! VII"
accuracy il is said. as these branches are N"os
Inc first 10 respond to gooo tmes W UP ~
An yenoris tend to show that there IL s'V"N' 49,
1.a, increase OF business in all lines, as Wen as
I, tho special branches mentioned ABOVE MANU-
facturers are at work. merchants are s'o'hine ~
, rolroaas report an increase in the movement
OF freight. .no, ,ro,o an
Mr. Wilson who has recently re'uI"eu "o'i
extensive trip through the western at''ea' " a.
% confirm these reports from his own PERSONA w
,eryations He said that throughout io""'
..I.a ard Kansas the signs of prosperity among
tho peop.e are becoming daily more Visloie' ~
Omaha one OF the largest dlstllhnS hrms Il" ''
West reported an increase OF 80 per cent Ill 'S u"S
ness last month Mr.. Wilson visited the great peei
hacking houses and found them busy one hrm re-
loads a day and the day Mr.. Wilson was 'heie
seventy carloads went out. The wheat, corn anu
at rons In the Western States are the largest the!
have had for years and prices are steadily rising
4 company was being organized in Omaha 10 pun
mn 5000 900 tsugar factory, being encouraged
10 do this by the protection afforded 10
suear-growers by the new Tarin law In Cahlofma
the sugar manufacturers have voluntarily raised lie
price of sugar beets % cents a ton
Coming further East. Mr. wilson found the same
GOOD times in Ohio. At Hamilton a firm mat mas
been the leading for thirty years reported 'ha'
:, aid the largest business In It's history in july.
Anot her observer. whose report conIlrfhs tHal oI
Nr Wilson is w. H. Crary, of Omaha, VINO Is III
Washington Mr.. Crary is the man VINO nrst pro
nosed William j. Bryan as candidate Tor CON
s.ress and he was formerly the president OF d
Democratic club in Omaha He SAID 10 reporter
that Nebra ska IL starting on a phenomenal Doohi.
Among other things he said: There We're never
so MANY cattle I'm the State as to-day. They are
being finished for the market by the iarmers wIo
are slow in selling their corn outright For leeu-
ing cattle corn IS worth upward or ~ cents q
husheL we have had ample rains and Nebraska
is the best looking agricultural state in the mon
Farmers can borrow plenty of money to buy feed-
ing cattle. Since January !, 10000 OF mort
gage indebtedness has been paid in the State
Populism and Bryanism are. therefore, on lne
wane and the representatives of those IDEAS are
ceasing feel that they can legisate money ihto
their pockets. -- J.. - .,.,-a
Mr. t'rary speaks of the large increase in packlne
factories in South Omaha by the Chicago mag
mates which by January next will make that cry
the second largest beef-packng city IN the coun'
try Then the coming Trans Mississippi Exposl'
tion and other industries are booming things gen
erally for Nebraska. He also referred 10 the new
factory. which will use 10000 bushels OF corn