The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-25
A PROSPEROUS
PEACE AT HAND.
Business Men Expecting
Better Trade Conditions
OUTLOOK BRIGHTER.
All the indications Point to General
Revival.
CROPS BETTER THAN FOR YEARS,
\ Large Number of Merchants. Rail-
road Men. Manufacturers and
Others Give Encouraging
Views of the Outlook
Tor This
Fail.
OUTLOOK BRIGHTER.
CROPS BETTER THAN FOR YEARS,

J. all
There can be no doubt that large
majority Of the most solid and iniiuentiai
business men i'm this community are eN-
rcetfnr better business conditions and n
greater volume this fall than for several
years. 1t is believed and expressed by
those with whom interviews have been
sought that the settlement of the Span
ish-Amcrican trouble and the agreement
of tho preliminary peace measures be
tween the two nations together with fay-
orable prospects for am early settlement
of permanent peace conditions will bring
something of "a business revival during
the flu Many say they can already sec
a decided improvement within the past
month while others are of the opinion
that the country Is now on more SOLID
financial basis than for many years, and
an the indications point 10 bright out
look for the coming year.
Below Will bee found brief interviews
from a. number of well-known business
men ON the situation and the prospects
for better times.
l.AI ~ a BIZ hI DIN iss's
Alr. %. ID. Berry who recently pur-
chased a big clothing house here and
combined II with his own prosperous
firm. thus showing his confidence In Rich
mond. did not hesitate 90 say that he ex-
pected "a substantial Improvement I'm bu-
siness. which. In his opinion, had IN
fact already set IN.
"I observe a better feeling each day.
People are buying more literally and
buying better goods, and there is a bet
ter feeling generally among buyer and
seller.
IL am making preparations Tor a hlg
fan business" continued Mr. Berry,
"and / believe / shall see it,
BIG CONTRACTS.
''Ycs. sir" caudldlv answered Mr. T..
Dettclbach Of the Globe, Il am confident
of "a business increase. now that the war
has ended
"The government during the hostillties
has placed great sums into the hands OK
the nooDle which Richmond will share
pro rata. Then there have been many
biz contracts let to Richmond firms. and
ali these things will rebound TO the benz
eft OF business
"The farming element has the prom
ise of good crops throughout the country
and every avenIe OF trade seems wiling
10 furnish its quota toward good times
A REMARKABLE INCREASE.
Mr.. Alex. Meyer or the big dry goods
emporium. sat I'm his cool little private
office Yesterday when the man from The
Times greeted him.
"I will give IL as my candid opinion
replied he thoughtfully chat Richmond
will experience a remarkable business
Increase consequent on the closing Of the
spanish-A American hostilities."
'No. 7 don't think that business has
suffered marked depression through the
existence of the war. We have exDe-
rionced far better business than we an
ticinatod I'm our new quarters. our sum-
ner trade has been good. and We take
n as a dlcided indication OF excellent
trade I'm the fall our plans have been
laid with this end in view"
GRADUAL AND LASTING.
.T don't believe IN booms." replied Mr..
Sam svcle. OF the dry goods firm or
Tulus svcle & sons, as he pleasantly
welcomed Tho Times representative one
afternoon last week and spoke In refer
ence 20 business prospects for the near
future.
cot course there will be a big Increase
and # will not be IN the nature Of re-
Taxation from depression. but 1t VIII be
moro lasting and gradual than any
boom"
The amount OF money poured into Rich-
,,ord bv tho government through the
volunteers and through the contracts let
10 Richmond concerns would have "a de-
cided effect on business in the opinion or
Mr. Sycle.
This firm has planned to meet n greatly
Increased demand for goods In It's hne'
MANY BUYERS.
Mr. John W. Rothert. the largest furni-
ture dealer IN the city. says. Il nave
iust returned from Grand Rapids. Michl-
ean the Headquarters for the furniture
interests Of this country and there Is an
unusual degree OF activity in business cir
cies out there There are believed 90 be
more buyers at Grand Rapids this year
than have been for some years past all
parts OF the country being represented,
from Roston 10 san Francisco. All the
representative men that 1 had the oppor-
tiuitv OF talking 20, seemed 10 feel that
the country was entering upon period
~ great prosperity and there was no
cause for any further apprehensions as
- the big business ahead Of ms. Ihere
were about two hundred buyers al the
MOTEL AZ which I stopped.
THE GOOD OLD TINES RETURNlNH.
Mr. 7. IT, Kaufman, VINO represents
the head and shoulders OF the wei, ,A"oNi,
,.dies, establishment at Broad ana
t-o,,rtb streets. greeted The Times repor-
,er with his wonted kindliness yesterday
afternoon and dropped his business cares
for talk on the business prospects IN
Richmond consequent on the closing OF
tn war. a., IL .
..rbere has been" said he. "a lack or
confidence I'm business circles during the
boetilities and merchants have been com
neirsd 10 closeness I'm their buyings but
his element disappears as a matter OF
Course. with the ceasing Of the war
"rhe best Indication OF our opinions as
70 a business increase you may readily
slscern from our purchases for the COM
,,,, season" he continued I'VE have ar
raneed for big business.
..I think that the posthumous benefits
~ the war will be general throughout the
country. .,s.s -. -
money and its effect is bound to be felt
In Mr. Kaufmann's opinion there would
be a slight Capitalization Of good results
tending toward the East and south as
logical sequence Of their proximity TO the
seat OF the disturbance.
"Of course with our business which
regards ladies' entirely said Mr.. kaut-
mann. "the buying IS not SO greatly az