The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-03-08
CONTINUOUS PROSPERITY.
nnsiness Under Republican LeEinIa-
tion IL Constantly Im-
proving.

That 1898 was a reccrd-breaking year
IN the domestic and foreign trade Of
the United States has been shown so
conclusiyely that to repeat it now
seems trite and superhuous. What is
Of more Importance at the present time
ig the fact that conditions are faYerable
TO still more remarkable showing in
1880. The New York Herald has, done
excellent service to the public in Sc
curing the views of leading business
men and the grounds on which they
rest their confidence as to the immedi-
ate future. 1t is authority for the
statement that the wholesale dealers of
that city, who are in close touch with
Al currents of trade, believe that 1899
will be the most prosperous business
year the country has ever known In
interviews these representatives. of the
commercial world base their opinions
on these causes: The ratification Of
the peace treaty. The return Of busi-
ness confidence, which set in as soon as
the war with Spain was practically
over. Better times among farmers be-
cause Of good crops in 1898.
Ing merchants interviewer uecisis
,nas as results ol lnese CAUSES .ns ioi
iowing elec's may oe enumera'eu
- rlners s ana ,,, otner classes who naass nar
again are snending money freely with the
local merchants.
Mercnants who have carried only small
are ] hnv,nr 's hesvily nT and md esr,v ri Tbev in.
tend to restore their stocks to the condi-
uon N which they were before the ousi-
S,I Is.Son cIosse. ~ ~ hSsrs ,T who have been in
New York recently are ordering a better
quality Of goods than formerly"
Ine trade improvement noteo Is not
confined to special sections, but ex-
4ands N Tho entire ooun+rv Tn +be
-, st.,i., AZ =
west ana south especially, where the
FORMER depression was most severely
felt. there Is n marked revival of nros-
,,ar;., an o,,dor. o.. oods .ra 1rora
F1' ii
numerous tnan ever DeIore, ana lhe
people seem TO have plenty of money
and ora raady 10 snond n fraalv
Mucn is anticipated from the expan-
sion of American trade at home and
sbroad as n natural result ~ 4he war
-
win spain, lhe enlargement OF amer
lean territory, the enhancement Of the
national prestige and the new political
5 s,,v,or+orao 90 ,,.b;oh a. Tr,;4od c+o+as
tnPoitanee 10 which INC Ohi'eu o'a'es
mas attained. In order 10 reap the tull
benefit of the opportunities now before
ne hnwavar tbere ;s much ,vorL 10 he
,r,.,,. ~.
nohe. WllllaIn r. hlng' presluent oI the
Merchants association, who is quoted
nv the Herald nuts some of these du.
4i,.lal..,I,,5f
es'eieariJ anu Iorcioly pelore 'he pun
Tic when ne says;
1--WE need the freest possible communlca-
tlon from the interior with the ports
whence the products of interior factories
and farms must be sent to all parts OF the
world
I'VE need steamship lines under the
American flag, owned by American capital
and governed by American laws.
eve need business agents for this gov.
ernment in all the principal cities of tn,
world who shall know something about
business and the conditions that foster it.
that Is to say. we need consuls who are
capable business men.
.aThese things. we NAV depend upon Il
the nation will look to. but we here in New
York need to look to certain details fol
ourselves IL we intend to share as W,
should in this coming tide of prosperity
The highways of commerce between thii
nation ana others now pass through e1lstn ~ UNI =
: & Iesn and irnnroye them mn n we % want TO kee, Zee
the current going through New York.
I'VE must fight for the very best harbo
.1,n,,ans s, .ha, @ mus mus bnras he INV" rmn
OF this port, the charges Of termina
rings, of dock rings and of warehouse
rings. -, -, ...o a..
vrest artery 1, D unon which the life Of ou m
commerce depends against the interest