The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-10-25
IN MANY STATES
Prosperity Is Widespread
and Farm Mortgages
Are Decreasing.
More Bank Deposits in States
That Bryan Is Hopeful
Of Carrying.
Business Conditions Generally I'm
proving and Better Times
Prevailing.
Some Of the Strongest Testimony
Comes from Candidate Bryan's
Own State.


In order to secure some up-to-date
facts relative TO conditions prevailing
among the people all over the United
States, and particularly in the west
ern states, letters have recently been
sent to business men in the large cit
les and in the country towns in those
sections. The inquiries related to
the bank deposits, and what better
ment If any was noticeable among
The borrowing classes. Some of the
strongest replies that have been re-
ccived come from Nebraska, Mr.. Bry-
an's own state. II is to be noted
that the only discordnnt note came
from Deadwood, S. ID. The complaint
there was that gold is worth no more
than il was four years ago, while 9TH
er commodities have increased.
Some of the replies, in brief are
Bummari2ed:
Brown & Nourse, attor-
neys for the First National bank:
''The business of this part of the
country has vastly improved under
the republican administration. Cat
tie are worth twice as much as they
were four years ago, sheep two or
three times as much. Many of the
farmers Tor ranchmen) have paid up
mortgages existing years ago. Col
lections are much easier to make and
merchants have little trouble in col
lecting. We can safely say there is
not Il laboring man in the state OF
Colorado (who desires labor) who is
out of work to-day"
Tlinois.-J. X. Walsh "a democrat)
president Chicago national bank: II
never knew time when commercial
paper was paid up more promptly
than to-day; our notary complains
that he has no protesting to do. The
rate of interest is now very low. This
Is no doubt due to the additional cur
rency issued under the new law, the
enormous production of gold in this
country, and more prosperous times
generally"
A. G. Becker, dealer in cattle pa
per, Chicago: About $4O,OOO,OOO or
ssO.OOO,OOo annually are now loaned
by eastern banks on cattle, where for
merly this paper was never looked
upon with favor. This, of course, has
made'it very much easier for the farm
erto obtain his money, thereby buying
more cattle, and instead of selling his
corn he kept this for feed, and
for raising hogs. Altogether it
has been quite n revolution for the
farmer all through the west, and we
are very sure il has come to stay,
Of course on condition that we retain
istration."
lndiana.-C. T. Lindsey, Cashier of
the Citizens national bank, South
Bend, Ind, SAYS: Savings and COM
mercial accounts in South Bend have
increased over four years ago IS per
cent, and $50 per cent. each. In gen
eral our farmers are well to do man
nfacturers are employing world of
men, running full time, and in some
instances over time"
The Second national bank, Rich
community have more than doubled
In the past four years. At least 2i
per cent, of the mortgages on farms
in this locality have been paid, The
merchants are experiencing a won.
derful improvement in trade"
Indiana national bank, Indianapo.
lis, Ind: "Since 1896 bank deposits
In this community have almost doub
led. Interest rates on municipal
bonds have greatly declined. There
Is considerably more money being
hx,p
ors"
Kansas-Ira p. Nye, cashier ma
tional bank, Eureka, Kan: "Depos
It's have increased about 25 per cent
since 1895. There has been an i'm
provement In our local credits o,
from 20 to rs per cent, Farm mort
cages have decreased nearly one-hal
since 1896. The principal reason there
for Is the universal prosperit,
brought on by wise and judiciou,
administration"
Kentucky.-L. C. Murray. president
the American national bank, Louis
sille, KY: "All bank deposits in thi
community have about doubled sine,
ls9s. The agricultural interests il
this whole community have improve,
60 such an extent as is really remark
able, and contentment and plenty ar
shown on all hands, and only polit
teal disturbances occur. We onl
hope that four years more of sucl
prosperity can be attained, for thi
community has never before been il
such a prosperous condition.
Michigan.-M. L. Williams, vic
president, the Commercial nationa
bank, Detroit, Mich: Both saving
and commercial deposits have in
creased with us about so per cenr
respectively, during the last fou
years; while credits of this distric
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