The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-25
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.


According to A. d. Macpherson anyone
who wishes to get rich should put money
into business in the South. preferably into
banking, and in Texas. Mr.. Macpherson
is from Chicago. and is the special rep
resentative of credit company, which
publishes a bankers register, containing
the rating and condition of every bank
in the country. As representative of
the company, Mr.. Macpherson investi-
gates the books of the banks, making
tour of the country every year. He has
just come from the South. where he has
been conducting investigations during the
winter. AT the Raleigh last night, he
said:
..,r, .,.i 90 ho,,,,i,o. .h,,t.
oi'lo" VI o'iihi's
the southern states mas never III the MS
tory of the country been so good. There
has been a gradual Improvement noticed
5,,r,,c,|.,,o To-. Co., ,.oars h., a. 10 a.
,"e as ~" - - % W.
ing the last Twelve months tiat lhe sreat
step has been taken l have no words to
express nv surprise at what | have seen
arm. tho fas, fo,,, ,,or,hs I, is 10Th
49,. -. 80 o.'..I,.s.,. - -.
ing snort OF marvellous ana the pest
feature of it all is that the increase in
business is normal, and not founded on
arx, wildcat hasis Tha raaaop that
,, -, =, -
" Jams "ie uOi''e 80 wen 10 .ha'
I'm the early days bank in South
ern town did business as far as its mar
- ltd, ,.ox.., -, -. -,
-" vi, 9ouiu sec ""ic"
was usually ABOUT 10 the nearest Dig
city, and that was all. What was good
enough for their srandfathers was good
a,,o,,s,t, o. .h - a. .!
~ '' a"u 'ie consequence
was that they got INTO rut that wore
deeper and deeper each year. Latterly,
error. and have imported new blood from
the North. young. energetic. progressive
men. who have a business horizon as wide
as the world. That has been one NJ tba
factors in the revolution. The other fac
tor has been fine crops. The South has
never seen time when the land mas been
80 'ia5 anu I pilces 50 nIsn' Sotton
N sells for 10 cents now. and il does not
cost cent more to produce it. / saw
man come INTO bank In Dallas and
nla Isi, oePosi. III eash o. sct;Vvv, ana you
clothes he had on his hack Thoasa n 1ti
of negroes with little farms are weII-to-
do, and you can see them any day in the
9.nks cro"dihg around the teller to make
.tTbe great improvanoent in har,,,.
down South is shown In the Increased
deposits. can say. without fearing to be
contradicted by any figures. that since
last year. throughout the South. the de-
ppsitS nave Deen dCQeu TO- by at least 81
per cent and in many places by much
more. One bank In Dallas which / visit
ed had S.5H,0O0 deposits last year. and
when looked at the bUoks'th this year they
showed deposits of over s., 000. 900. and that
was in addition to an immense Increase
In surplus and undivided profits. Ona
bank with $1,000 capital that 1 have
watched for several years showed sur
s5N'V0.
o. w ',l aei.ie.t, -- W ~ q. n. - -
o'.u an 1s'.I . IA o.
20 -. - g ~ = 80
- 49, ~. ~,
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a.; -.
60. 80 ~ a.. ~. - =. :. -.
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si' -. :. ~, - -. -. ~,
o'' ''-' ga just i'''iue 'i'e 0i'' win
uoms'
Il could not Tor the life OF me under
stand why YOU do it. at first but | am
heoinripe ia have a desire TO elevate nv
80, 80 - - 81. 80 -,
OWN netlS, anu SurhiSe tHdt ing llilu-
ehce mas begun TO WORK on me. MINK
nave discovered physioioglcaI reason
LOT your custVh. lou M up your Ieel
10 let more DIood now into your orall:
hou %oIh at suSh hlgh press tnat
the ordinary pi3od supply Is not suihclent
70 Keep your thihklng machine GOING az az
riIe 1 49, a. ti Suu wan ~ u Nv
will become a nation of people with big
heads and small feet"
They will take nothing but auto
he nt n
town hotel yesterday afternoon. as he
hung up the telephone receiver which he
had held to his ear nearly continuously
all day II have routed out the last ma
chine in the stables. and if I had them
| could use fifty more. No one says
order me a carriage any more. 1t is
Get me an automobile, if you want to
be in the fashion.
n a I for tbe coun try roads and the