The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-09-06
]. G. WilkjD son,
CITY Druggist

having placed themselves during the
c1Irent week squareiy and unequivo-
cally on record on their views On the
duration Of tie present prosperous
condition Of the country. These men
are representative business men. IN
their respective lines at the heads Of
some Of the largest business enter
prises IN the United States Selecting
from them few who are typical Of
some OF the heaviest lines OF commerc e
and manufacture one Is manufacture
% furniture, one banker, two are
dry goods merchants, another j. a
clothing merchant Their opinions
IL substance az stated above,
are Oh record and are as follows
The banker The favorable present
conditions and prospects are as good
a. they We're year ago; evidences
are no where 70 be found Of wane
ia prosperity crop reports are every
business IS we'll maintained the strong
demands on the banks for money are a
reflection Of the business activity.
The dry goods merchants The com
merclal horizon Is unclouded
crops are great the country's natural
resources. largely reported abroad
assure a continuance OF favorable condi-
tions 10 tangible element can prevent
constantly increasing financial strength
Manufacturers. commercial industries.
mining and agriculture We're never be.
fore prosperous
The furniture manufacturer The
present boom in business with or
ainary care should last for several
years. Labor and capital have on
deutical interests and labor is well
Employed. with rare and insignificant
expectations There is no discernible
evidence IN the Immediate
future OF an adverse change
and q lookout IL for che reverse Of
decrease in business.
The clothing merchant The
coming year is the initiative ia It's
conditions Of those that are 10 follow,
and we expect that year 20 be the best
that we have had The only cloud,
and that one which should and must
yield TO betterment, is the labor
troubles arbitration doubtless solve
that difficulty.
II is almost a truism 60 say that the
men quoted represent their class in
every important commercial community
in the country.
Their testimony is supplemented by
that Of representatives Of the lumber
industry TO the American Lumberman
as follows;
A line yard retail lumber dealer
The stand ~ corn has never been
equaled In the history OF the agricul-
tural districts Of the west 1t is nearly
ripe prices are starong and firm and
the pospects of harvesting successfully
are unequaled The certain conseque
nee II an enormous movement OF money
throughout the agricultural sections.
A Pacific coast lumber manufacture
The general outlook i'm the lumber
business Is that there will be a con
tinuence Of the upward tendency in
prices for all classes and kinds of
lumber manufactured on the Pacific
coast. and this outlook Is rendered
permanent by all evident conditions.
Our bodies OF magnificent forests are
being sought eagerly by eastern
capitalists and that will cause a
mighty impetus toward building up
the great Commonwealth OF California.
which surely has the most wonderful
resources OF any country in the world
Our mining resources will oil the
wheeles OF our great Commercial sup.
remacv. All or nearly all oriental lands
are looking towards California for
lumber and predict that SION the
production Of sawn material will reach
Tar beyond the expectations OF the most
sanguine Of manufaC turers.
A popular hardwood manufacturer !.
Tt is chiefly IA question Of securing
supplies TO meet the demands from the
wholesale dealer and heavy consumer
in hardwood There Is general
shortage OF we'll manufactured hard
wood lumber, with Indications that
the spring trade viii find the markets
very bare Of seasoned lumber, can
conceive on nothing now that will at
any early day upset the present pros
porous trend Of affairs 9
a manufactures Of yellow pine The
business has never reen 20 large or
prices 80 satisfactory. on the whole.
in the history OF the yellow pine
business. Slight concessions are
showing a greater tendency J0 firmness
than &C any other time this summer
and both prices and demands are
satisfactorily improving. With a great