New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-11

in the first quarter OF this year than in the
corresponding period of 1896 Representatives OF
metal trades, meat concerns coal an ochefmcaI
companies. boiler and railroad equipment hFms-
All give only slightly varying versions OF the same
story OF seemingly uninterrupted prosperity. Inc
General Chemical Company, of No. p Broad street,
for instance reported falling OF IN business
adding that the stock market had had apparently
~, .ffect on the demand. Grove 5. Curtis. OF the
-Blaisdell Company, said that whlle the so"
or Ice capped streets of the last lie" weeks hau III
terfered with city deliveries Of coal there had beeh
no falling of in trade here or elsewhere, and that
the outlook for the coal year, which DeSa4 va
April /, was most encouraging
President Suzberger of the packing firm OF 5. q
S. reported unaffected prosperity predicting tnal
tba company's business for 1907 would show an IN
crease OF 10 per cent over 1906 A member OF enc
ne the best known boiler firms i'll this city told the
reporter that the business for the hrst quarter
this year was individually better than Tor the cor
responding period of 1906 although he had no hg-
ures available. The general "electrlhcatlon. az
well as the astounding increase in new buildings
had both contributed TO boom the business. re
was optimistic also over the general outIooA ioi
the trade.
A representative downtown machine tool ana
railroad equipment company reported an increase
of business thus far this year, with order crowded
factories far behind time. Whatever the condition
Wall Street. we are not prepared to sell United
States short" member of this firm told the re-
porter and the sentiment seemed to be re-echoed
all along the line.
Perhaps the most interesting commentary came
from a representative OF Of the best known
locomotive interests in this country, who said;
Although there was bound to be reluctance in
such railroads as are controlled by New York di-
rectors our shops continue TO work dav and night.
The Hesitation having no immediate effect The
money stringency has led many To pause before
buying more rolling stock, but money is l9osenlng
stock IS wearing out and must he REPLACED .,o
Judging from The recent financial reports OF the
various roads, they cannot long refrain from hetTH
his year-about September. say-win more than
compensate FOR the present so-cailed retrenchme9t
'erd q 30 o01 90 inside Of FIVE years ana l believe
Leaving New York out FOR the moment, there is
porous. and country bankers and their New York
correspondents are silently laughing at TINS TAX
a bout depression suggested To one Of the biggest
railroad presidents the other day that he himself
n liI aad While he denied this at rst he later
admitted the train Of what had said CO.,
mission ana his rnilrSa6 incded If they would
tNsIS on, '.g l'itli 49, ~ 49,, r,reeent have
railroads and general Industries lhe country IS
all right; no doubt about t.
The Wall street Journal" has quoted the lead
ing industrial companies as follows;
Standard Since the first Of the year new bust
ness has ec!ipsed al previous records ana earnings
have established new high record.
United States Rubber-Since the first Of the year
the corresponding period of last yearby so per cent
Annals srlated Copper-EaTnings since the hrSt OF
the year larger than in any similar period
since the company organized
United States Steel-New business since the nrSt
of the year has been nearly 1000 tons day IN
excess Of the corresponding period OF 1870
Corn Products Rehning-New business Is Tar
ReD,b III Companies-l-nhcd tonnage
on the books March 81 established new high
General Electric-New business Is in excess of a
International Harvester-New orders since the
first of the year far i'm excess OF the CORE
spending period of last year.
Railway Steel SpTinE-New record WAS cStab-
lished in respect TO new business in the month or
March = .
of corresponding quarter Of last year
s Christv Mead. secretary Of the Merchants As
ISOLATION said last night that the records Of the
association showed large increase in the number
of buyers who To this city from other states.
The number Of buyers who registered from New
Y ork Pennsylvania. Delaware. Maryland. Virginia.
West Virginia. Ohio. Indiana Michigan, Illinois and
Texas $500 last year This year the number
was 1852 with the State Of Texas left out. or an
Increase Of forty-two without Texas.
President Wood Of the American Woollen Com
pany. on his from a six weeks vacation
trip in the South. said that he saw marked I'M
provernent in conditions throughout the South. in
comparison with those that existed no more than
a few years ago He added that everywhere pros
perity was in evidence.