The Springfield herald., 1907-11-01

Denver. Every line of business is pur-
suing the even tenor of its way and
optimistic reports of healthy growth
and increase of trade is coming fronf
every side.
Millions From Wheat.
Dollar wheat. and 100000 bushels
of it ready for the market in the gran
aries of the farmers, is adding to the
s15.000,000 and more of financial JOY
that has already come to the backbone
mentioned by Mr.. Friedman through
the marketing of the beet crop. And
best of all the farmers don't need the
money. Instead of the usual feverish
haste to get their crops to market as
soon as the harvest is over the Colo
RADIO growers are so well situated tnls
year that they are able to hold their
commodities and command the prices
instead of leaving the fixing of that
all-important item to the purchasers
or to produce brokers'. And what Is
true of wheat :" true of every other
commodity according to reports re
ceived by James II. Young, secretary
of the Colorado State Commercial AS
sociatiop.
This year has been the banner year
of the states history for the agricIl-
turists. New lana has come under cul-
iivation through the extension of the
irrigation systems and the extension
of dry farming In addition to the
prosperity of the farmers the mining
industry reports gratifying improve
ment in nearly every section of the
state, and big gain over last years
production of SS0,00O,000 is looked for.
What the business men say of CON
ditions follows:
Meyer Friedman, president Denver
Chamber of Commerce.:
1.-THE foundation for all financial
prosperity consists of the solvency of
those who are really the backbone of
the commonwealth.
1.-THE farmer is in better financial
condition today than he has been for
a great number of years past. With
the farmer as the creditor instead of
the debtor that he was some years
ago, | cannot see that the spectators
furry in New York can in any way
affect any part of the West.
"Our banks are in more than first
class condition and with reserves of
about double that which is required
by law.
"Our merchants have had prosperous
years and are not in debt. For these
reasons | can see no danger ahead
and I do not believe that the present
condition in New York will have any
III effects in Colorado"
Values, NonspecuIative.
w. A. Hover, president of the United
States National bank and w. A.
Hover & Co., wholesale druggists:
Colorado is probably in better
shape today to withstand the shock OF
financial disturbances now prevailing
on Wall street than at any time in
her history. Those who are familiar
with conditions locally know well that
Colorado was one of the last sections
to respond to improved conditions fol
lowing the period of depression pre-
vailing for several years after the
panic of 1898. Improved conditions,
when they did come, were on most
conservative basis. Values of all
kinds in Colorado are nonspeculative
in character and are of real intrinsic
worth. Our financial institutions are
not burdened with securities of spec
ulative character or of inflated values.
The clearing house banks of Denver
have ample cash reserves to meet all
legitimate requirements, and there is
nothing whatever in the situation to
cause any apprehension on the part of
our business community"
Wholesale Business Index.
Charles Mac A. Wilcox, manager the
Daniels & Fisher Stores Company:
I'VE have not yet felt the slightest
effect of the Wall street and Eastern
financial disturbances, and l don't see
any reason why we should. Business
here during this season has shown a
very gratifying Improvement over
period of last year in all of
the lines with which | am familiar
Our wholesale business has been par
ticularly healthy. and that is usually
an unfailing barometer of trade condi-
tions.
Crops in all sections of the state,
except for the fruit that suffered from
frost last spring, are better than ever,
and commanding the highest prices.
Even the fruit crops have been money
makers because of the unusually good
prices commando |. | talked last week
with one of the largest growers in the
Grand Junction district and he in
formed me that he had orders from
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