New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-12
OHIO VALLEY ALL RIGHT.
All Branches of Trade Reported
Running at Full Capacity.
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Cincinnati April lI-President w. A. Ben
nett Of the Cincinnati Chamber OF Commerce
who is an extensive manufacturer ana whole
saler of lumber. said tonight, in discussing the
declarations of James J. Hill and other imam
ciers that business is Stacking up:
II business is stacking up falling off have
not heard Of IT, I believe il is every DIT as gooo
as il has been for some time past, and II would
be even better il the railroads could supply
more cars to shippers. The fact alone OF tl4 4
continuance of the marked scarcity OF railroad
cars il seems 20 me, should disproVe any state
ments that business As diminishing. / consider
all such declarations attempts TO create SYM
pathy for these same people. tilll ana the rest
These persons. who cannot longer sell over
capitalized stock, are doing the grooming ACT
now after they themselves have caused the peo-
ple 10 quit buying stocks through their ma
noeuvres. I certainly have heard no complaints
On genuine mercantile and manufacturing CIR
Giles TO falling off in business
Colonel Brent Arnold, general freight agent
OF the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, said:
Business is good as compared TO that Of
twelve months ago but we notice decrease
IN shipments in the last few months, que
think, TO merchants decreasing orders ana
desire TO prepare for a depression which is sure
70 come il this anti-railread agitation is kept
up. The slack in business is more notlceaple
west Of Chicago than here. The congestlon IN
shipping facilities is being relieved by iacK OF
new orders which, in my mind indicates falling
OF in business.
F. F. Shipley. general agent Of the United
States Fidelity and Guarantee Company ana
President Of the Business Mems Club. said;
7 can see no signs of any depression in bust
ness generally: I'm fact. il seems 10 me that all
the last twelve months. ihere may De some
congestion and retardng action. but that Is
due in part 10 inability on the part OF the rail-
roads 10 handle shipments. don't see any
harmful results 10 business on account of rail-
road legislation or any other cause: In fact so
far as l know. all branches Of business are IN
better shape than they were a year ago. see
no indications Of a decline.
Charles A. Hinsch, president Of the Fifth
National Bank said:
cinnati. so far as I have been able 10 see, within
the last year. AS matter OF fact, business
IS better. There Is feeling mere that me great
business boom of the last year however, Is
bound to receive a setback from some source
or other The railroad agitation over the coun
try is having a good effect on business In gen
eraI. because il is showing the people that
there is a tendency on the part Of the gov
eminent 70 enforce the laws on the statute
books against all offenders, and general feel
fng of security is engendered thereby. The
agitation is healthy one, If not carried too far
No certainly DO not see any depreciation in
business from any cause.
B. J. Goodin, vice-president of the Cincin-
natl Glass and China Company, said:
So far as we are concerned. business has
been better the last year than ever before. We
think that talk of anti-railroad legislation and
unsettled politics having any III effects on bust
ness is foolishness. We do find trouble in
curing transportation for goods sold and would
be greatly aided by better traffic. There is no
falling of Of business on the contrary, quite
the reverse.
Thomas P. Egan, president Of the J. A. Fay
& Egan Company. manufacturers Of machinery.
and ex-president OF the National Manufactur-
er's Association, said:
Business has never been better with US than
within the last year. We running at full
capacity. The Wall Street furry Of last month
not felt at all by business interests here.
and no III effects appear from anti-railroad
agitation political contentious.