The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-04-19
NOW IS THE TINE TO BUY
Canadian Admonishes Americans
that They Are in Clover.
Urges People of United States to
Take Forward Step 60 Meet Pros
perity Inevitably Coming.

Canadian contributor TO the New
York Lumber Trade Journal gives ex-
preston TO his views upon the financial
and industrial situation in the United
states, which are essentially hopeful,
sound, and convincing. He declares that
there was never a time in the history OF
our country offering better advantages
for a general forward movement in the
matter of buying securities. extending
lines Of manufacture, and otherwise pre-
pairing to reap advantages from judicious
Investment than the present
The writer signs only his initials 10 the
article, and what he says follows:
No time in recent years have the
Americans been In such excellent position
7 to take advantage of opportunities as
they will be IN 19oS-the year Of fair. level
prices - and opportunities win present
themselves that may not come again in
the lifetime Of the present generation.
In every community. in every busi-
ness, has been felt the necessity to in
crease plant. TO repair, and to buy sup
plies at lower prices.
Railroads, manufacturers. marine. bush
ness, and especially agriculture. should
take advantage OF the times and buy and
build before prices again rise 10 their for
mer level.
In the last few years every one re-
members something he would have done.
or something he could have purchased. if
he had not felt he was paying too much
for what he obtained in return for his
money. Now, ali this has been changed.
and the purchaser can obtain full value
for his money.
The opportunities 10 buy have come
for every one to take advantage of.
These high prices Of the last few
years, in many cases, have prevented the
carrying out of what was really needed
and makeshifts have been the order of
the day.
Now is the time for every one to do
cheaDly what he knows has 10 be done
and viii have TO be done in any event a
little later on, when business is again at
flood tide, and the desire to hold for
higher prices has again appeared to those
who would have something to sell.
II any necessary building or purchase
is put of when prices. as now. are at the
low level, and has 10 be done later on at
the increased cost, # must necessarily re-
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what would be an ordinary dividend on
the amount expended. but which divi-
dend would be extraordinary and unnec-
essary when dividends had only to be
paid on the low-level price of investment.
Now Is the time for the railroads to
build and repair, when material and la
Dor are not expensive.
Now Is the time for the manufacturer.
storekeeper, wholesaler and retailer To
buy new supplies at fair prices, and with
the new goods and prices more within
range Of all. attract customers. Who
does not love bargains--or what they con-
slider bargains?
NOW is the time for the agriculturist
TO build the required barns and houses.
repair the old WORKOUT fences and sheds.
and. above all, to buy machinery at !
lower price than viii rule in year from |
now
Now is the time for the man to build |
the home or buildings he has so often |
wished to possess, and, In fact had
reached the plan and estimate stage |
only to find prices for everything out of |
proportion TO the expected return on the |
Investment.
Now is the time TO repair, at low cost.
wherever the tooth OF time has cut into /
he work of man.
Now Is the time even to buy clothes
md get rid Of the old suits, worn even in
prosperous times through personal econ
)my or capital wanted in business.
Now is the time to buy-buy-buv-
whatever will surely be dearer next wear
and 10 remember the real time to be eco /
lomical is when commodities are dear.
lot cheap.
THE money to buy is ali here. and
more, Just the same as ever. and the saw
ngs Of the people never were greater.
tut the desire to buy has died natural
leath from the objection to always nay
90 much for anything wanted
II one stopped for q moment and