The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-19
(IEDDD TIMES AHEAD
\ AND ALL AROUND US
LtBest Of All, They Have Come
e to Stay a Good, Long
- While.
THIS is WHAT A BIG
II FINANCIER HAS TO SAY
Banker, Manufacturer, Bust.
ness Man and Working Man
All Making Money.
BY PRESTON G. ADAMS.
r aL Nk-irn "a srln rrIhnne

By Leased Wire to The Tribune.
NEW YORK, Dec. IS" Good times
are ahead and all around us, and best
I ,of all, they have come TO stay good
jsl1oup time,'' was the way big finan"
->cier of this city put it the other day,
:. when l asked him what are the bust
ness prospects "We are buster than we
ole have been for years, and we expect TO
"A n have more 70 do within the next SIX
months than we ever had. Banking
business is good, manufacturing bust
ns ness is better, and | am sure labor
onrht' to be happy, Money is easy, and
o. prosperity is substantial, The only
Thing the country is now suffering from
ns is the boosting of prices of bread
st11ffs-the necessities of life. ] am
opposed TO the combination of capital
for the purpose of putting up the prices
OF food, clothing and the like. In fact,
Ell think If some of our big corpora
I6ons and the billionaires we have about
- were wise, they would see to it that
z such corporations did not get corner
II on the necessities OF life. ] tell you,
their own salvation depends upon their
Ia. .showing the public that they can bet
Ter afford TO retail first-class milk at
r.cent5 quart than the small dealer can
Leerve ii for 10 cents. They ought 20
TeyerSc COnulIlOnS dlu hOJ dCl LHe nDS,
a as they are doing now, Give the people
:, the necessities Of life at cheap price,
9 ~xeserving only a reasonable profit and
4 trusts controlling commodities will be
popular
:" Surprising Conditions.
u Recently the National Association OF
!. .gManufacturer sent out a lot of letters
and from 5000 firms that answered, sur
: prising conditions were discovered. To
reach the results the members of the
4. association even asked:
=. 80 What are present conditions in your
[ Strade7"
"What is the percentage of increase
e In business, if any, over the latter pait
Of l90s7'
MI "What are the trade probabilities i'll
vlyour particular industry7'
One of the members of this assccia
! lion told mo every industry and trade
but one reported that conditions at
present are good, and most of them SAID
\ they were excellent, while many oth"Cs
!. reported prospects for l909-l0 as eN
Z ceptionally bright.
I Nearly all of the great manufactur
ers, in making suggestions as to how
not only to increase but TO maintain the
n present prosperity. decrled legislative
jeurbs and the tendency which exists to
yineteass the cost of raw materials. No
more tariff tinkering, was the cry OF
many more. "Don' t make matters
worse by further meddling. Don { LEI
state or national commissions and ncw
laws cut into our business any further
What Manufacturer Wants.
VI A gentleman who keeps in very close
fpuch with industrial conditions here
md i'll Europe, was much impressed
with the results obtained by the Man
O%, ,a.,,
very emphatic In declaring that 'all
the manufacturer now wants, is TO be
let alone by the lawmakers and "cure-
asls, and given peaceful opportun
Ny to work and give work TO others.
This adverse railroad and class legis-
lation, labor agitation and tariff tinker
ing IS enough to stop everything. Every
good American is only TOO glad to work.
:. Just give him the. opportunity to do
%. We scarcely give new law time
enough to be decently tried out before
fwo. or more pertaining TO the same
oeubJee, are passed and neither workman |
or employer knows where he IS at / |
believe In fair and equitable system
Of taxation applicable TO all classes of
eltizens, but give some plan at least
1aIr trial. We have too many laws
and naturally the people are constantly
100 much worried with delicate and un. |
700 complex. The simpler the better
Is everything"
Farmers are equally as happy as the
: manufacturer. and tho cotton grower as
well as the fruiterower finds not only
q sale, but actually demand at splen
aid prices for his product This is the
condition | find wherever ] 90 In
4 wall street the brokers are no longer
complaining, while in the banking dis
trlets there is positive evidence Of n
y great avalanche Of business. The i'm.
porter and exporter. the fish dealer and
tne beef packers. the furniture manu-
taeturer, and indeed everyone but the
~ epawn shop seems TO be busy getting
lsout his orders and taking care of the
a business that comes to him. Drummcrs
" laye more orders than they can fill. |
A sshnd 5nd many Christmas present Will come
eiate this year because of the tremen-
AZ 8ous 4a rush of prosperity which comes
" from every side.
American Bankers Meeting.
" New York bankers are looking for
rard with much anticipation TO the