The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-22
Country Reports
General Boom in Business

this country ,ast year was S5,2gto0O,
ono. aH lnciease oi i2.4 per cent over
le0S aud e'v $220ep10Oa less Jhan
ihe record lrado of 1907 look iof
2 large extension Ia Our intenailcnal
trade ana gradual ecoyefy beginning
now of our foreign commerce,
Philadelphia.
BY James =. sullivan, president OF
the Market street bank. vice presi.
dent Of the MidyaIe steel company
and director In various other concerns
money Il abundant failures are not
frequent 0nd recelyershipH are rare.
General business appears 70 be OF
considerable volume the worklngman
are mostly employed. yet II is APP
parent that labor Is not scare and that
orders are not increasing In number
or amount. The rewards of business
present aud prospective, do not ap.
pear sufficient 10 Justify Increased
capitalization the building OF new
nlants or the enlargement of old ones,
New Orleans.
By Philip Wcrlein. president OF the
Progressive tlnlon--Thc jobbing trade
Is exceptionally good and there IL q
steady increase In business with Cen
trail aud south America. Prospects.
based upon crop reports, are the beat
in several years. The retail trade ~
satisfactory with q greater tendency
than ever toward department stores.
jacksonville, Fla.
No name BUSINESS conditions were
never better In the history Of the town
All Of the industries have had good
year SO far and all looking forward
10 more business this fall and winter
Many factories of different kinds have
located here this fall. several more
are now negotiating with the board
OF trade for suitable locations More
than 1900 home aeekers have passed
through this city thle fall and many
Of them have cine here 10 locate
Cleveland, O.
NY X. j. sullivan. banker and manu-
lacturer---Aside from Iron and steel
trade. general bnalness IL good. /
ain sure the volume OF business trans
acted this year viii be equal 10 that
OF an y0ther yedr'in our history From
my viewpoint nothing on the business
horizon can be- construed rs disturb
ing.
Memphis
No name The cotton crop Is above
tho average IN the Memphis territory
Few merchants are stocking M Oh 4
large scale. but all arc preparing Tor
steady trade
! indianapolis.
By Andrew NJ. Smith, president OF
the Capital National bank-'fhere has
been marked change for the better
IN the last few weeks and everything
has an optimistic look The farmers
have received good prices for their
wheat. This has gone into tne conn-
try banks and from them into reserve
banks OF the cities. Meney has eased
lup yery greatly and business has in
creased under lhc impulse tlus re.
celyed
ST. Louis.
Rv Thomas Randolph sal4oe Vice
president ol the National Bank "a
Commerce Conditions In tie South
ans West are excellent The pros.
peat arc Yefy promising end The la.
.d.sailoas are derldgii ene1usse
Omaha.
Ay Gucldon ~ W@iess pJesileat
Onaha and Connect Butts street Rail.
Na company and vice president q
tae United States National bank
Pfescnt business conditions Iii ON.
aha and throughout ihls par, OF The
West are vefs healthy Business ot
I al sosts Is prosperous. There ls 40
stringency ii the money market. there
4 is groWiag feeling OF confidence h
leisiness and Financial circles. and
the crop situation Is better than Il
hss been before in many yenrs
Denver.
by Dr. r l.. Bartlett, president oi
/. The chamber OF commerce. There
never has been 4 period In this sec
tlon Ct the country when business wal
better. and there Is every prospect
that u will continue that way
aal not see cloud in the sky
ST. Paul
Conditions IN 81. Paul and ths
Northwest In the Wholesale rnd retail
and In financial circles are bettel
than the predictions OF few months
ago would indicate. Later reports
from all but 0 few crop sections have
removed the nneasiness that existec
and coilectinnh and deposits hsv'
staadilF improved
| Seattle.
ny james $ Goldsmith. trustee o
the Seattle chamber Of commerce ans
Fgeaideht Of SeilW abacher RfoiherI