The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-09-05
BAKER IS OPTIMISTIC
IN VIEWING SITUATION
FINDS BUSINESS CONDITIONS
ARE UNDlSTURBED BY Ap-
PROAcH OF ELECTION.
Sees Many Assurances Of Improvement
and Indications Of Greater Prosper
ity-CapitaI and Labor Have No Diff
ferences to Adjust.

! w. j. Baker, who returned from his
annual trip to New York and other
eastern cities on Monday last. is great
y encouraged over the outlook for
business the country over and states
that it is the opinion of business men
n all lines with whom he met that the
all and winter will be one of the best
business seasons the country has ex-
oerienced for many years.
In fact" said Mr.. Baker prospects
| ire unusually bright and this in spite
If the fact that presidential campaign
's on. ] do not recall a year when
here was a general election in which
it seemed to make so little difference
in the business and industrial world
as it does this year. All the manufact-
urers, wholesalers and retailers are
looking forward to an era of unprece-
dented business. They are thinking
very little about politics, evidently. and
certainly none Of them appear to be
worried about the outcome of the cam
paiSn or it's effects.
The money market Is easy and there
is plenty of available capital for the
transaction of the country's business
There is, nevertheless, noticeable
'nedency to be conservative, but it does
not go further than the bounds of good
business. The demands of fall trade
had been anticipated by manufactur-
ers in every line, not only in such as
clothing and dry goods, but in build
ing and kindred trades The result is
that there is little difficulty on account
Of congested orders, while the manu-
tacturer of any commodity finds ready
sale for his product, about as fast as it
can be turned out.
Labor and Capital at Peace.
There are few labor troubles to af-
feet the industrial situation and those
that exist are local in character, and
important in their effect on the general
conditions. Capital and labor seem to
be adjusting any difficulties that arise
IN short order and without the expen-
sive and ruinous strikes of past sea-
sons. In New York City, for example
here are 100000 men engaged in maxi
ing cloaks and wraps, all kinds of out
sr garments for women's wear. This
is all done by piece work. Every es-
tablishment is manned by union gar
ment makers and in each there is
representative of the union. When
new design Of garment is brought in
to be made up, this representative al
ways an expert on costs, examines the
model and says to the manufacturer:
We will make these for so much EACH
the price. That settles it; the
last item in the cost to the wholesaler
is thus fixed, and the force is soon at
worked so satisfactorily for the mer-
chant who was in hurry for his stock
as they have this year. In three weeks
after placed my order for some of the
line. the clerks in the Wallace and
Kellogg stores were unpacking the
garments. 1t is the quickest time
have ever known to be made
Taking the eastern conditions into
in connection with those
of local nature, Mr.. Baker believes
thatb usiness in Shoshone county will
be exceptionally good throughout the
fall and winter. Like other local mer-
chants In various lines, he has stocked
up heavily in anticipation Of the in
creased demand, and bought the best
line Of goods he has ever brought to
the district.