The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-09-06
MUCH BUSINESS
IS EXPECTED
Industrial Outlook is Sat
isfactOry.
Trade Prospects Encouraging
Merchants Prepared for
Activity.


Sncntly a crop var. Tho Wcst can
nod be expected TO sit qutstly down
and ignore the value Of 5000 20
Of nHw waiFh. produced from :hc soil
in singe var, sum equa! 70 Mn
times the national bt TO THE grNlt
ag-scuf ural regions of the Nortlw a-t
tbs will prove an irrosiibr imp tuS
VI ,r,charts and Blnkcrs and Manufac-
turers alike are ppcIsiing for god
business season. Our railroad mama
srs anticipate heavy traffic and are
distributing thcir equipment accord
ingIy. A month hence We may expect
TO hear loud cri IS of car shortage.
Some time ago the railroads pllced
liberal orders for cars AM lpcomo-
Iiv,ss. and a crush of freight seems in
cwtable when the crop movement t.
ward the East rcaches its Insight IN
September and October. Two pr the
months hence the western .tres are
sure to report greatly incnascd tflr1-
Lngs The rlitrs ads will not benefit
mercy from the large crops but also
from what the crops ara turned in.o.
meats, etc, by the general stinu'Ns
TO manufacturing Industries and ~
The vast quantities of manufactures
products sent hack from the East
in return for the gI'den harvest Of
-lw products of the West. No serious
injury can now happen 10 corn for only
the norh-rn $ ction Of tho crop D. n
danger of cary frost. Gotten is
more exposed 10 the risk than any
o.lnr crap and tlic next Two pr three
weeks may Prov criticyi' parioi.
But at present th1r. is no cause for
anxioty and the outlook is for a large
yie1'-14 5000 balcs or over.
Our tndllstriaI outtook rs worry salts
factory. The steel Lrade, always IL
faithful Indicator oe bus,ness-is ey-
ST aGiily advancing tendency. Judging
by the amount of business alsead Tor
both rairoad and Gsn r,l construction
purposes, the Indications are for
heavy BUSINESS for some months TO
come The outlook for ahc export
trade in steel 6s also raaisfactori D.. in
foreign countries tfore is a fine d.
mand for American steel products
owing TO a worldwide EXPANSION. In
both England and Germany the stock
trade is taxed no its utmost supply
ing foreign and domestic requic,-
mems Last year the United STAGES
-eNnorted 5000 100000 of steel fabri-
cations, which was about one-hifohe of
our total product, estimated in Che
nsisalborhood of 81 800, 600 600 per year.
PiLiny our steel industry is in sohnL'd
condition and not hksy to be injured
by any tariff lagishatcnI espcoiaTe) rs
the President promptly waited tire Stan
Icy reduction bill. I'VE steal slrares IN
consequence have lately shown justif- !
able strergth. The copper n,ancs ware
another strong group, the better fa@l- |
ing in this sa:tion of tine market balng
due to the know tdse that the refineries
were securing d, ttar nllicos for their OFT
put. Quite nuniber of other pro-
ninant industries showed an ad,pnc-
sns tAndency bNause of sa.tisf aatoriy !
conditions and inarefDslng profits.
In the railroad SECTION of tlle mark II |
conditions wre somewhat cpnf,ioiin..
some roads are known to be eNor1-
iionaily prospcrnIs. Othcns ar. far
away from obtaining satisfactory Ia
suits, cautii conerin among fir-sn,-
Ing railroad managers. The heavy
cpar ssions make to abor last yatr,
foltwod ty the Il nrtnds NOW wrli!-
ing adjustment, have paced finan-
alal strain upon n numb If thn Airge
railway corporations. EvcrN'hars that
the rLi road buys has advanced. hut
;h' cOmIanics llavc not be.n parmii-
in rates and have been pari1.ent'y
hlriasscd by governm"nt interf u,,nco.
They have No ehanca of r,couping
Themselves CNc ut Through Increased
1aiilc. Wcne this to fail thJm their A.,
paSld would he quit. SERIOUS Among
TIE unay Qldahlc demands lr sipG up
on the railroads is the impsraldvc one
of better freight and pa Isangor ftcl,i-
tbs in the .arg,r c!ti-s. Tlds means
a tremendous outlay of new cagtitai ,
Tor construction purposes, fraIu nifty IA
OF An unproductlve Haturc. During The .
most ar or two our RAILROADS viii be
Obliged TO raise large amounts of nay
capital, which, in vi'm of the hiehr
rates for MONEY, will prove an nldl-
2 ipnal handicap TO weak roads.
50 long, however, ns business COO d
lmues large in volume they may be q
abe TO suugg'e Though and it is no. !
imprnhsble AhA ultlmadey the Inter- /
state Commerce Commission will "a )