The farmer and mechanic., 1913-12-30
BUSINESS BOOM COMING SOON.
PROMINENT MANUFACTURERS SAY
assage of Currency Bill Should Cause Big Revival Thew
Assert-Measure Approved as Helpful One By Nearly
All Authorities Interviewed on Subject

manufacturers on the Currency RiN
An upstate New York wall paper
concern, one OF the largest in the
country. wrote: Regarding the pres
ent STATE OF business would say that
the answer could easily be made in
almost a single word-currency. All
our country needs today is a settle
ment OF the currency question. With
tnat removed We can see nothing |
whatsoever in the way of obstruc,inr |
continued big business
The president OF steel motor rail |
way car manufacturing company OF |
Omaha reported: The currency bill |
on account Of its delay is seriously
holding up all branches of tie busi- |
| ness. The uncertainty results in GER
tain hesitation destructive of any
business rehabilitation. Therefore the
greatest need at the present time is
| the settlement of this legislation"
BY a machinery company Of Gin
clnnatl: If the currency bill were to
be passed, no matter in what way, it
certainly cannot make t'e things
much worse"
FROM an agricultural implement
manufacturer of Illinois: Il think we
now have a good currency. If we
have an elastic currency the people
may, like Germany, stretch it to the
extreme point and then not get back
to the minimum amount 1 think it
is bad. We should not do so much
credit business"
st. Louis stove manufacturer
wrote: The currency bill should be
passed at once as there is peri d
OF waiting for the matter to be set
tied. 1t has the country in a rather
nervous condition. / believe the cur
rency bill should pass as they have it
up to date. I believe that with the
currency bill ont Of the way the first
of the year will see fresh start in
, business that will carry us along for
, quite a period
Said the vice-president of a $1,000
600 milwaukee company manufactur-
ing heater fixtures: THE President
and Congress, who were wise enough
to -et through such a good tariff law.
are no doubt wise enough to pass a
. good currency law which will relieve
t the country Of the iron grip that the
big business interests have long held
4 on it,
An Evansville, Wis. manufacturer
OF pump and engine machinery for
, farms had this to say: I'VE believe
: that the present currency bill is an
r improvement over the past practice of
t the government and shall be glad to
: see 1t become a law
By a Massachusetts automobile
manufacturer: CAS- soon as the cur
| ACNCy Olll lS pdSSou We nope IL I1lAy
{ work we'll and cease to be a disturbing
u factor 1t is undesirable to hit bust
r ness when it is down because no one
r wants it knocked out
Reports Business Never Better.
: A Chicago company manufacturing
telephones, switchboards and electri-
cal apparatus reported: Business was
9 never better in our history. having
:, smashed all records from the date
Il of our birth in 1896. We are well
pleased with the tariff and are anxi-
- ously awaiting the passage OF the
= currency bill
:s The opinion Of a New York piano
manufacturer: Il believe that the
: currency measure when in proper
. operation will be of benefit to the
:. country. The tariff this year will
= cost us $4,000. The tariff on ivory
:. has resulted in our planning to buy
g our ivory keys in Germany, while
heretofore we have been paying about
100000 a year to the ivory key max
s. ers here"
$. One Of the largest shoe concern:
Z in st. Louis had this to say: I'll
e. tariff is undoubtedly affecting business
u adversely at present We hope, how
ID ever, that the currency bill when pu
e. in operation will soon put business
n, on a normal basis
Said shoe manufacturer a
le Lynchburg, Va: The effect Of tn
a. tariff bill, If any. has been discount
ss ed in our section. The business in
~ terest is looking forward with conf
It. dence and optimism to the passage o
Of the currency bill. Trade condition
ne in our territory are better than 70
oy the last two years, with good pros
III poets.
v A Cincinnati clothing manufacture
asserted: The reduction OF the tari1
s. on wool as it affects us has produce
r a falling market A great many mer
SO chants have curtailed their purchase
n for the spring or 1914 on the GrOun
a. THAT goods will be much cheaper
,g Conditions are very bad at presen,
In addition on account Of the cur
he rency agitation people are withhold
id ing payments"
a Steel and Iron Men Report.
ut The president of Wheeling stee
IT, and iron sheet manufacturing com