The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-10
Commercial Lines Expected to
Pick UP and Prosperity
Be Felt All Over
the Country.
AIR OF UNCERTAINTY
Call for Harvest Hands is Heard In
Many States and All
Idle Men Are In
Demand.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, June 1O.-The bumper
wheat crop predicted by government
experts in their official crop report
issued Monday was translated in
terms of prosperity in statement to
the United Press today by George M.
Reynolds, president of the Continen-
tai and Commercial National tank Of
! Chicago and one of the most influen-
tial bankers in the country.
"If the predictions hold good, busi-
ness is going to start picking up and
great deal of the uncertain feelins
that has been prevalent In the coun-
try for some time will be swept
away" said Reynolds.
There is no serious underlying
condition responsible for what yoa
might call the present stagnation. In
fact conditions are not bad at all--no
worse than they were in 1912, for in
stance. Regardless of their merits.
or demerits, the new tariff law, the
change in the currency system, the
proposed antitrust bills and other
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or proposed all these things have
helped create an air of uncertainty
Business interests have been wait
ing, and are now waiting to see how
they were affected Action of a
bumper crop upon business will no,
ibe long delayed When the nrst har.
vesting shows that the yield is up to
expectations, the country banks will
be calling for money to help move
the crop. The elevators will begin to
take on life and there will be de-
mand upon the railways for cars.
There are so many rami .ications to
be followed down that 1t is impos-
sible, of course, to say just how soon
after harvest the big wheat crop will
have its effect on all lines of bust
ness"
Exodus to Wheat Fields.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. June 10.-The
exodus to the wheat fields has start
ed. 750 men were sent out last night
by the local state free employment
agency and this morning men were
IlHCu up lOuS USlotC Jho oIhCc oPOh-
ed, awaiting assignments. Six hun
dred were sent to Kingman, Kansas.
and $50 to Fairview, Okla. They
had asked for $500 men, but as fifty
other cities are waiting, they only
got their share.
ION conservative estimate l
have orders for $4,000 harvest hands
from so cities in Kansas and Okla
homa," said Harvey Osborne, man
ager of the bureau
The Missouri crop is a little late
and it is expected many men will be
sent to Missouri before June so.
Conditions in Iowa.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, June 10
With timely rains of the past week,
relieving the drought in the northern
and middle part of the state, pros
poets of bumper crop in Iowa great
ly exceeding that Of last year, are the
brightest in years.
Reports issued today by DR.. Chap
and Secretary Wells Of the Iowa Grain
Dealers association. bear out the
statements sent out from the rural
districts that the indications are
strong for an enormous corn and oats
crop.
Following is summary showing
the conditions of Iowa crops on June
1, prepared by Chappell:
Corn. 101 perc ant; oats, 80 percent;
spring wheat, SO percent; winter
wheat. 96 percent; barley. 95 percent;
rye az nercent: flax 96 percent: