The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-21
 BIC BUSINESS MEN REPORT CONF IDEN NCE IN U. s. PROSPERITY President Wilson Receives Many Assurances From
 Nation Conditions Found Good Re- gardIess of What Calam
 ity Howlers Say

Washing gtonsJuIy 21--President WiI-l son received strong expressions of confSd dence in the business outlook from many sources yesterday.
 He conferred with S. R. Bertrons a New York banker. and Joseph D. Gal 1aghers a manufactures. Both of these men brought reass1ring reports as to business conditions and as to the feeI- ing with which the business world views the prospect for the enactment of the administration antitrust pro gram as it has been modified by the elimination Of the Clayton definition of unfair practices.
 The President received a number Of letters. from inportant business men in various parts of the country ex- pressing satisfaction at the condition of business.
 The President told callers that he had been gratiffed to find no complaint men with whom he had conferred or had corresp ondence, as an unsettling inf1uencel
 He told his visitors that all his ca1l-| CTS had recognized that business had djusfed itself to the charged rates promptly The report that he had re- ceived any considerable protest against the tariff or any demand that it be- changed was utterly dnfounded, he said. Only a single protest. that from a manufacturers association of Penn sylvanlas had reached the White House, he declared, and the trade re- ports availab1e indicated that the tarif law was 1wor king out exactly as had been planned.
 Here are excerpts from some of the letters received by the President yes terday:
 From J ". Hook. manager of the c. A Durham CO, of Marshalltoyvn, Iowa.
 we are all anguine at the outlook for the best business in our history. in the next six months" "
 From the President of the Model Brassiere CO. of St. Louis.
 sBusness conditions are good rel gardiess Of many political howlers who say Otherwise. We believe that pra.c- tical1y all of the bills that have been passed recently. including the tariff bill will eventually be Of great bene- it to the American public and that tn ey will not even temp orarily disrupt general mercantile business. The past year has shown an increase in our business far Beyond our expectations 7
 The following letter as given out is being sent by the J. G. White E1l- gineering Corporation of New York. to all public service corporations inl the United States:
 We believe that for some time past the 1QSS1Sn ana COnAlFACL1On 0L many projects have been deferred because of "a feeling that general business con- ditions did not warrant proceeding with them But 1t is well worth con Hdering at this time the more 1fn-| portant prospects of the inam ediate flu ture- We are apparently assured of a splendid crop return. It is a.nnounced9 that before the close Of the present congressionaI session the federal leg islative program for sfabflizing busf- ness will have been completed.
 stIt is generally conceded that cur rency reform will De of material bene-3 it and that it's effects shpild- promptly follow the organization period Of the federal reserve board. T11e possibility Of war with M Fex1co seems daily to be- come more remote. These conditions lead obviously to the conclusion that the general outlook is decidedly favor able.
 it would be well to secure the adva.n-a tages Of present market conditions and apply them to construction projects which have been under previous con- sidera.tion. We are convinced that the price of materials and Of labor is much lower today than can be reasonably be expected when business activity is auickened.
 we believe that now is an especi- ally opportune time to go ahead with construction projects, If the work is new development there is a distinct advantage to be gained from being prepared to supply demand as soon as it occurs instead Of later on when the market may be tsstaIeT or else un- profitaibly competitive. If the work is. extension or rehabilitation, there should be a prompt willingness, under normal business conditions to f1raissh added or better service. ?.