The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-05
to many other thinss pertaininE 10

to many other things pertaining to
building, to machinery and to con-
struction work tho same things apply.
Every man who knows this country
and its reouperative power knows that
this condition will sooner or later give
way to Astounding prosperity. Just
how soon that prosperity will
come no ono can say, but II may BIO
much nearer here than many people
anticipate. Even. however. IL II should
he somewhat delayed In It's coming. II
Will eventually be here In full power.
The man who wants a homo and has
tho money with which to build II can
build now to better advantage then
when prosperity comes. and at 4 much
lower cost and with moro care and at
tcntion on the part OF contractors and
mechanics. The manufacturing con-
Germ that needs new equipment. or
viii need st when prosperity comes.
secure this equipment to-day to
much better advantage than II can
do at time when every factory Is
crowded and when machinery people
are able to command full price for
everything they turn out.
There are thousands of concerns in
this country that fully intend to On
largo their plants and have available
at present tho money which could be
thus expended, but who, by reason of
the spirit of pessimism abroad. mere
~ sit down and wait, taking tho ground
that they will do nothing until times
are better. When times are bettcr they
VIII then rush like q flock OF sheep,
each one struggling to be the frst to
enlarge his plant or to buy new equip
inent, and the cost will be greater
than 1t would be at present, and the
plant will be under construction or
under enlargement at the very time
when II should be running to It's ut
most capacity to turn out goods. A
boom period is no time for a wise ex-
penditure in the enlargement of plants.
y period of depression is the time for
doing work OF this kind.
Thousands and tens OF thousands OF
men In this country are intending to
build homes for themselves. but are
waiting fo- what they think will be a
more propitious moment. when every
body is an optimist rather than 4 pessi-
mist. When they do undertake to
build. every item will cost them more.
and they will find great difficulty In
securing as much attention in COLI
struction work and in the equipment
OF their homes as could be had now.
There are some concerns that could
not raise the money for betterm ents
at such a period as this. There arc
many men who cannot afford to put
money into the building of home at
present. These are not the ones VIC are
considering. The ones who ought to
do these things are the oncs who have
the money available but who follow
the general talk OF the day ard sit
down and do little or nothing merely
because they say times are bad and
we will wait for better times"
This is pre-cminently the time when
every man who expects to build HON.
a store or an Office building. II he has
the money. should do It. This is the
time when every manufacturing enter
prise which knows that II needs new
machinery or the enlargement of Its
plant. and has the money availa BILE
should do the work now. This is the
time when our municipalities should
press as vigorously as possible all OF
their improvements In order TO get the
benefit OF the lower prices of materials
now prevailing az compared with boom
periods. Almost overnight change
in business could he brought about II
people who are able TO do this build
ing and construction work would un-
dertake II now