The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-10
q WISH DAD HAD HAD
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 Twenty-Five, years from now the children of the men who are leaders in business to-day will be comment ing upon the fact that if their fath- CTS had had foresight In 1914 they would have recognized in the present situation the greatest opportunity for business development and actual money making in the history of the World.'' In these thoughtful and op- timistic words. E. s. Jordan recently reviewed the prospects before Amer ican commerce.
 tT have on my desk before me- continued MT. Jordan, "a Iat of five hundred separate articles ranging in value from $5,0oO to $3D,OOO,0OO which have in past years heen inn ported exclusively from European countries into the United States. The cessation of these imports open new markets to American manufacturers of similar products Furthermore. American substitutes for all these European articles must be produced henceforth in America.
 For instance do you know that worth of handkerchiefs last year; $22, 900, 900 worth of dye .stuffs, $16,- 100000 in laces and embroideries, $22,O0O,000 worth of linens, S3,OOO,- 900 worth of yarn, $4s00O,000 worth of green or pickled sheep skins, $2,-
  100000 worth of diamonds. $6,O0o. 900 worth of toys and $1,5oa,Oo0 in dolls and parts of dolls?
 When the Civil War broke out ev- cry little town in Massachuse tts had a half dozen Shoe makers or cob b1ers pounding away at shoes each in his own separate shop. The war called these men to the front, and necessity, the mother of invention, forced the production of a shoe man. ufa curing machine. That made the great shoe industry of Massachusetts.
 '"The business of the Chicago stock yards doubled during the Civil war; ad the steel business of Pittsburg came into its own during that period '~The world, outside of the United States, may fight for months on it's present supply of food, clothing and shoes, but this supply cannot last These nations must look to the Unit ed States for food, clothing and shoes not to mention a thousand other nee essaries of life.
 Imagine yourself in business in a small town. You are operating a small general store You are one of l a half dozen other merchants in the same line of business. Your busi- ness has been meager during the last few, months. The general condition of the country has been one of de- pression, Suddenly all other mer- chants in your line of trade close up their shops and go off into a forty acre lot to fight tooth and nail. You are left absolutely in control of the market.
 ''This is the situation of the Unit l ed States to-day. Since war was 1 declared we have received from South America and other countries 1 of the world many inquiries for au- tos. France last year sold $5,000,- l 900 worth of cars in South America Germany $3,0O0,o00, Belgium ST. | 500,00o England and the United 1 States sold next to nothing. Now the markets of European countries have been closed to South America A largely increased demand for cars is the result. So 1t is with pro- ducts of all classes. Eight now you see wiSeacres on every corner and ir every town in the land thinking o1 all the difficulties that will have to be overcome before this business is open l Think of all the difficult es that have to be overcome before any big pro- | ject is opened. It's time for the live wire. The difficulties are wha make business Interesting. It i what makes us get up in the morn
 ing stay away all day. That is tn
 fascinating thing about business. I it were not for the few obstacles tha make life worth while, would al
 quit work.
 ''The greatest event in the history of the world is now transpiring il Europe The greatest business op E portunity in the history of the world is before every business man il America to-day. Twenty-Five year from now our children are likely tc ] he saving: "I wish Dad had ha4