West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-10-01


Optimism and OpportunItys>
As we said in our recent advertisement,
cit is very good these days to be an
American"
During the month our country has
encountered trying experience in which
our finances, our foreign trade, and even
our domestic business have been disturbed
by the sudden and tremendous wars in
our ancestral countries.
Yet We are coming out of it well
The President, with his Cabinet and
the Congress, and the cooperation OF
bankers and business men called to
Washington for the purpose, have
promptly and nobly met the emergency
by sensible rulings and wise laws, which
will largely free our industries and com
merce from restraint.
They have arranged for the issuance OF
emergency currency. through amend
ment Of the Aldrich- Vreeland Law, under
which national banks can obtain all the
currency needed for legitimate business.
They have organized the Federal Re-
serve Board which will insure the open
ing OF the twelve new Federal Reserve
Banks inside of sixty days, thus giving
ample banking facilities for business to
every section OF our country.
They have amended the ship registry
laws so that American capital will buy
foreign ships, which together with the
large number of ships already owned by
Americans, which will fly the flag OF the
United States and furnish ample carrying
capacity TOR our foreign trade.
They have opened the Panama Canal,
and thus provided shorter routes for our
commerce with South America. Aus
traia, and the Far East.
They have under consideration a plan
of financing the surplus cotton crop so
that our Southern planters will be en-
abled to hold their cotton until FORMAL
markets are restored.
The corporation, with It's 90 years OF
business experience, its thousands of en-
ployees and its millions of capital invest
ed-appreciates the patriotic work that
has been done and the opportunities
thereby afforded.
Speaking from our experience and inn
mediate forecast of possibilities, we feel
cheerful and optimistic over the outlook
for profitable business and steady en-
ployment OF labor, and increasing de-
velopments OF foreign trade in neutral
countries.
America is today the clearing house OF
the world.
The great nations of the earth are de-
pending upon the integrity of her friend
ship-the safety and saneness of her
diplomacy-the extensiveness of her
trade, and the soundness of her finance.
1t is time for Americans to show their
optimism, their patriotism, and their az.
| gressive earnestness.
The foundations of our national pros.
perity have been laid too deep and toe
strong to be seriously disturbed, even by
so great a catastrophe as the war of al
| Europe.
We regret deeply that the war must
be-yet, we are in no wise to blame, and
are happily far removed from the theatre
of its activities.
Friendship we feel for all-and toward
all we must remain in both thought and
action entirely neutral.
Our duty to ourselves and our moral
obligation to the rest OF the world com
pei us Americans to be up and doing; to
maintain cheerful and hopeful spirit,
to operate our industries and enterprises,
to pay our bills as usual, and to conduct
our affairs generally on conservative but
enthusiastic lines.
NOTE-The above advertisement was
inserted in leading papers throughout
the nation few days ago by one of the
largest and most successful American
automobile and wagon manufacturing
concerns. The advertisement is a power
ful tribute to the sagacity of the President
and Congress, and tells its own story.