The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-16
all lines Of business became paralyz,

ed to a greater or less extent.
When the war began 1t was be-
tween several of the largest nations
of the eastern hemisphere and their
lighting machinery was supposed to
be SO perfect and so deadly in its OPP
Grafton that combat between them
Il could only last sixty or ninety days.
1t was given out by war experts that
one of the vast armies would be
practically wiped on the face of the
earth in less than three months with
the modern killing apparatus used
by the warning nations.
i This being the case, no one look
ed upon the temporary depression in
business throughout the world, and
especially in the United States, as
anything serious, believing that a
few weeks of actual fighting and
then years of diplomatic scrapping
i would wind up the whole affair.
They apparently reckoned without
their host tho, as has been demon
strated by the failing on up to the
last few weeks in business in nearly
all lines.
i However, as the old saying goes.
every cloud has its silver dining
and this one has only come up to the
saying. Business is rapidly taking
on it's natural gait and it will now
be but a short time until the war
scare will he only memory.
II 1.-The business world now realizes
that the European war is an indefi-
mite proposition and commercial pur-
suits haven't the time to wait for il
to end, hence the Industrial enter
lprises have decided to again take uI
their work where. it began to lag
some months ago.
Within the past few hours the
cotton exchanges in New York and
New Orleans have opened their door:
and began operations. the embargo
on cotton shipments to many foreign
countries has been raised, and witt
the plans on foot in many quarter.
for handling this staple, it can nov
be only a short time until the crog
will begin to move rapidly at faiI
prices. I say fair prices guardedly
but I really believe that good price.
are bound to prevail, as the shortag.
in many manufacturing centers mus
be supplied and nothing can be sub
stituted for the South's great asset
cotton.
1.-The New York Stock Exchang,
opens today, which is bound to slim
ulate every large industry in tn.
country.
To-day is the day set for tn,
opening of new banking plan which
the best financiers claim is going t.
prove the greatest blessing the far
mer has ever experienced. Tt re
leases millions of dollars for use il
channels that have heretofore beer
in way considered closed so far a,
real values in the loaning circles o.
the country are concerned.
The naval stores markets in Sa
yannah and Jacksonville opened to
day and you will see posted tomor
row a number of real sales made
4
which will practically be the frs
since the European war began Thes,
sales will doubtless start at tn,
prices which prevailed at the close O
the market at that time. As cents O.
whereabouts for turpentine and SO 81
20 SO per 2S0-pound barrel of rosin
with these conditions, I see n;
reason why business should not a
once resume its normal tenor.
I'VE have seen the war, and W,
have also come to the conclusio;
that docking on at this distance witt
commercial fear and trembling is no
the natural thing for Americans +,
do. Our disposition is to be up an,
doing, and this thing of letting a wa
thousand of miles away put a damp
er on our industrial life cannot 2,
on any longer.
FLORIDA can reasonably look for
heavy tourist season during the com
ing five months, as travel to foreigl
countries is likely to be anything. bu
pleasant as long as the troubles be
tween the nations exist While thi
section of the state is a year rounl
section with our agricultural inter
ests and We do not depend upon tn
tourist for our existence, their com
ing to the state goes to help the gen
eral welfare Of all sections. Wit
the installation of a daily boat be
ltUnon Silver C1ripCr our uafa