The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-01
Collections Show Up Well and Outlook Pronounced Bright-Salesmen Are
 Optimistic
FARMERS WILL NOW DISPOSE OF COTTON
 IS STATEMENT MADE
Kennedy and Robinson Say Farmers in Their Territory Are Inclined to Sell for the Market Price and Assert That Money Is Now
 Becoming Easier

Well. I would say business at the pres ent time is fair" said J. T. Doster of the Doster-Northingto Drug company, when asked to give his views of the present situation. 'Of course, in our business some articles in our stock was rather short for a time, but our stocks now are complete and we will continue to have it so
 T look for better business in the flu ture"
 Business with us Is as good as it was year ago." said w. II. Maxim, presi- dent of the Tennessee Milling and Grain company yesterday. 'tCollections In the country are getting better every day. The corporation districts are paying better, too. Our country statesmen tell us that their customers are just buying what they need and are paying for 1t as they get it. In other words, our business Is becoming more and more a cash proposi- ton, the farmer not caring to purchase on credit
 Everybody is buying for immediate needs on short time. l believe we will see better business in the near future. The outlook, in my opinion. is bright and I am supremely optimistic.'
 F. w. Blackford of the Donovan Pro- vision company says business Is very fair and conditions are good. Collections. too. he reports, are fairly good and he is op- timistic as to the futuresof business.
 '.All things considered. we think busi- |. could expect" said Mfr Blackford. Our collections are good, business Is good and We have had IS few failures this year as In 1913. l look forward to good business henceforth and feel very mucn encour- aged."f
 T. J. Kennedy of the wimberly & Thomas Hardware company reports a very good week. both as to sales and col- lections. MT. Kennedy says farmers now are disposing of their cotton at the mar ket price and as consequence money Is becoming easier
 Il had a very good week. said MT. Kennedy yesterday. "Collections are fair ly good and farmers are disposed to sell cotton at the market price. Money, there fore, is becoming easier and the outlook is promising
 IL. IN <AVcTy OL the IenneSSe6 NIlll1nS and Grain company reports that his busi- ness is showing up well. MT. Avery says ho finds it profits him more to talk less of war and bad business and to stress more and more the fact that business conditions are not so bad as pictured.
 Optimism is my long suit,' said MT. Avery. "Of course foolish optimism does not pay, but when there is real cause for optimism l am optimistic. I find that talking less of war and bad business brings more results. The war should be forgotten as far as possible and people should come to a realization of the fact that business is not bad. I am optimistic and will continue so to be. This is the time for optimism and if salesmen will be optimistic there will be less talk of bad business. Business isn't at all bad"
 Ed D. Robinson of the Moore -Handley Hardware company reports that he sold more goods last week than for the entire three weeks preceding.
 Farmers are beginning to turn loose their cotton," said MT. Robinson yester- day. land money is becoming easier. My business this week was better than for the entire three weeks preceding and I expect even better businss when I be- gin my route next week."
 Mir Robinson said collections were good He travels the Seaboard and Southern to Atlanta.
 George R. Powell, rduggist of Childers- burg, was a visitor at the Doster- North ington Drug company last week.