Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-11-05
Editorial PAGE OF THE FREE PRES



THE RISING TIDE n THE coUNTRY's FORM.
A notable change in national business cond;ta.'o
be now occurring not by the way Of psychological -
but in actual assumptions activities and operana
the prolonged period of stagnaton and pessim;
being overcome but the additional arrangements s
as in the cotton states-brough about by tho E a'
are also fast being met and remedied It is tme th.
bune along with other prophets Of veal rather than -
though it dscerned signs of this recovery and recnc
the past and has been disappointed But there il ss
between former hopeful auguries and present subsn
lvelopments- good, or better times come il viii -
necessary to argue the fact but the evidences thereof
parent. The evidences now at hand
Wheat is bringing prices equal to those Of the Ie.
er in the Mckinley boom days, with stocks rapidly move
those high figures and assured market for ali that a.
try can produce next harvest. Other agricultural No.
unless fruits be excepted bringing similar high n
market for everything the farmer and producer has
Agricultural prosperity, the base Of all other prosperity
sured
Manufacturing, in most lines, is witnessing 4 sn;..
vival. The wool mills running full forces The ho
leather factories are operating continuously day and n
The meat packeres and canneres work contnuousy an
employing all the hands they get Building cont
Chicago at high water mark, significant Of conEa
that impossible to be localized and which seems to
necessary activity in numbering and like occupations me-
aneous manufacturing is attaining large and satisfactory
portions Last reports of the railways not encou,
implying continued depression in the various productions
pendent them An early decision the reopened rate
and other rate applications with the crop movement
did not appear in the last monthly reports made the
featuring improvements in which they now partcnt
should be benefcally reflected in their affairs Iron
steel adversely affected by the railway vicisstud
ports for September increased those for August
OOO but decreased those of year ago by $6
cotton alone accounting for of that loss Gem
foreign sales therefore equaed those of year ago despite
war; while there has been great increase since then and
still greater assured Trade with Germany France Rus
and Belgium substantially at standstl for the present
that with Latin American is growing greatly The gems
position while spotty, is thus still largely the upward i3
with the worst and the future all to the good
The regional currency banks will into operation
the 10th prox and the countrys credit facilities be
to its seasonabe requirements and it's business ovenc sd
guarded to any rational extent The machinery of ntern
al exchange is being rehabiitated between this country
London but leaving the rest of the world largely dependent
New York for settlements and balances
The engineers report Alaskan railway routes now
the presidents hands and his decision is due within 40 day
The beginning of construction that road will prove one
the greatest booms the north Pacific country knew
ing important market for lumber agricultural prod
fruits livestock labor and It will turn stream
activities to the north Pacific that will be reflected in
every line of human endeavor
Il There are numerous other greater lesser maneahd
OF new confidence, enterprise and vgor which all can
preclae for themselves Among these not the least that
the national and state elections next Tuesday For the m
time in many years business and finance absolutely u
cerned over the result whatever it may be- Fear unc
ty tmidity have all disappeared thanks to the cous
and marvellous service of the president in clearing away
SUBJECTS OF apprehension and leaving the country with
horizon and open chance to make the most of its
ties The attitude of the country itself toward the campaign
one OF the best OF all signs that there is something
substantial and encouraging to be buised with than ea
round of stormy politics-Lewiston Tribune
THE NEXT LESSON.
We have not yet met an exception the rule that
American citizen of German blood svmpahizes with Germ