The citizen., 1914-11-06
BUSINESS REVIVAL
NEAR, SAYS GARY
Improvement in United States
in Next Three Months.
WAR PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY
Head Or Steel Corporation Declares
That Chances For Progress In
This Country Are Greater
Than Ever Before.

Birmingham, Ala. = Financial and
industrial improvement within the
next three months was predicted here
by Ebert H. Gary. chairman of the
board OF the United States Steel Cor
poration. in his opening address at the
meeting of the American Iron and
Steel Institute, OF which he is presi-
dent
Without particularizing. 1t would
be safe to predict that in many import
ant respects business conditions in the
United States for the next three
months will be better than they have
been for the past three months" said
Judge Gary las to the long future,
| do not hesitate TO say with emphasis
that the opportunities for progress and
success in this country are greater
than ever before.
Il am an, optimist in principle as
we'll as in practice. However, nothing
is to be gained by closing our eyes to
well-known and clearly recognized
facts; and at present We are not very
IF we can get out of the ruts OF
antagonism. inconsistency. distrust,
Hypocrisy, individual indifference TO
the rights and interests of others.
which seem to have prevented natural
and legitimate progress during the past
few years. so that the people generally
will disregard undue personal ambi-
ton and will work together, joining
hands for the protection and promo
ton of the welfare of all alike. having
a disposition to utilize TO the best ad-
vantage the privileges which this
country affords. it will only be ques-
tion of time-and short at that-when
the United States will be firmly estab-
lished as the leading country Of the
world.
Judge Gary gave it as his opinion
that the European war resulted from
the struggle for commercial supremacy
or this. at least. had a decided in
fiuence upon its precipitation.
Mr.. Gary reviewed the iron and steel
trade not only of the United States.
but of the world, in touching upon the
amicable relations existing between
the business men of various European
nations and those of the United States
following the meeting of the represen-
tatives OF the iron and steel manufac-
turing industries of the world in Eu-
rope three years ago.
1T is wise for all of us today" he
added. Ito place our faith in the won.
derful possibilities of this country. In
this connection II is to be remembered
/ there is growing sentiment through
{ out the country in favor of just and
fair treatment 10 all the people and all
: departments of human endeavor. There
+ is a decided change for the better in
this respect. Much has been said dur
/ ing the last few years in favor of ac-
! cording full attention to the rights of
I individuals. particularly those less for
tunate in the contest to acquire the
comforts of life and this is right and
must not be minimized nor interferred
with: but in discussing these questions
writer's and speakers nave sometimes
been unreasonable in placing the
blame for Objectionable conditions
However. it now seems clear that in
the future greater regard will be had
for the rights and interests of all
classes of people without diserimina
ton