The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
BUSY TIMES AHEAD
SEEN IN MANY LINES
More Reports of Improvement
From Manufacturers and
Merchants.
RAILROADS. NEEDS URGED

Reports received from manufacturing
and business concerns throughout the
East and the middle West continue to in
dictate that business is beginning to show
signs of Improvement and that pessi-
mism Is giving way to optimism.
Some of the replies received from busi-
ness concerns are follows:
F. W. Dressed. president OF the Dressed
Railway Lamp Works. New York: Bust
ness In general seems to have a some
what better aspect than "a few months
ago and We have recently received more
requests for prices and other information
than earlier in the year. Orders, how
ever. are not coming In, and although
several lines of business report an i'm
provement IN business generally, our bust
ness Is confined to railroads and railroad
supply houses. which so far have been
the last TO respond to any Improvement
in affairs in general We believe the
railroads Of the United States are being
unnecessarily bounded and think that If
more leniency was shown them this would
stimulate buying on their part, which Of
course would atcct practically every line
Of business,
I. ~. Lewis. general secretary Of the
indianapolis Chamber Of Commerce. In
dianapolis. Ind Every indication
points to the fact that building opera
tlons In Indianapolis during 1915 will he
the greatest in the history OF the city.
For the first six months OF 1914 they
exceeded those for the corresponding
period in 1918. Taking this rs a partial
barometer 1t would seem to me that
business generally will show a decided
Improvement and big increase during the
-
on and give the commercial interests or
the United states 4 much needed rest and
the national Government will take adj
vantage OF every opportunity to develop
our foreign trade. there is no reason why
the volume OF business in this country
should not he satisfactory to every one"
+. r. fierce pres dent Of the Louis
Werner Saw Mil Company. ST. Louis.
Mo. Recently there has manifested it.
self IN the lumber trade an increased
activity. the public evidently being We'll
satisfied with the recent election and
showing disposition to take advantage
~ the present very low prices Of build
ing material. especially lumber. lnd-
vidually my company deems this good
time TO prepare for business watch will
undoubt dly come. and are pushing
10 completion a new 100000 plant to be
in commission very early in the coming
year. and We expect to have plenty Of
business for II at fairly remuneratlve
prices
Norman II. FraS. /, president of tho
Chicago Portland Cement Company. Chi
cago. III Business Of this company for
tho first ten months Of 1914 has been
normal ana satisfactory. the production
and shipments of cement both being nor
NAL: prices have also been fairly firm
We have every reason 10 believe that
this statement may be applied IN the
business Of all Of the cement producers.
in this section OF the country
+. Il. swift president OF the Eagle
White Lead Company. Cincinnati. Ohio:
I'VE think business conditions have i'm
proved materially within the past thirty
days"
c. L. Wheeler secretary of the Taun-
ton Chamber Of Commerce. Taunton.
Mass: Business in Taunton has taken
on more favorable outlook during the
last month, hence the number OF uren-
ployed for this season OF the year Is
about normal"
y. ] Murphy. president of the Murphy
Chair Company Detroit Mich: we are
EMPLOYING about 500 men wNrre two
years ago we had 500. Recently, how
ever we have been having some fairly
good home trade on the so-cal!e1 Vienna
bent wood chars which il shipped into
this country largely from Europe The
war has stopped export Of these goods
from Europe and we are getting thu
trade here"