The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-07-24
BUSINESS H HEALTHY ALL
OVER THE COUNTRY, PRES
IDENT IS TOLD BY MEMBERS
OF UNITED STATES CHAM
Der OF COMMERCE.

A dispatch from special correspond.
ent to the New York World" on Tues
day from. Washington, SAYS:
FROM three various sources President
Wilson received reports which assured
nm that the prosperity train IS speeding
across the continent and that business
generally shows much healthier condi-
ton.
The Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, among the membership Of
which few weeks ago were found MANY
Calamity howlers, has thisto say in its re-
port given ont this afternoon:
IT IS rather remarkable that in most
sections, even in manufacturing sections
where business conditions are at their
worst, there IS much optimism for the i'm
mediate future, and general feeling that
with normal crops there will be a very
great Improvement IN all business during
the remainder of the year"
The report of this ASSOCIATION includes
conditions, agricuhurally and industri-
ously, up to July 3.
,. K. Berton, banker, and Joseph D.
Gallagher. manufacturer of New York
called on the President to day. Both in
formed the Executive that business con-
dltIons were improving right along and
the country was entering an era Of pros
perity.
Mr.. Bertron spoke OF conditions in the
financial world and Mr.. Gallagher of the.
state OF business in the iron and steel in
dustry. He said upon leaving the White
House that while the metal business had
not been so good it was improving rap
IDLY and soon would reach a normal state.
BUSINESS, SAYS PRESIDENT, READjUST-
ING ITSELF TO TARIEF.
Washington, July 2o.-President Will
son said today that during his recent con.
ferences with business men those who
thought business conditions bad did not
mold the tariff responsible. The consen-
sus OF opinion, he gathered, was that
business needed time to readust itself 10
the tariff
ILLINOIS FEELS PROSPERITY IN TWO DIFF
FERENT DIRECTIONS.
Chicago, July 2o.-Prosperitv hit Chi
cago a heavy slap on the back from two
directions today.
Colncident with the news that the Bur
llngton Railroad shops in Aurora now
have the largest number in the history of
the road. came word from Gary announc
ing that the steel mills of that city and
South Chicago henceforth will work five
days week full handed instead of three
days week short handed, as they have
been doing.
New orders, the biggest received so far
this year. have come into the steel COM
pany in the last few DAYS. The impetus
was felt instantly. Gary's rail mill, which
hitherto has rolled only three DAYS a
week, started rolling FIVE days week.
and there was proportonate increase
In the activities of all the other depart
ments of the mills.
Practically the same situation exists in
South Chicago. There is every evidence
that the dullness which has charac; erized
the last few months has vanished entirely
and IS being replaced by conditions which
promise an era of unparalleled prosper
ity.
Two hundred men have been added to
the payroll Of the Burlington shops in
Aurora in the last month. There is unus-
ual activity at the shops in preparation
tor the grain rush. Many engines are be-
ing repaired also. Scores of trainmen
laid OFT because of the slackness in
freight traffic have been put back to work,