South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-21
Prosperity Signs

1t don't look like hard times
when the auto dealers about town
can't get cars in fast enough TO sup
ply the demand.
1t don't look like hard times"
when each and every bank in town
has increased its deposits somewhere
from sixty to seventy or even a hun
dred thousand dollars within recent
weeks and deposits still climbing up
wards.
When the great slump came in
cotton last fall the entire south suf-
fered. The war hit the whole cOun-
try like an exploding bomb shell, one
of those big 17-inch fellows which the
Germans are hurting g or 20 miles.
But the country has recovered.
Statesv1lle and Iredell county have
recovered and business is going TO be
singing it's usual merry tune at
merry note right away
The retail merchants report the
best trade last week. outside OF christ
mas trade since last fall. All the
stores about town last Saturday had
all the business they could do.
But here Is another PROOF mere
are a number of auto dealers about
town. II. A. Cooper is handling the
light and popular Saxon car. MT
Cooper SAYS the inquiry and demand
Is far ahead of last year and as the
season of good roads and open
weather comes on, 1t IS growing.
y. W. Fox of the y. center 81.
garage is handling the Maxwell, case
9nd Havnes cars. The season IS Just
onening for him. These are hlSner
Driced cars, the Haynes and case pc
ing rather in the high-price class lne
Maxwell medium Mr.. Fox thinks the
outlook is good. -.
The Carolina Motor co. has just
delivered a car load of Fords. Inese
cars are popular and low price Ihey
orc a dvertised more extensively than
any ear in America as Mr. Ford is
preat advertiser and insists on all local
agents advertising.
The result is that the factory can
not supply the demand Mgr. ouhl
of the Carolina Motor Co. says ne mas
not been able 10 supply the cars aS
fast as demanded. one enure snip
ment was just disposed OF before tiiS
shipment arrived. Another car lodu
j. exDected at once and each auto Is
sold in advance. cant get them last
enough" said Mr.. Yount. the rae
torv il $4,000 cars behind in its or
ders." a.hor
autos. including the overland anu
REQ. I'VE have never had such lnqulr!
aDd demand for cars Mr.. Aouht
those of last year and the deIlaliu
sill grows. The peoule have certainly
cot money or they would not be Duy-
ing so many cars ,f .ro+
Certainly there is ample PROOF lndl
StatesviUe and IredeH are on the
forward march again. Factory Dusl.
ness is growing. some running hoe
only full time but some dolps soiie
work at night. ,rs~
Let's cheer the good work aions
bovs and help il all we can.-SehliHei'
Statesville. y c.. May 8, 1912
Charles s. Cole of the Cole keal
Estate Co. Inc, which concern does
considerable business in rents, IN as
cussing the real estate ~ooom salu,
..Yes. the increased demand TOT rents
has been perceptible for the last three
months and / consider business IN
better condition than year ago re
pardless OF the additional people COM
ing here TO fill the new factories We
have less vacant tenement houses ana
two family dwellings for rental than
we had three months or one year ago
Il appreciate the serious SITUATION
confronting the city regarding the
housing OF the newcomers. but 1
can't see how real estate agents are
goins 10 determine what sort or