Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-25

Optimism l. in the saddle i'll the man
lufacturiug ccnter> ~ the United States.
Manufacturers are iuhilant.
Financiers are more hopeful than they
have been for a long time.
Many plants are running over time.
MANY plants that were idle for months
have resumed.
Money i easier.
Business men are looking on the bright
side.
The II. Louis Post Dispatch has an in
tcrcSting article on trade conditions.
This cXctlI IL 60 the point.
Chicago ha. i dozen "a more huge
construction undertaking. GA which
work employing thousands of men now.
Idle viii begin in SIX ~ eight weeks. oh
or cities nave similar programmes. wait
ing un weather suitable lor outdoor work
Heads ~ the lumber industry report a
general ii aS Vet slight qui~kcning of dc-
mand tor building material. indicating \
good year IN the building trades. And
they look forward To the return uf peace
ia Mexico aud Europe. probably before
snow ilic> next winter. expecting an cnor
nous demand from both the warswcpt
regions Tor the materials of rccOnatruc
tion. Merchants ~ West and south.
shelves sold clean. are gathered IN the
iohhing center huving new stocks. and
buying iihrrLlly IN most ,a~rS. West
and Northwest purkcting war prizes Tor
provisions. have y high average If aeri
cultural prosperity, proven hy their pur
chaScS."
Why shouldn't americans bc optimis
lie? WHY shouldn't Americans look on
the bright side "a things WHY Shuhld
NJ Americans iarc the future with >mil
ing faces?
or country isn't warStrickrn our
country isn't pc>tilcncr stricken. our
country j. not filled with the means OF
widows nr The cries nf orphans our mills
#Hl flrturitS have mot hrru given over
10 tn drStryvng touch Z, the vandal or
The torch % tho i%nccndiary invader. Our
country is not being bankrupt A. feed The
ambition Of The war lcrd monarrhS.
It's wealth pr0du crs and its resources
lrr. NOT pledged III pawn for \ century tn
come ~ aPI,ra~r The appetite Ut this Mo
i0ch OF carnage. The Post Dispatch cdi.
InriHl contains this reference tu the
South and Southwest:
south and Southwest are ranidlv
warming M. IN that cnuntrv no end of
farm families. that. under the cotton on
~ system. rarely tasted fresh vegetables.
having mo time 90 bother with gardens
have learned this spring its spring
down thrrci. that they "a u live put ~
qucik growing garden patches while wait
ing for early summer grain crops 10 ma.
iuTr ami iar Yuuug chickens W. reach
fryin size. Cotton sticks around : cents
and the belief grows iirIHcr that with
wars vast waste uf cotton fabrics and
with a ~ a. 20 per cent acreage rrduc.
ton this year. offset nv i like or larger
gain Az grain acrragr next autumn will
see the SuHth'S farm folks very comfort
able indeed and well en- the WAY 10 re-
iricvn last years war losses. The Amer.
Firan people are more mcTcUrial than they
used % be. Their industrial organiZl-
tion j. less >imple Than il was two gene
r%ation~ ago. More nf ~ are specialists.
dependent ON employment IN other and
fewer are self providing. But there's 4
limit ~ he time such people Va such \
country can STAY down IN The mouth. and
that limit has been nearly reached Nv.
crythiHg Indicates that the coming
spring ~ The North will witness such n
rebound Of >piritS and u renewal Of in
du>trial a-tvity and commercial coat
denc" aS the facts plainly warrant"
Why shouldn't American skies ~.
clear?
Our country has the natural resources.
II has the mineral wealth. III IL the
# gp44nYN nc fi. v-sr1I Il III. -
feeding aud clothing the world. N pro
durrS The cereals and thr meats products
"a feed the mouths of the world and the
cotton and the wool which are woven i'm.
~ fabrics M clnthp the backs ~ ~ world
u has The richest fisheries ~ the world
II has the richest forests OF the world. II
has the frcr>t people uf the world.
There are more opportunities here
than one finds under tn flag Of any 9th.
ar nation.
Our people have been prudigal with
The wealth bestowed upon them by ma
turc.
When II came a. the dissipation vi
wealth. they rave been the most profit
gate of al nations.
This European war has changed finan
cial. industrial and CONNER i'll cond
items this Wide world over.
~ the lose nf this mad contest for
m"narchial supremacy All the nations III
Europe vii .ack "a the United states
for years a. come. aS = seller If supplies.
\ maker rf credit and for the extension
~ \ friendly hand i'll The honr If need
The commerce of the world is won bv
those who 70 ont aud take ID.
Great Britain was the king of com
merce for two centuries. Then the thrift
~ German forged To the front and cap.