The Washington herald., 1915-10-15
money COMING
| TO washington
Business Men Join "Opti-
mists Chorus" and Local
Funds Being Circulated.
COUNT ON BUSY WINTER
Factories Running to Capacities and
Statesmen Cannot Promise Early
Supplies of Merchandise.
COUNT ON BUSY WINTER
BY JOSEPH p. AMIN.

l ~
Washington business men are crowd
ing to join the "optimists' chorus in the
| good business cry voiced first in The
HePld yesterday morning.
Looks good; looks very good; looks
| fine"-they all get to the last charac-
| terization before they have reviewed the
situation at any great length.
Money Comes to Capital.
Money is coming sinto Washington
from the outside. and money that has
remained inactive in Washington for two
years is commencing to circulate" de-
clared Judson D. Cobb. assistant man
ager of one Of the largest Washington
hotels. Mind you," he warned, Il don't
mean to say that Washington is a bo-
nanza, or that I expect 1t will be when
the season really starts, but We are be-
ginning to get business in Washington
hotels which We didn't get last year or
the year before; our list of reservations
indicates We will have much business
that the depression robbed US of, and.
barring complete reversal in the ap-
parent sentiment of the country. We are
assured of an exceptionally good winter"
Charles ]. Columbus. secretary of the
Retail Merchants Association. gave The
Herald the following summary of the
business situation:
LAS far as the purchasing which
usually comes at this time of year.
heavier clothing and winter outfitting-i
Che present hot spell and the uncertain
weather is acting as a brake; people are
not inclined to buy heavy clothing while |
light fabrics cling to their limbs as in
midsummer. However. every one feels |
that business is going to be good, excep- |
tionally good. this winter. This feeling |
obtains everywhere.
Il was talking to Chicago man only |
this morning. and he told me he had !
found business confidence returning in |
every section OF the country he had WIS.,
tied in the past three months. Following |
the publication of the optimistic state
ment of The Herald this morning, made |
1t my business to supplement my usual |
inquiries as fully as possible. and found |
that every one seemed to be talking good |
business
All Think Prospects Good.
II had hardly settled in my seat in the
barber chair when l was told of a tele-
gram a salesman had shown the barber
that morning from a large manufactur-
ing firm in the Middle West-not war
Notwithstanding the salesman not
to take any orders for delivery before the
middle Of November. and urging him.
possible, to delay delivery be-
yond that date. saying that the factory
was working to capacity and couldn't
ha ndle its orders eXpeditiously
L have talked with people in many
different lines of trade. l haven't heard |
a responsible man yet who didn't think
prospects were very good"
Yes. 1t looks good and it Is good-as
a prospect. but don't scare 1t away: we're
not entirely out OF the woods yet de-
clared E. ]. McQuade. vice president of a
big retail wine and liquor establishment
of course the hot weather at this sea-
son is knocking things up a bit but the
general outlook is excellent. All retail
ers are planning for busy winter as far I
is l can ascertain. / know we are" |: