Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-02-11
FARM VALUES FOR FIRST TIME m
HISTORY or COUNTRY WILL
PASS sto,oOo, 100000
MARK.
BALANCE or TRADE Is I'M
FAVOR or UNITED STATES
James A. Farrell, President Of Steel
Corporation, Declares More Men
Ara Obtaining Employment
a and the Trade Movement
10 Progressing. .s..

Pittsburgh. Pa. Feb. 10.~A plea for
courage and cooperation In business.
and N expression OF cunfiheDGa III tae
restoration of prosperity was coatain.
80 In the address delivered to the En-.
glueers Society of Western pennayl
vania III James A. Farrell, president
OF the United States steel corporation.
Among reasons for encouragement,
Mr. Farrell quoted eminent European
and American authorities ms calcu.
lafing That tlie United States excess
or exports ever imports In 1916 may
eaatiy reach st. ot,O,p00.n00. aud be- de-.
cIarad that the balance Of trade In
favor of the limited States for the
opening month Of tho year Ia III the
rate of si 500, 900 900 d year.
The years III greatest prosperity
Iii the United States have been when
the balances ara largely in our favor"
asserted Dir. Farrell III III not inpru.
dent ID predict that our total farm
values for Tire current year. for the
flrat time In the annals of this or any
other country. viii pasa the $4,000.
100000 mark.
stimulating Business Activity.
H feel safe In saying that III you
Aill strain h point just now and trade
= Attle more with each other and
talk eneOuraglngiy. MS to conditions
rather than resaimiatioally. tho busl
hess of the country will take on a mo.
mentnm which will carry us into bet.
-
put forth to stimulate activity in busl.
ness and do everything practicable to
Increase the number of working PEG.
ole. not only In tine industries In this
community. but throughout the whole
suuntry.
The elhmnnta OF prosperity are at
hand; the Developments from day to
aRy are favorable. The steel trade has
been called the barometer Of business;
there Ii 4 marked increase Ia orders
and In operations. more men are OBJ.
tanning employment and the trade
movement Iii progressing and eneour.
aging aIrd we should do everything
practicable 10 sustain and advance IT.
Cooperation ManIfests itself.
1T seems TO me-" he continued
that the time has come when coop
GRAFTON should manifest itaelt among
business men 10 bring about conditions
whlsa will result In larger employ
ment oil labor
~ business men. lot us give oul
attention TO solving industrial unrest
BY creating work, by tolltng and spin
Ming. and creating q normal otreula
tion In the arteries of commerce. II
my judgment a campaign for the con
siructive uphuilding Of the business
vi our country on a scale eommensur
ate with modern needs and opportnni
lies should be inaugurated, Our prob
LENS are national, our opportunitae
are national. lot us hear more of ma
tional common sense and see II W
cannes gat back 10 work. Public sent
nent and governmental inclination ar
mistakably favor a live and lot lis
attitude towards business.
Confidence Ia Growing.
Whatever may be the outcome 4
the European war, II Ia OF vital cons'
auenee to Americas future nusitio
that advantage be taken OF the preaer
opportunity To exploit the products {
American invention, enterprise an
quality TO establish firm Ioothold
foreign markets"
There is strong sentiment. Mr.. IA
rell said. for ooorainated effort
trade activities. Confidence In II
business future of the country. he d
ciarad. liz growing, aud 4 balance
trade Ia pillng up.