West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-11-04
NUMBER 2
BUSINESS ON UPWARD CLIMB
THROUGHOUT ENTIRE NATION
Authoritivc Reports from Various
Sources All Agree that there Is
Marked Increase In the Volume
OF Business with Still Better
Promise for the Future

NEW YORK. Oct. S1.-General busi-
ness throughout the country has
started upon n steady climb toward
betterment, and is entering an era OF
substantial Improvement.
Reports coming to these quarters
from great industrial corporations.
wholesale houses and railroads. SUBJ
stantiatcd by like information from
tho banks, all agree that there IN
marked increase In the volume OF
business, with promise OF better for
the future.
| These reports have no reference TO
speculation In stocks, nor are they
based entirely upon the "war orders"
although the latter are given credit
for starting the ball rolling, and un-
quostionably have materially affected
In favorable way many collateral
lines of industry.
IL Ia explained that while to tho
general public mind "war orders"
signify mainly shrapnel shell and
powder, they i'm reality include scores
of other manufactured products of
copper, glass, leather, steel, wood and
cloth. The orders are distributed
among hundreds OF large and small
concerns In widely separated locali-
ties of the country.
The employment OF labor I'm the in
dustries affected has I'm turn put I'm
circulation money which has gone for
the purchase OF food, clothing and
the innumerable items of consump-
ton of American homes when tho
breadwinners have steady employ
ment at American standards OF wages.
But aside from all this there are
said to be signs visible TO the eyes
and acceptable to the understanding
OF men who will have TO supply the
money TO finance improved business
OF what they term n general picking
up" of many staple lines OF business.
Railroads are buying equipment OF
all kinds In volume. Iron is adyanc-
ing In price with increasing demand.
Woolen mills are preparing to work
double shifts, this on account OF Rus
sian war orders for the moment.
Western fruit packers, however.
whose business is not affected by tho
war, report an immense increase in
the total over last year.
In Boston n press correspondent
was told that the small manufactures
OF New England, making a thousand
and one varieties or articles entering
into ordinary trade, are reporting
good outlook for the future.
New York city reflects the swell
ing activity in commercial lines I'm
the crowded conditions OF the hotels.
general public with money to spend
from every section. One cannot get
into the popular hotels unless reser-
vations have been made in advance.
All these visitors from the interior
bring hopeful accounts. The farmers
are spending or investing their re-
turns from the big crops OF this years
harvest.
wv 'hho lHdb Ont OI
the trunk line railroads reports that
at a point 180 miles west OF New York
there is congestion of freight, which
the road is unable to move for lock of
freight cars and that car shortage
may be imminent In the next few
weeks.
Business interests are very much
concerned over the lack OF transpor-
tation facilities on the high seas, but
see no way TO better conditions at
present. Ocean freight rates have
gone up amazingly, both at ports in
the United States and Canada. The
necessity for the prompt movement
OF wheat to Europe is largely respon-
Sible for the enormous adyancss In
ocean freights