South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-20
SIGNS OF PROSPERITY

/ Il. {. McCutcheOn, a Pittsburgh
! newspaper man, was in the city to-
\ day and while COnVerSing with a local
newspaper representative, talked in
/ teresUngly OF the financial condition
in the east. lie said the financial
stringency at Pittsburgh had been
J broken and that capitalists are build
ing d $3,00O,0O0 hotel, a mammoth
market place, and other structures.
| lie added tnat for the first time in
four years the Carnegie steel plants
are operating with full force OF
men. In brief ne said PittSbugrn was
getting back TO its million dollar a
day payroll" With reference TO the
financial conditions he said that IL.
b. Laufman, financial editor of the
PITTSBURGH Leader, and man of con-
siderable reputation in the newspaper
world, is authority for the statement
that the-country WILL in the course or
SIX months, again be in normal con-
dition.-Sun, kendallville, Ind, April
,, 1915.
Prosperity has arrived, despite the
warnings of calamity hOwlers, and the
indignant protests of standpat politi-
clans. Every day contributes fresh eV-
idence of it. Not an industry but what
is being quickened Textiles of all
kinds, lead and zinc industries, the
motor car industry, all kinds OF steel,
iron, wire. tinplate and metal mills,
the copper industry, agricultural i'm
plements, pianos, building material,
canned goods, ship building, locomo-
tive, electrical supplies and material,
railroad cars, and leather goods all re-
port better business, better prices and
unclouded prospects.
The gigantic crops of 1914 have
been sold at record prices. Inc money
is now being spent. Liquidation has
been going on for Enthusiastically but
surely ever since the bankers panic OF
1907. II reached its climax last year,
simultaneous with the outbreak or the
war. Warehouses never will be any
emptier, stock on shelves never Will
be any lower, the surplus Of made up
goods of any and all kinds never Will
be smaller than last autumn.
The enormous prosperity that came
TO the farmer, the unexpected demand
that came 10 the manufactures, and
above all, the absolute certainty that
with Wilson in the white house there
would be no war involving this nation
have had their combined effect the
predictions OF Gary, head or the steel
industry, and Wood, head OF the tex
tile industry, have come true. me
new era OF prosperity for this country
has already dawned. In another SIX
months II VIII DC III AAAA
Crescent. Appleton. Wis, March 81
1915.
There will be work in Fond du
Lac this summer for every able-oooled
man." said City Engineer J. - NC
Cullough today. who is also president
of the board Of public works With
sewer work laid out and contracted
for. and paving to be done. Mr.. Nc
Cullough looks forward 10 a busy
summer for Fond du Lac workers.
The board OF public works insists
when contracting for local work Win
an out Of town contractor, that lOcal
workmen shall be given the work over
out OF town workers, other condiuons
being equal" said Mr.. MCCULLOUGH:
I'VE have that mutually understood
before we sign up any contract. IL
would be impossible 10 put the agree
ment into the contract, because such
a move would defeat the very END we
are working for-contracts let on the
lowest bid - we did write sum