The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-09
BANK EXAMINERS REPORT BUT A SINGLE STATE, MAINE, HAS
 REASON FOR DISTRESS.
SOUTH IS DOING SPLENDID
Conditions All Around St. Louis. the Middle West. the Manufacturing Districts of East, and All Over the Country Are Reported Splendid.

Washington, April S-Bustness con dtons throughout the country are showing marked improvement in al- most all lines, according to reports from national bank examiners made public tonight by the treasury depart ment
 Eighty of the ninety examiners in the United States reported a perma- nent improvement in business, and Maine is said to be the only state where real depression exists.
 The reports are announced to be the result of careful observation and supplemental to the regular reports on business conditions made each month to the controller of the cur rency.
 Pronounced hopefuiness is prevl.
 lent in nearly every district" the an. nouncement says. Agricultural con i ditions generally are excellent and commercial lines, with comparatively l few exceptions are enlarging their activities mainly through an increas- ed demand but in some cases prepa- ration for activity is expected to de. velop with the coming of good weath- CT Manufacturing is on the increase and those industries having orders Tor supplies from foreign countries continue especially active.
 Further orders have been placed for cars and rails by the railroads and some large contracts have been made for structural iron for large buildings in different parts of the country" The statement attributes depres. sion to unusual conditions but says that business nere has been stabilized through the application of economy.
 The South, it continues. lis show ing marked improvement. The sale of cotton is active at advancing prices, with the result that all bus. ness in that section is feeling a steady and pronounced improvement. The prospects for large crops gener- ally are excellent and there will be greater diversification.
 The states adjoining the Missouri river and the Mississippi river above St Louis enjoyed exceptional pros. perity during the past season and the prospects are that the coming season Will yield even better results The western states and the Pa. cific states are showing a general inn provement The lumber industry is slowly recovering in these states and the number of tourists exceeded ex- pectations, Mining is resumng on larger scale and the crop conditions are excellent.
 The New England and middle At lantic states and portions of the cen tral west although generally report ing an improvement seem to feel the past depression to the greatest extent. Farmers, however, generally. have made satisfactory results but manu. facturing with the exception of that to fill foreign orders is feeling the improvement to the least extent. There is improvement, however. in most lines. The bond market has become active on a higher level Say ings banks deposits are increasing. and generally banks have an abund- ance of money. The tendency has been for all to curtail needless ex. penses and as q rule there is a less ened demand for money.
 The reports from New York and other large cities show the trend of business conditions outside of farm. ing communities:
 New York-There has been no time in the last three years that mer- chants and manufacturers were sucl small borrowers indicating that their present capital Is sufficient for their need and that borrowed money can not be invested profitably by them. Prices of edibes have declined a trfle. Business fairly good in grains. Industries for supplies of war mate rials, cotton, hat manufactuTing, iron, metals, copper, shoes. textiles, etc. are improving on account of the Euro | pean war. Other industries will i'm prove if the war Is continued long.