Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-17
PINE BLUFF SURE ID BE PROSPEROUS $. e. Alexander Shows Busl- ness Conditions Improv
 ing Everywhere.
NO NEED TO WORRY
New Markets for Cotton Developing, Snd DiyersiiicatiOn Campaign Has Placed Farmer in Better Position
 Than Ever Before.

The prospects of record breaking crops and the general improvement ln Susiness conditions throughout the ynited States are bound to be reflect ed in Pine Bluff during the coming winter. according to s. c. Alexander, president of the Merchants X Plant ers' bank.
 Cotton conditions have been un- fortunate" said MT. Alexander yes +erday. "but it is interesting to note hat our consular reports show that many European countries are using more cotton this year than last. Hol- land and Sweden each took five times as much cotton in June, 1915, as Tn lune. 1914. Moreover. cotton acreage has been largely reduced this year and the present government estimate ss a crop of 11,970000 bales. as com pared with about 16,000,000 bales last year. Cotton may not bring any re- <urd prices. hut the development or the slogan: Let Arkansas feed her xelf,s has really placed the farmer m better position than ever before.
 Apprehension Gone.
 "The feeling of apprehension, that something is going to happen, which prevailed throughout the coun- try for months following the out break of the European war, has all Most disappeared and has given place to feeling of confidence as to the future which is growing steadily with the progress of the crop season and the continual improvement in indus .rial affairs Although business has bene rather quiet, steel and iron have shown distinct improvement with in- ereasing orders. And steel, you know, is called the barometer of trade. Cotton and woolen manufac- Aurers report only fair business, but this is better than last year. N II. s. as Producer.
 II was reading with interest a part of an advertisement printed by John Wanamaker, the great merchant, in a New York paper. In fact, 1 $hfnk this excerpt well worth quoting and food for thought for pessimists. The excerpt is as follows:
 "1,he United States covers consider sbly less than six per cent of the sarth's area, and contains only about ave per cent of the earth's popula- ton. but official records show that the United States produces:
 '76 per cent of al lthe corn grown in the entire world.
 s'70 per cent of all the cotton.
 ..62 per cent of all the oil
 "59 per cent of all the copper.
 "43 per cent of all the pig iron.
 ss37 per cent of all the coal.
 "35 per cent of all the tobacco.
 ''26 per cent of all the silver.
 *24' per cent of all the wheat.
 '2l per cent of all the gold and contain more than
 "S3 per cent of all the wealth in the civilized world
 These figures were compiled in duly, 1915, by Dr. Joseph Caccavajo, '. E., from the governmental reports and statistics for the year ending dune 30, 1914, and are therefore unin- fluenced by the present war.
 ''1'he reports show that the United States produced:
 E '-$2.672, 2,S04,OO0 bushels of corn ;(19l4).
 >l6,102.143 bales of cotton u91N.
 s10.434,741,660 gallons of oil Q91S)
 "546,643 long tons copper C9l3.
 >S0.966,152 long tons pig iron s(19l3).
 "508, 8,971.540 long tons coal (1913).
 95S, ,73O,000 pounds tobacco Q913).
 89d ,017 .090 bushels of wheat (1914
 SAC, ,348, 100 silver (1914),
 $S8,S84,400 gold 1914).
 Should the United States shut up shop just now, all the rest of the world would find the situation very awkward, to say the least.
 s Couhtry's Wealth Enormous. z, English economists" continued MT. Alexander, .have declared that Amer ica's wealth grows five billion dollars V year. Since the official estimate of our national wealth three years ago exceeds $187.000, 0,0O0, ,OOO, the total to- lay must now have passed beyond he two hundred billion point. These ggures are colossal beyond all com rare. They represent more than Roublc the wealth of the United King 2om, our closest competitor and they $SIy uedrAy 1ndtCi tue COIllDIueu wealth of England, France and Ger many.
 Dur wealth is ten times that of Naly, eight times that of Austria and Your times that of France. These Nading European countries are now tearing at one another's vitals and Nestroying property- much faster than .nay can create it. Hence all Europe Nday is actually moving backwards while the United states is sweeping swiftly forward to a state of still greater cpulenee. Ours is the land cf plenty of peace and of opportunity. Ahcse three factors are aiding power xuiiy in nersuading the individual in sestors of Europe to hold fast their American securities. since here is the kpf | where their capital will be frce- sst of perils and surest of winning al large reward.
 We have everysIeason te go. ahead md do business. We are not at war. yhere is plenty of money for ali busi-l ness requirements. Onr crops inl general are far above the average