West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-22
Great Expansion

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value what is universally held as tn
very foundation of national prosperit,
is assured for the United States.
With unprecedented activities Il
our industrial districts. east. ives,
north and south; with more employees
operatives, workers in our mines. ou
mills our shops. our factories. our
shipyards, than ever I'm the history o
the republic; with higher average o
pay OF the individual and far greater
totals Of the pay rolls OF the manu-
featuring establishments he is. indeed
a deeply-dyed pessimist who fails e
be satisfied with industrial conditions
With financial ease from the Cana.
dian line to the Gulf OF Mexico. from
the coasts OF Maine TO San Diego and
Cape Nome. with ample reserves oi
currency TO care for both foreign and
| domestic business on scale OF un.
surpassed magnitude. with some
would-be conservative financiers be-
wailing an imitation OF gold i'm the
| United States. while other nations are
prohibiting the export OF the yellow
metal, surely the monetary conditions
OF the republic are In excellent shape
| and should give strength to enterprise
and supreme confidence TO all bust
ness men.
There may be some individuals who
will say the administration is not re-
sponsible for the fine crops or the
| good prices they are bringing.
Grant that; but that does not de-
stroy the advantages which the coun-
try is deriving from great crops and
good prices.
There may be some partisans who
Will say the administration is not re-
| sponsible for the European war and
it's resultant immense orders for war
purposes or for the orders for food
| supplies necessitated by the devas-
tation of the agricultural districts OF
that continent.
Grant that; but the orders are here
for war material, the orders are here
for the food supplies, the orders are
here for locomotives, the orders are
here for cars. for motor trucks, for
| automobiles, boats. for cotton and
corn and wheat and rye and for all
the products of millions OF our broad
acres, and the people OF the United
States are busy producing and work
ing with resultant profits.
II is not a question of theory as to
| administration or n dispute as to par
ty policies.
There Is an extraordinarily large
business being transacted now in the
United States, with every prospect of
record-breaking results I'm volume,
value and profits from such bust
ness.
TO deny the facts OF such existing
business conditions, but stamps the
denier a one who has sense that will
not reveal the truth to this brain or n
brain we'll trained to receive only the
Impressions of his own desires.
The Carnegie Steel Company, the
Jones & Laughlin Company, the Ma
tional Tube Works and the Republic
Iron and Steel company are now on
Grating their works at full capacity.
says telegram from Pittsburgh un-
der date OF July 8.
The II. *. Porter company has pIac-
ed 300 men at work to fill orders for
locomotives for Russia, Cuba and
South American countries.
For the fiscal year OF 1915. with
eleven months audited returns and
those OF the month OF June estimated
the increase in the net operating rev.
enues OF the Baltimore and Ohio rail
way amounts to S3,O91 1876, as compar-
ed with the fiscal year 1914. The com
pany will show a surplus OF $685.. .G32
Tor 1915 as compared with a deficit of
$2.223,372 in 1914.
The New Jersey Zinc company has
declared a 25O per cent stock divi-
| dend
The public service commission of
New York announced on Thursday
that II would place at once an order
Tor $4,000 tons OF steel rails. 1000
tons OF manganese rolled rails. 900
600 tie plates, 100000 tons of broken
stone and about $4,000. 900 feet OF ties
and lumber
This is the largest order ever given
for railway construction material by
the city.
a telegram from Wilmington, Del,
announces that Russia has placed an
order for ammunition with the Du
Pont Powder company that will
amount to 100000, ,OOO.- Washington
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