The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-03-26
Friday, March 70, 1915
TIDE OF GOOD TIMES.

This country is passing through
a transitional development. 1t
is receiving a shaking up by the
war. Its business has run too
much in set channels. 1t has
been agricultural to the depre-
citation of manufacturing IN
fuence, which has not been near
ly as wide as its agricultural. 1t
has been sending abroad wheat in
million bushel bulks and tobacco
and canned goods and a multi
tude of other staples, from the
fields. 1t has not been nearly
as active in this distribution OF
manufacturing wares. This is
evident from the tremendous in
crease in the demand of many
forms of manufactured articlse
by the countries now at war and
whose supply sources have been
cut off. 1t is indicated by the
enormous interest aroused in the
extension of American trade IN
South America. It is shown by
the appeal of Italy for the United
States to interest itself in the
trade of many millions of value
in that country. 1t is shown by
the magnet attraction of China
for American articles Of con-
sumption.
Everywhere a rising tide of
trade is seen. Cut off only by
artificial acts such as the Ger
man war zone and the British
blockade, it. is making strides
in ways that, while now pheno-
menal will after the war become
settled and normal. The bust
ness of the country is in a state
of transition. In all such stages
of adjustment there is certain
amount of temporary contraction
and a certain amount of con-
fusion. But this is only the
smoke of the prosperity train
that is to carry the wares of
America to the fields of widest
distribution of any country in
the world.
Why then should American
manufacturers complain? Why
should American retailers take
up lament? Why should any
one feel otherwise than satisfied
over the heritage of good times
that will come through the crea-
ton of multitude Of new trade
dependencies throughout the
world, where the augmented
manufactures of the United
States will be distributed?
The financial centers see that
the track for this country is
clear ahead. The broad gagged
manufacturers see that the track
is from distractions. The
searchlight of new American
enterprise is thrown upon the
rails. In some places have been
bad war washouts. But these
will be readily repaired. In some
spots the rails have been wrench
ed and twisted. But the repair
gangs of American trade pro-
moters will change all this.
From the head of the nation
down the country is looking for
the biggest era in its history.
The wise merchant is the one
who spreads his sales for the
favoring breezes before the other
fellows can get the initial puffs
and gain Roadway. Therefore,
the American sellers of goods
are toeing the line of publicity
with absolute confidence they are
seeing in the enormous output
of dollars estimated at four
hundred millions for pleasure by
people, the very best index Of
the general state of prosperity.
They are satisfied that the coun-
try will presently be at the high
est gauge of good times in its
entire history.
The rising tide of good times
is indicated in all portions of the
country. While this is not
evenly the case, it is absolutely
the fact. The United States,
blessed above the nations; free
from war it's herculean losses,
free from animosity that sours
trade neighborliness, free from
food or other problem, pressing
elsewhere; the United States is
not only the one fortunate nation
of the world at the present time,
but it is the nation that in the
future will distribute the utilities
for the other nations, and be the
banker of Europe. Baltimore
Sun.
FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT AGENCY