The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-10-24
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Predictions gre made that the trade
balance foy the entire year win ex-
coed ths Unprecedented figure Of ST.
eAofNVexQ, The value Of the exports
for irsE eight months was ss 4s5 96a.
-. an Increase Of 81. .205. So. 100 over
the same period last year.
Another financial authority. too.
has sD0ken--charles Hayden, OF Bos-
ton. He estimates that American
securities held abroad have been re-
dueed from $1,000. 10000 before the
war, 70 S10C0,OO0O00 at the present
time. Coincidentaily. the United States
has become a creditor Of foreign ma
fions, for the first time In history. TO
the extent Of s1.5O0. 1000 900. Under VIII
son, therefore. we have wiped out
Sc 800o. 10000 Of foreign indebtedness.
and are creditor to the amount OF
$500 10000
Mr.. Hayden calls attention to the
fact that this always was a debtor
nation under Republican rule.
All Glasses Prosperous.
And so, from all sections OF the
country, from all kinds and classes
Of business, from the merchant. the
manufacturer. the farmer, the work
Ingman, come reports Of unparalleled
prosperity The Chamber Of Com
nlerce Of the United States. in an
official report, declares that basic
stocks are rising, that railroad earn
lngs are abnormally high Indicating
the great movement Of commodities).
and that the national prosperity win
continue
Not temporary prosperity. due to
the war, Is this that IS filling the
Golfers Of the nation. 1t has q sound
basis for permanency, made certain
by the laws enacted under the Wilson
Administration. The President him
self. In his recent speech at BaIti-
more. emphasized the value TO the
country Of the Tariff Commission, the
Trade Commission. the Federal Re-
strye Board and the shipping bill.
These enactments not only will slim
niate the pro6uctiveness Of the coun-
try, but viii safeguard its output and
provide a means of conveying it % all
the ports Of the world.
How Business Has Gained.
Here is Just a glimpse at percen-
iages. prepared BY expert statisticlans.
that prove what the Wilson Admins
trat'on has done for the people:
Increase IN bank deposits. 6s Der
cent; money ins circulation. % per
cent; stock Of gold in United States.
s4.1 per cent. foreign commerce, 52.T
per cent; balance Of trade Ia favor
of United States. 2S7.6 per cent.
agricultural exports, AL per cent:
manufactured exports. 155 per cent.
railway revenues, 37.6 per cent. value
Of general crops and live stock, 12.4
per cent; value Of wheat crop. 6T.5
per cent; output OF pig sron, 35 per
cent; production Of steel, 35.5 per
cent; farm lands, 12.7 per cent. men
employed IN manufacturing. 23.2 per
cent;. wages paid in manufacturing.
4.5 per cent; capital employed in
300 per cent: value
os Manufactured products. 41.2 per
cent.
So Il may be seen that all lines Of
Industry have profted under the great
wave Of prosperity that the Demo
,ratic administration has wrought.
AND THE MUNITIONS BUSINESS
ONLY ONE PER CENT. /
Of THE TOTAL OF MANUFAC- |
rURED PRODUCTS.
Is It the part Of wisdom, therefore,
10 gamble with prosperity such a.
.his7
VIII the American voter dare to
throw away a sure thing. on the
chance that his return may be the
enormous cost Of wars poverty and
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