The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-02
AOuR LAW HAS
Ter HURT SECURITY
Wherever System Has Be-
EAccfiyc, Good Results
Have Followed.
! MEN NOT FRIGHTENED.
IA 0trcet, However. Has Lively
Zen, Railroaders selling Lively
nxnsc They We're Xexcd Over
ntaon.
NY RROADAN wall.

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and excited today for the same
-. that they opened active and
TIE reason vas She eight
Gay FOR railways taat the con-
n1 u eaact!ng - law.
- the no-n!Ls TIE street liked the
but during s.-e cay Nei' SIS
I'D OF selling It's owl stocks ard
RAIDERS began 10 co likewise Wall
oet has been ghost-c dancing for Elk
2tha, and the shest has f.,4lsd to
n&ot4Alsze. The selling today YES
1T the worst that has been seen
y months. II was purely H.sterle4L
! lAliroad men sold because they were
80.
+ - decline did. however force many
nN1Ators TO tighten their load. for
- were not sure how far the rail-
men wo''a so along the road
had taken in the stock market.
- morning the eight hour day was
RI because by imposing Il CpngTa ass
t4ted itself before the country to
ii the railroads full recompenae in
l(oa. In the afternoon this theory
- upses by the thought that perhaps
~ shippers. who yainly imagined that
~ pay the rates. together w!th the
asrAl public. which actually does
II the rates. m xht vote the present
mntnistration and Congress out of Of
and make i, possible to Nldu
- promise
square Deal Anyway.
III did not seem to OCCUR 70 tie
31srs that th~ Democrats can so oI'
~ TO make place FOR Republicans,
that such new administration
I'D be friendly 70 big business ana
H8refore a square deal would be So
I'D as matter OF ROUTINE.
- TO the e.skt-hour day !nturiaS
tness or hurting securities. there is
II . case Or record where it ha>
~ tried without Increasing the value
the securities affected
Dsotay Wei Established Anyhow.
The eight day IS pretty general
esta oiish-1 any how, and. no great
Enuies OF the labor palons could go to
u AshinEton demanding relief along
line. The men demanding il now
shcy believe they can Go as mn II
eight hours If permitted as they
IN do in twelve and sixteen.
Mhat has been proved the fact in
N6ry other Industry. Even or farms
ID fact that the farmers who drag
- fror' sunrise 70 dark would &C
1p1ish more - working eight hours
~ J0y-ridihg the .sst Of the day.
aIAts has been prove I ia Iowa. where
farmers own more automobiles
I<a any other people In he world
M where this years cr7rs are good
impaired with the dis@stv. In every
her STATE Of the Union
There is no ase OF destro~ing values
] reasons IT, 3aVtIcuIaT movements
her such d session AS toSay.
Marine preferred. Inspiration Copper
"a Kelly -spring.4eld made new nigh
Irprds
Emitted States Steel. counting the
R1Hend which came II, sold within
atghth Of pom. Of its high
III psice The persons VINO at
n the stock just at the closing
wight ran fast at the openir-e
~ prices are being ~eadJ lstcd up.
This insured continuation r the
|Desnt big earnings.
Means Another Customer.
sAbdication OF the Greek tinr
,N1ght Greece a step nearer to war
|Atead Of frightening owners OF mu-
eions plants il made them bulder,
peAuse II means one more customer.
sober Interest of important bankers
1T there Is no reason for expecting
! early end Of the war and that tn
80 of being a bear argument Tho
xht hour Law viii be distinctive
1altsh argument for Industries .4oi "a.
33dly bullish one even for she RAN
I'D stocks. Az for usurpatton hs The
Mons of the active power Of iha gov
lNment, that is a matter which can
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