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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-01-22
SATURDAY JANUARY %. 1916.

It would be All excellent thing
for this city if Judge J. M. Woods
would move about every six months
judging from the good his living
In the vicinity of Burke and Charles
streets has done. Good order has
taken the place of rowdyism and a
concrete pavement laid for block.
Wish there was fine house on
the corner of Charles and Martin
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-01-22
Whenever humanity will learn

Whenever humanity will learn
that heaven and earth are friendly
and that science and religion arc
twins, and that God and the soul
are neighbors, better results will
obtain in the redemption work Of
man for man. Nothing Of a spas
modic nature will ever solve the
great problem Of this life. The
main concern is not death, and what
lies beyond it. TO work out this
life to its intended gloly is your
province and the living it is yonr
duty. When a boy l went to the
mourncr ; bench. Would not do
it now, but stand up and look up,
with strong divine will to know
God better and better, by loving
and cultivating the growth Of my
own soul.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-01-22

are All familiar IS olfly one OF many
useful species. Cochin China produces
single fruit that is an ample meal for
three men. and In East Africa an i'll
tOXicating drink IS made from the ma
tive bananL-IOndon Chronicle
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-01-22
The Reason.

''Thc first year Of married life is al
ways the most Troublesome. After
couple passes that safely the great
danger Of separation is over"
'Nhy do YOU SAY that
1T usually takes a man a year to
learn the futility Of arguing with his
wife '-Dctroit Free Press
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-01-22

When the war begins here, by
all means We should be ready
AS we seq it the Atlantic coast is
safe, but what about the Pacific
Coast? There is where our danger
lies, and there is where the brai n
and force of America should center
for our defense and protection.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-01-22
No Hope.

Your digestive system is all out OF
order" said Il doctor, after examining
patient 1.-THE best advice I can give
you h to discharge ysur cook and get
n new one"
1t can't be done, DOCTOR" ans~ ersc
the patient sadly. I'm n,errfoA q
herr'
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-01-22
Pessi,nistic.

Il paid the butchers bin IN fun to-
day, dcaric,' said the lady of the
house.
no wonder the steak is tough
@rUmblcd her husband "Iou'yc got
to keep those fellows Guessing if yo"
want to get good Buffalo News
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-01-22
the people who live in this section
are anxious to know.

Added to the statement above
it s shame for the city to allow
the people to walk in mud
when pavements were ordered put
down year ago.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-01-27

"Oh! We understand that you had
an exciting adventure night before
last?" tentatively remarked the able
editor of the Polkyille (Ark.) Week
ly Clarion.
Nope" nonchalantly replied Mr..
Gap johnson, from out on Rumpus
Ridge. "Not me! You must be
thinking of some other Johnson.
That was the night that bunch of
seven or eight fellers, that had been
noratin' around that they was going
to shoot me at sight for little suth-
in or nuther, called me to the door
and all took shot at me. I dropped
to the floor, crawled over and got
my shotgun, crope out the back way,
slid around the corner of the house,
and sorter sifted both barrels of
buckshot round amongst 'em impair
TALLY. They all went away then, ex-
cept three Of four and went to bed.
That was all that happened that
night, as fur as l recollect."
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-01-27
THE BEST FROM JUDGE


At the rate of 100 yards in is sec
onds Jobson was running for train.
The reason he wasn't running faster
was, that was as fast as he could run.
Or, as the children say, all the faster
that he could run.
Blogson, on the sidewalk, was
making no speed at all. The reason
was he was standing still. He wasn't
catching trains that morning.
Suddenly Blogson called:
Hey. Jobson! Jobson! Hey!"
Jobson turned without slackening
his speed any more than he could
help, for he knew that if he didn't
catch that train it would go without
him, and Jobson took nothing in life
more serious than he did catching
trains.
"Goin' somewhere?" Blogson call
ed.
Two days later Blogson's tele-
phone bell rang at 3 o'clock in the
! morning. Blogson answered it with
one hand while he rubbed the sleep
out of his eyes with the other. job
sons voice:
This you, Blogson? Yes, l was
going to catch train. Gbye!"--
Louisville Times.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-01-27
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS
OF GENERAL INTEREST

Gardner plans to build a public
dock.
Albany is to have a chiropractic
Florence-Porter mill has started
on 10-hour day.
Roseburg-Brushy Copper mine
may be developed.
Albany has new department store
with $4,000 stock.
Astoria is soon to make solid fills
on 9th & 10th streets.
Lumber camps on the Columbia
river continue to open.
Lincoln county plans a new road
around Pioneer mountain.
Geo. w. Moore says that Bandon
sawmill will soon operate.
Estacada-Horner Bros. expect to
wooden silos.
Ashland-Hotel Oregon is to be
made modern tourist hotel.
Astoria plans to have an $S5,000
clay manufacturing industry.
Astoria plans filling in CONNER
cial street at cost of $4,000.
A S625,O00 beet sugar factory is
to be built in or near Grants Pass.
Portland Emerson Hardwood
Co. will rebuild after $4,000 fire.
Astoria is building a scenic high
way to the summit of Coxcomb hill.
The Board of Regents of U. of O.
have voted 100000 for a new build
ng.
Baker is disposing of $4,000
worth of additional water bonds for
The Booth-Kelly Lumber Co. at
Springfield is making extensive i'm
New lumber companies are filing
articles of Incorporation in Oregon
almost daily.
The st. Helens ship yard gets con
ract to build five vessels, mostly
lumber carriers.
Coquille Valley Telephone Co.
'lans to sell to Coos and Curry Tele-
,hone company.
The La Grande sub-station OF. the
Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co.
vas destroyed by fire.
A crab station is being established
t Astoria for shipment of crabs to
arious parts of the United States.
Wasco county has awarded the |
ontract for construction on Tygh |
rade and White River grade roads,
ost $21,S90.
Oregon rose petals are wanted in
he east for manufacture of per-
umes and sachets. War has cut off
,uronean SuDnly
At Narrows, Cello Rapids, the CO.
lmbia river is only $50 feet wide.
his is the proposed site Of the great
st power plant in the U. S.
The Southern Pacific can operate
IL steamers in technical violation of
anama Canal act under decision, of
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Plans are on foot to get branch
ne OF railroad from Cushman to
florence and double bridge across
'orth Fork suitable for teams and
aims.
Railway earnings for December
now increase OF 1877 per cent over
.st year. Prosperous railroads are
re surest indication Of returning
oOd times.
N. P. & G. N. Rys. may continue
} operate the steamships Great
orthern and Northern Pacific de-
)ite the Panama Canal act as In
,rstate Commerce Commission has
ED such operation was in interest
{ public.
Commercial transcontinental tele-
hone service to New York City and
cities has been inaug-
rated by the Pacific Telephone &
Company at Portland An
ther step of industrial progress by
great industry.
Los Anglese film makers have be.
Jlle Interested in the campaign to
'cate some of them in Oregon. One
figuring has a payroll of
ON $4,000 to $4,000 week.
90 much regulation and legislation
forcing them out of California.
A Mere Incident.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-01-27

Two days later Blogsons tele-
phone bell rang at O'Clock in the
morning. Blogson answered it with
one hand while he rubbed the sleep
out of his eyes with the other. job
sons voice:
"This you, Blogson? Yes, | was
going to catch train. G'bye!"
Louisville Times.
| Value of Horse.
In an Ohio town there was gro
ceryman who kept the most enact
ated-looking horses in the whole
state. One day the delivery boy
drove one of the nags bit too hard,
and, finding soft spot in the lower
end of the township, the horse lay
down and peacefully died. Large
commotion, of course, on the part OF
the owner.
"I'm awfully sorry, Mr.. Brown"
said the agitated boy. Il didn't 60
to do it,
"You are sorry, are you?" yelped
the agitated Mr.. Brown. well, is
that going to pay me for the loss of
the horse?"
"No, sir" answered the boy. 81
will pay for the horse, all right. You
can take him out of my next weeks
wages. .'--EXchange.
Right Parsonage in Wrong Convey
ance.
The Archbishop Of Canterbury was
to officiate at an important service
in London. The main entrance to
the Abbey was opened, and a great
space roped off 50 that the dignitar-
les might alight from their equip
ages unmolested. When a dusty
fourwheeler crossed the square, driv-
en- by fat, red-faced cabby, boobies
rushed out to head him off
"Get out of 'ere." one of them
called brisl:ly. This entrance is
reserved for the Archbishop"
With wink and a backward jerk
of his thumb the irrepressible cabby
replied, cheerfully:
II ave the old duffer inside. -
Christian Register.
5 5
\ Spook.
Blinker-I woke up last night with
the feeling my gold watch was gone
The impression was so strong that !
got up to look.
Jinker--Well, was it gone?
Blinker-No; but it was going.--
Philadelphia Ledger.
ssss
Oh, Papa!
ooh, papa!" exclaimed the joyous
girl, as she tapped her boot with
whip, what do you think of my new
riding habit?"
Daughter replied Mr. Growcher
after a solemn survey, that doesn't
look to me like any habit. 1t looks
more like a permanent affliction. -
Washington Star.
Mere Orderly.
Willard--Are you going to hang
your stockings up Christmas Eve?
Emma-No, I've outgrown thai
sort Of thing,
Willard-Well it's more orderly
than leaving them lying around OH
the foor.-WidoW.
And Then Profound Thought.
She-You shouldn't squeeze my
hand going out of the theater When
l squeezed back, meant you to stop
He-Me? why, l, didn't
touch your hand!
The Orator.
II tell you, my friends" roared
the patriot on the stump, "our navy
may not be the biggest and finest
thing of its kind afloat, but we have
two of the finest oceans tapping our
shores to sail one on that the history
Of the world has ever known" To |
peka Journal.
SIS
Query.
"Jones is in the hospital very
much run down"
Nervous prostration or automo-
bile ?"-Baltimor American.
syss
The Simple Life.
A northerner CHANGED to spend the
night in rundown farmhouse in
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-01-27
s : 8 !
Query.

query.
"Jones is in the hospital very
much run down."
Nervous prostration or automo-
bile?"--Baltimore American.
$50
The Simple Life.
A northerner chanced to spend the
night in a rundown farmhouse in
South Carolina. His host whiled
away the evening by telling him
about the riches of the country and
the aristocracy of its inhabitants.
The farmer described his own family
as being the best in that part of the
state.
The next morning, the visitor
heard his host rousing sleepy son
in these words.
"Charley, git up an wash yo' face
in the erik and then climb the per-
simmon tree an git yo' breakfus."
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-01-27
Mere Orderly.

Willard--Are you going to hang
your stockings up Christmas Eve?
Emma-No, I've outgrown that
sort of thing,
Willard-Well it's more orderly
than leaving them lying around OH
the floor.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-01-27

II tell you, my friends" roared
the patriot on the stump, "our navy
may not be the biggest and finest
thing of its kind afloat, but we have
two of the finest oceans tapping our
shores to sail one on that the history
Of the world has ever known. To
peka Journal.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-26
CHICAGO GRAIE MARKET.

Chicago. Aug. 2S.-T7e action # the market f7r
September wheat tday partially reflected the con
ditIrn sar-runiing that future. Shorts bid up the
Price from IS N l54 and the closing al l 53i.
and I.55 various parts Of the pit. compared
with rrstirs spot Of 43A yesterday. The frs, IT
ferred erng short contracts are likely u sue to-
heavy lsse~ Stocks Of the contract wheat at
ChiCagD are comparatively small.
When the fact is cnTs!d rod that these stocks
will t go far toward evening up the position
Of the s. may arrive at the actual condi-
ton IN Tie market. The more deferred months
were AL, higher. the Dec mb,r gaining ~ and
Of a hu'ish than bearish nature to fnd its way
into the Wheat pit The Modern Miller crop out
look dw upon the fact that tn" concentrated
milling demand fer wheat in the Southwest and
the Wrs. has been larger than known before
and that millers arr outbidding exporters and
others
The wort purchases today in all positions
amount,d to !,OCONoO bushels, including 81 COO
bushels drUIm. \ good business was reported
in Mal' has Omaha reported sales Of 5000
bushels there to exporters at the highest basis
the CT p Sales, cash, at Chicago to millers were
small at 25CoO bushels.
Export clearance, Of the breadsturs for the
last week we're s95TO bushels which was up
to the capacity Of the available Tonnage Western
receipts today were l,T9 Oo bushels against 232 Oo
lyrshc'- 4 year agn Minneapolis and Duluth
Jointly r.cnived 81 today and WinniDeg ~
c-rrTar,I with "a and Il. respectively. a year ago
Argert,In shipments this week wee 90 On and the
Arg utire visible su..Iv deceased $500
T7rrc were advances in course grains Of 7saI%c
toLav. with corn Displaying the great strength
Ca.h sales here 100 bushels corn, ll5CD
bushels Il oats. Export clearances Of corn this
week were l2T,COo bushels, compared with H.
bushels.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-26
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Quotations given below are for large lots Of goou
marketable goods onTy. Jobbers' prices are higher
Lower grades may be sold for less. Fancy good,
command higher prices.
EGGS Fresh, per duz., 2oaco
BUTTER-Best prints new, per b. 4i4 do.
tub. b.. 2Siz; prOcess per h. 20, storeI Ncked
per II. 2Oa2l.
LARD-Tub. pure ,sr h.. I5aI5l4: do. compound
per h.. IaIlH; cottvnsced Gil per can. rs.
CHEESE-New York. rev. per ID. ls: fat. PEI
ID. 10; Swiss domestic, per b.. 90 do. foreign
per Ib IS.
LIVE POULTRY Hem Per lb. I7aIs; rOosters
per b., Is; ducks. pr ID. Is; chickens Per h..
2a2i turkcls pr b.. %
GREEN GOODS Beans. Per has. CJs75, h.,ts
Ter 100, 2.OOaJOo; cabbage. PEI lbl l.JCdl-Tj
rsntaloures. per crate. Looa3Oo; carrots per bach
las: CaulihoWer. per basket. GslO0, rry, New
York per craft. O0a7 %. coru. Ter doz.. IOals
cuCumbcrs per basket l.25sl.7J. cymhlngs pei
crate. 25a5O: eggpauts per crate 75al.25; Eale
PER bhI 25e5o: !ottucc. New York. per BASKET
lC2a2.oo; lettuce. Tor bll. IJo12CO: onions Tcl
barrel 35OsiO; Teppcrs pr crate, 5Oal CO. po,stoes
er bb 2.Ia2.'5, tomatoes, PER box, 7jal.J); tur
Mrs per hrnch 5ai'..
FRUITS Apres, per th. 5oa3.5]: ba~kbcrrsc>
rCr quart. l0al-i. dar~0ns Trr = bus. has. J@Gj
glalcfrrit per prN, 5.oE.F 20 lemons. TNr boN GA
10; oranges per crate, 45gaJ % Ucaches pr r7ar'
lO)a2OO; IineapFleS. per crate %0Oa-.50; pums pei
ID. carrier. JJa5j rasIbenies Ter at, p. hucklc
bs1rlu5. Ter ct. so. VA, rTuelOns each -A35.
LIVE STOCK Veal calves. Irime, p.T h.. IIall'-
10. medium. pr d.. lOalOz; spring .Imbs fat. pei
". lO'ga !.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-26
REAL ESTATE TRANsrEKS.

TTi street nr-sw -. hetwson 7 and I'm
streets Mary g Sr.aC5rt To Mai Ia Z Gates.
1T :. sguar, 7s- LeIrsIt Park s.. sramrs. 81
Naic,Ia +. Gates coury,s same property t. Annie
NJ. LsnEstou. SIC; stamps. 8.
Forty-fr-t and Elic7tt streets rorthwc~t-James
H Parsons ct uy. To- Thomas II. Melton and
Isador Frrund lot- L 10 -I square 1-aF. Friend
ship and Mount Air. So stamp-. N-5r
Spring place and Maple avenue s0U'hea>t-t'all
wei u. Golden ct al to Carrie H. e. Smith.
lots CI and IL and part lot l55 square SOC, CHS
wod's Addition to Anacostia 60
Chillum Castle HeiEhys-Tn Nuns, TrTst Com
laIy. trustee. TO HAYNES y Hufad. lot IC2
square 2709 600
Inglc>ide- William s. Phillips ct TX. to Riclr
mcnd ". and Eva r Holt, Let -. square g50l, SO:
stamps S.
u Mu, AdIi'lon II. mas 4 Ja.r. son N JoseIIh
+. aad arl 7. L.Ib. lot -. square .5oI. SO.
stalGUs. S25'
s:z,,rn,A .,r.c, snmhcas, between c and d
streets Mabc.la 4 Miller 10 Katherine b. Holtz-
man lot G.. square lUi. SO.
Bulnie-Je,~e VI. RawIinE> 4 a. trustees to
Alice II. White, lots q to 3s squa.r ,2l6, SO.
Whitney Clrse-Ge-rEe W. RaIkman ct al to
Judah l. Emanuel, lut $. block g. Sc; stamps 30
cents.
White Haven, St Philip and Jacob Elizabeth
J. N Evaas 1t al. to John ID. Caaghlau and
Charles f. March, trustees. va'r containing hv-
acres. SO; stamps, s..
746 Navy place ~outheast- William g. Long Ct
to Clark Riddle. lot 73. square Ss Ssi stamps.
20 eenA
The Washington herald., 1916-08-26
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE
Recession in Volume of Business Noticeable Says
Dun's-Production and Distribution Falling
Off-Bradstreet's Review Brighter.

(By the International News servIce)
New York, Aug. 25.-Bradstreet's Re
view of Trade for the week ending to-
morrow will say:
Trade and industry are active. prices
Of nearly all products are firm or advanc-
ing and reflection of the undeniably poor
general crop situation or of the uncertain
railroad outlook is sought, almost in vain,
in the reports as to trade demand, manu-
featuring activity, or commercial collec-
tions. This is attributed to various
causes, least of all. however, to exag-
geration as to crop damage, though there
is probably some Of this to be reckoned
with
The general disposition is. in fact, to
regard the railroad strike menace as
likely to disappear. and to view the high
and advancing prices of all farm produce
as likely to Offset the ConCcdeldy very
moderate Yields of cotton, most of the
cereals and other AGRICULTURAL food prod
ucts. That Europe in the last fiscal year
took nearly 81 o0O, O00. oH0 worth of war or
near-war matcrials-one quarter. indeed
Of all our cXports-is concrete fact that
Is not ignored.
"CompIaints regarding car shortages
are spreading: banks deposit with con-
tInued scarcity of labor. Boston, Bridge
port, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit,
Louisville" Buffalo, Grand Rapids. St
Louis, Milwaukee and Cleveland being
conspicuous in this latter respect.
Scarcity of goods is still a concern
making factor and some producers of
cotton goods are unable to take any more
orders owing to pressure of both domcs-
tic and export demand. Pig iron is in
heavy demand after a rather long stretch
of dulln"Ss. and it is evident that the
allies will continue to be factors in the
demand for steel Tank plates. copper.
lead, spelter coke and even antimony
have Joined the upward procession of
rrices"
The Washington herald., 1916-08-26
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

R...rr. A.s y ErG~ Mario, r-r,--. Mar
l1'. I'm wanna s.d rca-ns rr-'' -s I..sre 90
s.o- N.- la.E arI V.-=-.Hs. r-.'s . W.s,c-r
'' ... .- .-. .. Nc Nl-Er.- t-s.s . whoa
"u,..-. ..-- ,.-. ~-n. wc-,r-r fe.a. .ss. r7ua..
a ... r.T. 2'..
Ut TIER gsra-.- ,s'-as -..--. d.. ar.r- 20,
- ..'- 80 "rF r-nrs Na-.ls0H Ir-
$50 10. .,H N.-r. ,-.r-- za4 r-r- -.s-.
l'' r'f'7N r.a-. -~- uo.ur. 70. . u,H..
~ra .- -.- g.. W.r. leg, me .. a. .
ID 'a-s .. and r'.-. .s.'. d.. snail rn
- -. -a.' DO 01 r-~'s-s am -.ass '0s
a..-.. ..,. l....--. sr-r- ia O.. d.. ru.l Tam Rl.
Pc .r-. ..4.i DO. SWING. ovr- e. Ihr. rs o..
--. p. ....i. s- DID, Ialr. . . ... 2-.rs pair.
d.. r=. Ia--. . guinea '~uI ,muns . fn
and orr-. ,s~h Nae7. d.. under rh ca.h. 60.
VEGETABLES AND GREEN FRUITS ro.a
'0--. U'rte. Lew. A,-h RN,r hbL. 2-JsLCo q
Ear TahHu0.rk fa.. -51a-6'. do Eatcrl ~I.r.
Virginia. h5-. c-g.-.75. do. arHy 'r.Her J0
So sweets. Eas'e-a Shore. Fellows. b.'.. $40
LIST. hh.. 2.'s2-5. an-Ars. EArly Fsr'r-. fan.
..'.. IA, = d.. -~aE. hh... 10, e.. H.. .-
.. la-as'. Fa6'. INa2s ns'rve. Errrn. 'rust '
ia. o.. ho.s. native. bunch - rah7as scr.,r
g.. TEip. ~sr'a'----r A-r- Arundel. pr
basket. g-a5o. do. E-e,ar0 s'rc. ie- ~. ear
e.. - Nov Nors. bunch. =. b. com uass'.. ...=a-.
s-. I's.G. oIcImhErs. native. basket. S1sfr. Dam
-.- Na-Ia~1 and Nrc.-.a. s basket. $40. q
..-. sl0a450. ,EEplsnrs native. hs.sar gnsi..
lima hans peach hlsk 3, Cla-C. d. lamp. "a
.---. Ier'1ce. native. hushe, h01. lao. d.. Nr-
Y0-- .a~ss' - hoy -5al .. onions. Ns-g1us errv,
Iass~- -Fsrr. d.. hh... -"sz5 d.. vhu
!H... 60. d.. NarzIsnd and Prrnsylvaula 1-.
50 ".,'e- -Ta-.-'. psar cs Maintain. car -
.-ra. =. -. na--r- tIa-5. d.. Essfr-n s,u-.
N.-.. .rH. 2.H ". '.y. ooa-2o Do v-iJr h.z
'a-- d.. 'e..w .a-ksr 50sf5: do white. nask-r
-a1g in carer :5al .. do Mountain. b1s7-
tasae-. l.ca, 3. pear. Eastern shore Bs-Iel..
- 'a-As-. osfo Do. hamper .---s-.JO. r~p0-rs
r.--h-. basket. Sal5: rluas-h native. bunch la-
e. ..a-.. lattya. basket @aG: tomatoes. Anne
Ar..5e- rQo. ha-set. -ai0. d.. Eastern Shore
-.a hsske,. l5sSo- wstrrur Ions selects T0n . B0a
"C'. co. r-mes. 10. l2.oosls %; do c1Is. 20.
ual0un
The Washington herald., 1916-08-26
CBy the international News Sc

CBy the International News serviceD
New York, Aug. 25.-Dun's Review
of Trade for the week ending tOmor-
row will say:
Various influences, most of them
temporary, have caused some recess
sion in the volume of business. Pro-
duction and distribution have both
been lessened appreCiably by Oppres-
siVe heat over a wide area, while in
some industries the necessity of re-
pairs has become imperative and in
others belated inventories are being
taken.
Operations at many of the works are
also hindered by the scarcity of raw
materials and shortage of labor, and
condition of mills and factories natu-
urally tend to restrict buying. Yet
IL in some important departments bus
ines moves under reduced momentum
in nearly all it is surprisingly large
for the midsummer period and pre-
vious gains should be augmented as
the season advances.
Extensive preparations are made for
a general resumption Of activity in
the fall and winter. and in certain
branches, notably pig iron. the revival
has set in earlier than expected
Notwithstanding the diminished har-
vests, the labor unrest and other dis
quoting elements, optimism continues
the dominant note in reports from
every section of the country. But
while the magnitude of forward plans
testifies to widespread confidence in
the future. the absence of speculative
excesses constitutes the best feature
of the situation.
Measured by bank CIearings at CEN
ters outside Of New York. business
this week is 4O.2 per cent larger than
last year. though not all Of the gain
is in quantities, as prices are ap-
preCiably higher. BuOyanCy on the
stock exchange has continued along
wholesome lines. while strong none
tary conditions promote the suprema-
cy of this country in the financial
markets OF the world