Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-05
EUROPEAN MONEY HERE AND SHOULD BE KEPT
HERE TO MAKE BUSINESS GOOD AFTER WAR, SAYS
SALESMANAGER OF BIG AUTO MAKING CONCERN

out rolling stock of this country. on
which, meantime, the railroad have
cashed in.
Money was never so cheap as now,
and this must and will give encourage
ment to building and development in
all lines. Bonds for any legitimate
business, will gnd ready market. and
the sale of bonds always means de-
velopment.
Entirely aside from the war; is our
own normal progress. The maps of
big cities have been changed. Suburbs
are being build and new buildings
must replace the old in antiquated sec
tions. This means prosperity in the
big centers.
Transportation has been revolution
lied by building OF god roads and by
the automobile; people are moving out
into the fresh air-and that movement
has just started.
For the next six to ten years We'll
be busy building good roads-because
we have finally got the fever and learn
ed the efficiency of good highways.
This is the first time the American
public has taken the building of good
roads seriously. 1t will mean a vast
expenditure of money and the distribu-
tion of wealth for several years to
come.
But, we are told. the tide of wealth
will again flow back to Europe Eu-
ropeans will make superhuman efforts
to bring that condition about
Again l am an optimist. [ believe
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Europe so heavily as in the past Dur
Ing the past two years Americans have
learned to travel in their own country
and they've been astounded at what
| they found. Those thousands of wealthy
people who had planned trips TO Eu-
rope last year and again this year,
round the prospect unpleasing, and, tir-
ing of staying at home (for the homes
OF the wealthy are not always the most
pleasant you know they sought re-
creation in their own land. 1t was a
revelation to them to know that here
We have scenery that is more magnif-
cent than anything Europe offers Our
Rockies rival the Alps; our Adiron-
dacks surpass in natural beauty the
SchwarZwald.
our California and Florida rival the
hlVeria-and- the hotel accommodations
at both are infinitely superior
Just as an example, our own gem
eral manager. MIR. Scott, is now in
Alaska. And when he returns. the
Alps Will hold nothing new for him
On his way he stopped at Yellowstone
Park. which beauty spot the old world
has no parallel.
Travelling in America has received
tremendous impetus as a result of the
enforced absence from europe of many
OF our wealthy people. Hereafter in
stead OF raving over the wonders OF
the European Continent. they'll be writ
ing their foreign friends to come over
here and see some real wonders. And
SO the millions that formerly went to
Europe in the tourist season, are being
sown all over America.
AS said in the beginning. 7 e-uAss
I'm an optimist all right, but in that
I'm not different from the average
American. Why shouldn't we be opti-
mistic? We not only have the richest
country in the world, but a country
whose resources are as yet undevelop-
ed hardly touched, in fact. And we
have the only peaceful country in the
world-the only country in the world
to which people OF all cimes may come
and find haven of rest, of prosperity
and OF good Will
And the war wasn't necessary
though 1t has helped. to make pros
perlty. That was ours anyway"