Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-05

cles. which have been out of use for
Takins our own business as an ex-
time our customers only buy When they
have to. We can. therefore. get no
we Will have to cur,aii our produs.,
tlon to meet the conditions OF peace
when normal stocks are maintained
his own shadow. However we still
live. confident in tho hope that IL any
esurtallment Is necessary we can make
1t and survive.
GEORGIA BA NKElIs SHE'S
GREAT PROSPERITY AHEAD
~, a speeiallyI optimistic sontribu,or to
savannah. Ga. He writes:
II have the same faith In the future
mate. outcome of tho recent great way.
There never could have been but one
nHm st nn5 VIII Ana that was that right
~ "stpeGiiieaiIly, as to tho business for
ths future must Gontine myself prin-
resources.
We are, told by the pessimist that
scribe to any such doctrine. Many PEG
pic who control the finance are using
the argument that we will have very
high priced money. This / do not be-
lieve: On tho contrary, 1 look for
The claim that England and France
VIII have to call upon This country for
Inc reconstruction and rehabilitation
OF their countries Is 4 theory. 1t must
be remembered that both England and
france will. have no trouble to finance
themselves. because we want-what they
have and they must have what we
nave until the reconstruction period is
passed. So. 1t Is in fact a matter OF
THE future for ;his country is
bright: business conditions will be
good; the troublesome question Will
be the r,eadjustment OF the labor stu
mate business can stand but it must
ordSlary sums of money for people to
I'VE, I'VE. SO that the real trouble. If we
mate hasis nd FIJI Sis i w1 on lGFithi
itself If the politicians will Keep their
hands out of it.
Farm products in tho South Will he
that cotton will be cheaper. at least for
the present. because The crop is short
and the labor question will not be re-
in time for the next crop EUROPE is
naked and must have cotton. The
stuns or foodstuns, because these are
quicker crops and easier made, and
require very much less to finance them.
ture of this county. it Is enough 10
say that ! have no apprehension about
LUMBER INTEREST IS
ALL TO TIE GOOD
j. Il. Rhodes. general manager OF
the southern Pine Association writes
from New Orleans ana confines him
sell 10 discussion of the lumber in
follows:
The outlook for the lumber indus
try is particularly bright. With ade-
1uate and intelligent extension OF
credit by this country to the war
ridden people of Euro1e an enormous
demand will be made for forest prod
ucts, sufficient to tax the capacities Of
the mills for a considerable period.
without taking into consideration an
unprecedented domestic demand The
normal annual imports OF soft wood
lumber by European countries based
upon ligurcs for the year 1913. are 81
24O.eS6.o00 foct J. NJ of which the
United States supplies 2,7OO.575. 900 feet.
or l2;I per cent of the total During
inc last -FOUR years expectation Of
lumber has been almost entirely cut off
through lack OF shipping facilities and
SUSPENSION OF building everywhere
The consequent heavy arrears I'm
runner imports from these causes will
nave 10 be made good, besides the In
cSttmable amounts required to rebuild
Inc devastated areas. The export trade
itScii VIII prove n very sustaining elr-
dustry. AZ
The demand for lumber for domcs.
NC needs VIII be no less pressing than
tnose IRON foreign Countries"