The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-18
Plenty Of Money in Circulation Today,
and Richmond Manufacturers and
Wholesalers Getting Ready to Care
for Future Business Growth.
Interviews With Few of Richmonds Business
Men Show Very Optimistic Spirit

the ieweiry business is one OF senti-
ment largely as we'll as practical, 1t
found It's reflex in demand for those
, lasting and beautiful articles carried
by representative Jewelry establish
nents An added fact is the large
amount of money in circulation. All
classes of people found themselves
able to crafty their desire 10 possess
those things which heretofore they
found impossible to own. We look
forward to continued prosperity for
many years due 10 the unusual oppor
tunities that confront all Industries In
the United states, Whether problems
that may present themselves that
would have tendency 10 disturb these
conditions will be solved, we feel sure,
by the fairness and sense OF equity OF
the American people.
Values on New Plane.
NJ, A Chambers Of the r. A.
Saunders Sons company. takes n very
hopeful View Of business conditions,
He says;
While II is true that 'the history
Of the past writes that Of the future"
not even the NapoIeontc wars created
n parallel by which 10 Judge OF our
future conditions.
Our country alone OF all The great
powers. remains practically unhurt
both as 20 man power and wealth. Yet
try: and therefore Of this section,
viii be largely determined by the de-
lay and the extent Of the recovery OF
Europe from its terrible slaughter and
destruction OF wealth.
4 am an optmist because I am a
citizen OF the greatest country in the
world. ard Il liz particularly true Of
this country. that while we neces-
sariiy have luiIs in our business con-
diuons that each wave OF our food
tide rises higher on the beach than
its predecessor, and each wave or the
ebb tide recedes less than the former
one
As stated we have the man power.
the producing machinery and the
money. Therefore. while business has
been quiet since the Armistice. quite
an Improvement has already been
shown. and we shall soon be very
busy, and more busy for some years.
but we shall likely never resume the
low plane of vafnes or Of wages tina {
existed prior 10 f91s
"of course, the cost OF labor ana Of
living move along parallel lines. and
We should all welcome the fact that
,he former lnU Mage scale viii
likely never he resumed.
'tSectionaily speaking. the South is
particularly fortunate Just now. Farm
products are Of course bringing excel
lent prices; labor ~ we'll employed
and there is no l. ". W. nightmare
with us
Some Of us 81 times critictse the
negro labor for It's ineficlency. Yet
remember, that they do not strike nor
riot and as whole II is the very best
labor for the South that can be had
w hen We consider the past de-
velopment of the South. it's present
condition. and its future prospect.
there Is no section that presents the
Same attractive advantages
If old Virginia would Just awaken
10 the great Importance and dement's
resulting from good roads, I believe
that eur millennium would indeed be
near,
II know that I have not presented
single original thought; but trust
some or the platitudes uttered NAV
cause some one of us to meet his
burden more brayely and with fuller