Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-05
GOOD THINGS IN STORE;
PEACE-T|ME BUSINESS
Leading business Men of tho Country
Sec Big Things Ahead il
Caution Is Exercised.
REIMBURSEMENT WILL COME
Richmond Mans Vicws-Timo for
Foreign Business = Government
Can Help Things in Kcarranging
PcriodA-SOuth in Good Shape.

timore Manufacturers Record gives u
the business and Industrial outlook of
I$hc country following upon the war.
1t contains contributions from fifty or
more leading business men In all de-
partments of American activity and
from all sections of tho country. In
tho main the contributors are opti-
mistic. While recommending caution
and evcl-headedness for Il few months
to come. during tho days of what is
ieriod all Of them see zee a bright bright Snsi
ness future for the entire country.
AS BUSINESS MAN 10 LOOKS us, ,,,,r,,,
All OF the contributors. especially
t those WI, who ii are of the south seem to
points and conditions. S. r. Morgan,
of Richhmond, president of the Nir-
If the business Of the country can
pc Kept going at moderate pace
structlon. believe we may look Tor for
states: feel Quite sure, ho he it That
rev months will he more or less criti-
cal and Will materially influence the
prosperity OF the country for some time
We apparently have ample capital
ana an FACILITIES for an energetic pros
Try in the United Sta States. We We ought
5000 500 to get ourselves in position TO
tooh eaE+riy and energetically after.
make money, trading with ourselves.
ain Il Mould appear to, rs" thal the
en,s Is ripe indeed for this country TO
enter vigorously into foreign trade.
We are better prepared to do il now.
IN comparison with other nations. than
when the other nations, who are now
worse crippled than We. will have to
n nos;,i extent recuperated and he in
position osn to be very strong compcti-
WHERE UNCLE SAM CAN
.,. LEND HELPING HAND
~ StrlkeS Inc that the future bust
! ness OF this country rests with the
,n man, ; Of it's financial and indus
within the next few months Wise and
Judicious tax laws will 20 a long wav
to to, ene t,,s industry. Prompt and
me various contracts made with its
or,,I;ehs III the prosecution OF the war
onEnt 70 be had. Undue and unneces-
2arS delay and persecution or unfair
treatment under these contracts viii,
IN my opinion. do as much to cripple
mat could possibly happen now.
don't mean that the government should
a ahrow away its money. or not get an
absolutelE Just settlement: but | think
! ought TO be an absolutely just set
t!ement between the government and
the contractors. and that it ought Ia
pc done quickly. so that the contractors
may know where they stand and be in
position to undertake cnerGetically new
the many laborers whom tncy have had
under their control during the war
peri9d
thinEs that will materially affect our
industry in the near future. should
say reasonable taxation and prompt
ana iair settlement of outstanding gov
eminent contracts. Books could be
written on this; but think you will
,h,or9mshly grasp the idea have in
A WORD OF CHEER
FROM TARHEELDOM
G. NJ; steele, of the firm of ]. C.
otfeeie Son; machinery manufacturers
views briefly as follows: - e''' ms
We are optimistic as to business
was signed our.business began To- nick
h hp rari ,hS, GU Our prospects are now
good shape that we look for unusually
good business conditions generally
Wn ysry Willie %s o 9ss for for rsad
decline in prices generally. we don't
think they will reach the level Of be-
at least
The manufacturing facilities of this
country. when turned back from war
duction unless We secure foreign mar
ke,s This our government should
I'VE also want our government to
see ;hat the large interests. many of
% whom have proh,ed greatly, by the
throttle the smaller manufacturers"
WEST VIRGINIA SEES
BRIGHTNESS WITH CAUTION
Hugh tollin president of the Roll
IN chemical Company. of Charleston
w. Va. sees no setback except a nee.
essary. curtailment of production in
some lines. He writes:
American industry at the present
time is. after ALL very much like "A man
who has been extraordinarily we'll fed
on very rich food for very long
time and then suddenly finds his ra.
tons reduced and his fare very plain.
Now. such q man would naturally feel
very keeniy. at first. the change to
plain livh =. but after bit he will feel
his flesh hardening up. his sinews be-
coming more taut and an absence OF
the .1eng equity i,,st pains which had begun to
| plain liver. In other words. he viii
once more be normal. healthy man
and just SO with American Industry.
Industry feels very keenly now the
changed conditions from the war
period, but not because It's fnndamen
tal vitality has been impaired but sim
ply. as within the individual. its fare
has been changed and it's exercise.
whlle not more strenuous than in war
time. is moro complete. the old mus