The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-01
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Optimism Reviewed.
Everybody Hopcfll.
Big Year Ahead.
Series Concluded.

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TOR A month now The star has
= been printing convincing inter.
views with SeAtue's leaders Ia bust
neSs prvvsrr that they are fscin~
the year 1871 with go0d cheer. hope
and cpsimssrA
The series ~ interviews was con.
ctude<i YESTERDAY Today The star
presents IN review ~ snopsls of al
the Interviews that wcre printed
during the month---a sort OF com
po<i<e Photography ot the bright fo.
turc which they believe y In store
for seattle II al OF her people work
End puli tneeshers
q. ,. RHODES; Il expect TO DO a
bigger bassinesS IN the present year
! IMAM dla N tho year JUST gone. I
neNer felt bctter as regards business
c0n<ivfons than do right now.
And 1 am unahie to Sec ans thing in
&he present business Trend hut re-
tnrn to normaley."
& n. HEDGES: seattle l. the
chses CITY u an AREA which has the
humber. fish. grain. apples. various
fruit and farm products which this
uatiou amt other nations must have
when they start buying the h@ric
1hine~ Thus seattle and rs Pacific
Northwest territory viii be the first
g. feel national prosperity"
ROBERT :. BOy>s: II think
1871 viii be ona of the best wars Sc
artlr has ever hid. Thts Il not
merely my personal view. have
heard this from bankers and bust
ness men They are all optimistic :"
MANSON y. BACkUs: THE en-.
tixe country Is IN exceptionally good
cnntIitlon. Tn. situatsoa calls for
cnutious management. but | hook FOR
4 n ninrmsnx fcv-ioprents. bccauac
shr business element WAS. and Is. pre-
1us,~si In ey~ry Hrs"
DAN1EL hELLEifk.E: -As soon
- fnorp complete liquidation has
ocrurr~d, Northwestern business en-
(erprlaes arr sure 10 enjoy a period
e pro>pefity.-
G. n SHIELDS. ~ people gen
or1Ily win become more agsrcrsis e
. &ad oktimIzgie ~r win flrd that ~
4 have al things 70 work with. and
nat1sFx VIII speedily become nd
3u<eed il every .iinc.~
~ q. ~. FRASER: seattle has
nSnrv today 10 keep her busy and
prxnperpus than she had In igi2.
1913. 1914 and even In 1917. AMI
~ was prosperous then"
ALTON w. LEONARD: seattle
. bar nothing to fear II everybody will
nut both feet on fhe ground and
pull together for the b1st city in the
country Seattle.
pIs. NJ A. MATTHEW'S: I'VE are
eusninx Qua Of this year. 1891. sue
eesefuziy. but IL Will be a year ~
hnrd work. and 1t win need sanity.
nobs1efy and real Christianity to set
thruv
Il G. GILMAN: Improvement,
thrueut 1891. will never he ANYTHING
xise but gradual But Il. viii con-
tlnue 10 grow. There will be no
hnIttnG H.
1OHE;PH a. SwsIssEtI: Il do
not anticipate any financial disturb.
aucr. We have the fnoney VI the
worid and the commodities ~ well
J. r. DOl6Lss. "0ry well IN.
fokned officc manager in this city
y v~ry optimistic over the outlook
tor hin property
CARlF. GOULD. when the con-
e<rucxiyo enterprise of the country
e<,rnpiet< the stage of readtuatment
lhey viii bring about one of the
most sane and progressive building
eryo<hv the nation has seen"
A. =. ELDRfDGE: Lets an make
Seattle a better. bigger ahd more
Progressive city. Let's try 10 boost
our friends and neighbors. instead Of
knocking them
MILLER FREEMAN: Il think
seattle is the greatest place in the
world. and ! believe she has a great
future. Seattle - built on a solid
foundation. and she u bound to 20
ahead"
REGINALD ~. PARSONS: III
Ne pun together ] have every reason
{ 20 feel that senttIe AZ the end OF the
year 1891 viii find herself again ad-
vsncing along the line Of progress
and prosperity"
DAVID wBfTCOsJB: II can see
nothing to get gloomy about iD Seat
ties future
HOMER w. BRfNKER: Seattle
ct the end of the year win be bet.
ter orr than II Is now"
FREDERICK A. ERNST: "Therc
n no need in this city for pesslmism.
I believe that business IL rapidly
getting back 10 normal basis. and
that good business conditions are
close ahead"
&. VI. BLACK SIR: You can't
quote me too optirnisticaily as to Sc
attic in 1921"
ROY G. sOUTHwORTII: Seattle
cannot belp but succeed. Her nat.
Z uras advantages are TOO great; her
location Is too strategic for her 10
fail"
CHARLES II. LILLY: "The ~.
fnre looks bright 10 me. and the
road seems clear and straight"
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