Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-13
SOLID PROSPERITY
IS JUST AHEAD,
DECLARES EXPERT

DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 11.-Almost
every fundamental condition in this
country is making for sound, healthy
solid prosperity" declared B. &
Forbes, editor of Forbes Magazine
and writer of national prominence
at opening session of 1920Hundrec
Per Cent club, National Cash Reg
lister company, Dayton, Ohio, Mon
day. More than 500 sales agents ane
| statesmen of the company, from al
| parts of the United States and Can
ada were in attendance.
Whereas one year ago things look
ed pretty black to one WIZ made
study of the outlook, now one car
look ahead and enunciate message
of optimism and encouragement" Mr.
Forbes stated. NJ
1.-THE readjustment is steadily go
ing on. 1t has been completed pretty
thoroughly in many lines, such as
cotton, rubber, wool, cooper ano
silk, Many staples have not com
pleted readjustment, such as steel
automobiles, pianos, rugs and car
pets. But we have turned the cor
ner in many basic things
Money will very shortly get cheap
err" Mr.. Forbes predicted.
Speaking of the railroads, he said
For the first time in the history OF
American railroads they are on 9
firm financial footing, and the own
ers, 100000 or more in number
are assured a reasonable rate of in
come on their investment. That
means the railroads will be able. to
raise capital to build extensions, I'M
prove roads, buy more locomotives
and equipment of all kinds"
Everything tends to show that we
are heading toward sound business
conditions" he concluded.
Ninety per cent of our financial
and industrial trouble is behind US.
We will keep them behind us II we
must keep our feet on the ground
and instead of acting. like children'
act like full grown, able-bodied men
who know their business and are not
afraid to go out and hustle to get
it, it." " 81
The speech was but one Of a num-
Der decidedly optimistic talks given
before n. c. A. sales agents ana
statesmen First Vice President j.
H. Barringer, in opening the conven-
I'VE are optimistic, but we are go
ing to back up that optimism with
safe, sound, business judgment. we
have been told that conditions are
not changing, but that they nave nave
changed. Things are getting back
to normal and now is the time to
plan for the future, and go forward
instead of to practice a policy OF
retrenchment We are optimistic
about 1921, and believe that 1920 rec
ords will be broken, but our optimism
must be coupled with good hard work
in order to bring about better bust
ness"
General Sales Manager c. p. Stef-
few, said in part: The changing
conditions which we have been pass
ing through are like an acid test
and we will be all the better for haV-
ing passing through them: We be-
lieve that business in 1921 will be
better than it was in 1920. All that
is necessary is for us to be on the
job earlier, work longer and produce
W. c. Howe, N. c. R. manager for
Australia and the Far East, also
stated that business was booming. in
his territory. He pointed out that
while American statesmen are selling
to 100, 100000 people, the men in ms
territory are selling to 100000 900
people. He declared that merchants
in China, Japan and other Far East,
ern countries demand the highest
class registers, and that the busl>
ness in that territory was but In It's
sWaddling clothes.