Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-11
DECLARE RICHMOND
is RAPIDLY GETTING
BACK TO NORMALLY

Continued From First Paec)
the year. TIL" main trouble now, as
1t las been for several years. Is the
difficulty Il, overcoming or even
meeting the overhead imitation
caused by abnormal increases in
w"vos and salaries brought about by
war conditions and excessive dc.
mamds from persons who with in
creased Income failed TO show added
efficiency or Increased production.
/ People Using Judgment
! II will take Il long time to over
come this condition. Mr.. splllanc
arerr"d. and pending an adjustment
the return to normal Will lie slow
! l'ut IL is sure. he said. The day of
the fancy shoe IL passing!' said Mr..
Splllane. like that of the silk shirt
Few ycars ago. People are getting
away from tho excessive display Of
sudden wealth. and are beginning TO
realize that they must get hack TO
the earth. The factories which rrn
dnce the common shoe are busy. some
are working overtime. while tho
fancy shoe is finding It's way to the
JUNK pie. People are buying good
substantial stun. and getting away
| from the high priced luNuries
bankers say conditions are i'm
proving, what failures there are and
10 expect arc OF small concerns,
hardly worth saving. At the time ali
OF us were getting stung." continued
MIR. Snill"ne. the banks and the men
IN Wall Street We're also getting
theirs. We We're not alone.
The automobile business is ,ick
ing up, The trackiesa trolley and
inc troiiibus are coming in. In i've
years there viii be "a big change I'm
TRANSPORTATION facilities. IT costs
ABOUT IS cents mile to operate n
I street car, and Il costs but IS cents
10 operate a tracki.Ss ear.
Declares Agriculture improving.
Agriculture. has been IN bad shape.
bat II is improving. especially I'm the
S"hth, where tho great staples arc
; cotton anu tobacco. l hear there is
|" 10 cut in tobacco. soon.
! You must have good roads for the
automobile traffic That IS unn of
me most available now for the ugri-
"uiturist. Tho practice prevailing I'm
; the West concerning the welcome Of
/ tourists INTO city might BE- tried
/ mere. out there when :, car enters n
( city, the first citizen who sights Il
fstichs out h.. hand 10 the tourist
ara gives him a hearty welcome. lie
smiles ana Invites the stranger ia
fhakc himseif nj home. II he violates
| some MINOR ordinance no policeman
h"ius nm un. lie is put straigh, and
given to understand that no IL wei.
come to tao city. Every courtesy is
SHOWN him. This helps IA lot i'm nd
,eFtisinE city. and news OF this
| Rihu spreads far and wide hut the
Er.atest aid to progress is good roads.
now that l have told you what. /
Know, give ME line on your bust.
ness said Mr. spilamc
w. Meade Addison, of the Plant
ers National Bank, WAS the first TO
| speak He eaid the situation liz
SOUND, ana the Improvement In cot
| ION ana tobacco had Increased CON
! ltLencc. Country banks are stitnu-
| iatcd and are able to liuuidatr. 4
normal condition will be apparent
sHon. The savings departments had
heid up better than other depart
mchts. Tho depression. which Is
now disappearing, had not affected
J the savings departments much. &. f.
| Antrim declared that tho wholesale
| grocery business had bean materially
affected 10y the stability Of cotton.
Paper Makers Optimistic.
!. j. Marcnsc, speaking for paper
manufacturers. backed up in his re
marks by j. +. Ryland. said some
OF the greatest paper mills in thu
country we're in Virginia. ana thnt
h"Vins passed through the telling
times were row working overtime.
| They both looked for a good wear.
t. a. Dietrich said the main oh.
siac'c confronting The department
stores WAS the overhead
w. III. ADAMS. Speaking for the
printers. said that practically every
printer in the city was working full
time. while some of them worked
overtime. We have here, nc said. the
largest publiehing house in tho
South
W. L. Sydn"r. representing the rc-
tail furniture business. said things
were rnirly good. IIe said prices
were 80 per cent less than they were
III 1918. but could see no further
drop until labov came down. Tho
OVERHEAD Is The worry. t;mp,oyes
had gotten into wasteful and cx-
tra ant habits
d g. EaSIcy, speaking !c- real
g: said prices were Keeping I'm.
and a. could not see, how they could
remain at III" peak much longer.
Virginia viii not suffer like other
southern states. There is a big i'm
provcment in the roads.
Chesterfield County. he said had as
fine II system Of r"ndS as amy county
anywhcre. ana there has been no
bond isauc Ia help. The future for
both real estate and good roads ia
Virgins. Ia bright.
Iron and atrri business Euua.
H. Il. 4. iinh~on. al the 'rrcdegnr
Iron Works. said the outlook for iron
ana steel Is good The usr al tic
horse In short hauls. said Mr. Hob
son, l.; rapidly replacing the antoine.
bile. and that means the manufacture
OF horscshocs wilt h. stimulated
"organiIcd public opinion Is what
prevented the railroad strike" said
Mr. iIohson. And we must keen
that organization intact. if We hope
to handle similar movements in tho
future in the interests of tho coun-
try"
w. Il. Richardson said tobacco and
cotton had helped the grain situa-
ton. There have boon shipping dim-
culttes. which he hopes may he OBJ
liberated BY reimbursement. The out.
look Is bright.
j. Scott Parrish called the nttcn.