Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-23
Trade Excursion
Finds Farmers of
IowaP Prospering
Delegation From Omaha
Journeys to Jefferson
Learns Radio Is Uniting
Towns to City.
s,.ciar Correspondent Of The Bee.

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Jefferson, IaI., May 22.-(Special
Telegram. )-Omaha's trade cxcur-
sion jigged things up in IL Iowa
towns today. Practically without ex-
ception the country merchants were
found to be in happy frame OF
mind. They were visibly impressed
, with the optimistic spirit that
launched this l0-car train at cost
of $4,000 on a weeks tour of Oma-
has trade territory.
Aside from western Iowa being
badly in need OF rain, there isno COM
plant. The rich black soili maxi
ing good again and niue hof the corn
is I'D, although the season is back
ward Farmers are making money
feeding cattle and hogs. They have
no difficulty making loans and old
debts are being rapidly paid Off. One
bank at Carroll has $4,O00,O00 on de-
post,
Business Best in Two Years.
Business in the towns is better
than it has been for two years. This
became evident at the first stop III
Missouri Valley, where the shops OF
the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road, with a monthly payroll OF
$4,000, went on a five and half
day schedule today, and it is said
that thew will 90 on full time June
|. There were three months last
year when these were closed down.
An astonishing amount of street
paving is being done in these Iowa
towns. Eighty blocks Of paving are
now being laid in Missouri Valley.
Carroll is olet contracts tonight
for paving 80 blocks also. At Deni-
son S500,000 worth of paving was
put down last year The people on
the streets are we'll dressed. Girls
arc bobbing their hair and wearing
earrings. to the joy Of jewellers.
More Implements Sold.
A wholesale jewelry merchant who
is among the 100 Omaha business
pilgrims of trade states that if no
other line of business is hurt worse
than his, conditions must be good.
Shoe and clothing jobbers say the
same about their lines. With the
opening of the active season on the
farms, more implements are being
sold. Manufacturers representatives
say that the tenant farmers are still
unable to enter the market except for
repairs. but that there is developing
considerable cash trade.
Building and repairs OH the farms
which were put off for a year are
now under way, and the lumber bus
mess is alive once more. Iowans,
whether town or country dwellers,
are cooperating. The friction which
at one time set them against each
other is not even appearing in the
primary campaign which ends June S.
At Woodbine an organization mod
eled after Ak -Sar-Ben is contributing
to the better feeling. 1t is called
En-lb-Doow Its function is to put
on musical show at which the farm
ers OF the country are initiated and
entertained.
Banker Plays in Band.
An example of the genial good
fellowship which permeates these
communities is found in H. E. Wal
dron. president of a bank at Glidden.
In his youth he was pitcher for =
big league ball club, and when he
came to Glidden he built up a team
around himself that for years car
ried away all honors. Now and then
nc again takes the mound. Now,
/ however. the age and taste of this
| village hnancier leads him to play
the traps in the community band.
he Omaha party was entertained
| tonight in Jefferson with a dance at
the country club and an automobile
ride. During the night the train will
move on to Manila the first stop
/ tomorrow morning