The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-01
Reviews Year;
Backs Business Genius
To Win Battle of 1922

"Ninotocu twenty-five promises to
be a sUappy prosperous year I'm
American business, and all of the
factors iu "a, Onpl roadiustmcnt ar"
playing their pant u harmony ana
with prcclsiuu.' according 10 j. burr
Gibbons president Of the lIotHtrA
Manufacturing company tn rCNtoW-
INK the ClIsiuE year ana striking %
note OF optimism and confidence boo
the future. Mr Gibbons, whose COM
pauy operate iu 2N middle, western
and southern states, has recently
completed a tour ot more than forty
important industrial centers. during
which time ho has discussed bust
ncss conditions with iobbers. d.a-
tributurs, manufacturers and news
pHpCt men,
Mr.. gibbons. through a force of 90
salvsmou who havo been working
during the past 10 weeks IN u terri.
tory extending from Wisconsin 10
Florida, has also had h,s finger on
the pulse uf the retail merchant and
tho buying public. His knowledge
OF present conditions and the plans
uf hig Institutions for tho coming
year forms the basis for some well
founded deductions which should
contain note OF Cnecr and conf
dence Tor the people OF Tulsa
Accordingly The World presents
the following New Years message In
the form OF an interview with MT
Gibbons:
nineteen TWENTY-FIVE promises to
be not only happy new year, hut a
suappy new year In American bust"
ness. This is Indicated by many fac
tors In commerce and Industry at
/ this times
"One YEAR ago wo were Just enter
| ing upon a period OF depression and
| American credits were being put
| through the squoezer of rcadJuat-
mont Prices had tumhled during
I the last quarter of 1890, fortunes
vanished, many men and industries
; throughout the country were
wrecked almost over night.
business confidence was dc-
stroyod; human faith was shntterod
and selfishncss sgipped tho people
/ Wo hesitatcd to help others for fear
we would inJure ourselves and Ieop-
ardize our own holdings.
To-day. on tho threshold of an
other new year We are on the rapid
road to normally. Tho operation
has been successfully performed and
the nervous System Of American In
duatry has been restored by "A busl
meas tonic OF vigorous exercise. Busi-
neie Is greatly improved and We FIND
encouraging signs on every hand,
hound TO Bc Failures.
"Of course, there Will be som'
failures. There has been many a.
the close OF every calendar year and
there always will he. In fact, ever!
six or seven years finds an almos
complete change In the swnershil
and personnel Of American instith
/ tions and industry,
, american business demonstratet
In the past IS months what Amert
can men and women and !ndustr,
! demonstrated the first s months W.
were In the great war--that we car
meet any situation, overcome am
obstacles. accomplish any honorable
and legitimate purpose.
Americas was tho biggest task
In the waT--we were the least pre-
pared, the least mllitarlstic among
the great powers, yot we surprisae
Ourselves and amazed the world with
the magnitude OF our preparations
and the speed with which they were
assembled,
"rhe recent depression has been
tho most far reaching In our history
No other country over experienced
such price declines and the buslnes,