Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-10

was better year to US than 1921"
Mr.. PoULlN, Shoe Repairing
considering general conditions I
have no reason to doubt that this
year will not be better one from a
business standpoint than 1922. Our
business last year was good"
G. A. ELLINWOOD Of the q. A.
EllinWood Co.: II feel that condi-
tons in 1923 will improve because
| we have been through SO much 1t is
| time there should be some change
| for the better. Times have been
particularly bad for the farmers; if
! they prosper, then the merchants
| will prosper. I believe, though, that
affairs are settling on an even keel"
HENRY G. BARKER, Of the n. G..
Barker Co.; Because conditions will
| be good because the industries in
| this section are all running on full
time"
I MRS. CHARLOTTE WHEELER,
| Of the e. F. Soule Co.: There will
be good business this year. Why?
Oh, just feel optimistic"
FREDERICK w. HILLMAN Of F.
n. Beale & Co. Inc: Il am looking
| for whale of a year. The year 1922
was good, but there will be more in
| side work done in all kinds of build
ings in 1923, simply because much of
| this was left over from the days of
the war and 1t must now be DONE"
WARREN S. MALCOLM, of NAL
colin & Dyer: "When 1928 is over,
we'll find that it has been a tremen-
dous year for business. The great
| difficulty will be not in selling
| goods. but in getting the goods to
meet the demand"
A. e.. BARBOUR of the J. H. Co.
! gan Co.: reports received by us in
dictate a general bracing up of bust
ness. Building hardware and heating
apparatus will be higher. That
means more work for the manu-
facturers, because prices are regulat-
ed by the demand. From all over
the country, come reports that 1923
will be the largest year since the
close of the war"
LESTER GREENWOOD Of Ken
ney e. Greenwood-"1923 Boom
Year? Yes"
This year will bring a widespread,
general business boom which will
run well into 1924. Business activity
is already on the increase, as shown
by bank clearings, car lOadings, etc.
! Commodity prices are on the rise,
money is very plentiful and cheap,
and there is an acute shortage of
many commodities-such as lumber,
copper, residence and business build
ings. many steel products and some
staple food products.
"Reflecting, or rather, anticipating
the business boom and commodity
price boom, there is due in 1928 a
| o,,lr o< Ill
with the big bull movement of 1916,
Leather, Fertilizer, Rubber Rail and
Copper stocks particularly.
Before the business boom is over
there will doubtless be over eXpan-
sion, over production and over-in-
flation, which can be corrected only
by depression and deflation in
1924 or 1925.
1--WE feel sure that most any bust
ness can safely and profitably ex-
pand and buy ahead for a year yet
Courage and foresight now mean
profits for the year, whether in
business, commodity or stock specu-
lation."
JOHN D. NEWMAN, general man
assr of the Brooks Hardware Co.:
1.-THE big business wave that seems
to have hit the West and the rest
Of New England is headed this way
1t is due to reach Augusta in 1928
and give us mighty prosperous
year. With this. we should have
more building, both homes and bust
ness property"
| THOMAS c. INGRAHAM, presi-
dent, Fuller Holway Co.: LAS our
business consists of the distribution
and handling of hundreds of cars of
grain. flour. food and feed stuffs,
during the year, we are directly af-
fected by the transportation stua-
ton. Any interruption of railroad
traffic. which seriously disturbs the
movement of freight, of course
handicaps us.
LAS far as our knowledge extends,
nearly all of the western roads are
efficiently handling east-bound
freight. With continued improved
! conditions. we ought to look forward
to a good year of merchandising.
Fundamentally domestic condi-
tions are sound, wages good, and all
essential lines of manufacturing can
be conducted profitably If a sub
stantial reduction in Governmental
taxes can be effected. we have every
reason to expect that 1923 will he a
year of great progress and abundant
prosperity"
Business has been good with me for
the past % years. 1t will be good in
1921
e. A. HUsSEY of the Hussey
, Hardware Co.: THE general trend
is for greater business and with
II, -
more homes in Augusta"
PERLE BENNER, manager Direct
Importing Cot think it will be a
better year for us. We are doing q
larger volume of business now as
compared with a year ago. We have
added new lines which no doubt
have helped to make this increase.
Our business last year was the aver
age"
+. ETA BLAKE, corsetiere,-
"Although I was not unsatisfied with
the business done in 1922 l believe
that the feeling of unrest which has
been prevalent will be eliminated
and business will be even better
this year. I think the Fashion Show
last year was an excellent thing for
the city,"
w. J. WARRELL, manager D. W..
| Adams Co.-"Thcre is no doubt but
what business will be better during
the year ahead of us. Conditions are
favorable. Everybody is working.
!, which indicates better money condi-
tons. In many lines sales are show
ing a tendency to increase. people
are demanding better things than a
year ago and believe that buying
| better wearing articles costs less in