The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-04-09
The Business Outlook

r. YER since the stock market crash last fall many
r conflicting opinions have been expressed concern
ing the business outlook for 1880. There is no
denying the fact that there has been slowing down
in certain lines but the views of leading ndustralists
and business appear quite optomistic with the ad
vent of Spring.
There is no doubt that the concerted effort of
these leaders to maintain high levels of production and
distribution is having wholesome effect. Besides,
large expenditures for permanent improvements by
Federal state and local authorities getting under
way, while billions involved in expansion pro-
grams of railroads. utilities and other basic industries
An especially favorable trend is in the di-
recton of home building and home improvement con-
corning which significant statement was made last
week after a nationwide survey by Altorfer Bros,
makers of Spinner washers who said "Home construc-
ton is up 425 per cent since 1920 and wired homes
have doubled in the intervening ten years. Various
leading electrical home equipment distributors through
out the United States reveal comprehensive plans to
build new business during the year. There need be
apprehension; indeed, there be only optimism
gardng 1885,"
Encouraging reports have been Forthcoming from
many other sources it appears that the temporary
depression may be ended. Incidentally, the pass
age of the pending tariff bill should have sautary
effect upon the business situation, through relieving
the feeling of uncertainty which exists in several
important industries.
Shifting The Gears
Reform, like charity, should begin at home.
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So far, the Muscle Shoals agitation has been much
ado about doing nothing.
Mahatma Gandhi is encouraging the scoflaws of
India to manufacture bootleg SALT
The expression Everything is jake" doesn't apply
after imbibng few jake cocktails.
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H. G. Wells says "scrap the nations" to prevent
But that would bring the biggest scrap of ALL
Jews and Arabs squabbling about that wang
wall again. 1t that they will get caught
up with their wailing.
scientist thinks sleep is form of intoxication
And unto the married man who talks loosely
while under the influence.
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An nquiring reporter asks: "What kind of hus-
band does wife miss the most?" The little fellows
are more difficult targets.
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"The Silent Women of America" is the name of
national organization Strangely enough, it is
not composed of deaf-mutes
That Wisconsin man who was fined for pettng his
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conventional conduct would not be tolerated.
And speaking of names again, John d. Rock
Teller sentenced to penitentary term of seven
to ten years for robbery at Marquette, Mich.
An explorer declares that Commonwealth Bay, An
tarctica, is the windest place the world But he
! Der.
A novelist makes the hero say "As l gaze upon
your face, time stands still" And the heroine pro-
badly wondered whether he that her face would
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A Danish critic declares that movies are design
ed for the entertainment of nit-wits Anyway, it's
evident that either the movies the critics rot
ten in Denmark.
Perhaps there isn't much in a name, but it must
be disconcertng to persons contemplate the
sign on hearse seen at New Carlisle, O. 1t reads,
! Doom Bros Undertakers."
New York newspaper sued for printing pic
lures of gorilla and professional wrestler to-
gether. The gorilla might have good against
both newspaper and wrestler.
| An Alabama railroad man declared he was ready
willing and anxious for reconciliation after his wife
had sued for divorce times. But maybe he was
merely trying to dodge the alimony.
Punch's famous advice to those about to get mar
ried contained in the word "Don" is paraphras-
ed by that given by Atlanta newspaper to a sub
scriber who asked: at is unlucky to postpone we'd
Ding" The answer was "Not if you keep on doing
it."
Short story: Margaret Black of Chicago passed
bad check for ten dollars on James Dale who had
her arrested After hearing the girls hard luck tale
the judge dismissed the Court spectators took
up collection to reimburse Dale Dale presented the