Prosperity Uplifts Nation Amid Political Uncertainty
Text extols a flood tide of prosperity under Republican policy with McKinley and Toft praised for steady progress. It cites booming business, rising wages, growing bank deposits, railroad activity, and farming profits as proof of nationwide growth. It also notes caution from Otto Kahn about political risk to business and the need for stable leadership.
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Mepublican
Lawa
William McKinley
Republican Party
William Howard Toft
Banka
Every Prospect Pleases says Bradstreet Report
Bradstreet's Report notes rising prosperity with stronger trade across the west. Crop progress shows higher yields for corn and cotton, boosting optimism. Steel demand and dry goods sales run at high levels as prices rise, while spring business opens with solid first hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet
West
Business is Brisk This Fall in Freeport Stores
Freeport Illinois merchants report optimism with autumn displays offering varied high class goods. Shippers nationwide note freight car shortages rather than produce shortages as harvest labor remains scarce in grain regions. Factories run overtime and wages rise while farmers continue automobile purchases as local business improves over last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Journal
Prosperity for Miners Under Taft Cited in Illinois Push
A Quincy Illinois column argues the mining and quarrying industry has flourished under President Taft with fewer strikes and rising wages. It cites Illinois employment at 86 289 and notes the Missouri Pacific official Benjamin Bush praising current prosperity and rail rate protections under Taft.
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Quincy
United States
Taft
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Prosperity in the West Reported by Harriman Officers
Judge R. S. Lovett, head of Harriman lines executive committee, returns from a five week western trip reporting excellent crop and business prospects. He notes labor shortages delaying road construction but praises overall strong demand and record steel production fueling railway equipment orders. Independence Daily Reporter cites a broad revival in business prosperity and end of a period of dulness since 1907.
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New York Tribune
Lovett
Harriman
Eason
Good. Com
Jackson, Mich
Patriot
Kan
Daily Reporter
Election View by James S Alexander on Commerce
In a New York interview National Bank of Commerce President James S Alexander says merchants are stocking up and labor is well employed with tremendous crops and a strong outlook. He warns policies tied to the election could hurt business if conditions shift.
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New York Sun
United States
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Lloydine
Julius Kruttschnitt
Harriman Railroandines
Kruttschaitt
oMctala
Harriman
Otto Kaln
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Europe
Mauretania
Kahn
Wilsen
New York
James S Alexander
National Bank of Commerce
Alexander
Engagement of $750000 First of Series New York Exchange a Premium
A New York exchange announces the first of a series securing a premium worth 750000 dollars. The deal signals a prominent financial move aimed at boosting market activity and investor confidence.
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New York Exchange
Bright Business Signs Across Regions
Reading Times notes growing business improvement nationwide affecting agriculturists and firms in the West and East. Quincy Whig urges satisfaction with Taft prosperity and warns against sparks of unrest from opposition voices.
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Reading
Times
Bankers see wave of business from crop hopes
Philadelphia bankers optimistic about enduring trade prosperity due to government crop report. A Leavenworth Times note urges farmers to vote for Taft for continued good times, while Roosevelt or Wilson could bring lower crop prices. A commentator doubts Roosevelt’s remorse affects his campaign.
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Philadelphia
Leavenworth
Kan
Taft
Roosevelt
Wilson
Prosperity Seen by Pennsylvania Railroad President
James McCrea, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, predicts unprecedented nationwide prosperity. Speaking in Pittsburgh, he says the pulse of the country beats toward happier times and rail transport will provide ample opportunities to move goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decares
Chicago
Pittsburg
James McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
McCrea
Signalling Prosperity For Gary As Steel Orders Rise
From the Gary Indiana Tribune the August 81 Order book for United States Steel shows 6 163 375 tons of material booked, up 206 296 from the prior month and the highest since monthly reports began. The boom mirrors a nationwide upswing with bankers predicting strong business for a year, placing Gary in position to capture new extensions as mills run near full capacity.
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Gery
Ind
Tribune
States Steel Corporation
Gary
the Tribune
New York
Iola Iron Works Hopes to Operate at Full Capacity
F Horneby treasurer of United Iron Works said at a Springfield visit the Iola plant will rapidly expand its workforce, adding 100 new workers to reach full capacity. He noted the company plans to call for about 140 men as operations ramp up.
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Tola
Kam
Remiater
Register
F. ‘ Horneby
Springfeld
United Iron Works Courpang
Horneby
Iola
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