Show I Money for the I By By Ira C. C Tic i Tichenor enor ITE the assurance of increased incomes and even W WITH before the freight and passenger rates decided upon by the interstate commerce commission have gone into effect several big railroad companies have completed arrangements for bond issues Issue and others are completing negotiations tons for loans Practically all aU of ot the money mone that will wn be realized by the te marketing mar mar- koting kotS of ot new issues will wf be devoted to tho the purchase of ot new new- equipment and in otherwise placing plains the in a 0 condition to handle the tho to increasing increasing business in a D prompt and efficient manner with possibly a very ery few exceptions the It I i Is certain that wih railroad systems of the country countr are ar In a a. a very eQ poor por equipment condition condition con con- dlton resulting from enforced economy during the past few years ears of or giving va to government needs when the tho and the tho te necessity way 10 world war wr was in progress Tills This unfortunate s was one of or the tho chief bler causes of or tho the financial stringency as us the lack lace of ot transportation facilities necessitated the sto storage ase of or nn an Immense amount of ot products of ot fields field and factories and on which loans pending their marketing had been made The Tho eventual result of or tho tho acquisition of ot new equipment and supplies apples b by the railroads will wJ be therefore not only Improved transportation trans trans- facilities but a lessening In the tho loan strain to the extent of ot the of-the the tho enforced storage e of or the past few feW years ears Previous to this time however several hundred thousand men in the various arlou industries d to railroad operations will wJ be beven given ghen ven employment as a 0 result of or the orders order even now coming In for rolling stock and nd equipment generl generally and which are being given n in anticipation of or the marketing marketing of ot new issues Because o of or the tIe assured flotation l t pon of or many Issues tho the Investment investment invest Invest- t. t ment market Is is to to display new signs of ot life and It Is i icon con considered certain that that the market for securities of or this description description tion a as ns well weB as 3 for all al safe paper paper In investments estment bro broaden ma ma- tc Ech Each week tha th mcney market shows evidence of at Improvement nt and this is expected to con continue In a moderate way ay until the peak or of the crop season senor is passed when there will vl doubtless bo be experienced experienced a n decided decided ent It I Is i stated that for the tho first time In mn many months the country's loan lom figures show an around all al con contraction During July it i is reported that there was wa a decrease in commercial loans in federal reserve banks of or more mor than tha oooo o white while the loans 3 against war paper carle carried by the tho member banks which r represent present about CO per ncr cent of at the banking power of or the country lle have decreased by more than since January Januar 1 and now are below the tho dollar billion point With ih the improvement in the general generl financial situation and the tho expected broadening of ot the investment market It i is confidently confidently conf dently denty expected that there will wl be he a material revival in trading In stocks i J As s the result o 0 of a continued decline In stocks stocks and and th this applies apples locally as wel well as to the greater Eastern Eater markets markets the the lists are arc replete with wih bargains Thc These o are being picked up in a n consistent manner maner by substantial investors In confident anticipation of ot a splendid a advance vance |