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Show BETTILYOU TALKS oi wsiTUjra V A- Bettilyon pres dent of Bettl yon Home Bui ders nan interview this week says in speak ng of bus ness cond tions that the European war SQare Isn t go ng to materially hurt our western business In he end It is bound to redound to our benef t from a do ar and cents standpo nt Wh e Tar is a th ng that no right m nded re son w shes to see st 1 as -war seenr to be imminent no a arm s necessary for our business cond tions w 1 only be bet tered thereby Wh e at present European ho ders of Amer can stocks are rap d y d spos ng of them caus ng a large diversion of our gold supp y into European channels st 11 the s ght loss resultant f om th s w 1 be amp y covered and overshadowed by the increased demand for our foodstuffs and the better pr ces which we 1 obta n for them Should EJurope be genera ly involved in war most of the able bod ed "men wl 1 be requ ed for the army leav ng the women to make t e har est consequently the har vest w 1 not be as great Th s w 1 in crease the demand fo Amer can food sup p es ra s ng the pr ce of ou wheat and i other staple foodstuff Af er the war scare is over there s bound to be an inc eased demand, for Amer can stocks and we w 1 be ab e to se at a great y : advanced p ce Hence what tte we lose from the d vers on of our gold upp y to Europe at the p esent 1 nt go ng to be not ced beca se the publ c gene a y realizes the p ofit that it means to us n the end The peop e n t e west espec a y real ze th s cond tlon to be true affirms M Bett lyon and in p oof of the fact shows t at h s own bus ne&s 1 as been just as good t e as few da s as p evlous to the war scare In fact t has he d up firm in a I depa tn ents the demand fo insta 1 ment bonds has been fine throughout the i en e week and the d ffe ent real estate and bus ness oppo un tv depar ments have c osed a number, of er ce dea s |