Show signs of prosperity it was only a few days ago that senator thurston 0 f nebraska called attention so a leader in the omaha world herald a great democratic free silver paper once edited by wm J bryan wherein it was stated that never before in the history of onitha has so much building been in progress for business houses the paper also showed an upward tendency in the prices of farm produce and 0 live stock senator thurston thought the showing BO striking that he had it printed in the congressional decord and his colleague senator alien who is a democrat squirmed a good deal oyer the optimistic reports and tried to explain that prosperity was due to preparations for the exposition at that city next year senator cannon also thought it necessary to to throw doubt on the statement and he wanted to know if it was not m anticipation of a victory for that business was thus branching out but senator thirston replied that the people of his stata do not anticipate 0 far in advance but we are pleased to see evidences of returning prosperity in other western cities and all over the country the sau francisco chronicle of last monday says san francisco is doing well so are stockton fresno and los angeles at anich latter point the building boom continues then speaking of the situation in general the chronicle continues the improvement in trade conditions noted early in the month by don and bradstreet continues the last weeks comparison with the corresponding week in 1896 is of very cheerful cheer lul import business is better both in colomo and the number of people employed there is rood buying for fall use railroad earning have improved the price of bessemer pig iron has advanced ana manufacturers of woolens are more hopeful in tea wheat indian corn oats coffee and sugar are prosperous movements as to price an encouraging symptom at large centers is found in of bank clearances which boea to abow speculation is on the wane owing to the chalcea offered by legitimate business meanwhile it must be remembered that the gorman wilson tariff is still in ana that the upward trend ol 01 3 merely anticipatory ot the early success of the dingley bill if anticipation will do po much realization ought to materially improve the situation BR it now stands despite the inrush of foreign merchandise there promises to be an instant turn for the better when the new tariff is enacted though it is well to heed the warning that the full of industrial hone must await the disappearance from the american market of the glut of imports in conclusion the chronicle says there have been so far but little more than three months of republican rule and the progress made toward prosperity is enough to warrant belief hat before mckinless McKin leys term is half byor all the campaign expectations will have been realized |