Show Th The DAY A IN M There Tere have been so many false celebrations of ot a business buies resurrection resurrection tion tion- ton that one might be pardoned for taking a skeptical attitude toward al alleged nl- nl evidences of ot changes for tor the better Yet Yet after all what's the use ue Why Is i it better beter to t be pessimistic and right than optimistic and wrong The absolute verification of a n forecast tore fore cast Ct that things arc are going goi from bad badt Lo to t worse and that the worst is i yet to come puts put no food toad in ones one's oes oe's stomach and no clothes cotes on his h back back On the theother theother theother other hand indications of a good time coming no matter mater how mistaken or erroneous eroneous tend in themselves to help along the fulfilment of ones one's hopes hope There was widespread rejoicing at atthe atthe atthe the recent rise rie of wheat and silver siver The Tc advance did not hold at the high level first reached d Speculative demand demand demand de de- de- de mand ran ahead of consumptive demand de de- de- de mand mand The Thc trading public took on the goods before it i was ready ready to use them The mistake was in tm time rather than tha in action But who shall say that the people generally would wod have been better beter off oU if it the rise had not taken ten place At least it proved that hat money to buy bu with wih can be found foud when the public i is good and ready to take tae the goods off oU the shelves shelves It I did that much to inspire confidence that confidence that much to convince everybody that one good buying turn leads to another Some commodities going goig up up and others goig down dow all al work wore toward the he restoration of the balance so much needed to smooth the way of business justness No genius in I economics is going to bring kinds of goods into nto equilibrium at once or into it I equilibrium ever without a lot O of I troublesome weighing and balancing Tolerance of of experiment should lead lend us to pay attention to Investigations investigations tons made by bl the the Middle West Wet Utilities Uti- Uti ties tics company company and reported by its il president Martin Martn J. J InsulL Insul The Te field feld of the inquiry extended from Maine Mae Maet D to t Dakota Texas Texa o and ad from tram Florida Florda to t North Nort It Is i common knowledge that thai heretofore I revival of business busies has al always always always al- al ways made substantial progress before before before be be- fore it was recognized Mr Insull Insul said One reason for tor that has been that revival almost invariably comes mes first firt in small smal unit ui Industries industries and and usually In industries catering to t the retail consumer But conventional business busies statistics statistics statis statis- tics embrace only fragmentary Information in information In- In i- i tc formation from such industries The Te larger corporations and the the- basic In Industries Industries in- in providing producers' producers goods contribute most of the usual ual statistical cal data dat upon which estimates of the te state ca of business are based bae As A a result resul of at our investigations we have established that in most of the areas area we serve small smal unit Industries industries idus- idus indus Indus- tries tres arc ae using more energy than last year In nearly nearl all al regions regions' covered the home use of at electricity has hI been gaming gaIning and use ue by farmers has made remarkable strides strides The increase of ot home food tood production production pro pro- has stimulated such sch Industries industries indus indus- tries tres as sugar refining and lag ing Ig yet does not appear to have havea caused a reduction of activity by small unit to food d manufacturing in industries in- in ut Local merchants merchant appear to be buying hand to mouth mouth |