| Show THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK IF our merchants do not exercise discretion the lato late freight rate reduction redaction la Is likely to result in a local business ama smash h of no small email proportions since bince the downward jump mude made by the railroads rail rall roads roada on freight from omaha it Is fel states stated by good authority that the increase in business on the lines running into this city has amounted to about thirty carloads cann cani oads osda of goods a day this lhota overstocking over stocking by mer mor chants to an enormous degree the question now to be considered is ia how are nie these goods gooda to bo be disposed ot ota there is little or no increase in the consumption the result is inevitable many of our business men will be left loft with plethoric shelves and unless th eyare well supplied with cach each capital to bridge over the stream of approaching tight times with doubt less not a few will be unable to meet current obligations failure will be the consequence and a con i sid gid erable depreciation of general credit its concomitant of course the over stockers are de pending upon a rise of rates but bud that is quite uncertain it may turn the other way and a further farther reduction be made should this occur the imminent disaster would be hastened as the balance would be turned in favor of those who have been cautiously holding back and they would compel those with mammoth accumulations of merchandise to sell at figures that would be ruin ous shoula should the railroads raise their rates the situation would only be partially improved as no circum dream stance but bat an increase of consumption of which there Is no prospect would provide an outlet for tho the unwarrantable quantity of merchandise being shipped into this thia territory with a large surp burp surplus lasover over the natural demand we arc afraid some of our merchants will be left to mourn because no man anyeth their merchandise 11 it has been predicted in this c ity city as a result of the present business situation that inside a period not exceeding six months goods will be sold in bait lake city as cheaply as aa in chicago while we believe this thin view to be somewhat extreme it will be well for our merchants s to move with more caution than has recently been the rule |
