Eureka Reporter | 1906-12-07 | Page 9 | Germans Afraid of Boom

GERMANS AFRAID a OF BOOM manufacturers and bankers fear boom has exhausted itself beran although germany is on the top wave of prosperity skepticism as to the duration of the boom has been increasing for several months and the outside public has kept aloof from speculative invest ments in industrial stocks stand ng the continued publication of unusually brilliant annual reports by the compan es showing large gains the declaration of dividen Is increases in orders and h gher prices tor manu fractured products this sober atti tude on the part of private investors is beginning to gain the support of the manufacturers and bankers who being able to glance behind the scenes of industrial activity express tears that the boom has already exhausted itself when ed to ghe reasons for this view the manufacturers and banke point to the dearness of money the high prices of commodities the high wages and the expensive operations to which all the industrial establish ments have been subjected every branch of manufactures is taxed to its utmost capac ty and in the coal and iron industries supplies must be purchased in increasing quantities from abroad and furnaces have booked orders months ahead but will be unable to make deliveries