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Show These figures indicate that the business of the country is on the upgrade, up-grade, and the promise of good crops and prosperity in the farming communities give promise of even better times during the coming autumn. au-tumn. And America is in good shape mentally as well as economically. Constructive ideas of government were never in greater favor in the United States than at present. The Constitution of the United States is appreciated as never before, and the forces of socialism and decadence decad-ence have, for the moment at least, been halted. The difference between America and Europe is still pronounced and every patriotic citizen of Yankee-land Yankee-land should take enough time off every day to render thanks to Providence Prov-idence that he is an American. A PRETTY GOOD COUNTRY There certainly has never been a time when the average American could look forward with more confidence con-fidence to the future of his country than the present. America is steadily forging ahead. The country is prosperous and is becoming be-coming increasingly so. The federal income tax rates have been steadily reduced during the past four years and further reductions are in sight. The government just closed its fiscal year with an unexpectedly large surplus sur-plus and the national ilebt is being steadily whittled down. The forecast of the Department of Agriculture indicated that the farmers farm-ers of the United States will be blessed with bumper crops this year. Wheat and oats arc -.nore'than coming up to expectations and the corn crop promises to be one of the biggest if not the greatest in our history. Prices of farm nroducts promise to be satisfactory and the farmer seems to be emerging- from the valley of depression into which he was burled by the deflation, following follow-ing the war. We are informed by the business interests that they are looking forward for-ward to fall business will), xenewed confidence. Favorable June statistics an(f brisk trade in seasonal goods have- increased this confidence- The' Federal Reserve board in its preliminary report slates that ; the, department store sales in June voro 4.6 per cent ahead of June 1H21 and the mail order and chain stores: .increased .in-creased their business 1-1.12 per ce't over the year previous. Car load:bigs for six months have been five jicr cent larger. |