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Show Talked Finance; Ate Sawdust 'I ih J. A. Hendrjckson's Tour of the East and What He Saw and Heard. The observations of any shrewd, wide-awake business man on a six weeks' tour of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Mich-igan, Ohio, Now York, and Canada, ought to be well worth while, and when that man happens to be our fellow'.townsman, J. A. Hendrlckson, such observations must necessarily corao to Cache valley peoplo with Interest In-terest more than the ordinary. It will be remembered that Mr. Hendrlckson went east during tho first week In August Au-gust and returned only a week ago. During the time he was absent he visited the states mentioned, nab-nobbed nab-nobbed with bankers, politician and nondescripts generally and finally ate tha prepared leather trimmings and browned sawdust served at the Battle Creek sanitarium. But wherever he was he kept his eyes and ears open, and in an interview with The Republican Repub-lican gives his impressions. Financial Conditions Good. Mr. Hendrlckaon's financial standing stand-ing and his connection with banking Interests in this city led him, first ot all, to Investigate the possibility of a money stringency. His assurance is that eastern men do not see such a contingency. However, In his own words, he says: "1 had talks with many bankers, and nowhere did I find a pessimistic view taken of the future. Money for all ordinary purposes can 'easily be had, and confidence in the government's govern-ment's policy was the pass word. Everywhere were people found busy, and the laboring classes are laying aside some money. As an example, in Detroit, Mich., a city of 450,000, a year ago tiiero was deposited In the eleven savings banks something ove'r 850,000,-000. 850,000,-000. It is a conceded fact that "savings "sav-ings deposits" is 'the poor peoplo's money.' During the last twelve months the savings deposits In these banks had Increased to 152,688,310, an increase ot ovor two and one-half millions. 'In Cleveland, Ohio, the savings deposits de-posits had Increased 11,759,000 during the last year. In Springfield, a manufacturing manu-facturing city or 35,000, in Ohio, the savings had grown over 1200,000. Bank clearances are very much larger in all the states than during any year In the past. The crops are likewise pronounced pro-nounced 'very good.' I took a hundred hun-dred mite automobile ride over tho Melds of Ohio with a friend and I was surprised at the good crops, especially the corn. However, It is true that a good grain crop In Ohio Is eighteen to twenty bushels per acre and not from twenty-Qvo to fifty as in Utah. Against Liquor Traffic. "The sentiments in favor of regulating regulat-ing tho liquor trafllo Is everywhere growing, and rather rapidly If I am not sadly mistaken. In some of the eastern states tho "Dispensary Law" has been enacted. In cities and counties where these laws have been adopted and aro enforced by good 0(11-cers, 0(11-cers, It Is surprising to sec tho general good that results. Tho liquor men themselves aro apparently satis-fled. satis-fled. Again, I observed that men addicted ad-dicted to tho liquor habit are not considered con-sidered deslrablo workmen. As an example, tho Pennsylvania Railway Co. discharged thirty employes In ono day In the month of August last, and the Illinois Central twenty-seven, who had been known to use Intoxicants. Tliebo companies felt that they must havo 'clear minds' to do the Important work dovolvltig upon them. There Is llkowlso a sentiment growing against the use of tho cigarette by woi king-men. king-men. Hospitals, sanitariums and 'health rjsorts' are all using their in- fluence against the use of liquor, to- ' : bacco, meat, tea and coffee. H At Battle Creek. ,! "At the Battle Club (Mich.) sani- liftS tarium, presided over by that great Hb 'nature cure' physician and writer, J. " f H. Kellogg, whero I remained a few till days to rest, I found over 1,000 people. 1 Here you can not obtain a cup ot tea IH or coffee, nor meat of any kind. Mus- ."j tard and pepper are never put on the ;jH table, and you are not allowed to cso H tobacco In any form, or drink liquor 'H of any kind, on the premises and tho premises cover over thirty acres. v ' 'jH What most surprised me was to see ( ikl how all these people could so easily lH adapt themselves to those conditions f9l when they found that ail, high and ivkV low, rich and poor, must comply with . k the rules. It proved to me that many il of our wants are largely in the mind :H only." ;fl Mr. Hendrlckson had a aellghtful ;H trip while away, nob the least portion ?b of which was a 600 mile Journey on the '11 great lakes. But in all his wandering ( he didn't find any place that looks ' better than Cache. , H (l . !ii |