Show LOOK FORWARD TO BUSINESS IN 1928 Two Items of news appe appear r In a aWan Wan Vall street paper which should prove reassurIng to busIness They are If the railroads Increase equip equip- ment buying to normal proportions it will go a long way toward brIng in log about record breakIng prosper prosper- prosperIty Ity that as VIrgil Jordan chief economIst of the tho national Indus indus- industrial trial conference board says will make 26 1925 busIness conditions look like depression Railroads have the money to bu buy equipment if they need it H and corporations have have record breaking working cap cap- capitals capItals to tako taka care of an enlarged busIness A number of traders have been buying stocks on the belief bellet that hundreds of millions of dollars wilt will seek Investment between now and the first of the year ear or rather from now until after January interest and dividend payments Some are buyIng on easy money and others on the optimistic views on busl busi- business ness by bIg captains of Industry Strange as It may seem little is heard about the probable influence of a year ear on business and stocks The public seems to tobe be in an optimistic frame ot of mInd and not Inclined to pay much at to developments de that might be used wIth effect If pessimIsm ruled the From many sources comes en- en encouraging reports report as to the busl busi- business ness outlook for 1928 Some time ago there was uncertainty but now the atmosphere Is changed changet with optimIsm I |