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Show oo PREDICTS GREATEST TRADE BOOM IN HISTORY (By International News Service) LONDON "The world is six years therefore, one of the greatest jrads booms in history lies before us." is the declaration of Col. Cummings presi? dent of tiie John D. Stetson company, I now visiting England. j "The United States, especially, is crying out for British goods, and thorol can be little fear of overproduction for! many years to come. "At the same time, the great finan-, cial authorities of America arc taking a long and cqutious view of the sltua-i tlou. Because trado is so good and; money so plentiful, they do not want an era of wild speculation to begin. For Ihis reason they have no intention inten-tion of extending credit except on the. most conservative basis. "Americans feel that, considering) the extraordinary sacrifices made bj j Great Britain in the war, her financial finan-cial position in wonderful, and that ' once her war nerves are forgotten, she! will speedily resume her old position.' |