Show national affairs written lor for tho the park record by FRANK 11 I 1 LIT A few months ago there were rumors making the rounds in certain quarters that americas period of prosperity was over business was on the down grade it was whispered the stock market was in the doldrums and it be long until millions ot of workmen would be walking the streets again evidently something has changed the trend of thought the rumors have vanished we hear them no more Everyl everybody Jody Is looking to the future with increasing confidence labor Is employed business Is good and prosperity it seems has decided to remain with us indefinitely ot of course the situation was never as serious as the pessimists would have had us believe all latest reports are to the effect that the total business lor for the year 1929 in the united states will be greater than in the year 1928 and in 1928 it will be remembered we recovered nicely from a slight recession that was noted during closing months of 1027 not only la Is business good and labor gainfully employed so that our great home market Is maintained but our exports are growing too there Is every indication that europe too Is on the upgrade and that our markes markers across the seas will continue to grow better as the months pass I 1 toe the young plan seems to have brought i about a settlement of the debt question I 1 as nearly equitable as possible and the very fact that a settlement has bee been n I 1 made will tend to help europe and along with europe america i during the past few ew years it has been the great agricultural element in the united states which has suffered most t from depression but there are inclima 1 1 eions that here too there is general improvement pro congress during the recent special session gave us some constructive legislation crop prospects are fairly good grain and livestock prices are satisfactory 1 and will be made better with the passage i 0 of the hawley tariff bill in commenting on tho the present agricultural outlook mr A B Gen genung ting agricultural economist writes in the farm journal bit by bit agriculture Is getting away for or a generation of prosperity the establishment of tho the federal farm board with its operative cooperative co marketing assistance and the as assurance burance of increased protection of the domestic market by the governments tariff policy are important considerations but only two of the factors which should start a bull market la in farm lands find and activities in the near future other influences at to improve the farmers which are Is often overlooked by those who have become accustomed cust cus tomed orned to agricultural pessimism include the recent drift of surplus farm population to the cities plus the growth of city population by immigration which assures an increase in profits per worker tor for those who remain on the tarm farm so there is reason to believe that agriculture has gone through the worst of its depres depression slon and Is now on the upgrade this will help the entire country of course arid and will aill continue to accelerate our progress along the high road of constructive tive prosperity the united states has been more than fortunate during th the t t past decade in that we ve were able to re cover from the effects of the war more me I 1 rapidly than any other nation this aas was I 1 J partly due of course to the sound and I 1 i constructive policies which have been in rl 4 force at washington in the meantime and which will continue to be in force indefinitely while other nations were quarreling over postwar post war politics and postwar post war economics the united states wisely set out to put its house in order and did so we passed up all participation in the quarrels of europe and by legislation and administration sought to build the prosperity and well being of our own people that we have succeeded Is evidenced by the statistics so to say that we have been lucky tells only halt half the story we have been sound and sen ible in the selection and carrying out ot of our national and international policies C I 1 es or flies files have caused more deaths ahm IS all wars says major ransom 0 I 1 the tt j medical department of 0 the united stata or army since the fly came into the it has been synonymous with epidemics I 1 of pestilence and disease B but 1 t WI fultn tb it is a very simple ea easy s y matter to rid the bouse of flics files to keep it frell and clean free ol of insect taint FLY TOX Is IB the scientific insecticide developed develop edat it mellon institute of industrial research It stani by rex research fellowship I 1 FLY TO has a perfume like fragrance Is innate to people simple instructions for lall lii f ALL household insects on blue lateSt ll bottles INSIST on fly TOX aaa |