Show THE BUSINESS YEAR under ike tits above allaf bl irs ai MT constituting as it does tits afta sue tr year during luria which americas trade industry ial mad speculation bu ban sta x pin pan led eacia jer year setting elten up some B 0 ew w aund tin dardi or rdo which in turn have rl gated to the fiut post te to longer looter express the progressive growth which the lh country has ha ati Alsed the th yr year 1901 cn can oloti justly perhaps than my year which lii has predl it lt liy lay claim to th the ditl title ol 01 I 1 record bruk break er 11 this li Is all 11 II the tk mort true because unlike any ol 01 ur the our tri alc precept 1 it 1901 had and inda suffered uffe ram i a con eon ol 01 happen ing s n a normal year would woold h been classed to 1 l kt at least depressing dt 11 not act U it I 1 ay if leas brou trou a 71 a wit wet proof in to fact ct that new now standards bt berm been not et up of late t in rod that old id rule rules no do loner longer govern orn with hinl hard ind fut foot of feet act ll 11 found la its tie ll 11 ite UMI ol 01 thoom th D we ard rd match of t things commercial co airell la in the th fie face ft of obstacles acles reckoned rl in put past per lollis A year er age in writing ot of tit 11 tuition situation al ni outlook Att SolO ar a a lied to th the buoyant tn tons la in poor tt at and the confidence wj very gow oe rally rolly felt as to the tb outlook ll 11 ii in true air that bolcom crying in 10 wrt were but not muting alch thai vest lh twit best had been ir Derod and that progress pro ld kol leen I 1 dipped kipped 11 11 indeed tk the course k ad ot o t already ban lh I 1 lr r rity of 0 noble ol 01 the returns for or the leer 1900 lent lost color colo r to the theta predictions predict ioni ind and yet looking bolln lol ln back apon upon th ilac made the ha conviction most row that the h fall 11 in prices la in 1900 th la lot clearl ngi sal a a outlier ol 01 othir other night of 1 mention wn were merely evidences ut tie ui the prosperity pro MOT meat hid had pound to tik take breath and digest lour some ol 01 the th results ol 01 no pan ion stion preliminary to the fortl er or allva which hu has occurred liao times on the mint same subject dan duns i review a yo it any ny evidence was u deeded ol 01 the th prosperity irith with which this nation kai ba boom blessed during burlo tift the th the put post jw year th the expenditure for fair gifts artl end od decorations should ba be lp its to tile lait last boar hour oo 00 christmas ev eve tk the eager gar blo buying eni com while many orders will ill rot not be b fillol belon before the yur years end ad wooden ol 01 th the avalanche 0 of bual 0 i a offered fr pre partitions pir glion were tr iad made lor ter usual betl vity but la its many emitte and bacill alti ti ties proved utterly inadequate hall dy day mill mail wi was 40 pr per cent heavier than lit lost am ur to i 1 I irh give lri I 1 some measure of 0 tile ali expansion uden of c christmas gifts II 11 Is em eiDi laye al 0 large lr firms and nil corporations wi was on till the nea ical calv ii leu the eneri over lilt last ils mounting to per p cent while the th profits ibar baring laii lit at the lt sad id of the year will ruch reach I 1 allures 11 |