Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1909 — PROSPERITY IS GARY'S THEME [ARTICLE]

PROSPERITY IS GARY'S THEME

Steel Chairman Delivers an Optimistic Speech. SAYS CLOUDS ARE LIFTING

Declares That Upon Business Future of the Indiana City and of the Country Generally Will Depend to a Greater or Less Extent the Development of His Corporation—Officers Are Making an Inspection of Their Western Plants.

Gary, Ind., May 14.—1 n a speech delivered at a luncheon tendered him by the Gary Commercial club. Judge E. H. Gary, chairman of the board of directors of the United States Steel corporation, voiced his belief that the country is now recovering fully from the effects of the panic. He said: "Upon the business future of this place and of the country generally will depend to a greater or lesser extent the development of our great steel works. We have not been so prosper ous during the past eighteen months as we were before that time. We have been traveling along in a cloud and mist more or less. “Conditions have been uncertain and no one could say defiinitely what the future might be. But the clouds are lifting, the mists are clearing away and we shall soon see that after all the sun of prosperity is shining just as brightly as ever. In my judgment we will soon be on the high road to prosperity.” Judge Gary, with George W. Perkins, President E. J. Buffington of the Indiana Steel company, and a number of prominent steel officials will spend the rest of the week in an inspection of the western plants of the corporation.