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Judge Gary, as usual an optimist, last week addressed the American Iron and Steel Institute...
...Your true pessimist," remarked Col. Bygad sententiously, "in only an optimist in an advanced stage, everything is bound to turn out so much better than be expects...
...been in the main dull and hesitant, indicating the inability of the ablest judges at the present time to read any clear meaning in the confused and contradictory trade outlook. To the confusion of the pessimist, the iron and steel output continues at record-breaking figures, while the optimist is bewildered by the evident climax reached in speculative building, the strange unfavorable trade balance, and other disturbing events. In the absence of a willingness to undertake either buying or selling commitments, it is natural that the business man should do neither unless he can help it- which accounts...
...predictions of business leaders are hardly consistent. Secretary Mellon is an out-and-out optimist, who sees no evidence of inflation, no cause for alarm, and a long period of prosperity ahead. Charles M. Schwab is cheerful, but feels it necessary to caution business men against overoptimism. Charles E. Mitchell, president of the National City Bank, Manhattan, recognizes present prosperity, but warns against the dangers of rising costs produced by over-swift expansion. Much the same position was taken by the U. S. Department of Commerce in a recent bulletin. In the case of the stock market, J. L. Livermore...
Concerning present conditions Mr. Hoover might be described as having the point of view of an optimist. An optimist is popularly described as a man who has just talked with a pessimist, although generally he can do no more than listen. Mr. Hoover must have heard a great many in his time and various activities, and he has reacted accordingly. Not that he attempts to be a little sun-shine in the home. He does not sing with Pippa (who is by the way, no relation to Mr. Browning, the poet): "God's in his heaven All's right with...