After the first few months of the crisis, business begins to readjust itself on a new basis. Conservatism becomes the watchword. Producers exercise great care in determining the markets. They give more attention to details, are less liberal in paying wages, and drive sharp bargains for raw materials. If prices continue to fall for a time, as is usually the case, readjustments are constantly necessary. Obviously, there is a limit below which prices cannot fall. Hence the time must come when the trend will turn upward. This is hastened by the natural optimism of business men, by the infusion of new blood among the enterprisers, and by improvements in the industrial arts. Here, then, we are back again at the point where we started.