The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-10
REALTY PICKING UP.
Every Indication of ap Active
Market in the Fall.
A REPORTER AMONG THE AGENTS.
They Estimate the Population of Salt Lake in
Five Years at Figures Varying from
$4,000 to 100000.


The HrRALD representative visited a
number of real estate men yesterday to get
heir views of the present market and the
prospects of the fall trade. Among other
questions put was the following: What do
you estimate the population of Salt Lake in
i've years: To this inquiry some very
dealers placed it at l25, 000,
while others went as high as loo, goo and
,00,CGO, giving good reasons for the faith
that is in them
There was unanimity of opinion that
business was getting better, and all pre-
dicted a good market in the fall None OF
them expect a boom, but all predict.
healthy growth. There is an gold saying
that that which the people believe viii
come to pass, and this is one of the cases
where the belief is SO strong that there
can be but little question but that
this city vii! enjoy a very prosperous fail
and winter. Indeed, tine active building
operations of themselves insure as much,
and the general extension and broad guag-
ing and construction OF railroads through
out the territory with this city as an OBJ
lective point, is adding millions of dollars
TO the trade circulation Mining is enjoy
ing great boom and all things considered
the future is very hopeful.
The expressions OF the real estate men
are the. best criterion of the state of the
market, and they are not as general as it
might have been owing to The fact that
many prominent dealers had taken half
day OF at Garfield while others were absent
from their offices on business.
d. Van Busklrk looks for healthy mar
ket, but doesn't expect very active mar
ket until next spring, when all the build
Jugs under way Will be completed The
population III hive years would reach 100, 900,
the largest increase beginning next year.
''How's blsiness:n
M. L. Cummings: Just closed $4,000
sale, the third during the week. Business
looks very well. l think we will have good
times here this fall. I'll put the population
in five years at from 100000 to lbs, O00.".
j. A. Fritsch predicts a fair market this
fall. He says he believes that the popula-
ton of Salt Lake in five years will be
100, 200.
Goddard & Rowe notice an improved tone
in the real estate market, and predict that
it will be much better in the fall Money
is easier and loans can be had without
much difficulty. One man deposited in
Walkers bank the other day $4,000 to be
loaned out in this city. The population
will crowd 10000 pretty close in five years.
Harvey Hardy: Business is good; is
bracing up since the election. There is
going to be booming business in the fall
good steady market until spring, when
Wen go fishing. The lopulation in five
years will be 125,0O0, yes, 100000. Well
double in three years. With the buildings
that are going up we will catch up to last
years prices, and go ahead OF them"
o. T.. Carlson, of Sears s. Co., thinks we
will have good time in the fail. Trade is
picking up every day. He predicts the
population will be 90 600 in five years.
j. c. Conkling looks for great Improve
ment this fall. 81 will place the population
at 100000 in five years"
w. P. O'Meara, of Lynch g. McCarroll
Have several good customers on the string
day. afternoon. The inquiries for the last
month have been more than. double those of
the previous months. We expect quite a
business in the fall. Do not look for a
boom, but growth-such as Denver has
every fall People will buy for an invest
ment: not to turn it every ten minutes.
The people we had out this morning ives
terday) were greatly taken with the town
Denver has more than doubled in less
than five years-and most of it's growth
has been in the last three years If we
don't more than double in five years |
won't think very much of it. l tell you
another thing that is an actual fact There
is a friend OF mine, George Curtis, of
Curtis & kellason, who sold all his Denver
property last spring and took in
all the Texas towns, Kansas City,
Omaha, St. Paul and Minneapolis.
the Washington towns, Helena and Ogden.
and was greatly disappointed. After stop
ping here short time he said he would not
Denver for the natural claims of the two
places. He likes the wide streets and is
greatly taken with the bathing. He also
thinks the prices quite reasonable here.
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E. L. Craw looks for big business this
fall. Don't look for as crazy business as
there was last fall, but it will be much
more satisfactory. The population in five
years will be 100000 Next June it will be
10000.
Corker & Co: Business is picking up:
getting inquiries, both home and foreign.
Nobody is setting the town on fire, but will
have very prosperous fall. Everything
points to better fall than we eyer had be-
fore.
Colonel Lett: Real estate will be active in
the fall, and the indications point strongly
for good sales during the fall and winter. Il
looks much better than it did last year at thu
time. The population in five ySars will be
900 at least. really think l am speak.
ing in conservative way when L say hat
+. \. Uhrlaub: There seems TO be much
better demand for property than there was
a while ago. 1t really looks better. In
October, my judgment is that there will be
a good demand for realty. No man can sec
into the future, but would put the popula-
zion very low at $4,000 in five years.
c. G. Bennett: Going to be tip top in
the fall. Five years from now we will
have 900.
j. a. Mcrlan, of j. A. Morlan & Co.: II
is picking up since the election. Think we
will have good trade in September. The
population viii be about 10000 in 1--WE
years.
Brooks & Wier report more inquiry and
expect to see the transfers run up the com
ing month; not very big, but just "A good
fair trade. The population in five years
viii be 100000
j. w. Houston: The real estate market
will be getting better from now on;