The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-02-07
CONDITION Of TRADE.
Our Business Men
interviewed.
All Predict a Prosperous
and Healthy Trade
for the Year 1891.
The EEoney Market is Still
Tight, but Easing Up
Materially.
Business Compared with
That of a Year Ago ia ore
Furnishing.

ton OF business, The money market.
and the outlook for trade for 1891.
Meeting Manager Snow, of.tbe Gates
Snow Furniture Co, we asked:
How do you find business as com
pared with other years at this timer"
"Well, since the incorporation of
our stock company, our business has
materially increased as compared with
previous years"
''Do you find the money market cas-
ing materially:'
mo; money still continues tight,
and but little let up"
"What is your opinion as to the out
look for business this coming year?'
Notwithstanding the present
money stringency we think the out
look for the coming year is encOurag
ing, and expect to see capital flow into
our country for investment in the near
future"
Dropping into the Coop, we piled
Chief Clerk Albert Jones with the
same questions.
Business is about the same as last
year. We find the money market
easing up very materially and our
collections are increasing in conse-
good business year for our city, county
and Territory"
Meeting j. r.. Boshard we asked him
how business WAS.
Business in general is little more
quiet now, than year ago" was his
reply. Money is still scarce and ac-
counts are hard TO collect at present.
think business, however, will be good,
as PrOyo's future greatness in building
and manufacturing seems to have just
commenced. >
Entering the Smoot Drug Co., we
approached Supt A ID. q ash for the
condition of his business as compared
with 1890.
well, we have now run one year,
and | can tell you right here that our
business is mors than three times as
heavy as when we took charge OF the
establishment one yeg>tA=r- s, So e
money market seems TO be getting
better, and in our opinion it will soon
be in good condition"
what do you think of the outlook
for business this coming year,"
THE best Provo has ever had. Every
indication points to this result.
As we left the establishment we met
Mr.. Ben r. Eldredge, the hardware
merchant of the Territory.
Il was not in Provo in January last
year, but talking few days ago with
prominent Salt Lake business men, who
had been watching things closely, they
said that the month of January this
year compared fayOrably with the same
month one year ago, showing an in
the general growth Of the country
"HOw about the money market?"
Well. the prospects for money are
getting better
"What about the outlook fer 1912
The outlook is not discouTaging.
Our county IS growing, and is alto
gether in prosperous condition"
f. w. c. Hathenbruck could not
answer definitely how his business
compared with other years at this
time, as, to use his own words, Our
business is a new venture here" He
thought the money market WAS not
easing up materially, and in regard to
the prospects for business for the
present ysar. said: "I enterprises on
foot will materialize. it will be good;
IT not. only normal, only normal. Take
out the If, and see the result.
Entering Pyne & Maiben's drug
store, and striking the genial Herb.
busy at his desk, we asked him about
business.
"Our business at present, compared
with the two years past THAT is, for
the three months just past. is about
20 per cent. better. We find collec-
tons very slow. Wait little is the
answer from nearly all. )"
Asked as to how he viewed the out
look for 1891 he answered:
i believe we viii have a prosper
ogs time, especially if the Tintic rail
road is sure 90. What We want is
manufacturing industries to bring us
money. The trouble with US at pres
ent is, we send our money away, and
have no money producing enterprises
to bring it back again.
Talking to Irvine & Barney, the lat
ter member Of the firm said:
Our daily book sales show about
- PR cent. more business for January,
1891, than we done in 1890. But when
we take int consideration the differ
enC9 in the amount of stock we carry,
we cannot say that trade is any better
than one year ago CloseneSs Of the
money market has undoubtedly
checked out trade. Up to December
Is. 1850, our business was fully 80 per
cent. larger than we expected. While
jhe money market has not eased up
very materially, yet we think the out
look is very bright for a good, prosper
GUS year. twill depend largely upon
the energy Of the citizens. Let our
met o lie: PROVO first last and folerer ,"
Iiov 4 Taft reported business good
with encouraging prospects. The
ncIay market was very little easier, if
any.
Dropping into the Coop Clothing
stor2, MI. Singleton, the superinr
tendcat, informed Us that business
with them was about the same as a
year ago, but that money was much
easier
Tor the last few days" said Mr.
Singleton money with us has been
moT2 plentiful, and collections are fair.
in .ags.rd to business for 1891, think
the cEt 'GGk is very good. "
Yes. business is much better than a
year ago, said Supt Tom Taylor. of
Tayim Bros. Co., the rustijng furniture
dealers Of the West End. Collections
are about the same, however, as money
is quite tight yet But the outlook for
B,sslnc.,5 this year was never better"
Jog. ), Harris, the superintendent !
of tie West End store, was found |
rHstinC around, helping to diminish |
the a.Cra full of customers. After |
being cCrnered, and he consented to |
give rs few minutes of his time, we
asked:
How do you find business as com
pared with other years at this timer
Il find business good, better than
last year at this time, and it WIS very |
good last year"