Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-09
BUSINESS And MINES.
Salt Laksr Thinks the Outlook
East is Gloomy.
the PROTECTIVE Association.


business Items.
Robert Morris, Of the Rove.Morris.
summerhuys company, Of this city,
has been In the East for the past two
months aud Is about to turn his face
b,mcwarI. lie has been taking q
Good view Of the financial situation,
hi. trip being one Of business aud
not for pleasure. His conclusions
ns,cnt ia letter to his company par.
lake Of rather gloomy turn ~ far ne
the outlook for business IL concerned.
lie says things look very dark 10 the
Ets, and there Ia no rift IN the clouds
that ne eau discern. lie has not been
able to find anything tina, Indicates to
him prospect for Improvement In
business. In fact he believes that
financial and In iustrlal affairs la the
Past are destined To grow worse iOr
aomc time before a desirable chan 10
oomes.
NEw RAILWAY PROJECT
Articles OF Incorporation Of the
Paye,te Valley ami Northern Railroad
company have been iiiod with SecIo.
ary Of State Curlis, snys tue Boise,
Idaho, Siotc'maH. Tho company Is
composed largely Of the promoters NJ
tie seattle, Boise aud salt LasU Rail-
road, and the now pfQJtct D. more IN
the nature OF Reorganization OF that
company thAu Hnythins else.
The proposed TUad D. 10 run from
s3mr Point ON the Oregon Short Liue
near payetto iu "a n0rthufly direction
10 Lewiston or Moscow ~ may be- dc.
toruiinod in thr future. From Council
valley n brauca b. 10 be run into tie
seven Devils county. rhAlsoc,ion OF
Of the road istD uo buiit ilisi, the Itctf-
slty Tor railroad communication with
thatstcliUu becoming more imperative
every year. Another branch, accord.
lux 10 the plaus oi tho promoters ul tho
scheme, 10 To DO built nom the CDutll.
uucr Oi the paYettc river auj Litllf
willow cWcg 10 Garden Valley, and
aull another branch from salmon
Meadows t. the great Payctic lakes 10
proposed. The plan as detailed in tho
articles Of Incorporation contemplate
he construction of about 800 miles Of
road IA all. There IN fumor that tho
Burlington " behind tins scheme and
that ihc proposed road will ia time be-
come part Of that great system. The
visit OF Manager Merrill, OF the &. H..
d o., IL connected with the project by
railroad gossips.
siAuIING FOR HIMSELF.
John G.. Cutler Jr. Ia starting In
business Tor himsulf,in the Constitution
building, East Temple street, anu Will
open ON tho fret OF the month. His
sign as broker already ndorns the
window facing neatly fitted oiiice.
The young man has Just attained nls
majority, aud NJ he u foil Of business
NO and energy he should make
success.
FOR ULAsswoHRs.
The Laramie boagi " trade has
been enlrayuring to perfect ncyotia.
lions with II. W. Brooks, who repre-.
sents tyudicato 0f capitalists, for the
location VI gltssworks at that place.
An offer was made Thursday OF $4,000
In carh and about si1, 900 worth Of lanl
glass plant 10 employ not less than
800 men aud bpyr. Vue Laramie
bOOHiCraHg Gays m relation 90 THE:
PursuAnt " instructions from tho
board OF trade before adloutnlng last
night, the committee appointed 10 con.
quot negotiations with Mr.. Brooks met
the gentleman this morning aud laid
before him the proposition adopted by
al 81.
Nj, Brooks made no definite reply az
10 whether II was satisfactory or not,
but ho at once telcgtaphed for tho
gentlemen who are Interested with
him 10 come 30 Laramie st once.
One Of them is In Salt Lake and the
others are In Denver. They will prob.
ably be here In day OF two. This
looks like business, a. Mr.. Brooks said
when ne came that N negotiations
progressed satisfactorily he would send
Tor the oihoH.
UTAH ONYX,
Lehl Banner Mr.. Mile, ono Of
our onyx owners, recently returned
from the East where he went with a
car load OF onyx. He succeeded Ia
Opposing Of II nj good figure. It
tANt koul hhtlhlhVllou " the uultlns
At present business In the building
line IL dull and there 10 not 10 much
call for this stone, but the Utah product
has secured good hold on the market
and II this owntrs are careful In ship.
ping It Will continue TO have good sale
m eastern markets. Mr.. Mills says
his trip was successful aud no Is well
pleased with the outlook.
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION.
The Merchants Protective Associa-
ton held q meeting last evening at
the Chamber Of Commerce build
ing.
T. @. Webber, tho president, called
The meeting TO order anu III. II Ball
acted "a secretary.
The committee on the mechanics
lien law, consisting Of II. w. Morrison,
,, II. Hin, Nathan Sears and Elias
Morrs, reported that they had n bill
prepared by eminent attorneys cover
ing this point. The bill, with the ex-
oeptiOu Of some slight amendments,
D. tie same as that which failed TO pasa
lbe last legislature. IL viii be- submit
tod NJ the coming session, and the
COMMITTEES was directed 10 make au
NI|UVf o.. ltas I.t