Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-26
Holiday Trade Greater In Salt Lake
Than Ever Before,
THE CLEARINGS COMPARED.
Niatements OF Actual BusIness Traus.
actions Post Office and Express
Companies Nearly Swamped.

While the bank cloarings are only an
approximation, suggestion as il were,
OF The actual business done In any com,
"unly these figures car be taken as
indicating pretty clearly the difference
between the holiday trade OF 1900 and
that Of 1879.
1t is altogether likely that the amount
Of money expended on Christmas This
year breaks the record Of any previous
year In NE history OF sau Lake civ.
fe'fing into some Of the big stores on
'Ionndy night it looked as though the
money We're literally being gathered
Up ~ shoyelsiuu, while the scenes on the
street from early in the afternoon ill
near midnight, have never been an
preached for hustle, crush, briliance or
holiday enthusiasm The sidewalks on
East temple street from the new Desc
! Iet news o4ualng anu lions bank
uo"h 10 lhlrI South street were almost
HAf"ssdDle. AT second South the con-
session was greatest. and the crowdng
/ mere Was auuus. utsIlUpulL. ..
everyone seemed good natured. there
Was Out little or no disorder ana tbe
spirit OF Christmas cheer was every
| where
The amount Of money The people had
10 spend told eioquently that the year
mas been prosperous one In salt Lake.
Nhlie there was some complaint among
dealers who had loaded up with skates
ana aleds and probably some among
dealers In heavy lines OF clothing.
whom the long stretch of mild weather
rendered somewhat blue Il can be said
mat generally everyone prospered by
lht hoHuay boom, and even clothing
dealers had to smile when they saw the
way their notions and furnishing
goods were cleaned out.
Probably the biggest harvest was
gathered by the jewellers. and nothing
could better illustrate the plenutude of |
money 10 the community than the big !
sums paid FOR diamonds and other |
precious stones probably too, more |
pianos were sold than ever before. an /
other fact that indicates that people !
handled their check books with greater |
freedom than for many a Christmas |
past.
GREAT POsTOFFICE CRUSH.
The man, or maid. who feels that he
on she has been neglected by absent |
friends Who reside outside OF the State |
need not despair All the Christmas .
packages have not been delivered yet. |
~ fact those which came 10 town yes
terday morning may be- all delivered |
thls afternoon Ihtn again they may
not
HOW is the Christmas rush this
year. mildly quelled the reporter as
ne sa1ed thoughIluIIy al the troubled
,'t,y "a w. o. CHaIl,De!s a5 me ~'esreu
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~ "'ioI. manure u'1 Hot say
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"a iilo H''lIu ii,''y'''v 'ilo' lne'c WE
st iui , Iale''S oH No'N s'ol"e' await
iA t'., Gtl''e
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'He pIo'elu'u' N"'' AHo "o'' was
st ,.',l ny ,I d" ~ '''ns "IS' al
All-S on puIH's p M"'0'. 'oh'a''ieu' ~
from "Slehes 10 Jokes OF cigars,
u1Dlts snues, 'anly ana nll hunli Gus OF
al ucles "A'Sn tII usu"''y seh' 'I'ousH
the l'lall az menu, mn. a.,
never sa" any '"'"b me ne
continued s".r~ 81! lhal 1le au-
vance mas ueeH I~ly ~ pei vvHl o'el
that ol lasl gtal, anI !. ~, hS.ps
Culliilib' 81 10 HHPosa.O11 /" ueH'V ~ "a,
paeAdses on t''hc, u1s we nav ~
lhlousH l"e "ylst =. ~ anu '''1 u3'' -
beginning 10 slO" uo"H'
Round on the other side Of the de-
livery department the same story was
10 be encOuutered-Only more So IN
der each locker wherein the individual
carrier sorts his mail was piled a huge
heap Of parcels that betokened that II
would be some time before some pres
,uts reached their destination The
,arriers have been working hard but
here Is a limit TO all things-eNen the
.aTying capacity OF the welcome mail }
nan.
II Is not perhaps generally known
,ut according To act Of Congress
. mail carrier L not allowed TO z
work more than torly-elght hours :
ach week. accordingly II he works q
overtime during a rush mat time has
% be allowed az the END Of the Week q
NE way things look at the present time }
here will have 20 be delivery Knocked
nut on Saturday, so citizens may gov
ru themselves accordingly II VIII not q
10 any good 10 raise a disturbance at =
he office OF Postmaster Thomas re- u
arding the matter either FOR he Is !
helpless as under me law Y
ublic holiday counts eight hours. a
However, there are hopes held out that U