The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-15
HOW DEATH OF M'NNLEY
WILL AFFECT BUSINESS
How Situation is Viewed by Salt Lakes Bankers
and Merchants.
Speculation May be Retarded But Legitimate Business Will Not
Sufer-Litte Effect in Utah.


Bank-I look for no serious results.
There viii be a hesitancy on the part
of financial institutions from embark
ing in new enterprises till Roosevelt
has been tried, but no well-esta bIfshed
business will suffer. If President Roose-
Welt takes up the reins Just where
President Mckinley laid them down,
keeps the same cabinet and Institutes
no radical changes, the business of the
country will go right on without a halt
Edward W. Center Of the Utah Title
x trust COmpany-The death OF PreSi-
dent Mckinley will make no difference
IN business except as to speculative
stocks, and that will be but for a few
days Mr. Roosevelt is we'll known. and
mas been tried in many responsible po-
sltionS He is wise enough to be con-
serYative at this time.
t r. JOnes-The Temporary effect n
the presidents death Will be bad, oC
be lasting.
August ". Carlson. Treasurer Of. the
T. - NJ. There will be no change
mere IN Utah as d result OF President
Mckinley's death. Mr.. Roosevelt is in
harmony with the policy of the admin
lStratlon and Will carry out that policy.
Ihen this is q great big country and 3
not easily affected, not even by the
sudden death of so great a man as
President Mckinley was. The business
OF the country Will not suffer,
Check in Speculation.
Henry Dinwoodey-There will be a
temporary check in stock speculatfons
ana in some branches of business but
1t viii be only temporary: the Arnarf-
can people have too much confidence
IN the stability of their government to
De thrown into panic by the mad act
or one miserabl anarchist. The people
VIII soon find out what kind OF q man
Mr.. Roosevelt is, and then business
VIII go right on as before. From all
l know Of the new president take him
10 be very good man.
George Romney, jr., Of the Romney-
HoDlnson Shoe Company-There will be
no serious upheaval; the country is too
rich and prosperous for that. If Mr.
Roosevelt makes no changes in the cab
met and no radical changes in the pol
b icy of the government, there will be no
serious check to business
George NJ. Scott Of the Scott-StreveI
Hardware Company-There will be no
change to speak of in business. The
large institutions Of the country have
been preparing for this thing for a
week and have discounted its effects.
Mr. Roosevelt, I am confident, will car
~ out the policy of the late president,
and viii make a good chief executive
B. f. Bauer of the Salt Lake Hard
ware company-The country is pros
porous and as the people are convinced
that there VIII be no radical change in
the policy Of the administration there
viii be no serious falling of in bust
ness as the result os the presidents
death Mr. Roosevelt is good man
he has the people back of him. he has
shown tact and administrative ability,
and Will follow closely in the footsteps
of President Mckinley in the solution
of the problems now before the govern
ment.
Legitimate Business Safe.
VI. E Llpman of Coins dry goods
StOre-Legitimat business will not =uf-
fer as the result of the presidents
D = - - IL
/ viii go right on under President Roose-
Welt. If we We're on the eve of a gem
eral election business might be upset
/ for time, but I look for nothing scri-
| Gus under the existing circumstances
/ n. A RansOhoff of the Lace House
There will be a lull in business for a
! time because of the deep sympathy OF
/ the American people for the murdered
president and his family; but there will
/ be no permanent depression and there
viii be no panic. am just home from
/ New York and reflect the views Of
many of the leading business men Of
that city.
! -. 49, Houston of the Houston Real
/ Estate Investment company look for
( no serious results to business as the
result of the presidents death outside
/ of furry among the stock spectators.
I don't look for any radical change in
| the general policy of the government
4 and that will be especially fortunate
\ at this time
/ AdolpE Simon of the Paris Millinery
! company cannot imagine anything
worse that could happen to this coun-
! try than the murder of the president
| by an anarchist; it is most deplora bic.
| and still I look for no permanent bad
results to business after the temporary
, excitement is over.
Business is Solid.
@. NJ. Freed. president of the Freed
| Furniture company-The business Of
the United States was never on so solid
I a basis as now. 1t will not be dis
! turbed particle. 1 have talked with
/ 100 men since the news of the presi-
/ dents death came and this is the 3oin-
/ ion of all of them There is the utmost
! confidence in Roosevelt; if he will re-
/ tain Gage and Hay in his cabinet and
/ pursue the same general policy a that
laid down by President Mckinley busI-
! ness viii go right on as though moth
| ing had happened
:. V. ShelD of the Walker Bros dry
goods Store-Business will be retarded
1 for two or three weeks, but there WI
be no permanent bad effects; We are on
| too solid a basis for that. Besides I
/ think Mr.. Roosevelt will make wise
! and conservative president