The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-15

starts from his slumber. shakes his
locks and girds his loins to meet
and conquer all opposition. Salt Lake
a few short months ago. in the Vigor
of youth and in the confidence born of
victories already won. stepped into the
blazing light of the twentieth century.
The progress Of the city from that
time has been such as to justify the
most extravagant predictions ever
made as to the future. and to scatter
to the winds the doutbs of the most
skepticaI- In the increase of business.
in the accumulation Of wealth, in the
erection of new homes, in the increased
opportunities for education. work and
recreation h record made since the
century opened is one to appeal with
peculiar power to the pride of every
son of Utah, and to promise wonderful
Things for the years that are lust
ahead. And in all this inspiring prog
ress the state has kept pace with the
metropolis. The DEVELOPMENT of the
mines, the extension of irrigation svs-
TENS, the enlargement of the beet sugar
INDUSTRY, the improvement of the stocks
ana herds-the general advance in all
branches of human activity represent
ed IN the state, tells the same story of
thrift' industry and progress.
Why People Come to Salt Lake.
The year opened for Salt Lake with a
OF stockmen, representing
Ihe entlre western half of the CONT
nent. Such was the size and success
OF Jhat convention and such the enter
tainment given the delegates that every
man, woman n child who attended
mas ever since been an nigel
preaching the beauty Of the city and
the hospitality and enterprise of the
people. In fact so marked was the
success attending this convention. AMI
50 great the inducements held out in
the way of the tabernacle as a place of
meeting, the fine music and the many
places of amusement that it is making
II an easy matter to win other great
for Zion, such as the ma
lonal convention of the Elks. which
VIII be held here mex year. But dele
gates to conventions are not the only
people who are spreading abroad the
tidings of Salt Lakes beauty and
greatness. situated on the main high.
way across the continent, enveloped in
an atmosphere of mystery and history,
this city has peculiar charms for the
constant streams of tourists that each
day pass to and fro through her gates.
And of the hundreds who daily come
and go, there are very few who fail TO
visit the points of special historical
interest; renew their youth with a dip
in the lake; while away a pleasant hour
at each of the nan resorts or drink
in the beauties of nature that are Law
ished on every hand about the city.
Why the City Grows and Prospers.
Salt Lake is growing rich because
the balance of trade is heavily in her
favor The dividends from the mines
of the state that pour almost wholly
into the banks of the city each month
amount to $50, 900. This, if equally dis
tributed. would make IS per month for
the head Of every family in the state Of
if any other community in the world
can make an equal showing. And this
is far from being all. This is the net
profits from the mines, and Toe not
take into account the millions that are
produced by the mines but consumed
in development work: and vet these
millions are circulating among the peo-
pie, giving them work at good wage
and adding to their prosperity Nor 5
this all; the money that is sent in from
outside points for development work
in the mines; the money that is brought
in in exchange for the wool, the cattle.
the sheep, the grain. the the
fruit. and manufactured products of
various kinds, much more than offsets
the money that is sent out for the nee
esSarieS and luXuries of life that are
not produced at home. The overflow
ing bank vaults, the increased stocks
of merchandise in all lines, the mag
nihcent buildings going up on all sides.
the hundreds of small homes going up
III the CITY the ldLAG army OF OuSN
workers-aU furnish proof Of thrift and
prosperity and speak volumes for the
future of the city.
In his connection it is gratifying to
note the fact that in the matter of
bank c~learings. whic are taken the
world over as the best gauge of a com
munity's business and prosperity. Salt
Lake has this year outstripped every
city on this continent of twice or three
times her size; while in the matter Of
gain in clearingS over last year there
is no city outside of Greater New York
that has made so high a mark. There
has been no squirt in the c~learings OF
the city, but the increase has been SC
heavy as to make other cities of eQua
size appear like country villages. and Il
call the attention of the entire business
world to Salt Lake as a center of trade
The fifteen banks of the city were neve
so busy as now, and their deposits were
never so heavy. giving proof that the
people Of the community are laying W
cash for rainy day. Money for safe
investmeN, vas never 50 cheap.
Salt Lake $ a Railroad Center.
With a road well nde way from this
city to Los Angeles TO furnish a direct
outlet to the coast, and from that
! point on the coast to all commercial
ports of the Orient: with transcOnti-
mental lines from the east knocking al
the gates to connect in this city with
I the inc 70 LIZ <AA6EAE0f Win AAAt
! Southern Pacific planning to sweep
around the southern end Of the lake
into the city, and with a direct line
between here and Denver among the
things of the immediate future. there
is no reason known to man why salt
Lake should not arrogate to herself the
name of a great railroad center. Fol-
many years there has been talk of rail
road building Of various kinds with
Salt LAX as one of the objective
points. but it is only within the past
year that this talk has c~rystallized into
actual railroad building. and n pre-
diction is freely made by men well UP
in the railroad world that in the next
five years the territory Immediately
surrounding Salt Lake will be the scene
of more actual road construction thar
any other section of the United States
The City's Growing Trade.
Business sweeps on like a deep and
silent river, and it is only at the close
of the year when the totals are footed
that an idea can be gained of the ad-
vance or decline that has been made in
the distribution of what people will
buv. There has been nOthinr sensa