Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-15

The clearings OF the Salt Like banks
for the week ending June 18th amount
TO 81, l5g, AQ3. According to Bradstreet's
table Of the clearlngs at the principal
cities With the percentage of increase
and decrease, this Is 1919 per cent In
crease over the clearlngs in this city for
the corresponding week of last year,
and 26.g per cent greater increase than
Is shown by any other American or
Canadian city. New York with IS per
cent Philadelphia with 90,6 per cent and
Fort Worth with So per cent are the
three cities whose percentage of in
crease ls next In size, The immense
increase In Salt Lake clearings Is due
to many large and small real estate
transactions. some important mining
deals and the generally prosperous con-
dltiOn Of the citizens Of Utah. II is a
good indication OF the growth and pros
perity Of the city and state
city Engineer Kelsey has prepared
Official plats OF the city property at
First South and Thirteenth East streets
and on Capitol Hin which viii be sold
at auction Monday. The plats are filed
with the county recorder.
The sale Of the corner lot facing
south aud east on State and Fifth South
street by Boyd Park. as executor for
Dr. Johnathnu NJ. Williamson, deceased.
70 Henry phlpps the Pittsburg mil
lionairc has been approved by Judge
Hall IN the Probate court. The lot is
ll0NlG5 feet and the price paid by Ar
thur J.. Thomas as agent for Mr.. Phpps
is $4,000
The former residence OF Thomas
Fitch has been purchased by Colonel T..
A. Wal for $4,000 The residence g No.
800 East South Temple street and is
most desirable property. Wall intend,y
TO occupv the house In few weeks.
Mr. Fitch Is now in Honolulu engaged
IN the practice Of law He said before
leaving however, that he intends TO re-
turn here after trip around the world
j. I. Stringer has sold TO Mrs Mary
Ann Daft an undivided half interest In
a lot SNl9 rods between Third and
Fourth South facing east on State
street. The property is south Of the
ricketts, block. The consideration IL
s7425 or $500 front foot
The clearings for this week amount 70
Al4l36i.s9 as against s.. 5s2. a.. Ct FOR
the corresponding week Of wear ago.
Today's clearlngs amount TO $500 l0S Is
against s2iO Ssl.57 for the corresponding
day of last year,
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company Is now building a line between
Lander Wyoming. and Billings Mon.
Jana IL will be 400 miles I'm length and
VIII take in the Mormon colony In the
Big Horn county, enabling II TO have
a direct means Of communication with
this city.
week:
Mary LYLE Jordan avenue, brick cot.
tage. ~ O00
II. Blank, corner Third East and
Fourth South, frame barn, 5000
A. j, Pendleton, Jr. Fifth East be-
tween Fifth and Sixth South. brick
residence, SO 600.
c. NJ. Neuhausen, First South and
Thirteenth East brick residence, S. 00O
Fred Harvey 10 w. Third North,
brick and frame cottage, $500
John p. Taylor corner c and Eighth
streets brick cottage 81 800
Hon, Heber NJ Wells. First street be-
tween State and A streets, alterations
and repairs, 81 OOO
G.. II. James. corner Fourth South
and Seventh West, brick cottage. 81 loo
Deseret Savings bank. corner Sixth
South and Fifth East, two brick cot
tages, 80 600.
Mrs. Mary A. Craig, corner p and
Second street residence, $1,000
Total, $4,000.