Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-23
BUSINESS NOTES.


a. !. Williams, the veteran coal man
better known as "dadr ~ again IA .ne
business Of handling black diamonds;
hc Is the manager @! the Williams
BIOS. Coal company. which succeeds
The Utah Coal company 10 this city.
Extensive improvements are under
wdy az the Maniiou, The new mapaee-
ment Il having the building completely
Ie>tooted with the idea IN view d 81
tahlyhlng roof garden there for the
benefit of the guess 4 ,hss hotel gha
their friends duriug the summer.
FIVE car loads OF iron and stsel Tor
the UPPER stories of the Deaeret News
building passed through Cheyenne yes
tefday. one car has already arrived.
havlng been rushed through lrom
Pitlsburg By the Burlington agent
The Summit Creek Irrigation Canal
company today filed a copy OF the,Nar,
tlCles Of relncorporatOn with the secre>
tafy Of state. There are POS incorpora-
tors to the company
The school board today purchased
from the New York Lie lnsur,ose
company In conjunction with Simon
Bamberger the $4,000 outstanding
bonds issued by the school district, due
August |. 1902 The board win purchase
$4,000 for its sinking fund investment
and Mr.. Bamberger purchaser the rest
us a private investment
puns Review Of last week came IN
from the East by this afternoons mail,
It contained the following regarding
Salt Lake business J0bhing trade Is
ulet In most lines though business II
good In groceries and drugs. and i'm
proving IN notions, but clothing, shoes
ana hardware are quiet Retail busi-
hes IS fair and mercantlle COLLECTIONS
rather slow. Bank deposits gre Well
maintained. and ne demand for money
Is light Considerable disbursements
viii be made in dividends this month By
mining and industrial corporations,
which should help The situation. some
wool buyers are IN the market but the
late season has retarded shearing op.
erations. The demand for wheat and
coUhtry products Is brisk, and 1t Is dit
foJt to M orders,
The same trade journal gave the FOL.
loving account Of Los Angeles, q city
In which Salt Lake now has 80 much
interest Interest tor the past month
cani ned IN marketing the orange crop.
Lack II transportation for fruit re-
suited IN loss Of many thousands Of dol
lars 10 Southern California Roads are
9ble nov 10 meet cali fairy well ~
fruit IL going forward N prime copdl'
lion. II is estimated about 5000 car
ioads Of navels relnaln 70 be sent Tor
Nard IN April. Conditions for growth
Of crops and development OF growing
nur are not altogether favorable
Cod weather, drying winds and lacb
OF preied rainfall 10 some districts -
lessening prospects Of heavy grain end
nay yield. Late sOgn grain especls!ly
Cans for more rain. Bean crop also
needs moisture. although adyices from
Ventura promise for that county sl9,-
00l sacks Of Limas IN any event II IL
900 early yet 20 sum W prospects Tor
ppet crop, but outlook Il encouraslng
neclduobs fruit orchards are bloomlng
lreeK. except .aprlc0is. which are not
seu6g well Some most DAMAGE re-
r1rtei from exposed sections Bee mon
l,ok ION best returns nom honey for
oars Locally huslness Is good, With
tohime especially large IN retail trade.
March was an exceptionally sood
month for building trades.