Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-24

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Robert Forester has sold to Emily
f. Snow house and 55Xl65 feet on
Seventh East street. near First South.
The Utah Light 4 Power company
management is preparing for special
effort In Illuminating the city during
the coming Elks convention.
futile Bros. Of this city have been
made the resident agents for Henry
Phipps, the Pittsburg multimilionaire.
There is still O strong demand for
suburban properties, for lots costing
from 5000 and 5000. as the high prices
obtaining for inside property are turn
ing the faces OF many woud.be holders
Of real estate TO the outlying districts.
Real estate men report very little
money out for speculative purposes,
and say that there Is general disposi-
ton to wait until II Is certain which
way the railroad cat will jump.
EN-Secy George A. Black mas re-
turned from an extended trip to the
Sound country, and reports lumber as
up IS per NJ over what 1t was when he
was out there late In the winter. He
says that prices OF building material
and labor in Portland as well as In
Salt Lake. Denver, Butte, and other
places have gone UP so that building
operations are materially curtailed, and
many people with money TO invest and
who were intending to invest It In
buildings are turning their money into
other channels Mr.. Black regards the
outlook as not over encouraging.
The new Halloran building on Third
South street near the Methodist church, |
Is making a fine appearance with its |
white sandstone front and massive cor |
nice work. and will make marked adj |
dtion to the street.
In making contracts now for steel |
beams and pillars, not a few purchas- |
ers are inserting forfeiture clauses so
as 10 secure reasonably prompt dellv- |
cry, The immense demand in this coun- |
try, and the expansion OF the foreign |
trade has put the steel manufacturers |
on their metal, and there Is no spare |
stock In the country. Then some roll
Ing mills are turning out rails and will
not for some time change their rolls so
as 20 turn out beams.
Boise is trying to raise $40 900 to build |
good wagon road TO Thunder Noun
tain.
Grace A. Houch has sold to Everard
Blerer Jr. 2hxl0 rods on Third street
and X streets. for $1,000.
Emily p, Snow has sold to Robert
Foster 3l-3xl0 rods on Seventh East
near Brigham street, for $3.50
Lumbermen say that a very fine artl-
,le Of flooring is made from Beech
wood, and when It is covered with raw
oil and turps the flooring ought to last
indefinitely.
Birdseye maple Is quoted as specially
adapted to bedroom finish, and one
was expressing surprise yes
terday, that more Of II is not used in
this way,
Building Inspector Timer has issued
The following building permits during
The week.
V. II. Pease, Fourth street between
Il and !, brick cottage, 81 900.
Robt. Hannay, S4S south Ninth East,
'rame addition, 800.
Brown & Powers, 1872 west Second
south street, brick sheds 5000.
w. d, Tully 1920 Poplar Place, frame
barn, $500.
ID. p, Anderson Eleventh East and
Eleventh South, frame shop, 500,
G. f. Nichols. $40 west Fourth North
brick residence, 81 1000
A. NJ Olsen, 525 east Eighth South
'rame addition. $3.50.
Fairbanks, Morse e. Co, Sixth West
between Second and Third South.
rame storehouse, $500
Or. w. T. Daily, 235 south Sixth East.
prick addition, $500,
Henry Rebenstich, Ninth East. near
Tenth South Brick Cottage, $500
William Shaw, 625 Fifth street brick
cottage, $1,000.
Geo D, Alder, IS First street, altera-
ions, $1,000.
Geo Radon, GAG Ninth East brick
addition. $500.
Church Of Jesus Christ OF Latter-day
saints, block s., brick warehouse. 81. 0O6.
j. 5, Palmer 554 south Second West.
arme double cottage, 1880.
w G, swaner Floral Ave, double
Prick cottage, {l,7Oo.