Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-19
BUSINESS NOTES.


Today's local bank clearings amount
ed to s56l,l17SS as against s6O2 1870
for the corresponding day of last year
Oregon Greenlng apples are being re-
ce,yed in this market, and selling at
Si75 per bushel.
An addition Is being built at The
Halls, corner OF Third South and state
streets for culinary convenience, ana
other desirable improvements are to be
made about the premises.
The Stringham Brothers company, OF
this city, filed articles Of incorporate ION
in the county clerks Office today. The
capital stock is $4,000, divided into 400
shares of the par value OF S25 each.
Briant Strlngham is president; Richard
Stringham, vice president, and Ma
thaniel Strlngham. SECRETARY and treas
urer. The new company VIII conduct
real estate business In this city.
The Tavern company has filed articles
of incorporation in the county clerks
office. The capital stock IS $3.50, divid-
ed into shares Of the par value OF VI
each. The new company has taken
charge Of Beardsley's Tavern. ID. Mac
Pherson Boyd Is president and treasur-
er, IL. o. Jackson. vice president, and
Angus c. Ensign, secretary The other
directors are II. w. Reese II. ii. Haw-
ley and George NJ Ripley.
The Levy Realty company has filed
articles of incorporation in the county
clerks office. The capital stock of the
company Is $4,000, divided into shares
of the par value OF 81 each, Salt Lake
City is the principal place Of business OF
the new corporation. William Is. Levy
is president A. c. Ellis. Jr., vice presi-
dent and Marie Levy, secretary and
treasurer, who with A. c. Ellis and II.
c. Browne, are the directors Of the COM
pany.
II is understood that L. l.. Num- Is
actively interested in the establishment
Of great electrical power plant on
Goat island at the brink Of Niagara
Falls, which shall transmit electricity
10 Detroit for running the street cars
and other plants and for lighting the
city. It is reported that 10000 horse
power station will be first established,
end this power will be gradually in
creased as the plans Of the company
mature or are extended.
Local wholesalers are busy shipping
to different parts OF the state Christ
mas goods and novelties. the demand
for which Is reported as about the same
as last year. The recent stormy wealth
er has started up quite a demand for
rubber and heavy winter under and
outerwear. so merchants who have
been eyeing askance their shelves load
ed with winter goods and the spell Of
fine weather, are now feeling easier.
Immediately after the holidays, active
wholesalng In spring goods VIII begin.
Dun's Review says or conditions in
Salt Lake. Business In jobbing lines
Is generally satisfactory, with steady
trade In groceries, hardware and drugs.
The shoe trade improves, and very
fair business IL had In dry goods, no.
tions and clothing. More seasonable
weather stimulates trade in q number
OF lines, and retail business Is generally
satisfactory, Money IS plenty, with a
somewhat better demand. particularly
from the country. but mercantile col
lections are still SLOW"
The Shoshone Falls electric plant
scheme In which Col. Miner IL extern
sively interested is being pushed with
all possible haste 20 naturalization.
The rock flume cutting Is in for 275 feet
with about $50 more feet 10 cut; and
from the farther point a pipe line win
be run for some 200 feet to the Irbine
water wheels which operate the gener-
ating machinery above. The company
viii also build 70 miles lrrigating
canal TO begin further UP stream, and
which will irrigate a great area OF
country.
Work on the new building OF the Muir
ray State bank is progressing rapidly,
and carly in the year win be ready for
occupancy. The capital stock Of the
bank viii be $4,000, the bulk OF which
Is taken by the Messrs. Cosgrlff, who
have hourishlng banking Institutions
also at Rawllns and Saratoga. The re-
mainder Of the stock is being rapidly
taken by Murray citizens, who know n
good thing when they see IT, The bust
ness men OF that hourishing center
have long felt the need of a local bank.
and realized what a convenience II
would be so that the new institution
will be very welcome.
The board OF directors OF the Utah
Sugar company held an extended meet
ing yesterday and listened 10 the re-
ports Of Manager Cutler regarding the
sugar situation In the east, the building
operations In Bear River Valley, and In
discussing the details OF the cOnsollda-
ton OF the company with the Bear Riy-