Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-31

crease Of POI per cent, and De'roit
shows decrease Of A1 per cent Dem
ver's figures for the week are q de-
crease Of l4t per cent, New York ana
Boston both show a falling on. There
are II cities showing a decrease IN
cearings,
Local mmbermen say that the mills
In the northwest are stiffenlng thelr
prices, Notwithstanding the winter sea-
son, on account Of the remarkable
growth Of the transpaclhc market,
which is calling FOR more and more
American lumber. This Is increased by
the discovery that the ants In the Phil
ippnes viii not touch American tim
Der although they viii attack and
quickly destroy native timber with rap
idlty. There Is general gathering In
OF building material preparatory 10
opening up OF operations In the spring
all over the country, and II IS prophe-
sled that the coming spring viii Wit
ness a spread IN general building that
viii astOnish a good many people. In
fact prices and abundance Of material
VIII be the only things to hold the
movement back.
Building permits We're Issued during
the week as follows; Frltsch Inv, Co.,
$50 north Main. stone retaining wall,
$1,000; h, T. Ashton, corner First South
and Sixth West. brick double cottage,
$500; otto Letter, $40 east Second
South brick double residence. $4,000; =.
Givvons. corner Second and X streets,
brick three house terrace, $1,000, Van
Dorm Iron Works Co.. city jail, S3i 900,
Crager Iron Works. 500 State. frame adj
dltion $500; A. n. Spencer, lll2 east
Second South brick cottage, 81 500;
w. p. Davis, as north Eighth West,
brick cottage, $1,000; r. l.. Fulton,
Ninth East between Ninth and Tenth
South, $1,000; total, S55,SOO
Edward l.. Burton, the local bank
and commercial stock broker. said to-
day that In November and December
last he sold 100000 worth Of CONNER
cial securities, This indicates, he stat
ed that money must be easy The
stocks were limited to a definite
amount Of interest, 5, and per cent.
In two years, Mr. Burton says he has
sold between 100000 and 100000 worth
Of local bonds on per cent basis
These bonds were brought In from the
cast.
The Becker Brewing and Mailing
company Of ogden. filed copy Of its
articles OF incorporation In the secre-
tary Of states office today The COM
pany is capitalized at $4,000, divided
into 1900 shares of the par value of
$500 each, Gustav L. Becker Is presl-
dent, and treasurer; John s. Becker,
secretary, and they with ", NJ ALI
son. Jr, compose the board Of direc-
tors The company win succeed TO the
business and plant Of the Becker brew
cry at ogden.
Manager ]. D. Fife Of the Western
Moline Pow company Is IN Idaho on
six weeks business trip. The COM
pany is building a 7Gxl0O foot two
story office addition to its warehouse
west Of the d. & II. G, denot, TO cost
$4,000, and 1t will be occupied April /.
when the present uptown quarters of
the company, the Vermont building,
will be enlarged by the addition Of a
second story,
Aaron Keyser bought quite n block of
stock Of the Consolidated Wagon e
Machin company yesterday afternoon.
and Mr.. Keyser has the reputation OF
not investing In anything that he has
not absolute faith In. The purchase
was on par basis,