Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-31
EXCELLENT PROSPECTS,

Tho e0los Of real osinto IN THIS city,
during tho past two or three weeks, arc
encouraging to The dealers IN mat klnl
~ property ana indicate an upward
movement IN values which VIII prob
nbly be OF great bcnont IN one direction
"a this city. II viii stimulate business
generally, and while II viii promote
speculation aud may result IN nomo lr.
yostm,nln which viii not bring The h'll
penlIsnllon expected, win no doubt be
tempered by the memory Of past oN'
porsncoe, and NO put u brake ON any
wild "boom' that mlRht DO Inaugurar
a.
Thu movement may BE- hlndored TO
mn oxient by the high prices at which
nome PERSONS hold their realty We DO
not blame men for attaching good Val'
ues 70 their property, particularly II
they ore not anxious To sell IT, liut
spectators should understand tho folly
~ shutting on business by putting bn'
loon figures upon that which They have
10 dispose Of
on the other hand, people who desire
"a sell building spots should not be In
zoo great n rush TO put them upon the
market at prices less than their worth
rhcy should also guard against tyIng
themselves up by giving options to
greedy spectators, Who VIII take adj
vantage OF their lack ~ understanding
NJ the situation and make largo pwilts
nut Of their Ignorance, by this we dq
not mean 10 cast any reflection upon
honorable dealers IN real estate, who
nrc willing to share with the holders
IN the profits they derive from favor
able enlea, and who are contentod with
liberal percentage on their business
transactions. II II the real estate
sharks against whom we warn the un'
sophisticated
While we believe that u roal estate
stimulus may provo II great benefit
10 commercial Affairs generally. We are
sure that an explosive ana temporary
"boom' llko that from which We SUI
fercd some yenrs ago, would bring
more disaster than advancement and
while II might enrich n foV. II would
bo disadynntagcoug 20 the many
The ron estate transactions which
hnvo occurred recently demonstrate
The fact, that business men pay no
attention TO the ISLANDERS ana abuses
NJ the "knockora' who ondcOyor Ia
Impress the public mind with
The fool notion that onl0iw here
rrc under ecclesiastical domino
ton, and that It IN useless for any
ono outside Of mn alleged priestly circle
10 attempt 10 establish any industry or
Engage In any kind OF business II
shows that MI those shameful mlsrcp-
destinations have failed 10 reach Their
mark, Nobody here cares anything
nbon, them, except as they may poesl'
bly, influence people abroad, ana some
newcomers for a time, unln they DO.
rome acquainted with the truth Of the
matter
There IN no froer SPOT ON the globe
nor one In which there are better op.
portuntloS 10 mako homes, pursue
legitimate business ana advance IN ma.
iorio ana intellectual afaB than
Nlah, our beloved mountain homo, la
enemies who prctoud o be lts friends
may continue 10 pursue their course Of
obstruction, and attack men who never
notice them or thoh molcyolcnco, ana
70 told up thla ely and state TO The rid
iculc or aversion of the world, but they
WIN fan In their purpose, ana exhibit
only tholr own folly and m6ndacIty ana
VIII be dosplgod by every porson who
has regard for honor truth and consls.
ionoy,
our follow clt.sons " ivory creed
mud party should unite IN choir tom.
poral and local aYair8 and aid In pac.
INK before the country tine truth con-
cernlng umh ana ltF people, ana thus
portako Of the benefits chat WIN 70.
sult from the growth and progress ana
general welfare VI this splendid com-
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