The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-22
ACTIVE WEEK IN
BUSINESS FIELD
Cleanup Sales of Merchants
Have More Than Usual
Success.
REALTY TRANSFERS SHOW
SEASON OF PROSPERITY
Plans for Fine Buildings to Be
Erected This Year Are
Taking Shape.

This ia the season who-cn tho merchants
OF tho city make their clean up Gales.
season in which they naturally expect largo
cash returns with smnll profits. md not much
doing in the regular lines OF trndo, Yet tho
composits statements from tho managers OF
the largest stores In tho city Indicate that they
are unusually pleased with the weeks bus
iness.
More Money in Sight
ono Of these managers, n man OF long ex-
perienco in tho local business world. said dur
ing the afternoon that never since hia COM
mcncement OF work in this section In the
mercantile line had he found conditions 50
generally favorable IN NIL lines OF trade for
tho season OF the year 1T is not 10 be de-
MED that thcrc is moro money In sight than
We expected" no declared. Customers nre
usually cromped for few weeks after tho
holiday season, but our receipts do not indl-
cate shortage this year. This mny be duo
to tho closing OF the gambling houses TO tho
now capital that Ia seeking investment mere
and 10 an Increased confidence Of citizens In
the future OF Salt Lake Whatever the cause
thero is certainly an Improvement
Realty Men Busy.
In tho real estate field there is much mora
Rctivity than Ia customary at this season. and
without exception the dealers orc- confident
that the spring VIII bring extraordinary actlY-
idcncc property The recorded transfers OF tho
week arc ninety in number, with a total con-
sideration OF Sl0J 80. while a number OF deals
that arc now approaching completion ore OF
much greater magnitude than any OF the re-
corded transfers.
Some Good Improvements.
Viewing tho extensive improvements that arc
already under way or contracted for In tho
business portion of the city. one cnnnot mis-
take the fact that mnny seeing men re-
aIze the largely augmented population that
win como TO Salt Lake In the near future
There arc no lcss than eight apartment and
rooming houses now under construction or
contracted for
Sure Sign Of Growth.
Despite tho fact that these now buildings will
provide accommodations for hundreds OF now
,omers, real estnte men arc OF the opinion
fcro tho FIRST day OF May. 10 the extent that
many other buildings Will be required TO
furnish lodgings for transiento. Among tho
most pretent!ous OF the now structures VIII
be the Ccyey apartments on F1rst North and
Main streets which when completed will rep
resent outlay OF moro than 100000.
Lumber Company Buys.
The Utah Lumber company OF Salt Lake
With view TO enlnrgiDg It's grounds and busl-
ness, has just purchased through tho agency
streets. Tho tract was sold by Charles Steeso
OF Ohio and the consideration was $1,000.
Los Angeles Man Busy.
Fred A. Roscnfold. representing tho Pioneer
Lonn and Trust company OF Los Angeles. q
hrm which hns during the past year invested
mnny thousands OF dollars In Salt Lake realty
has been busy here during tho week. and Is
negotiating osvcral deals OF importance big
apartment house at Brigham and A streets
South and State streets are among tho en-
tCrprises contemplated by Mr.. Rosenfclds