The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-15
BUSINESS AND TRADE.

Salt Lake Is a busy city at this time
There Ia much public work going on, and
yet more expenditures in private improve
ments The streets are scenes Of busy
activity, In sidewalk construction, sewer
digging, and street paving. There is haste
by the old lighting company In putting In
larger gas mains, and energy by the new
company in putting In it's pipes and
mains The city is putting in larger
water mains to accommodate the ipcreas-
ing population and demand and alto
gether this will no doubt be a record
year In pushing the city forward In Its
pathway OF progress
Tho railway construction Is pushing the
Western Pacific on toward the great orc
reduction plants under course OF con-
struction at the northern terminus of the
Oquirrh range on the west side OF the
valley. Before many months this line
VIII be finished to q connection with the
Nevada Northern, which will give us
convenient access to the great mining
camps at Ely and that vicinity which
are certain to be tho scenes OF enormous
mining operations In the near future.
The ore deposits there are quite capable
OF making 4 duplicate Butte and Anacon-
da, and II Is not doubted that such camps
Will be established there before many
years. Salt Lakers have strong foothold
In that region. and It Is certain that this
city will be the supply point for all OF
Eastern Nevada, from the time that tho
Western Pacific taps the Nevada North
ern, and Will continue to DO such for all
ume to come.
Tho mines of the State continue their
heavy output, which is likely this year to
reach well above thirty million dollars.
Tho completion or the great plants on
tho west OF the valley, above referred to,
win call for much larger ore output from
tho mines than has hitherto been taken;
but there will be no difficulty about that,
for the ore reserves are ample
The agricultural situation is most cheer
full. The water supply for Irrigation Is
abundant; tho grain crops arc safe and
VIII be heavy, while all forms OF garden
produce and fruits are abundant The
ranges arc better for grazing than they
have been for years past,
Business In tho city is active and IN
largo volume. The bank clearnnces for
the week Just closed show an Increase
of per cent over those OF the CORES
ponding week last year.
Real estate transactions are numerous.
and heavy in the aggregate. Frequently
some great salo is reported. Building op-
erations are at the maximum OF activity,
and cover all the usual phases OF CON
Observation-Disclosures houses, dwellings. cot
tages, and the remodeling OF structures
already built. Everywhere one goes this
energy IN and prevalence OF building are
In evidence.
In the country at large. trade and COM
merce are of unusual volume for this time
OF year, Enthusiastic reports come from
the crop centers; close TO record Yields
Of wheat and corn, and largo yields of
! cotton barley and potatoes aro in evil
denco Building continues In enormous
volume The summer shut-downs In the
Iron and steel trades were shorter than
usual, and many have already resumed
An Immense business in transportation is
offering. and the railway earnings for
Juno were los per cent higher than last
| year Business failures are much below
| the average
| The stock situation is strong. though
| somewhat disturbed by speculative ten
| dencles But there Is abundance Of
money, Industry is at high notch and con-
stantly In need OF more labor, and the
| financial situation Is enormously strong.