Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20
LANDMARKS SHIFT
ON LOWER MAIN
Anticipated Shrinkage in 1908
Business Stirs Firms
To Action.
MOVING DAY IS ABOUT DUE.
After New Year Many Firms VIII
Seek New Quarters. While Others
win Alter Lines of Goods.

Main street in 1908 is 90 be altered
considerably by changes in location of
firms which have long been landmarks
on their present sites.
The changes are manifestations of
the present phases OF the struggle Tor
position in some cases, and u others
OF the growing kcenuess OF competition
for certain Main street frontage. Not
a few of them are due 20 the trimming
OF sale for headwiuds, rather than
spreading out for fair financial wealth
or.
on upper Main street Hebcr J. Grant
&C., and the Home Fires growing
needs demand a ground floor front,
and 20 mako room for them the Ell
Price Grocery company viii move. tu-
NOR has Il that Mr.. Price win next
be heard from as tobacco merchant
on east Second South, in the premises
now occupied by the New York Loan
office. which is to retire.
Farther down the street the Wind
sor hotel wants "a ground floor front for
IT'S office, and this is causing the stick
new Cigar co. 10 look for new quar-
tiers.
Geo. b. Mctecr, who has been con
Quoting q department store opposite
Kcith-O'Briens is closing out. with mo-
intention OF reopening at once.
The Utah-Idaho Piano CO.. ON state
street. really a branch of Los An
geIes house has been called in 10y the
home office, and is retiring.
HIGH RENTS.
on the west side OF Main street an
acute situation as to rents has long
existed Keen counter bidding ran
these rents up 90 an altitudinous point,
during the advance of business, and
now that recession is feared, those
firms which have successfully bid for
places are rather worried. one very
lorce concern f. figuring ON erecting d
building near the site of the Freed FUR
uiture Co. as means of finding Keller.
The j. VIII Gray Clothing co. viii
move "a block south TO the premises now
occupied By the Romuey Shoe CO., and
the Moon Book store. The shoe CONF
pany I'm turn win move To the present
Site OF the Lichtcnstein JeWelry Co.,
which win seek new home. Into the
present quarters OF the Gray establishs
mcnt. the AuerbdCh co. VIII expand
from the building on the north.
I'm the same block q large store has
just held ON to its position by bidQlns
against "a competitor ON rent until Do
reached D figure Tor 1905 500 in ad-
vance Of 1907, I'm spite OF the fact that
In this year 10 was IN turn raised from
the year previous.
SPECIALIZING THE ORDER
The trimming OF general lines down
to "a speciality is also phase OF new
conditions. The Mcdonald. Hewlett
and Scrowcroft interests furnished early
fall precedents in this held, and now
the Daynes Music company follows with
au announcement that its interests are
now exclusively confined to pianos
In meats and groceries forces are al
work TO alter prices more powerful
even than a grand jury. one very large
dealer declares that there ara biz
changes coming in his store for 1908,
and this IS the reason. In November
his business Witnessed a shrinkage OF
$1,000. which left him just $500 net iu
the red figures for the months busi-
ness. He doesn't want 10 start changes
during the holidays. or they would be-
on now, but in January be promises q
roadjustment Of base on "a radical or
Ger.
LANNAN'S SOLUTION.
The question of choice Main street
fiontagns. and Che competition to se-
cure them has long been serious. H.