The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14

Trona,gan nu rasa onward to s,n
francisco; and this would he ~ eau
hne acrosa the continent 'uort n
lhe mines Of the STATE
their large production, and ~.
to increase it greatly al any ~; ieaay
present rnte of output is about =, Inc - ne
600 per month. This conld o,.;, 'Vv
increased, and it will be in.r. my ps
with the adding Of furtbo, bva'eo
duclng facilities in the cxtensiuo Me're
which are going in at the sma1. psHn.'
City across the valley from here na
one OF the great ore reduction c.n.
OF the world will undoubtedly be so~ns %
within very few wears. 'una
AgriculturslIy, the prospects e.. =,
State are first class in all Tho ua, @
crops Some fruit was damaoea
the late frosts and the cold, wet sn-;ns
but the main crops of grain
grasses, including alfalfa. will bo
the maximum, although alfalfa has -
some places suffered from tbe oo1s
weather and from special causos. H..
the other grasses will mako th;,
and the hay crop, average, will ~
larger this year than usual. But Tho
demand also will be heavier so sh,,
there is no question but the price ~
tins product, as we'll as OF all aoricr1
tural products, will be maintained ,s
the top notch. -
The real estate market of tb;. ,;,..
IS In hrst-class condition, with strono
sales and with abundant mopev-nav'
ing power TO maintain the market Tbs
sale OF the old Doctor Groves cornor
the southeast corner OF First Soutb o,d
First West streets, for $8s,75o, was "a.
ported during the week Other good
sales have been also reported during
the week, making the market both
lively and strong. Realty has a]wav.
been held, and is held, strongly in this
city, because Of the certainty that.
this is going to be ons OF tha
metropolitan cities of the United.
States, having no possible rival
IN sight between Denver and.
Sacramento and between the British
Columbia line and the Mexican
line; and being surrounded with
natural advantages and riches which,
few cities of the world have ever
possessed, It's future is absolutely "a.
sured, and that future very splendid,
The building record here for the mast
SIX months has shown tremendous ac-
tivity. The building permits issued
from January LIST to June Both number
800, with their aggregate value stated
at $2.l9s,250. By far the greater por.
tion of this was issued in the three
months from April 1st to June Both,
these three months carrying 175 per-
mits, with buildings of the aggregate
value of 81, l,417,S50,
In its summary Of building opera
tions for June the American Contractor
of Chicago tabulates the building ac-
tivity In fifty cities of this country
In the whole list Salt Lake stands pre-
eminent, with an increase in build
ing over last year IS figures Of 667 per
cent. The total value of buildings IN
progress in this city is placed at
$l,l37,950, The nearest approach Of
any other city to Salt Lake City in
gain over last year was that Of
Spokane, which shows a gain of 442
per cent next comes Chattanooga,
with 2l4 per cent gain; then Topeka,
Kansas, with 167 per cent; then In
dianapolis, with PA per cent; then Ia
coma, with l04 per cent. No other city.
shows a gain Of more than 100 per cent,
and large number of the cities show
falling off We do not see San Fran
cisco III that table, however, but un'
doubtedly San Francisco would show
the greatest gain OF all wefc IT re-
ported, the conditions there being ao-
normal and stimulated by the rebuild
ing after the destruction Of the great
earthquake and FIRE.
In the country at large, the Leading
Industries note great activity, with the
summer shut downs limited by the de-
sire of the manufacturers to eaten up
with accumulated orders On the
whole, both prices and activity are az
very high level for the midsummer
season. There is considerable business
in structural material, and heavy de-
mand is reported in some ines open.