Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-25
REAL ESTATE QUIET.

which the deposits are SHOWN TO DC
ss.3S2 .02222, and the cash on hand, $192,-
1870.
REAL ESTATE QUIET.
According to statements from the real
estate men themselves 1t is IAN Quiet
on the Potomac" Thre are inquiries
reported but not of q stirring Kind.
still there have been a number of trans
fers during the week, the main deal
having been the transfer of the lot at
inc corner of \ and South Temple
streets TO the salt Lake Security &
Trust company for $4,000. il is the in
tenton of the purchaser In the not
lar distant future to erect there an
apartment house, but no plans have
as yet been prepared. Apartment houses
are paying Institutions in salt Lake, as
they are in Denver. but owing 10 the
high prices OF labor and material, a
number of such establishments that
were projected have been given up, for
The present anyhow. EN- United states
Senator Rawlings was proposing TO
build a good sized apartment house on
First Avenue hill, but when he came
to call for bids, he found it would cost
"a per cent more than he had anticipate
ed, consequently the scheme was aban-
duned AT present there are only two
new apartment houses In process of
erection, the Sharp-Flats ana the
Brunswick True, there is a good deal
OF building going on, but IL is hardly
circumstance compared with what II
would be We're labor and material at
more reasonable prices, The architects
are not doing much, II any more than
the real estate men; but maintain
hopeful temper. which is well, for OPP
timism tends TO good digestion. The
real estate men at present are exercised
over their approaching annual eXcur-
sion to Saltair, and are now holding
weekly, instead of semi monthly meet
ings at the Commercial club TO talk
things over
The excavations of the two New
house buildings are ready for the con-
crete footings, and the concrete men
can begin work at any time on the first
floor OF the Railroad Exchange building.
There is to be $4,000 worth OF plumb
Ing and heating done OF this structure.
ana as it is to be fire proof the plumJ-
ing and heating plant must be installed
az The same time as the concretiug Is
done.
LUMBER SITUATION BAD.
IN The lumber trade phase Of the
situation for the week is the building
of commercial warehouses. one is
for the Salt Lake Mattress ana Manu-
iJctnring company, ana the other is
for Bailey & Sons, while two new
names are withheld for the present
on account Of probable complications
ln a rush for sale of building material
The car shortage Is as bad as ever
i not worse, with no prospects If re-
lief This has so embarrassed the
smaller country dealers that many arc
gong OUT Of business. The better
class of work demanding hardWpods
IS reported In excess OF any previous
ume Outside business is quite
brlsk. and from most sections re-
ports Of damage to crops are exng-
geIated. Through some teleoputhlc
process. there is a very sympathetlc
connection between crop conditions
ana the lumber trade, SO that on the
receipt Of unfaVorable reports from
tie agricultural districts. the lumber
men conclude there viii be no BUSH
ness for them. II is impossible. almost
To get any shingles, which Is proving
q boon and boom for the patent
roofing men, and then there Is a good
zeal OF Thing being done az this is
now quite cheap.
HARDWARE BRISK.
The hardware trade is in very good
humor, over the fact that business
with them is % per cent better than
II was during May, 1896, The de-
mana ~ for practically everything In
me hardware line, 30 that IN response
10 a request to enumerate the differ
EN- articles called Tor, enc might lust
us wen publish the full catalog list of
large hardware establishment. II
may De said, however that the rage
i,or roller skates, having abated, the
ue lnand for that class Of goods on the
n4idWare stores has practically ccas-
Wholesale DRY GOODS
in the wholesale dry goods trade, the
lpnbers are about cleaned nTt VI sum
l9or goods and are getting in stocks
III heavy goods for next fan ana winter
consumption, These last include fleece
PICKS flannel outings. blankets, etc.
~ 20 thursday, the weather was ia
puI the sudden cold and rain reduced
.ne deWand for the present. Glnghams