Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-07

IlANt WHY lNAiM 20 QNf ANI DAAh NA0llAb
win be reduced to a minimum. The de-
mand for houses has fallen of, so that
once more notices Of desirable houses
for rent may be seen on blackboards IN
front Of real estate Offices.
COAL SITUATION sIMPLIFIED.
The coal situation has become very
much simplined. There g. coal Co spare
now, with dealers ready TO solicit trade.
instead OF notifying consumers that
they must wait several weeks before
being supplied on account OF famine.
Tho restriction Of smcltcr operations.
the open. pleasant winter the steady
accession OF miners and the opening
up Of large mining tracts in Utah. Ida
no and Wyoming, have conducc. Co this
condition. All fears Of a coal famine
this season are now considered with.
ont foundation.
The arrival OF a whole freight train
with steel for the Newhouse buildings
early IN the week has accelerated ope-
ratlOns there to On marked extent and
the second and third story columns for
ID" northern building are now up. The
railroad exchange building Is completed
d the seventh story which ought 10 be
built this next week when the roof
can go on.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
The lumber trade reports much in
terest in the following letter from Unit
ed states Senator Reed SmOot at
Washington, to Morrison Merrill COM
pany OF this city: ~ am just I'm re-
ceipt Of your letter OF Nov %. 1907.
Calliug my attention to a proposed
amendment 20 the Interstate commerce
law, having for Is object the following
That no Increase Of an Interstate rate
or discontinuance Of rate effectlng an
Increase, shall be permitted without ar
opportunity being afforded by those az
fe1ed To protest Answering your
letter will state that 81 have already
attended one meeting OF a number OF
western senators upon this subject. and
from an that / can learn they. the
western senators. are "A unit IN favor of
the passage Of the amendment. can
assure YOU that Il will be presented
and pressed for passage. and also as
sur you that ! am I'm favor OF the
same"
The trade reports disposition 70
hold and not sacrifice stocks as the
policy OF the mills. Some few that ara
pressed for ready money. or are heav-
ily Indebted to the banks, are moving.
poorly assorted 0ccumulations at re-
duced prices. The car service IS stin
improving so orders can be moved now
in two OF three weeks that required
as many months during the first OF
the year. Without "A great deal OF
new work in sight the local trade is
holding up remarkably we-i. and
there prevails the same feeling among
the dealers as among, the wholesalers
and manufacturers VIZ. thcs there Is
no occasion TO sell below the cost OF
production.
HARDWARE TRADE GOOD.
The hardware trade reports times
steadily improving much better IN
fact than might have been expected,
considering the late financial uncer-
tainues People have begun early
making Christmas purchases. i'm fact
there is now such a rush as 20 occa-
sion remark all through the trade IN
this city. People seem afraid that n
they do not buy now. they won't
md what they want later, so they ars
in hurry. The articles called for
include a wide variety of table ware,
graniteware and household goods
generally such as the hardware trade
furnishes: nickel goods-such as chat
ing dishes, baking dishes. tool chests.
work benches etc. The demand for
sporting goods continues though there
is Of course no call as yet for skates
and sleds on account Of the failure
OF winter to put Ia an appearance. Ko-
dak supplies are selling we'll also robes
Tor autOmohiles. Corrections are re-
ported as very satisfactory. ona
man lger this morning. pointing
with pride 10 a large pile Of letters
on his desk containing remittances.
About the only drawback IS the slack
ness Of the trade I'm mining machinery.
WHOLESAL DRY GOODS.
The wholesale dry goods trade re-
ports spring buying fairly good. about
the same as that OF a year ago Tho