The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-25
NOW ON
INCREASE IN CITY
al Estate Men, Merchants and
Others Pleased With
ia. Conditions.
.ADE IN ALL LINES
4 is BETTER THAN USUAL
ming of Cool Weather Has
Stimulated All Branches
of Commerce.

s2zo hotter criterion of the excellent
,,,rs,ndation of business in Salt Lake City
lhUtY been found than the fact that for
l5N2 year following a great natIonal
,,sX dc. which lasted in some localltles
|USai to the present time; during a
preceding a presidential cam
in,.s~rn. when business men all over the
h,'s Tstry are generally accustomed to
.'as nfpone starting large operations until
"Rss has been decided what the next
itical complexion Of the country Will
a a. there has not only not been any
II L0sation in business and financial one
n I|Dions in Salt Lake City, but the
iWlding permits. representing in many
lFM tances business possibilities amount
!kM n to hundreds of thousands or dol
III d. during the past nine months. or a
he over. have exceeded the amount
oo..r any entire previous year by nearly
CCoo'3D 900.
mil. Tore than this, the total value of the
1 mits issued up to the oath Of Octo"
OF ih.I of this year shows an increase over
~ year of more than 100 per cent.
'ePI4 counting three permits taken out
ddsaa wear and representing S1,4O0Oo
all of the permits lssncd this
dep.rlr. with several important exceptions,
oooS in the case of the new depot for the
'urea y car barns and other improvements
sndlTthe Utah Light and Railway com
! rlMtiy. have been for small amounts,
zen out for the erection Of homes.
IN Even during the past week, with
ppett,ple in many sections Of the coun-
g / waiting anxiouslv for tho de-
lon on the presidential election, nu-
rous large and important deals In
elenI estate have been reported. These
yelltsngs indicate that business men and
.h,,,estors are going ahead, confident of
'ASs-' Future prosperity of the city, anxious
keep pace with tho almost unpreco
tied growth of the city and deter
led to make Salt Lake City what
beeyS s{ToDd. if is Of a2itnG6 bd to Ss 5ls
\ Conditions In East
secent articles in the weekly jour
of the country have been calling
p sntion TO the fact that the streets
- New York City are resuming their
~ mai appearance and that crowds Of
- Ter shoppers arc again invading the
e roughfares Of that metropolis. 1t is
u M too much TO sav that there has been
ri necessity TO call attention TO such
event in Salt Lake City, for the
Ison that since the first OF the year
mess affairs here have been prac-
81 illy normal and that the activity has
Il Ieased gradually since last January
~ TO the present time over that of all
- er years.
y msiness men. during the week,
ort that trade in many lines
ls sryt far exceeded that for the
10 week of last year. 1t is natural
o rs.I normal that with the coming Of cold
.nt !, ther there should be a sudden lump
not i,he volume of sales. yet, they say, all
q out liner long. during the months when
: SS,Iy lie is expected in business way
! MEN most lines, affairs have kept well
10 those of other years and there
been constant uudercurrent of
aae fidence which augured great expec-
o. IONS for the future.
,eo J. .s.,here has been no sudden Jump in
ID ts number OF real estate sales recently,
VIII utough there is considerable in
lse over the usual quiet of the sum-
eIps The principal gain In realty
yoluulsactlons has been in the size of
sales made. with a continuance of
;,b ryAcall for building lots and moderate
esIst Sed homes, There has been no boom
Lass .s in real estate. it is said, and unless
tNa 81. unexpected happens there will be
s eas g, but business is excellent and the
F'' .e number of inquiries for real prop
II which formed so large a part Of the
10 lte for the past few months, indicat-
that investors and homeseekcrs
QUITE e on the alert, is beginning to ma
into an actual demand for
perties
.aI fusiness opportunities arc in good
tand, with the number of good loca-