The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-25

the tremendous growth OF inc CITY, po
canse all these new structures are occu-
pied Immediately upon being completed
and the old houses also remain full IL
is all a splendid tribute to the boost
for Salt Lake given by the triumph and
good work of the American party in the
public administration here. Nothing
ever before known in the city can IN
the least be compared with it.
The general trade Of the city is strong
and growing. The size of the stocks and
variety of goods displayed show con-
stant growth, this in meeting the de-
mand Of the newcomers, which is ex-
tensive and varied. Nothing moro sat
isfactory as TO the vital growth and
progress of the city could be desired
than is shown in the building operations
Of this year in Salt Lake, and in the
occupancy Of those buildings by new
inhabitants and new business opera
tions.
The real estate market is firm, with
property well held, but still obtainable
at fair figures, as is shown by the
transactions reported from day to day.
These transactions vary from very
large transfers to multitude of smaller
ones which total up handsomely.
The mining operations here are get
ting on an excellent basis. The mines
are producing well, with ore bodies
opening bigger and bigger all the time.
And the reduction plants are constantly
increasing their facilities so as to handle
whatever is offered. When the indie
pendent smeter that is promised is in
operation. there will be nothing left to
desire in the mining field in Utah. The
product here last year totaled over
SOL 100000 for the metal mines
Doubtless it will not quite reach that
figure this year, but it will not fall
much short of IT.
The agricultural operations OF the
year have been satisfactory, with large
crop yields and good prices for the
products. The farmers generally are in
good circumstances, with money ahead.
In the country at large the recovery
from last years depression is gradual
but slow. Unreasonable weather has
retarded the opening of the winter
trade. and this combined with the uu-
certainty OF the Presidential election
forces all forms OF business ventures
onto an a-conservative basis. Still,
the movements of new wheat to the
market are bringing optimistic reports
from the distributing centers. and there
is more active feeling in manufac.
: turing lines, indicating good industrial
demand when the present uncertainty
| is over. In the meantime there is grad.
ual decrease in idle machinery and a
considerable decrease in the number OF
idle cars. The calling of idle ears into
activity is accelerated by the stopping
of navigation through the drought
which TO considerable extent has sus.
pended steamboat traffic. Forest fires
have been disturbing element in the
general situation. but these are not ex-
tensive enough to cause any great di.
minution in the vast volume of ex
changes.
The stock market moves in narrow
and weak channels, and nothing much is
to be expected of the stocks until after
the Presidential election. The general
laSsitude is now at its worst because of
the imminence of election day, when
the whole matter will be settled for
four years. The alarm which is sought
to be fostered in business circles at the
prospect OF the election of Mr.. Bryan
Is abating. not so much because OF the
probability of the defeat of Mr.. BRYAN
because there is, in fact, a greater possi.
bllity of his election now than ever he.
fore; but we find business men actnaliv
discussing the prospect of his election
IN the spirit that follows in a business
letter Of the Boston News:
DO not share the Views expressed bv
some critics as regards D,ba 1r.,,,Ia