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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
Estimated.

476.8S on January. l, 1909. There was
n total of 1919 mortgages in effect
at that time. The heavy mortgage In
debtedDess shown in Salt Lake Is on
account OF the activity in real estate
In erecting the great business blocks
IN the last two years. heavy mortgages
have been placed on the property In
order to construct them as fast as
possible. These mortgages are being
carried by the investors without any
difficulty and the rapid increase ir
business here warrants the heavy mort
gagged Indebtedness carried at this
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

"HE annual tabulatlon of state
ments showing the condition OK
the Salt Lake banks for the cur
rent and closing year. Is given
below. the figures being complied ON
Dec /, 1909. There have been no new
banks added during the year, but
shortly after the first OF the coming
year. the Copper National bank. al
ready Incorporated with w w. Arm-
suonG at the head, wall open III the new
and palatih quarters at the Newhouse
building. AS the fixtures alone repre-
sent an outlay of over $4,000. 1t will
be easily noted that the new bank Is
20 have a home OF which any city
might feel proud Tho Incorporation
of Mccormick G Co. is also an impor-
tant event which Will occur carly In
the new year. The Merchants bank
has been so reorsaniZed as to practlc
ally amount to q new organization,
with fresh blood from the old Com
5nercial National bank. the increase OF
the directorate to 10 substantial citi-
zens. and the capital stock from $57. 900
to 13i. 500. The bank has removed from
the Judge building to the st. Elmo
building in the next block above wher.
commodious quarters have been occu-
pied for several months. with prospects
of an enlargement later on. H P.
Clark is the president, John ]. DAILY and
A. ii Peabody vice presidents, and w
II. Shearman cashier Under the II "
management. the increase in deposit;
since May last, has boon $563,52209-
INCREASE IN DEPOSITS
The surplus accounts of the local
banks have increased by $270. .065.0S A
special feature in the banking situation
that indicates the splendid growth of
Salt Lake City, Is the increase of nearly
100000 in bank deposits during The
year. The total of the deposits In all
OF the banks year ago was little
over SO, 500. 900, while today, the deposits
aggregate over sSS, 250 600 Notwlth-
standing such an increase In deposits
none of the banks have any unempoy-
ed reserve. In fact, the reserves of
nearly all of the banks are lower by
an average of per cent than they
were year ago, which indicates tn
strong demand for money now employ
ed in buildings, improvements develop
ments or new districts contiguous tc
Salt Lake. etc. There has been also Il
Increase In the circulation of the ma
tional banks amounting to s41, 200: ia
loans and discounts have Increase
nearly 100000 900, and other cash rc
sources are increased over 50, 100000
Tho Commercial National banks
years charter expired May /. when
new one was secured with the nam
OF the bank changed to Continental Nj
tional, but under the same genera
as the Commercial VT
the Cosgrlff interests. A now bank n
Citizens State bank has been state
at Bingham. to divide the local bus
ness with the Bingham State bank. On
backed ably by Salt Lake capital
1t is only fair to say that every La
in this city is in a sound, substsnt
condition, as may have been not
from the periodic statements called
by the national and state authorlti
The figures below Will be read W.
interest:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
ACCORDING TO DUN

M ANAGER GEORGE RUST of K.
ing interesting and encouraging talk
on the local business situation:
Jobbing conditions In the Salt Lake
and Ogden markets have been, as
rule, satisfactory throughout the year
But the wholesale trade in this sec
ton can scarcely be said to have reach
cd a normal condition of prosperity, or
what It would have been without the
backset of 1907 for the reason that the
mining situation has not fully recoy-
cred Local jobbers have found Il
somewhat enlarged and increased cutie.
for their goods owing to the rapid set
tlement of the country In some Sec
tions more particularly In southern
Idaho. Jobbcrs on the whole express
themselves as satisfied with the year 3
business. and the volume of business
shows n healthy increase over that of
the previous year.
Collections have not been better than
fair through the year, and money mas
been more or less close and scarc..'
though borrowers having ample secur-
ity have experienced no difficulty in
getting money. Banks generally have
been quite conservative. and closely
scrutlnized loans. Retail business has
been fairly good in Salt Lake City,
though trade could be scarcely called
active or rushing.
Real estate in Salt Lake City has
been quite active. and building opera
tons heavy. In consequence. the de-
mand for lumber and building material
of all kinds has been good.
The state has harvested excellent
crops. and farmers have received good
prices for all of their products, The
sheepmen have enjoyed quite a good
year. with their sheep in excellent con-
dition, while large clips OF fine quality
have been marketed at very good
prices.
The outlook for the coming year is
quite promising, with prospects of con-
tinued heavy building, and considerable
activity in real estate and merchants
and business men generally are regard
ed as being in good shape to take I'D
vantage of the encouraging possibilities
for fbo cnt1liDC war
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

personal pror
should behe total being
SS,s9S6S25
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

whether this Will be done is problem
atical. However. some banks, like tho
Dcseret National. square up every day
1t is certainly more satisfactory
The Salt Lake Clearing House was
organized March 5. 1890, with j. z.
Dooly as president; L. S. Hills. vice
president, NJ. f. Cummings. secretary
and treasurer. Mr.. Dooly was president
again in 1901; and Mr.. Mccormick the
present executive. is serving a third
term, his first having been In 1892, and
the second in 1908. The original incor-
porators were the Deseret National
bank, Mccormick & Co. Walker Bros.
Commercial National, Utah Commercial
and Savings. State Bank OF Utah. Ma
tional Bank OF the Republic. and The
Utah National. The next annual cleo
ton comes in January.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
TOTAL MORTGAGE INDEBTEDNESS OF UTAH

time It is said This mortgaged in
debtedness represents about one-fifth
In incumbcrcd
Weber county sands second in the
list OF counties. 1t carried a private
mortgage indebtedness of s3.1S4. $780,
SO, on July l. 1909. There was total
of 1.349 mortgages in effect at that
time.
The following table shows the mort
gagged indebtedness OF each county
from 1906 t. July l. 1909 with the
exception of Salt Lake, which Is shown
UP to January l, 1909:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

man mar, In 1907. and that any extensive
llpuIoation movement would tighten tho
money market until commerce was once
more practically paralyzed spark
inisht start the explosion. In such a
,ao5 Gase Utah would suffer. as she did In
l'o.. through the reflex action OF the
eaSrn @ stringency; but the chances are
rn thra tnen ~ would as before. come
scars" VI "iS
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

The total mortgage Indebtedness in
otah Is shown to be $65.033.S7S.1S
In table of statistics complied by II.
IT. Haines, state statistician. This
table of private mortgages does
not contain blanket mortgage on
railroads, one of which. filed in sew
eral counties in which the mortgagor
comPany's railroad extends, is for
$3.50, 100000 alone. The total number
of mortgage in the state amounts to
2O.5SS.
Salt Lake county carried a private
mortgage Indebtedness of s4S.62s.-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

strong recuperative powers which char
acteriZe the commercial structure OF
this city, and the November. 1902 clear
ings were larger than in any other
month In the history of banking in
Utah by $23. 2S2, 1861.
There has been complaint from time
to time about carelessness by some
of the banks In allowing balances to
run over from day to day, when they
should have been settled. These serial
stories. OF course inflated the daily to-
tails, giving them balloon texture that
was not natural. The Clearing House
association can put stop to this when
ever it wants to, by compelling all
banks to settle their balances daily, and
allow nothing TO be carried over Rut
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

"HE Salt Lake Clearings House
record for the current year
shows an increase In the bank
clearings OF $50, 900 over
the total for 1908. an increase
of about so per cent, The clear
ing house manager believes the
increase for 1910 over 1909 vii.
amount to 1O0.OOO.OOO or over. probably
over. judging from tho rapidity VITA
which business has been picking up in
this intermountain country. The first
five months of 1908 made n rather slim
showing. reducing the general aggre-
cato so that the years total fell con-
siderably below that of 1907. but after
May. 1908, the clearings began to climb
up the scale wonderfully. owing to the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
ClTY'S BALANCE
SHEET FOR THE YEAR

C1TY Treasurer Gideon Snyder show,
In his report for the FIRST IL months
OF THIS year that the receipts have in
creased s1S03s0.93 over last year and
that the disbursements have Increased
So2b,Oi2. 90 over last year The fol-
lowing Is Il comparative statement for
the last two years:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

~ UPT. FRANK r. WHITZEL OF
. the Bradstreet company in this
\ city, gives q very interesting and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

Joseph F. Smith, President.
Anthon II. Lund Vice President.
o. C. Beebe. Cashier.
Geo. S. Spencer, Asst. Cashier.
Ashby Snow, Attorney.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-19
Mining and Financial News

effect that all indications are for fur. ther advances Money not plentiful, higher rates being predicted Bank statement is favorable.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-19

lis on the envelope which was found with the tools heightens this belief.
 In addition to this fact, the tools were found beneath the tank occupied by Hollis and several other prisoners, who are in jail on felony charges, awaiting the action of the grand jury.
 Aside from the Hollis boys, Pedro Candelario, charged with an assault with deadly weapon; John Henry, charged with aggravated assault; Tor renee Jackson, facing a rape charge; Raymond Morgan, with an aggravated assault charge standing against him; Juan Fernandez, also held on a felony charge and C.. Ortego, charged with murder, occupied the tank beneath which the tools were found.
 As the result of the discovery of th;s attempt at jail breaking, a close watch will be kept over the prisoners, in the future, in order that no further oppor- tunity to escape may be offered them.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-19
Sa Lawyers on Strike.

In 1Ts9 John Scott. earl Of Clon nell. who was lord chief justice oi Ireland made some insulting remarks from the bench to MT. Racket, a mem Der of the bar, who was conducting an argument before him. \ general meeting of the bar was called, Sc. were condemnation of his lordship's conduct voted with only one dis 3anticnt and Gn unprecedented resolu' ton passed that umtii his lordshlp pub. licly apOloglzcd no barrister would el. thcr take q brief appear la the kings bench or sign any plesdings for the ccur', Thls strike experiment was actually urale, T'ne judges sat. but no rounsel appeared, no cause was preu'rsd, the attorneys all vanished, and their IordsLlps had tue court all to themselves There was no alterna- tive, and next day Lord Clonmell pub llshcd very ample apology by adver- tisGmGHt in the newspapers and made il appear ue !f written on the evening of the uTcnse and therefore volun- tary.--LondOu Law Times.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-19
The Indian Esperinented

A missionary in charge of small church on the Indian reservation at Onondaga held evening services for his people at which. subjects upon which he lectured were not strictly religious
 One evening when the little building was we'll filled with braves and their Squaws he described the solar system rud told them that the earth revolved about the sun and also turned over once in every twenty-four hours.
 Early the pext morning the priest was awakened by knock. He opened the dCor tO find big Indian wrapped in a blanket standing on the porch.
 "why, Obaga" he exciajmed. els anything the matterT"
 "MiSsionary lied" grunted the In. dian.
 !'I lied? What do you meauT
 "Missionary say world turn over ev- cry night. Injun go home, set up stick, put apple on stick. If world turn over. apple fall of. This morning apple oIi stick. Missionary lied. Huhw And with this parting grunt be strode down the path, unheeding the priests calls
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-19
More Exciting Than the play.

A countryman on one of bis rare wis. its to London. after completing bis business. visited the local theater and patronized that part of the house known as the gods" obtaining seal fin the front row. He had provided himself with refreshments before en- tering in the form of bag of cakes and q bottle of mineral water.
 As the performance progressed be consumed these and, becoming ab- sorbed In q thrilling passage, was ab- sently toying with the empty bottle on the ledge in front of him when he ac- cidentally allowed it to fall over.
 Horror stricken, he instantly looked down and was just in time to see the bottle drop heavily on to the bald head of man below, who, not noticing whence the attack came, jumped to the conclusion that his neighbor was the aggresSOr. He seized the bottle and hit the other mau smartly across the head with 1t.
 Our friend above had now seen enough and hastily but quickly quilted the place. observing when he reached the. exit two angry, struggling men being elected. London Tit-Bits.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-19
sl. 800 .OO s1. 1.OOo.oO. $500. .OO

To loan on escrow. On Real Estate or Security. Best Fire Insurance Com. panies. The Globe Bank & Savings Co.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-19

If you are sick, get well; If you are well, get pleasure and rest at Indian Hot Springs.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-19
GRAIN QUOTATIONS

CHICAGO, September lS.-Exncmt dullness and bearish sentiment pre- vailed in the wheat market all day. December, 9S1s to T.. Close was easy and trife above the low mark. Fi. nal figures for December, 9Sh to &.
 Increased country offerings of corn prompted considerable selling of all de Everies, causing slight weakness. Trad. ing quiet. December sold between COZ to & to 7s. Close was easy with prices k to r lower! Deeember 60l5 to x,
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-19
His Sole Limitation.

Do you know what I'd laik to be- asked RaStrS of the commercial trav, eler who was stopping at the wayside hotel
 No" said tue, cum"l"rcial traveller What? A millionaire"
 NO. sah." said Raatus.
 "A lawyerT'
 "Oh. no, Sah; not dat"
 "A doctOr?''
 "No, sah."
 What thcn?' asked the commercial traveller.
 "Td laik to be preacher, sab" Ras. tus said
 well, then. why don't you?' asked the commercial traveller.
 'T can't. sah," replied Rastus. be cause I ain't got no frock coat."-New York praGS
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-19
SALT LAKE CITY SUFFERS
 FROM DISASTROUS FIRE

SALT. LAKE CITY, September ls.-- For more than eight hours this after, noon and tonight the area in the south. western section of Salt Lake, where scores of mercantile houses are 10. cated, was at the mercy of fire, which, when finally controlled, caused damage estimated at $1OO,00O. The greatest loss was suffered by the Granite Lumber company, in the boiler room of which plant the blaze originated.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-19
PROFIT TAKING ON STOCK MARKET IN
 EVIDENCE
YESTERDAYS CLOSE UNSETTLED GRAINS LOWER AND ALL
 METALS QUIET

NEW YORK, September lS.-The ac' tion of the stock market today aeeentu' ated the impression made by yesterday E market of profit taking sales being pushed by some large operators,
 The market closed decidedly unset tied.
 Bonds heavy, Total sales $l,4S6,' 900. United States bonds Is registered advanced F per cent for the week.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-19
METAL MARKETS

NEW YORK, September 1S.-Witb the metal exchange closed both in Lon, don and New York, nothing new was reported today and prices were nomin- ally unchanged
 Tin firm at 30.25 to S0.4O.
 Local dealers quote lake copper at I3 to 1925; cleetrolytie, 1925 to l3; casting, l2.621a to 12.S71a.
 Lead quiet at 4.3O to 4.3712.
 Spelter quiet at 5.7O to 5.75.
 Silver. 5l1a; Mexican dollars, 43.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-19
CATTLE MARKETS

CHICAGO, September lS.--Cattle-- Receipts 200; market steady. Reeves, 40 to $40; Texas steers, 400 to 5.25; western steers, 400 to $50; stockers and feeders, 300 to 4.9O; cows and heifers, 2.25 to 6.2O; calves, 6.75 to 9.25.
 Sheep-Receipts, 5000; market stea. dy. Native, 2.95 to 800; western, 800 to 5.7O; yearlings, AGO to 5.6O. Lambs Native, 4.5O to 7.5O; western, 4.50 to 7.5O.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-19
Good for Biliousness.

"I took two of Chamberlain s Stom. ach and Liver Tablets last night, and l feel fifty per cent better than l have for weeks" says J. J. Firestone of Allegan, Mich. "They are certainly a fine article for biliousness." For sale by all druggists. Samples free.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-19
STOCK QUOTATIONS AND GOSSIP ON
 EXCHANGES

(By prlvatc wire Co J. .C. Wilson, Hotel Alexandria, Los Angeles, member New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade and the Stock and Bond Exchange, Los Augcles}
 BOSTON, September ls.-Coppors continued active, with but little change in prices. Arizona Commercial was ac- tive and made the new record of 46l2. Butte Coalition was well bought and higher prices looked for. Operations at East Butte for August were very sat isfactory, costs being materially re- duced The stock is active, advancing 1A. Indications are for higher prices next week.
 New York market opened strong and opinions of the best people are to the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-11
Dinner to Their Friend.

NEW YORK, May IA dinner will
be given by the East Siders tonight to
Alexander Harkavy, head of the He
brew Aid society of Ellis Island,
whose resignation has stirred up the
whole East Side.
For years friends of immigrants on
the way have written to Mr.. Harkavy,
giving the date of the arrival of their
friends and asking his aid for them.
He has not only met the new corners
and led them through the Ellis Island
gates but followed their fortunes in
the city and country.
A new society called the Shelter
whose president is Leon Sanders, in
PRODUCED some ideas not in accord
with Mr.. Harkavys methods and he
resigned. He was the compiler of a
Jewish dictionary and will devote
himself to literary work.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-11
SEAGULLS LOOK so TAME, BUT
THEY'RE FOOLISH LIKE A FOX
Tacoma Park Board Has Great Trou-
BILE in Getting Live Specimens.


TACOMA, May 11.-FTive dollars
each with no takers is the fancy price
the Tacoma park board at last feels
constrained to offer for seagulls. which
it desires to secure to send to Mime
sofa in exchange for number of peli-
cans and several varieties of rare
northern birds sent to the parks here.
Back of the offer is tale of hardship
and disappointment ito Nelson Bennett,
millionaire chairman of the board, and
Col. Marshall K. Smell, it's secretary.
Both are enthusiastic over the park
ZOO And when the proposition came
bird they jumped at the chance. Both
felt confident that gulls could be caught
by the hundred, on account of their
apparent tameness and their numbers
Boys were offered for every live gull
they brought in % cents. The boys
left the boards office enthusiastic, but
not one has ever returned with a gull
When Bennett finally hunted up and
interviewed several of the boys they
declared that gulls could not be caught
Cant be caught!' snorted Bennett
why, l can catch 'em with my eyes
shut. They are the tamest bird on
earth"
Bennett then offered a water front
man half dollar each to bring in
gulls. The man declared he would
bring up a load of gulls the next day
and Bennett had coops constructed. A
week passed and the man, empty
handed, walked into the boards Of
flee
Say, l was just a little off about
catching seagulls,' said he; they are
the most dod-gasted suspicious bird Oh
earth''
''See mere" said Bennett, we've got
to have seagulls. They have sent a
Minnesota and they want us to make
good. Now I'll give you 50 apiece for
every gull you bring in
Two weeks passed with the gull
coops still empty. Then Bennett and
Smell quietly stole away to the water
front loaded with snares, strings and
traps of various kinds.
"It beats the Old Uick,'' said Col
Smell in telling of his experience. II
have hunted good deal in the east
and out here, and / never saw a bird
or beast that l could not catch until
tackled those seagulls. A fox isn't
in it when it comes to being suspicious
and nosing out a trap. OF course we
didn't get any. l don't believe anyone
ever caught a seagull alive"
AS the two were leaving the water
front in disgust they met the man who
had agreed to bring in gulls at 50 a
head.
'See here said Bennett. 'I'l give
you So apiece for seagulls. Now, go
to work.
So far the board has not secured a
single seagull.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-11
1.-THE Ginger Bread Man."

The Ginger Bread Man, a comic
opera of unusual school, will give low
ers of first class musical entertain
ment a chance to satisfy their crav-
ings when this piece is presented here
at the Keylor Grand theatre May
18th
This pretty opera is IN class by
itself and is totally unlike anything
that we have been accustomed to in
a comic opera line which. by the way,
is so much preferable to the usual
music comedy offerings with which
we have been surfeited of late.
To the charming little story of le-
gendary characters comedy that APP
peals to the intelligence, yet abso-
lutely funny, music that is charming
throughout, costuming attractive, and
scenery that is a delight to the eye,
the Ginger Bread Man has no diff
Guilty in finding a vogue wherever 1t
has been presented. There is just
enough of story to interest and with
a touch of sentiment and a dash Of
travesty the whole is served up in
such a novel way that one is con-
tinually delighted with every phase
and turn
The Ginger Bread Man is in a class
by itself, and while it is fairyesque
in character, the story is treated in
such a unique way that it is more
like a high cast travesty and the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-11
At The Majestic.

The Majestic last night introduced
vaudeville program that pleased the
crowd immensely The promise Of
the management to show at least one
new surprise feature in Miss Mabel
Johnson as a ventriloquist, was in
deed we'll carried out.
The act of Wenrick and Waldron
as jokesmiths and singers is a good
opener, and some splendid new jokes
were given, and the two do some
very fine singing.
Miss Mabel Johnson simply took
the audience by storm. The lady
made her dummy children crack
jokes that were sure enough new.
The closing act, 1.-THE Way of the
West" by the Boardman trio, is very
pretty, has some blood and thunder,
shows some very clean work and the
trio made a decided hit. Miss Vir-
ginia Eames made a very sweet
flower of the desert" is a popular
actress with Walla Walla and this
act does much to make up splendid
bill for the Majestic.
The same show goes all week, and
is one that can be put down as first
class vaudeville.