The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-06
BUSINESS RUSHING
DURING THE week
As Result, Merchants of the
City Are Very Highly
Elated.
EVERYTHING APPEARS TO
BE GOING WITH A RUSH
Money in Demand for Building
Operations Being Easily
Secured.

"Say anything you please, said
prominent hardware man of the city
when asked about trade conditions mere
during the past week. "You can 7 col
or affairs too much to suit conditions.
because everything has been as roseate
as possible ever since opening Monday
morning, AS matter Of fact, the only
thing which has seemed to interfere
with business is our inability to obtain
sufficient help. Our regular force is
not sufficient to caro- for the increase
in trade, and every one appears to be
we'll situated and busy, so that we find
II hard to get men 10 help us WHO uh'
derstand the work,
The situation in the dry goods line
has been very similar. Tne warm
weather has caused nm almost unprcce-
deuted rush for light weight clothing
and women s summer dresses. hght nos
icry. oxford shoes, musllns and all those
things which come as the ACCOMPANY
ment Of summer season were called lot
in quantities which bid fair to break
the record. IN fact, in one Of the big
department stores, ii was reported that
the trade during tho week in spring
clothing had been the largest In the MS
tory of the establishment
Many of the stores reported that they
were running ahead OF all previous
wears in tho sale of spring clothing ana
womcn's goods Wash materials, linen
suits. lawn dresses and the like have
formed n large portion of the trade.
Two causes are alleged as n reason for
this sudden demand for large supplies
of light weight goods the unusually
long season of hot weather recently.
which is said to be warmer and longer
continued than for many years AT TINS
time of the year. and tho period OF
graduation in the schools, The latter
circumstance has caused large demand
for light dresses for young ladies', flutty
ruffles, ribbons for sashes, and the
things which form so large part OF
the attire Of the sweet girl graduate.
Boys clothing has also come IN Tor
a good share of the trade. showing tnat
the future men of the nation are being
wcl!-fitted out by anxious ana uoIlne
mothers and fathers for their entrance
into prominence through the medium oi
school commandments.
Slight Falling Off.
As might be expected under the cir
icumstanccs. the demand for silk dress
goods. neckwear and veilings has been
liaht There has been considerable let
IN in the call for kitchen furnishings.
garden tools. garden hose and those
things which 90 with house-cleanlng
This comes as the result OF the CLOS
ing of house-clearing time and greater
attention being given 10 strictly Yaca-
fion matters. In keeping with this, the
call for banners and school pennants
for decorative purposes has been large
The end OF the season rs close at hand,
IL is said. md within few weeks there
will be the usual shutdown for the
summer season. and arrangements WI,
then he made for opening. up the cold
weather stocks, ready Tor fali trade
Rcfriaerators, ice cream frcezeTs:
hammocks, croquet sets, tennis goods of
pl kinds, and kodak supplies, show
that the summer season is well on the
way. Fishing tackle has constituted
large part of the trade. with indications
that it will increase somewhat with the
advance of the season. Automobile
supplics md sundries have come In
strong, with a large demand d, Tor orr tlresf
castings. speedometcrs and all sorts OF
supplies to keep machines IN good con
dition during the summer outings,
Trade in builders hardware has been
czccilent. il is said; harness and sad
derv has been exceptionally good in re-
tail trade and the large amount or ex
cavating being done for new buildings
harness. There has been seasonablc
demand all the week for gasoline stoves,
coaI-oil stoves, paints and oils and the
like
As might be expected, the lumber
trade has been excellent in the retail
departments. with the lumber yards
working TO their full capacity. On ac'
,ount Of the amount Of cement work
which is being done, there is said to be
a slight falling off in the quantity of
.u,Abcr used The railroads are said to
Sc ordering less than formerly, and the
ndications for slight falling off in
- Wholesale price arc said to be ex-
.c,ient.
The feature OF the week in financial
t,;,clcs was the declaration during the
week by the Zion s Savings Bank