The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-20
SUMMER VACATION
PREPARATIONS ON
This Is Indicated by Trade in
Certain Lines the Past
Week.
DEMAND FOR MACHINERY
ALSO HAS BEEN HEAVY
Generally Speaking, Merchants
of Zion Have No Cause to
Complain.

Summer vacation preparations, and
the opening Of the fishing season have
caused the development of real features
in the trading Of the past week, with
the activity amoag the disciples of
Izaak Walton triAe in the lead. An
unusual demand for machinery of all
kinds has also beer shown throughout
the city, with It general feeling Of pros
perity among most tIadcsmcn. Some Of
the lines have Geen u little quiet, but
these have been in the minority and
have constituted mainly the kind Of
goods which arc oGi OF season.
Dry goods Gcalels report especial ac-
tivity in summer dresses. with white
goods, muslins, oxford shoes, fancy
hosiery and outing costumes strong.
Ladies' suits, tremendous quantities of
ladies' neckwear and the usual supply
of nick~nacks foT warm weather use
nave almost constituted the features OF
the trade Fcuso furnishings have been
strnng also, With activity running es-
pecially TO the sale of light draperies
10 supplant the heavier weights in use
earlier in the season. In men s and
boys lines trade ha, been fairly active.
with the call for hats and caps, and es-
PecIally Tor outing garments, in the
lead.
.CIlOlliHg SOOtS, however. nave
the leaders for the week. Fishing lines,
rods, reels, fish baskets, nets, hooks and
the one thousand and one articles which
constitute a prominent and necessary
part Of the fisherman IS outfit have been
called for in quantities which seemed
TO Indicate that all the world was 90.
lug a'fishing.
Warm Weather Supplies,
The warm weather has also stimu-
lated the demand for tennis goods, in
cluding racquets, balls, nets and all
kinds of supplies. The trade IN base
ball goods has also held up well. es-
pecially IN the outside districts The
season in these localities opened later
than 1t docs in the city, and clubs have
been obtaining complete outfits, such as
caps suits, shoes, caps bats, balls and
other paraphcrnalia. In keeping with
the time OF year also, photo supplies
have been strong, poth in cameras and
other supplies.
An indication that the doughty au-
tomobile man 5 abroad is given in the
call for tires ard tire casing, showing
that there IS Il constant use Of machines
ard that 4 good deal of travel is over.
bad roads. This indicates that long
distance journeys arc tho rule and
shows something Of the increase in use
Of machines in this locality.
ut u'lud III loI machinery has been
large. This includes machines of thc
wood working variety, aud machine
tools of all kinds. An encouraging fca.
turo of this demand also is the call for
mining machinery, which, although the
sale has not been great, promises TO be
a feature of the trade at no distant
period. Builders hardware holds np
unusually well, although no especial
comment IS made on tins line of trade
because it has been strong all the spring
and the number OF new buildings be.
ing erected simply sustains the activ.
ity.
A seasonabe demand for paints and
oils, glass, rcfrigerators, ice cream
freezers, hammocks, and strictly vaca.
uon goods IS also reported. Harness
trade is excellent in all lines, NOT only
in heavy harness for teaming pnrposes
but for light weight goods as we'll i'm
npparent keeping with the time of
J}oonlight nights and shady lanes with
l-6 top buggy.
Money Is Ample,
In financial circles the feeling is ex-
cellent, with money strong and in ample
supply for investors. Business men all
over the city report collections good
and good feeling in outside districts
among dealers. The feature OF the
week among bankers was the conven-
ton or state inanciers, who came here
from financial institutions all over the
state 10 the number Of nearly one hun.
dred and organized Utah Bankers as.
sociation, The visitors were enter.
tained by members of the Salt Lake
Clearing House association, shown some,
thing OF the city, rendered Il luncheon
at the Commercial club and provided
a trip to Saltair with a dinner in tho
big Ship restaurant.
The announcement Of dividends from
the Deseret National bank including n
regular dividend Of 9 per, cent and =
special dividend of s per cent, the divi.
dend or the Utah-ldaho Sugar. company
June 80, has also strengthened the al
-eady excellent feeling in banking and
business circles. Bank cIearings con.
tinuc 10 maintain daily average of
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