The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-04
Men Who Deal in City Property
Are Not Com
planning.
WHILE BUSINESS is QUIET,
THE CITY Is GROWING
Outside Capital Is Coming in
and Is Seeking Investment
in Property.

- we are not complaining, 13 tbe
universal expression among the real
estate men when asked as to the bud.
ness Of the week and as to the future.
But the real estate men arc lookingI
farther ahead than tho sales OF day,
or OF week. and this is what gives
them the air of satisfaction. Real sa-
tate is good in Salt Lake. There In Al
reason why II is good, and until that
reason is removed property hero 10
bound TO represent good values The
reason is that Salt Lake is @ city and
it can't be changed back to desert.
And it is a growing city. 1t cam
help growing any moro than the blade
of grass, properly nourished, must
grow, b
The week just closed has been better
than the preceding week in the real
estate business. Business generally ID
picking up and in the pickup" real
estate gets it's share of the increase.
Everything Is not In q few small sales,
or in one or two big sales. It IL the
constant bammering that counts, and
right now Salt Lake Is boing adver-
tised far and wide. Outside capital is
becoming more and more interested in
close to the ground can hear a steady,
advance of acceptable citizens ending
their journeys In Zion. It is the best
people Salt Lake wants and that is the
kind it will get If everybody sticks
TO business and no grand stand stunts
are executed.
An encouraging element Of the pres
ent outlook is that industries Of differ.
ent kinds are looking this wny for 10.
cations. That is what helps city and
especially tho real estate market. Al
mo 70 ~ &ha prounonf}Ua al -
Salt Lake are men with some factory
proposition in view, II you want 10
help property values in Salt Lake,
''spot some good factory man and In.
duce him to locate in a live city. Have
something to show him when he comes
and keep on his trail, is the advice OF
some Of the sound business mon Of ths
city.
Returning 10 Normal.
1t is certain the real estate mazhst
is returning to tho normal. OF cousss
there are those who see only darkass
ahead for the coming year. There are
reasons ascribed for this opinion, buS
the most Of them are not substantislI
The general signs of activity in Salt
Lake set to silence the oroAkerA
Big deals the past week have not
been numerous. This in a part 10 dus
to the discouragemsnt Of big invast.l
ments in this line by the financial ia,I
stitutions. Speculation is the wosd
used in some cases instead Of invest
ments. There is not the tendency tol
discourage investments because Of uni
sound markets, but moro for the FeAi
son that rest at this time might b,
advisable. :.
Deals in Suburban Prupessy.
But on the other hand, suzau poe1
cc }ofa Lar hntr h. tn -
ness for the week Tt is tins vhea
men of moderate earnings are mzknB
the beginning of owning homs byj
buying vacant lots. Small residence
properties also are moving along brisk
ly- The suburban lot sales have picked
up. It's the way the man of anau
means has adopted to own home. H1s
first move is TO buy the lot and then
build when he has paid for the lof'
There are bargains which are not Goin4
begging. II seems TO be the time sne
man of moderate means has to take ad-
vantage of what the man Of large
means has brought about in the way
of trade conditions. We're big deais
engaging the attention of the dealers
these small investments would 60 ua'
noticed y.
What It Means.
Tt is likely these conditions will pfe.
vail for a few months TO come. ~
means the development of new properly
Investments Parts of the town thar
might have gone undeveloped soon will
be the best residence districts OF fns
city through this activity in small rea,
estate investments. A glance arouna
the city al some of the new additions
and plats will prove these statements
Real estate dealers now interested IN
the sales of suburban building lots. Ior
instance, will push the civic improve.
ments farther than if they were nusy
with million dollar deals. An additien
scheduled for sidewalks VIII ger ine
sidewalks because the interest or ln'
realty man is conferred in his plat
Prompt Payments Made. M
The men pushing the suburban ios
sales and other additions. report proigpsp,e
payments from buyers. There is suill
cient work in The city 10 keep the W.
carners busy through the winter Wnn1
the promoters of the small investmens
propositions are doing a nice businsss.
Tho farseeinq wage Garner is acquliiss
home II j. after all the steady wags
Garner that the ma iority Of real esis''
dealers pin their faith TO.