The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-17
BUSINESS AND TRADE.

The harvest has begun in Utah and it
is found that the grain yield is much
greater than estimates made under the
snpposition that the shortage of water
and the sultry weather would make
short yields. The harvest will be good;
and even on the dry farms the yield of
wheat is well up TO the standard. The
quality of the grain is high,
The farmers combine has come into
disfavor all around. 1t has been the
fashion for the farmers to come into
the city, concentrate their wagons at
some favored place, agree upon an ex-
toriionato price for their products, and
all hold up to that price. They have also
required the commission men and the
grocers to como to them and buy, so
that the solidity Of their combine could
be p,aintaiued But the commission
men arc planning to get their supplies
elsewhere and the grocers announce that
they will not go to the farmers central
ization any more TO deal. If the com
mission men and the grocers adhere to
their purpose, the farmers combine
must soon break up. And then their
concentration should also break up, and
their wagons be stationed, for the con"
venience of the housekeepers, In many
places throughout the city, in numbers
of not more than half dozen wagons
or so in a place. AS we have said. we
believe this to be the true solution, both
in the interest of the community and of
the farmers themselves.
The officials have been very busy in
securing and enforcing better sanitary
practices; and a new meat ordinance
is favored by the license committee of
the council, TO mako inspection and
handling more effective.
The growth of the city is shown in the
reported increase in business at the
postoffice, which showed receipts of
$3S0,S2756 for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1910, compared with $32l,-
674.0S for the fiscal year previous,
a proposal to pave Second West street
from Third South 10 the Warm Springs
is before the Board of Public Works,
which has invited bids for tho work. The
estimated cost is $lSO,0o0, of which the
city's part will be $4,000.
Building activity is marked; work is
being pushed on the large hotels and
office structures at rapid rate, while
construction of dwellings is general and
active throughout the city. And as all
are occupied at once upon completion,
the great increase in the population of
the city is demonstrated
In real estate. the market is in the
grasp Of the hot weather. Rather few
deals of Importance are made, but the
dealers are optimistic, predicting a live
ly awakening in the fall.
Trade is reported strong for tho sea-
son; stocks heavy, and demand large,
stimulated by the increasing population
Money is reported rather tight, the
banks lending only on first-class secu-
rity. Several proposed improvements
have been retarded because loans were
not available
All railroad business, both freight
and passenger, is booming The Oregon
Short Line is putting in a new station
at Murray. Western Pacific steel coaches
have come, a splendid equipment. The
first through fruit train over the West
ern Pacific, forty-six hours from Sacra-
mento here, and bound for Chicago,
passed during the week.
a most interesting event of the week
was the initial step in organizing the
Utah and Salt Lake Electric railway, to.
connect Utah county towns with this
city. The movement is in good, strong
hands.
The Utah, Light & Railway company
is rushing work on its expensive new
trackage for the proposed loop between
the Gould and the Hartman Union
depots, this to be ready by August 18TH
when the new Gould station will be oc-
cupied.
August 1st will see the completion of
the Utah Light & Railway company IS
trackage TO Midvale and Sandy. Sur
veys viii go on to Draper at once.