The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-04
BUSINESS AND TRADE.

The local business world will be glad
to see the storm, because it will slim
ulatc the winter trade. The pleasant
fall weather has lasted too long. If VIC
arc to have the winter trade at all, as
We certainly should have, it is time for
it to begin.
The pressure of the holiday trade has
already begun, Tho people arc work.
ing up TO it, and The stocks are being
displayed IN an attractive form. The
early buyer will get the choice of every
thing good
General trade has been fair during
The week, but it has lacked the impetus
that the winter demands and is nat
urally expected TO give at this season, 3,
because the weather has been too warm
and pleasant. But the volume of trade
has kept up well. and the stocks carried
arc larger and more diversified than
ever before. This by reason of the
heavy demand caused by the new pop
ulatlon which has hocked into the city
The building operations Of the year
are drawing TO close. The activity
Just now is in the completion Of struc.
lures already incIoscd, or nearly in
closed. So many Of the latter are in
view that il is evident The winter will
he pretty well occupied in finishing
them. The building permits for No.
vembcr amounted TO SI76.500
The real estate market is holding its
own very well, and dealers arc fairly
satisfied with the business done and
with the outlook. 4 number of sales
have been made during the week of
smaller residences and building lots.
chief feature of The week. a demand
of this kind is good, because it means
substantial growth; those who buy do
so for the purpose of building resi-
deuces for themselves and so adding TO
the city's growth. The realty men are
business and with the outlook for the
winter and spring.
The State has had good year also.
the farms and ranges having yielded
well, with prices abnormally high. This
has given an abundance of money to
the producer, and money is well diff
fused throughout the State.
Surveyors working in Ogden Canyon
are believed TO be part of the Bur
Iington corps that is known to be
working toward this city from Guern
sey. Wyoming. The announcement of
the intention Of the Burlington people
to build into this city appears definite
enough to cause reasonable hope that
the connection will be in building the
coming year
Julius kruttschnitt. director of
maintenance and operation of the Har
riman system, with other officers of it,
arc making thorough inspection of
all tho Hartman lines. They are in
this State now, and will conclude their
inspection hs soon as possible.
Over $4,000 was spent by railroad
companies in advertising Utah during
1910. the largest amount ever spent by
railroads in one year in advertising this |
State.
There are now, as heretofore ex. /
planned IN The Tribune S columns. sew
euty miles of interurban electric rail. I
road lines that can be travelled in Utah |
with hut two changes of cars This I
the Utah Light & Railway
lines from Sandy 10 this city, the BAN /!
berger line 10 Ogden, and the Ogden 4
Rapid Transit Company from Ogden TO /
Brigham City. The plans of the Utah |
Light Railway Company TO extend .
south and west in Salt Lake county |
and OF the Ogden company TO extend /.
from Brigham City to Logan and from
the Ogden canyon terminus to Hunts