The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-10
BUSINESS AND TRADE,

The business situation in the city
was enlivened during the fore part Of
| the week by the multitudcs of con-
ference visitors, many of whom availed
themselves of the bargains offered
while they were in the city. The trade
was valuable alike to the local mer-
chants and TO tho conference visitors:
all being we'll satisfied with the mutual
transactions
The growth Of the city has necessi.
tated Its redistricting for election pur-
poses. great many of the districts
have too great voting population. and
the additions of new territory break
up the old so that new scheme was
necessary The city will have good
many numbers added to its districts in
the new plan.
a good work is doing in Pioneer
Square by filing in the ten-acre plat
to grade. The raise will be three or
four feet and it will give a fine on
! portunlty TO make that an attractive
place of recreation and outing for tbo
lnhabltants of the southwestern part of
the city. The plans contemplate max
ing playground and resting place
that will be agreeable to the whole
population.
In the way Of public improvements
the new developments of the week are
the letting Of contract to pave Third
South Street west to the new Rio
Grande depot, and tho filing in and
beautifying of the grounds of that fine
structure, which is now nearing COM
pletion, When these improvements are
made, that part Of the city will show
such decided improvement that the old
settlers will hardly be able TO recog-
nize the place.
The building activity continues in ex-
cellent form, and with energy. all
! through the city. This building in
cludes the two new hotels, tho New
house at the corner of Main and Fourth
South, and the Utah at the corner of
Main and South Temple The big
kearns skvscraper on the west side Of
Main Street, between First and Second
South is advancing with rapidity. Other
business structures are being finished
or begun. and the building construc.
ton in this line shows the continued
and large growth of the city. both
in Importance and in trade The con-
struction of dwelling places includes
all forms, the favorites being flats and
apartment houses, of which great num-
bers are being added to the many al
ready bdilt and occupied and all these
dwelling places are Immediately filed,
while the old dwellings are not va
Gated. These facts prove the very great
rapidity and continued growth of the
city, Undoubtedly the present season
will make q new record in building
construction for Salt Lake. And this
is something phenomenal, because the
records of the three years past have
each been a record in turn.
The real estate market is strong,
with good sales continually reported
and the volume of sales is also large
Realty is strongly held on account of
the confidence in the growth and future
Of Salt Lake, and because of this as
sured growth buyers are anxious TO get
real estate and receive their profits in
the rise in price.
The general business of the city is
strong, the stocks Of goods larger and
more varied than ever, 10 meet the
increased and widening demand. Buy
ing is strong and well sustained.
The mining situation is in good form.
with the ore producers turning out
large and rich quantities, and the re-
duction works handling rhe ore ten
dered them in first t-class shape, saving
the values and adding to their facili-
ties every new appliance that is found
useful and profitable
In the railroad field, the contract for
the construction of the new road from
Bingham to the Garfield reduction plant
has been let, and the work will be
pushed with energy and speed, The
repairs on the Salt Lake Route to
open the track that was washed out
so badly last winter. are being made
with large force and all possible dis.
patch, The damage to the Lucin cut.
of was found to be slight, and the
washouts on the south shore Of the lake
on the Western Pacific track have been
repaired.
Tho outlook for the season through
out the State is excellent. There is
abundance Of snow in the hills to as