The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-29
PROSPERITY PUTS
Up ITS SIGN BOARD
Contractors and Artisans All
Busy in Construction of
Buildings.
ACTIVITY Is EVERYWHERE
GOOD TIMES PLAINLY DISCERN
IBLE IN SALT LAKE.

During the past week there has
been a decided gain in realty activity
mere and a corresponding gain In Dusi-
ness conditions. Several concerns
have reported large sales. and others
are pending. Progress on the three
new skyscrapers now in course of con-
struction has brought the huge struc-
lures to a point where the movement
can be watched with interest. al d
| there promises to be a good deal Of
rivalry between the different contract
ors in the race to complete the build
ings.
Reports of the intention of several
large business concerns to erect new
warehouses have also stimulated bust
ness TO a great degree. Dealers in
home sites and building contractors
all report a good deal of activity, and
owners of new additions have had all
they could attend to in placing their
tracts on the market
Attention is called to the recent no.
tice of intention to erect a new hotel
near the site of the new Denver & Rio
Grande depot Plans for the remodel
ling of the Kenyon hotel are well I'M
der way, the new Fisher hotel on West
Temple street and the Lynch building
at Second South and Second East
streets are now about ready for Occu-
pancy, and the new DAILY hotel, at the
corner of Fourth South and Main
streets, is being pushed to completion
as rapidly as possible.
Work on the new Peery building, at
the corner of Third South and West
Temple streets, has been held up
pending the completion of plans, but
Will be resumed in a few weeks.
Prosperity's SignbOard Up.
In short, evidence of prosperity are
apparent on all sides. There has been
a slight lull in general business, how
ever, as is shown by the decrease in
bank clearingS for the past week To-
tai clearings were $5,S27, 22S.S9, as
compared with total of S6,293, 414.69
for the corresponding week of last
year, or a decrease of $466IS5.SO
This IS only slight decrease, how
ever, less than 1 per cent, and in view
of the large showing made at this pc
Rod last year. does not give any cause
for worry by financiers. The greatest
falling off for the week was on Satur-
day, when totals were $79S, 543-7S, as
compared with a total Of 1907, S10.32
for the corresponding day OF last year.
The decrease in this instance is $685.
1854, or about 13 per cent.
1nGTc Is some ufl6dSlDGSS IN the CITY
over reports from the southern and
western parts of the county that the
alfalfa weevil has caused a good deal
of damage. The outlook is better in
the north, however, and in Cache
county especially conditions promise
to be of the best. Crops are in good
shape, and farmers are looking for
ward to an unusually prosperous sea-
son.
Hardware Business Good.
Aside from a slight difficulty in
making COLLECTIONS, the hardware bus
mess has been excellent. Sales run
tackle and camping outfits are in the
ascendant now, and there is every evil
dence that all the world and his wife
are preparing for the annual summer
vacation. Wholesalers are stocking up
in anticipation of a good trade in the
fall of sporting goods, and rifles and
shotguns, with ammunition, have been
called for in large quantities.
All sorts of building materials are
firm in price. The demand for cement
has been heavy, and there has been
great difficulty in filling orders for
that class of material There has been
a sharp decline in the prince of shin
giles during the week, and there are
rumors from dealers in the northwest
that they will close down unless there
is shortly an improvement in prices
Dry goods dealers report a quiet
week, except where annual spring
sales have stimulated business. Bust
ness has been running to millinery
mostly and there has been a heavy
call for graduation outfits. Summer
dresses and boys shirts have sold well.
Gloves and parasols are called for in
great quantities. In wholesale lines
summer goods have been moving rap
idly. In short, the summer girl is evil
IDENTIFY preparing for her campaign,
and she will continue to buy for a
of weeks yet