The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-23
TONE OF BUSINESS
GREATLY IMPROVED
Money Barometer at Easy
Marx and Business Is Be-
ginning to Pick Up.
STIMULATED ACTIVITY
Substantial and Healthy Change in
Affairs Noted in Most Lines
Of Trade.
STIMULATED ACTIVITY

When the indicator on the money
market barometer points 10 easy" it
likewise indicates busy among the
real estate interests and the architects
and other business lines. This is the
situation now prevailing in Salt Lake
after several months OF slow but
gradual eOaxing from the opposite
point on the dial Building contract
Ors are also looking on with no dis
pleased countenances
This leasing mp" has been attended
with stimulated action in building
now under way and is noticeable in
the building which IS starting and
which has been planned and postponed
before the stringency became an OBJ
stacle 10 Improvement.
The bond issue for the completion
and furnishing of the magnificent
Utah hotel is one Illustration OF the
attitude taken toward the financial
situation by local capitalists and pro-
moters.
Coincident with relieved conditions
in this line extensive advertising cam
paigns are being inaugurated by the
railroads and real estate men. PrOmi-
nent among these is the EFFORT OF the
Denver & Rio Grande 10 interest out
siders III the development of Utah.
and real estate men are taking advan-
tage OF this opportunity 10 give pub
licity 10 the states productivity by
sending the Rio Grande literature
throughout the east.
Bearing Fruit.
That these efforts are already bear
ing fruit is attested by the fact that
realty men are being flooded with re-
quests for information as 10 farm
lands, and declare that they are un-
able 10 keep up with the demand for
showing farm land. particularly small
orchard and truck gardening tracts.
Another indication OF the ameliO-
rated condition is the move about TO
be taken by local capitalists in open
ing a new residence suburb in Spring
Hollow. The restrictions which Will
govern the sale of lots in this plat
Will assure its desirability as a resi-
dence district and viii, al the same
time. be no bar 10 the man with small
means who wishes TO establish a
comfortable home.
Naturally the season has TO do to
"a large extent with stimulated activity
In the hardware trade. However
hardware men. both wholesale and re-
tail. report business better than at
any corresponding season for years
Accompanying a great demand for the
wares OF the dealer in stoves and their
appurtenance is a season OF easy col
lectiOns. While there is a luIl in the
sale OF mining machinery, this is ac-
counted for by the fact that only the
larger mines are running heavy. The
sales in leatherware. harness, saddles,
etc. is reported encouraging.
Back TO Normal.
The lumber trade has 10 combat
the constantly increasing use OF other
materials for the construction OF even
smaller residences. which fact tends
10 provoke dullness in the strictly
lumber line, but these dealers declare
that, particularly outside of Salt
Lake. the demand for lumber is back
again 10 normal
Jobbers in general lines are ex-
periencing better business, and the
wholesale dry goods people report
good trade despite ne increasing
prices in cotton goods.
In retail dry goods circles not only
In trade improving, according 10 local
dealers, but the general demand is for
a better quality of goods than here
tGfore. Long fur coats for women are
In vogue and very much in demand
and the better grades OF millinery
have reduced the demand for the
cheaper variety.