The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03
BUSINESS AND TRADE

The thousands of conference visitors
make lively streets and brisk business.
Those from distance avail themselves
of their coming TO conference to buy
| those things that are not easily had
IN home towns, and here they get the
gives them a wide choice in selecting
what they want. low prices, and every
comfort in their trading.
The public improvements arc being
pushed as fast as The season and the
work will allow. The City Creek con-
duit IS completed the North Temple
street aqueduct is done, and new work
is being taken up as fast as possible.
On Friday evening the Board of Public
Works opened the bid for paving Third
South street from Third West street
To the new D. & r, G.. depot. and will
doubtless soon let tbc contract.
The wonderful building activity con.
tinues in full force. Active construc-
tion is going on all over town, with
every prospect Of continuing strong all
the season. The fact that all the struc.
tures are occupied on completion, with
the older houses also in full occupancy.
is full proof Of the great and contin-
mons growth of the city.
The realty market is firm. with good
inquiry, and sales Of importance from
time to time, and good aggregate of
sales every week.
interpretations are active, the reports
of Friday showing The capitalization
of various companies, whose articles
wero filed on that day, with $1,l55, 900
stock. This included the Mccormick &
Co. bank incorporation, capitalized at
100000
The general business of the city has
been excellent. though comparative
decrease is shown in the bank clear
ances But on the whole, the bank clear.
ances of the first quarter Of the year
show a substantial increase over the
first quarter of last year Trade is
good and strong, with larger and more
varied stocks carried by the merchants
| than ever before
The mines Of the State are in strong
production. The Tribune's showing
yesterday morning that Bingham is
shipping monthly a tonnage of over
four times as great as the whole citrus
fruit shipments of Southern Califor.
MIA. is calculated TO make the public
sit up and take notice of the immen-
sity Of Utah s mining interests. The
mines are producing well, with ample
ore reserves maintained, TO meet all
possible demands. The smelters OF this
valley do their work well, and their
product shows tins to be one of the
great ore-reducing centers op the world,
The railroad interests center largely
in keeping the tracks open for traf-
fc. First, there were the washouts, then
the storms on the lake, which damaged
the Southern Pacific cutoff and washed
out the track Of the Western Pacific.
But it is probable that the worst is
now over, and that there will be no
more material interruptions tins sea-
son. New railroad construction in
Idaho, perfecting the o, s. l.. councc-
tions there and to this city and Ne
vada, are in course of construction, as
mentioned in our railroad news from
time TO time.
The frosts Of the past week have not
damaged the fruit crop 10 any appre-
ciable extent, according TO reports re-
ceived so that unless damage comes
later, we shall have full yield.
strengthening is in full activity at
the great wool-cipping stations
throughout the State. Hundreds of eN-
perts make it their business to do this
work every spring,
The winter has been favorable one
for the farming interests. The winter
wheat is showing up well, and there is
abundance of snow in the hills to af-
ford ample water for all purposes this
year.
In the country at large, trade devel-