The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-25
Holiday Trade in Salt Lake Re-!
tail Stores Has Been Sat-
isfactOry to Merchants.
EASILY EQUALS VOLUME
OF THE PRECEDING YEAR
Demand Has Been for Smaller
Articles, but Number of
Sales Shows Increase.

Despite the cries OF the pessnnistie
shat tho times are hard that money |.
scarce and that Salt Lake has been trv.
Ing 10 overdo things indications are trai
the Christmas trade in Zion this wear
has been better than ever before. De-
paTt;ncnt stores. clothing stores. jewslry
stores, business men and professional me-,
ere unanimous in saying that Salt LAKE 4
CITY has experienced a splendid Christmas
season. Tn" boosters have kept al work
and the cries Of the pessimist have heen
quictni witI the good %ord OF the opu.
mistir Salt Latcr,
Most OF the dealers say that while
there has not been such a demand for
hlS things as there was the last wear
the call for smaller articles far surpessss
that of last sea son and the ultimate re-
suit is that business has been better 1
various department stores are reported
to have moved evenly and steadily. .ad
thc firms are unanmous in the dec!ar;:-
ton that The past week has been the
Sail Lake City. And there can 6e no
doubt 30 this. for a glance In Tie
various department stores was sufficient
TO assure the most pessimistic that this
was the fact.
Stores Are Attractive.
The interior Of the various stores pro.
senled an attractive appearance. Tho
Christmas decorations were beautiful and
the genuine Yuletide spirit seemed to pre-
vail everywhere. The sharp weather of
the last week also helped busness-not
the holiday trade cyacJly-but the resu-
lar. staple trade. Shoes and ali sorts
OF winter apparel moved better with the
cold snap. and, Of course in the line OF
toys it made the demand somewhat bot
ter for sleds and skates and the Ike.
Views of Business Men.
"Our business has been entirely sat
isfactory." declared Thomas @. Webber.
general manager OF the H.. c. NJ l. We
have had n splendid trade. Customers
there are a great many OF them making
purchases. Every department is enjoy
ing liberal patronage. The clerks have
had all the business they could handle"
Henry j. Wallace, general manager OF
Auerbach 6: Bro. said. There has been
no noticeable dropping off IN our holl.
day business. Conditions have been good
this season. Business VIII be very brisk
for the remainder OF the week. Much
Christmas shopping is being done"
People arc spending their money this
year said Eugene W Kelly of the Rove
done a good business right along. Con.
dltions are not as slow as many persons
would give one 10 understand"
"Of course our big business came the
last OF the week and will increase Mon
day. but we are selling lots of flowers.
said Oscar o. Gems of the Gems Floral
company.
~. FilTSCQInGn OF CHc G1lISCurldu SHoC
company said that each month OF the
present year had shown an increase In
the amount Of business done at his store
December OF 1910 he said. win show
Hirschman establishment than In ths
CORE spending month In 1909.
Weather Makes Difference.
Sam Park Of the Park Jewelry COM
pany said he believed that December
would show about the same amount OF
transacted In December. 1909 He sald
customers are buying smaller gifts. OUT
are making more purchases;
THE winter weather Of the past few
business" said Edward Callahan OF the
Callahan Book & Stationery company.
but we have had d good trade all sea
son."
Arthur Frank Of Franks dry goods and
clothing store declared that business had
been good all through the holidays, put
had increa sed materially In the last days;
He looks for a big trade the remainder OF
the holiday season.
Excellent Season at Big Stores
c. ". worthington, advertising man
aeer for the keith-O'Brien company, IN
speaking OF the Christmas trade said
that the Keith % Rrien company had en- en-
joyed an excellent reason. While inc
year ago on the average. there were moTe
OF them, according to Worthlngton' ne
said there was big demand Tor smeii
articles, and In purchases under 90 inc
store had run far ahead OF 1909. Worth
ington said that the mild weather untl,
the last few days had made the demano
for winter apparel rather weak. but the
demand in this line has been henVy inc
last. two or three days. In general, Mr;
Worthington declared the business OF
the season was about as that OF year
ago.
j. H. Beifuss, manager OF walker
Brothers Dry Goods company declared
that business had been far ahead OF az az
expectations. "It has been up TO 1902
In all sorts of goods said Beifues. ana
In some things far ahead"
W. O.. Carbis. manager for the Parls
Millinery company. said that business
has been very satisfactory, and compares
very favorab!y with that OF 1909, Wnho
there has been an exceedingly Dig de
mand for holiday goods. Carbis declared
that the stock mas moved very evenly,
NJ. E. Llpman. manager for the Conn pry
Goods company. said that the Chrlstmass
trading was equally as heavy as that Oh
1909. The early part OF the Christmas
season was rather quiet. but the ias.
week has certainly been busy one ac-
cording TO Lipnan.
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