The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-06
BUSINESS AND TRADE.


season. Tho Newbonsc-M Morris thcater
the Mehosy building project, an'
others TINT have been noted from tim,
TO time. indicate the spirit Of progress
in the direction that so thoroughly ami
mates this city. The large structure
that were begun last year arc bein,
pushed along rs rapidly as The weathe
and the reception of material viii per
init. During the week there was re
organization of the directors of Tho
| Ncwhouse Hotel, and shipments o1
structural steel for it were reported
! The Utah Hotel is pushing along well
! The KearDs skyscrapcr is having it:
concrete foundation put in, and all along
the line the indications arc for even
a greater building activity the present
year than last, which was by far The
record for Sal, Lake.
On Friday, the Board Of Public Works
let sewer contracts TO the amount of
$4,000, and bids were received for
further sewer extension and the City
Creek aqucduct and catch basin These
bids and contracts, in addition TO those
heretofore noted, insure season OF
progressive public improvements for
Salt Lake.
The report of the State Coal Mine In.
spector shows an increase for the year
just past in the consumption of coal in
Utah of - per cent over 1908. The most
of that increase, of course, was In
Salt Lake City, The production of
coal was upwards of two million tons,
and the coke production upwards of
one hundred and eighty thousand tons.
Carbon County produced nearly all of
the coal mined in this State. Imports
of coal for the year amounted to 313 AL
tons for commercial use. The exports
were 324 $40 tons of Utah coal and 4l42
tons of Utah coke. A total of 3i0,92l
tons Of coal was made into lS0,969 tons
of coke.
The real estate market is always
strong and firm In this city. Every
one understands the advantages of
owning Salt Lake realty, and all realize
the sudden and large profits that may
be realized on it from time to time.
Important sales are reported every
week, and the aggregate sales arc al
ways well up in good figures.
The general business of the city for
the week is we'll summed up by the
bank clearanccs, which show an III.
crease of 33.o per cent over the clear.
ances of the corresponding week last
year, a growth which may be pointed
to with pride. The clearance sales have
been generally successful, and large
quantities of goods were disposed of
in them, clearing the shelves for the
spring trade. Buyers have been in the
East for some time laying in stock for
hat trade in greater quantity and va
riety than ever before.
The mines of the State are on an
excellent footing. the ore production
being rich and strong. The reduction
facilities in this valley are equal to
hose anywhere, and we expect to see
his year a production from the Utah
nlnes and reduction plants of as much
Is $2,500,000 a month. as an average.
The railroad situation remains un-
ertain so far as the new line of the
Salt Lake Route is concerned The !
,reat wash-out down the Meadow Val. |
# a new track necessary, and the en-
.lneers are now busy trying TO locate |
new line so as to avoid the increase |
Il mileage on the through route An
agonistic influences are pulling in one
Erection for St George and in the other
or Phoebe; but the fact that the de-
lection in either direction in connection
Sith the line would add TO the mileage
makes it desirable to look further with
view of shortening the line if pos.
ible and in any event, not increasing
any more than it is possible to
void.
The Western Pacific is moving for
Yard by way of arranging for it's
through regular train service between
his city and San Francisco. This serv-
&c, of course, will not be delayed any
niger than is necessary to fully COM
lete the schedule
Grievous losses of sheep on the win
er ranges are reported by way of
gden from Wyoming, Idaho, and Mon
ana. Again, from the same source,
ONES the word that these losses have
cen greatly exaggerated, We trust
nat the latter is the case, and that
nc losses will not prove TO be as seri
rs as first reports would indicate. In
tah. so far as we have heard, there
no indication of any severe loss, and
lie sheepmen hope to bring their flocks
trough the winter in good health and
rength.
In the country at large, industrial and
ercantile conditions are reported ir.
'gular, but as whole, satisfactory.
ith promising outlook for the spring. Pc
he failure record of the week was {
cry serious. but the total was swelled
the great New York failure. which