The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-06
BUSINESS AND TRADE.

The distressing calamitics involved
in the floods and suowslidcs, with the
attendant delays and loss. have had a
marked effect on the business Of the
past week. For the first time in a long
while. the bank clcarancos Of the past
week show a decrease as compared with
the corresponding week last year; but
the decrease il slight,
The public Improvement work is be.
ing pushed with extraordinary energy.
The Board of Public Works on Friday
evening directed notice TO Davis &
Icuser to complete the North Temple
street aqucduct ia tho Jordan river at
once. and put tho street in condition
for traffic; TO p. j. Moran to repair
the broken street paving in the busi
ness district; to the contractors 10 conf
pIeto the sewer near the new Jefferson
school at the earliest possible day; and
approved estimates for work done 10
he amount of over $4,000
The City Creek aqucduct work is the
scene of busy operations This aque-
duct is required by contract to he com
plctcd in sixty DAYS, but will no doubt
be completed much sooner Keeping in
mind the fierce fight he bad to make
last year to keep City Creek within
bounds, Mr.. Moran. the aquedrcE con
tractor, desires 20 make everything safe
before tho main flood comes. Last
year it was in June; this year il viii
probably be earlier
The activity in building construction
grows in volume aud strength rs the
building season advances. The construc.
tion covers all forms-busincss blocks.
warehouses, and hundreds of dwelling
places, these being largely in the form
of apartments and flats, numbers Of
these being very capacious and eo-
CANT. And these arc all Immediately
occupied on completion, proving conclu-
sively the swift and strong growth of
the city.
The realty market is in strong form.
with good sales in the reports of trans
actions. Salt Lake real estate is good
to have. and this is as fully recognized
by the holder rs the seeker a city
with the assured future that this has.
and with prices ruling as comparative
ly moderate as they do here, is good Ia
buy into
The general business Of the city is
strong and active, The demand isl
good, and as spring seems about open
ing, the winter demand past. the
call now is for spring novelties in all
possible directions. Easter will come
carly this vear-March 27th-and with
it will come the real spring opening.
The mines of the State arc in good
form and producing well. The utmost
confidence is felt in Utah mines in The
mining and financial contcrs, and The
mines themselves respond richly to all
demands unon them. We reckon their
product as averaging about 81. 800 900
a month for the present year. Closely
connected with the mines are the mag.
nificent orc reduction works of this
valley, always mp TO date, always doing
the best of work, and always TO be fully
depended upon,
The railroads have had wretched
week. The storms and breaks have at
times been too much for them. But
every energy has been put forth by the
officials to keep traffic and transporta
tiou going. at times without success.
Now, however, every Indication is that
conditions are improving, and that reg
uglar trains will soon be running as be
fore.
The coming completion and opening
Of the joint depot of the Rio Grande
and the Western Pacific is an event
of noteworthy character. Mr.. George
Gould is expected here on the occasion.
and all will be glad Of the event.
and Of the prospective opening Of reg
ular traffic, both passenger and freight,
on the Western Pacific.
The winter has not been hard on tbe
livestock on the ranges in Utah. though
bad reports as to losses of sheep come
from portions of Idaho and Wyoming.
1t is to be hoped, however. that con-
ditions even there may be found not
so bad as reported. Indications arc
that in Utah the sheep will come off
the winter feeding places in good con
dition and with heavy heeces
The precipitation in the hills since
the first Of the year has been rather
under the normal; but tho remarkable
precipitation of last December made
enormous deposits of snow in the hills,