The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-20
BUSINESS AND TRADE.

The week has been one of unsettled
weather, which has interfered more or
less with the activity of trade. Still.
it is so much better than the CORE
spending week OF last year, the com
parativo increase in bank clearances be-
ing 67.3 per cent, that there is no rea-
son TO complain.
The special business event outside OF
the usual current of trade has been the
preparation for tho great automobile
exhibit and display which began last
night and will continue through the
present week. 1t is brilliant show,
with the great manufactures represent
cd, and the machines made by them
might we'll be, and in fact are, the ad-
miration of tho world The exhibition
given at the Auditorium on Richards
street gives fine opportunity for such
display, and it is made n very at
tractive one.
Building operations are being pushed
as actively as the weather will permit,
and indoor finishing progress is good.
This season Will undoubtedly be the best
in building operations that Salt Lake
has ever seen, great as the two past
seasons have been
The real estate market keeps pace
with the building operations IN good
style. There is great inquiry for prop
crty, and rs spring opens undoubtedly
the realty men will he kept busy in
supplying their customers. The future
of Salt Lake being well assured, every
one understands that there ls profit IN
the purchase of real estate here, The
prospective buyers, so that the market
is held firm, at prices which arc fair
10 the seller and advantageous TO the
buyer. since Salt Lake realty is very
much cheaper in the market than is
realty in other cities of the Importance
and size of Salt Lake.
General trade is good, and merchants
are meeting IN active demand with
larger stocks than ever, and of more
varied character, The important acces-
sions to the city's population in the
past two years, fully proved by the
eager occupancy of hundreds of new
dwelling places constructed, with the
older houses also we'll filed. makes a de.
mand more extensive in every way than
ever before known in this city.
The mines are practically on a nor
NAL scale Of production. Utah mines
maintain themselves we'll; ores are
rich, and the management is conserva-
tive and buslnesslike. Therefore, Utah
mines stand well in the financial world,
and have the confidence of capital in
the chief business centers.
There is little new in the railroad
world during the week The Western
Pacific suffered somewhat by the heavy
storm on the lake. having considerable
portions of its track on the south shore
washed out, but repairs will be made
speedily and breakwaters are to be put
up TO guard against future damage.
The officers of the Salt Lake Route have
not yet fully determined upon the line
that they will build upon TO connect
through the district that was so badly
washed out It appears TO be pretty
generally understood, however, that at
least temporary track, and perhaps
the permanent track will be restored
down Meadow Valley wash, It is uu-
derstood that there is salvage sufli
cient down that route TO make il ad-
yisablo 10 build the track there. In
case it is determined that this shall
remain rs the permanent track, ex-
traordinary precautions will be taken
TO guard against damage from any fu-
ture floods that may occur,
The abundant SHOWS give promise of
a prosperous wear in Utah. Thus far
there has been but little damage TO
stock on the ranges, the sheep espe-
cially being reported in fair condition
thus far