The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-08
Merchants and Manufacturers
of Utah, Wholesalers and Re-
tailers, Have Prospered.
BUSINESS MEN TALK
OF CONDITIONS IN STATE
Outlook for the Present Year
Brighter Than That of Any
Other Western City.

Friday morning The Tribune printed
4 number of interviews with we'll
known fnanciers of Salt Lake regard
ing business conditions in this city
and state The gentlemen cited facts
and figures that cannot be controverted.
showing that business in the city and
state was at the top notch. Saturday
The Tribune representatives talked with
other business men in Salt Lake regard
ing the outlook. These business men
take an optimistic view of conditions.
Here is what they say;
Joy II. johnson. president of the Salt
Lake ommercial club-The CONNER
cial club of every city, where the
proper functions of such an organiza-
ton are carried out. is a. general
clearing house for the opinions OF me
business men supporting that organi-
zstion and. with our clup, particular
attention is paid TO this feature OF
the work. The average business man
OF Salt Lake realizes this feature OF
the club in the interchange OF ldeas'
he they optimistic or pessimistic:
The fact that there arc upwards or
1900 members OF the salt Lake COM
nercial club. representing every one
of the diversified business interests OF
the city and state, gives special
weight TO the results OF the expert
enccs OF its members.
Along these lines, reports received
hv the club from the various loo-
bling. manufacturing and retail lines
OF the city and state indicate that
with almost no exceptions the mer-
chants and manufacturers OF Utah
have enjoyed a larger and more prof
table holiday trade than that OF one
year ago.
Although early in 1910 there was
decided falling off in the local
han clparinZs for Salt Lake, tne
gains made in the late months Of the
year cut down the loss TO about 5
1909 Collections. although slow at
the present, are fully as good as the
average Immediately after the holi-
DAYS and the time for tax payments
Basing our opinions on the iore-
going we feel that the business out
look for Salt Lake for 1911 is brighter
than that OF any other western city.
Georae Rust, manager OF X. G. Dun
Co.-The usual after holiday quictude
prevails in business and trade cir,
cles. the attention of merchants and
business men generally being de-
voted largely to casting up and COM
pletlng their inventories and state
ments and making plans for new
The outlook for the new year is
reasonably good for a healthy and
normal business. Merchants as a
rule. have practiced conservatism
through the past year and followed a
retrcnchment policy which possibly
had n tendency to restrict business
and trade somewhat during the year
Local houses and merchants are re-
garded as being IN good shape. and
as having their affairs well in hand.
Failures in Salt Lake and vicinity
have been comparatively few and OF
but little importance In volume
Money and collections have been
rather tight throughout the year just
closed, but borrowers who were en-
RI
difficulty in securing what they
needed for legitimate purposes.
Mayor John S. Bransford-While the long.
open fall had tendency to retard
trade In winter goods. the business
house in which am interested shows
excellent results for the entire year
With last years crop record Whlch
has eclipsed all former years. mere
will be even more prosperous than
was 1910. and that the easing OF the
money market: which always follows
soon after the holidays, will bring
much new money into circulation and
assure ample funds for meritorious
projects.
Samuel Weitz-The views OF the bankers
az This cItv as expressed IN The
Tribune of January 7. has the situa-
tion well sized up The wholesale
grocery business during 1910 has
J cclpsed any year to date. both in
volume OF business and collections,
with us. and 1911 starts out very well,
| and prospects are very encouraging.
| Thomas c, Webber, general manager u.
! G. NJ. $50 far as u. c. NJ, I. Is
concerned the conditions of trade arc
| all that we could expect today and
! the prospects for the future very Hat
tering We did as well last year as
we have ever done since the insti-
tuition was organized, more than forty
years ago. With the loosening UP OF
money enterprises will start up again
| In the early spring and surely give
/ cDopIDymput for all that able and
| willing To work. We arc not unduly
optimistic. but We are satisfied that
nothing can keep the growth OF Salt
Lake back