The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26
SPRING TRADE
On GRADE:
Week Just Closed Satisfactory
One for Zion Business
Men.
PLEASANT WEATHER GIVEN
CREDIT FOR BIG RUSH
Attractive Displays in Store
Windows Also Stimulate
Demand.

Salt Lake retail business of all KINDS
went to the front the past week
Scarcely line of merchandise was
sighted in the busy week or the spring
openings. Perhaps one good reason Tor
fhis was that merchants in arranging
for openings did not neglect any e1'
forts to make q creditable showing IN
every department. window dlsPia!S
good things for spring. These displays
were made Il day before the open
ing.
Last Sunday the store windows on
Main street were seen by thousands
of Salt Lakers who were out Tor a
walk in the bright spring sunsnlne;
Many a determination was pronounced
by the eager shoppers the day ber9re
the opening as TO what most appcaIea
10 them. and the selections were made
before a salesman was seen on Mon,
dav. the first day of the opening. And
so if there is one cause more Ihatl
another that contributed to tho busy
DAYS for the stores the last week 1t
was the energy and push of the mer-
chants.
Ready Sales Made.
Spring merchandise of all descrlp-
lions found ready sale and IN lndlca'
:
pressed upon the merchants by the
week trend of trade. In women 5
wearing apparel departments Is where
the rush became most nouceaplc.
Ready.to-wear suits and innumerablo
accessories were snapped up with sur
prising eagerness. There seems from
The week s hurry according. to mer'
chants who have studied with care the
general future business d desire more
for Easter be selected, bought and lald
away early. This caused the week 5
business to take on activity Depart
mert stores were busy places every
day during the week and the aggregate
of the business for the week appears
satisfactory TO the business men gen
orally.
Spring Is Responsible.
The sudden arrival of warm spring
weather brought lawns out rapidly
and as a result the hardware trade
received boom Window displays in
hardware stores were attractive to the
men with a lawn TO tend or garden
To plant. but for the lazy fellow there
could be nothing attractive. Lawn
mowers. garden tools of all kinds, grass
clippers. garden hose and APPLIANCES
filled the windows and the sales fol
lowing are reported rs corresToudlngiy
large IN lnlS particular cldss VI iDtl :
chandise. Farming implements of all
kinds felt the call Of the weather and
generous trade along these lines was
reported for the week.
House furnishings took a leap dur
ing the week and the different lines
showed healthy increases. Furniture
wall decoration material. floor cover
ines, curtains and the like have been
good sellers for the week From now
on this class of trade undoubtedly will
demand attention.
Clothing in Demand.
Clothing and men s furnishings were
not left out and retailers say the
weeks business showed up the best
for this season of the year that Salt
Lake has had in years, The store
windows reflect intelligentlY the wide
range of selection that is to be found
on the inside. The styles for spring
in cut and color, fabric and shape are
exceptionally attractive. The trade
for the week in this line Of merchan-
disc has been entirely satisfactory and
the great host Of buyers found sat
isfaction in the high-gradc class of
goods kept by the merchants.
Taken as whole, the week lust
ended has been satisfactory in all lines
Collections also have been satisfactory.
causing General feeling of encour'
agement among Salt Lake IS wide awake
business men