The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-30
her Towns Show Falling
|n Construction Com
oared With 1910.
RS SOW GREATEST
kCREAGE EVER KNOWN
Ids Decrease Debts, but
ooratiOn Bond Issues
Are Heavy.
PRESTON G. ADAMS,
Wire 10 The Tribune.

YORK, April ga decrease
.er cent in building operations
Of the principal cities of the
IN March, as compared with
19lO, is shown by a report
Ia Construction News.
IA were taken out IN March in
1fies for the construction of
buildiugs. involving an esti-
uost of sG9, ,lso,975, as against
buildings, representing an in
h OF s7s,611,513 for the same
year ago. This is decrease
bnildings and $9,430,53S, or II
This is not considered a bad
. 10 be noted that the principal
<ere in New York. where there
bie drop of a per cent, as com.
nth loss of 55 per cent in
Is and only 1 per cent III Chi.
nile Boston shows an increase
10 cent and Philadelphia ! per
king the aspect for the month
~ spotted, but 1t is believed
ID more settled condition of
&lher construction will proceed
more satisfactory basis.
11p of interior and coast cities
+ 10 make good showing, not
|uisyille, with a gain Of PA per
rdianapolis. 50; Cincinnati. l6;
1d, 2; Milwaukee, IA, Pittsburg,
hester. %; Fort Wayne, 90: San
pa; Los Angeles, 30; San Fran
. Oakland, "a. and Portland, 30.
uth makes an excellent show
Sow Vast Acreage.
.immons Hardware company %
|is rs one of the largest agri-
implement distributors in the
1t employs large staff OF
|k salesmen and in order to
he prospects of its own business
q systematic inquiry through
[esnlen into business conditions
poets. The following is sum.
the most recent reports from
b on the agricultural prospects
|eral business conditions.
1ltural conditions. as whole
1an1entally sound, and the win
|sf crop. which is the only gen
|lowlng crop of Importance al
b in most excellent condition.
|able damage is reported from
|fern and southwestern portions
|as and the western portion OF
la because of dry weather and
Killing. In these districts a
amount of wheat has been
up and the acreage planted in
ome damage, though not exten-
of serious nature, is likewise
from western Nebraska be.
dry weather. Some damage bv
ay is reported from southern
!, Illinois and Indiana. but moth
erious moment.
d this the story is of unusually
)ndition all over the winter
elt, and Of as excellent promise
ral as can be hoped for. The
IN acreage is confined almost
to those sections of the west
southwest where dry weather
allied, while other portions in
show some increase. AS o
here appears TO be a moderate
IN acreage over this time last
about 21a per cent.
|eneral story all over the .coun-
hat larger acreage than ever
5 being planted in cotton and
IB; in fact. In all farm products.
re- are said 10 be generally
{reely of farm implements, and
|y of better grades and higher
Abroad Debt Decreases.
& 1911 and 1912 our railroad
|es have bonds and notes and
nt obligations falling due TO
" OF SAB ,0S5, $50. against a
|otal for all corporations last
900 $4,000 The current years
maturities aggregate &256 lS6,-
1912 total is only $lSG. sos, ,20O.
y figures for both railroad and
~ companies was $274 ,344 900,
1903, 403,5I3,s4I.
Januar- 1907, the output Of
uds, notes and stocks by rail
action. industrial and mining
Ions has reached, according TO
|crds of the Journal of Com
ne huge total Of $6.67l, ,l50,SS0,
q bonds have contributed So.
5S,; notes, S1,157,154,S02. and
1,Ss9 ,357 ,345.
ne i've years l90s.19l2 the ma
aggregate $l,62l 500, ,l9l, or
p per cent of the new issues for
= period, and as the industrial
pms falling due have been in
only IN part, it may be comput
some 80 per cent Of the cap.
"a each year goes for refund
tor redemption purposes.