The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-24
Year of Stock. Taking.


|r. Indications are that 1912 will lie
-, year Of stock taking and prep
y. Falling building totals. incrcas-
4 blifss. increasing emigration. fall-
4 pak reserves and stiffening interest
- Indicate The progress of hgulda-
4 vbIle increased riearincs. good for
q 1sp reports fair domestic crops,
s1iys trade IN iron and steel, good
- prices. R large balance OF trade
|irS;jca's favor and the strong POSI-
~ ,hs textile industries, all are fac
Il eontiny toward The good things in
IL for us a little way ahead.
=, vork OF the national monetary
|f<srion and the formation Of the
|x.kh Plan" have been very note
|rsh. The new plan Is not IDEAL, but
.t % yery much more scientific than
II rr<snt system that It's adoption is
L + earnestly desired II Will in
|th5y provide us g better currency
IL We now have. will mass the re-
ms IN way that will make them of
~ sn In times ot stringency, Will
|rIt N.operat!on among the banks Of
Id bezlily and stu preserve the In
|i,.,.snce Of each banker. Il Will tend
||rake The interest rates over the
|Ie'r ar item OF vast Importance 10
~ thc west
isal crops. and the returns therefor,
|1nsllent. Much eastern capital has
II Invested In the intcrmountaln en-
= turing this year and the outlook for
.gar 1872 Is very bright Indeed,
A-n and banking: In the Inter-
,.i'fn empire the capital employed in
rirg Is s25,531.000. The. deposits OF
q, banks In the territory are $780,
IM This includes all The banks OF
~ lhoss IN southwestern Wyoming.
Z ( southern Idaho and eastern No
~ The total Is quite remarka Bile
NJ ln grown 10 IT'S present point by
~ And bounds. For Instance, In one
tna in the Snake valley 200 miles
Z .igib where ten years ago there
W ~ banks a, all. there are now
.ra banks. with total banking power
Il gpnrlmetely $1,000 600.
Nevada Banks Strong.
Iss banks Of Nevada are few, but
" Eon2. 4 goodly proportion. of
are old houses and arc character
~ g very lhgh ratio o, capital TO
n'ss all through this territory find
~ ~ nalural center in Salt Lake City,
~ due to n variety OF causes. AS
~ zen from the map. the rail-
/, ~ the territory mentioned focus
= ~ point The Oregon Short Line.
4 80 81 laufic. Southern Pacific, Denver
\. 80 siande, Western Pacific and Salt
~ ~ Houte al! start their trains from
IL. LM CITY, as win also the Moffat
- Low IN course OF construction be-
IT, Denver and Salt Lake CITY. The
e 49, derived from these railroad ia
~. have been greatly enhauce6
s.-i me last two months By q rate
a handed down By the interstate
-1sce commission
rs u,eFnlonntain empire Is a district
81 .N Weil defined boundaries. Or
h, ,s. are the Rocky mountains. or
,,,,. me Sawlooth and Bitter Root
p, ~, W Inc west the Sierras and or
|a,, WINE tu9e Grand canyon OF the Colo
Mithln thss" boundaries lies /;
IA. T.Slu INIT created by nature. with
|f.,,.i Ilty as It's financial and In.
4. =. capital To the rtty's nortf
a,r- great Snake and other amallc,
b.. ,eh as the ancient valley OF th.
+. ,,,'Wl l on Its south. east and wes
|ei 'y r!oh valleys OF lesser cx
/. drest Fruit Region.
D., usm can be raised the finos
|st hors ree.spies and, grains of all vn,'ie
|rs "a .n"se OF the north tcmpcrat,
- l,,aiose nose OF tho sub-trcpics -rron
|lrcsErar",st grasses 10 the figs AM
rs,, ,s"es Of Dixie. Cattle and shce,
|hss, i' IN every direction. WRtc
4 vr,, developed on the north. ena
Nh H. and about 80 miles 10 th
|a az one Of the greatest iron an,
n, ,hs-n III the United States. Il
TX INA h9 u coal in every direction ex
ass,r,r west It's advantages as
~ dav ,hs center airy obvious. an
= n,n,1 confidently looked for wheI
|'sir. rMi rMisctures OF the internouu,aI
IA. ~ 1s W. rvhl her agriculture la Tn
n .y., ~ Inc product.
tbrr a., roln, of tho compass ar
II. n mn mn, mineral: 81 all description
sn lsaa ld quantities. Iron. coppeI
S,p.h az, zinc. gold, quick sl,Ve,
es an,lihonv. coal, The hydrocar
Rra s'psom. ksol,n, fuIIcrs Cart
|s,stJ,, s@, "haicedonN.. and tn
ao,brr WpaI and garnet. ara som
| |fer, i,,, ssrth'6 treasures i'm the tcr
ao; IJvu'sty 10 Salt Lake city.
.sis,ss -".e Tic banking renter. Til
esls resulting from these yarIc
III hn h combined 10 make Salt I.at
Il 4 ths "sh'ng center uf this cmplr
| |ap ptly reserve cjty i'm ihn fSrr
|E The following tables ind