The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-27
BUS|NES$
EXPECTED .HEH|
Merchants in All Lines IA
for Lively Fall and Win s'
ter Trade.
EARLY SHIPMENTS OF ~
GOODS ARE ARRIVE
Stores Plan Elaborate 0penipp
to Be Held About Sep %
tember Is.

Final efforts to move summer et4
are engrossing the attention OF -
chants The merchants are eager
have the last OF the summer stock d
by the last of this week I'm order to III
room for the fell and winter xo<
Rather than carry any OF the sunni
STOCK over to next season the Jnerchn
are making many sacrifices and as q
Ing exceptional bargains.
although this summer has been q
sldered quiet from a business vieWp1
the business done by Salt Lake mereh6
this year was better than that OF A
summer. This month has Wltnek1x(
business revival. despite the intense q
of The early part of the month. and
present business Is much more ~
than a year ago. IA
with present activity as an indica<|
the prospects are bright for a brisk
and winter trade. In Salt Lake the a.
ner has been better from a hnsir
viewpoint than other cities OF the Cd
try and by the same token Salt a
merchants Gre more sanguine
prospects for the immediate futurs d
are those OF other cities.
Made Liberal Purchases.
Buyers for Salt Lake stores are
returning from the east after having
chased fall and winter stocks. The e
ern market Is more active. these hu1
report. and A business revival all b
the country is expected. Coufidens of
excellent fall and winter business
Salt Lake buyers have purchased
usual stocks. Some weeks ago there
an indication that the buying for fan
winter would be light because the pI
poets were not the brightest How'd
the outlook has greatly improved
ha ~
that business would be normal,
Early shipments of fall and wiI
stocks are being received daily, but
preliminary showings OF fall goods
been made. the merchants prefarrin1
dispose OF their summer goods az
oiai sales before interesting the 81
in fall ana winter goods. III
With the advent Of cooler weaf
the merchants are preparing for Y
fal! openings The greater part Of
fail goods Will begin to arrive In he
openings. The placing of the stock
occupy several days and the fall or
ings will be made about September Is
Plan Elaborate Openings.
No dates for the fall openings \
been set, the exact time depending q
ly on the date OF the arrival OF
stocks. The usual time is about
middle Of September and there prob
will be little variance from that q
All OF the larger department stors&
planning elaborate openings for the d
mencement Of the fall season,
The cooler weather OF the past y
made the summer sales less attrak
than they were the week before. =
ever, the summer stocks are air
largely depleted. 30 the merchauts
not worrying much over the stocks VI
they will have to carry over the se1|
In wearing apparel the goods Of all q
remaining consist largely Of br4
sizes and In order TO move the q
the merchants are selling II at lesE
cost, offering rare bargains which
being taken advantage OF by the thr|
Salt Lake merchants are unifoE
pleased with the summer businsAs
with the outlook for the fall, They
that the activity In trade all over
country Is being reflected In the vol|
Of business done here and they loo
steady. normal increase In buzz
during the fall and winter, -