The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-04
BUSINESS
CONDITION GOOD.
Salt Lake Merchant Says Situa-
ton in East Warrants Every
Confidence.
CROPS ARE EXCELLENT AND
TRADE STEADILY IMPROVES
Believes President Taft and
Governor Wilson Will Make
Presidential Race.

E. w. Kelly of the firm of Rowe &
Kelly returned yesterday after a three
weeks buying trip TO New YORK. MI
Kelly says conditions In the east are gen
orally satisfactory and that there is every
reason to believe that the country Will
speedily he enjoying great prosperity.
Financial conditions In the east. said
grade In New York there is plenty OF
money for all legitimate Investments. ana
there Is a gratifying absence OF spccula :
tion. The feeling all around Is one Oh
genuine confidence.
The fact that the corn crop now prom :
ises well Is stimulating factor For
"A time the d:outh In the corn states had
rains put all doubt about the yield OF this
great product at rest, I was told that the
cotton crop this year Will be the LARGEST
probably In the history of the country,
That, OF course, viii mean much to the
South and the cotton manufacturers of
New England naturally are pleased that
they arc to have plentiful supply.
Trade Conditions Good.
TRADE conditions In the east rs well
as in the west have been a little off In
the earlier part of the year. but they are
fast getting back into 4 satisfactory state
again, In our line the extremely warm
weather long continued has had the effect
OF creating a tremendous demand Tor
warm weather wear, and stocks of goods
have sold out satisfactorily.
New York is full OF buyers of fall
GOODS. ] met scores ana nuIuIeuS VI
them from all parts of the country. and
they all seemed 10 me to be genuinely
cheerful. I succeeded In laying in fine
stock for our Salt Lake trade, The fali
styles arc not radically different from last
year. but they are somewhat more mod .
crate, The mems Jackets are shorter and
in other ways the garments we shall oner
this fall are of more moderate cut. OF
course. for the young fellows there arc
STYLES hefitting the youthful taste.
How did YOU find the trend OF politi-
cal gossip. Mr.. Kelly?'
Taft Stock UP.
well, it struck me that President
Taft.s stock has gone up. away up. The
people of the east with whom ] talked
appeared to be with Taft. President TAFT
has developed great strength and indi-
vidualism and the people back there seem
TO think he Is very strong , fesnnif,. pTesideihft
treaty has wonderfully strengthened this
feeling.
at the same time; The people realize
that the Democrats In congress are de-
serving OF great praise for standing by
President Taft on this point, The eHst-
erners seem to regard the success Of the
reciprocity measure as a great patriotic
move on the part Of all concerned
From what j heard In New York and
elsewhere. I am led to believe that Gov
crnor Wilson Is the strong man in the
Harmon is looked upon with great deal
Of favor too but think Mr.. Wilson has
the upper hand just now. at any rate.
THE people back there have suffered
from what they call too much politics,
too much legislation and too much asita :
tlon, The manufacturers look for some
reasonable revision OF the tariff. but they
do not believe President Taft will stand
for a general radical change.
Will Result in Benefit.
"Out OF all the agItations that have
stirred the country lately. can see only
that there will result a great good. II
was proper and II was necessary that a
good many things should be probed and
Investigated. and out OF this general
cleaning up. you may say, much good Is
bound to result. -.
Mr. Kelly said the people OF the east
are awake 20 Utahs possibilities. and
that he met not few persons who made
earnest inquiry about this state as a field
for Investment. Mr.. Kelly escaped the
extremely hot weather. which terminated
only few days before he arrived in New
York. "It must have been terribly hot
there Just before arrived" hs said
ION one single day. ] was told, more
than 500 horses dropped dead OF heat In
the streets of New York "