The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-29
THE GREAT BUSINESS MOVES

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tail III Yesterday morning 5 Tribune
the removal OF tho Aucrhach. the
| keithO 'Brien. and the Paris Millinery
mercantile houses to State street. indi,
cate n shifting of the distributing cen
ter Of mercantile goods in :bis city
that is significant The census of 1910
showed the biggest growth Of this city
70 be east and southeast These great
mercantile movements. therefore. show
that business is responding TO the
demonstrated increase in our non.
ulstion, and that tho weigh, Of the
population Of this citv is not only
shifted. but il more and more shifting,
all the time IN favor OF the sout beast.
The addition Of Waterloo and Sugar
House wards. together with the taking
ia Of the many plated subdivisions
on the cas-; bench. account IN pnrt for
the southeast gain in population; but
there - no doubt. as predicted long ago
that. in response 20 the great source
Of wster supply, the population is OK.
psndirg more 20 the southeast than IN
anv other direction \ visit 10 the
southeast portions nj tho city will
demonstrate this point fully to any one
who cares 10 inquire
The removal OF tho Auerbach busi.
ness will he the most conspicuous of
any so far as length of occupancy and
traditional prominence 90; for. Aucr-
bach & Bro. - is a sign and mercantile
establishment that is a very old land
mark in the city. Established in 1864.
that mercantile house mas maintained
Itself IN the front rank of the business
of the city. and no old set
.ler fails to recall the good effect on
business that that firm had in the carly /
laws. and this good effect has been
continued throughout tho wears
The Kcith. .o'Brien great department
tore, although Younger in point of
inc. has attained prominence
carcclv reached by anv other IN the
ity, and its removal to State street
VIII be sad loss 10 Main street The
amc may be said Of the Paris Millinery.
which IS one of tho great establish
ncnts in its line in the western coun-
~.
The shiftings Of base Of these big
Establishments indicate the strength Of
nc Judgment Of solid business men
hat the center Of distributing trade
: now too far to the west, that il must
o eastward and southwark in order TO
espond TO tho demands Of cen,rslity
nd convenience Of shopping. The
hangcs that this will make in the gen
raj business activities OF tho city arc
lain. The now ccntrality thus created I
i'll undoubtedly respond 70 the iudg-
,cnt of tho eminent business men who
&c making it, and doubtless thew will
'ahze their advantage in the change.
IL is practically certain. however,
lat tho places vacated by these great
rms viii be occupied nv others, he
'use the Main street ccntraIi,y Of dis
1hulion is so firmly fixed that II
Ill not wanc for long iimc 10 come,
nd those Of tho firms indicated ho 10
OF retain their present places will
'obtless he succeeded by others. who
III also receive their sharc Of tho pub ,
: patronage. and tho growth of .hc
ty viii give enough trade FOR all.
The move Indicates more strongly
an ever before the expansion OF the /;
isincss district of Sal; Lake City and
e growth of mercantile trade here;
II, 1t is sure thing that the old 10.
tious will be occupied, and though
e great trade OF tho removing firms i
IlI, for the most part, remain with |
ose firms. there viii be good trade /
+, for those who succeed ihcm in a
cir old places. The wide significance {
the change as stated is the cxpan- II
on OF the trade of salt Lake. tho c
oadeniug out % the business district. y
ID ttc infusiug of new energy TO c
e vast business enterprises that cen y
r here. c