The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-31
OUTLOOK FOR 1914.

The people OF Utah and salt Lake
have reason to congratulate them
selves on tine progress made during tho
year DOW drawing to close. What
ever may be the conditions in other
parts of the country, here, at least, are
all the signs of continued prosperity.
Situated in the heart of an immense
productive territory, with the mining
camps teeming in wealth; with hun
dreds of thousands. yea, millions of cat
tie and sheep grazing on the ranges;
with the valleys filed with happy and
contented farmers; with sugar and can
ming factories in many Of the towns;
with thousands Of acres of the most
productive land in the world being add
ed to the farm area by means of irri-
CATION; with the extension of railroad
systems aud the promised early advent
Of new lines, certainly the people of
this great and growing commonwealth
have no cause for repining.
The manufacturers of the state, es~
pecially those Of Salt Lake, have been
building up their trade and extending
their field Of operations until the fame
of Utah made goods has spread over
the entire country;I and it is to the
manufacturers that we look for a con-
tinuation Of the spirit of enterprise
which is the foundation for future pros
perity. 1t goes without saying that
we shall not look in vain.
During the past year The CONNER
cial bodies, the banks, the newspapers,
the secret societies and local members
of other organizations have pulled to-
getber in advertising the sure return
for investments in this city and state
and as result the attention Of capt.
allsts and business men has been at
tracted. We are now enjoying some of
The fruits of this publicity campaign,
with the certainty Of greater things
TO come in the ensuing year
The report Of the state bank com
missioner shows that the combined re-
sources of the cigbty-niue state banks
have increased $3,234,S7449 during the
year, and that during the same period
there was an increase Of eight IN the
number OF these banks This is in IL
self an evidence of prosperity. The
greater the demand for banking facili-
ties, the greater the amount of bust
ness done. Ii is more than evidence
ii is proof positive.
Speaking OF the banks. il is RIGHT
aud proper 20 note that Salt Lake
Is recognized AS the natural point for
the location of a regional reserve bank
by many cities aud towns in the sur.
rounding states aud it is matter Of
local pride that the busting aud euter~
prising city Of Grand Junction, Colo.
should have taken such a decided stand
in favor of Zion as against Denver
Surely that enthusiastic Endorsement of
/ the claims Of this city, is one OF the
very best signs Of our growing com
mcrcIal Importance and recognition Of
future greatness.
The fact that managers and other Of
hcials Of eastern railroads Will shortly
arrive i'll this city to confer with the
local Jobbers, is additional proof that
the trade of Utah aud Salt Lake is
considered well worth looking after bv
railroads not directly connected with
tile great systems trsversiDg the state.
One more straw showing the direction
OF the commercial winds is the fact
That Salt Lake is to be made the dis
triputlpg point FOR large shoe COM
papy of Massachusetts. That others
viii follow there can be no doubt. Salt
Lake is destined to become the jobbing
center of the vast intermountain
country.
anyone may read the signs Of the
times Our growth has been slow. b,t
none The less sure and substan and
Tie outlook for 1914 is bright with
promise, Let us continue to be alive
10 our opportunities.
Now James Larkiu, leader of the