The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-27
BUSINESS IS GOOD
IN SALT LAKE CITY
Leading Merchants Say That
Money Is Plentiful With
Everybody.
SALES ARE HEAVY
People Are Buying Good
Clothes and High-grade
Furniture.
SALES ARE HEAVY

Business conditions IN Sal, Lake Cit
present something % paradox II yo
90 10 yous banker and casually, or oth
erwsse. ask him about the money mar
ke,, re will doubtless tell YOU that none.
!s tight" Money. OF course. is AWAY
,lEht II you are on the short end, bU
Il has been announced right along II
Salt Lake City for the las, two month";
that money was tighter than usual
The leading merchants o. the city
however Eay exactly 20 the contrary
The manager Of one OF tho Biggest. 8
not the biggest OF tho clothing establish
rnen,s OF tho city. said yesterday
plentiful IA Salt Lake City than II
appears 20 be NJ this time. our
sales for The past week have largely
exceeded those OF the same week ot
last year. Our sales for the rnonth
of July. so far. are considerably
ahead ~ the sales OF July year aEo,
and our sales 10 date for the nrst
six months OF the present year arc
away ahead OF the same period IN
isi? In fact. business IS much bet
ter than We expected Il to be. The
people seem 10 have plenty OF
rnouey-moTe than for some years
past-and we have nothing To COM
plain Of I cannot understand the
cry OF n scarcity OF money that We
are hearing so much about
Other merchants interviewed yesterday
were OF the same mind; The manager oi
a big furniture establishment said:
We have no complaint TO make con-
csrnlug business. ! know that the
banks are announcing that money is
tight bat we arc not seeing any eFi-
dances OF Il. Our business Is iar
ahead OF what Il was a year ago. Inc
people are buying h!gh-grade. Costly
furniture more literally than for sew
eral years past and they are paving
for Il. our business from the hFst
OF the year has been oigger thati we
expected IL 10 be, and we only nope
that present conditions VIII continue
There are a number OF new apart
ment houses being furnished. and. OF
course. we are getting our yT. sh@rs nrcse0, o,
year is one OF the best that We have
enjoyed
The manager Of big department store
said,
Our business has been far better
so FAR this year than we had hoped
Tor. We have not seen any parucu-
lar evidences OF hard times. Our
sales have been considerably ahead
of what they were FOR the same pc
rlod year ago. despite the TACT that
Nc had n very late spring and that
spring saIes were held back on this
account Money appears 20 oe plenil-
ful with our customers. Ihose "ho
pay cash apparently have plenty OF
cash 10 spend. md those VINO 90 a
credit business with US have been
unusually prompt in their payments
when bills have been presented.
One OF tho managers OF the largest
hardware establishment IN the city said
our sales. both In the wholesale
and retail departments. show np-
rroNlmately IS per cent increase over
the same period OF the past year. We
have not seen any evidences OF
scarcity OF money although We un-
derstand that the banks are an
uounclug that money Is tighter
than usual Even at the present
time-nnd Julv g. usually a dun
month with us-we arc enjoying an
excellent trade We have no com
plnirt whatever 80 make.