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Show FACTOKIKS COMING TO SALT LAKK. Many Inquiries JKecelved ncgiirdiiiR Sites for Manufiii turing Plant Men Mltli Money lutnrcatcd. Secretary Oillespio of the chamber of commerce, is just now kept busy answering an-swering tho inquiries of parties who have been attracted by the growing prosperity of Salt Lake city. His mail is growing daily. Every train brings numerous letters asking about investments invest-ments and about the chance of securing secur-ing good sites for manufacturing plants of various characters. This morning's mail contained several inquiries of more than usual importance, among them two asking concerning the prospects for the establishment estab-lishment of banking institutions in Salt Lake City. ' , " A CHEESE FACTORY. One letter received by Secretary Gillespie Gil-lespie this morning was from a party in Iowa, who wants to establish a creamery and cheese factory here. This is the see-ond see-ond inquiry of this nature received this week tho other one being for the establishment es-tablishment of u creamery in connection connec-tion with an artificial ice plant, as was reported iu The Times several days ago. Iu the letter received this morning, the parties propose to put in a big concern, if a desirable site can be secured, and ask for information in regard re-gard to what encouragement Salt Lake City can oiler for such a plant. In his answer Secretary Gillespie gave them an assurance of first-clafg trade that , would far outrank any cash bonus that leould be offered. He also assured them iimt there would be no trouble in so-curing so-curing a most desirable site at reasonable reasona-ble rieures. , A SHOE FACTORY.. Another letter was from a firm in Massachusetts that manufacture line grades of ladles' ' and misses shoes. iTheywu thinking of moving their entire 'plant to Salt Lake City and also want information concerning the prospects of securing a desirable site and of building build-ing up a good .trade. This firm now employs between 125 anfl 150 people and they propose to enlarge tlie plant very materially, if they move to this city. . MONEY TO INVEST. While many of the letters leeeived at the chamber of commerce are iu regard to the establishing of manufacturing manufactur-ing plants or the opening up of nov business ventures, still u larger number of inquiries come from men who have money to invest aud think that thev can see a good thing in the, citv by the lake. One letter received today was from a man in New York who had $105,000 to invest. REVIVAL PREDICTED. While the transactions in real estate are still light, the real estate men very generally report a large increase in inquiries in-quiries from parties who are desirous of investing, and they predict that business in their line will in a very short time be as brisk as ever. |