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Show REAL .ESTATE NEWS. The Eeal Estate Men Assert That the ILrald is Injuring Their Business. THE DAI ON THE EXCHANGE. A New Bank Will Probably be Established Estab-lished Soon Eeal Estate Napoleons in Executive Sassion. At the close of the call meeting this morning a special meeting of the exchange ex-change was called. On motion of Van Buskirk the exchange atoned went into executive session and the reporters were turned out . At the close of the meeting there was little news to give out but a little inquiry in-quiry brought to light the fact that nothing had been accomplished. The meeting was called at the request re-quest of a number of members of the exchange to protest against the course of the Herald, in regard to the real estate situation. A good bit of talking was done iu the meeting. It was alleged that the Herald Her-ald was doing the real estate market a positive injury by the tone of its editorials. editor-ials. This assertion was denied by no one and the members of the exchange said some rather harsh things about our morniug contemporary. J5ut what was to be done? That was the question ques-tion debated but no solution was arrived ar-rived at. It was shown that this course was part of the political policy of the Herald. It was however finally decided that a committee of the real estate men remonstrate with the editors of that paper and point out to them the way iu winch they were retarding re-tarding the city's growth by their political polit-ical policy, and there tho matter rested. ' The Morning Mail. Tho mail at both the real estate exchange ex-change and chamber of commerce this morning was rather light. Secretary Montgomery had a lottcr from a man at Henry, W. Va., who wanted information iu regard to Salt Lake city and the prospects for making money on real estate investments here. A party at Blutlington, Ind., also asked for reliable information in regard to the real estate situation. Secretary Gillespie had a letter from an eastern party who wanted to know about the chances for a veterinary surgeon sur-geon in Salt Lake city. A New Hunk. A few days since Secretary Gillespie received a letter from a men in Detroit, who said that he had $200,000 to put into the banking business and asking if any local parties could be induced to go in with him. Today Mr. Gillespie received re-ceived a call from a man who says that jinnies that ho represents and certain local parties with whom he is in negotiation, nego-tiation, will put from $150,000 to $200,-000 $200,-000 more into a scheme of that kind. The greater part of this will be outside capital. On the E xchange. The turnout tit this morning's call meeting of the exchange was exceptionally excep-tionally largo. Tho transfers of yesterday yester-day seemed to call out every one. They were big, $313,000, and inspired every real estate man with new life. "Real estate is looking up," said one, "aud you can bet your life things are going to boom." Mr. Deuham offered 27 acres in plat C, block 27; Beck, Kennedy & Co. offered lots 0, 7 aud 8 in block 107, plat C. ., , ... A Sale Of Acreage, Messrs, Conklin and Van Buskirk report re-port the sale of 205 acres of suburban property. The consideration was $110 per aero. This laud lies over the Jordan Jor-dan was sold to eastern parties and a new addition may be looked for on the market iu tho course of a few days. Krai Estate Notes. The real estate transfers yesterday exceeded those of any day for months. E. L. Crow does not like jury work at $2 per day. Real estate pays better. The Sun Foundry and Machine company com-pany of Provo filed articles of incorporation incorpo-ration yesterday with Secretary Sells. The capital stock is $200,000. Col. F. W. Ross has returned from a trip to Arkansas, where he interested a number of Little Rock capitalists in big dirt speculations iu this city. Commissioner Allen of the local transportation bureau will leave the first of the week to attend a conference of tho national transportation bureau to be held in Chicago on the 25th inst. lii |