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Show ii I ALAS, ALAS FOR THE KNOCKERS. 1 o3 Angck3 capitalist wno recently recent-ly invested in Slato street real estate will erect a seven story building south of the Utili Independent Tolop'.iono building. Tills is Indeed a severe blow for us all. The structure: will cost several thousand dollar. anil f. o money will be spent here. Dull !lng p-jimlts issued elurln.i a term of two weeks show a total of $11,825 worth of Impiovcmeuts, most ly residences. Among the larger ones wo note a $5,000 store on West Second Sec-ond South for the Kimball estate; a $4,500 house for Mrs. Minnie !'. Ka bian at 11!) South Twelfth East and additions for Dr. While's re Idence on South State for $11,000. The bank clearings for last week inly showed an Increase of $1,05!),-'55.08 $1,05!),-'55.08 over the same weok for 1001. This Is too bad; only a million dollars '.ncieaso in a week. Tho sheep shipments through tho dockyards last week wero 32 7-11 head. Ileal estate sales of lecord last week wore $:il,170. Speaking of real estate, every eleal-tr eleal-tr in town pioilcts U at Salt Lake dlty is on the cvo of one the greatest movements in realty In its history. No wonder Furious .1. Cannon startoel for tiio oast to recuperate from nervous nrostration. Such a statement as that would give any knocker nervous oroslratlon. We look for .loo Llpp man to take a trip to Honolulu soon while Colonel Grouch will doubtless retire into his eholl to tako a well 3-irned roit. This swinging a hammer Is awfully tiring work. Tho FJrlckson Mining and Exploration Explora-tion company of Tcoolo, recently fonr,cd, has a capital stock of 400,. 000 forty cent s'.arc3. In 1001 'A. C. M. I. turned cut over J S2.000 pair.- of sliocs and It Is expected expect-ed this year's record will greatly ox i eecd that number. Gus Unimex, Ezra Thompson, Tien ly Newell. .Tnck Lynch and Frank ! Knox, all Gentiles, nro buying real es tato right and loft. Holmes has Just j expended $;!(),000 for 101 feet on Stnt street and has his eye: on other prop erly valued nt $10,000. Nowoll Just paid $15 000 for Romo South Main street property and Is looking foi more. Thompson and Knox have made heavy invest iiients Just west ol the Cullen hotel. Murelor, murder, murder. This Is a schoino to hurl the Tribune: and nsslst tho helrarcby. The new Polk directory shows a population of 1)0.000 In tho city and from 12,000 to 15,000 In tho su' urbs of Murray, Ulngliam Junction, Brighton, Bright-on, etc. |