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Show u MORE GRIEF FOR THE KNOCKERS It must bo gall and wormwood for tho chief organ of tho knockers to havo to record tho big sales of real estate that aro of dally occurrence In this city; It must bo awful work for Colonel Colo-nel Grouch to write editorials relating that trado conditions aro good. But tho buslnes, Is being done; tho sales aro being made. Tho close of last week was a hummer; was a hard blow to knockers. Tho Immonso transactions transac-tions were such as to put an effectual effec-tual quietus on "What alls this town.'" No longer will there bo any excuse for asking that foolish question. In addition ad-dition to tho beginning of work on tho Western Pacific, a line that will extend ex-tend from Salt Lako to San Francisco, there were some especially largo transactions trans-actions in realty. On Saturday a deal was consummated consum-mated by which tho First Methodist church property on Third South street, just east of Main, passed Into tho hands of G. S. Holmes and Frank Knox. Tho purchaso price is ?125,000. It Is very probable that this piece of ground will bo tho site of an Immonse hotel. Another transaction was tho purchaso of tho Aztec building, at the comer of First' South and Broadway, by William C. Johnson, of Denver, from Edward "W. Gentor for ?75,000. Still another was tho purchaso by G. S. Holmes of two pieces of property on Stato street, ono Just across tho street from tho Knutsford, for ?32,000. Still another wns tho buying or a picco of property across Second South from the old Presbyterian church corner by the trustees of tho First Methodist church for ?15,000. All told, tho rcnl estate transactions of tho day wero about ?2GO,000. What ails this town? Theso wero not all tho real ostnto transactions of tho week by any menns. Counting tho real cstato transfers trans-fers at tho recorder's ofllco In with the contracts made for deeds and It will bo scon that over ?.'!50,000 worth havo changed hnnds since tho last Issuo of tho Anti-Knockers' edition of Truth. Oh, wo are coming up. Among the minor transactions last week wero tho following: John M. Albloz, ct al., to Pctor Haack, et al., 2V6xlO ro(H for $8,2G0; Henry Dlnwoody to Edith E. D Wright 7GxlGG feet Tor ?:?,800; James W. Slovens to William G. Drndshaw 82x187 feet, ?:10,000; Peter Haack to tho Utah Savings Bank & Trust company, 2x10 rods, ?4,000. Messrn. Haack and Brndshaw also purchased tho Cobb property on Stnto street for fCGOO. This Is located just south of the Elks' club building. Tho bnnk clearings of tho week exceeded ex-ceeded those of tho week provlous b over ono million of dollars. That's going go-ing some, Isn't it? Becauso tho bank clearings aro only an Indication of business. Jones gives Brown a check on some bank which Brown doposlts In his bank. That check goes through tho clearing house. Tho checks that Jones and Brown cash at tholr own banks do not count. So that' when tho clearing houso reports business of three millions it Is safo to say tho transactions of that week In tho city were at least thrco times tho amount. Sovoral now companies Hied articles of Incorporation. Tho Western Coal & Coke company begins business with a capital stock of ?G00,000. It Is going to mine coal and manufacture coko In this state. Tho Western Oro Soparat lng company of Denver, which will do business in Park City, also filed articles. arti-cles. It has a capital stock of $50,000. Tho Cramer Electric company Incorporated Incor-porated with a capital stock of $50,-000. $50,-000. Tho Kaysvllio Mining conipnny started with a capital stock of ?40,-000. ?40,-000. Tho Thornloy Stowart Ranch company begins with a capital stock of $25,000. Now there you havo something some-thing to think over. Three millions In bank clearings; $360,000 In real estate transactions; ,$085,000 In now incor- B pnrntlous. Must mnko tho knockers I tired, eh? B No wonder Frank Cnnnon took a B hike. This overwhelming burst of B prosperity must mnko him woak In the B feet. 1 1 From all over Utah como words of B good cheer. Up In Tromonton, the B now town in Boar HIvor valloy, Land- H lord Kent has hnd to ndd a now wing fl ' to his hotel to nccommodnto tho trav- 9 ollng public. Tho Methodists and tho If llnptlsts nro building churches. Ono I nursery conipnny distributed a carload M of trees last week. Subscriptions for ' i hank nro being solicited and ro- B spouses aro generous. That's protty B sjond for a' now town. H Tho Illchllcld Hcnpor roports travel B oxcesslvely heavy and doclnros tho H Sevier Valloy Houso and tho Illchllold D hotel londotf to tltp guards with tran- B ilcnts. It tolls tho story of tho organ- H Izatlon of a rcnl cstato oxchango. It B gives tho acrcago of boots and novor f wns tho industry in hotter shnpo than (R now. In fact from all ovor Utah tho IS sugar Industry scorns to bo thriving. , B Tho Dnvls County Argus snyB thqrc Ej Is a big boom In that section. Bank- ors- and capitalists aro Investing H money up thcro. Tho old snnd rldgo Ij Is proving to bo a bonanza slnco they It :;ot water on It and will bo a great H fruit producing section. M All ovor tho stato wool mon aro loading and shipping tho clip. Tho cs- I tlmnto mndo two wcoks ago that tho W valuo of the clip this year would bo H botweon 72,500.000. and $3,00.000 Is D not high enough by a half million In m tho judgment of railroad men who havo been out loading. H As far south as Pangultch camo good reports. A now telophono lino Is I , to bo constructed to Marysvalo and tho St fnrmors nro pungllng up money freely m for that purpose When fnrmors In- M vest' in telophono lines It Is a sign they havo money. I A now hnrdwaro company, with a D capital stock of $84,000. has been form- 1 cd at Vcrnnl. B Tho Moab Times reports that ovor 1 250.000. pounds of wool hns boon haul- od through Hint placo to tho railroad for shipment. Tho Provo Democrat declares that V tho San Pedro mnnngomcnt will con- D struct a branch to tho Utah Lako re- Q sort this summer. Tho placo will bo Ij Improved and fitted up at consldorablo H expense. a As n matter of fact, from all ovor tho stato como roports of an lncrcaso H In tho volumo or all kinds of business. t ' From Covovlllo to Kanab, from Vernal 1 to St. Johns, from Asaya to Kanarra, 1 .f from Paragoonah to Johnson's Pass, 1 yg$ ovorybody Is happy except tho knock- ere. ""' I |