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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, TIIUR SDAY MORNING, JANUARY J, ft V (Continued from Preceding 'r' Pfe.) will ahow conalder. mind that they .able advance In price . 1D20. in twelve months. tho coming BUILDING GAINS vj DURING PAST YEAR indicate progress f: - - By GEOBGE F. FELT.(President Felt Lumber Company.) V Building activities generally through out the at ate- - have- - - shewn - - highly ffratifyinirlncrease during the year now drawing to a close. Figures for the state are not available, but those iqjntire -- best informed upon tie; subioct are of - the opinion that the average expansion .'fit building in the slate may 'be fairly ,nd justly measured by its progress Jnthe metropolis. to the records of the Salt According tba City building inspector forbnild-lin1918 there were issued 680 permits, railing for an estimated This was expenditure of (2,319,645. .Abe period when new work generally .was necessarily restricted by our participation in the world war. Now note the change: , ar Growth in City Rapid. t For the year 1919, up to and including Deeember 18, the records of the office show the issuance of 1101 ; same . building perruts, carrying an esti-- j mated construction cost of $3,960,925. ! It would seem safe to assume that before the dawn of the new year the total will approximate (4,000,000 for bait Lake City alone. This raises the question of how large a ratio the building in bait Lake City , bears to the total amount in the state. ; While no specific figures are available, a leading contractor of the state (P. J. Moran), who hag wide experience cov- Bring the subject from many angles, i expresses the opinion that a conserve-- t live estimate would give bait Lake ap-- ' proximatcly 40 per cent of all the build- Ing done in Utah throughout the year. This would mean a total of about to the credit of Utahs building j I , activities for 1919. Despite the cry of high prioes for I both labor and material, the building 1920 are exceptionally j prospects for i good. The homeseeker is imbued with J the spirit that he is getting full value I for every brick and nail used in the ; construction of bis house; in fact, the j tendency toward quibbling over a few cents or dollars is largely a thing of the fpast. I am credibly informed and firmly believe that the money-lendinosterests, anticipating a building era for both homes and business houses, have decided to increase their estimate of value and thus make larger loans (o their clients. This should greirtly stimulate building during the coming year. . 0 ! Are you a gambler? Youll probably -- answer no. g 4 never risk - w i Are you gambling against these elements of daily occurrence? 1 i And then, too, there are the smaller setbacks. Someone may burglarize your house, steal your car, break your window glass or you SCENIC WONDERS : ARE JOINED WITH H ATTRACTIVE CLIME HANCHETT. In Salt Lake J City become oppressively hot, one may, . In a motor trip to Brighton, ? find, amid a wealth of scenic glory, a I spot so delightfully cool as to suggest 1 tae need of light overclothing. Then I hen the wind of November bring a J wintry chill one may go, in a day's trip P from Salt Lake City, to the Virgin River and be most Jvailey In Utah's 'Dixie pleasantly surprised in finding gardens full-- 7 in I trimmed flowers. blossoming bloomed roses, intermingled with graceful f? palms, overhung with big shade trees that In November are still in full green leaf. There one may breathe an atmosphere r that is balmy and suggestive of days late i In August. The pomegranates have. Just I been gathered and the walnuts, almonds, t figs and other products of the recent 1 harvest are tn evidence upon the tables. I bearing silent but eloquent testimony to St. George, Utah's climatic resources. Hurricane and other Virgin River valley towns revel In a climate most peculiarly .suited to the tubercular patient, who needs much sunshine and warm, dry air, must not be compelled to go to f.nd who an altitude to obtain same. high That, however, does not give bill of health on the gambling proposition. The most dangerous, careless, unmindful, reckless gambler of is he who gambles with his future and the future happiness of his family. Are you staking those precious . things banking on your luck that the dice of fate will not turn against you? Are you 'gambling that the next throw will not bring to you a fire that will wipe out your property, sickness that will abate your salary, a serious accident that will halt your earning capacity or even the extreme calamity of death? ' Another point that is worthy of spe- cial notice' is that the war has faugh' in frugality and saving, wih j lessons i the result that I believe more people ' today are planning the building of homes than ever before. The great of residences, the high rental scarcity ! Charges and the uncertainty of the time of occupancy all point to a home- building period of several years in duration. It does not seem likely that the eost of either labor or material will be in- creased over the present rulingpricerr it does seem probable that the general ! eost, of living will be slightly reduced, vast increase in the number of j The j building permits this year, as compared with last year, shows that the publie is accepting- - the situation philosophically and looking to the future in the proper spirit, confident that our growth will be permanent and that with the readjustment of our industrial and financial eonditions Utah, favored above all other states in many regards, will continue to grow and prosper. 1 By LAFAYETTE f 5 1 In July, when the your money on games of chance. rVjSou a clean More Practice Saving. 1 Youll emphatically declare that you may have an auto collision. . days AThese are all chances you are taking every day unless you two-ho- yourself with insurance. The premiums ard .'protect i sense of and a business that natural .) great insurance jV reliable every day. - . Shelter yourself. V A ? t. St.r, Nature Favors St. George. St. George is but 2306 feet above eea-- I level. In all the Rocky mountain region I there Is no spot quite like thts "Dixie Land." where are combined both climat-li- e and scenic resources. It ho.ds the to the Zion National park, tgaeaay wherein lies a spot of scenic magnificence 4 that will take Its place among national I parks without necessity of comparison for argument for its creation as a national park of the United States. J It stands alone; unique. Impressive, &a!!ve with color, dominant- - In grandeur, a place where man realizes his littleness and glorifies the greatnese of God. Miles to: panorama continuously unfold visions Of gorgeous colors and Impressive shapes t iht a h turn in the canyon presents a new v lew. So much is there jo beIt seen reand remembered that one leaves luctantly, yet with an overgorged feeling pmt scenic Indigestion. Near Cedar City Is a wonderful little ? canyon with a beautifully arched natural ridge a canyon that for two miles has been, through the force of erosion, chls .eled and carved In the gray sandstone In fa manner so very different from any oth-e- r Utah canyon as to make It a curiosity, fli forms a choice bit of most pleasurable experience; It challenges descrip-M'o- n and baffles the camera fiend be- -' rause of its narrow,, curved, dark, deep schisms. I To motor along a wide plateau, aprin-k.e- d with little pine forests, and tlieq to suddenly eome to the very brink of a tiu.ii fst-- tbs first view of a whirlwind of fanias'ie shapes al trimmed with 'f colors of the rainbow; to walk along . ' eng. of this gorge and let the imagt- Sl'on select from tne grouped pinnacles ,ow the designs of the castles of the e, the towers of Italy, the needles of I.epstra, the filigwd patterns of the .r ps.ares of India, 10 realize tiat s Utah scenic gem standi absoiulely fifly-arr- e on responsibility all admonish you to let a good, proper judgment precaution, good company carry the burden of chance. Dont gamble ' with fate the dangers fall on thousands of heads A. V so small and the risks Ws t.qf 0 IS : i ARTHUR L. THOMAS r&N.fr-t- iBOYD .. PHONES WASATCH 1901 AND 3164. PARK BUILDING. VJt J V-- - , . - 1 h V ' V- 11 v -- . yll V. . , M-- iot arranged Jr. iThomas Insurance & Investment Co. f is-em- a :araoie, - A. T. THOMAS, J. C. ADAMS i ..- - v . , V, . Phoenix of London Sun of London London and Lancashire Indemnity Co. Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. Standard Accident Insurance Co. Philadelphia Underwriters Orient Insurance Co. |