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Show II . WE HLT HE ILIJJS CITY Relegate the Hierarchy, ami Zion Will Prosper as Never .Before. , SO DECLARES A WELL-KNOWN WELL-KNOWN BUSINESS MAN Gives Excellent Reasons for the Faith That He Has in I'Musl make Salt Iako an American city, nnd tho coming fall and winter season will seo tho greatest prosperity In the history of tho Stale." said one of tho best posted and most progressive business men of tho town to Tho Trlbuno Saturday. Satur-day. And this man gavo excellent reasons rea-sons for tho faith that ho has. Continuing, Continu-ing, he declared: Opportunity Is Here. "Salt Lake's hour of opportunity has arrived. If only iho word can go out. to the world that wo aro no longer under control of the Mormon chiefs. The very best business properly in tho city 1b hold by non-Mormons, nnd they constitute a majority of the progressive citizens. There is no ronton In thu world why they should not stand together and work to icdccm the city from tho power of tho men who do not want to seo ho town crow. I Advantageous Tear. "There are many Influences which contribute con-tribute to making this a most favorable year" for real progress la tho city. Tourist Tour-ist travel Is more than 100 per cent creator creat-or than It was In ISVM. and tho visitors, as a rule, are making longer stops here. Los Angeles capital has become Interest-id Interest-id and. If given-half a show, will do lis nharo toward boosting tho town. Mining operations of Immense magnitude nro under way, and the Importance of Salt Lako as an Intorinountaln railroad and commercial center is dally crowing." Outlook Is Bright. Among the leading business houses tho fft-llng Is. without exception, one of , cheer. Preparations have leen made for an unusually heavy fall trade, stocks of goods for which are already beginning to arrive. Tho fag end of tho summer has been better than was expected, nnd iho numerous sales have been exceedingly exceeding-ly well patronized. k Real Estate Is Strong. There Is no complaint among the real estate dealers of the city, despite tho fact that the big boom In prices anticipated antici-pated by some has not arrived. Generally General-ly speaking, for the past six weeks tho , transfers have been heavier than for many similar periods, and numerous deals of magnitude aro In the air. I Irian y New Homes. One hag only to walk, through tho residence resi-dence section of the town to noto how great is the number of handsome nnd substantial homes that are now in courso of construction These improvements aro not confined to any one section of the city, but perhaps the northeast bench has iccelvcd tho largest number of modern cottages. Money Is Easy. In financial circles money Is reported plentiful and easy. The bank clearings nro far and away ahead of the corresponding corre-sponding week of last year, reaching tho total of $I,S42,0IS.72, as compared with $2,-G45.G39.00 $2,-G45.G39.00 for tho sumo period of 1JKM. Stocks Ave Strong. Local commercial stocks havo been fairly active, with a general upward tendency, the week closing on the following fol-lowing quotations: Amalgamated 3ugar Co., pfd $10UO0 common 1EO.00 , Beneficial Life Insurance Co 103.00 , Barnes Hanking Co.. Kaysville 125.00 Con. Wagon & Machlno Co., pfd 100.00 common ?0.00 Commercial National Bank 110.00 Dc-sorot 'National Bank 2SC.00 Dtscrct Savings Bank 340.00 Davis Co. Bank", Farmlngton 117.00 First National Bank, Ogdcn 263.00 First National Bank, Murray. 115.01 Homo Fire Insurance Co 163.00 Lewiston Sugar Co 15.20 Lc-hl Com. & Savings Bank 119.00 National Bank of tho Republic? 130 00 Ogdcn Savings Bank . 1S0.00 Provo Com. & Savings Bank........ 142.00 Becky ML Bell Telephone Co 92.00 Stato Bank of Utah 1GC.00 Sugar City Townslto Co , 170.00 The Utah Sugar Co., pfd 10.00 common . .... , 0.40 Tho Idaho Sugar Co.-. 13.25 i Thatcher Bros. Banking Co., Logan. 122.00 Utah National Bank 107.00 Western Idaho Sugar Co 10.75 ZIon's Savings Bank &. Trust Co.... 1G3.CO 'A. C. M. I , 171.00 BONDS. Church 100. Salt Lnko City Railroad 101 second mortgage 100 Sumptor Valley Railroad, 103 Utah County Light and Power Co 102 |