Show MERCHANTS OF CITY ENJOY BIG HOLIDAY SALES Unprecedented Use of Casiby Cash CasL by hy Buyers Causes Business BusinessMen Men Ien to Comment Tho The Christmas dollar nover obeyed e etho I tho the admonition of or the with witha witia l I a moro more nimble agility than it did thu this s year ear Is the version of or the tho merchants o of C Salt SnIt take It was a n. case Coso of or presto gone with tho public And an apparently ap a happy parting It was for tor Salt Sal t Lake experienced a 11 Joyous Christmas 3 this year ear More Jore money mone was spent in Salt Lake Lak during the Christmas rush this year yeni than ever er in tho the history of ot tho the city This statement Is IB made after atter a suno survey of ot comments of leading business men met menor of or the ctt city Every ery piece picco of or standard I bartering medium from front the tho abused jitney to the U. U S S. S eagle double was waL 3 used In the tho medle medley There Thore was as very little credit asked according to merchants mer mer- chants Prosperity I Shown In The willingness of or the public to pay cash for tor their purchases i Is a C sign n o of f i prosperity because the tho mono money spent L t represents dollars dollard saved during a time tImo 5 3 lor of national financial sacrifices It I IsI is I said Bald and high h prices It cost about 6 CO GO COper GOI I per cent eMit more to accomplish the tho same samo purchasing results than titan It did t o twelve twelvemonths o l 3 months ago Presents appropriate for tOr homo home entertainment enter enter- seemed to be leaders leaon this year according to reports from rein dealers In books musical Instruments ant games booksh h. h R. R W. W V. V of ot tho the Consoli Daynes t h. h ii 11 i firm sold moro more phonograph records during the Christmas rush than at an any previous time in its history Although h they mado heavy purchases for tOl the tho holiday hol liol- Ida iday trade It was declared by the music music music mu mu- sic dealers that the tho stock was in depleted depleted de do- condition Christmas eve A carload of ot delayed phonographs arrived Christmas morning and were delivered directly from the car to tho the purchasers who had spoken for tor them In advance nd stated Mr Daynes Wo We could have liae sold more had we been able ablo to get them Hook Sales Greater r Christmas sales of books w were ro re tho greatest in tho the history of or Salt rake Lake in tho the opinion of ot W. W J J. J Le I Lewis Sr manager man man- ager n.-er of ot tho the Deseret News book store Wo We sold more mOIe books than at an any tints Ome In the history of our business said Mr Ir Lewis last night ht I I believe c the unusual run on literature was partly tl 3 due to the thc fact tact that tho the elt city has been deprived of ot good reading duo due to the thc Influenza in influenza Sn- Sn restrictions The Tho first real test of the tho In Made America toys tors came Camo with the tho InS 1018 Christmas rush The Tho result according to lo the tho manager mana of ot the toy tor department at is sustained b by the fact the combined to toy sales BaJes In the city is estimated tit nt three times the amount o of last Christmas Approximately Christmas trees twinkled in Sri Salt Lake Christmas eve e It Iti Itis Itla Is la estimated b by dealers denIers Due to tho the return of or soldiers to their homes for Christmas many family reunions took place in tho the ctt city The Utah Light LIht 8 Traction company re report ort the number of tickets sold during Christmas day was greater than for man many years |