Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-01-02 | Page 39 | "off in Bunch" for Year of 1910

OFF HOFf IN BUNCH FOR YEAR OF 1910 t I 1 Hereby Resolve Market Is 1 Showing Fluctuations Various Ways CITY TOUCHED BY SPRING 1 THRONGS SPEND THE DAY IN WINDUP OF HOLIDAYS New Years day brought every evi evidence evidence dence or of spring yesterday save theEster the Ester bonnet and the uncommon mildness of the weather enticed thou thousands thousands sands from their homes to enjoy the annual holiday downtown or in making calls and exchanging greetings Up to the time of going to press there were reported report d several ral efforts to corner the e eI I hereby resolve market but the trading was on a solid basis and the usual amount of stock was taken In New Years resolutions While many people enjoyed New Years day as a holiday in business houses there was as much activity as ason ason on regular business days The first arf the new year is the beginning of a dreaded period in many houses for tor the tho annual raking of stocK occurs Since the holiday came this year on Saturday many of the business houses worked their forces most of th the 1 day taking Inventories and today they will rest It was a strenuous day yes yesterday yesterday In the manufacturing offices and yards to too for stock was taken by th the The years business was wound up and an inventory of the tho stock on hand taken to begin another year with the activity in var varIous Ious ions quarters there was 1 a very general observance of the day in Salt Lake The retail houses were closed of faces hun hung out the Nothing doing sign and there was a fair attendant nt at the first big dinners of 1910 Sorrow for Mackey r While the clubs of Salt Lake were holding open house dispensing greet greetings greetings ings and good cheer over at Captain Tom Mackeys Volunteer hall in Corn Com Commercial inertial mercial street there the re was a feeling deeply in contrast to the spirit of eon con conviviality among the Captain Mackey whose work among the unemployed unemployed men of Salt Lake has attracted extraordinary attention in the last few months had planned for s a New Years dinner ninner to of the men among whom he has beat be n working In a spiritual way He made an appeal for funds to give this dinner and had anticipated a spread like that at Thanksgiving However the venture failed an and andi i those who make the Volunteers hall In Commercial street treet their home went hungry yesterday CaptaIn Mackey had been unable to provide for Cor the un unemployed em employed loyed men under his spiritual guM guid guidance ance Seme of the downtown r restaurants rants however donated New Years dinners and Captain Mackey was able to supply about of the de demand mand Among grocers and butchers there will wUi be a feeling of relief at the pass pas pasing passing ing of New Years day at least for forthe forthe the of turkeys hail had made a grEat deal of trouble The supply begin to equal the demand this year and those who came late with orders for tor holce fowl were forced to content themselves with either chickens or beef or some som other meat Likewise the three annual feasts now being a thing of the past and not to recur until many months overfed averted persons will have time to whip their stomachs back into shape shap drive away indigestion and get ready fo for the next round that be begins begins gins the latter part of November and ends with the tho year