Show BUILDING BUBBLE BADLY Tribune Party Promises Go Unfulfilled in Matter of City Advancement RECORDS FALL SHORT American Pledges of Progression Not Borne Out in Decrease Shown by Building Permits I One of ot the curious things of or the I campaign now not on is the failure of ot the American party press to point with I pride to the record ot of I building In Salt Snit Lake during the year thus tar far cr er erroS I rosy ross roS prospects for tor the remainder of ef the year along the same line How it is possible for tor the record of t building permits to have fallen tallen off I with the American party part in control of cf t the city administration is a thing which has not been explained Perhaps the reason lies in the tact fart that the record of ot building permits for tor forthe forthe the year 1910 has fallen tallen about 40 per percent pErcent percent cent below the record for the first nine months of ot 1909 and before the clos cIos I of the year ear the fall taU will be still greater It Is fa admitted by Building Inspector I A B Hirth that the permits this year ear i will be about a 50 per cent decrease from 1909 Thus far In 1910 UP un to tel the close of ot September the aggregate I of building permits amounted to 3 8 as against for tor the same period of last year or a decrease of or 0 For the same period of 1908 the rec record record ord of ot the building inspectors office showed a total of ot for tor the permits in Salt Lake It Is even feared that the ecord this year 3 ar will fall tall down downto to that of ot two years ago despite tho the American parts invigorating control During the city campaign a year ago the American party speakers coached by b the Tribune told the the public that with a Republican victory victors victor this wonderful record of ot building activity would stop and that only a victory of ot the can stop the wonderful increase e In building in Salt Lake Eyes Ejes cs of or the tho Universe After Atter telling what a really great work the American party has done for Salt Stilt Lake and the world and how the eyes of the universe were riveted upon that party and the voice of ot the worl was crying encouragement and hoping for a victory the Tribune In the Issue of ot October 22 1909 contains this in ina Ina ina a display box story on the front page This is why Salt Lake is in the forefront of or the American cities in the tho percentage of building Improvements and anti just as a certain as the wires carry the good news ot of a sweeping American victory a week from next Tuesday night THERE WILL BE GREATER ACTIVITY In the way of ot Investments and than has ever been seen before I S C C Now It is conceded on all allhands allhands allhands hands that Salt Lake has a population population population tion exceeding Some believe that It Is nearer than On November 1 1909 the day be before before fore tore election the Tribune said But let the wires carry across the mountains and deserts the story of ot a complete triumph of or the Americans and there will be renewed activity In all aU circles where Salt Sait Lake has been considered Capital will wUl know the progressives have won and that the good work ork that commenced a few tew years ears ago will be continued Capital knows but one thing hinders the building of a mighty city here tho possibility p of ot a return to methods and to control of ot the municipality On October 28 S 1909 the Tribune said The wonderful record of building activity in Salt Lake a u ss shown by the building permits issued mirrors the feeling of business men as a result of ot American party control They know the city is safe cafe te in their hands and that continued control of ot the city means a continuance of ot advancement and the molding of ot Salt Lake into a areat areat great reat modern city With the defeat of oC the American party the mossbacks will again have control improvements will cease and the building activity which will grow more inure wonderful with the American party control will fall fallback fallback fallback back to the records of ot the dead times of a few tew years ago Wonder Wondrous Wonderful Each issue of ot the paper paD r for tor weeks week before the election pointed to the wonders worked by the American par party party party ty the greet great amount of or Improvements that had been going on since they came into power and the fact tact that t Salt Lake was being belne freed treed from thralldom All of which worked like a charm and the tho party part scored a vie vic victory tory last year in Salt Lake LakeIt It was ivan not told by the American party papers that of or the cost coat of or the improvements were J directly by b the property owners owne and that the city paid but of the whole amount excluding the cost co t tto to the Utah Light Railway company and that in addition to this the taxes had been raised and bond issues pushed through placing more burdens upon the generations to come The record ot of Improvements was a handy hand weapon In the hands of ot the American party papers and orators They The pointed to this to prove proe beyond beonda a doubt that capital wanted the Amer American AmerIcan American ican party in the that as long as this party held control of or the city there thero would be a continued stream of money Into Salt Seit Lake and the building record of ot 1909 1919 would be for forgotten forgotten forgotten gotten in the glorious figures to be shown to the world during the year ear to come which Is la the very year in which we are now living Impetus Conic CollIe But though the party was success successful successful successful ful at the polls last fall taU there was no very ery great Impetus to building nor the effect prove greatly Invigorating ing The Tile first month of ot the year ear was wasa a good one for tor building permits the record going to nearly but since then there has been nothing but discouragement Capital evidently had tired of ot the t e little bauble and be because b because cause of ot the Increased Imposts in the way of ot taxes special and regular For the last three yenta years the record of or building permits for tor Salt Lake has been as follows I 1908 I 1909 1009 I 1910 1 F February March 6 April May June 19 July August 9 00 OctOber November December eo Total The totals for 1908 and 1909 1903 are for tor forthe forthe the full twelve months while that for tor this year ear takes the first three quarters of ot the present year It will be seen that the record has been falling off oft for tor forthe forthe the last two months even In compari comparison son with the tho record of ot 1908 These facts curiously enough have not been made prominent In the col columns columns columns of ot the Tribune nor have the American party orators gone gono deeply Into the matter this year But the warning that only the mossbacks could check the wonderful Increase in inthe Inthe inthe the building activity seems to have slipped or the Inner circle members have been calling themselves names |