Show INACTIVE BUT FIRM Many New Buyers Arrive i the City GRANT BROS BUY 1IULL01 PAUL Her MeNelce I Not a Candidate for Postmaster Post-master But Thinks Mr larkcr Would Make an Efficient Officer Fair t middling inactive but not dull were the well chosen market quotations tions of yesterday One real estate agent after calling at man v offices said that it was actually dull while several other firms were busy showing up their list to a numerous nu-merous line of customers The fact that the long inclement weather could not budgls the market shows a confidence dence that cannot bo shaken The fact is that the men who hold property are less uneasy over the situation than the agents who being used to activity cannot sit down quietly and abide their time Whenever the snn shines the outlook is bright but this is lost sight of under the first shadow of a cloud that appears The groups on tho street yesterday were all discussing the exchange meeting and taero was an increased deteimination to make the exchange a success Tun HEIULDS interviews on the location of tho new postoflico building were also much talked of and there is considerable speculation specu-lation on this point Secretary UlHesple Talks i The chamber of commerce is charged with being no good I std Tnc HCUALU reporter to Secretary Gillespie The secretary smacked his chops frowned once smi 1 three times 1 n auuuicd out into telling what tho chamber cham-ber of commerce had not done After satisfying sat-isfying tho reporter that it had never violated vio-lated the game ordinance he proceeded to say The chunber of commerce secured the passage of the bill appropriating 500000 for a government building in this city At a time when it was geneally believed that the appropriation would bu cut down to 400000 the chamber of commerce kept tho wires hot between here and Washington with data as to the population resources rapid growth and wonderful develepment of the city All the influences at our command com-mand were brought to bear at the critical timo and the bill went through In case it passes the House it secures 8100000 to give more and better emp oyment to our workmgtneu and is a greater benefit to the city at largo than all that the chamber of commerce has cost since t inception Cost of the Saltair Railroad R M Jones who furnished the plans for tho Electric Street railroad has made an estimate of tho cost of constructing the Saltair line The estimate includes thirteen thir-teen iiiles of track twelve cars and two sidings the total cost of which set down at l529 3 Nine of the cars are to bo open and three closed The running time is to be thirty minutes and by dividing the cars into four trains trips can be made every fifteen minutes Mr White complains com-plains that the matter is delayed by the street committee refusing to take prompt action in investigating the merits of the franchise asked for over South Temple street and reporting the same t the city council The road is to be similar in construction con-struction to the Electric Street railroad except that the rails will be heavier the ties closer together and that some of the cars will have double motors |