Show MERCHANTS EXPAND i WITH BANK LOANS i Prosperity Causes Big Demand for Money by Responsible Responsible I sible Borrowers I NEED BUILDING MATERIAL MANY SMALL HOMES ARE BEING PUT UP FOR OWNERS The feature ot of the week wook In business circles appears to be the demand for tor money from all nIl sorts of ot people for tor the purpose of ot carrying out improvements i of cf It all aU kinds kinda In the city and In the coun country I try districts of Utah and Idaho It is la IsI I stated that this demand comes not es especially especially esI I tram from the larger enterprises but out from the farmers and smaller business businessmen men raen who wish a few thousand dollars for spreading out in their business or for opening small orchards and farm farming I mug ing tracts Although there is a tendency cy y for rates to rise there has hns been no real increase and loan rates are ore char characterized characterized characterized as IlS strong and stable i I In hardware lines most of ot the goods told sold are of the spring variety Supplies for tor camps and ani light mining operations 1 lave ave been active as tho the winter season I breaks up in the canyons The strike I appears to have affected the leather and 7 harness trade somewhat but as the af at affair affair fair had been anticipated and preparations preparations tons accordingly the loss Joss o ot of 1 labor has not lot been felt materially as ast aset I tt et t Building Materials As 45 might be expected building ma materials materials c of all kinds are in big demand Lumber dealers report conditions about I the same some with floods no longer giving trouble in the northwest and the rail railroads railroads railroads roads finding it easier to handle the Tho The tendency of ot builders U I t 0 to use more and more cement work in their houses has strengthened this line Une linet t lf f business and it is reported that the then nails n Us are putting out all aU that they can v Ith full capacity 1 It has been a quiet week in wholesale dry goods Is the report with only the staples Hapes going out Spring dress goods sheer fabrics and In fact tact all sorts of ot i m summer wearing apparel has been called for by shoppers and dealers gen generally emily The cold weather of ot the last rw days put something of a damper amper on the retail clothing trade but this will willbe bf bl only momentary It Is said and there vill w ili HI be a rush as soon as aa the warm pring season s on really sets in The cold eather cather around Easter worked havoc v O ith the millinery business but dealers de lers re now catching up as the new hats I 1 I ir Jr ladles ladies must come some time and andi i any wait walt until after atter the festive season 11 34 J the hope of ot a reduction in prices w Collections have been rather slow on I count account al of the Inability of farmers to 8 st gt t their unsold produce to markets tout these will pick up as WI the roads lui un i rove In the ohe country districts and andi andI i loney noney commences to come In from the tha of farm Carm produce The semiannual dividend of ot 6 per pert peri i t nt on the capital stock of ot the tile Z C CM 4 M 11 I was paid Friday and amounted to I tk over The Consolidated Wagon Machine company paid its quarterly dividend of 2 21 1 per cent during the theS S eek eck At the office of ot the 1 Sugar hugar company the retirement of or the i stock is going forward and most niost of ot the certificates are now said to tobe toI I be bc exchanged I |