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Show irffiTmiAiTEis A Few Opinions of Men Eamilia? Wifia the Subject They Talk About. A 1EVIEW OF THE SITUATION The Prosperity of Salt Lake an As:md Fact Under a Proper Directing Di-recting Hand. The pulse of business, not only in real estato, but in every other branch, diovvs a marked increase iu strength and healthy vigor, Several large deals-lave deals-lave been consummated during the past week which have not yet appeared on the records. Other transactions art-well art-well under way. All the banks report an increase in jusiucss, and a visit among business men failed to disclose a single case ol lull times. Even tho croaker with hit "bottom-clropped-out expression," who sits on the fence like a carrion crow, has despaired of seeing prices drop, and lias flown away. Tho hotol registers show the names of well-known manufacture rs, hotel men and merchants in every line of track who aro desirous of locating here. Several Sev-eral of these,-whose business requires a large store centrally located, have despaired de-spaired of finding suitable quarters at present, and have been compelled to await the pleasure of owners of Main street property to build. It is to be hoped that our property owners will recognize the urgent necessity which is rapidly increasing for large storerooms on our business streets. It is rumored that the county conrt will order an additional assessment for county expenses. It would appearthat the increased revenue from advanced prices of property and our larger popu lation will make such an assessment unnecessary, un-necessary, and it should be condemned until the closest estimate shows that it is required. The efforts of our , chamber of commerce com-merce and tho real estato exchange will soon show tho harvest of the seed planted. What these efforts have, been is better known in other places than here ' at homo. Indeed there is a lamentable la-mentable ignorance ou tho part of most of us as to what has been and is now being done, Accusations are heard that there is a lack of energy on the part of those having the matter in hand to push to completion the adopted methods for presenting the advantages . of Salt Lake, To date, our city has not required any special attention in tbie respect, but now it has grown, like a child, to that age when careful management man-agement is necessary,' and a propor hand may make its future possible greatness. There has been too much evidence of waiting for the "other fellow" to do the work, and the need of an experienced, energetic, directing hand has been felt. This is an honr when all petty ambition for personal agrandisment should be killed and a uuited effort made for the common good. Letthoro be a "survival of thf tittest," and to those best calculated to secure tho best results be given the power to direct tho interests of our citv, if Mature has given us advantages to a greater degree than are possessed by almost any city in our land, and these are not hidden in tho corner of a napkin, nap-kin, but lio exposed to view on every side. Too little attention has been paid to prospecting for natural gas, abundant abund-ant evidence of which, appears in several sev-eral locations. Experienced men are willing to stake their reputation, and if need be something mora ; tangible, that there is sufficent natural gas lor illuminating illum-inating and manufacturing purposes to be found within tho limits of our city. A little more energy and the result will surprise all. ' X. Y. Z. |