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Show MIL ESTATE NEE A Kansas Man Negotiating an Exchange of His Ranch for Salt Lake - Property, 1 FROM AN IDAHO MINE OWiSE. The Exchange Will Live Sample Lettws of Inquiry Received by Secretary Montgomery Notes. A. T. Stout, a large ranch owner of Kansas, is in tho city today, and will probably decide to locate in Salt Lake. Mr. Stout was formerly at Blaekfoot, Idaho, and owued tho big cattle ranch on the "bottoms" just across the river from that place. Ho said today that ho had had an offer, of-fer, since his arrival hero, to exchange his Kansas ranch for property just north of Liberty park, and ho seemed to think that he would probably accept the offer. "Kansas," said Mr. Stout, "is played out. All eyes in Kansas are now turned toward Salt Lake. The advertising done by the real estato exchange bids fair to bring all Kansas out to Salt Lake." A Mine in Idaho. The letter from a New York syndicate syndi-cate to the real estato exchange inquiring inquir-ing for mining properties, which was published in Tub Timks about a week ago, has brought to Secretary Montgomery Mont-gomery tho following letter from a mine owner in Idaho: Real Estate Exchange: -Oenti.kmkn: Having Hav-ing noticed the letter Inquiring about mining properties, I would say that 1 am the owner of a good silver mine at Ruthburg, Washington county, Idaho. It is well developed and has a lure quantity of rich ore In sight, and with a in 1 1 i at the mine can be made good paying property. There is an abundance of timber and good water. It is the best mine in that vicinity and Is only forty-eight miles from Welser. nnd one can easily get there by a good stage line. A bund of nix months can be obtained. ob-tained. The Call Meeting, The call meeting of tho real estate exchange this morning was in no way remarkable. Tho attendance was small. No business was transacted. Considerable talk about the prospects of the market was, however, indulged in, and there was a very hopeful feeling. feel-ing. The city is full of people who are Inquiring for city property, aud several deals will be consummated within the next ten days. It Is Bound to Live, There is no dangc of the real estate exchange going out of existence. Not a man can be found now who is In favor fav-or of any movo of that kind ."It would bo very queer," said one member this morning, "that the exchange can raiso $7000 or 8000 to advertise tho city nnd do other people good as well as ourselves our-selves and then have the exchange die for want of $1000 to pay current expenses." expen-ses." President Lett said that a business man had told him yesterday that lie would give $100 himself rather than see the exchange "bust" up. a Hecretary Montgomery'! Mall. The chief draughtsman of a big manufacturing man-ufacturing company in Cleveland, Ohio, wants information about Salt Lake. A Lamar, Mo.i banker writes for particulars par-ticulars about the banking business in Salt Lake City. A dentist in Norwich, Conn., asks for tho prospects for anotherestablishmcnt in his lino in this city. A contractor for street railways, water and gas works, paving, etc., writes from South Framingham, Mass., for detailed information about business in his lino in Utah. A young man in Kansas City writes and says lie would like to secure a place as a clerk in Salt Lake City. Real Estate Notes. Receiver Lawrence advertises for sale tho slioep formerly owned by tho Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. There were six bids for tho territorial bonds yesterday. Of the !I00 $1000 bonds J. K. Dooly's bid for tho l'.'fj to bo sold at this time was aceeptcd. Tho iron work for tho east sido hotel has arrived from Carnegie's works at Pittsburgh, Pa. It includes several forty-eight fool channel iron beams, weighing five and a half tons each. |