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Show AMI. I)AV IN DIRT. Good Weather, Singing Birds, and the Hum of the Hammer and Saw Lend Inspiration t the Market. POCKETB00K3 ARE LOOSENED. Mining and Agricultural Activity Have the Effect of Improving all Kinds of EusinesF, When real estate circles read the transfers of yesterday in this morning's papers they felt a thrill of life in every nervo. The sale by J. M. Xelson and John L. Lawsori of H:i. lots in Silver Lake addition to C. W. Veatch for M).M0, an intimation of which was given in Tin: 1'imks of yesterday, was the topic- on every tongue. One year ago such a sale would scarcely have caused a flutter in realty pulses, but at toe present time it is most unusual, as transactions have mainly been eontinod to small purchases of property in addi-dilioiis addi-dilioiis which were intended to be de- oted to homes. The present sale was therefore one of magnitude and such proportions as to tm most encouraging to dejected spirits. Not that auv real estate man has ever been doubliul of the ultimate lutuvo of Salt Lake, but the present has at times been slightly depressing. l u l'llne Mi'iii Opened. The building season which has been ery backward on account of j the uiuuYorable weather, can now be fairly said to have opened and so auspicious is it, that there, is no doubt in the minds of contractors con-tractors that they will have their hands full. The number of largo buildings to bo erected will be comparatively few, and of these perhaps the flew MeCor-niek MeCor-niek bank, the contract for which will probably be let tomorrow, will take precedence of ail others; but Ihu iiumber of small business busi-ness blocks and private residences will outnumber those of last year more than two to one. Of those devoted to business the Morlan, Spatford, O'Meara Hros.. Groesbeck, Alexander and others oth-ers will rank next to McCornick's. The city is full of contractors. They come from Denver, Omaha. St. Paul, Kaisis City and verv many other places. Times are dull in those cities, the summer outlook is very bad und they have come here to gather in some of the good things that are offered. Today To-day they are wearing out their pencil and rubbing their hair in liguriag on the McCornick contract. Ileal K.tt and Building Sqillht. E. J... Craw & Co. disposed of ten lots in Midway. Horace J. Mathews sold a 5x10 on Third East below Sixth South yesterday. yester-day. Miles & Hamilton ham sold ten lots in Irving park to V. E. Shelp of Salt Lake. Consideration $'.'t)(IO. The old .sheet iron covered structure which was on the lot adjoining tho St. James hotel was being moved today. C. E. Wantland says ho has had big success in the handling of the West Grand View addition, and that it is nearly all sold out. J. C. Taylor reports that he is having numerous inquiries for lots in Gilmer's addittion since the information was printed in Thk Times hat it was to be nlatted. Colborn & Skinner have been negotiating nego-tiating the sale of a piece of ground 115,'ixlT feet on a Second South street corner to a Pennsylvanian, with strong hopes of tho deal going through. If the sale it made, a threo story terrace will be built on the site. Fred Hale is getting out plans for the following residences: One for a Mr. Davis south of Perkin's addition to cost 1 1 2, (ion, to be built of brick and stone; one for F. O. Howman on Fourth South near Tenth East, of flame, to cost 4.000. and one in McGurrin's addition on the north bench, to cost $4"iOJ. m |