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Show LOOK ON THIS Pit II IU: What is Thought of the Praisnt Political Agitation and the Division oa ' Party Lines. A3 DISCOURAGING IB7r3TJJEST3. Tlis Representatives of the Lartpst Eeal Estate Holding Eoro Eay it is All Humbug. tlio-e who have money to lend as wi'h anybody rlre. There is a demand for money, but at the rale of interest asked vis: 10 ami 14 per ceut, it is going beg ging. They have considerable sums on baud wbicb they can loan at those (inures (in-ures but cannot liud customers. My Mova 1'roui DenYiir, Mr. J. J. Epley, out! of the largest brick manufacturers of Denver and counted amoiitf the millionaires of that city, said to a friend when here a day or two ago, that he considered this city I ho best between Denver and the coast, and that he would l:ke to nnive here and thought lie would at some time, but his plant was so large that he muni be sure of one local inn belui'u giving up tho one ho already bad. It ill l.tt Halm. II irrington, Donnelly & Newell sold lots SS and I.1!), block i, in University A certain morning paper his been constantly iterating that investors all over the country were waiting to see how the next political conllict would terminate in this territory before embarking em-barking their money in business enterprises en-terprises in this city. On Sunday Sun-day it published a synopsis of of a lettfr written by Dr. Ii. 1. Criss-man Criss-man of Anaconda, Montana, who .said it lie thought the, liberals would be tie. feated in i tie next eleelion, he would null every foot of properly be owned in tail Lake right oil'. In an endeavor to discover how much fouuitaliou then; was lor these reports on tha uneasiness of "capital, a Tl ii.si reporter today callod on several pcoiilo who had large real estate holdings here thcniselrts anil also represent customers custo-mers whoso investiiieuLs in property run into the thousands. Among those with whom an interview inter-view wa-s had was W. 11. Shearman, representative of the Shearman svnili- Kiiiiiiivisma to AitlHir Atmitage, lor $ ; r each. 'Mid (jfoobcr I'calty and Investment company sold lots 4"i and !(! in the pos'olliee addition to (.eoi go Martin fur i:i:iU each. llr mid Tlicre. Those people who built business blocks within (lift ptist year four and live stories nigh, without having an elevator ele-vator in are now bemoaning their short sii'hLeiliiess as they liaVH nearly all the rooms above thu seeoud story on their ! hands. I The Salt Lake Pressed Uriel; com- i pit li V feel eoiilident that wtien they j draw their first kiln they will be able to ' show a loii k uiieipiailed by any si.ipH'd here from tlie east. : Ileal o.st.ito i. leu say that w hen they j oll'er to sell a pi.'te of .properly now I their customers ask t hem if it wilt be on the line of the new sidewalk. cate, who own probably as much real estate as any other company of people who have invested here. .Mr. Shearman Shear-man was asked by the reporter if ho thought " the political agitation now going on hero had inspired in-spired any sensu of iutecurityH among eastern poeple having property in this city and territory?" ' He replied to that question by saying: "Emphatically, No. I represent parties par-ties who own half a milium tloilats worth of real estate in this city, and they are highly encouraged by the recent re-cent manitcstu regarding polygamy and tiio poliliee.l changes tnal have taken place. Tliey ba.e never felt their invest in-vest incuts so cafe as since this evidence that a new era has dawned in Utah." "Have you then," asked the reporter, had any correspondence with liio..e interested in-terested in real estate in this city which would indicate that thev believed tne disruption of both the liberal and tim ISiiiolui ."Hutea. Tho repairs being made on Ihn upper ! Hoots of the lio :per Eldridgo building ' are nearly completed. ' j The ifoni of the Hearty block is alii done and the other work ou the buiid- ' i iiiLt nearlv coin-deled. - ! ork is proo."es-.r.;; on the new Con- I grejr.'.'ional ehi't'c'i oa hu! SjuIi: ,sir. et with eo;i-i i'-t'i'-' 'of-ol. lie j I fnundar'uMis heir? !aM an i a eominenei- menl made mi the main walls. I Painters and plumbers are putting the lilii-loii ' !o;:i hi-s oi t' eil- . r ules on I the McNainai a low on Second South 1 street. 1 hey wsd rc.jtiirt; ciiiy a few day.s loget li."." ti;,:i v. ,i ii all that iv- ; 1 III. nils to in) tiotle lit i.f! pulling lilt! i j.;iass in be front wir.diH s. j TllKSOMAL. ! E. E. Hill of Denver is at the Walker, j J. H. .Miller of Nlooklnn is mI, the uioriuon partias ami tbo organization on national lines would be disastrous to advanceinent here, or would such n move have the rpjmsite effect ?" "No," said Mr. .Siiearinan. "On tho contrary, during my recent visit to New York some of my friends who a year ago would not listen to Salt L-.ke investments promised to aid nu in raising rais-ing i!."i(),(HK) for certain enterprise tor tiio betielil of ourcity and vic nity." "Will you give me," ajl.ctl tim reporter, re-porter, "as nearly as possible the general gen-eral eastern folding on the tsubjjct as you understand it?" Mr. Shearman's reply to that tpies-tion tpies-tion was thaflriends of the inormous in : the cat-l arc.glaU ibal lhy have placed themselves in accord wi.ii lie! nation on 1 the two mon es-Ptitial jiuiots. Thei. ; euemies feel that they tiavo mieio a 1 liiig'.er j coup d'eiet. li.-to. hov. .: ei", I admit ti e changes am permanent. "The lirst because they believe in the sincerity of the mormon people. The second because they say 'resolutions 'reso-lutions never go backward.' ami that, evfln if the mormon leaders ever do-sire do-sire to do so they will find it impossible to re-establish either polygamy or church political dictation. The general gen-eral feeling was that thure was a very bright and prosperous future before Utah." Substantially tho samo questions were put to " C. O. Whittoriiot'o who acted as the agent and attorney for the Shearman syndicate in all its investments invest-ments here, and in answer to them he said: "liasiug my reply on the experience of a close business association with various eastern capitalists who are heavily interested in real estate and loans in this city I emphatically say! that a greater sense of security is'being I occasion'.! by , the present politr-i cal changes than by any I thing that has eer occurred hero I When in New York with Mr. Vt m.il. ! Shearman two years ago endeavoring to obtain capita! tor in vest meats here, tiie principal tliuiculty in the way of success suc-cess was the political strife going ou. Conversations with capitalists at" that time has satisfied me that by abandoning aban-doning the old tight now, that is no longer necessary, and that it will remove the only barrier : in the way of obtaining unlimited ea-t- ern capital for loans and 'investment in : this territory. A significant fact w hich completely explodes the Tiilc ' line theory is that there never was a time in the history of this city when money could be borrowed at as low rale-of interest as it can be at present. Pusiness men who think that White. Uev. James Raid of Deer Lodge is at the Kiiulsierd. Isaac Dillon and Fred Todaa of North Plan ate at the H'aikcr. Mrs. K. Fdv. aids and friend of Australia Aus-tralia are at tho Temp.'ulou. Joseph Wootlbtirn, wife and son of Sacramento, lire at the Teuiplcton. I John Holier, A. H. P- inis and C. j Plant of liinghani are at the While. j John W. Kotlcl'er of tin-I'nion Stock yards at ( Imaha is it the Koiitsiord. I (."Frank and Paul P.uriey of Omaha are vUuingD. K. iJiirley or the Uuiou Pacific. Pa-cific. Mrs. T. M.Orr and mother will leave on the Union Facile in thu morning lor the east. Mrs. T. 1!. Stnrgis and Miss P. E. Sturgis of Ciiniuciieut arc .u tne Cou-tiuuutal. Cou-tiuuutal. . .Mrs. II. 1! d'.holT aud Mas'er Herbert Xeweli of Deuvea are cucsls at the Knutsl'ord. Mrs. Hail and daughter ami Mrs. P. A. Salmou ot Syracuse, X. V., ate at the knutslord. " Joep!i Smith of Daaver. "is at t fie Kuiiislord. Mr. Smiui is Clerk of Arapahoe county. Wallace II. Chandler of Minneapolis, trateliiig pa-s.-uger agent oi the' Soo line, is in tlie e.ty loday. F. L. liutterHeld and wife of Ouray are at the Cuilen. Mr. liuiterlield is interested in Colorado mines. James 15. Arthur and wife of Fort i coiiins are at tne ( m, en. Mr. Arinur j has considerable realty in Salt Lake. C. Lectin on nud J. ISruce are among the Australians at the Continental. 'The gentlemen are ou their way east. David C. Shand of San Franeisoo arrived ar-rived at the Cuilen this morning He is accompanied by thirteen nig trunks. Dr. Kendall and wife of Sidney .are at the Walker. Dr. Kendall succeeds Dr. Edit: oi' Fort Douglas. The latter goes to near fine itidge. Messrs. Hardy and Hennan of Salt Lake expect to leave in a l'etv days for Deep (.'reck. They will work their mines aud expect to ship ore soon, Charles II. Dayton and bride will make the Continental their home this bummer. Mr. Davtou is oae of the piopr.flors o! tiio Utah Meant laundry. F. L. Parker and family havo come from the east and are mailing their home nl the font. neiit.il. I,"..-. I'ai-Ker is ot Hie linn of Parker eV Dcpiii, itiin-ber itiin-ber tleaiers. Captain .ddlemiiii has a le'Cr from II. C. Wai.'a -i at Alia in which the writer ays the peopie of thai place are having ivgiiiar winter weather, snowing snow-ing and raining ahernaltdy. the present agitation is scaring away capital ar now borrowing money at lower rates than they ever before, look at tho inconsistency of their position;" George Fl. Ulair it Co. were seen by the reporter and they, in response to his questions, said: "They had received re-ceived letters from several customers in the Fast, all of whom expressed their satisfaction that the tight between the factions of Gentiles and Mor- i mons in Sait Lake and It all had I ended, and that they much reason to ! beliexe the division on national lines i would be beneficial to everybody mid ! would tend to establish coulidouce in j the security of Salt Lake." ! Ii. C. Lett said he believed all this j talk about th:- present political strife I discouraging investments, was ail bosh. ! j All of h.s eorn'spoiidi nci! indicated that I people were encouraged bv thu hope j j mu harmony would prevail here tivm : i now on, and that past bitterness was: j all allavd. 1 have received several' I letters, felicitating me ou tlie chances I now tak ng place but mil 1 one of t' i in tivm a party i standpoint or fr-m the Imp" tliat either re;i',:!-,ir .him or democrats wmi.d even!- ; lia.iv fai l the supremacy. Ties as-er- ; lii u that e ap'.tai ties tat s to m alio, in- : vestmimts her,- beeaiioc we aifoiv iilin-r on pint'.- lilies ,s in a bu.-ime-s t!ne very shoi t .sighted. All oi my ens-tomei ens-tomei a fav--r making in-,. i'iu.'um in slates rather tl .iu i;i t-rfilo, an.; for Dint rei-on tl'.cy favor ftat-iiood for I tab. f ie ri is no fear that the mormons mor-mons w',: a'.. in fain tho poiilieai as-' as-' c-uilei.ey :-n.t '!i;,t t,.v ji, ,a?s I inimical to icntile i'iteie-ts. think j some i.f these statement of raj-j raj-j bat be'ug frightened la eai.se 'ifl nmr-; nmr-; mons have placed th-ius. v os in touch wi'h lli- l,et tiiooght ,.f the dav, is , l.ke s ay :i,r that property would be very v ibialde in Mali l.:,ke vole it uol f,,'r j the prK.d.-.tjiy ti.at w- voiild l ava j -,"-''l I -'X hen fivr. years fr.-ni now." j S-viri! r.!iis were seen who ex-j ex-j pressed then.s.jh cs in tie-iriy 11, a war as Colon-! I.,ut, Mr. Sh-annan and 1 Mr. v hit'euone. t U;1r Da ii an I for mon.y. J Money brokers give the information j that w hile, there is a general complain- 1 iug of hard lime", they ai'e as h.u.i with j L-( |