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Show TRADE, BUSINESS, AND FINANCE. An event of the week of prime Importance Im-portance in the business field has been the miserable attempt (which, fortunately fortu-nately for all concerned, failed,) to close down the smelters under the order or-der of the Board of Health, as a nuisance, nui-sance, danagerous to health and destructive de-structive of property. This attempt failed because an assistant county attorney at-torney pointed out that peremptory suppression was out of the power of the Board of Health or of the County Commissioners. It would, Indeed, be an anomaly If an Industry of this Importance Im-portance and value, and of such essential essen-tial concern to the whole community, could he suppressed by such minor governmental agencies, and In such a fashion. There Is little doubt of the fact that a powerful and malign influence has been Invoked In this matter, and that secret Incitement from sources hitherto all powerful aro represented as desiring desir-ing that pressure for hierarchic purposes pur-poses hould be applied. The ruinous effect of such a programme is not given weight by a fanaticism which has been accustomed to rule or ruin. But aside from any local safeguarding of the smelUnsr InterestB, as noted. In the : check cited above. It Is well kno" the Federal courts would be ftppf to as a bulwark against tho BchWl which Is upparently in view, and flE fact Is potent to give pause to the rjH Icbs scheme that has apparently tjm set on foot, but which must neccsjH' Another matter of Importance M been the developmenis in connec ! with the Western Pacific. Bonds tdjW amount of fifty million dollars hajvH been negotiated, the task now In Is to begin the work. The news U ( a number of contractors have hM looking over the ground where the rfl is to pass through the Sierras at B with Pass, and that soon a contra will be let for the construction of tM part of the road from Orovlllo throB' the mountains. It la a harblnger good things for Utah to see the nS of these progressions day by day. ..villi ..vi-lli the meantime, the immediate .n, way connection that we have waited for with so much anxiety, jjj Ing perfected; every week sees subsjjj tlal progress in getting tho roadbeM" the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Lake Company In perfect conditional the heavy traffic that will fall tdW share when the through service actually begun. A through tra!n,fll gone through from here, during L week, and the all-rail connectlon'liM tabllshed. That Is the great thing, the final consummation of a regj service can be awaited with patlen3 The news thnt the Moffat road;B Denver & Northwestern), from DeuJ, to this city, has not been sold to aaf body, but will bo built as originM projected, has been put forth iX stands uncontradicted. it, was A claimed to be sold to the Harrlman terest, then to the Gould interest,l now the statement Is that It ham been sold to anybody. This Is preL ly what Utah people aro best pl with. The construction of the rcV first mapped out is tho very best'fj that can happen to the public Intefe J Business throughout the State is an excellent basis. Last season waa of profitable yields In all activities, the profits are yet on hand. The's sonable precipitation has given a iri encouraging outlook for the fanm fruit-growers, and stockralsera. mines continue their great andi yield of: a half-million dollars or m each week, and the smolters, with ti energetic and enterprising maha ment, handle the great streams ofJ In masterly style. In this city business isgood, abundant money for all needfuljv poses. Wtlh bank clearances 15.5J; cent above those of the correspond week last year, the evidence of fir trade and active financial transact! Is complete. Everything goes to sh that the coming season will be on& great activity ln( the building line3 In the country at large, cold storms have interfered with dlstrll tion, so that the railway earnings a a falling off of 1 9 per cent the pres month thus far, compared wlth$ same time last year. But the Ironn steel trade shows Increased streng confidence In the future remains shaken. Bradstreet notes as anf couraglng feature in the dry go-trade, go-trade, the Increased Inquiry for cot goods for export to China and otl countries. There is more ease InJ wool market. The business fallurea the week are rather under the avera The bank clearances in New York the week show an Increase of 50.2 cent, compared with those of the cor spondlng week last year. The bai outside of New York show a gain of; per cent, a gain for all of S2.1 per The Nov York bank statement, l&ai yesterday, shows a plethora of m)j The stock exchange has V "spotty" during the week, but oi whole prices have been well sustain with railroads the favorites. The mand of France for gold has pass and peace rumors abroad have hel the general tranquillity of the 6lfi tion. Business, trade, Industry finance were never on a firmer foun tion in this country than now. |