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Show CONFIDENCE IN BUSINESS WORLD Bright Prospects for Future. Real Estate Men Are Happy Over the Outlook. Out-look. Building Boom Is on, Collections Aro Good and General Prosperity Prosper-ity Prevails. "Good Business," "Collections Excellent." Excel-lent." "General Confidence" and "Bright Prospects" are the expressions that sum lip tho local situation In tho business world "Tho most of tho 'knockers' have ' i i w i eii into -i deep, dark hole.' declared one of the leading real estato dealers during dur-ing the day, 'and there is no doubt that tho dose of this sensnii win s-- Rn at advances ad-vances In nearly every line In which the capital of the city is employed. No Hot Air. "Of course, wo are looking forward eagerly to tho heueiitn to he denved from a study of our advantages and resources by the members of the Los Angles Chamber of Commerce; who win be with us next week n i do not want to hand them a bunt h of 'hot air.' hut we do want thent to understand thru Salt I.nko offers greater opportunities for advan- t.ie-eoi.ig investments than they can possibly pos-sibly find anywhere else-Advance else-Advance Guard Is Here. "I know that a majority of the visitors are men of experience and Judgment In tho business world, but thc arc k enlj alive to the situation and will not overlook over-look the chance that Is presented While It s not generally known, the advant t guard from Los Angeles Is already In town The) are men who represent millions mil-lions of capital and they are quietly looking look-ing into prospective Investments." General Business Good. In the commercial fie ld a feeling of confidence con-fidence prevails trade Is pronounced iirst-class iirst-class for the season and no complaints am heard as to collections. The manager mana-ger of a hading department store said last night. "Our business shows a large Increase over that of tho corresponding period last year, the general public appears ap-pears to be prosperous and Is -pending money freely, it is a fact that our mi-lections mi-lections have been better than at any lime during the year." Work on Big Buildings. Through the offices of tho city's nrchl-t.-i i s iHtid builders there ,,n air of bustle bus-tle and business thai Bpeaks well for the magnitude of the work In which they are engaged. As has been previously noted, several largo structures are under course of construction and there Is plenty Of work for those who are not afraid of it (joocl progress has been made during the week on the foundations of the big bulld-hig bulld-hig on State street, which will be occupied occu-pied by offices nnd the ne Qrpheum theater. This great structure will bo crowded up no rapidly that it iii be . otnpli I. .1 dm Ins; 1 tob i I he towi rs of the beautiful st Mary's cathedral on Brlgham street are going sk.vw.in!, and mo expensive stainea giu-ss oi tne an windows of this temple of worship havo been ordered irom Munich. Germany, Beautiful Now Structures. Among the beautiful new strui lures tho eaily erection of which Is assured. Is a 160,000 home for the railroad branch of the Y M. C A . plans for which arc now In course of preparation by Architect Neuhausen. He is also working on drawings draw-ings ror a lesplence t,, be i reel.. , J b H. P Keysor on Thirteenth Bast, between be-tween First nnd Second South streets flint P. I'lgh has purchased a ioo homo on Capitol hill Dr J S Richards, at a cost of $ln.;VXl has acquired tho beautiful home of John T. Calne, at the corner of B and First streets. The deal was made through Tuttlo Bros Commercial Stocks. During the week there has been much business done In the loc-i Commercial Blocks, their market closing wllh tho following fol-lowing Quotations: Amalgamated Sugar Co , prof $101 00 common 187 00 Bmeflclal Life InHurrnce i -o 110.00 BarncH Picking Co. Koyevlllo . .. 130.00 Con 'Uacoi & Machine Co.. pfd 100.00 common .... SO 00 Dei r.'t National bank Dcserct tkivlnKs hank 32$ U0 Lal- C9 hank F:irmlnpton UOt.OO Flrrt Natlonalhank. Ogim ... . 262 00 Ir1rot National hunk. Murray 117. iw Hom Fire Insurance Ce 161.00 rewlston Sugai Co 11.35 ). ohl Con ft Bavlnsjs h?nk 120. im) National Hank Of thf Republic . ISO DO Ofn Savings tank i:o og Provo Com. & Savlnsa bank m iw Reeky lit Ben Toi Co M 1 1 State Bank of t tah 17. 'i0 Sugar City Townslto Co - ,,, Tho Utah Sugar Co., pfd 11 00 common 7 ;ifi liaho Susir Co 12 00 1 hatchr Hr. B'k'g Co. L gan 122 00 I'tnh National bank 180.00 Zicn'a Hav Bank & Tr. Co 146.00 M. I ley. 00 BONDS Church j 102 7,-, Salt Lax.j City Railroad lOtloO Btimptcr Valley rallroart 101 f0 U'ah County Llsht & Power Co.. (01 06 Week's Bank ClearJngs. Bank clearlnts for tho week show a heavy Increase the totil footlnc up J5.37S lr7S30 a gain over the corresponding period of last , ear of tST. 120.07 |