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Show BUSINESS NOTES Total bank clearings for "Wednesday. December I. showed a slight falling off from the total for Ihe corresponding day a year ago, although this was due moro to the unusually largo showing made last year than on account of any decrease In the average totals for this year. The total for Wednesday was ?l.:t"S.:iC.'I. as compared with a total of 51.."tin.nsf.71 for the corresponding day a year ago. The decrease Is ?ISG.722.72, or about 12 per cent. t, w The arrival of the first steel for the Nowhonso building on Monday, and subsequent sub-sequent receipts since that time, assure the continuance of work on the new structure for some lime. Starling of work has been delayed for nearly three months on account of the non-arrival of .structural steel. The preparation of this was also delayed by the slowness in' completing final plans, so Unit necessary neces-sary matters regarding weights could not be decided upon. The completion of plans and the ordering of stone, together with the arrival of steel, will now permit rapid progress on the big building. The first portion of the structure to be completed will cost SSiiO.oiifi. The ultimate expenditure ex-penditure will be about 51,000,000. - Application has been made by James A. Faust and Frank T. Slaughter for an appropriation ap-propriation of ton cubic, feci of water from Corn creek. In Millard county, Utah, for irrigating purposes. Miss Lily Tufts of the' Prudential Insurance In-surance company office hero left Wednesday Wed-nesday for San Francisco, whore she will make her homo. She was presented with a pair of pearl opera glasses by her office associates as a token of their regard. lid O'Donnell has purchased the Wheeler Wheel-er house at CIS South West Temple for his wife. The building is unusually handsome hand-some and is considered the finest on that street. The purchase was made direct and the consideration was not mentioned. |