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Show BUSINESS AND TRADE. Tho week just past ha6 boon made busy in the closing up of tho census-taking census-taking in this city and State. Extensions Exten-sions of time lo such reasonable length as is necessary to givo completeness to the work, havo been allowed, so that there may bo no complaint that any one has .been missed. It is reasonable rea-sonable to believo that tho enumeration enumera-tion of tho inhabitants will bo fairly complete, but a nunibor of tho subsidiary sub-sidiary questions, such as whothor the person has served in the Civil or other war. have, in manv cases, not been put; so that probably in somo of those particulars the census will bo defective. Tho building activity which has been such a .source of pride and solid advantage advan-tage to tho city, continues in full volume. vol-ume. Progress is noted week by week, on the big steel structures that arc going up, the Nowhouso hotel, Iho Utah hotel and the Kcarns skyscrnpor. Bo-sides Bo-sides those, dwelling houses by the hundreds hun-dreds are being erected, flats, apartments, apart-ments, bungalows, and cottages, the construction reaching to all parts of tho city; and in tho business and wholesale districts there has .been and continues to be magnificont buildiug progress. This great building activity necessitates the employment, of much labor, and tho pay rolls consequent thereon make lively trade, wilh improved im-proved collections. Real cstato brokers report a week of continued activity in both vacant and in improved rcBidoncc property, although al-though no sales above $10,000 aro reported re-ported for the week. Tho demand for lots in the various residonco additions in tho eastern and southeastern part of tho city continues. An easier tone to tho money market, with a lighter demand for loans is reported in banking circles. Tho general trade of tho city has been active and strong during tho week. The bank clearances show a gain for the week just past compared with the corresponding week last year of 19.2 por cent. With the city filling up with new inhabitants in-habitants as it is doing, tho fact bo-ing bo-ing proved by the immediate- occupancy occu-pancy of tho new buildings as com ploted, while tho older dwelling places still remain occupiod, causes a gratifying grati-fying increase of trado with stocks correspondingly increased, both in quantity quan-tity and in variety. Tho milling activity has boon good during tho week, with normal production. produc-tion. Tho mines of tho State maintain their high roputo of being equal to all the demands that may be put on them, and tho oro reserves aro constant and well maintained. The smelting facilities facili-ties of tho valloy aro first-class, and even with tho weakness in tho coppor market, tho Utah copper mines can produce, if any copper production can ,bo had in tho world. Tho demand by tho smoltcr employees of Murraj' for increased pay wnB refused by tho -company, and no strike wns declared on May 1, as had been iutimatod, the men continuing apparently satisfied with i.ho nrnmisn of tho manar'flmont that with bettor times higher wages would bo paid. Tho American Smelting plant at Garfield Gar-field wns designed originally to treat tho concentrates from the Utah coppor cop-por and Boston Con. mills. Now that tho Utah Copper is practically doubling the capacity of the mills, tho smelter capacity must be increased also, which will involve a largo expenditure and greater lixed costs in tho future. May 71 h was Railroad Day at Tor-ington, Tor-ington, where many Utahns aro interested, inter-ested, and railroad and smelter construction con-struction celebrated fittingl'. In the railrond field tho Western Pacific Pa-cific is pushing work nil along the lino from both the San Francisco and Salt Lake tonninals. Splendid showing is making on the Ilio Grande depot. Til ing is being put in, and olucinls .hero to inspect say it may be r?ady in thirty days. Plans havo boon mado for an exhibition train, which will remain hero open to tho inspection of tho public pub-lic for several days prior to tho open-iug open-iug of tho service. This splendid feature fea-ture will bo a "Limited Service," officered of-ficered and operated with uniformed men. An engino and observation car will be provided, and all will be on view at the new station. The wash-out troubles on the lake have deprived this line of somo freight rovenues, and for a new road it has had hard luck; but all 'this will Jbo over within ten days, when the lino will bo opon for tho resumption re-sumption of freight transportation, ooncmrehyj ropairs to tho wash-out on tho Salt Lake routo through Nevada, and it is now slated that tho lino will be open prior to July 1st. What is known as tho Snlino cut-off to shorten tho distance between Utah , points and the northwest, as well as opening up additional Idaho territory, is ono of tho important approved plans of tho Short Line. The double track from Fnrmington to Ogdcn is also a good movement, as is tho proposition to put on through motor cars botwoon this city and Ogdcn. Tho O. S. L. viaduct via-duct at Pocatello is a fine improvement for that busy railroad center. Track-laying Track-laying on the now lino to Pingrce is progressing nicoly. Tho Utah Light & Railway Co. is ordering twenty-four now cars of the St. Louis Car Co., with Westinghouae motors. Twolvo of thcso will be for hitorurban sorvico. Tho Emigration Canyon lino is ro-opened. and another opon car has been ordered. Tho prospects of tho Stale aro excellent ex-cellent in goneral for heavy crops. In many portions even tho fruit crops will bo unusually abundant in spite of the fact that in other portions thero has been considerable damage, so that we may fairly expect about a normal yield from the orchards. Tho wool clip is proceeding in good order, beginning in the southern part of tho State and gradually working north. Tho northorn borders of the State will bo reached Bomo time noxt month. Tho clip will bo something like 14,000,000 pounds and if tbo manufacturers manufac-turers consent', it should yield well over $2,500,000 Throughout tho country, trade as a whole is much depending upon the ex-poctod ex-poctod crop reports, Tathor pessimistic rumors in regard to these having Jbcen received; but on the whole thero is a feeling that tho danger to the crops has been exaggerated. The business feeling, however, is one of caution. Thorc has boon somewhat of a check to tho buoynnt movement existing in mercantile lines at the beginning of tho j'ear. Building trade reports for April show good gains' over the earlier months. Building matorials aro fairly active, but the iron trade is irregular. Pic iron production' is being curtailed, although the finishing mills are still well employed. em-ployed. Tho demand for cotton goods is slightly bettor, but tho high prices act as a bar to active trade. Woolen goods markets aro irregular. Heavy gold exports have been made in settlement of our foreign adverse trado balances. American bonds are now being sold heavily abroad on the same account. This causes a financial weakness which is'partly economic, but another factor contributing to this weakness is politics. Tho unsettled condition in Congress, with the latent threats of damage to various forms of .business, make a cloud in tho economical economi-cal and financial sky that is a constant monaco. Undoubtedly, moro Bottled and probably better conditions will prevail when Congress adjourns. |