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Show the ENTERPRISE OUTLOOK: 1978 Acreage sold to Ma Bell nation, and your particular Their answers industry? Predicting the future is a precarious task, at best. Nonetheless, every new year brings with it the time honored ritual of the yearly forecast. The Enterprise visited eight business and political leaders of the Salt Lake community, asking them simply, How do you view 1978 for Utah, the follow. And there is consensus among Salt Lakes leaders. Interest rates, whether the prime rate, mortgage rates, or triple A rated securities, will remain stable, up slightly perhaps. All but formation. And as a result of this demand, we will experience more than our usual capital shortage. Mortgage rates will remain in the 9 to 2 percent category druing the coming year. They wont go up much, despite this e for areas 9-1- super-appetit- money, and especially home financing. Savings will continue to be strong. Peoples income is up, and hence they save more. Well see a lot of this during 1978. Its still not a majority of the people who are liquid, but the number is increasing. This will be a healthy influence on the local economy. This savings growth should be aided by the anticipated increase in personal income. Utahs personal income is growing faster than Jerry Christensen President, First Federal Savings The tremendous demand for housing in Utah will continue in 1978, spurred primarily by migration into the state, and family Mountain Bell told the Enterprise this week it has purchased 10 acres of farmland at approximately 13th West and 21st South and will begin construction of a facility on the site by June, 1978. one agreed inflation will be roughly what it was last year. Not a one thought the unemployment rate will ease significantly. Their opinions are A worth reading as their sentiments will likely have a vital bearing on the way things go. Mountain Bell said the parcel was purchased from Frank, Albert and William Domichel for an undisclosed price. The $1 million structure will house Mountain Bells state force construction headquarters, its West Service Operation Center and its Coin Operational Center. About three acres of the land will be used as training area for heavy vehicle operat the national average, and I think it will continue to grow at comparatively high rates. I dont expect any for spokesperson ser- ious problems from the national economy. Interest rates will move up slightly, but were still one or two basic points away from those rates which will cause I ors. Additional space will be used for van storage. Space within the struc- ture to be built primarily of masonry will house some engineers, offices for crews, route analysis operations, customer facilities managers and the handling, maintenance and repair operations of coin pay telephones for the metropolitan Salt Lake area. Mountain Bell said it has an agreement with the Granger Hunter Improvement District for water and sewer utilities, arid that Mountain Bell engineers may use excess sewer gas to implement heating of the structure. Ml Enterprise our depositors to withdraw funds from financial intermediaries and seek higher rates. I dont expect interest rates to get that high this coming year. What we do expect is a continuation of the historical high rate of growth experienced by savings and loans. For the time being, Regulation Q has been extended for a year, until Dec. 15, so wc wont have to compete with banks directly for funds. The National Enterprise is published weekly by the National Enterprise Publishing Company, Inc., 500 Continental Bank Bldg., P.O. Box 11778, Pioneer Station, Salt Lake City. Utah 84147. (801( 1977 by National Enterprise Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Copyright 533-055- 6. t Second class postage paid in Salt Lake City, Utah, R. Alens E. Bentley George Gregersen Publisher Kristopher R. Passey Creative Director Editor KenBeHo Production Manager No. 891300 Sheri Poe Milt Policzw James M. Schulz Research Director Staff Writers by columnists herein are not necessarily the opinion or policy of the National Enterprise. Send all submissions to P.O. Box 11778, Salt Lake City, Utah 84147 Not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts. ESASE Subscriptions $24 per year 50 cents per copy Opinions expressed Motor fuel sales off The volume of net taxable gallons of motor fuel sold in Utah declined slightly in October from the previous month, according to the State Tax Commission. In October, the number of net taxable gallons came to 55.6 million compared to September's 56.1 million. The October figure was 4.7 percent above October 1976. 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