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Show 10111 Of IIIDL 6ur Business Men "Interis-vved, All Predict a Prosperous and Healthy Trade for the Year 1S91. The Money Market is Still Tight, but Easing Up Materially. Business Compared With That of a Year Ago T2ore Flourishing. The Dispatch man took a spin around to the business men yesterday, and chattt-d with them on the condition condi-tion of business, the money market, and the outlook for trade for 1801. Meeting.Miinagex .Snow, of.the Gates-Snow Gates-Snow Furniture Co., we asked: ."How 'do you lind business as coin-pared coin-pared with "other years at this time?' "Well, since the incorporation of our stock company, our business has materially increased as compared with previous years."' "Do vou find tiie money market easing eas-ing materially:-'' ".No; monev still continues tight, and but little let up." "What is your opinion as to the outlook out-look for business this coming year? ' ""Notwithstanding the present money stringency we think the outlook out-look for the comiug year is encouraging, encourag-ing, and expect to see capital How into our country for investment in the near future." Dropping into the Co-op., we plied Chief Clerk Albert Jones with the same questions. "Uusiness is about the same as last year. We find the money market easing up very materially and our collections are increasing in consequence. conse-quence. The present year will be a good business year for our city, county and Territory. ' Meeting J. 11. Boshard we asked him how business was. '.Business in general is a little more quiet now, than a year ago," was his reply. "Mony is still scarce and accounts ac-counts are hard to collect at present. Ithink business, however, will be good, as Proro's future greatness in building nud manufacturing seems to have just commenced." Entering the Smoot Drug Co., Tve approached Supt. A. D. Gash for the condition of his business as compared with 1890. "Well, we have now run one year, and I can tell you right here that our business is mors than three times as heavv as when we took charge of the establishment t)n-e"ye-afc-,..- money market seems to be getlinj better, and in our opinion it will soon be in good condition." "What do you think of the outlook for business this coming year?" "The best Provo has ever had. Every indication points to this result." As we kit i he establishment we met Mr. Ben It. Eldredge, the hardware merchant of the Territory. "1 was not in Provo in January last year, but talking a few days ago with prominent Salt Lake business men, who had been watching things closely, they said that the month of January this year compared favorably with the same "month one year ago, showing an increase in-crease in business corresponding with; the general growth of the country." "How about th money market?" j "Well, the prospects for noneT are getting better." "What about the outlook for 1S91?" "The outlook is not discouraging. Our county is growing, and is altogether alto-gether in a prosperous condition." F. W. O. ILithenbruck could not answer dctintely how his business compared with other years at this time, as, to use his own words, "Our business is a new yenturc here." He thought the money market whs not easing up materially, and in regard to the prospects for business for the present year, said: "2 enterprises on foot will materialize, it will be good; if not, only normal, only normal. Take out the ?y,"and see the result. " Entering Pyne & Maiben's drug .store, and striking the genial Herb, busy at his desk, we asked him about business. "Our business at present, compared with the two years past (that is, for the three months just past), is about 4;) per cent, better. We find collections collec-tions very slow. 'Wait a little' is the answer from nearly all." Asked as to how he viewed the outlook out-look for 1S91 he answered: "I believe we will haye a prosperous prosper-ous time, especially if the Tintic railroad rail-road is a sure go. What we want is manufacturing industrius to bring us money. The trouble with us at present pres-ent is, we send our money away, and have no monev-producing enterprises to bring it back again." Talking to Irvine & Barney, the lat-t lat-t -r member of the firm said: "Our daily book sales show about l 'i prr cent, more business for January, S;!, than we done in 1890.: But when we take into consideration the difference differ-ence in the amount of stock we carry, we cannot say that trade is any better thi:r. one year ago. Closeness of the inouoy market has undoubtedly checked out trade. Up to December !, ISfci), our business was fully 30 per cent, larger than we expected. While money market has not eased up very materially, jet we think the outlook out-look is very bright for a good, prosperous prosper-ous y. ;.r. It will depend largely upon the energy of the citizens. Let our T.g.-fo i e: ' rrmojirvtjad and fo crer.' " Howe t Taft reported business good with encouraging prospects. The rcney market was very little easier, if j Dropping into the Co-op. Clothing htc-jv, Mr. Singleton, the suierin I tBrthnt, informed us that business I with them was about the same as a year ago, but that money was much easier. For the last few days," said Mr. Singleton," money with" us has been mill ? plentiful, and collections are fair, lii jv-:;.r.l to business for 1891, I think I the (-ul'.'.vk is very good." j "Yes, business is much better than a ' ve ,;.r u-'."' said Supt. Tom Taylor, of Tavior Bros. Co., the rustling furniture rioah r,, of the West End. "Collection nr? about (lie same, however, as money is quite tigiit yet. But the outlook for ir.vonc:.; this year was never better." J A, Ilairis, the superintendent of the West End store, was found j rust !!!: around, helping to diminish: ths .i'xvz full of customers. After being ecrncred, and he consented to giv e us a few minutes of his time, we askc I: "How do you find business as compared com-pared with other years at this time?" "I fi;d business good, better than last ye;-.r at this time, and it was very good hist year." "Do you find the money market easing eas-ing materially?" "I find collections very slow, money a little tight, but canuot coniplaia.'" "What is your opinion as to the outlook out-look for business this coming year?" "Ithink the- outlook for "this year is very bright. I am of the firm opinion opin-ion that it will go ahead of any previous previ-ous year Provo has eyer experienced." We succeeded in catching Supt. W. It. II. Paxman, of the Provo L. M. & B. Co., as he got off the train- this morning, on his return from a flying trip to the capital. "Business with us' said he, "is better bet-ter than it has been at this time of the year in other years. We find money very scarce, in fact it is almost im- possible to make collections. The outlook out-look for business in our line for the coming year is very encouraging, for there are prospects of considerable building being done in 1S91." Supt. Taylor, of the Provo Book & Stationery Co., said: "During January our business was much better than ever before at the same time of the year. We have not noticed any material change in the money market. The outlook for a good business;forlS91 is"bright. We expect ex-pect to do a larger business the coming year than ever before." Mr. D. P. Felt, of the firm of Felt, Olson & Co., was interviewed on the matter. "How do you find business as compared com-pared with other years at this time?" "That the stringency of the money market has had a depressing effect upon up-on business throughout' the United States is universally conceded. Despite this fact, our business shows an increase in-crease of at least 100 per cent, over last year, and trade assumes notable activity activi-ty since February 1st, this being usually usu-ally the dullest month of the year. " "Do you find the monev market easing eas-ing materially?" "We think that the market is certainly cer-tainly easier, but as yet, it only extends to the richer of men. who have large handlings of capital or properties that require heavy lubricators of the root of evil." "What is your opinion as to the outlook out-look for business this coming year?" "Our opinion is that Provo has only seen the summit of prosperity from the foot of tne hill, and when this is reached, which will be this season, we will enjoy such aseaso?i of prosperity that no other city in the west could realize. This is resultant from our natural conditions, which are only just becoming known." Mr. It. S. Hints said business with him had been better, if anything, than last year at this lime." lie could not say the money market was easing up, but in regard to the outlook for 1891, remarked: " I am sure business will be better the coming season than ever before in Provo." Supt. Andrew Eggertsen, of the West Co-op., said: "The present volume of business compares very well w ith other years, but collections are not as good. Ready money is much scarcer than usual. There is nothing as vet to ease monev. 4-44-iiik-J hat ,v-. wjjntavo ary-iiT dull year tro.n all "appenTaiicPs;sW(nrrjtnr-of "appenTaiicPs;sW(nrrjtnr-of nothing that will create much business, busi-ness, other than the absolute ueeds of people." Asking S. S. Jones as to business, he said: "Pretty much the same for the time of Tear. The business in Provo is a little more divided than it was. But we feel content with the share that we have ot it." "Do you find the money market easing eas-ing materially?" "You bet "your sweet existence we tion't. But we think we see daylight ahead. If you ask us for facts why that is it."' "What is your opinion as to the outlook for business this com ng e r? ' "Fbst iv.;?. We are alwa noneful and alwa.sbusy. When there is plenty fleing, we are busy enough, and when there is not. we are busy looking after it. C-.tl! again."' Jas. F. Dunn, of Dunn & Co., in answer to our question as to how he finds business as compilred with other years at this time, said: "Not quite su good, caused by the mild winter we have had, and scarcity of money. If wo have a good supply of water, so as to insure good crops, we will be all right. If you will notice well, vou will see this, that when the farmers are prosperous, business is always best." County Assessor Hall has received re-ceived from Recorder Daniels the abstracts of 495 uncanceled mortgages, in accordance with the provisions of the new law which requires this lo be done. Ma run age licenses were to-day issued to the following contracting parties: William T. Ellis and Anna T. C. Chnstensen, both of Pleasant Grove: Joseph T. Ashton and Sarah C. Ball, both of Ihi; Hans C. O. Ahompson and MissJosephine Liljroth, both of Provo. The stockmen of American Fork, Lehi and Pleasant Groie will hold a meeting at the former place this afternoon after-noon to organize an association for protection against having their cattle killed by cars. The owners who have had horses and cattle killed by the cars recently have not had their losses made good by the railway companies. The new band that has been organized organ-ized bv the old members of the Provo Silver' Band, received their set of instruments in-struments yesterday. They are the "Conn Wonder" instruments, and were manufactured at Elkhart, Ind. They are all silver plated, gold finish, and elaborately engraved. The new baud will be composed of sixteen members. The Taylor Brothers company of Provo City, capital $50,000, yesterday filed articles of incorporation with Secretary Sells. The business of the company is to engage in retail and wholesale furniture transactions. The slock is $100 per share, and is held as follows: Eliza Taylor, 150 shares; George Taylor, jr., oil; Thomas X. Taylor. Tay-lor. 50; Arthur Taylor, 5; John D. Dixon, 50. It was thought when Ed. Bunnell, one of the men arrested for shaving the tails of some horses belonging lo Mr. Williams, at Lake riew. recovered recov-ered damages from Sheriff Fowler and Judge W. H. Brown, in the District Court, that that would not be the last of it. but that it would be followed by a suit against the same officers by the other defendants. The supposition has proved to be correct", and now Alma Jorgensen wants the modest sum of $3,000. Papers have been filed with th Clerk of the District Court. Ox Wednesday the Supremo Court delivered its opinion in the case of Anna Marks et al., lespondents, vs. William If. Culmer et al.. appellants. This case was tiied in the District Court and a judgment rendered. An appeal was taken to the Supreme Court and a new trial ordered. After the case was sent back to the court below defendants filed a bill of costs-containing costs-containing S-599 stenographers and attorney's at-torney's fees. On motion of plaintiff the amount paid for transcribing the evidence and the attorney's fee was struck out and all in excess of $! per page for printing the record and brief. From lhi3 order defendants appeal. |