Show SEASONS SEASON'S S 'S PROMISE HELPS THE MARIET ARIET Outlook for Bounteous Crops Has Stimulating Effect In Financial Circles I TRADESMEN TO ORGANIZE I Effect of Mail Order Business Is Felt Fell So Strongly De Decisive Decisive Decisive De- De Steps T Taken aken The Thc feature of the tho week ended Sat Sat- Saturday In local bu J ine s and r- r cial activity was the tho large larCe Increase i In bank clearings s over o tile the correspondIng correspond correspond- pond pond- trig lug week of o I year ar ago ngo On severe several veral veralda da days s 's of the thc w-ek w ck the clearings showed howe l lan an Increase of ot several e hundred thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of dollars The rue clearing house officials remark that at this time last las year ther then thera was a an exceptionally slow low movement in the business world Tills fact tact with the natural Increase in gen gen- t 1 business s accounts for Cor the differ differ- once enCe In hank bank clearings Activity In iii banking circles is taken takei as a 1 good Indication o of the condition of general u business and universal en encouragement en- en ment i is expressed at the thc healthy tone One which pervades e s the financIal finan- finan cIal market throughout the lilt t entire country The Thc growing confidence in inthe the lie stability of the mon money market Is said to tn arise from nm the excellent nt pros HOS peels ector for or the fall crops crops It is also given out that recent actions on the part o of tIle the federal state and some seine municipal go governments with reference to probing Into corporations put a damper on the lie activity of those companies companies com corn for tor a time lime and hal had a t retardIng retardIng retard- retard Ing tag effect upon bu business In all lines The r reported likelihood of war with Japan also hall had a retarding Influence on nil the money noney market and IIII now that the probability s seems m to have disappeared I in u u. large degree confidence has hm returned Conditions are arc reported to 10 be bc improving ing all over the thc country Weather II n Factor In Tn the local rea realty It market dealers It report leport that there there- Is Is' Is considerable in iii inquiry ulry for Cor or property hut but that It is 1 a difficult dif lIf- matter mattel to get th the buyers to close I a n deal The definite cause for or this condition is not apparent one dealer at U least says fays o It It Is the heat Numerous Nu Nu- small sales have ha b been n ma made e and several se larger ones arc now In contemplation houses houseH are ore still 11 scarce Ice The coal situation has been a matt mater mat- mat t er r of considerable comment luring during the he week A shortage of fuel at this time lime of the year ar while it is jl nut felt Celt as ns It would b be In cold weather Is a as s serious matter for tor It indicates indIcate a CarnIne fam- fam am- am Inc Ine ne In the thc cold months to come Coal is bel being nS' nS stored storell by ma many n consumers who have been Leon fortunate In getting a supply but there ore are man many who can cnn cannot cannot not get the fuel Cuel to store stort Word has hasben been ben received from New Nev ew York that liat the interstate commerce commission fon has given the Oregon Short Line and the Union Pacific railroad companies permission slon to operate their proposed reduction of 25 cents a Jon ton on the coal used for COt storage purposes It Is ex expected expected ex- ex that this will alleviate tho the cull culty as dealers will ill have an unusual Incentive to get their bins and anti yards tilled filled It If the thA mines hold out and the miners can be procured to dig the tho coal the preparations for winter should prevent pre suffering for lack hack of oC fuel The hardware trade is reported as brisk The record made by hy the hardware hardware hard hard- ware vare houses this season eason is an en enviable enviable en- en viable one and althou although h there has been a a. slight slacking up of oC business there seems to be general encouragement encourage encourage- meat ment in that line tine of the local trade Sporting goods good are having a n heavy run and arll harnesses harnEs eH are atc sold faster aster than they are made Mining j and mill mm machinery machinery ma ma- chinery continues to be in demand Indicating in indicating indicating in- in that there is great activity ahead for Cor the mining Industry of th tha mountain Inter-mountain country I Lumbermen Optimistic The Thc lumber umbel market Is' Is reported as strong with a good local business The shut-down shut of or the camps on the coast for Cor or 30 31 da days s 's will not materially affect the local market according to dealers who have made a study of or tho the situation The Time shut-down shut Is reported ed edas as having been intentional for or the purpose of or preventing pre a a. glut In the California market marlet with attendant an-attendant weakness in prices The rime he local yards are pretty prett well stocked ed at present but the lumber is 18 selling selling- rapidly and it I is predicted that within two months there ma may be lie some difficulty in supplying sup sup- plying the demand The Tho brick men of the cIt city report that the they will vill have no trouble in meeting all calls caB made upon them The week has hafl been without sensational sensational sen son features In ill the mareet mar nar- ket of ot the ell city trac trade Quito a num num- her ber of or local merchants have loft I for forthe forthe or the East on buying trips The Ilic wholesalers whole whole- salers are beginning to receive their shipments of rail fall and winter lines tines ant and vU 11 vil begin distributing within a short shor I time as the thc retailers by means o ot of sweeping sales alef have ha cleared much o otheir of their shelf space and are read ready to toJ tolay tolay J lay y In at least a a. part of ot their their fall ful stock The retail business of oc the w wee week ek has been fair and has hns lined up encouragingly en en- with corresponding wrecks week of last year en enNo No discouragement I is II felt Celt The merchants are aro turning their thel attention larg largely ly toward organization for mutual protection and anti benefit Th The or order mull er business of Ia tern houses house has reached such an extent In th the mountain inter-mountain and Western estern states state that the local business houses are hurto hurt hur to a large extent and an agitatIon against t order mall business Is being heing waged |