Show BUSINESS KEEPS HOPEfUL IN TONE Collections Dull But Spring Is Much Nearer Say Retail M Merchants erch ants I- I i MUCH NEW NE WORK PROMISED Construction of All All' Kinds Kinds Kinds' Already Begins to Feel Warmer Season As time goes on in the tho business world 1 of or Salt Bait Lake the tho difficulty in I making collections Is felt moro tore and more and this proves the tho one grea great r retarding influence on local commerce Retailer anti and wholesaler alike Is compelled com corn to be bo more moro cautious than hi his wont a 3 few months ago and despite It all has to car carry more moro people on his books than heretofore So far as ns the dealers In foodstuffs foodstuff are concerned they might W say that the difficulty starts with the laboring manOn man On the tho other hand tho the In laborer borer ma may blame the manufacturer or other employer em em- As a matter of or fact It al all seems to work around In ia a circle and the general depression n In business has haq affected each link in Inthe the chain alike Whatever the reason assigned by the retailer most of them in Salt Lake at present find that they are arc carrying more men and ani more families on their books than over ever before They find that the man who used to pt pay promptly on ona ona ona a certain day In the month is now Comp compelled to default for one two or three payments The retailer realizes realize that his customer customer customer custo custo- mer Is honest hone t and is doing nil all ho he can and ho hesitates before he refuses to extend him credit any longer He knows that to do so would put the tho customer up against it in harder fashion than the mans man's known worth and good Intentions seem scorn to warrant H Hun Hun- MV It Works Around Therefore the retailer gets what he can refuses refuges longer credit where such action will do himself am and the customer customer customer custo custo- mer least harm and In his turn staves sta off the tho wholesaler 0 or jobber And JO co coit o oit it goes up to tho the manufacturer andall and andall all nt report collections hard The rho one recourse Is the hanker and the money mone Money Ione Is reported by the banks to be more plentiful than It has hns been in Utah for many years ears this coming as a direct reaction of oC the recent stringency in financial lines Atthe At Atthe t the same time some of the retailers are ae Inclined to the opinion that the bankers bank bank- ers are more moro exacting exacting- In in their conditions conditions conditions condi condi- than the they have ha e been in other years It I Is common enough for or retail merchants merchants mer mer- chants chats the they sn say to borrow mone money at this time of ot year but the banks arem are arc m more re Inclined to hesitate and to look at th the security with wih dubious eyes than they have been In years yearN past They he say ray It is 18 harder to borrow borron a couple of hun hun- dr cd now tb it vaa to b borrow bor bor- r- r row rov a year or or two ago nto Want not Good Security I ISome Some bankers however declare that the retailer with good security who finds this to be so has merel merely gone one to the wrong bank The They point out that if the deposits fall fal off of in a bank it itis itis I is necessary for that Institution to re recall recall to- to call its loans and to be bo careful about loaning more The They intimate Intimate however howe that the majority of the banks arc willing to loan all al that tha Is needed provided provided pro pro- I vided the security is good enough And back of it all al is the feeling that money is soon going to be moro plentiful plentiful plentiful plen plen- for the tho working man and work easier casler to get Construction work worle on onal all al the Important projects of the country countr country coun coun- tr try the they sn say will wil be resumed as spring opens I I In the sp spring the projected work can be resumed and prosecuted at a n minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum of ot expense There are millions milons Invested in work and so long as the work Is the lie millions are yielding no return Therefore Therefore Therefore There There- fore they sa say the work already alread be begun begun begun be- be gun will viii wit be completed and ho tho time is Is' Is not long IonS distant when the men wilbe will wil willbe wJ be again required Americans Finding ark arkA A distinct feature of tho labor market marlet mar mar- let ket In II tho the West Vest that has developed during tho the past few weeks Is that on account of the return of or foreigners to their native lands handS work is easier casler for native Americans to secure This is already stated to have been proved at some of or tho the mines of the state where work wont Is being prosecuted and notably In the coal mines mines In the city much construction ton work has been announced the tho past week progress at the harriman depot will wil soon be bo such that more men will willbe wIl be he needed there to set the forms and prepare the cement for tho foundations In railroad circles the tho presence of General Manager Iann er A. A C. C in the tho el city last week wa was associated with preparations for work to begin on the Gould depot though the rumor was difficult of ot confirmation It I is known I however howe that no one ono realizes that a ane anew anew ne new depot will be required and is required re rt required re- re now for tho the Rio 1 Grande system better than the lie Gould officials th themselves themselves them them- m- m selves and it I is further pointed out that the early completion of the Western West West- ern era Pacific will wil render x a n new depot depota a n necessity still sUI moro more imperative e. Like Uku Apartment House heuseN JoUCH Apartment houses seem to to b be the Lamonte fa favorite La- La monte vorie with wih investors In In Salt Sal Lake realty realty real real- t ty just at pre present ent Work rork is already be begun ln on the Cummings property on First avenue The Tue contract has hns been let lei for or the Hamilton structure near the University club G. G G. G Smith announces an apartment house on Sixth SIth South H II L. L L Finch will wl build another double set on Third South and so the work goes merrily on In addition this week is the last that the tenants of 64 6 and 68 GS South Main ain street will be allowed to occupy those premises and the work of ot demolition will wil begin there thure It Is stated next week for the Galloway Gallo Callo- wa way vay Hoock Francis block A as few buys bus are arc reported In the rea real estate world but they thoy have bave not been for or large largo amounts Rentals It I is 19 stated are still good and it Is la as hartas hardas hard hart as ever for tor the lie prospective tenant to get a really desirable house In the business world the tho best beat showIngs showings show show- Ings perhaps are art made matle in tho the hardware hard hard- waro ware and anti lumber trade and that In building material generally preparatory preparatory tory to the tho beginning beginning- of ot development nt work In the mines and of construction work throughout the lie city Business men report that buyers bUers have gone gone to New York and other eastern commercial centers in iii large numbers Plumbers although it is not stated here as lere ye yet ct lether their purchases will be a aa as heavy as In former years Many aro V apparently looking lookinG out for fOl snaps and it I f these are secured trade ro will wi w be stimulated Otherwise the buying bu b will wil probably be on a more con n conser ern tive t f basis than It has been for om AmA vom years past past WHAT T I WR E E ir U. UI I iii I I hOlD Sall to be ic 11 Motto of or Those Owning In- In Stork Stocks No vcr very great amount of ot business has b been En reported In the local business world in tn tho the Industrial sto stocks k and bonds line There has it Is Ig asserted assorted been a good inquiry but those who are aro holding good Investments are aro unwilling to part with their shares until they can be assured of oC some place where whre the they can place the proceeds of or the sales Rales Following are aro prices quoted Amalgamated Sugar Co CO pfd 93 00 Do common 1500 Beneficial Life Ufe Insurance Co Co 1 oo Con Wagon and Machine Co pfd Of 00 do 10 common 00 Commercial National Bank Rank 1000 00 Deseret National bank hank Deseret Savings bank no Fir First t National atonal hank bank Ogden 9 00 Home Fire FIro Insurance Co Oo 00 Hober lieber J. J Grant and Co Lewiton Sugar Suga Co 1210 National Bank of or the Republic 15 00 Ogden Savings bank V S Provo Prove Com Corn and Savings bank 1800 00 Rocky tn Bell Bel Tel Co V State Bank of or Utah Sugar City Townsite Townsie Co 1200 V Thatcher Bros Banking Co 1700 Utah Utah Idaho Idaho Sugar Co pfd pfd S. S 35 Utah-Idaho Utah Sugar Co com corn 3 10 Utah National Bank Utah Savings and Trust Co 00 Western Loan Lan and Savings 00 Zions Zion's Savings Sa Bank and T. T Co Ce Z C. C M. M 1 I. I V 00 Bonds Bond Dood Salt alt Lake City Railroad 2 Sumpter Valley railroad 00 OO Utah County Count Light and P. P Co Ce Utah Sugar Co u 10 |