Show GENERAL BUSINESS UP WELL T Undercurrent of Confidence and Satisfaction Pervades the Business Situation LOCAL MEN OPTIMISTIC t Wholesale 1 and Retail Trade Both Are Showing Distinct Distinct Distinct Dis Dis- Improvement General business S for tor tho week has beenS good od although without particular lar 1111 feature A general undercurrent of ot confidence and satisfaction Is In inthe tho the and on all hands ex expressions ex- ex of ot faith in tho the most optimistic tic tie vein aro heard Reports from Eastern business cen- cen tors all show the samu strain of conI confidence con con- I L I permeating permeatIng- the business at at- at- at All oVO over New England mills factories and warehouses arc opening up and getting ready to do business Capital for tor these on enterprises enterprises enter enter- tor- tor Is la growing steadily moro niu and plentiful and tho the percentage o of ot unemployed unemployed un un- Unemployed employed men throughout hout tho the country ry Is smaller at this time than at any anytime anytime time during tho the past 1 12 months month Time The Eastern gastern stock market presents few tev ow now features with tho the one exception exception ex ox- or oT tho the unusually brisk buying on tho the part of the tho public Traction shares aro are in rend ready demand with a pronounced tendency towards higher prices for copper stocks 8 which can cnn fall fail to bo ho reflected in n. n sImilar sImi sImi- lar ar movement mo In Utah Brokers and stockholders generally arc are fast r recovering co- co ering confidence enough h to take a n chance and the result Is soon seen to advantage advantage ad ad- vantage antage in tho the greatly au augmented clearing cearIng house reports and in the time comparatively com corn ely easy condition ot of the tho mone money I market I Guo Gunil In local business circles dealers dealer in nearly every ery line are lire optimistic to a a. degree Money for legitimate objects Is plentiful with clearing hou house o balances bal hal I andes ances growing rowIng almost dally daily larger and arid deposits swelling nil all tho the time Interest Interest Interest Inter Inter- est rates are still inclined to be high but the demand for Cor both time and call money remains as brisk as ever and antI the outlook In every way is entirely favorable Rumors of Impending business business busi busi- ness hess deals eais of large ma magnitude aro heard on tho the streets dally daily build building InS InS' operations continue as ns acU active as over Weather conditions for or building purposes purpOses pur pur- poses rosel could not havo have been better bettor than during the past three weeks week a. a Wholesale trade in all lines shows shown n a distinct Improvement during the thelast past last ton ten days or 01 so o although credit men are arc still sUll experiencing some little difficulty in the matter of their col col- This however does not hot ur- ur KUO gue uc any Shortage of ot money but rather Indicates that merchants and ond business men mon generally In In tho the outlying towns of tho the state are arc In Investing In In- I I vesting all nil their theil surplus ca capital Ital to tho the have havo looked for tor trade trado in some cases neglecting their bills in order to take advantage of or the movement Lan Large c shipments of or goods aro are reported ro- ro ported being got ready to go 0 out in tn n nearly all lines and somo sorno nice orders are coming in almost daily from rom parts farther afield than Salt Lake dealers have looked to for tra trade trado e from in n sometime somo some time past With the solitary tion of at the tho present weakness In collections col col- col- col there Is not nol a J. J ba bad spot In the entire business outlook at this tI time e. e Rein Trade rende Retail trade trado In and about the tho city f IB brisk Tho The demand for luxuries Inman in inman inmany man many lines hinc is growing crowIng steadily and the trade in staples Is as heavy heay as ever ClothIers report a good week cek and dry goods dealers are well satisfied Merchant tailors are doing a good business with excellent pros pron- of or a n. continuance of or the present conditions T |