Show 1 The Spring Trade I l Hon Wm JENNINGS expressed to one I of the editors of this paper yesterday his opinion as to the business outlook We cannot quote his exact language nor was the ox Mayor talking with a view to the publication of his sentiments but as few I men ever express themselves more deliberately delib-erately or as the result of closer observation observa-tion his judgment has a peculiar value r just now Substantially Mr JENNINGS said there 1 is now no cause for alarm in looking at the business future of Utah Confidence i among capitalists and leading merchants has been largely restored and the preparations pre-parations for the spring trade are based upon the expectation of a fair average seasons business This confidence is shown by a larger investment of capital in business enterprises in increasing the manufacturing product in rebuilding enlarging or erecting new business blocks in the amount of goods purchased by wholesale traders in the increase of banking facilities and in the many plans now under consideration for making Salt Lake a metropolitan city in fact as well as in name Mr JENNINGS was also understood to say that he did not think the polygamy trials would affect the business of the city in any perceptible degree The polygaim prosecutions affect a few individuals who fully realized all the risks they assumed and whose cases will be treated as tests of the constitutionality and efficiency of the law It cannot be expected that the business of the world will stop because avery I a-very important political or religious issue is being tried in the courts It is possible that the aggregate production pro-duction of our mines will be less this year than lust but this is by no means certain While there will be a serious falling off in the ore shipments at Frisco the increase at other points and the opening of new mines may fully offset this loss The products of the farms will doubtless doubt-less be more carefully gauged by the local needs Since we cannot profitably export Utah wheat less of it will be raised and the product of the dairy increased Good fortune awaits the man who shall intro s duce firstclass creameries into Utah Our cattle interests are in a flourishing condition and are likely to largely increase in-crease the revenues of the Territory Comparing our own Territory with those to the north northeast and northwest we are most signally favored The herds and flocks of Wyoming Montana Idaho and Oregon have suffered enormously while those of Utah have prospered Our live stock are in a healthy conditionfree from the diseases of warmer climes and without the exhaustion of northern cold j This journal is of the opinion that business II busi-ness will also be facilitated this year by a better understanding among our own citizens There will be calmer discussion find n 1pgsmiiTfr nf jpinjiulira thpJim > s of controversy are beginning to fade we shall try to Jive and let live and with hearty cooperation for the general good we shall have what is far better than a business boom an era of steady j reasonable and hopeful progress |