Show 1 A i > A SENSIBLE VIEW Ex3Iayor Jennings on the Business Situation Situ-ation Mr William Jennings was observed standing on the clock corner yesterday afternoon with a mathematical gaze directed towards the Emporium building as if making some mental measurement when he was accosted by a DEMOCRAT man with What are you going to do now Mr Jennings I am going into the building business busi-ness replied the exmayor with a complacent com-placent smile I am going to tear down that old building the one occupied by Thomas Jennings and replace it with a three story brick I will also add another story to the corner building here which will make a fine block Do you expect to retire from the mercantile mer-cantile business Yes just as soon as I can dispose of the goods I now have on hand How long have you been engaged inactive in-active business in this city Thirtythree years that is if you count butchering as business I commenced com-menced butchering in 1852 and went into merchandising in 1860 when the Emporium building was built You must be pretty familiar with the i nisiness history of Salt Lake When in I your opinion did the city and Territory tiijoy the most prosperous time During the war was the unhesitating unhesitat-ing response along about 1864 there was more business done in proportion to the number of men engaged than ever i before or since How do you regard the present business busi-ness situation 1 Well sir I think the business of Salt Lake and Territory is on a good solid basis The times may be a little dull I and laborers may experience difficulty in finding employment but the farmers of the Territory are well off and able to hold their grain until they get a good price for it which from present indications will not be long You think then there is no ground for all this sensational business panic talk 1 None whatever I think as I said before be-fore the business of Salt Lake and Utah is in a sound condition How about that projected bank of yours 1 I ilont know when that will be started or whether it will be started at all or not and Mr Jennings turned from the reporter to superintend some measurements |