The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-31
THAT CANAL.
SALT LAKE CITY, March 20. 1850.
Editors Herald:

Editors Herald:
II that canil was a whisky canal,
the boom would be booming power
fully. But as the canal is a cold
water canal, the toom booms very
slowly and very cautiously and very
indecisive!y. The Yankee taid he
could eat crow, but he did not banker
alter it. The Welshman can eat
leek. hut be don't banker after it.
SO sJme of the Salt Lakers can take
cold water, but they don't banker
after If, judging by their opposition to
the canal scheme.
But this Is not what l wanted 10
say. l wanted ID remark upon q
statement OF Messrs. Smith d DOTe-
mus in the HERALD, of Sunday, and
cay remarks viii be in favor OF the
canal, which 1 presume will be
feature agreeable to you, as well as to
your readers, or most OF them.
The gentleman engineers named
calculate that orr level canal from
sugar House 10 and into this city
must be of a capacity, not less, but
rather more, than seventy ieel wide
at bottom and FIVE feet deep, to re-
ceive the waters brought down by the
upper part of the canal, which, al
lowing for slope OF hanks, would |
make the canal about five rods wide
am glad OF it. That would be a
noble canal and a most attractive
feature of cur young and thriving,
and already beautiful city. 1t has
been said that "all east ends are poor
ends" and that has been the case
With the eastern end of this city,
Dough mainly for lack of water. But
five rod canal will reverse all t1et,
md transform the eastern end of the
.ity into the most beautiful and
attractive; indeed, will make it, para
Iox cally enough, the west end, " so
ar as desirabllIty Of residence IS con-
,srned. All our best families" will
want to go and live up there. |,
Let me consider this matter little
more. q tranquil canal, three miles
ong and five rods wide, would afford
ABILITIES for no end of beauty and
armless, beslthful, recreatiVe enjoy
lent. Provided the bridges were
1iIt high enough, which they surely
lust be, what excellent facilities for
leisure boating, yea, even for
sgattss for limited number of con-
sting boats, the canal would furnish!
low the spectators il crowds would
t on the fences, mean on the high
.ufiy laoks, and zee the boats 60 by
.elther Salt Lake, Hot Spring Lake,
tan LBks, nor tie Jordan would ;
lmpare With our grand canal aid ;
le gondoas skimming along it.
Another thing. The western bank,
10, both hanks. could and certainly
Mould be lad out in a fine road,
hich would soon become the most ,
Opular drive in tae city, or in the ;
rrit0ry, or in the Rocky Mountain :
.gion.
To add to the attrac.iveness of the
nal and the drive or drives on It's i
auk or bank, shade trees could and
should be planted along !
.ch side of the canal, and along the .
&c OF the drive, or the sides of botn !
rives, il there should be two, but one :
Guild be a boon and wouli be enough :
II many years. Would rot the
anal, in very short time, under
lese conditions, become a most
sauiful and attractive pleasure
sort tor either walk on fcot or a .
orious ride on land or water? l +
link it would. f
What a grand place for skating, y
10, the grand canal would be in the G
winter time, and a Fate 9
lace Tor that invigorating recreationl !,
Looking at the canal question in n
lis lignt, | thiLk I shall vote yea, !,
);e for the canal, the grand canal, =
g FIVE rcd canal, with the inspirit. n
Q drive On lis banks, and the
autiful and grateful shade trees all
9 wsy to the Sugar House. We
ust have them, sll these desirable
ings, and 1 begin to think | shall z
ant to 50 and buy me a lot aud =
lid me a house on the beautiful Il
lngs of Tat glaad canal, for it will
J the hands0mest part of the city
ID the NEST desirable for residence
ID pleasure Let Us have the canal, .
e drive, and the shade trees, and 2
.u'Il see how glad we shall all be.
AQUATICS.