The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-13
A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK
The Business i'll Realty
Looking Up.
CAPITAL HILL IMPROVEMENTS.
Sale of the Bee Hive House Satur-
day Last Weeks Transfers.
general Notes.
Realty
CAPITAL HILL IMPROVEMENTS.

than for the week previous. There
have been more genuite inquiries for
properties than fJr some time, the in
tending buyers being. as a rule, men OF
means from the outside, though
several local purchasers are among The
investigators. The sales have not been
numerous, but negotiations are said to
be in progress for many pieces Of acre
age property, which the agents are ex-
pecting to close up in few days.
The most notable transfer OF recent
days was that of yesterday, wherein
the ownership of the Bee Hive House
changed hands. That excellent, sub
stantial residence, until yesterday the
property of Mrs. Lucy Young. passed
into the possession OF Hon. John w.
Young, the consideration being $35 Co.,
THE CAPITOL GROUNDS.
The commissioners on Capitol
grounds, Governor West, .Messrs.
Thomas Marshall. James Sharp, A. o.
Smoot, Joseph Stanford and Secretary
G. E. Blair, held meeting Yesterday,
at noon, TO consider the bids for making
the fencing to enclose the grounds.
Eight proposals had been submitted,
two or three of which were from out
side parties. But, a. the result OF the
| inspections by the board will snow, the
lucky individual receiving the award
was home man. Following is the re-
port of the committe, on award:
To the Hon Caleb ". Vest Chairman Board
of Commissioners on Capitol Grounds:
Sir-Your executive committee to whom
was referred the matter OF adv. rising for
enclose the Capitol grounds, beg leave to
report that after a careful consideration of
| the bids presented, they would recommend
that the bid No. 2. of Mr.. Robert Croft, be
accepted and the contract awarded to him
| Tor the construction of such fence
Very respectfully, JAMES SHARP,
| Chairman,
The work on this will be begun imme-
dIately, and when the enclosure Is fin
ished there will have been expended for
the iron fencing and setting it about
$4,000. The rails are to be four feet
SIX inches high, and posts seven feet
apart will form the uprIghts to secure
them in position. The entire length OF
tle railing will be some 4 900
rect. The pattern Is neat and when in
place the improvement will be substan-
tial and pleasing to the eye.
Other business was transacted by the
gentlemen of the board. It was oe-
cided to unite with the city and build
reservoir in the vicinity of the grounds.
It was also resolved to draw IS 900 from
| the Territorial treasury and deposit it
in the Deseret National Bank, 10 be
drawn on an order from the chair
man and secretary, as q contingent
fund. The secretary of the commission
was instructed to correspond with the
secretaries OF State OF the different
western States, with a view to securing
the best plans for laying out the
Capitol grounds, The same official was
also requested to advertise Tor specI-
mems for native stone.
The Inauguration of these improve
ments, besides putting in circu alton
considerable money, will furnish EN-
ployment to many persons, and will
tend to give confidence to all interested
| in the welfare and progress of the COM
munIty.
THE ADyERTrs1EG FUND.
In his walks about town yesterday
a HERALD reporter encountered several
gentlemen, who were interested In
learning what disposition was to be
made OF the amount collected for sd-
yertising Utah. 1t WIS understood
! that the meeting of Friday night wss
TO determine this matter. bat as no
action was taken, the majority of those
who subs ;ribed are anxious TO learn
what is going to be done with tt cir
means. MANY are opposed to sevt ra.
of the schemes mention d as likely 70
be adopted for spending the cash.
These, asked as to what they would
re-, o amend. were und ,cided them
selves, though they were certain that
the purchase of space in a few of the
big dailies of the east for the purpose
of setting forth Utah's advantages, re-
sources and possibilities would not be
the thing. Ona idea was suggested,
which we refer to the next meeting
to consider, and that is to offer
an inducement to some enterprising
manufacturer to locate good plant
here, give him a piece of ground to
build on and encourage him by aiding
him in his endeavors to establish an
Industry that will furnish employment
TO many individuals. The success of
something of this nature would
be an lnducement to try the
experiment with another. "Talk about
! BOOM" said one gentleman; there
viii be no boom here until some fine
blocks are put up and some of the CAPT
talists, who have made their fortunes
here and in the mines near by, turn in
and spend some of their means in
building substantial and creditable res
: licences, business places or factories.
That was whst-made Denver"
NOTES.
ME-. BUXTON, of Sells & Burton, went
} to Heber City yesterday afternoon.
SELLS & BURTON sold 120 acres over
:. Jordan. south of Joab Lawrence's farm
: yesterday.
TAYLOR Bros. & Give disposed OF
Eve acres on the west drive yesterday
,, to an Iowa man.
McCREA, HAYWOOD & Co. sold small
, lot on Third East Street, in the Eighth
Ward, tor $1,000.
EPH. SwANER was chaperoning an
eastern jewelry man around town yes
terday, showing him desirable pieces Of
real estate. The gentleman contem-
| nlatee invastin0