The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-17
THE GARDEN CITY.
A Visit to This Burial Suhurb-The Desirable
Location and It's improvements.

Less than year ago lots in a plat known
as Garden city were placed on the marke
and within few weeks over five hundred
I lots were sold on The installm plan
Gradually the advantages of the location
with its gentle lake breeze, drainage
water supply and numerous other aJtrac
lions have brought it into such popularity
/ that lots are being sold all over the United
States until 1000 have been purchased
! No addition N Utah has sold the number OF
! lots to residents of Salt Lake that have
been sold in Garden City, and in fact it is
said that the sales have exceeded the
total number of all the other add
tions combined. So much has been said
concerning this plat that HERALD report
er concluded to visit the spot and make an
Investigation of the advantages claimed.
After drive of about four miles the sub
urb was reached and the progress and i'm
provement going on was indeed surprise.
On every hand was the brand of prosper
ity: broad streets, eighty feet in width,
were evenly graded; trees lined the streets
new buildings dotted the plat; a convent
ent and handsnmedepot, with newly laid out
lawns covered with green grass, attracted
the eye; artesian wells, flowing an album
dance of sparkling and pure water were
everywhere visible; the view was incom-
parable and the snow-capped peaks on
either hand produced a contrast with the
verdure of the suburb which was indeed
pleasing; and the Quietude from the hustle
and inconvenience of life in the city
which lay stretched to full view toward the
east, made one loath to leave the place. Al
other noticeable feature and one of 10
mean import is the perfect system of drain
age. The tract, being located as it is,
above the surrounding land is easily
drained and in order to still further insure
the carrying away of any surplus water
that may arise, a drain has been put in
along the south end of the plat and extend
ing down the western boundary and thence
connecting with the sloughs which form a
natural drain to the Great Salt lake, thus
securing a complete system of natural
sewers. 4 canal runs through the entire
plat which has a $1,000 water right and
flows enough water to irrigate the en-
tire tract. Plenty of pure and refresh
ing water is easily securable for
culinary purposes from artesian wells
and at present there are sixteen flowing
wells on the plat, averaging 200 feet in
depth, furnishing a large quantity Of cool
and pure water. These wells have been
put down by the owners of the plat, who
guarantee to run water in front of every
lot free of charge to the purchaser.
THE IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE.
The improvements now going on are nu-
merous and important, and when the fact
is taken into consideration that less than a
year ago the plat was first laid out and only
eight months ago the proprietors began to
push the improvements, the progress being
made is indeed remarkable A number OF
residences have already been constructed
and are occupied. Among these residents
are TOhn Gressman William II Sherman.
e. Senior, Edward Harvey, G. A. Rand,
Mrs. Whipple, Mr.. Strange, and in addi-
ton to these there are numerous residences
surrounding the plat. Stores and various
business houses have been built and are in
successful operation. William Cox has
opened shoe store, S. P. Rand carries
general merchandise, and the Misses Null
lens have an excellent assortment of no
tons All are doing good business and
goods can be purchased as cheaply here as
in Salt Lake city. A handsome German
Lutheran church under the management of
c. b. burst, is in course of construction
and will cost between i've and eight thous-