The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-25

any other city of the same population il
the United States, or in the world for thai
matter, and we are surrounded on all side!
by the greatest of natures sanitariums-
the cool, green cahons, and the most beau
tiful of mountain lakes. Then over anG
above all these is our mineral country
which, while it has yielded fabulous re-
turns for money invested, has yet scarcely
been scratched by the pick of the hardy
miner, and the untold treasures that yet
lay locked in its bosom must some day be
uncovered and brought to the front.
THE REAL ESTATE DEALERS
of the tramp species, who floated in here in
the fall of 1887 and the spring of 1888, left
US Just as soon as the lull complained of
commenced; their absence was our gain.
The old reliable firms remained, and they
are with US today, happier and more pros
porous than they b I'd year ago dreamed
of being. Their confidence was not mis-
placed, and they have been rewarded for
their faith.
But it is not the real estate business
merely that has been phenomenal. Our
merchants generally have enjoyed year
of prosperity such as they have never be-
fore known. The old residents who in
vested their all here ten, fifteen, twenty, or
twenty five yesrs ago, and the new bust
ness men who have ventured in here with
in few years, or a few months, all unite
in saving that they are more than satisfied
with the past and present, and that the
| future has nothing but good in store. If
any evidence were needed that our ''boom"
if such it can be called-rests upon Sc
cure and solid foundation-it is to be found
in the amount of building which has been
done in the year, and in the fact that 1890
will see double the number of buildings
erected. There is not an architect in the
city, of any note, but who has work enough
ahead of him to keep him busy until the
next CHRISTMAS HERALD is ready for the
press. Notwithstanding the room afforded
by the erection of the many handsome bus
mess blocks, there is yet cry for more.
Stores are leased as soon as the excavations
are commenced, and yet the demand re-
mains unsatisfed. Our building boom is
treated in another article, and to that we
refer the reader for further details. We
merely mention it at this time to show that
the speculation in realty now going on is
not speculation only, but that many Of the
purchasers are improving their property by
the erection of handsome dwellings and
business blocks.
Aside from and in addition to the above
enumerated reasons for healthy growth Of
values in our city, there exist at least
seven different causes, or circumstances,
any one of which must have influenced real
estate prices, and all of which, when com
bined, have given the immense upward i'm
petus of which we have had so many re-
cent instances. Without doubt, the first
one of these causes, and the main one to
show the faith we had in our own city, was
the commencement of
THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM,
which is now in course of construction.
This is an improvement much needed, and
cannot fail to add to the cleanliness and
health of our already clean and healthy
city. 1t has encouraged the building of big
business blocks and the erection of hotels,
which otherwise would have had to depend
upon the cess spool system, which at the
best is dangerous and disagreeable. The
laterals have been laid on Main street, and
with the erection and operation of the
sewrage pump, which will probably be
within the next sixty days, connections on
Main street can be made. West Temple, |
First West, First East and Second East |
street laterals will also be ready for con-
nection within short time thereafter. |
Work is being prosecuted with all the vigor |
iustifable, and the sewer system is one of |
the evidences of the progress made during |
the year 1889.
THE ELECTRIC FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
After mature and careful elaboration, |
and after close comparison with the differ |
ent systems used in other cities, the city |
council decided to accept the Gaynor cleo
trio fire alarm system, and it will be in full
operation very shortly. The business part
OF the city is thus given one of the most
modern inventions in the shape of an cleo
trio fire alarm, and the outer districts are
also better protected than ever before
This aid added to an already well-disci
plined paid fire department, gives promise
of the best of protection against fire and
a consequent reduction in fire insurance.
Our fire departments record shows up
favorably with that of any in the world.
The electric fire alarm system is another
step in advance, and has greatly enhanced
the value of property within the circuit
covered by it.
ELECTRIC STREET LIGHTING.
This year has also been signalized by the
adoption of the arc light for street illumin-
alton in lieu of the gas lamp, and the result
attained has been most satisfactory. Lines
If electric lights, glimmering like huge
diamonds, now reach out into various I
parts of the city that heretofore has e not
oeen illumined, and there is promise that i
,he extensions viii be continued just as '
asst as is possible. 1t will not be long ere r
his city, considering the immense area it 7
covers. will be among the most brilliantly r
lighted in the west. q
MACADAMIzING THE STREETS.
Main street, the principal business thor =