The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-03
GARDEN CITY.
One of the Most Important Additions to Salt
Lake---Its Attractions.

progress, has made, within the last year
and half, several additions to her skirts,
all of them more or less important from
residential point of view. One of the most
important of these, however, is that of
Garden City, a tract of land lying three
miles west of the Jordan river, in close
proximity to the Utah & Nevada railway
| in fact 50 close is the city to the railway,
| the Garden City company have deemed it
absolutely necessary to build hand
some little depot on the line of the
track A HERALD reporter paid visit
to Garden City yesterday, drove all over
| the ground and he came to the conclusion,
as the most skeptical must that nothing
but success, and that of the most pro
nounced character, awaits this one
| of the additions to the borders
of Salt Lake. Garden City is located
upo the very finest OF lanG--and al
most absolutely free from alllali, except i'll
one or two patches here and there, and
capable, when broken up, of producing
everything that goes to the adornment OF a
home-laWns, trees, kitchen gardens. or
chards. and the rest, and Tor the growth of
! lucerne 10 better land could be de
sired. The Garden City company
have, ever since the ground was
| purchased. and more especially since
| IL was DlcUItu. gone ~ NOEh Ill SJtl d way
that nothing but success can attend their
efforts, and the plan they have adopted of
selling lots on the principle of so much
down. the balance on monthly payments,
has materially contributed to this success.
BY means of this method thousands of peO
pie OF moderate means will be enabled to
purchase the ground upon which to erect "a
home, and at so a moderate price, and in
such close proximity to Salt Lake City,
that nothing could be more desirable. Al
ready Garden City begins to show signs of
life and as soon as the season has fairly
opened out, these signs win be trebled,
and the sounds of the trowel
aud hammer will be heard TO
an extent that will astonish the most I'M
believing. An immense number of lots
have already been soid-say in the neigh
borhood of 150O-nlainly to citizens of Salt
Lakeland many Of the purchasers have
intimated their intention of erecting homes
within Il very short time, while others, 1t IS
presumed have bought for speculative pur-
poses only. Garden city has sprung up
like 4 mushroom 4 short time ago Mr..
acres OF land there, and Immediately had 1t
laid out in blocks 300x300 feet, surrounded
with streets eighty feet wide, DIVIDED IN
the centre by an alley twenty feet, running
north and south. These blocks were di-
vided into lots 25Xl40 feet each,
I
block, piece of ground that is ample Tor
d small home and the alleywaY in the rear
will be very convenient for stables, barns,
etc AS already stated, Mr.. Seniors Origi-
nal purchase was 100 acres. Since then
two other quarter sections have been
added. Sections A and = are completely
plated; the third section has not yet been
plated but viii be soon, and designated
plat C.. This latter plat is nearest the city,
and over a good road, can be reached by
horse and buggy in less than half an hour
from the Temple block, Us indeed can any
part, almost. of Garden city. But the great
advantage of this western addition to
Salt Lake City lies in the fact that
it can be reached in less than ten minutes
by the Utah s. Nevada Railroad; so that
residents there who may happen to be en-
plOyed in Salt Lake City can get home
almost as soon as they would be able to
reach the Warm Springs by street car from
Jennings corner. In addition to this, con-
nected with the Garden City depot, a street
railway will carry residents through the
central portion of the town. 1t will extend
the entire length, north and south, of the
city, and also extend eastward, so as TO
make it convenient for everybody, no
matter in what part they may reside. This
street railway is situated on 1.-The Grove,n
and ties are now strewn on the
ground ready for the commencement
of the work Tho Grove is a finely
graded road and is lined from end to end,
fourteen feet high, all in a healthy condi-
ton, and in summer time, when they are in
leaf, will present very fine appearance,
resembling very much the well known
drive from Brigham City depot to Brigham
City proper-in embryo of course. In ad-
dition to THE Grove'' many streets have
been graded. affording very fine drives, and
al ore rr1alrad off apc0r1aOrp with
the plats of the city. The all i'm
portant question of water supply,
especially for culinary purposes, has
been definitely settled. The irrigation
canal running to the south and west of the
city, could not fill this bill hence men were |
put to work to drive wells. The experiment
was at once q decided success, and to-day |
there are six flowing wells in the city, all
of which are sending forth magnificent |
supply OF fresh water, say on an average
twenty gallons per minute. These wells
range in depth from forty to 260 feet, but
they are very easily driven and at cost
that will be within the reach of every lot
owner. The prices of the lots range all the
way from $50 to Sl25. The bulk of the lots
are 25X140 feet, few 40x140. The forty
feet lots on 1.-THE Grove bring the
highest prices, it being considered the best
portion of the city central, and capable of
being made very handsome street. In
the centre OF Garden City stands Two
story brick, at present occupied by Mr..
Senior This the company has donated for
school purposes, with adjacent grounds,
which have been neatly fenced, and bye and
bye, when trees are planted, will make an
excellent park. In close proximity to Mr..
Seniors house is small orchard in which |
are number of fruit trees of various kinds, |
all of which are now in healthy
condition, and demonstrated the fact
that fruit can be raised in Garden
city as easily as it can in Salt Lake City. |
The soil is very rich and can be cultivated
to grow anything. Three crops of lucerne |
per year can be easily obtained. In add
little wooden structure, Gothic style, with !
the painting-there are several buildings in |
cottage for the use Of Mr. Nelson, book
keeper of the company Adjacent to this |
cottage is the head Office of the company, |
in which are large maps of the |
city and other information pertaining
thereto. Among other buildings in con-
temptation is postoffice, application hav-
ing already been made for such an Office
A store is already completed, and is situated |
on the corner of the county road and 1.-THE |
Grove.n Nothing like being on the ground. |
Many Of the lots are already neatly fenced |
in. Mr.. Senior has made contracts at low
figures for such works. .25 per rod for
three wire cedar post and painted top rail
fence. Garden City is bound to come to
the front. This summer ought to give it
building boom. The company is composed
of New York capitalists. Mr. w. H. Shear
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