The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-13
SOUTH MAIN STREET
Seventy-three Teams At Work
Grading and Hauling Gravel.
BEAUTIFUL BUILDING SITES.
Something About South Main Addition and
Its Advantages For Desirable
Homes.

Main street is forcing its way south at a
thoroughfare yesterday afternoon one
could see a sight similar to that of building
railroad on the plains. This is in
marked contrast to the repeated assertions
that South Main street was to be located
at Ninth by railroad to the depot.
Mr.. Yeadon, of Yeadon g. Heath, in
vited the HERALD reporter to take an 'air-
lng'' and see what was going on at the
south end. The route chosen was West
Temple street, passing the handsome resi-
dence of County Clerk Cutler and the fine
brick dwellings in S. S. Walkers addition.
When just ten blocks from the Temple Mr..
Yeadon pointed to tract of land that is as
line as any lying out of doors.
This land is too fine to lay
out into city lots,'' said the re-
as III stood out like a garden spot beside
the many additions that are mere alkali
wastes. To get at the real beauty of South
Main street one must look north as the
view from the business part of the city is
incorrect, in that it gives it the appearance
OF sliding down into swamp. Main Street
addition is high and dry and when looking
north from it you are looking 'down," not
| up Main street, as the water flows in that
direction for several blocks
| rms addition is laid out on the three
principal streets of the city-West Temple,
Main street and State road, and what is
especially in its favor, is the abundance OF
water flowing by from Parley's canon.
The view of the long range of mountains
leading up and around the capitol grounds
and towering up into Ensign peak is pic
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as stimulating to the imagination.
Main street is not being narrowed down,
| but is being carried forward full edged
eight rod boulevard. Nearly all the land
In this locality is owned by few parties,
which insures that the improvements will
be all OF the same substantial character
and of unbroken uniformity. There is
nothing shabby about these improvements,
as the street is being gravelled and the
sidewalks graded, while lines of orna-
mental shade trees are being set out
''This will be the best road in the city
next winter" said Mr.. Yeadon, ''as the
gravel is being placed on the solid ground,
the natural surface of the land making a
fine grade"
All the lots in the addition face On either
Main, West Temple or the State road, 50
that person cannot go wrong in purchas
ing lot in any part of the addition, as he
IS sure to be located on one of the ''crack'
streets of the town.
Neither is the addition as far away as one
might suppose, and some day mot many
years hence it may be considered up town,
as 1t is forty-six rods nearer the temple
than the northwest corner OF Liberty park.
Nor is this all. The Main street electric
line is now being laid and in a week will be
at the addition. A large force of teams and
men were scraping the earth while other
hands were laying the ties in the track.
The great body of the population of every
city goes to the section of the city where
lots are cheap and easily reached on foot or
by car. Those persons who desire to secure
homes on the premium addition of the
south side will make all possible haste to
get the pick of lots in South Main Street adj
dition, and get in on the ground floor. Yea.
don q Heath are the exclusive agents for
this addition, and can be found at their
Office under McCornick's bank during bust.
ness hours.