The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-04
FOR A DRIVING PARK.
Prospects of Establishing One at
The Cooper Farm.
THE ADVANTAGES 1T OFFERS
The Real Estate Sales Made Yesterday-A Mat
tress and Manufacturing Company
Other Business Notes.

Some time since it was stated in these col
umns that syndicate Of Salt Lake and
Denver people had purchased the we'll
known Cooper farm, which is located about
five miles north of the temple block. The
tract of ground is a most magnificent one,
containing, as it does, some of the finest
soil to be found in the territory. 1t com
prises $40 acres, goodly portion of which
is in lucerne, and besides this, there is quite
an extensive orchard, good country resi-
dence, and the numerous outhouses that go
to make up desirable residence. Both the
Rio Grande Western and the Union Pa
ciic pass through the farm, each within
about ten rods of the other On the farm
is found very fine clay, from which Is
yearly manufactured brick of superior
quality. This portion is leased, and 1t pays
royalties of several hundred dollars yearly.
The water for culinary purposes comes
from reservoir located in the foothills TO
the east, and which is supplied by spring,
the water being conveyed in pipes when
ever needed. The farm has gradual slope
from the foothills toward the west, but
the extreme western portion is almost as
level as a floor, save where there is long,
| high knoll. The owners have not yet de-
cided just to what uses they will put this
valuable piece of property, but it is under
stood that the western portion above men
toned will probably at no distant day be
converted into fine mile race track, which
could be made there at a nominal expense,
the knoll heretofore referred to being the
most natural place in the world for the
grand stand, as from 1t a most excellent
view of the entire course could be obtained.
The tract of land now occupied by the Salt
Lake Driving park has become entirely toe
valuable to be much larger used Tor this
purpose, and rumor has it that it is the in
tention of the owners to plat it soon after
the coming June meetings are over. Those
interested in maintaining a driving park
such IS this city should possess, have been
casting around with view to discovering
a suitable SITE and they are more than ia
vorably impressed with the Cooper prem
ises. While further away from the hear
of tie city than the present driving park
the farm can be reached in about half al
hours drive with a good horse
and in ten minutes by rail. Th'
Rio Grande Western passes within tel
rods of the spot where the grand stan(
would surely be erected in case a tract
were made there, and the cheap trains tina
the railways would put on during the rae
| ing season would attract hundred peopl
to the course where one now goes, OWNS
10 IDe lacU UHdU all WHO are not lOfGuHdG'
enough to possess teams of their own
must of necessity turn to the livery stables
There are many hundreds who feel that the
cannot afford this, and it is this class whlc
, the railway trains would carry. TIL
Z { weather. classes would, possibly, prefe
! the present mode of reaching the grounds
In case Of the abandonment of the presen
i driving park, it is certain that no plac
t within twenty miles of this city offer
greater advantages and attractions than th
Cooper farm.