The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-20
THE CENTRAL PARK
Located ON "the Longest Street
in the World"
SURROUNDED BY ELECTRIC WIRES
One Hundred Lots to be Thrown on the
Market at Acreage Prices-Near
Liberty Park.

The sun does not shine on nicer spot of
ground than Central Park 1t is well
named, as nature could not have intended
it for anything but park.
1t is as level as floor, and the gentle
slope only affords the water chance to
run off and the houses to enjoy good
drainage
Located in the garden spot of the south
side, it will be enhanced by all the improve
ments to be made on the additions surround
ing Liberty park. And it is quite as ac-
cessible. Once on the rapid transit cars it
will not cost a penny more nor consume
but five minutes more time to continue the
ride to Central Park addition, where lots
are cheap and situated on the high ground
The electric cars are being pushed down
Main street at rapid stride and that
thoroughfare is crowded with teams and
laborers grading the ground and laying the
track
1.-THE State road is the longest street in
the world" was one of the characteristic
expressions of Brigham Young, and one
looking south on the thoroughfare is i'm
pressed with the world of meaning con-
tanned in these words.
The State road has seen the most active
speculation on property in the business
portion of the city, while the acreage has
been coveted by all good judges of desir-
able property. The ride down the State
road is one of the most charming drives in
this city. The residence of General r. T.
Burton, with an abundance of tall shade
trees is on the way to Central Park while
the Grove house stands near the north
west corner of the tract.
De Witt B. Lowe & Co., who are the
agents for the tract, will open branch
Office in this house where visitors and
tourists will be met and shown over the
ground and where they can buy lot on the
spot and see what they are getting.
The streets have been all surveyed and
stakes driven, and number of teams will
be put on next week to grade all the streets
of the addition.
Everything about Central Park is artistic
and the good taste of the managers is evil
denced in many ways. What other agents
would take the trouble or undergo the eX-
pense of painting all the states whitez Yet
this trivial thing gives charming effect
and helps to guide the eye along the lot
lines, giving birds eye view of the entire
addition at a glance.
This part of the city is noted for being
several degrees cooler than the benches
during the hot summer months. This is
caused by the rich alluvial soil which re-
tains the moisture and the eternal breezes
that are constantly blowing through
Parley's caf1on.
There is no lack of water, as the large
artesian wells at the handsome residence
of Colonel John r. Winder attest BY
driving well eighty feet yield of seventy
five gallons per minute of the purest water
is secured.
One of the greatest advantages of Central
Park will be the numerous electric street
car lines which seem to be so laid out that
the residents of this addition will have
rapid transit on all sides. The Main street
line is to turn west on the territorial road,
passing along the west side of Central Park
and then north on Third East street An
addition so favored on all sides with rapid
transit cannot but command the attention
of those persons who desire building sites
In what must prove one of the banner To-
cations Of the city.
De Witt B. Lowe & Co., the general
agents of Central Park, have already many
applications from prominent Pueblo and
Denver people for lots in this addition, but
have withheld the sales, as the plat has not
yet been made matter of record. Their
plan of placing the first 100 lots at acreage
prices will no doubt call out a great many
purchasers on the start, aSithere will be at
least three advances in the prices before
the addition is closed out, thus insuring
every purchaser of lots an advance over the
price paid.
1t is generally conceded that Liberty
park is the finest public ground in this city
and that the property in this part of the
city is the most desirable for residence
sites, outside of the very choice property OF
the benches, which sells at such high price
that man without fortune to his back
cannot afford to buy there.
To the persons who are fond of flowers
and fruit and garden products, Central
Park is the place of all others, as it COM
bines rich soil, good drainage, rapid transit
and cool, refreshing breezes.