The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-13
SALT LAKE VIEW ADDITION.
A Card From the Owners in Reference
Thereto.

To the Editor OF THE HERALD:
In view of the fact that Our method of
doing business has attracted undue atten-
ton in this city, it is made necessary for
myself, the party most interested to make
statement. 1t seems that the chamber of
commerce, or Mr.. Gillespie, the secretary
of the same, has seen tit to expose, as he is
pleased to term it, the little scheme of the
Salt Lake View Addition company. Now,
TO begin with, | would like to learn what
there is to expose. We have bought and
paid for 100 acres of land not over twelve
miles from the temple. We have had said
land surveyed and plat filed with county
recorder. That we have perfect title to
this land does not seem to be questioned.
Now, if we have perfect title to this land,
and il lies only twelve miles from the city,
what right has the chamber of commerce
real estate exchange or any other body to
interfere in our selling or giving away
these lots! And the statement is made
that we are doing the city incalculable
damage. How are we! If it is not posi-
BILE for firm or individuals after buying
and paying propeaty for cash in and around
Salt Lake city to subdivide and advertise
same for sale without mourning the ill-will
OF the chamber of commerce and the city
press, outsiders had better stay away. AS
member OF the firm | would like
for any person or persons to show
me where the circular or advertisement
sent out by said company has hurt the city
in the least.
Now, Mir. Editor, think the owners of
some of the swamp additions at 500 lot,
seven miles from the city have brought
influence to bear on the chamber of COM
MERGE. II this is not the case the chamber
OF commerce is neaF-sighted body, if it
will permit its secretary to forward notices
to different papers advertised il by the
Salt Lake View company, that said com
pany are guilty Of a gross misrepresenta-
ton Of facts, or in other words, frauds, and
| that tue lots they advertise forS5 and Sl2. DC
will not be worth that price in twenty
years.
If this is the impression of the people in
Salt Lake city in general, then | viii ADM;
| that / was too enthusiastic over Salt Lake
city's future when ! wrote the circular. If
suburban property has no future in this
city unlike any other city, | am ready and
willing to refund any and all money re
ceiyed by US and withdraw same from sale
for two or three hundred years, or in fact
until there is a need for suburban addition
at s. per lot.
Now, in conclusion, | will say that if ii i:
the policy of the chamber of commerce OIL
the real estate exchange to fight us, | in
yite them to proceed. But should the Sal
Lake View company receive any informa
ton that their business has been hurt b,
the action of the chamber of commerce OF
its secretary, we will withdraw our pro
perty from sale and refund all money re
ceived by US aDd send retaliative circular
to 5000 names in our possession bearing
on the fact that the chamber of commerce,
and private citizens deprecate the idea o
selling suburban property at 50 per lot
deeming it worthless for owenty years t.
come. JAMES A. PEARcE,
.al-o Uiarr-