The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-16
4 BEAUTIFUL SPOT.
The Advantages of Forest Dale
as a Residence Point.
SPLENDID ELECTRIC CAB SERVICE.
the County is Building Up-A Good
Glass of People.
"Forest Dale at YOUR doors p

"Forest Dale at your doors"
The completion of the Rapid Transit
line has brought this favorite spot-than
which there is none more beautiful
within few minutes ride of the heart OF
the city.
Property in that section will now be in
greater demand than ever.
George M. Cannon, the chief mover in
the direction of Forest Dale, and to whose
pluck and enterprise the extension Of the
Rapid Transit line to that portion of the
county is mainly due, was very iubilant
over the fact that electric cars were run
ming to the heart of the addition, and in
order to see for himself the practical
workings of the new line, HERALD re-
porter took the o'clock car at the city hal
yesterday for an early morning ride. The
car took him south on State road as far as
Seventh South, where the line turns east
and runs as far as Ninth East street, where
1t again turns south, and runs as far as
Perkins Boulevard and Forest Dale Or
either side of the track, after leaving
Ninth South may be noticed new buildings
by the score, either just completed or under
be proud OF, many costing their thousands
In TACT, the many advantages which that
part OF the city affords, has attracted the
people so successfully that it is impossible
to tell when the city limits are reached.
ThlS line penetrates densely populated
district, including Verona The Evergreens
ETC., district in which reside many of the
best families of the city, and the conven-
lence to the citizens of tnat neighborhood
can hardly be estimated. Tne car, after a
run OF twenty one and halt
the end of the track, and the
reporter, on looking around, found himself
at Forest Dale and was greatly surprised al
the large amount of improvement which
he noticed were being made on every hand
Within radius of five blocks he counted
buildings, either completed or nearly so, fol
twenty eight families, many of them brick
and some costing as much as s., 600. The
addition lies between the drive, on Fifth
East, and Tenth East streets, and in the
center is
A BEAUTIFUL WALNUT GROVE,
which has been reserved as a school ground
The water supply and drainage is all that
could be desired. An artesian well with a
good How OF pure water can be had at a
depth OF IRON seventy to q hundred and
ninety feet, and by the addition of a small
hydraulic ram, costing Sl4, sufficient force
can be secured TO send the water to any
part of large house and thus have all the
advantages of a city residence. Nearly
every house in the addition now has an ar
tesian well and two drivers are now al
work there sinking others; in fact, well
can beput down at less expense than neces-
sary to lay water pipes where city water is
in use. The drainage is excellent. the
slope toward the west being eight
feet to the block, and the land is
as fertile and rich as can be found in any
part of the valley, as is evinced by the Wig
orous and healthy growth of the many trees
which adorn the homes Of the residents of
that part Of our arborescent city. AS to
water for irrigating purposes, the land has
in addition to artesian wells, one of the
oldest and best water rights from Parley's
Canon creek, anu also number of large
| springs situated Just east Of Forest Dale
Among the conveniences to be found
there is the store which was recently es-
tablished by Joseph w. Simpson, of the
Fourteenth ward. He carries large stock
of general merchandise and is doing 6
! thriving business.
Forest Dale is located less than one
| half mile from one of the principal stations
on the Utah Central railroad, which will
he of consiuerab advantage in many
ways, one of which is the convenience il
securing a coal supply. When the great
coal fields OF the eastern part OF the terri
tory are opened up by the Utah Contra
| railroad, nearly all the coal supply of The
| city will be secured from that Suurce, anC
the close proximity to the depot Will save
| great deal IN hauling alone, as we will no
be obliged to go two or three miles for fuel
as Is the case IN many parJs Of the city.
SCHOOL AT FOREST DALE.
A school has already been established
and is now runping within a few blocks
which will prove to be a valuable addition
to the advantages already there and grea
convenience to the residents. Within tht
next year the school population will nearly
equal any district in Salt Lake city New
buildings and greater school facilities will
be added as rapidly as the growing popula
| tlon may demand.
This property is outside of the city lin.
its and its residents are relieved of the
burden OF city taxation, besides they have
no water tax to pay nor have they any Of
the other disadvantages incidental to
residence In city, and yet all the con
veniepce OF city life are at hand.
Forest Daleis situated on the east drive
the most popular of all the drives in the
city, and during the summer season the
SJfeetS are Sprlnked to within three blocks
To the man who owns his own horse anC
buggy this place offers superior advan
tages. During the dry and dusty part O.
the year, no more pleasant street can bt
found in the city than the drive aud the
man who lives there can enjoy, while OF
business, what others must take as pleas
ure or luxury. Then during the winter
when the roads are bad, there is the Stat,
road and the south boulevard, the latte
of which is graveled and turnpiked, max
ing the drive in the winter the most pleas
ant in the city. The man who does not af
| ford his own conveyance, on the otheI
hand, is provided with transportation
which cannot be excelied, by the Rapit
Transit cars, which run to his door every
hour. The cars now leave til,
city hall corner on the hour ant
returning leave Forest Dale on tn
half hour. In order TO maxi
assurance doubly sure, the property own
ers of that vicinity, who are interested il
the car line, nave entered into contrac
with the Rapid Transit company bindin.
them to run cars at least every hour to tn
southern terminus Of the track for a periOt
of twenty years, so that investors who de
sire to make this their home need have n
fear that when they have fitted up a nea
place of residence, the street car line vii
be abandoned and they be left withou
transportation, The tide of emigration
thither, however, is so great that within
very short time the running of cars will b