The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-16
THE NEW BRIGHTON.
Mr.. Ed. Seniors New Western
Suburb
A TWIN TO GARDEN CITY.
The Tract is Bought up by Messrs. Davis
& DuttOn-A Gift to the Lutheran
Church.

Brighton is the name Of the latest addi-
ton to be plated and handed over to Mr..
Ed. Senior to boom
The history Of Garden City reads like
fairy tale and shows what pluck, enterprise
and fair dealing will accomplish when
linked with scheme that has as its :object
the grand purpose of cheap homes There
are many thousand honest and intelligent
men and women in this city whose pru-
dence tells them that it is better to live
in home that they can pay for, than in
mansion on Brigham street with the sheriff
at their heels.
To the men in moderate circumstances,
who desire to live within their means,
cheap suburban homes with the quiet, live
and healthy social atmosphere, is prefera-
bic to the noise and smoke and jam of the
crowded city,;
1t was year ago last October when the
backbone of the boom was broken and real
estate men were taking down their signs
and leaving the city in despair, that Mr.. 4.
w. Senior placed on the market Garden
city with 200 lots. Going on the principle
that there were men here who wanted
homes If they could'get them for small cash
payments on weekly or monthly install
ments, he set out to supply this demand.
AT this time there was no water nor trans
portation. and clusters of stunted sage-l
brush was the only orlamentation. Un<
daunted by the desolation of the scene,
courage mounted upward and living water
came forth to cool the blstering sands and
blooming verdure clothed the naked waste
Inc lots that were started ut from SIS to
Sl5O now find eager takers at from $50 to
$500 The addition was laid out on a broad
40 Iofc
and the streets wider than those of other
additions. The Utah & Nevada with its
twelve suburban trains afford the same
rapid transit as is enjoyed i'll the larger
cities, and the pretty little pavilion station
tells the passengers of the taste and thrift
OF Garden city. The shopping wants OF
the residents are met with a we'll
equipped store and a delivery wagon
lat its packages at your door at
prices guaranteed to meet those Of the
city merchants. A good day and boarding
scheol Is hourishing and music as well as
the primary branches are taught. Pleasant
homes, well graded streets, pure air, re-
tresbing lake breeze, cool artesian water a
rich sandy loom make life in the Garden
City as enjoyable and full of home COM
forts as any spot that could be selected.
1t was these attractions that commanded
the attention of Salt Lake people and found
ready purchases among its business and
professional men, clerks and statesmen.
The largest portion of the 1000 lots that
have been sold have been bought by Salt
Lake people. Garden City is about sold
out, and the demand for more homes under
these favorable conditions gave birth to
Brighton I"
Il. a. Davis, an ex- banker from Tulle-
ride, Colorado, came to Salt Lake to live
and with a. j. Dalton, of the same state,
expressed surprise at the advantages that
Garden City offered as a suburban resi-
dence place.
To supplement this they secured, at a
fancy price, the tract lying Immediately
south, being half a mile in width and one
mile long. They had noted the progressive
spirit of Mr. Senior and his rare tact for
building up a suburban town and wera
fortunate in getting his services.
Brighton" will be improved on the plan
of Garden City and the two places will
field and the work of improving and
identifying the spot has already COM
menced. The streets will be graded and
shade trees planted and the environments Of
Brighton will soon take definite shape.
The HERALD reporter called on Mr..
Davis, who was found full of business and
enthusiastic over the future of the new
suburb. II believe" said he, ''that there
is nothing that adds so much to the beauty
and comfort of u city as plenty of parks.
In Chicago the property il the neighbOr.
hood of the public parks sells at big adj
vance, and the people will go many miles
farther and pay higher price if they can
get anywhere within walking distance to
park"
Brighton will have park of its own and
it will be the largest in the city. 1t will
be dedicated with the streets, that the
people may enjoy it forever. Christian in
ttuenceS are good for place, and Messrs.
Davis & button gave one block Of ground
and $500 in cash to the Lutheran church
on condition that they would expend 81, 600
on a church edifce. This was accepted,
and the building is in course Of construc-
ton.
ELECTRIC STREET RAILWAY.
The projectors will also build an electric
street railway connecting Brighton with
the Utah Central at the Garden City depot.
The streets will all be graded and 2,OG
trees set out.