The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-14

Colonel Hopkins and His Big
Plans for Garfield.
Colonel Murray Saysalse Has Got the Money
The PFesiden5 NJ the susro aHanal
Says Nice Things About Zion.

~ ID quite rtmArkhDlb That 1ulEEEHb IA |
bathing resorts. on tho Great Salt Lake
which has slumbered for ten years should
break out in 80 many places all at once.
Last year there was not single enter !
prise on foot that promised any results
within dozen years. But events shape |
themselves very swiftly when the time Is
ripe for their delivery and there are four
very important enterpripes on foot, either
one of which will work great change at
the old lake. The Saltair company has
locomotive headed TO the lake and the iron |
and ties are on the ground. This company |
has the plans for combination hotel and |
pavilion that when completed viii offer
accommodations equal TO the best to be had /
in the east st watering places.
The Crescent Beach company has been |
working with the West Side Rapid Transit !
company and give assurances for the ex-
tension OF that road to the lake and of the |
erection Of a hotel. pier and bath rooms at
their beach, which is several miles this side
Of Garfield.
But the enthusiasm In watering resort
property on the Great Salt Lake did not
reach It's height until the arrival of l.. O.
Hopkins in this city. When 1t became known
that he had gained control of the 100 acres
on which Charles Wilkes had squatted,
tract, and within 3 stones throw of the
pier, it at once stirred up the speculative
crowd. and there has been lively demand
for ground anywhere in the vicinity OF
Garfield.
Colonel Hopkins has won the good graces
Of President Clark of the Union Pacific.
and he Is working in cordial sympathy with
the railroad people. Hopkins plans are of
the broadcast and most liberal character
and contemplate not only hotel but
geological garden and other attractions.
he has completed his company and hls d.
rectoTy contains the names OF some of the
most prominent business men In the city
L. Q. Hopkins, president; FARLEY Will
Jams, Vice-president; w. 5. Mccormick,
treasurer. These With 0. ]. Salisbury, w.
H. Rowe, G. s. Holmes and Charles S.
Wilkes, are the directors.
The lumber for the Office went out yes
terdRy and the plat and prospectus will be
ready by Monday. Fifty lots have already
been spoken for aud there is every indica-
tion that there will be great rush when
the plat is opened as this is the choice
site for cottages at Garfield. Prominent
people from Denver, San Francisco and
other cities have written Colonel Hopkins
TO reserve them lots and it is altogether
likely that by the time next season opens
up Garfield will have full hedged COM
munity of cottages, fine hotel and Zoo
logical garden.
TO THE LAKE IN TEN MINUTES.
Wendell Benson when east went from
Philadelphia to Atlantic city in the Read
ing flyer which makes the run of ninety
miles in seventy minutes, including three
stops and crossing canal In that time.
This is the fastest Benson ever rode.
After telling of this train ne predicted that
it wouldn't be many years until 3 train
will make the run from this city TO Saltair
in ten minutes and that Garfield trains
will be scheduled down to fifteen minutes.
This all looks very near, for with the COM
petition of the SAltair road and q road to
Deep Greek there will be lively competition
for the lake trade and this always leads to
smashing schedules.
DOING BIG BUSINESS.
Simon Bamberger, who spent Sunday
and Monday in Park City. said that the
Utah Central was doing very fat bust
ness, The trade being so. large that they
were forced to run trains day and
night. The road. be said, is being man
sged as well as it can be with the
short equipment of cars and engines.
Those who are interested in the road
should stand by Macintosh, as he is mag
ing good tight for the company, and with
two or three new engines and fifty cars,
the road can be made perfect success
and would help TO increase the revenues
of the company. The roadbed is in very
good shape considering the limited mesns
at command.
COL. MURRAY's CLAIMS.
Colonel Murray has returned and now
claims that he has arranged for the neces-
airy money to put the Deep Greek railroad
through, and That work will begin at once.
Colonel Murray said last evening that be
and the men who are interested with him
in the building Of the Deep Greek road
would leave tonight az 3 o'clock by private
cenveyances for a tour of the Deep Creek
country. They will visit every mining
camp between Stockton ard the Eagle dis
trict, and may even go further into Nevada. |
There is but one thing yet TO be done 10
insure the building of the road,n said the
colonel last evening, that is TO assure
these gentlemen that there is no doubt as
TO the tonnage. This can easily be done,
and they propose TO see the country for
themselves. This is what most ardently
desire
THEo. sUTRo's VIEWS.
Theodore Sutro, the president Of the
Sutro tunnel, was In the city yesterday
with bis accomplished young wife, who is
a superb musician. Mr.. Sutro did not try
to conceal his enthusiasm and was free 10
say bhdb OuAA l@dhC ely Wdo tuc AutS%
city he had ever seen. This coming from |
q man who is an extensive traveller |
counts great deaf. Why" he said, "there
is no other city that can be compared to it. |
The great mountains form panorama Of |!
nature that is simply sublime. What other |
city can witness The sun setting back OF a |
range Of mountains to the west and reflect |
ing purple tints on another range to the |
eastl Why, it Is more than beautiful, it is |
sublime. And the mysterious Great Salt |
lake is q wonder by itself. could sit on |
the water and have the use of my arms |
outside OF the brine. And then you have |
hot springs and no end of attractions. | 4
would like to spend my summers here if l |
can arrange it,"
MIR. Sutro Ia the president OF the Sutro |
Tunnel company which was begun In 1863, |
and completed in 1883. it was built to |
drain the Comstock mines. The main tun- |
mel is four miles long and for 1000 |
feet is 16 feet wide and u feet |
high. The average dimensions of |
the tunnel are feet wide ana z feet high |
A lateral or branch passing under the |
Comstock lodes is 2S[ miles long. The |
tunnel cost S5,000,00O. IL was Mr.. Sutro /
who reorganized the company and incorpo-
rated il as the Comstock Tunnel company. /
Mr.. Sutro visited the Ontario and was
very much impressed with the leeching |
process OF treating ores and also thought |
well Of the cyanide process. The cost of I
old stamp mills is so great that il does not |
pay TO work sl4 ore.