The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-13

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and United States assay building. All
are of a high order of architecture, and
stand as monuments to a progressive
and far-seeing people, who builded for
the future, well knowing the future
had for them golden store.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Educational facilities too have kept
step with other improvements and the
people, observant and intelligent, may
now point with pride to the accom-
plishment of their aims, l.. e., to make
this city of learning, and one largely
without competition in the excellence
of its schools. Among them is the
Central public school. st. Margaret
Episcopal school for girls, St. Teresa s
academy Catholic school for girls, and
a great number of others fully up to
the high standard governing this edu-
cational field. Several are in process
of construction to meet the require
ments of steadily growing city.
HANDSOME HOMES.
Here the visitor is favorably struck
by a great number of elegant homes.
proclaiming that the owners came to
stay and imbued with the idea that
life is worth living" and they will
profit to the utmost in this ideal spot
good judgment.
Among the great number of elegant
homes l note particularly those of F.
r. Coffin, H. B. Eastman. j. H. Bush,
William Jones, W. H. Ridenbaugh, c.
W. Moore, and Hon. George Ainslie.
To be residents of Boise, and owners
of such palatial modern homes. is TO
my mind about all anyone should de-
sire here below.
BOISE CITY BANKS.
The banks here are three in number.
and for solidity and business enter
prise, are patterned after the Salt
Lake banks. I say this because they
are of that financial type that weather.
ed the silver panic last summer with
out so much as a single depositor
withdrawing his account. On the other
hand the deposits increased at the time
"a point in itself. The First National
Bank of Idaho was established in 1868,
being the second national bank estab-
lished on the Pacific coast The Boise
City National bank was established in
1886, and the Capitol State bank was
established in 1S91-all paying hand
some dividends, and I am advised that
none of the stock Of these banks is
for sale.
A GRAND NATATORIUM.
The pride of Boise is the grand
natatorium-I don't wonder! It is to
Boise what Saltair and Garfield are to
Salt Lake, place where the better
classes govern and patronize for the
health and pleasure there is il it. The
natatorium is of Turkish architecture.
and having two front towers, each six
stories in height, affording a view UNI
equalled of the city, mountains. river.
and valley stretching away for miles
and miles. 1t is situated one mile from
the business centre of the city, on
Warm Springs avenue, and all within
the building is superbly modern. The
large swimming pool Cor bathers is 122
feet long by 81 feet wide, and a gradual
slope in depth from feet to IA feet in
depth. A dozen great arches support
the roof. and tiers of stained glass
windows from skylights to floor give
to the interior a mellow and pleasing
appearance. There are GO elegant
dressing rooms, spacious, nicely furn-
ished, and well lighted by stained glass
windows. On the ground floor are rich
ly furnished parlors for ladies and
gentlemen, and wide balconies off the
same. The second floor is a duplicate
same. The second floor is duplicate OF
this, and in connection is q large dane
ing pavilion and visitors gallery, where
one may sit and observe the
antics Of the bathers below.
In connection there are billiard
and card rooms, and a well ap-
pointed cafe is a prominent feature
w. II. O'Niel presides over the elegant
bar on the grund floor, and he's an
artist in his line. George P. Pinkham
is the genial manager, and has six at
PENDANTS to help out At the rear end
Of the great pool, there is stacked UP
immense boulders twenty feet in
height, and the water pipes pour their
volume on top of them. letting il come
down amongst them true to nature in
its gushings from rocky Businesses on
the mountain side. An artificial lake
is to the rear, and boats may be had
by those desiring to row about upon
its placid bosom. All told. the Nat
atorium is a splendid achievement of
master minds and money, and a trip
to Boise without paying it a visit. is a
trip largely mlSSpe1t. It's wonderful
waters flow from two wells having
a capacity of 100000 gallons every q
hours, and boil forth at a temperature
of 179 degrees Fair. The natatorium
and many of Bosses great buildings
are heated by this hot water. and a
company is capitalized for $250,0O0 to
so utilize it.
LIVELY BUILDING OPERATIONS
Building operations in Boise are go,
ing right along, as witnessed by the
following:
F. r. Coffin. the hardware man. is
now erecting on Main street a hand.
some brick block, with stone trim
mings, and will be three stories inclu-
sive of basement. He will have il
ready for occupancy by the middle OF
November. Size. 35x122
Mrs. Mccarthy also has nearing com,
pletion three story brick. size, 25x122
situated on Main street
Hon. Peter Soma. mayor. is about
completing an additional block adjoin.
ing his large Main street property. size
75x12e. three stories high. and wher
completed will make the Soma
block a frontage on Main street of 30(
feet. by 122 feet in depth
w +. PIERCE & CO.. REAL ESTATE
w. E. Pierce & CO., general real
estate agents, inform me'that the mar.
ket is slowly but steadily looking up
and all bids fair now for a steady and
upward growth-a business revival thai