The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-25
SALT LAKE
A CITY OF HOMES
In Spite of All Obstacles Her
March is Still Onward.
GLANCE AT THE PAST YEAR
The Effect of Statehood is Being
Felt.
Coming Semi-Centennia1 Celebration
of the Arrival of the Pioneers
Will Be One of the Great Events
of the New Year-Building
Erected the Past Season-Public
Improvements.


the financial crisis of the past few
years, Salt Lake has kept onward
with a steady march.
The real estate transfers during the
year now drawing to a close show
that our city is sought after by the
home-seeker. And what could be more
natural? Situated as it is amid the
choicest environment of snow-capped
peaks, amid the chaste invigoration of
the mountain breezes, overlooking
valley marvellous for it's beauty and
fertility of soil, on the shores of a
lake in whose broad expanse nature
has stored up the most wonderful heal
ing to man, no wonder it is being made
the objective point for he who would
enjoy life's greatest blessings on earth
But it is not alone the scenery, eli
mate or the great lake which attracts.
We are the natural center of vast
mining region, and thousands who, at
tracted by our mineral resources, come
here without any intention of remain
ing, are gradually building homes
among us. And then the city is as
Stunning a metropolitan appearance,
and there is an air of Solidity which
impresses the stranger within our
of thrift and enterprise.
STATEHOOD.
AS a result of statehood the year
opened with fair prospects to the real
estate dealer, and it has in no wise
been a disappointment. Considering
the natural timidity of capital and the
general unsettled condition of the
financial situation always attendant
ffa1 90 or
questions of less Importance affecting
in particular our locality have been at
stake, Salt Lake has had its share OF
consideration at the hands of the in
weston. The real estate transactions
during the present year will aggregate
about 100000 This is an increase
over the year 1895. when the figure was
placed at SO. 900 900. in round numbers.
The principal move has been in resi-
dence property. People interested in
mining enterprises come here and
build homes. A few deals in business
properties have been recorded and
acreage property adjacent TO the city
proper has been sought after-a sure
sign of an active future market.
PIONEERS JUBILEE.
The prospects for the coming year
are brighter than they have ever been
L..
bration of the arrival of the pioneers
will bring thousands of people within
the borders of our state, and with
proper display of our industries Will
do more to advertise our resources
than anything ever attempted. The
of our gold regions Will
attract capital, and Salt Lake being
the center, the results are bound to be
in our favor The activity and atten-
- 20 No
Colorado during the past few years
will in a large measure be transplanted
to Utah. Gradually the seeker for
precious metals is learning to know
that this state offers safer field Tor
operation than any other region in the
" orld. The extensive development or
mines builds up great cities, ana TINS
means a doubling of our population
within the next few years
IMPROVEMENTS.
The improvements during the year
have been chiefly confined to the build
ing of homes Up to Dec. 20 the books
of the building inspector show that
permits have been issued for buildings
aggregatihg s422,775. This falls short
of the year 1895, when the total cost
of building improvements, as shown by
the records, was S1,074,S75. But adding
to the former figures 10 per cent for
inside betterment, which is included
in those for the year 1895, the proper
comparison would be:
For the year 1895. 81 ,O74,Sl5
For the year 1896. .............. 465,O52
Decrease in 1896. 6Os,S23
The figures as given above for the
present year may be considerably in
creased, as there has been much build
ing done by the people who do not
bother about securing a permit from
the building inspector, While the total
as given for the year 1895 was compiled
after an actual canvass of the city.
NEW HOMES.
The list of residences constructed
during the year compares favorably
with that of the preceding. But there
have been few costly business blocks
erected, and this fact is in large
measure accountable for the decrease
in building over the year 1895. The
few business blocks erected have been
of but one story and basement, with
one or two exceptions. The most pre-
tentious of these was the three-story
brick block on Main street, between
Second and Third South. erected by
Keith & Ivers at cost of $4,000.
The following is a list of permits
issued by the building inspector where
the cost of buildings amounted TO over
81. 600:
T. d. Stephens. brick residence at 256
West Fifth South, $1,000.
William r. Wallace, brick residence
on Ninth East, between South Tenn
pie and First South, $4,000.
Brigham Young Trust company,
brick business block on State street,
Boutwell, & Mcconoughan, brick
residence on 9, between First and
Second, $1,000.
Mrs. Nj. ]. Hardin, brick residence
of seven rooms, on First West, be-
tween West Temple and First West,
81. 500.
Richard Macintosh. business block
on West Temple and Second South,
$l2, 900.
NJ L. Lovenhahl brick residence of
four rooms on Ninth East, between
Fifth and Sixth South, $1,000.
William Rigby, two brick residences
of five rooms each in rear Of IA West
Fourth South, each to cost $1,000.
William Langton, two brick resi-
dences of three rooms on Third North
between Eighth and Ninth West. to
cost $1,000.
d. H. Bero. brick residence of eight
rooms on First street between o and
P, $4,000.
Clark Whitney. brick residence of
five rooms. 222 South Ninth East. $1,000.
A. I. Collision, brick residence of
seven rooms on H between Seventh
and Eighth North. 81 200
Mrs. e. Strickley, brick residence of
eleven rooms on Third East between
South Temple and First South. $1,000.