The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-19

tons of one familiar with the circum-
stances now existing can be relied
upon. The church leaders will sell
for what it cost or may possibly ask
little more than it cost. They guard
zealously the amount of the expendi-
lures made in the past seven years on
the railroad and resort and while the
cost of the pavilion itself has always
been published as $350.000 that is said
70 be merely an estimate. and unof-
fetal at that
The pavilion was built in the spring
OF 1883, with church money. 1t was
formally opened to the public july 4
I 1893. The first year of its existence it
gained a world wide reputation and
was perhaps the national attraction of
America. All the proceeds of the first
seasons business were applied to the
expense of construction and the sue
ceedlng several seasons netted little
besides.
The resort has about paid for itself.
but it never was on a dividend paying
basis. Garfield Beach with natural ad-
vantaSes a bathing place ATTRACTING.
great per cent of The patronage that
otherwise would have fallen to SaItair.
saltair Paid Big This Year.
This season Garfield was closed and
the effect has been magic, Saltair
having cleared. above all expenses and
cost of improvements, the sum of SEA
GOO. This mas to be taken into consid-
GRAFTON. There is no reason to believe
thai 1900 has been an exceptionally
prosperous season only in the closing
OF competition, and there is every rea-
son to believe that next years receipts
would be just as great
saying the pavilion and the railroad
cost over three-quarterS of a million
dollars-the owners have it in dollars
and cents since the arrival of Mr.. Glib
hOn-ir iS fair IN
over that amount will be demanded for
the road and the resort, and that per-
maps one-quarter of that amount will
be taken in railroad bonds, possibly
more, and the rest in cash
Plan Great improvements.
The future plans Of the company are
already in sight. After thew have oh
tanned the Saltair property, those who
are on the inside say il is the intention
OF the company to erect a mammoth
MOTEL for the accommodation of tourists
on the beach Whether it will be. ar
Salta1r or at Garfield beach remains to
De seen, tor there IS little doubt in The
Ihlhos or a great many that the rail-
ROAD company will open DegOtia tiouS
Tor the pioneer summer resort and
make II a great summer living place
IN any event the building of a no.
Tel VIII mean an influx of the richest
people IN the country, summer after
OF salt Lake can hardly be conceived
II is predicted that the population of
Salt Lake VIII be doubled in ten wears
II TINS road is put through. The state
outside will be inestimably benefited
me great coal and iron regions will be
opened. if needs be. by the companv IL
self, so it is said
IN TINS connection The Herald has
learned on unquestiOnabIe authority
that the promoters of the line will pur-
chase a mountain of IRON from the
church near Cedar City. Iron county
the acknowledged worth of the pron,
erty with railroad running near be
ing $4,000. President Snow minated
that the church was ready to sell and
Whlle he would not confirm the report
INA! Lndl an oner is already being enter
tanned from Senator CIark's representa-
uves' he did not deny its accuracy.
The Utah & Pacific.
1t is generally conceded that traffic
relations Will be made with the Utah
q Pacific by the new road. There will
De no consolidation of companies. If is
thought what traffic relations are
maintained being of an independent
nature.
A committee consisting of w Nc
Cornick, Thomas Kearns. Reed Smoot
OF Provo George A Lowe, George V
Wallace and Colonel Theodore Rru-
back, selected at the Alta club sumner
ulBnI, met with MaVOT
thompson yesterday forenoon in Mr.
kearus' Office, and as a result of the
conference the mayor has called a
meeting of citizens to consider the mat
ter of granting Pioneer park for DEPOT
facilities to the new corporation. The
call reads as follows:
Call For Mass Meeting.
ITO the Citizens of Salt Lake:
7 have learned from authentic
that a corporation with a cap
italizatiOn of $50, 600. 900 is about to be
organized under the laws of this state
for the purpose of constructing and
operating an independent line of rail-
way between Los Angeles and Salt
Lake City by men whose financial abil-
tiles to carry out such a project are
beyond question, and that this corpora
ton viii ask that this city grant it such
franchises and depot grounds as will
place the new railroad on an equal
footing with the railroads now enter
ing the city. In order to obtain an
expression of opinion by the people
upon this important matter | have been
requested to issue a call for a public
meeting to be held in the council cham
Der Thursday evening. Sept. 20, at 1880
O'clOck. Pursuant 10 such request the
meeting is hereby called, as above
stated, and the citizens of Salt Lake.
are invited TO attend.
EZRA THOMPSON, Mayor"