Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15

the city was never In a healthier condi-
ton from a real estate standpoint than
today. There Is a firm, steady growth
with little speculation, comparatively
none. Last sprEs there was some
speculation confined Co a certain dis
triCt, which was cueCted by a proposed
new union depot and then the boys
were let down with q dull thud, by the
company's falling 10 agree on the site
THAT had been agreed on. Prices In
that district have fallen back TO nearly
a normal condition.
Having confined an the foregoing TO
facts of the past and being real estate
people ourselves We can not refrain
from making some predictions for
1901 We believe and everything points
TO "a very prosperous future for Salt
Lake realty holders There Is plenty
Of ready capital which win soon be
pouring in for investment Such
opportunities ass this city offers cannot
remain open long. The new Los An
geies railroad win be- built and this city
has been designated az the terminus.
Mr. Clark always finishes what he uu-
dertakes This win give Salt Lake
three roads 90 the Pacific and the Bur
lnston east Cwhen completely makes
three outlets east
ORIENTAL TRADE.
The Pacific ocean commerce
viii advance tremendously in the
next few years by reason Of OPEN
ing up China and the retention OF the
Philippines. Those fellows over there
are hcatheus and are not civilized nor
enlightened, they understand nothing
of the manufacture of whisky or its
USE smUkC'ess powder, American poll
teal methods nor modern methods Of
warfare, nor football nor cannon ball
nor threc-mlnute-g guaranteed forgive
yOu-inligesiO business s-iunches
and folding beds. Al these boons to
civilization which We enjoy must be
taught them, together with teaching
China's countless hords TO wear corsets
and lace their bodies out OF shape and
the men 20 wear heavy wooden suits
Uike civilized people do) in the sum
mer, and read Browning and millions Of
other enlightening books that we are
turning out weekly. They don't un-
derstand how 10 make all wool car
pets out Of cotton or solid mahogany
furniture with veneer or leather goods
out OF paper We can introduce the
servant girl problem for the celebrated
Chinese philosophers 70 solve and I'M
port n few sample American labor
agltators and womans rights advo-
Gates, and ship loads Of missionaries
and guns. And Tor years now with
Chua's ports an open we must ship
these goods to them with great quanti-
ties Of other merchandise 20 China, the
Philippines and Hawaii. I'm they learn
TO manufacture them all themselves.
Then our work Of enlightenment IS
done. and Hon. John l.. Sullivan,
Messrs. Corbett and Fitzslmmons and
Sharkey can go over there and give
them a few Of their cnlightenng eX-
hibItIons During this time however.
Il win require ships American ships.
20 transport the goods The commerce
Of the Pacific may nearly equal that Of
the Atlantic and the ships will be built
on the Pacific coast Iron, copper and
lead and our metals, Utah's metals and
Utahs coal viii he needed. Utah has
then n close market for the metals and
coal that she Is so abundantly supplied
with Mountains OF iron and coal will
be required. This means wonders for
Salt Lake. Every one knows what
ship building and commerce aid for
our Atlantic seaboard and competition
IN railroad transportation and this has
a direct bearing on real estate Of
course The future ~ Salt Lake Is
great She represents Utah. northern
Arizona western Colorado and Wyom-
ing Idaho. Montana Nevada, and Is IN
touch with the East and West by two
belts OF steel and will shortly have
three each way.