Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-17
NV SITE FOR
THE INF|RMARY
p.,oerman, Whose Offer to
w ,...ni,,iopcrs Was Turned
Dovp. Praises Selection
Ays II IS AN IDEAL Spot
,.,,, commissioners Did the Right
''I IsIoe and Secured a Great Snap
During the Process

n.nre Of the fact that the coun'
ln ".,s.ioners have been criticised
" 'o quarters regarding their ae'
10 V,,' rnr,basIng certain new site
Io' ~. !. county marmary the following
iU indication addressed to the Ed
, =, ~ Nj. leo Bergermon this morn
nrI reproduced n.,,,. .,,o.
notice In your paper Of TUESDAY eve
.r tem regarding the purchase
!. .,1 an narmory site by salt Lake coun,
p, p r,.t MN creek. With your comment
W. r,,s an ideal site in a healthy lo'
alilY &. corract and well
~ Tbe large tract OF lana PUT
u sa,si taken In connection WIN tlc
'n'1 9ar niece which contains the
,lla' ,' and reservoir site, is as me an
'll,.S s.mant for the purpose as can DO
s'G'9i M M Salt Lake valley l must
mace ,Giy that while the present
M 'commlssloners have done some
WV I'm satisfactory work IN me NV
S,bllc improyemcntH such as 01llu-
~ F,yb rauc6 FAIL putting IN modern
W. ~ ro9d construction, ana IN
gs Hns electric street lighting over u
'..,i5srable area it Is my opinion that
H.n.cbsse of such an admirably ar
,o and located uhrmary size Is the
,srS best thing they nave done anu
mi rebound 10 their credit during the
". ,nlpy wears Further the procuring
S' "fb Mace for the figure paid, W.
sh was a business snap. Taken TO-
~. as the tracts Of land, with the
~. rpht are now arranged, the
,..osrty d worth fully $4,000 IN COM
,sr,on with farms and homes m tnat
irsly For a country home for a rlch
.s1 n IA AS beautifully located ana
ro.. extensive than Oakwood, former
~ M spaaords $4,000 country nome,
n mo same nelghborhood, and later the
r,orarty OF COL Airs, and now, ! I'M
jsf.land. OF Mrs Emery Holmes
liam not speaking lgnorantly OF TINS
natter know something Of farm
bn5s and Irrigation In this county My
e-t eypedence at farming In Utah was
x wars ago, and have met with good
u,ssss In my efforts since then. Fur
1sr wanted TO sell the county a farm
nygli When this matter first came
PROMINENTLY before the public, In Feb
nav OF March, 1903 began following
nup and have watched 1t closely ever
sre,. FOR when the commissioners gave
reasons why they aid not take the farm
Ind for sale, ! wanted to see II they
h,l the good Judgment and business
sbrAy TO do better. offered a farm OF
over 70 acres on the Jordan river two
miles closer 10 the city than this place,
With good ifrgatIng water right, good
s0II. good drainage good sewerage into
the liver, and good flowing well water
Ct depth NJ no 10 $50 feet. But the
commissioners said they wanted
mountain water, and above all, good
wsf pressure. They have got II, and
believe have the good sense 10 rec
3glie the fact that their choice IL de-
tisiy the best for the public service.
] an not kicking and grumblIng be-
cause they dd not buy land OF me, as
understand some others who had land
70 ell are doing feel that to be re-
ireCtable | must be as fair to men who
Hs IN public office as to private indi-
Nlms
This business Of securing an inhrm-
NY site has taken q long time and
haA attention, The commissioners In
se'uglied many offers, such as the old
Decker or Adams farm m Granger, the
Nlt' and Gabbott farms IN South Cot
loagoo1 the CrIsmoa farm IN Sugar,
gss by Mr. Cannon Mr.. Ashton, Mr..
nun Mr Weeks and other real estate
lsl farms ln Holiday etc. / under
sanl Iley We're iavorably impressed
pl me Keller farm IN East MIL Creek,
sllonIng The one purchased, because Il
va lsfger, but the owner refused to
~, Il Is good Tor them he did. for
snIf NE Acomb farm has about an
au, o. a gravel knoll which can be
t'.l 70 good advantage, the Keller
ll4 aas win long gravel ridge and
DS'yss about 25 acres OF land that is
VI ley Ittlo use The Keller farm
gyEl nag "a larger water right. but
".u we u acres ou the unper Acad Sc
nv. oy the commissioners, the new
s, W .4s 'he Very best water supply Of
1, 5 na'. on farming land in Salt Lake
IN. ,i'' noe new purchase Is first class
s.s mere being no better fruit and
,."lg land To- the state, and It's drain
tse ana easy li,r. a.. 49,. ~ y
ltfttct. iO' "'isauoh are
"a, AZ NE present inhrmary. II is neces-
~ .Hw rent 10 acres OF pasture near
I.. Wy al an expensive figure; TO pur-
&C., 70 w tons of lucern each win
", g, leealng cows; 10 buy hundreds
uglals worth of fruit and vegetables
Mn I 1s . inmates AT the new site there
orr, w l,h'y OF pasturage and hay. an
,b' ~ .ly Ior The best fruit farm In
ne r.u.y WIN every facility for rats
ty,s.'aoIes. etc. II viii be a great
hr1,5 " lNe public and benefit 10 the
m,s , =. bul an equally important fea.
i~p any OF these. perhaps a mora
cniy h ,', ,s oHe y the water supply. Not
XXX. ,aeLe plenty Of water from the
a tb zen ana SUlman bitches out
wr'rel' SIetA FOR irrigation. but the
r,v ,a1 may have been secured rive Inc
rs,y puIesl Wator IN the state for oul-
@Ts purposes 10 Is practically the
NM. Haytr as the Taylor springs from
ng y, " .r Is brought to this city and
b. sooa price because Of It's pun-
Ihtn fhtr. H. .
tstSn mere is the matter Of fire pro-
"a in,o Nhsge water has to be pump.
r11 N.Y. a lank q may do for domestic
I-Nsls. hnI N 4. 49,. ~