The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-13
DEAL CLOSED FOR
HEALTH RESORT
Sanitarium to Be Built at
Beck's Hot Springs.
WARM SPRINGS WILL BE USED
SALT WATER TO BE PIPED IN
FROM THE GREAT LAKE.
WARM SPRINGS WILL BE USED

THE building of a sanitarium, the
initial cost of which is to be $780,
600. the piping into the city of the
" aters of Great Salt lake. and the util-
izing OF the rich mineral waters of the
Warm Springs in the northern part
of the city and Beck's Hot Springs two
miles further no-th. are factors in an
undertaking now under way with am
rle backing to make of Salt Lake a
health resort as important as Hot
Springs, Ark, Colorado Springs. Colo,
0. any point on the Pacific coast.
The negotiations upon which this
scheme is based are drawing 10 a
close in Chicago; the money for the
enterprise is ready and only the minor
details remain to be carried out. Few
persons in Salt Lake have a conception
of the magnitude of the enterprise
planned. In point of Importance, it is
said by those familiar with the plans 20
be second only to the construction of
new railroad into the city. Ultimately
it may prove more important TO the
upbuilding of the city even than new
line of railroad.
What the Proposition Means.
In a general way the scheme includes
the erection of a hotel and sanitarium
at Hot Springs to cost a half million
dollars, and TO be so constructed that
wings may be added later without in
terfering with the architectural beauty
of the building. a pipe line from the
lake will carry the invigorating salt
water to the sanitarium. There in a
large pool visitors are expected TO get
Practically all the pleasure heretofore
derived from a visit to Saltair.
The water from Warm Springs is also
to be piped to the new sanitarium. The
original idea was 10 secure long lease
on the Warm Springs property from
the city and establish the sanitarium
there. Eastern capitalists objected to
this PLAN They would not invest a
large sum of money in building and
improvements. on leased ground. Then
the change was made locating the plant
OK the forty acres of ground surround
ing Beck's Hot Springs.
BY this plan the sanitarium will have
the waters Of both the springs with
all their fine medicinal properties. the
salt water from the lake and clear,
cold spring water from the nearby hills.
he plan also involves the Improvement
of the ground i'm an elaborate manner.
n addition to all this a branch Of the
street railway is TO be extended TO the
springs for the accommodation of the
people Of the city. 1t is expected all
railroads centering in Salt Lake will
cooperate to a greater or lesser extent
IN the enterprise, as the idea is TO
bring In invalids for treatment from all
Parts of the country.
Big Men of Four Cities Interested.
The names of the men who are put
ting up the apital for the enterprise
gre not made public at this time They
i1clude wealthy men IN New York,
Chicago Colorado Springs and Salt
Lake T.. w WOOdcOck of Chicago has
been one Of the prime movers in the
matter. BE has been III Chicago for
some time past working on the propo-
sition He writes the local men inter-
csted that the deal is practically closed.
He will be i'm Salt Lake later in the
month to close up this end of the BUSH
ress.
The local promoters Of the enter
prise anticipate great things for the
city from this sanitarium. The invig-
Grating climate the high altitude. the
ifild winters and the great variety of
waters. some Of them recommended by
medical experts Us cure for various
naladies-all favor the location OF a
great sanitarium at this point. The
material benefits that the city is TO
enjoy az the fruit of this enterprise are
emphasized by those familiar with all
the details Of the plan.