The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-04
IMPROVEMENTS
FOR LAS VEGAS
Big Sanitation Meeting" Is Held Ii
Clark's Railroad Town.
WATER, SEWERS AND LIGHT
OSCAR GROSHELL TELLS or TIE
HURRY-UP METHODS.

a fine sewerage system in two
months, work to begin on waterworks
in two weeks, electric plant at once,
oiled streets, in week, were some Of
the things promised for Las Vegas at a
! sanitation meeting called in the new
town a few days ago, according to Os-
car Groshell. Mr.. Groshell returned to
Salt Lake yesterday after-a absence
in Las Vegas of over three weeks
The meeting called to discuss sanl-
tary improvements is, in Nh Groshelis
opinion, the most important step yet
taken by the residents of Las Vegas 1t
was held in the Las Vegas hotel Judge
( George 2. Goodwin, formerly OF Salt
Lake, presided, and over 300 persons
were present The inhabitants. Of the
town had the cooperation of the salt
Lake route in their efforts, the new
road being represented by General
/ Counsel G o. WhittemOre.
| Mr.. Whittemore promised that within
a few weeks work would be commenced
on the grading and curbing of streets,
and that as soon as this was complet-
ed oil SpTinklers would be placed in
service to lay the dust. de empha-
sized the point that the good things TO
/ come were for ClaTk's new town, and
not for stTagglers and squatters out
/ side the regular limits
Mr.. GTOShell was greatly impressed
with the hustle and ''get-up' of the
citizens. He. told one instance which
is an Illustration of Las Vegas meth-
DDS.
Quick Work Selling Lots.
| Chris Brown, the Los Angeles capt.
J taliSt who owns much of the tOWnsite,
( had aIighted from the train en- route
: to Los Angeles from Salt Lake. He
met his Las Vegas agent at the depot
and asked him what land sales he had
on hand
Have a few deals hanging" returned
/ the agent.
Why not close EN- up now?' queried
I Brown.
Hardly time. is there?' the agent
! Cross-questioned.
/ Plenty of time. Train doesn't leave
( for twenty minutes Get your men
and Wen make the sale"
/ The agent turned and sprinted as
/ fast as he could to the other end of
/ Las Vegas.
! A few minutes before the train pulled
out he painted up with the prospective
/ purchasers For a few minutes there
+ was a converse ton. and then big roll
/ of bills was pulled out and the deal
/ closed.
Thousands had changed hands. and
+ Brown had proved that there was
/ plenty Of time by catching the train
/ fully ten minutes before it left.
Saloon License Low.
[ Las Vegas, despite its location. is
not according to Mr. GrosbelI. dry
( town There are some forty saloons.
and it is claimed that the profit on one
s bottle Of beer pays license expenses for
one day At this rate Las VEGA :
( should soon be developing =aHIionaires
among other good things. The LIQUOR
/ license is only $40 per month
/ Mr. GTosheH commented favorab
/ on the perfect order maintained. Law
I is enforced by a single deputy sheriff
! Saloons have been hastily erected. in
/ some instances the sagebrush forming
the only floor
/ The MasOnS and Elks have already
/ taken steps to organize local lodges.
/ Among former Salt Lakers who are
I now engaged in real estate and mining
business in Las Vegas are G. Z. Offen-
{ bach and J. ". TeIfOrd-