The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01
STUDY or REAL ESTATE MOVEMENT IN SALT IAN
Healthful Conditions During 1904 Y -

ing, the home for the Y. NJ. c. A. the
Home Telephone building Federation
hall and number of apartment houses
attracted attention to the street and
made a demand for property there not
felt in several years before.
Another movement that has been eX-
pected for several years and discounted
TO some extent was that i'm the direc-
ton of the federal building on the
corner of Main and Market streets
This movement is expected to be ac-
centuated when the building is ready
for business early in the coming year
Several pieces Of property changed
hands during the year l.. the neighbor-
hood of this building. but a marked
advance in prices prevented consider
able activity. Third South between
West Temple and State held we'll
throughout the year as an outlet for
business crowded off Main street The
fact that no saloons are permitted on
the south side of the street promises to
make Of this a good shopping street for
women in the future. Second South
street increased in popularity during
the year.
Lull Around the Depots.
There was a total absence of specuIa-
tive buying and selling in the neigh
borhood of the proposed railway depots
during the year. There was a lul in
depot building talk that continued
through the year, and a waiting policy
was followed by the holders of good
ground. Prices held firm and num-
Der of good blocks went to the Short
Line through condemnation proceed
ings. The main streets leading to the
center of the city from the depots.
Second South and South Temple en-
joyed good year aided largely by the
fact that both streets arc now paved.
ON the whole the building of business
blocks played but a small part in the
advance Of the city during the year.
The start on the beautiful Herald build
ing was watched with deep interest
and every step in the erection of the
structure during the early months of
the year just opening Will be followed
by the good wishes Of all friends OF the
paper.
Peep Into Years to Come.
In considering real estate conditions
it is difficult to refrain from speculat-
ing on the future. When the last fed
eral census was taken, 50, 600 people
were found in Salt Lake Conservative
PEOPLE who are watching closely the
Progress Of the city predict that when
the next federal census is taken in 1910
he population Will have increased to
100000. They travel farther into the
future and predict that ten years from
the present time 100000 people Will
claim Salt Lake as their home. This
prediction is based on the assumption
that the water problem is TO be solved
II a satisfactory manner, and that the
! incoming railroads will not be blocked.
Among those especially interested in
zeal estate the question is. What will
| become of the business district of the
| city when the population reaches 1O9.-
| 600 or 15O. 900? Of a necessity the bust
ness district will be forced out of its
present bounds. and speculation is
| largely based on predictions as TO
v hich section will enjoy the boom when
| the exodus from the present cOngested
strict comes.
Zion Grows as Home City.
Activity in residence property was
| the feature of the year in this partic-
| U'ar line of business. and the activity
was not confined to any particular sec
| ticn of the city. 1t goes without saying
that Brigham street and the parallel
streets Immediately north and south of
| Brigham held their own throughout the
YEAR as the most popular home streets
| in Salt Lake. These streets have now
| secured such start that it will be
many years before they lose their lead
iship. At the same time there are
those who predict that Capitol hill and
the East Bench win in time he decOrat-
ed with many Of the most beautiful
| homes in the west.
The arrangement to pave Brigham
1
With boulevards is one of the most i'm
portant moves OF the year. This is eX-
Iected to make o. this one of the most
beautiful residence streets in the entire
country in time. The fight for this inn
provement has been a notable one. The
irTegularity OF the western end of the
street presents many engineering prob
lens and at the Same time presents Op-
portunities for artistic effects That will
be utilized to the fullest extent under
I ne plan adopted. The whole city is In
terested i'm the Improvement of this
already beautiful residence street.
Where Homes Were Built.
AS in a number of former years a
| large majority of the more elaborate
homes erected during the year were
erected in n section extending east from
Second East and extending from
4 bird street to Fourth South. It
must not be understood, however. that
al OF the fine new homes built during
1904 are locatedkin the district named.
In fact, beautIflII homes were erected
tn every section of the city, and the to-
tai number of homes built is matter
o. surprise and qualification 90 the most
Sanguine. But the fact remains that
the east side is still the location of the
inner Nhomes Of the city. West of the
railroads a large number of pretty cot
tages were erected during the year.
Some of these are quite elaborate, and
the location of so many pretty homes
PaS given a decided upward tendency
Il real estate values In that section of
the city. This is equally true of the
section OF the city in which AgricultIs-
ial park is located. Even further out
fIne additions of moderate priced homes