The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-11
Garden City a Model Town.

annually S2T2, 0o0 which viii be ample
a pay all the charges OF local TAXA
ION. The Garden City company are
land-lenders. and not landlords. The
people in their collective capacity avn
all the land
Garden Cisy viii, when ultimately
conn lete. stand in the center OF 5000
acres of land, and VIII cover an area
OF 1000 acres. or a sixth part OF ne
6,0o0 acres, and will be circular n form.
and VIII be mile and one-haif IN d.
ameter. six magnificent bouievafds'
each 10 feet wide. traverse the city
from center TO circumference, dividing
the city mo SIX wards, In the center
is a circular space containing five and
one-haif acres, laid out as beautlfpl
garden. Surrounding this garden, each
standing on it's own ample grounds. VIII
lie the municipal build ngs-town hall.
concert and lecture halls. theatres, u
brary, museum, picture gallery ana
hospitals. On the outer rim OF these
buildings, and just adjoining the park,
Will be what is known as the crystal
place" a species Of covered glass
shelter which WI surround the park
containing las acres. This wide glass
arcade will open on the park. and Ia
vet weather will be a favorite resort
of the people. In the Crystal palace"
manufactured goods will be exposed for
sale. forming a permanent exhibition
and winter garden for the public The
furthest removed iuhabitant viii be
only $50 yards from the Crystal pal
acc"
Passins out Of the Crystal palace"
on our way 20 the outer ring OF the
town we cross Fifth avenue ana reach
a ring of weli-built residences, each IL
- no
following in conCentric rings until the
ECO acres are taken Up. when We come
TO the agricultural district surround ne
the town. There will be $4,000 people
IN the town proper and about SuOu
farmers on the agricultural estate.
This agricultural estate will be a Per
manent feature, and viii never be used
fer the purpose of building speculation.
Thus farmers will have direct market
for all their products in the town, and
the townspeOple will have an immense
inexhaustible farm at their doors.
A feature of the city will * COM
mon gardens and cooperative kitch-
ems" Instead Of every woman having
TO do cooking for her own family. cot
tages will be grouped In pairs or fours.
and the cook ng will be done by one
family, a considera ion for this service
being q reduction of rent. ! have made
this arrangement in my own household
already. and find it TO work well.
A great feature of Garden City will
be Grand avenue. This boulevard will
be 420 feet wide. and will form belt
of green three niles long, which will
traverse the town. dividing ii into two
parts. II constitutes an additional park
of lis acres. and is only 240 yards from
the fuTthest removed inhabltant. In
this space Will be situated the public
schools, which VII thus in perpetuity
be surrounded by ample breathing
sDacc.
On the outer ring of the town will be
factories, warehouses. daiTies, markets,
coal yards, timber yards. and around
these will run a line Of circular rail-
way, which will supply sidings to all
the large Industrial plants, All machin-
cry will be driven by electric energy.
and the smoke fiend will thus be elm
mated.
The number OF houses already erected
as permanent structures is about forty;
a large number are going up as part
of a model cottage exhibition, and
leases have been granted for about
100000 worth of further buildings.