The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-28

the real estate men. In Salt Lake oil
my friends own mining stock. Mines
are our particular possession. Now In
Los Angeles real estate is the one thing
that claims popular interest. 1t Is hard
to discover any one who does not at
least own q lot In one Of the many ad-
ditions and parks that are being con-
structcd In every direction out of Los
Angels. The scheme OF installment
payments is worked to the limit For
dollar down one can obtain n deed to
lot. accompanied by n mortgage, and
the privilege of paying the taxes.
Modern Way Has Advantage.
Still the modern way OF selling sub
urban property has Its advantages. A
flrm with plenty Of capital purchases
q tract of land. makes roads. lays wa
ter and sewer pipes, constructs slde-
walks, Then It sell the lots. OF course
the people who purchase the lots pay
for the improvements. but IL is better
for them TO do 80 than TO build In
field and walt for neighbore TO come
Besides, as soon as a number OF peo-
pie move close together they enhance
the value of each others property 1t
all works out we'll The wonder Is.
that there is not an enterprlsing com
pany or firm In Salt Lake to branch
out In this kind Of work.
Building in Los Angeles.
In the matter OF building In Los An
gelcs, | noted two tendencies. In new
buildings constructed for people VINO
wished to live near the center OF town,
the nat building was the favorite. In
these every device to economize space
was utilized. The thres-room style
seemed to be the favorite, with one large
room, bedroom and buffet Kitchen.
Beds are being built into the walls and
the attempt in general Is to crowd
every convenience into three rooms. Tho
other tendency is toward the bungalow
for those who wish TO live IN the out
skirts of the town or enjoy suburban
life The bungalow differs from the
cottage chiefly in having Its interior
thrown into one large room. A fire
place and the popular mission furm-
ture make these wonderfully attractive.
In all these respects ] believe our real
estate mon and architects might obtain
useful ideas from the boosters of Los
Angeles.
Reclaimed by Emigrant.
Southern California has been re-
claimed by the emigrant No chapter
in American progress is more wonder
full than that relating to the conversion
of this semi-arid region from O grazing
country, inhabited by MeXicans, In
dians and Spanish priests. 1t was q
sleepy. somnolent land then. In what
Is now the older section of Los An
geles stands today the old mission
church of the Lady of Angels, and op-
posite is the old plaza where the
sleepy life of the earlier days was led
But around It now surges the strenu-
Gus life OF a great city. In continuous
line street cars pass. and over the
pavement rumble the great trucks 60
Ing laden to the wholesale district near
by. Inside the old church is, as Of yore.
with It's funny little pews and gaudy
altar decoration; and at the Side the
old garden survives with Its ancient
palms and gravel walks. But the dust
OF the clty's traffic is over all and the
roar of the cltys life is ever in the
ears of the one who worships there. So
the old church and the old plaza stands
there az monuments OF the old life that
has been submerged in the new.
AS on instance OF how this conYer-
sion and reclamation has been accom-
plished think for n minute of the or
chards of this regionl Orchards and
vineyards stretch on every hand and
the finest fruit In the whole world ss
now grown where once sleepy herds
wandered over wide and uninhabited
plains, Flourishing towns and villages.
beautiful homes lurking among the
orange groves, are now there. and still
the orchards and groves climb the hill
cultivated area spreads,
In Las Vegas and Caliente.
On the way home we had a quarter
OF an hour In Las Vegas and as long
In Caliente. have since regretted that
| did not secure q stop-over in one of
them to study life In brand new town.
At both these places we picked up men
who had been prospecting, or drawn by
speculation toward this section. The
tenor of their talk indicated TO what
extent the interest of the mining world
IS directed toward this section. | gath
cred from their conversation that there
are big prospects in the near vicinity
OF Las Vegas. 1t was the Idea of some
of them that this region would In the
near future rival the Tonopah and
Bullfrog districts. And. as an old min
| ing man told me. this deposit of ore
| was on account of the situation, away
| from transportation facilities. of little
value previous TO the coming of the
railroad. 1t was impressed upon me
that for mines as we'll as agriculture
markets and prosperity were dependent
upon the steel track and the iron
| horse.
Saw Much in Brief Time.
1t was a short trip Of only ten days
| all told. But In ten days one may see
much In ten days we went from the
fertile valley of the Great Salt Lake
across the plains and desert. through
the canyons. creeping beside the noun
! tain streams until the way was woT
oNe er the mountains, thence down Tho
! slopes into the land of fruit and bloom
of southern California. In ten day:
we visited the beaches and wandered
over Los Angeles. from Chinatown Il
the uptown section OF great depart
| ment stores and lofty office buildings
We had time to visit friends In foul
cities, to play golf. and even to tak'
a day off and preach on Sunday AnC
| this is a possibility that any Salt Lake
may enjoy in any ten days. 1t Inn
presses upon US the fact that south
ern California has been brought mex
door neighbor to u.s. since We have ;
new means OF communication.
Is Easy to Travel.
Truly, modern man Is becoming
pilgrim. but not in the old ploddinl
sense The modern man waits until tn
engineer and surveyor, the foreman
with his gangs OF laborers, hav
| wrought their work and called it good