The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-20
Mr.. C0rbett Tells
OF Ely's Growth

A. G. Corbett, manager of the Ely
City townsite, who is in Salt Lake, has
been interestingly interviewed by
Tribune reporter.
Mr.. Corbett said: The townsite
contains 200 acres and was laid out
some time ago. The plats Of the bus
mess portion, however, were filed less
than three weeks ago. The name of
the townsite is Ely City, and it is stu
ated less than mile and Il half from
the business center of Ely. Far-seeing
business men are looking forward to
the future when the two towns, Ely
City and Ely, will be merged into the
greater Ely. In the center Of the
townsite 2i0 acres are plated and laid
off in blocks and streets, and these
blocks are subdivided into business and
residence lots. upon which the new
town proper is being built.
THE railroad company has already
built a large freight depot at the head
Of and between Tenth and Eleventh
streets, and a $40, 900 passenger depot
is being erected at the head of Eleventh
street. The railroad company has pur-
chased and owns about twenty-five
acres adjoining the town west of north
of the town line and which comes up
to the depots, to be used for side tracks
and switches. 1t will constitute the
railroad yard. A short distance east
of the depot is the railroad company's
roundhouse, already built and in use.
The townsite company Mr.. Cor
bett stat ed, has completed surveys for
a water system with which to supply
the town, and the necessary pipe for
that purpose has already been contract
ed for, the laying Of which will be
commenced without delay after it's ar
rival, Ine system being put in will
afford an ample supply of water for the
use OF d city of 100, 900 inhabitants.
The water supply is unlimited and is of
the best and plrest quality, coming di-
rect from springs high up in the noun
tains. The company purposes to put
in a sewer system which, when COM
u,
perfect health of the people and render
the city immune from epidemic diseases
of any and all kinds, mild or virulent.
The streets will also be graded and
improved as occasion requires.
The site, Mr.. Carbett says, is anideal
one upon which to found a city. There
is scarcely another such favored spot
in all the mountainous regions of Ne
vada In the business district building
restrictions are enforced so that with
in the restricted district none but fire
proof buildings will be permitted to be
erected.
In the way of improvements being
made and projected, Mr. Corbett said
that two-story pressed brick office
building is in process of construction.
w. N. Bowen will build in the near
future brick or stone business block
on Eleventh street not far from the
railroad depots. Two brick buildings
will be built on the same block and
near the Bowen building by George E.
Gum, OF Salt Lake, manager of the
Cumberland Ely Copper Co., and w. B.
Thompson, of 25 Broad street, New
York, manager OF Hayden, Stone &
Co. Mr.. Thompson has heavy finan
clal interests in the Cumberland-E Ely
and the Nevada Consolidated Copper
companies. This structure will be
called the Thompson block.
Adjoining them on the north, w.
Hinkle Smith, of 51l Chestnut street,
Philadelphia, viii erect $50, 600 build
ing. Mr.. Smith is one of the largest
individual stockholders in the Nevada
Con.
Further up the street, going south,
the W, B. Graham Mercantile Co. will
hunld large department store. Across
The street from the W. h. Graham
store, hotel to cost 100000 will be
erected. This is intended to be the
!inest hotel building in the State, and
ITS furnishings, in elegance and rich
ness, will be commensurate with the
splendor Of the building and the ex-
c5ellence Of its appointments. Other
BUSINESS structures are contemplated,
such as a livery stable, cold storage
building, etc.
Mr.. Corbett, while here, adds the
Tribune, is having the plans drawn for
some Of these buildings land is pur-
chasing material for their construction
While talking with the Tribune, Mr.
Jorbett bought over the phone 25 car
loads of lumber and one Of cement to
be shipped to Ely at once.
Just before coming to Salt Lake &
lew days ago, Mr.. Corbett says he sold
property in the new townsite, which
aggregated in value $28S, 4S0. To this,
he says, may be added $4,000 worth
more which he has disposed of since his
arrival in Salt Lake. Mr.. Corbett
says that the copper mines of Ely are
tne greatest in the west, and IN mag