The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-29
BOOST SALT LAKE
IS NOW THE SLOGAN
Natural and Artificial Adyan-
tages of the Town Arc Be-
yond Compare,
CLIMATE OF VALLEY
BEATS Los ANGELES
improvements That Are Now
Under Way; Real Estate and
Business Conditions.

lines last week. In fact y was euch An
Improvement on that Of thu CORE
spending seasons in former years that
comparisons are entirely ont of the
question. II was a volume of business
such as might have been anticipated
from the unprecedented strides which
the city has been making during the
past sixteen months. But when the
conditions are taken into consideration,
il was not phenomenal.
Some time ago the Real Estate asso-
citation appointed a committee TO raise
n fund of $4,000 for advertising the
city Samuel Newhouse al once re-
sponded to the call with a sum which
was thankfully accepted as a " starter. y
This committee has not vet submitted
report and II is TO be presumed that II
their efforts had been successful the
committeeman would al once have her
aided The fact TO the citizens of Salt
Lake. The city will. of course, pro
gress from the impetus which it has
acquired. But with all Of Its ad'
vantages. natural and otherwise, there
is no reason why it should not progress
faster. 'sAll things come TO him who
waits may be sound logic, but ms the
modern denizens Of this terrestrial
sphere are not gifted with Methuse-
afford 10 wait.
Perhaps the residents Of Salt Lake are
so entrsnced by their surroundings
that they forget to boost They ought
to let the world know that there aro
other things 10 be heard in Salt Lake
than the sound Of the pin falling in
he Tabernacle. II is possible that some
are not familiar with the fact that this
city has advantages that cannot he
duplicated In any one city IN the world.
Climate Is Immense.
With due respect 10 California. a few
comparisons as 10 the natural advsD-
tages of that State and Utah may not
he amiss. California has climate that
is seldom equaled, and all honor is due
commonwealth that utilizcs these sd.
vanteges as she has done. But ii can
not he gainssid that the Utah climate
eYcels that Of the coast during three
seasons of the year-spring, summer
and fall-and il must be acknowledged
that Utah has the better artificial ad-
vantages during the winter.
This State has n greater range Of
natural resources than any other com
monwealth in the West. There are the
Park City mines, two of which are re-
ported 10 have paid more in dividends
in 1905 than ali of the Cripple Creek
mines combined. Everybody knows
about Cripple Creek and comparatively
few have heard of the Park City mines.
The Cripple Creek citizens have been
boosting and advertising.
Salt Lake is properly located to make
veritable metropolis of the West
it is far distant from all other cities
and has the most fertile tributary terri.
tory in the world. Geographically it
controls the entire intermountain terri
tory. Park City can he reached by a
two hours ride by rail, Bingham by a
one hour ride by auto, Stockton by only
few hours journey, and innumerabic
other treasure vaults are within eacy
reach. Ii does not seem TO be generally
realized that Salt Lake has the only
inland sea bathing in America Salt
Lake is blessed with better bathing
fhcIllIcs than any ocean bathing re.
sort, and notwithstanding this fact if is
but little advertised. The Great Salt
Lake is TO the city what the ocean
beach is to Los Angeles. Some of the
most beautiful canyons in the country
he at the very doors of the city. and
there are other natural advantages too
numerous 10 mention
Artificial Advantages.
Second only TO these natural resources
are the artificial advantages. If Salt
Lake rs not already the greatest smeItor
city in the world it soon will he
Ground is being cleared for the pro.
posed o. s. Il. depot and the freight
depot and vleduct of the same ronte
have been completed. The Denver &
Rio Grsnde Railroad company is clear
ing ground for It's passenger depot. It's
new shops Will cost 81 900 600 The
Western Pacific and Motfat roads nrc
being rushed TO completion as fast as
several thousand men on each can build
them and the Burlington and North
western, two good - seconds are head
ed this way. Among the other adyan.
tages may be mentioned the following:
Utah Light G. Power company pur.
chased l0"acre square for shops. car
barns, etc. Purchased old Tribune build.
ing for offices, etc. Hartman announces
$3.00O,O00 in Improvements
Utah Gas & Fuel company putting IN
new gas plant, Miles of gas mains how
III.
Salt Lake Public Service companv
putting in public steamhcating plant.
Water and sewer system, 81 600 900.
SldewalkIng, cement Extensive in
Tins line IN all parts of the city,
Paving of street-asphalt and maca
dam. Many miles laid and many more
ordered.
Hartman iuterurban lines.
Griffin car wheel factory.
Salt Lake Pressed Brick company. e1
pended $250,O00 on improvements
Newhouse skyscrapcrs, Fourth South
and Main.
Mrs. Judge s Railroad EXCHANGE
building, Third South and Main,
New packing house and stock Yards.
improvements at Fort Douglas, $3.50.
600
New Baptist church, East First South.
Catholic cathedral nearly Completed.
State university, Westminster Pres
bytcrlan college, etc.
Salt Lake Schools.
Salt Lake schools are rated among
, the best In the United States and the
city has just voted a quarter of a mil
lion in bonds TO enlarge the system.
There are some thirty church edifces
representing the various denominations.
besides the ward meeting. houses. By
cnumerating the theaters, pleasure re-
sorts etc, this might be continued in
definitely, but these citations will suf-
tice TO show why every citizen of Salt
Lake should do his utmost to bring
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