The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-26
POPPERTON TO BE. TRANSFORMED
INTO SUPERB RESIDENCE DISTRICT
PLACE HAS A UNIQUE HISTORY

PopPerton Place is to be transformed
INTO one of the most beautiful and one
OF the best regulated residence districts
TO be found in the west. Samuel New
house, whose purchase Of the property
was announced in The Herald yesterday
has We'll defined plans for the adorn-
ment of the property; these plans Will
involve the expenditure of a large sum
of money; many new ideas viii be worked
out: tremendous amount of work is to
De done at once, and in this. as in his
other ventures, the purchaser is to indi-
cate his abiding faith in the future of
salt Lake City and Utah
Mr.. NewhOuse on his return from Eu-
rope, will outline many of his plans in
detail Before leaving he spoke of them
IN general way. In the first place,
the name of the addition is to be changed.
PoDperton Place as name, will in a
few days pass into history. 1t will be
succeeded by some more distinctive tide.
chosen. it is said. by Mrs. Newhouse. In
the next place. Mr. Newhouse is to en-
ploy the best landscape gardener to be
had either in this country or Europe, and
this man will lay out a comprehensive
scheme as the basis for ell future inn
provcments. The ground presents won
derful opportunities for tie exercise of
the landscape gardeners art.
Many Advantages of the Place.
The residence district 1t is on high
Is bounded OF the north. east and
south in such way that cheap
additions can ever mar its beauty The
ground Is already plated and laid out
ON good plan. Third avenue, 100 feet
wide. extends through the center and
connects with PenTOse drive; the Wa
satch drive enters it from the north and
connects with the Penrose drive after
passing through the addition: the federal
government is already expanding large
sums of money in the erection of off
GERS quarters along Penrose drive in the
direction of POppertOn, and that part of
the Fort Douglas military reservation
adjoining POpperton on the east is to be
transformed into a beautiful park. The
government has abundant exclusive water
Tor this purpose from Red Butte can
Non. Popperton has good water service
from the city. In addition to this il has
a water right of its own. and here can
ne developed, whenever necessary, ZOO
gallons a day
Change of Street Car Service.
Street car service for Popperton will be
above criticism when the plans of the
Utah Light d Railway company are car
REQ out The line that now runs TO Fort
DouSldS Dy way OF Second South and
Mount Olivet is to he abandoned entirely.
the FIRST avenue line is already aban-
doped- Henceforth the route to Fort
douglas from the city will be over Brig
nam street or Third avenue to POnnerton
Through Popperton on West street and
Logan avenue, and thence across fha
reservation to Fort Douglas This line
IS 10 be dodble-traclSed the entire dis
lance from the business district of tba
city to the fort. 1t will be the popuIar
ride and few tourists will visit Salt Like
city without taking this ride through tI1e
heart of PoDpertOn
Work to Be Done at Once.
Improvements which Mr. Newhouse has
IN mind and which will be started as
soon as the weather will permit in the
early spring include the having with az
phait and macadam of a number Of Tho