The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-09

ports received every day from dealers
all over the city. Most OF the transac
tiops are in building lots, however, ano
the building operations are said to be
rho largest ever carried Oh in the city
The demand for business property is
strong and numerous deals involving
large sums of money are reported. The
bulk Of the sales, however, are for prop.
erty lying on the outskirts of the city
and are made by prospective home seek.
ers.
a. Richter reports the market active.
with the demand for building sites and
new houses exceptionally strong. Dur
ing the past week Mr.. Richter has sold
eight five-acre tracts in Pleasant View
addition IN the southeast, on what is
known as the old Crismon farm. There
are now only three Of these tracts left,
with indications that these will be
snapped mp at the first opportunity.
This section is especially attractive,
The property lies high up on the east
bench and commands an extensive view
of the Salt Lake valley. 1t is Just in
line, also, with the improvements now
being carried on in that section, and
est localities for residence purposes in
the vicinity of this, city.
Sales amounting to nearly $4,000
were reported in small deals during the
past week by V. A. Bettilyon manager
| Of the real estate department Of the
Hallorap-J Judge company, as follows:
Gibbons of this city. property lying be-
tween South Temple and First South,
on West Temple, for $4o50, being at
! the rate Of 5000 per front foot The
property is only 16I2 feet wide and
was purchased for investment pur-
poses,
Mary Judge sold 10 James Blain a
ive.acrc tract on Third East at Twelfth
South. This property will be improved
and probably laid out into an attractive
addition.
James Mullin purchased house Or
Fourth North, between First and Sec
oDd West, for Investment purposes. The
property contains a double house, In
course of construction and nearly com
peted.
Mr., BettiJyon reports the market es-
pccially active, with plenty of calls for
properties for building purposes aud
with considerable demand for business
properties.
The Hubbard Investment company re
ports the sale OF four building lots in
Oakley addition, on the west side, 10
Patrick W, Woodruff Of Helena, Mont.
l'l T'''. uf ucIldDu t'I buSlufNS
property, according TO Mr.. Hubbard,
IS very strong, The call for property
on Third South and on the lower part
Of Main street indicates that business
men are becoming interested in the pos
sibilities of development in that sec
tion of the city, and comment IS made
on the activity brought about by the
erection OF the Ncwhouse skvscrapers
and the improvements being carried out
in rbG 1pWer nJrt pf thp city
\ petition requesting the aDncxing
TO the city of Sugar House and several
new east bench additions. includ
ing ldlewild. Sunuyside. Westminster
Heights and College View, is being cir
culatcd among the residents of those
districts. When complete. the list will
include several thousand names. and ii
is thought that there will be no trouble
lp getting the city 10 extend IFS limits.
The growth of that part of the county
has been exceedingly rapid during the
last few wears and the residents believe
that they are justified in asking TO he
brought under the control Of the city
government. Sugar House has grown
remarkably in the last two ycars. and
IN The last year remarkable growth has
been experienced all over the district 10
the east, With many new houses now
nearing completion near the State
prison, Il large number already finished
and hundreds moro being arranged
will become one of the leading residence
sections Of the city. At present build
lug is going rapidly ou through the
whole district. In Idlewid and College
View additions the work of grading the
streets is going on and soon all will be
arranged IN fine style. On the other
additions the work is TO be begun in a
Gh,rt Tho -, rhc ~.
1t is argued by those who wish to como
into the city, would be nominal. Wa
tcrnains extend through the district
from Parley's s CANON, aud il would be
4 simple matter to annex new mains.
The revenue from the district would be
great to tho city because of the many
residences now built and occupied and
the number which arc proposed. The
work Of circulating tho petitions VIII
continue for several DAYS and will then
he submitted 10 the city officials. There
is practically no opposition To the move
on the part of the residents, as they
understand the benefit to be derived
from the extending Of the city limits,
both TO their property yalufs aud to
their other interests.
In College View addition, which lies
between Tenth and Eleventh South and
extends from Thirteenth to Fifteenth
East, the sale Of thirty five lots is re
ported by Mceks & Mccartney. The
water is now being conveyed 10 the
grounds, which is expected 10 prove
wetghty iuducemcnt to prospective
buyers.
With the return of good weather
Chandler g. Soules company report great
activity IN the sale of their acre-lots
in Laurclhurst subdivision on the south.
est bench, Every day some new
prospects are taken opt in the com
panYis seven passenger car to view the
property,
4 street car line 10 serve this now
section is now assured. II will be 4
branch from the Emigration CANYON
railway, leaving tho main line ut
Twcntythird East and Ninth South
and going directly south In a straight