The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-16

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About thirtyfive miles southwest OF
this city. aud only four and one-half
miles south Of the main line of the San
Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake rail-
| road, there hes one of the most fertile
and promising valleys in the state Of
| Utah. 1T is the valley of TooeIe, where
| the International Smelling and Refin-
! ing company is about to build NAM
| moth smelter. and the Town of that
| name bids fair 10 become a metropolis.
Thursday was great day for Tooelc
| 1t was day which the people will long
remember and, in fact, its results will
! be evident for all time. Thursday the
| lazy peaceful village Of the past be
| gan marvellous Transformation.
new subdivision was opened there by
| the means of public townsite auction
and over 100000 worth of lots went
| into the hands of Salt Lake and Mon
tana capitalists. On this land ihoy
propose to erect hotels business houses
drug, stores. beautiful residences and
the like. In other words they will
! make of Tooeic one of the most thriy-
| ing and prosperous towns of the state.
Big Crowd There
Much has been said concerning
| Tooele Of late. and the advent of
Thursday has been looked for with
eagerncsS, not only by the residents of
the little city itself, but also by some
Of the most prominent citizens of both
this city aud Montana, A special cx-
cursion was run TO Toocle THURSDAY
morning over the Salt Lake Route, and
nearly $50 people from Salt Lake City.
Butte and Anaconda, Mont. made the
trip. The train, which was composed
of eight regular coaches and two stan
dard PullmanS, pulled Out OF the Oregon
Short Line depot IN this city Mt $40
a m. Immediately upon the arrival of
the Butte and Portland express from
Montana The Salt Lake train proper
consisted of eight coaches, and two
Pullmans, carrying the Montana people,
were coupled 10 the rear About 100
people came down from Montana. aud
fifty others were taken on ut Gar
field
The train made excellent time, ar
rlvlng III Tooelc at 1880 clock At
the Tooele station the train was
switched and backed into The new sub
division over the tracks of the Tooele
Valley railroad. recently constructed by
tho same interests that are promoting
the Smelter, The train was met by the
Tooele City brass band. and the well
come extended by the Tooele CONNER
cial club and the people at large was
memorable one. The strangers were
made to feel mt home, and during their
short stay IL the city. covering period
of Il little over six hours. every man.
woman and child was given the best
that Tooele could afford. It was a
great sight to observe the people OF tue
little village when the train pulled in.
1t was the first passenger train that
had ever pulled IN over the tracks of
the Tooele Valley road. and the resi-
dents beheld it with amazement. Lined
up on both sides of the street TO SEQ
tho immense engine and the long line
of cars, they looked on, waving their
hands and shouting a welcome to the
strangers,
Auction Sale of Lots.
The auction sale did not begin until
almost ! 'cleck, and between then and
the time the train. arrived the visitors
We're dined at various places IN the city.
Many spent the time stroliing over the
country and seeking information, Aud
they got plenty of it, too. and it all
pointed to the fact that Tooee would
prove itself what it has oft been called,
the 'Auaconda Of Utah Or course
the auction sale itself was the principal
feature OF the day.
When the auctloneer called the as
scmbly to order the band set up live
ly tune, after which he briefly de-
scribed the Tooele land. called atten-
tion to its wonderful future prospects,
and described the manner in which the
sale would be conducted. He termed
the city the "Anacouda of Utah. and
predicted marvellous progress and ad-
upon the completion of the
new smelter. This smclter. when com
plcted, Will furnish employment for
about 700 men. and. of course, tho
greater portion of these. together with
heir families. will make their homes
Il Tooclc City, Only white labor will
DC employed ut the smelter, and this
guards against the city becoming
hickly populated with foreigners, ms
S the present case Mt Garfield. \ large
blackboard was erected Just north of
he Tooele Investment companys S of.
ice under whose auspices the sale was
lcld 4 large map Of the subdivision
vas hung on this. aud the lots were
rosscd off the board as fast as they
scre sold.
The sale was conducted in an able
manner. The auctioncer asked for
nd on any lot in the subdivision. and
fter the bidding was over he Knocked
down to the highest bidder who was
llowed TO choose any lot he wanted in
he subdivision. Each bidder was al
owed two lots at the same price as the
IT which was knocked down to HIM
and was purchased by prominent men
f both this city and Montana. Tho
rst bid, which was $1,000 was made
y Charles j. Kelly of the Henesy Mer-
lntjlc company OF Butte No ono
ould bid higher. and he chose two lots
D the corner of Broadway and Utah
venue. A minimum prico of from 800
$500 was fixed ON the various lots,
10 their location, aud this
as added TO the amount bid to mako
10 purchase price.
Later Mr.. Kelly purchased other
nd On his lund he rurnnsea To nr,cat