Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-03
BUSINESS, REAL ESTATE AND BUILDING

and the days don't seem long enough
for us to get caught up. though we
hope to be over the worst or it in two
or three weeks. But 1t will be just as
bad or worse next fall, when every
one will be trying to finish their Jobs
Z before winter sents I'M"
Among the Los Angeles men who
have great faith in the future OF Salt
Lake City, and the stability, of its real
estate market Isl William G. Bradshaw,
who has been in@the city for several
weeks looking after his interests and
further increasing them by fresh pui-
Echases OF realty. Just now he Is look
Ing after. the erection of several stores
which .are being built for him on
State street near sixth South. He looks
Tor "a marked Increase in. values in the
south end of the city al; the business
district grows, and is putting up a
great deal Of money on his judgment
by buying real estate on south State
and Main streets.
Archietct f. M Timer has just COM
Pleted plans for the enlargement OF
the Central school at Tooele and bids
will be invited about the end Of next
week. The new addition which is to be i
built Of brick and stone consists Of six
large rooms three stories high the
same as the rest Of the building. In
addition the old building will be re-
modelled, and a new steam heating
plant for the whole building is to be
installed which will conform to the
state school commission requirements
as to the heating and ventilating of
school buildings. Two improyeme
will cost altogether about $4,000. In
addition a two room building isIto be
built at Lake View, Tooele county. and
bids for this building will be called
~, tI,o ca ftvr,o aty4
While lots in several of the various
additions which have been plated and
offered for sale. continue be popular
with those who have a little money to
invest. there is no part of the city
which seems to be attracting outside
capitalists as much as south Main and
south State ] t is predicted by some OF
the most sanguine of these investors
and capitalists who are putting money
into salt Lake real estate thatfit VIII
not be many Years before the business
district Of the city will extend very
close to Ninth South on Main with
State street following close behind.
Asper. 8Noall & Company are build
tenlplating the erection OF large
warehouse on the west side in the near
future. II will be built, Mr.. Ashton
said this week, between Fifth and
Second South. just west of the former
1stockade. The plan at present is to
make the building 900 feet long with
two stories and q basement. The COM
}piete building Is estimated to cost
about 100000 This will not be built
in its entirety this season, but 1t is
said that section will be built this
year and the, remainder next year
y Asper Noall & Company are build
ing a two-story, home for M Z Simon on
Capitol hill, west of the capitol
grounds at a cost of about $4,000.
The same firm is also building a six
corner of Fourth avenue and A street
which Will cost $500.
Ashton Brothers, the contractors,
have the erection of eight cottages on
hand in addition to the construction Of
the Tenth ward meetingfOuse. the
basement of which they are now put
ting in. When COMPLETED the new
structure will cost s25,OO0 The same
firm is also going to make abort
$4,000 worth of improvements to the
of the Thirty-first ward
An amusement hall and six class
rooms are going to be built at tEe
back of the main hall
Charles Cameron was the successful
bidder for the erection of the elegant
bungalow cottage for Louis M. Knight
on Eleventh South between Ninth and
Tenth East street. t will contain
seven rooms, and is to be finished in
hardwood with all the conveniences
for the sum of $1,000. Work will be
started on the foundation next week.
F. Timer is the architect
Another Los Angeles man who is
of the growth of Salt Lake
City as a business center and Il great |
is j ohm Parkinson of TIL. |
firm of Bergstronl & Parkinson
architects. He has made another in
eestment of over $4,000 on Main
street property between Fifth and
Sixth South. The property has a