The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11

the deal made for its purchase at the
corner of Date street ard Broadway
avenue. two blocks from the site select
ed for the station of the Tooele Valley
railway, now being built from the salt
Lake Routes depot to the smelteT. In
addition TO this, the site for lumber
yard on the new railway. about block
west Of the station site. has been select
ed and purchased.
Method of Selling.
/ There have been many inquiries re-
garding the method for conducting the
auction sale. and this was fully ex-
planned by Mr.. Irvine On the day Of the
sale large blackboard will be erected
on the site which will show a map of
plated tract. The company will put
the lots up at auction. placing a mini
mum price on each lot running from
800 w TO $500. and the bidding will be
subject to the minimum price. That is,
the minimum price put on the lot by
the ccmpanF will be added to what IS
bid over and above that price. As the
: lots are sold they viii be marked of
! the board. The terms viii be Onc-third
down and the balance i'm two equal pay
ments in one year and in two years.
1t was explained that no favoritism
is to be shown in the selection of lots.
Every lot will be subject to bids, with
the exception of the site chosen for the
hotel and the site for the lumber yard.
! II was realized that in the present town
of TOOele the hotel accommodations are
/ far insufficient for the many people who
viii want 10 be housed and fed in the
new smeILer town long before a hotel
site could be selected and the structure
! built. if delay was necessary in Sc
/ lecting the site SO arrangements were
v1esr n Il
out and the builder agrees TO pay for
the site the price that lots or opposite
/ corners bring at auction. This gives
! the hotel management no advantage in
price over others buying on the same
corner. no advantage at all, in fact. eX-
Cept that the preliminary building ar
| rangements can be completed and the
/ building rushed to completion to accom-
mOdate patrons in a quicker time.
/ Similar arrangements. Mr.. Irvine eX-
planned, were made with regard to the
/ lumber site. The site was chosen early
so that the lumber might be brought in
and on hand for those who wished to
build quickly after buying their lots.
Already the lumber is being piled up
| to be ready for early customers.
/ The question of water supply was
settled before the tract was plated. and
/ it was explained that very soon work
viii be commenced upon a water ,sys-
tenn TO supply all of the lots in the I'm
/ pTovement cOmpanys subdivision. The
water viii be pped from the noun
tains. and engineers are now engaged
I in surveying for n reservoir site. to be
4 located in what is known as Middle
canyon. The water will be conveyed in
/ pipes to al parts OF the subdivision,
and it is stated the supply will be am
/ ply sufficient for a city OF 10000 inhab
itants The water plant will cost in the
neighborhood Of SIS, 900. and the COM
pany has already spent about $4,000
in the purchase of water rights.
The Electric Road.
The town of Tooele is located about
4 two miles from the San Pedro, Los An
! gelos & salt Lake railroad. From the
Salt Lake Route station TO the smell
| ter. six miles and a hair away on the
moUntainside, an electric railway is
now being built which passes directly
through the town. This railway has
now been built for a distance Of three
miles, and the grading extends two
miles further A large force of men is
at work on the construction. and it is
/ expected to nave the line in full opera
[ ton by steam. at least, by the first of
/ next month.
llC DAAlg SAcAlOli VII AlliS lDou VIII DE
where the road crosses Broadway ave
I nue., between Vine and Elm streets on
/ the new subdivision, and south of this
/ point contractors are just beginning
work on the railroad yards. The depot
/ building here is to be of pressed brick,
/ l00x40 feet in dimensions, and will in
clude passenger and freight depart
ments On the railroads right of way
/ and near the yards land will be re
served for such warehouses and cold
storage buildings as will be needed.
1t was explained that all plans in
connection with the tOwnsite are being
made with the expectation Of accommo-
dating a population of approximately
$1,000 within q reasonable space of
time. and the company has accumu-
lated sufficient adjoining land to extend
/ the city gradually as demands for
homes beyond that population come.
/ Calculations have been carefully made
and by men with long experience and
fully i'm touch with all conditions that
can affect the population of Tooele. and
| they agree that as soon as the smelteT
starts operations the town should have
almost Immediately a population of
/ 5000 people.
improvements Planned.
Many men OF recognized business
ability and with means have taken
much interest I'm the new town, and
have studied its possibilities. and that
| they are planning to make big invest
/ ments I'm the new town is assured.
/ Among these is Frank +. McGurriu.
4 president of the Salt Lake Security &
/ Trust company of this city. who Will
build the hotel spoken of. and who, be
sides that investment. will build num-
Der of other structures He has stated
/ that he intends to invest approximately
Sl5O.000 In the new Tooele. The con-
struction Of the hotel will be COM
! menCed this week. and will be rushed
/ 10 completion Il is 10 be a modern
/ building in every particular. Of stone
and brick. The height has not been
/ fully decided upon. but it viii proba bly,
] be Of four stories, and so built that
other stories can be added later when
! desired. The Security company is also
planning the erection of a large num-
/ Der Of residences in the subdivision.
/ It is the understanding that the pres
! lRnfrrer h.