The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
SALT LAKE TEE BEST.

We are glad to see the Herald Join
( us in boosting for Salt Lake. 1t is
much better than sulking and resent
ment because VIC trutbfully trace the
origin of the tremendous forward leap
! in population, business, and improve
mcnts, which this city has taken since
1905, TO the impulse given to its vitality
by the triumph of the American party
at tho municipal election in the fall of
that year. In its issue yesterday morn
ing. under the headline, Culture Big
with Promise ii had the following
editorial
Not content with the long hours of
daylight In June. the building boom IN
Salt Lake has reached point where
the electric lights have been turned ON
and the work carried on during the night
Prosperity. has come To SAT- Lake
through the enterprise and foresight OF
her men Of wealth. citizens who did not
fatcr or lose faith during the crash OF
1907. and who are still following the
youth bearing the banner on when Is
embIs zoned Excelsior"
Take any street YOU will: visit any
suburb OF the city, and the conclusion
Inents now being made but point the
way TO salt Lakes future greatness
and that progressive citizens are work.
ing day .nO nlCnt lot INC tNlnilpb E'op
of all, and that neither politics. nor re-
licion will be allowed to stand in the
way.
True, every word Of it, We have
been saying the same thing right along,
and are happy 10 see our morning con-
temporary fall into line. We construe
all truthful presentations such as this
as complimentary 10 the American spirit
of progress, and as a lust tribute TO
the work Of Americanism for this city.
Mr. Harold NJ. Pitt, formerly in
charge of a big commercial agency IN
this city, who for ten years past has
resided in Manila. has Just returned
on his way TO his homo in Manila,
from Washington, where he has been
watching the framing mp of the tariff
bill. his interest beiug in The Phil
ippiue schedules. He has visited many
cities of the United States since nc was
here on his way cast, earlier in the sea-
son, and he is enthusiastic in comparing
the advance Of this city with conditions
in other places. He says cmphatically
that Salt Lake is the most progressive
city in the country; 1T shows moro
progress. more vitality, more push, than
any other city. In the past three years,
he notes, this city has gained Immeas'
urabiv more than in any former period
of much longer duration. And he is
charmed with the evidences of growth
and expansion which he sees on every
hand. in every part of the city. The
amount. extent, and striking size of
the buildings impress him forcibly.
IT is no wonder. The two big pro
iected hotels. at head and foot of busi-
ness Main street, arc new enterprises.
The Utah hotel. under church auspices,
has its plans approved and its contract
let, with the stipulation that the struc
turc is to he completed in fourteen
months. Yesterday morning s Tribune
had the good news that the same is
true of the Newhousc hotel. where the
proposition Is TO push the work day and
night in the effort TO have the structure
completed and furnished by June l,
1910
Add to these star items the four
story 165x53 foot addition 10 the L. c.
NJ. T., excavation for which is pro
crossing cast of the Tcmplcton. on
South Temple street. which is TO be com
plcted by September, and we have a
pretty lively American showing for one
dag, TO add to the long lists previously
given Of improvements and bettcrments
that have followed as the result Of that
| splendid day s work, which resulted in
the wrestling of the control Of this city
from a usurping priesthood, and re-
storing control TO the people, where it
of right belonged.