The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-25
A GREAT YEAR FOR SALT LAKE.

City is taking on new atmosphere this
year. And the surroundings of Salt
Lake City are also to enjoy CORES
ponding benefits,
On Friday The Tribune showed that
the buildings in the business district
of this city now under way and in i'm
mediate contemplation, figure up to the
great total of $S,6S7 900 These include
the two big hotels, one begun on South
Main street and the other incorporated
and about ready TO begin work on the old
Deserct News corner They also in
clude a large number of other buildings,
named in the list. But even this great
aggregate does not include the hun
dreds Of residences being put up all
over the city. Some of these residence
places arc in themselves OF enormous
capacity and value. The large flats
and apartment houses that are being
put up range from the Covcy propose
tion of $500,000 all the way down to
the less pretentious structures Of $ao,-
600 to $50 900 each 1t is a moderate es-
innate, and one likely to be exceeded,
to say that the buildings to be put up
in Salt Lake City this year will cost
we'll along towards $40 900.
There is to be much construction also
ut Fort Douglas. Bids were opened yes
terday for the construc ton of two large
pressed brick barrack structures, each
two hundred and fifty feet long, and
an ordnance storchouse building some
what smaller than the barracks. The
total cost of the three structures is
estimated at $350,000.
The union depot of the Oregon Short
Liue. a splendid building, is fast as
suming lis final form. 1t viii be one
of the finest and most commodlous
depots in The country, and will be con
venient, elegantly finished and fur
nished and a JOY to all travellers, as
we'll as. a pride TO the inhabitants Of
the city. The Denver and Rio Grande
depot foundation is getting on in good
shape. Presently there will be some
thing fine to see also on that site.
The plan Of public Improvements in
the city includes street paving, side
walk building, sewer construction and
extensions Of water mains. These i'm
arc estimated to cost to-
tai of $l,500.0oO. Bids were opened
yesterday on four items of public inn
now estimated TO cost $780,
600, the most important of which is for
the construction Of water mains for
this year, approximately twenty-five
miles of them, The bids opened indi-
cate that the city will save something
like $45, 900 on the work; the prime es-
timated cost being 100000, whereas
the lowest bid is bat little over $155, 900.
The campaign of public Improvements
is splendid one. and is surely designed
To advance Salt Lake City with giant
strides towards its proper place among
the great business centcrs of the United
States.
The large expenditures on the street
railway system in this city arc well cal
culated to attract public attention. The
Utah Light and Railway company has
already spent on these Improvements
since getting this line, something like
81 ,000,0 1t is estimated that the com
plete programme of construction will
involve the expenditure of $3,OO0OO0
more in order to put the lines and ac-
cessories in frst-class working condition.
Taking the plant when it was practical
ly scrap heap, the new company has
proceeded with developments until the
street railway system is now a pride
to the city. The plans of the com
pany have already provided for the
Of n line on Ninth avenue,
and one on Twelfth avenue is in con
temptation, Besides those, there are
the suburban lines down to the smelters
and TO Sandy, involving the reconstruc-
tion Of the line between this city and
Murray. 1T is great public work that
this company has been doing and is
continuing to do,
We must not fail to cnumerate in
this glowing list Of advanced steps for
Salt Lake City. the holding of the Ma
tional Grand Army encampment in this
city next August. This encampment
will bring to us those who are able
of the great body of Union soldiers
who saved this Nation in its time of
peril. They will be welcome guests
to Salt Lake City, and tens Of thou
SANDS will doubtless throrg here to meet
and cheer these old fighters for liberty
and for country. The holding of this
encampment will be one of the bright
est spots in the history of Salt Lake
forever And this city is determined
to give to those old veterans such
splendid impression of its progress, its
loyalty, and its appreciation of their
services that they will all go to their
homes with hearts warmed towards us.
and their mouths full of praise for Salt
Lake and for the West
The entertainments for the year bid
fair to be far stronger than ever before.