Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-18
...,sd Advance in Land Values
All Along the Long
Thoroughfare.
MINERS PLAN IMPROVEMENTS
-. 10 come Down 20 city Limits
And special lighting Features
To be Installed.

o.. marked advance In land values
,o,r state street viii be just as
rroporuonatoly within the next
or Two ON lower State street, "
,sns now being formulated By
of the largest property owners in
9.stric, are carried out. Many
dement's in addition to those al
-, inauguratcd are contemplated by
,ost progressive state street prop
ouners. Among them may be mem
.,,o1 the paving Of the street with
h,lniu from Ninth South to the
i, limits where the new macadam-
rosd is being built to Murray. Also
.,novai of an trees from the park
an either side Of the street. the
.,gsl of poles from the center Of the
49,, and the lighting OF the street
be Knutsford hotel TO Tenth
t VIM A fine system of lighting.
. 49, infnroyements and others are be-
~ ,,rtemplatcd and a meeting Of the
-,nsrtv owners win be held shortly at
\. rnntsford hotel with the object OF
s.rseing the proposition and appoint
committees to attend to the various
.srts 4 is desired to attain.
rfs in substance. Is the statement
q ,re of the most prominent real estate
r In the city. who Us also one of the
N.,iest holders of state street prop
n Is argued that the city and county
- already started the work. the city
4 prring State street to Ninth South,
IN thc county hy macadamizing the
,s 10 Murray The Utah Light &
gHnav company - also doing its part
II fouhlc-t-ackiug the line TO Murray
En- heavy steel rails thereby greatly
.Htahng travel along this great
.ia-9aahfare. 10 no more were done,
b,sa improvements, IL is said by state
.i-,sf property owners. would greatly
fsio 10 make state street vastly more
rouInent than il has ever been. But
"a these changes the improvements
-aniianed are added. Il is believed that
~s1r people with capital from the OUT
Sac UiU be attracted 10 the street, as
M natural outlet from the city south
sr8 tha natural thOroughfare along
rbeh The business from the city and
maubs south and east of Fifth South
fni State win sweep.
TREES COMING DOWN.
THE wotk Of demolishing the trees
which obstruct the view has already
berua and about 100 Il Is said. have
ben removed and more VIII follow next
week It Is desired to have them all
removed as far as Tenth South This
rs1e win ba attended to by one OF
ie proposed committees formed at the
meeting at the knutsford. other com
ntieas viii be given charge OF the
stree. lighting removal of the poles
mm the center OF the street etc.
Regarding the lighting OF the street.
t' News informant stated that the
iah Light a Railway company has
already promised 10 give favorable
nos as an encouragement TO the prof.
oL The manner of lighting the street
win be lett with the committee, but IL
3 said L viii be IN keeping with the
Importance of the street.
PRICES on STATE STREET.
As an index Of the prevailing prices
O. State street property. this same real
eate man states that property on
STATE street in the vicinity OF the
Muisforl hotel has recently sold for
1890 per loot lie also says that no
round IS at present available for less
tan Sl.oe0 per foot between Third and
Fourth South streets Between Fourth
ana Fifth South $500 per foot is the
Prevailing price. and $3.50 to $500 per
loot b asked for property between
in and Sixth south. Prices range
,om $40 TO $3.50 per foot between
sixth and seventh South
ohly week or so ago the Glover
Ltal nan company bought l04 feet |
lppsie Hewlett Bros. between Sew
'nth and Eighth south. The price paid
-s siaO per foot, the purchaser paving |
20. lae new pavement. which was con- |
'Neieu Nery reasonable ngurc.
INCREASE IN PRICES.
As Illustrating the Increase in prices
Che past two years II Is said |
.lel oliver Hodgson paid 100 two |
,As ago for his corner at Seventh |
slllh and state and he was lately Of |
'.,.a 10000 for the property.
N'' hIadai1W of Los Angeles who |
o invested almost solely In State |
properties, IS known TO have |
pioht of nearly 100000 on his |
''.lhfnis on the street. lie still |
ns lopl excellent properties aggrexat- |
~ ~ lect frontage, IN different parts |
'i ne street.
anderson Brothers. steam 1tters.
.,l.y bought 55 feet between Sixth |
.l seventh South streets where n is |
.,e'u lu erect three stores one of |
". NlIl Doe used by them as a shop. |
" t.N'ia being rented. At the rear /
IoI facing Gregory Place. a |
.,, .nous' VIII also be built By the |
iAe company
HOLDERS or PROPERTY.
,l lne most prominent holders OF state
t.- property ana the amount OF |
,..,..' l.llss are as follows. Thomas
.a',,i. iOa lect frontage az Sixth
400 ~. ID. Llcnenstcin $50 feet be-
Il, ,.A'N ana seventh South; Free
arr,.. ."tar' ai5 feet Ia different
.nib u0.Nten tfih and Seventh
q Glt mach OF Los Angeles,
Il iel g. Lynch and Spitz pros
'N' Hilt Lake Ice companv INA seet
s. lhth and Sixth south. John
.,t Ie'i between Fifth and SIKH
heNlctt Bros. l25 feet oliver
= y feet, samuel Newhouse
...r itiNeen Third and Fourth
og,,t p. ID. swan. i2i feet between
.i aNl sixth south. and
I'M. ~ lrei at the corner az rotrfh
IN. hNere the Moxum hotel mas
~. Gus Holmes. who Al con-
n ~ me DAD NJ the street has
.e.,,, ON upper State street and ms
M n.'n casting about FOR some
p ',l.ilans are said 10 be pendine
ss@ pi.cf 1f property near Eighth
a co', .l prominent west side INN
.oln,. which h contemplating
wing in the near future '''''''s
SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS.
'A Meeting Of the scason oo...,,.,,