The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-14
REAL ESTATE NEWS
AND BUSINESS NOTES

realty deals and the activity, especially
in the sale of small building lots, was
excellent. Chandler G. Soules reported
the sale of building lots in Laurelhurst
to j. V. Kean, n. w. Nesmith, Mr..
Ewing and Mr. Reese of McGill, New.
handsome modern bungalow, to cost
$4,000.
Five acres of the old Huskinson farm
in the vicinity Of Twenty-first East and
Twelfth South, together with the val
liable water rights appertalnlng there
to, were purchased Tuesday forenoon by
w. B. White through the John r. Smith
Real Estate and Investment company.
the purchase price being $500 per acre.
The property was acquired for the pur-
pose of making home. and 1t Is the
intention Of Mr.. White To erect a hand
some modern home there in the near
future.
Evidence that the erection Of new
houses is not confined to the east and
north benches is shown by reports from
realty dealers who handle property in
out Tuesday that H. B. Elder has Just
made arrangements to erect three mod
ern pressed brick houses on Fifth North,
between Tenth and Eleventh West, in
Oakley addition. These now houses
will cost about $1,000 each, thus making
a total investment of $4,000.
The Intermountain Lumber and Mill
ing company purchased, Tuesday, from
Nathan Rosenblatt, large strip of
ground 10 by 40 rods, on Ninth South
street, running from Fourth to Fifth
West streets, for $4,000. 1t is an
nopnced that steps will be taken at once
TO install one of the most extensive and
complete lumber yards in the city, and
the location now secured is especially
for this purpose on account Of
having direct connection with three
railroads. F. e. McGurrin is president
number of local capitalists and business
men.
Following the completion of changes
in the ground floor of the Hooper
block. the Ashton-J jenkins
real estate dealers and con
tractors. moved into new quarters Tues
day and will henceforth not only have
more room in which to carry on the
have an office which viii compare well
with any in the city.
At meeting of the stockholders of
the Deseret Savings bank, Tuesday, di
rectors for the ensuing year were re-
elected as follows: W. w. Ritter, Moses
Thatcher, Elias A. Smith, l.. S. Hills,
George Romney, John R. Barnes, John
G. Cutler, Reed Smoot, John r. Winder,
David Eccles, George Sutherland, w. T.
James and A w Carlson. The meet
ing of directors for the election of of
ficers Will be held next week.
Work on the new Commercial club
is progressing rapidly, and the
stone and brick work is now well up
to the second story. Metal windows
and doorframes were placed on the first
floor Monday. and force of electrical
wiremcn is now at work placing wiring
conduits on the second floor. The con
completed, and work will be started on
the second floor as soon the steel men
get out of the way. The steel men
were laid off Tuesday to permit the
to complete the walls to the
second story. 1t will thus be seen that
no time is being lost in carrying for
ward work on the structure
John Eland of Eureka on Monday
purchased the handsome new residence
of j. s. Donelson at TT d street, the con
includes a modern two-story residence
of ten rooms and a piece Of ground
21ax5 rods in size. The purchase was
made for q home. The deal was trans
acted through the office Of A. n.
Humphries.
With the completion Tuesday after
noon of the first mile Of cement side
walks which are being laid in Idlewild
addition on the southeast bench, the adj
dition bears a most attractive appear
ance. There are two more miles to be
laid before the work is complete. The
walks are -four feet wide and extend on
all of the streets OF the addition. Along
Parley's canyon boulevard the walks
have been practically completed, and
the appearance, of that thoroughfare. is
much improved. The work of laying
the rest of the two miles will be hur
ried along rs rapidly as possible by
the large force OF workmen. The work
of planting trees and lawns will be
taken up as soon as the sidewalk work
is complete