The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-01
HOME BUILDERS
FAVOR LONGWEW
Beautiful Addition Attracts
Many Who Are Seeking
Sites for Dwellings.

That people Of Salt Lake are anxiou.
10 secure suburban property upor
which TO erect homes and live away
from the noise and dust Of the city. and
at the same time have a street car
service which Will take them to the
business center in a few minutes, is
evident from the number of sales re-
ported this week by n. NJ. Long & Co.
in Longview addition, the new tract
OF ground opened up on State street,
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
South streets.
Mr.. Long said yesterday that all of
MS agents were kept busy during the
week showing the ground to pros
pective investors. and as a result a
large block Of the addition passed into
the hands Of the investors, many of
whom intend TO hold the ground for
investment, but the most of whom in
tend 10 improve with cottages in the
near future.
The addition furnishes something
new in the suburban tract line being
in the center of a most beautiful tree
and grass covered district and having
all the facilities for immediate build
ing. The street car service is at hand.
there is plenty Of water on the tract
streets are graded, trees have been
planted and the addition IS provided
with electric light service, telephones
an ana everything else which is required
IN the establishing of home.
Buy Sites for Homes.
AT the present time the addition pre-
sents very attractive appearance. To
the east are trees and grass in abuud-
ance, surmounted by the snow-capped
peaks, and to the wesr is a beautiful
stretch of orchard and farming land.
with Great Salt lake far in the back
ground To the north not a great dis |
lance is visible the tops of the build
ings Of the city and the smoke signify
ing the great commercial activity.
Longview addition is one OF the ad- |
ditlons which is thoroughly improved |
Inc streets have been laid out in beau |
tiful style, eliminating the old stiff |
style Of plating and providing a new
and attractive system. In the course |
OF the next week or two contracts will |
be let. and work Will be begun on the /
laying of cement sidewalks in the ad- |
ditlon. These will be extended through
out the tract, and with the other I'm |
provements VIII give the addition a !
most prosperous appearance. The shade
trees, most Of which were planted re-
Gently, have good start and soon viii
De harmonizing with the tree-covered
country which is in evidence on ali
-FOUR sides surrounding the addition
Last week there we're fifty-five lots
sold In the addition. On seventeen of
these deposits have been made but the
final deeds have not been signed. Of
the lots sold over half will be inn
proved, the purchasers signifying their
intentions OF taking hold of the oppor-
tunity OF securing a suburban or coun-
try home at the earliest possible time.
The purchases reported by Mr.. Long
Follow; J. II. Kinks, two lots: W.
/ lots: Mrs. Allie Tierney, two lots.
Hubert Jones, three lots; L. Davis, four
lots; R. B. Johnson, four lots: c. c.
Meyer, two lots G. c. Evans two lots
J. ". Ness, two lots; Mrs. Emma Han,
sen, five lots; Burt Gross, three lots.
| and James Pine, four lots. These. with
the seventeen which will be signed up
prooabIy next week, make a total of
| fifty-seven lots for one weeks sale
Mr.. Long expects to close out the en-
tire addition IN about ninety days.