Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
Marked Development In Warehouse Sites
Feature Of Year $ Realty Deals

can distribute their goods both east and
west. With the intention of making
Salt Lake the distributing point, large
manufacturing companies have sent
their agents here and numerous nqui-
ries have been made in regard to track
age property that the market value be-
gan to advance rapidly. Real estate
operators went out on IL still hunt ana
tied up all of the available trlckage
property within block of railroad.
In the next two or three years the
improvements for industrial uses of
tracknge property will involve the ex-
pendture of millions of dollars. The
era of manufacturing is awakening in
Salt Lake, many concerns establishing
branches here. Tho wages paid by
manufacturers here this year are es-
timated at s12,00O.O00 and the products
VIII reach close to 100000 GOO. Estnb-
lished industries exert geat influence
In the growth of population. During
the past decade over 200 cities have in
creased their population over So per
cent. largely on account of manufac-
turing establishments.
1t IS one Of the marvels of American
life. this growth OF cities. Fifty years
ago with manufacturing just about ia
King the premiership in national pro-
ductive activities. there We're about al
cities in this country having each n
population of more than 5000. The
number of such communities
had reached 5i5 in 1900.
In that year there were I6l
cities having each 25,OG0 or more Now
they number more than 200. In the
transformation of the past half-cen-
tury, commerce has played its lmpor-
I'm I,.,,, ~.
Facilities has been most efficient. the
rise Of educational ccnters has been n
factor to be considered. But upon ali
of the various other agencies manurac-
turing has had a tremendous influence.
ana In the interplay of forces has been
the great one in the tendency of urban
growth TO surpass the rate of increase
OF population In the rural regions. Some
cities have depended upon IL single fac
tor, some upon two or three. and some.
Ike salt Lake, have felt the effect OF
the growth OF the country surrounding
them.
In Utah during the past year more
than 100000 acres of land has been
taken up under the enlarged homestead
act and by direct purchase from the
| state land board. The dry farms were
| given test this year and on fallowod
SiptllN, NINlbul IL uTDp OIL ram all
summer. the crops turned out to be
| an averige yield AS a result OF tho
| test. thousands of acres of land will Re
taken UP next year. This ground I'M
! der cultivation without water produces
| excellent wheat and oats and barley,
| Utah exports the greater part of its
crops to the eastern market All this
| ls tributary to Salt Lake and tho
growth in the state yields It's influence
| upon Salt Lake. which Is the business
center of trade and commerce.
Building operations In Salt Lake
| have raised the skyline consider
ably. several business blocks. six,
eight and ten stories In height
having been completed this year.
canvass of these buildings
SHOWS that they are pretty well filed
| up with professional men ANA business
enterprises, While each new building
| adds to office room, thera seem to lie
| plenty of office seekers. These build
ings do not draw from each other to
any apprec!ablc extent, and it Is evi-
cent that they are filling up with
| growing enterprises and corporations.
Although two new hotels. the Moxum
anG the New Grand. have been ouened
| In the business district, there seems
| to he room for the others rho llutel
Utah will Increase the hotel accom-
modatlons ii Salt Lake about one
fourth "hen IT Is con!rlui"l ana tho
Nowhouse hotel will add one.nftb by
the tmc It Is corplatcd. The hotel
business Is not belaa nvardnno IN salt
Lake. however, the business men sny.
| II IS n stimulus to business and tourist
| trade which builds up Il city and on
! which such n community MS Salt Lake
| tirivcs,