The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-17
SOUTHEAST PART
OF CITY IN LEAD
Most Rapidly Growing Portion
of City and One Of the
Most Desirable.


e In the past few months about =
y ], 200 acres, or two square miles, Of =
= territory have been added to the =
= city limits. With one small eXcep- =
= ton, all this territory has been in =
= the southeastern part Of the city, :,
| y There could be no better indication =
:: of the trend of growth Of salt ::
= Lake City. The residence section =
= is spreading to the south and east, ::
y and it is there that the greater =
= part of the Improvements, both =
- private and public, are taking =
= place outside the business section. =
= There the majority of the building =
= permits are being taken out and, e
| = probably, Il totals were taken it =
/ 3 would be found that the greater :.
| = percentage of the estimated value :
| y of the improvements comes in that =
| = section. There's a reason" =
| Whatever that reason is, a person
need only take a few iaunts in the
| street cars over the several lines giving
| service TO the southeast part of the
! city and particularly the southeast
bench lands, to be convinced that the
growth of that part Of the city is both
rapid and substantial New houses are
! springing up everywhere, and they are
not Of the meaneT kind. either Almost
without exception each has some pre-
tensions 10 architectural beauty, and
the owner is going farther, and is striV-
ing to make his property more beauti-
full
The fact that this part Of the city is
both new and beautiful is attracting
still other hOme-builders. A street car
ride shows that there is little vacant
property between the main business dis
| trict of the city and Sugar House that
is not already taken up. What little
there is, is usually tied up in some es-
tate or litigation, or else is held by
some "old-timer." who prefers TO let
the neighbOrs improve the value of his
property to doing his share of the work
himself.
Why Buyers Go There.
Such are becoming fewer every day,
but SO rapid is the greWth OF the city
that it is now. accepted as automatic in
real estate circles that to get desirable
residence property at reasonable fig
ures, one must go close to or beyond
Sugar House fer 1t.
The most important of the newer res
idence sections there is Highland Park.
This can be said without fear of sue
cessful cOntTadition. Not only because
of the size Of Highland Park addition
is this true though it is the largest OF
any, but also on account of the many
improvements being made there. Kim
ball & Richards, the owners, are spend
ing more than 100000 in bringing this
addition to suitable shape to place on
the market.
The work is not nearly completed as
yet. But much has been done. and
much more Is being done. And what is
10. a..
only that these men mean business and
| are experts at laying out additions, but
also that the work will make Of High
land Park the most beautiful and de-
sirable residence section in the city.
Highland Park Is but a short distance
from the rapidly growing business dis
trict of Sugar House. This is really a
city within city. Sugar House is
forging ahead more rapidly than ever
| since its Incorporation within the city
limits. There are already many thirty
ing stores, mills and other places of
business there, and more are coming. A
handsome new furniture store and sew
eral other places of business are now
nearing completion, and win be occupied
as soon as finished
Much Improvement Work.
| Watermains are being extended, side
walks laid and streets otherwise I'M
proved in the southeast section. The
city's largest contract for sidewalks
was let in that region. Kimbau &,
Richards privately have let sidewalk
contract of a very considerable size in
their own addition. In some respects
It SURPRISES the city's big contract. For
while there are not SO many miles Of
sidewalk there are abelt twenty miles.
and it IS an five-foot walk, whereas
the city improvements were in some in
stances for fcur-f0ot walks. and In
some for only three and one-half.