The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-13
LETTER IS ISSUED
FOR HOMESEEKERS
Salt Lake Real Estate AssOcia-
tion Swampcd With Requests
for Information Of City.
QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED
IN GENERAL CIRCULAR
Vast Number of Inquiries Fol
low as Result of Advertising
Campaign.

Thousands of inquiries regarding Salt
Lake and Utah have been pouring in
upon The Salt Lake Real Estate associa-
ton IN the last few months as the re-
suit Of the advertising being done nv
tho association and the correspondence
Of the Office has increased 10 such an
extent that il has been necessary TO
issue circular letters for replies. These
letters were mImeographed by " l..
Pcrkes. secretary of the association. Sat
urdaY, and more than 200 were sent out
| 10 all parts of the country; each in an.
swer to request for information.
In compiling this letter Mr.. Perkes
sought TO answer a composite of the
letters Of inquiry received and pract-
cally every statement in the letter is
an answer to a question actually re-
celvcd. Where specific information is
asked which is not contained i'm the cir.
cular. a personal letter accompanies
each circular.
Following is copy of the letter pre-
pared by Mr.. Perkes:
About Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake city is the commercial. cdu-
cational financial, mining and railroad
center OF an Intcrmountaiu empire one
thousand miles In diameter. Its popula-
ton Is 1000. it Is noted for its broad
streets and avenues and is growing rap
idly. There are projected and under
way slO.OOO.OO worth of modern bust
ness blocks and residences. 1t is the
greatest ore reduction center in the
United states. It's smelters and concen-
trattng plants exceed in capacity those
OF any other city.
SAL Sail ,;,Sg LAKE has twenty-nine public
with $50 teachers and iT.556 pupils at
tending. The taxpayers have recently
authorized a bond issue of $1,000 for
school and two additional grade school
buildings. Here is also the state univer-
siiy and many private educational 1nsti-
utions. Including the University OF the
Lattcr-day Saints and Catholic. Presby-
terian and Episcopal colleges. The city
has an average daily supply Of 80. 600 900
every known religion is represented here
about onc-ha!f of the population being
non Mormon. The finest salt water bath
ing I'm the world can he enjoyed at Salt
air. the western "Concy Island on the
shores OF Great Salt Lake, fourteen
miles west Of the city.
Is Railroad Center.
Salt Lake Is the headquarters for six
railroad lines. tho Western Pacific 10 San
Francisco, just completed: Denver &, Rio
Pedro. Los Angeles & Salt Lake. Salt
Lake Ogden, and Salt Lake & Los An
geles railway. The Moffat line now un-
der construction from Denver To Salt
Lake viii be completed In n short time
Salt Lake has fourteen banks with de-
posts amounting TO S3sJ50.774 Bank
for the year OF 1909 total 1887 .3I2 .l23
showing an increase OF 81 per cent over
the previous year.
Building permits issued in 1909 totaled
sS.071.S2O. The increase in building per-
mits for the year was 9s per cent, and
monthly comparisons during the year
with other cities OF the union have shown
Salt Lake among the first i've.
Big New Hotels.
Two one million dollar hotels are now
in OF construction tOpet1Ipr nj
many business blocks and residences. The |
corporation OF Salt Lake City has made
TO 1909 inclusive. exceeding s3.7l7 900
Within the last three years over Sl5,-
100000 has been invested In smeIters and |
ore reduction works in the vicinity trib-
Salt Lake affords a good field for la
boring men and artisans OF every kind |
and pays better wages than most cities !
OF Its class. More competition is needed !
In business OF every kind. and the oppor- |
tunity for capital TO engage in business |
and mining is not excelled |
In any city OF the United States.
The late Il. III. Hartman said that the
three great western cities of the future
would be Chicago, Salt Lake and San
in Salt Lake he purchased the entire
street railroad and electric lighting sys-
TENS as one Of his investments.
Something About Utah.
The state OF Utah in 1909 produced
'!6.OOO.0o0 worth of precious metals For
The same period the agricultural output
exceeded S53. 900 900.
The area OF the state is Sa79O square
niles Elevation OF valleys from $500 TO
1000 feet. Area OF Great Salt Lake $500
square miles Utah is 275 miles in width
md @45 miles in length. There are 90
100 acres OF land open for entry
: The school population for the entire
state Is l04.SI6. and S2362 is expended
'er capita for education. The climate
$ not surpassed in the union for charm
md healthfulness. The summers are
ooi and the winters temperate The
scenic attractions OF Utah are not sur
'assed by any state In the union.
Bank Clearings Gain.