The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-19
IMPROVEMENT AND
PRICE co TOGETHER
Real Estate Figures Depend
Largely Upon Condition
of the Streets.
CITYS DEVELOPMENT, TOO
GROWTH OF SALT LAKE CON-
EBCTED WITH PAVING.

Nothing assists 30 much IN the up
building Of a community as the con-
struction OF woil-paved Streets, Is the
remark made recently b. a prominent
loca! real estate man. and he proceeded
TO point out a number OF the improve
ments which have been made here
within the past two or three years. ~
L. also pointed cut that the price OF
real estate depends Ia large measure
on the Improvement OF streets, and
almost hand an hand with the exten-
sion o. cgrbing. guttoIlng and paving
or highways IN ali sorts Of places.
The growth or salt Lake city mas
been phenomenal during the past four
years Ihe contracts let FOR street
pat me have been of such a size that
have been astonisucd. Al the present
time The covering with asphalt OF
hlra south street from state street
20 Tenth East street tho paving or
60 twelfth south street and the ma
cadamizlng % state street from Ninth
s9Itn e.leot 70 murray are tremendous
undertakiugs and would Of themselves
attract attention 10 the city from other
localities These things are only a por-
ton o. the work lald out however.
streets In the residence districts are
20 many as 20 form noticeable features
IN the development Of the metropolis.
Only n Few Years.
South street was covered with asphalt
from state street to Tenth East street.
anq only a few years before that Sec
ond South was paved Tor the same
distance Tho completion OF the WORK
on Third South street for the same
distance Will provide the east side res
tdcnts with access TO all sections or
the city east OK state street over hand
somcly paved streets from FIRST ave-
nue. on the north bench. 70 Fourth
south street an area measuring rough
a ma a md
nearly two miles long.
Ine north and south traffic IS al
10y PFetty Vel provided tor and the
rear future viii find practically all
o. the main thorougafares carefully
- d and furnishing uneXceIIed raciU-
uSA 20 travel With The completion
OF the work now completes and being
carried on people wishing to reacn
any section OF the city Will be offered
the choice Of West Temple street. Main
Stree. state street and MINI East
street In "A north and south direction
N 0rh on the Improvement OF Seventh
last street viii open up another ave-
nue. OF travel and provide splendid Ia
ciliues for travel as Tar south as
Twelfth South street.
Inc latter highway has been for a
NUMBER OF years the main line OF
travel east and west for the residents
OF the lower section OF the city. The
letting OF contracts for the paving OF
EteFenth south street VIII be Consum-
mated IN the near future. and this
street viii then provide another ave-
nge o. traffic east and west ana open
Al the east bench property situated
south OF Fort Douglas military reser-
walton. To owners or automobiles the
new highway VIII be OF especial bene-
III IL viii then be possible to leave
zoe neart OF the business district,
travel south on Main street or state
street TO Eleventh South street on a
continuous pavement OF asphalt, then
80 east on Eleventh south street TO
the east bench and visit any OF the
recently opened additions situated
More than this. the owners OF new
additions south 0f Tenth south street
have apparently seen the opportunity
presented Tor the Improvement OF the
locality. ari at the present time one
enterprtslnE concern g. actually grad
inE Thirteenth East street along the
nance the value OF it's property. me
extension or the car line southwark
on This street cannot be delayed for a
very long period, and plans are now
Of the car line TO Twelfth south street
and the Sugar House district. The
Improvement started in this manner
VIII undoubtedly be completed by the
city with corresponding Increase In
value Of the property lying along that
Means Much 20 City.
What this will mean 20 the CITY can
hardly be estimated In the obfnion
or conservative business men. the open-
inE Of this highway will bring into
northeast and northern portions OF the
city the entire area I'm the south and
southeast without the necessity OF
travelling south and then east through
the thlckly populated residence sec
ton ana the cOngCstcd business dis
trict The hiEhllnc boulevard. con-
ceiFcd number OF years ago and des-
tined 20 become the finest boulevard
or the kind in the world. will be many
years Undergoing construction n -
true that owners OF new bench add
uons have planned for the boulevard
nnd have arranged Tor this highway
IN laying out their tracts.
The movement OF the city eastward
% the east bench has been very rapid
within the last two years or more, ana
there Is apparently no reason TO sup
pose that the movement Will stop TIM
mediately. The cornpiete dcveioprncnt
or the east bench. however. viii be q
matter Of number Of years, and much
piished before the boulevard VIII be