The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-06
BRILLIANT FUTURE
IS SEEN FOR CITY
Denver of Old Compared With
the Salt Lake of
Today.
A POPULATION OF 10000
WALTER C. FUTILE SAYS UTAH
CITY IS FORGING AHEAD.

interesting comparisons between tha
Denver OF twenty years ago and the Sale
Lake Of today were made yesterday BY
| Walter G. Tutue, president OF the TuttIs
Brothers company. While this city has
| been growing at a phenomenal rate dur
\ ing the past two years, Mr.. TuttIs believes
/ that the next few years will mark even
| a greater period OF growth.
| Twenty years ago 7 was in Denver
said Mr. futile yesterday. Capitol Hill
was sparsely settled and the Tabor Grand
| was Just completed. Way out Very
doubtful If such an eKtravagant outlay so
Tar away from Larimer street would ever
could be heard at that time.
every one in Denver knew exactly why
the city had already attained its growth
even the most prominent men Of the CITY
admitted that Pueblo and Leadvflls and
other rapidly growing camps would SOON
have attained such proportions that Den
yer could no longer control their iObbina
ana wholesale patronage; and manufaC-
turing That was considered out OF the
question. Farming pursuits In that high
attitude were also considered imDractic-
able, as the soil was poor and water
scarce. Every one was apparently dis
couraged ArapahOe street from Sixteenth
10 Seventeenth streets built up with hand
some fOur-stOTy buildings, was entirely
| vacant. The streets We're uupaved and
the natives declared 'pavemeuts uuneoes-
saryr' owing TO the natural condition OF
soil and dry atmosphere. Senator Tabor
mad already established a precedent for
5000 buildings by erecting the Tabor
block at Larimer and Sixteenth streets.
then the business center of Denver ana
the Tabor Grand opera house, way Que
Of town. But today IL might bring a
better value IF IT were out further and
the Tabor block is too far down town to
be the best business property. Most OF
DenVeT's up-tO-date business buildings ara
south and east of that old center from
haIr mile 70 a mile and half
An Opportunity Missed.
Just twenty years ago decided after
advising with DeuveU's authorities on real
estate, that / would keep my one thous-
and and not invest it in that city. Now
] have estimated after careful investiga--
ton that If properly or even ordinarily in
vested that thousand would have brought
me a net profit Of about $4,000, and
could nave spent the past twenty years
IN China or the Fiji islands. teaching the
natives how much better are we than
salt Lake is a more metropolitan city
To-Day tnan Denver was then, and every
one has confidence In its future. We have
halt a hundred great projects and im-
ITOVements under way or promised, which
II even half Of them only reaches ma
luflty. places the city on q parity with
Denver at least. With two mammoth ho-
tells In course of construction. IN addition
70 those constructed during the past year
II DESlilA 10 look as IIguEl TINS city would
De able 10 take care of all the tourists
mat come this way and see the natural
wonders Of this region. One large rail-
way station has been completed and an
other Is in course Of building. COnstruo-
non work IS going on everywhere and
there is work for thousands OF skilled ar
usanS and labOrers. The city has q water
supply which anticipates q population Of
5000 and that water comes from tho
pure and cool. end better than
that Of the supply of any other large cftv
ID the United States. The climate is uu-
surpassed for curative qualities for many
Of the ills that flesh IS heir 10. Pulmonary
and throat troubles find ready cure IN
Salt Lake. One great lake. smaller resort
lakes; cool canyon retreats. mineral cold
ana not water springs all tend TO make
world.
Sees Big Population.
at the present time Salt Lake il spend.
ng millions OF dollars I'm great, handsOms
modern, fiTe-pTOOf office buildings With
he increased hotel facilities Salt Lake
VIII soon be in position 10 give Denver
/ warm fight for many Of the conventions
hat she has captured heretofore with
Ease. RMS IS no small point, many a
convention has been obliged to go to Den
yer IN the past that we should have had
~ reason Of natural geographical ioca-
ION. This condition viii soon be a thing
'r the past and. as Senator Tabor hefped
Denver out of the woods twenty Years
- - At'ltI'-Sl Wv ll'li2H VI lLh ms wealth.
ndOmitable pluck and good will toward
'alt Lake, has set the initia tive and pre-
edent for modern buildings IN our city,
Win the construction Of the Newhouss
KyScrapers other men Of money. got into
ne building game and now millions OF
Improvements have already been sK-
ended and millions more viii be ax-
ended during the present year. 7 firmly
elieve that this city will have a popula-
ion Of 10000 people by 1872
This rapid growth is bound 10 create
corresponding improvement Ia real e.
ate valuations and many fortunes will
r. made I'm the future as they have in the
asst by investments in old mother earth.
ne good ship Prosperity is in dock and
he slogan should be Salt Lake. PopuIa-
0n 1912. $50 Nnl -