Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-04
SHALL WE BUILD MORE
APARTMENT HOUSES?
Question Differently Answered by
Leading Real Estate Men--Some
Think City Has Enough.

rs apartment building in Salt Lake
being overdone?"
The foregoing question was put to a
few of salt Lakes real estate men Fri
day. who gave replies as follows:
w. J. Halloran president of the Hal
loran-Judge Loan a. Trust company;
II do not think so. Our observation in
this office is that apartment houses are
filled practically as soon as they are
completed. In my opinion IL will be
necessary to continue building. not only
apartment houses. but houses Of all
kinds TO meet the increased demands
from people coming into tho city
which is faster than most people In Salt
Lake realize. There Is scarcely a day
In our office that We do not have in
quiries from new arrivals from all
parts OF the country. hut particularly
from Denver. some from Idaho and
many from the east An immense
amount OF good viii come from the
opening up of the Western Pacific,
putting salt Lake on another trans
continental route We can already
feel the effects OF what Is coming from
this factor giving Salt Lake another
direct line east and west The W. p.
passenger trains should be running In
30 days | consider the only salvation
for guarantee of reasonable rental
rates Is continuance OF building. I
hope for the good OF the town that this
building does not cease"
SHOULD BE FIREPRoOF.
S. b. futile Of futile Brothers: II
have not thought of the question par
ticularly. But II seems TO me the
builders OF these large apartments are
making a grave mistake In not putting
In.
about II. In the average apartment
house the liability 10 fire is greatly in
creased on account Of so many families
under one roof Some OF the buildings
going up seem like regular fireboXes,
and | am afraid some day there may
be bad connagration.
Jesse c. Little OF Little q Little:
mot in the close-in apartments. and
there are not so many being built
this year as last. But the population
IS increasing rapidly; new people COM
ing in daily, and there are few houses
60 rent. The small houses being built
are nearly all by the owners, for their
own use. and the apartments are nee
essary 70 take care of new corners. III
you try to rent now cottage. you
have trouble on your hands. Then II Is
much cheaper 10 live in the close-in
room suite FOR $40 IN $50 n month way
out that many rooms would cost from
s25 70 s25. but you then have 81 to $40
monthly car fare; s. 10 $3.50 coal
month. which brings II up 10 the
apartment figures, with many incon-
veniences thrown in"
ENOUGH FOR PRESENT
A. Richter Of the Richter Real Estate
company: 81 would prefer not to be
quoted, but | think we have plenty. I
now have on my list for renting 20
houses and eight apartments, AT prices |
from $40 up to $50 a month. most OF |
which have been empty 80 days. I |
have been cutting down rents, begin |
ming with May l."
]. A. Burt OF Burt & Carlduist; II /
think there are enough for the pres /
ent | have heard others say the same |
thing / find many who prefer to have /
a little modern cottage OF their own. .
But ] believe what we now have the /
city can take care OF nicely. with suf-
fcient renters on hand 10 keep them /
full IL is possible 10 overdo this as
everything else. People with families /
have not much use for the apartment.
and people in apartments without fam
lilies have not much use for people with
big families. and so II goes"
r. T. Hit OF the Hubbard Real Els
tate company. ~ do not think we have
enough They seem to be taken as
fast as built. We have calls day after
day for apartment houses, with more
calls than houses. Everything Is good"