The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-16
news OF UTAH AND ADJOINING STATES
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FIELD INTO TOWN
lust One Year Ago Today the
New TOoeIe Lots Were
Sold.
lspeclal % Nc Herald RenuhIicanl

Especial TO The Herald Republican,
Iooeie, April 15.-Just one year today
mas marked the positive conversion of
81 aIIa!ta Ileld into thriving little
pace which bids fair to be a metropolis
IN snort time. Indeed, the development
- matter OF surprise to TOoela people
themselves. On April Is, 1903 just north
ana east or ToOele City, leo acres and 100
additional acres of land was bought by
the Tooeie Improvement company and
plated into town lots. 1t was sold to the
highest bidder Today on 60 per cent of
the site stand splendid homes and bust
ness houses. Perhaps no one company
has done more for the development OF
Iooele townsite than has the ToOele I'M
proVement company, under the control of
w L. irvine and the efficient, manage
ment of II. s. Wales.
The main street Broadway, is prac-
tcalIy built up with fine large business
houses under the management of splen-
dld business men and the homes are Oc-
cupied by refined. intelligent people. A
good water system has been installed
with at least u,OOO feet of water mains
and pressure of 100 pounds. There q a
good electric light system. also an oTdi-
nance has been passed whereby the bust
ness portion Will have cement paVeTaents
IN the near future. In the early sum ner
an unlimited amount of Improvement is
promised Contracts are let for several
large buildings. Among the number about
completed is the Catholic church, and
there viii be other churches.
Tooele not only hopes to reap much
benefit from the nearby smelteT but
from the mines that surround 1t, also
from the great wide fertile fields that
are to the north. south, east and west,
and the abundant fruit that is yielded.
There is proposed cannery that will be
another good enterprise. 1t is plain to
see that TOOele viii draw from an i'm
mense area of productiveness.
No Retrogression Now.
The great influx of people and the rapid
growth of the new tOwnsite has had the
appearance of spasmOdic growth, but
with the smelter that will keep hundreds
of men employed and with such resources
as TOOele is surrounded there is no doubt
that this Will be a busy city and there
will be no retrOgressiOn. Perhaps one
of the best evidences of the growth of
TOOele is the building of a new railroad
system. On the TOoele Valley railroad
with Charles Berke as superintendent
regular passenger trains run on scheduled
time from the smelter to the Salt Lake
Routes depot, stopping at the sub-sta-
tons in the new tOwHsite and the old
town, conveying passengers and hauling
freight. There is also a neat little gaso-
line motor car that meets all trains and
runs to and from the smelteT-
TOoele is only a short distance from
Salt Lake. and is located on the Los An
geles & San Pedro railroad. with three
trains a day in and out of the city.
The spirit of advancement mas been far
reaching in its effect. Improvement
seems TO have been contagious, and has
resulted in rapid increase of
values all over the valley.
The Salt Lake Security & Trust COM
pany under the management of +. Z. and
c. E. McGurrin, has invested about 500
600 in building in TOOele. Some very tlne |
buildings are evidence of the rapid prog |
ress in the building line. Even the eX-
IRENE winter did not stop the work, ana
with the coming of spring work mas |
opened up in real earnest and Is pro- |
ducing a result that is unparalleled. |
Among the many buildings that the trust
has built is a fine brick hospital
and drug store, run by Doctors Phipp and |
Spaulding, and the Idanha Inn a large
apartment house run by Mrs. M. Smith
Has Fine Hotel.
Hotel Tooele stands out in proud evil
dence of progress. It is one of the finest |
hotels in Utah outside of Salt Lake. 1t
has steam heat, running hot ana colo |
water, baths and all equipments TO make
a complete, up-tO-date hotel. There are
several large business houses in new
TOOele owned and run by efticlent pusl-
ness men. Among the number is the
Y J. furniture store, branch or the tlrIn
i'm Salt Lake. A splendid bank is doing
a fine business in charge of 6. A. Sievers,
former cashier Of the Bank OF commerce |
in Kansas City. The capital stock Is
S25 600. The surplus is 5000. Inc presl- |
dent is F. E McGurrin; directors are D !
q lacking. r. c. Gemmel, G. A. Sievers, !
{. E. McGurrin and DR.. +. S. Bascom, all
Salt Lakers.
Several lodges have been organized. a
Chamber of Commerce is composed OF
the leading citizens of the town. Golf
links will soon be laid out. A new opera
house and amusement hall VIII be bu1t |
in the near future. A postOffice for new
Tooele and a fine public school are soon
to be established. The ToOele Building
association has Just completed hand !
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