The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-07
GREAT EVENT IN
REALTY CIRCLES
Douglas Park Opening Has
Become the Mecca for Thou
sands Of Utahns.
MAGNIFICENT HOME SITE
Beauty Spot Of the Western
Country Is Located on
Southeast Bench.


great southeast bench opposite the new
high school site. is the biggest event
IN realty circles Salt Lake ever saw.
It's beauty and central location have
caused hundreds Of Salt Lake g best
people to invest In what they have
always considered to be the beauty
spot OF this western country. Aside
from these points which are essential
to any highgrade residence district,
are other facts which enter into fu-
ture upbu1lding and SUCCESS Of this
clty's "Knob hill"
First, transportation is assured with
In the year, and with that important
factor solved, this city will witness
not only in Douglas Park but on the
entire great southeast bench, trans
formation never before dreamed or
equalled in this intermountain coun.
try.
The people of Salt Lake have looked
upon this solendid property with long
ing eyes for years past, but the lack
OF the two essentials. transportation
and city water, has been a barrier TO
their dreams are being realized.
There is no question where "Greater
Salt Lake" will be built or when-the
movement is on, and every day that
movement grows and never will stop
until the gift of nature to the people
of the city,, the great and glorious
southeast bench land, is built solid
with fine homes from end to end
The natural gateway to this bench
is Douglas Park, and is conceded by
all to be the cream of the east side
residence section and within easy walk
ing distance of all tho large edaca-
tional institutions, including the uni
versitv Of Utah, the new high school,
the new All Hallows college and West
minister college. This one fact alone
has been an incentive to the rush that
is now on for home sites in Douglas
Park.
Another big factor in the develop.
ment of this section is the new mag.
nificent Country club to be established
South The members OF tkis club com
prising the most influential and
wealthy citizens of Salt Lake City,
havo recently acquired 240 acres OF
land in this section, and are now put
ting it In shape at q cost of nearly
two hundred thousand dollars, and
when completed there will be nothing
in the entire west. that will equal its
beauty and sconic location. Arrange
ments arc now being made for street
car service direct to tho Country club
site.
Two million dollars is the amount to
he expended on the bench at once in
improvements, viz: The new Univer-
sity building, 100000. Tho new High
school building, 100000. The new All
Hallows college, $3o0,ooo Another new
building to be added to the Westmins-
ter college. $250,000. The new Coun-
try club, $250,000. The extension Of
the street car line, $4,000 The i'm
proven.nnts in Gilmer square, $S5, 900.
The Woman 8 American club house in
Douglas Park, $4,000. Ashton s. Jen,
kuss houses. $4,000. The improve
ments in Douglas Park, which include
city water cement curbing, five-foot
sidewalks, shade trees and the park
ing system which win be the prettiest
in this country nt total cost Of S75,-
900, making tho grand total over two
million dollars.
The success Of Douglas Park is al
ready assured. One hundred thousand
dollars worth Of lots have already
been sold. A steady stream Of buyers
is keeping Meeks 6 Mccartney and
the Hubbard Investment company con-
staptly busy every day and way into
the evening hours, An examination OF
this list of yeses on the realty wheel
of safe investment in home sites will
convince the most .skeptical that Doug
las Park, tho beauty spot of the west,
will be the Immediate future high
grade residence district of this city and
intermountain country. Among the
most prominent people who have
bought in Douglas Park:
are: Hon. Governor Spry, Mrs; Colonel
DR., c. A. Wherry, DIR. c. ]. Albangh,
DR. II, j. Smith, DIR. w, B. Bransford.
DIR. Mary Gamble DIR, Ray of Biug-
ham, DR.. Stookey, G.. d, kipp, Pruden
tial Life; Earnest Lambourpe, Ii. y.
Poll, George Mayor. R. Watt, G. H.
mer, Professor F, A. Hinkly, Thomas
Holland, S. w. Fargo, Miss Jennings,
Sumner School; Katie r. Silvers, A. +,
Moody. Street Railway; JAMIE IA.
Stearns, Judge Thurman, Richard Thur.
man, Sara B. Shields, A. L, Critics, w.
H. Fairbanks, II. j. Smith, S Ken
nedy, Butte Elizabeth Bond, Lottie
Burch, Elizabeth Messmore, C. II,
West, Willard l.. Kimball, Stanley L.
Hooper. Joseph Kimbnll G, 3, Rodman,
~ 'rr II