The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-09
BUSINESS IS GOOD
IN DOUGLAS PARK
Owners of Addition Say the
Past Week Was a Busy
Period.

"We have not been as busy since
Douglas park was opened to the public
as in the last week. said member
Of one Of the firms exploiting that
popular homesite addition yesterday.
Besides the inquiries of the week be-
fore, which brought as a number Of peo
pie who wanted to be taken over the
tract, the last week has brought a
number Of people of their own accord
TO see some Of the choice lots. Our
sales for the week have been most en-.
couraglng. We feel that in offering
building lots in Douglas park that we
are giving the people something in the
way Of real estate that is bound to in.
crease in value, and that will give them
homesites in the coming residence sec.
tion of Salt Lake on the southeast
bench, We know of the hundreds who
have seen the property, who under
stand how we are improving it and
how we will add further Improvements,
not single one has a word to say
against the place, and speak only in
highest praise of the property
Douglas park has been one of the
strong selling properties now for three
months. The owners of the park, the
Hubbard investment company and
Meeks e. Mccartney, have shown their
prospective buyers that they are In
earnest in the way Of establishing i'm
provements. When the addition first
was opened up there was not sufficient
street car service to please the owners.
They have been active in convincing
the street railway people of the ad-
vantage of new car line out on the
bench AS result the car line 10 go
past the new high school site will trav-
erse the principal streets in the CEN
tral part of Douglas park. making it
doubly the closest in new residence ad-
dition on the whole southeast bench.
The first residences in the addition
undoubtedly will be completed before
fall Contractors and architects arc
figuring on n number of new houses
to so up on choice building lots in the
park
Building restrictions incorporated in
the deeds to the lots insure a section of
pretty homes. II will he impossible
for shacks to be built in Douglas park,
There are any number of the lots that
will be adorned with residences cost.
ing as high as $4,000. Owners of the
lots intend to build and have expressed
their intention 10 begin before long.
In reclaiming the idle ground in Doug
las park. the people of Salt Lake see
one Of the biggest undertakings of its
kind well under way There is no 60
ing back. Only forward movement is
planned, When the park finally is
turned over to its several owners. the
owners of the lots. il will be section
of well graded streets. one thorough
fare at least paved sidewalks on every
street. curb and cutters, water mains,
gas mains, sewers and electric lights,
together with adequate street car serv.
ice, With the building OF homes that
will be in progress, work on the new
high school q stones throw from the
addition. the new women s club house
under construction, and All Hallows
college buildings going up, Douglas
park will he the center of building ac-
tivitv more pronounced than for many
months in Salt Lake. These things are
not future possibilities, All are as
sured, and contracts are out for some
Of this work. The summer of 1912
Will see all this building activity
brought to a finish and Douglas park
will be an established residence soc.
tion, one of the really beautiful and
pleasant places to live.