The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-01
SALT LAKES GROWTH
PLAINLY EVIDENT
Cooler Weather Brings Re-
newed Activity in Market
for Real Estate.
EXPANSION is ASSURED
Outlying Districts of the City
Are Being Rapidly
Improved.
EXPANSION is ASSURED

The aggregate of business In local real
estate circles for the past week was
greater than for any single week since
the close Of spring, according to the
reports of dealers. While the sum
mer season IS trade was attended by pro
gression in varying degrees, real es.
tate has been picking up steadily OF
late and the impetus felt during the
past seven days has brought local deal,
ers to the conclusion that the natural
opening of fall business has come upon
them with an encouraging outlook
Inquiries have been better than us
uaI. The reported number of sales has
increased and money has remaihen
easy. Lot selling and security deals
have been features, At meeting or
the Salt Lake Real Estate ASSOCIATION
in the Commercial club building last
week prominent dealers declared that
loan firms had plenty of money Tor
real estate dealers or BUYERS at nom,
inal rate of interest Others asserted
that their business from August 10 TO
September 10 had been surprising. it
was also declared that Salt Lake would
have greater growth in the next five
years than in the past ten.
Improving Suburbs
Among the dealers the slogan seems
to be "The best security on earth IS
earth itself. especially in Salt Lake
To harmonize with tins feeling improve
ments in the eastern and southeastern
subdivisions are being carried ON with
no less vigor than the broad improve
'ment work now under way or contem-
plated hv municipal or private inter
ests At present the greatest degree
OF interest is being centered upon the
rapid development Of the southeastern
section.
The Fifteenth East street car line Is
being rushed ahead by large force OF
men. teams and the big steam shovel,
which precedes the ties by two blocks.
The rails are following close upon the
ties, only block behind.
While this modern avenue TO the
east and southeast residence section is
nearing completion, other improvements
are being carried on not only at the
approach to the section, but also with
in the additions themselves
The Gelkerson Construction company
IS hard at work preparing for the curb
ing and guttering of Douglas park
where paved sidewalks will be fully es-
tabished in the near future. Eldred &
Sons have now finished the cement con
duit through Red Butte hollow, which
will drain off the fall and spring waters
that used to play such havoc with the
surrounding territory. This firm will
also curb and gutter Fifteenth East.
Raleigh e. Harmon are now grading
down ou Red Butte hollow, so that the
southeastern site will soon be a broad,
unrivaled stretch of residences. Emi~
grafton creek will be filled in soon by
private contract.
Extending Paving.
The paving of Ninth East street from
Eleventh to Twelfth South is now IN
full blast with large force of work.
men and teams. This extension was
not originally paved because the city
limits did not formerly extend to
Twelfth South on Ninth East. The city
engineering department has completed
It's SURVEYS and is now ready To begin
the five.foot cement sidewalk from the
Sugar House corner 10 Highland Park
along the Highland Park drive. Out of
5000 trees planted at the approach and
within Highland Park scarcely twenty
have made an unsatisfactory showing,
so that 2 beautiful mass of foliage
seems assured.
With these many projects under way
on broad scale, the southeastern sec
tion is destined to become one OF the
most attractive residence districts in
the iutermountain region. Those with
foresight realize this. which accounts in
some measure for the impetus felt in
business there.