The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-06
Eastern Capital 10 Transform
Morgan District Into Place
of Enchantment.
PROJECT WILL INVOLVE
EXPENDITURE OF $l50,000
Power Plant Already in Course
of Construction: Modern
Hotel and Resort.

To convert the little town OF Morgan
e,J tho entire Morgan valley into the
beauty spot. not only OF Utah but also Oh
the whole lntermountain country is TIC
plan Of Mrs NJ. l.. Brain. her son. Elmer
{. Brain and w. \. Buchanan ot Nni
caSo. and others. power plant Is NJ
ready being built on tic Hard Scrapolc
river aud work Will soon begin on the
grounds and hotel az Morgan,ii, am, ons, iS ,rom
ilynatcd that the enterprise VIII cost ilo'', ~,
500 600 to $3.50 000. and II more Is .ievo,u
Ia make an ideal resort and hotel IL Is
already provided for BY Chicago capi-
Mrs. Brain. Elmer g. Brain and w. a.
Buchanan returned last avenlng iron. rom
Morgan and will be in salt Lake olt.
for week or ten davs. IheY ekpsct
to obtain the necessary charter ana WIN VIZ,
IN few days form the corporation.
which will be known as the como spr,I.ss p,,s
I.Igh, & Development company. r@',,ri nn
will take up his residence at Morgan IN
about n week where he VIII perSpnatN
manage all OF the preparations ana con-
struction 80 .
Mrs Brain. who is the chief promoter
OF the enterprise. first saw the niue
valley in May OF this year ana reali%en Sel
AT once that IL was an IDEA! piSSv 10,
n flrst-class hotel and resort enc ht
first looked upon II merely a resort
for welI-to- do eastern people. but since
mentioning her plans TO some OF .ns
that she realizes that the hotel VIII be
a great thing for Utah
Boulevard an Attraction.
The boulevard from Salt Lake CITY. To
Morgan valley which has been talken
about for several years. VII receive
new impetus as there VIII be an IN
centiva TO travel over the proposed bouie-
ward in addition TO the pleasure ol thc
drive when the great project Is com
pletcd. This boulevard Will take a win1-
a
mountains covering forty-two miles III
order TO make the distance. which IN
d rect line would be only twenty
miles The Union Pacific officials have
pleted they Viii arrange so that passen-
gers over their road MY take ,hls ulp
n automobiles as part OF their reEu-
lar fare over the road
One hundred and twenty acres OF land
have already been secured. as have also
ffry-vear franchises for the water ana
light systems The land includes forty
acres OF woodland and Como lake. which
covers about eight acres. and is traNersed
ly the Weber river. which is renowned
throughout the whole country as an Ideal
fishing stream. Th. pictures give only
faint idea OF tho beauty Of the valley.
The hotel will be situated on a bench
which ovcrlooks the entire valley, and
the present plans are 10 have bungalows
ed valley.
The hotel Itself Will not be OF immense
proportions on account OF the plan TO
construct bungalows for those who desire
an ideal summer resort. but it Will bc
modern In every particular and probably
superior 10 anything Of It's KIND in the
country II Will bc of decided southern
style Of architecture. with broad verandas
ard everything conducive TO comfort that
The most eXacting guest could desire.
From the power plant that IS already In
course OF construction. and which VIII
cost approximately $50. 600. an abundance
OF power Will be received and the whole
valley win be lighted.
Ready Next Spring,
.ill Of The arrangements Will be com
plelcu Within week or ten days. Tho
money is al within reach and the pro-
moiers are persons OF experience. Mrs.
Brain is well known throughout the mid
die wost as successful promoter. and
Tho Como project is no first experiment
with her. Active work on the grounds
and hotel vii begin soon and il is ex-
pscicd that the resort and hotel will be
ready for guests carly next spring.
When ser AZ the Hotel Utah last night
atou, advertising our hotel. we expect
To have il ready for occupancy In the
early spring. but our main idea VIII be
10 make 4, the best place possible. Ma
ture has done her share toward max
inE the plarc ideal and money VIII not be
spared by us. The hotel and the bunga-
FIRST class ia every pa rticulsr and fitted
for tho best people The medicinal wa
tcrs of the lake are n feature, but wc
Gre not building a sanitarum-
"Tos. We expect the place Ia pav. and
paw well. but We do not expect 10 get
Our money hack In n hurry The place is
iust what YOUR CITY wants and what a
Erca; number Of eastern people have bean
seeking for long time. Our plan i3 TO
mako II ideal and We are not ono bit
worried about the money invested Df
course We know what the power plant
viii do. as We have heard tho demands
from the rcoplc in the valley for l!Shts
but II th" resort and hotel pay OK
renscs during the next two years We VIII
bc well satisfied -