The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-01
REAL TY DEALERS
BOOSTING THINGS
They Take Up the Matter of
Parking Part of Res
eryatiOn.
ALSO GO ON RECORD IN
FAVOR OF M0FFAT ROAD
Action Likewise Taken in
Shaped Track From
City to Lake.

Decisive steps were taken by the Salt
Lake Real Estate association In its regu-
lar bi monthly meeting held at the Com
mercial club Wednesday afternoon rela-
tive to the growth and prosperity of Salt
Lake CITY.
Taking up the matter of parking the
part OF the property Of Fort Douglas
between the fort buildings and the city
limits. the association drafted a letter to
the Utah delegation in congress, which
was sent 10 Senators Smoot and Suther-
land and Congressman Howell.
Little of Consequence.
A copy of the letter which quotes the
joint memorial passed by the last legis
lature on the subject: follows:
i'Housc joint memorial No .. session
1911, was introduced by Mr. Elsman,
passed both houses by unanimous vote
March Z. 1911. This memorial rccited
the fact that the Fort Douglas military
reservation contains approximately a995
acres. and asks that approximately 200
acres lying between the immediate resi-
dencc district of Salt Lake City and the
barracks and parade grounds. tract
which is unimproved and unsightly, be
parked and otherwise improved in order
TO correspond 10 the improvements made
by Salt Lake City.
I'm this memorial the fact is recited
that the government has ample water
rights and facilities through It's regular
equipment at Fort Douglas to improve
the tract. and that the parking can be
done at q slight expense, and that the
maintenance would not be expensive
therea fter,
AT the last meeting of the Salt Lake
Real Estate association the undersigned
officers were instructed 10 call TO the
attention OF our representatives in con-
gress the memorial In question:. and ask
your earnest support OF the proposed
with the other members OF the Utah dele
CATION and take such action as you may
feel will result in the desired improve
ment?"
Favor Moffat Road
Relative to the construction of the
Moffat road into Salt Lake and its direct
effect on the city the realty men went
on record with the following resolution;
Still another resolution relating to the
completion OF the Denver Northwestern
more stores. apartment houses and cot
tages was passed by unanimous vote. This
resolution is as follows;
Whereas The construction OF the
Denver & Northwestern Pacific railroad
Che Moffat l!ne) from Denver 10 Salt
Lake City is now assured. and
Whereas. The, building of said line
viii open on empire in eastern Utah and
western Colorado, with resources OF un-
told millions in coal. precious minerals,
farm and grazing lands and
Whereas. The construction OF the road
and the development OF this vast country
Will assuredly result In large increase
of the population to Salt Lake City.
therefore be IL
Resolved. That It is the consensus
OF opinion OF the Salt Lake Real Estate
association that the people OF Salt Lake
should continue the construction OF
stores, apartment houses and cottages, in
order To accommodate the increase OF
population that will certainly come to us
in the near future"
The committee appointed some time
ago by the association 10 look into the
proposition OF n kite shaped track from
Salt Lake to Saltair. Garfield and Great
Salt lake reported that surveys are being
made and that a fuU report Will be avail
able in a short time.
The meeting. which was well attended
was one of the busiest the association
has held for some time.