The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-18
mi TY MEN UNANIMOUS
''IN OPTIMISTIC VIEWS
!. Give Hundreds of Reasons for Belief thai
pea,'1. s'. axe Is Approaching Season of Great
IA Activity in Real Estate and Building.

mcnt, not only of the city, but of the
state.
The story OF the present situation
and the future outlook is better told
by real estate men themselves, who
know whereof they speak by virtue OF
being closest associated with realty
conditions and happenings. The fol
lowing expressions are given by lead
ing Gland merchants Of the city:
Home Building Grows.
Kimbsll & Richards company-Our
inquiries this week for homes have
been many. The indications are that
we will do more home-building this
wear in Highland Park than any two
preceding years. When the Highland
Park property is sold ont we will de-
vote onr energies largely to home
building.
Highland Park was placed on the
market in 1910. tt was the largest
strictly subdivision ever placed on the
market, comprising moro than 800
acres. beauty of such large tract
was that it permitted the working out
of well-rounded plan, including
building regulations, business section
and a school site.
Working in conjunction with the
kimball- Richards land merchants is the
Kim ball Richards Builiiug company
which purchased 100 sites in the sub
company to build 100 homes on this
property. Seventeen OF these are now
built and occupied. The construction
Of six others has been begun in the
past two weeks.
In connection with the building com.
pany's operations considerable atten
tion has been given TO the architectural
side We have secured the services OF
an architect who studied under Frank
Lloyd Wright, the father Of the new
American style of architecture.
New Street Car Line.
! The Utah Light & Railway company
has obtained franchise through High
land Park extending to Holiday, five
miles beyond. Work has already begun
on the line. The franchise requires
that cars shall be- In operation on
schedule by September l.
Although this property has heeu on
the market only two years approximate
ly $500 lots have been sold. Nearly
| all the street grading has been com
| pleted and more than 5000 trees have
been planted. The remainder of the
All the homes have city water, cleo
| tric light and telephone service. Gas
mains have been extended to within {
few rods Of the property. When al
the improvements have been completed
the aggregate cost, including the bom es
Will be onc-thrd OF million dollars
On Map to Stay.
Edward NJ Ashton of Ashton. .Jcn
kins company-Salt Lake City is TO
day on the map more iudelibly thar
evor before in the history of our west
ern country. Since the commencement
of time Salt Lake City has had every
advantage and resource for growing
into great commonwealth. After
years Of political pickering and strife
and religious agitation it Is still proved
that .'you can't keep a good tow
down
The situation AS VIC. view it at pres
cnt is simply this:
Our local people have awakened final
| tly to our abundant resources and posi-
bilitics which for so many years have
been only latent forces. These and thu
unique location Of Salt Lake City a
q business center arc going TO max,
this city one Of the most popular aut
! thrifty Of western municipalities. I
will only be short time until elcctri
cars are running from the state cap
ital to Logan and possibly even dur
ling the present year an electric lin