The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-09
GREAT ACTIVITY IN
BUILDING HOMES
Trip Through Residence Sec
ton Will Afford Inspiration
to Average Citizen.
VAST SUMS EXPENDED
Work on New Blocks in Busi-
ness Center Is Likewise
Being Pushed.

It is worth while to take a trip out
to the outlying parts of town to see the
amount of home building that is being
done in this city. 1t is worth the time
as an incubator of loyalty to Salt Lake
and as means of strengthening faith
in her glorious future.
One may get a general iden Of the sit
uation by mounting one of the emi-
nences in the Wasatch foothills and
looking down at the new roofs that dot
the city. They arc for the most part
easily distinguishable from the others
on account Of their newness but there
are others that have been exposed TO
weather for couple Of months that
may be lost to the eye. And so it is
really necessary to make trip around
the outer boundaries of the city in order
10 view the great activity i'll this line.
Scenes to Delight.
Besides, there is no other city in
the United States of the size of Salt
Lake that supplies such enchantment
IN its inspection. The beauties of ma
ture are generously supplemented by
the beautifving work of men, and the
views presented TO the eve in the pas
senger 5 transit serve to make much the
more agreeable the surprise felt at the
amount of home building in progress
1t is difficult to make an estimate
OF the amount of money that is now be-
ing expended in building in Salt Lake.
In order to arrive at the truth in this |
respect it would be necessary that one
spend at least week in making the
compilation. but once arrived at the
results would be astonishing, In new
homes alone the mark-must be above
100000, and most of il is being ex-
pended in outer portions of the city sell |
dom visited bv iu-town grubbers in bnsi
ness lines. Building expenditures Tor |
the summer will total more than |
S1.100,000.
?. i Moran. contractor for the new
high school building, has entered upon
hls work with characteristic energy, |
and tho site of the new structure is |
alive with worlcmen. The foundation |
excavation is we'll under way, and mute |
risls are being taken to the ground in |
readiness for successive stages of the |
work
Rushing Power Plant.
The great smokestack for the new
unit of the Jordan river power plant of |
the Utah Light & Railway company has |
reached up 20 half its towering height, |
and the walls Of rhe building proper |
will be near to their top before the end
of the week.
Hardly to be cassed among building
activities, and vet constructive in their
character, are the extensions and bet
terments that are being made in the
trolley lines Of this company. vast
sum Of money is being expended in
these directions. and disbursements or
this score constitute big feature in
the distribution of purchase money
among workingmen that finds its way
10 the merchants.
New Business Blocks.
Buildings of business character that
arc under construction III the central
district have moved along toward COM
pletion in satisfactory shape. They are
mt different stages of progress, but all
entering into the general activity.
In its entirety. the building situation
could not well be bettered. all condi-
lions everywhere prevailing being
taken into consideration, and Salt Lake
building mechanics are about as favor
ably situated as those OF the other best
cities i'll the land.