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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11
Plated During Boom.

Douglas park and Crescent park were
both originally plated during the boom
period Of 1890. This entire section was
looked upon with favor when John W;
Young ran his Park City line through
Parleys canyon. Those were the days
Of the now well remembered Lincoln
park. located at Eleventh East street
and Eleventh South street. One train
a day carried passengers to this IA
nous old resort, bringing the people
home in the evening, 1t was also dur
Perkins S addition and Grand View adj
dition came on the market. Agitation
started about this time for the build
ing of Westminster college, which was
only recently built The old Salt Lake
Rapid Transit company formerly oper-
ated line to Liberty park, and thence
south on Ninth East street to Forest
Dale. Later another line was extended
south along Eleventh East street.
Some astonishing facts as to the
Tse in property. values in the south
minister Heights, lots sold only three
years ago for $40 each which are to-
day worth at least $3.50 each. Mr.
Price, former owner Of Liberty heights,
at one time figured on selling for $3.50
per acre. but fortunately for him, held
his property until the rise came. A
well.known real estate man at one time
held an option on what is now West
moreland addition for S400 per acre,
and that was only five years ago Val
ues today IN that section indicate very
substantial gains. College Heights sec
ond addition was sold for an average
OF $l25 per acre, and today this prop
erty is we'll worth three times that fig
ure. 1t is generally conceded that
prices throughout the entire southeast
section are low and that with the in
evitable development of this beautiful
district, values win materially increase.
The awakening has really only begun.
Important Subdivisions.
OF the more recent properties to
come on the market in this favored
section. Progress heights and latterly
Progress Heights second addition, have
played an important part. More recent
" still IS the announcement of the re-
handling of the Gilmer property, now
known as Yale park. Just placed on
the market by the Ashton-J Jenkins com.
pany.
One of the big projects of the imme.
diate future. which promises much to
aid In the development of the entire east
and southeast benches. is the building
of the high line boulevard. which has
already caused much favorable com.
ment.
To those who remember the methods
of subdividing and selling projected
residence tracts in 1890, the present
method of handling these properties
must indeed be revelation, In the
old days of the Gland promoter, " sur.
veyor went out and dropped his chain
and carelessly "pulled - his line This
later led to all sorts Of troubl. and
often to lawsuits There were abso-
lutely no improvements, no building
regulations and no restrictions OF yny
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11
Near Liberty Park.

he first Of the local real es-
10 operate IN the southeast
Jenkins company. It's
1ky in this section was Just
iberty park. At about the
Of soon after, the Dunshee
nd out Westminster heights.
Richards about this time
Phelps subdivision and Col
It's section addition on the
I|owed by Meel1s G. McCart-
ColIege View addition, The
bins company next opened
Tty heights property on the
he beautiful hillside, and
Cannon about the same time
his Emmerson Heights
|eks & Mccartney also an.
|bplt this time University
)llowed by the Hubbard In
eompany with Douglas park.
his period, activity in the
created considerable atten-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11
fTE, AND CITY ENJOY
PERIOD OF PROSPERITY
and Residence Property, as Well as
Farm Lands, in Steady Demand
at Good Prices

tion and it was at about this time that
the Crismon property came on the mar
ket. Strngham Brothers announced
Union heights and Idlewild was put on
the market by the Humphrey firm. The
announcement about this time Of the
purchase of what is now Highland park
by Kimball g. Richards caused consid-
erable comment because up to this time
the subdivisions had been comparative
ly small in size. none of them covering
more than seventyfiye acres High
land park, containing upwards Of $40
acres, or an area greater than most of
the other tracts combined, presented an
entirely new situation in local subdi-
vision methods
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11

probably more so than any
- state in the union, is en-
-inp q period of prosperity
"A salt Lake City as tho capi'
.,ropolis is naturally the point
IL business activity is Zcn-
{ = many and diversified inter
y state assure it a decree OF
fer in advance Of other COM
.< less favored which must de-
sincle resource for their well
- with its mining, agricul-
|<fock aud other industries IS
.ssured of some degree OF
ond with all of its industries
"A e a natural condition that
d leading all others in bust
@;fion of the real estate mar
va regarded as an infallible
4 nrosperity Of n community
4 that business and residence
SALE Lake City is in steady
cood prices emphasizes the
5rsncial condition of the res
IA CITY and state. The steady
foreign capital. invested in
City realty is the best of in
"a the desirability Of realty
4 In this vicinity.
'oms Benefited.
||v all sections OF the city
a share in the growing de-
residence sites both as invest
fcr home. building. The high
and southeast OF Salt Lake
<sl]y referred to as "'bench -
orobably leads other sections,
|bilty of this tract as resi-
uarty constantly growing In
q has been the opening Of the
bench land for home build
3egelopment has really only
Outstanding the fine modern
subdivisions which now
IL hillside. It is a well known
Salt Lake City's growth to
.ss always been checked by
|he United States government
d. which extends as far south
|6uth street. A careful study
|ouditions extending over q
several years shows conclu"
the center of population for
City has been shifting south
oast. II is stated on excel
rity that the record Of build
ks for the past four years
over eighty-Gve homes out
undred built in the city have
la east of Fifth East and
Ninth South streets. Take
hent, together with the rec
} city engineering department
IA 1912. which show that all
Der cent Of all hhmes in the
of brick or stone construc-
tou will readily see that this
southeast" growth has
cen rapid but unusually sub
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11
A Dignified Profession.

The concerns which have operated
during more recent years in the finely
improved, modern residence subdivisions
of the southeast, have truly made real
estate dignified profession. Special
zation in this line has led to high
type Of work, and has developed some
very strong and noteworthy business
houses. Largely through their efforts
real estate dealing has been lifted from
its former place to a level with any Of
the superior organizations Of molern
commerce. No longer is the real estate
business used as makeshift and so
we'll have the local leading firms de-
veloped their properties that they now
hold the entire confidence Of many
thousands of satisfied patrons. Some
Of the larger firms have given very
careful study to the development Of
their tracts, even travelling as far east
as New York to obtain valuable infor-
nation for the benefit of their pur-
chasers.
Improvements in all of the southeast
subdivisions are of an unusually high
character. Perhaps the biggest single
improvement has been the extension of
the various car lines although the ex-
tension of the city water mains is
close second. Paving has also been a
big feature in this growth, and promises
to play an even greater part within the
next few years
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11
Exercise Good Taste.

People of only moderate means when
they come to build their homes are not
willing to take what they can get, but
are exercising good taste in the selec-
tin of material and in the manner of its
construction; even though the price goes
a little higher than usual. Building
companies of this city report that when
prospective builders come into their Of
fees they manifest a keen interest in
every detail of the proposed Job, Floor
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11
Evidence of Growth.

In the first place, the unusual activ-
lty among builders in the erection Of
modern, bungalows which has been so
noticeaole since the advent Of spring, is
and development. There can be no safer
index to community's present and fu
ture condition than is shown by the
number and character of its new homes
This is one indication of permanence.
People who rent are likely to move at
any time, but home owners can be de-
pended upon.
One excellent feature about home
building at the present time is the fact
that they are built with view both
to attractiveness and comfort. Peonle
who have heretofore been residing in
large two-story houses are building five
and six-room bungalows with all modern
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11
Many Firms Aggressive.

So aggressive has been the work of
some of the leading firms operating
southeast, that now many of the lead
ing families of Salt Lake have beauti-
full homes as far south as Holiday The
growth in that general direction prom
lses to be similar to the development Of
the famous Hollywood section of Los
Angeles, where most of The fine homes
are from SIX to fifteen miles out. Mod
ern interurban street car facilities, cut
ting the distance to minutes instead of
mere miles, is bound to play a big part
IN this greater development.
With the completion of the proposed
new city park in the southeast, another
step IN the work of making the south
east Salt Lakes home section predomi-
nate, will be taken. Although this beau
tiful bench land, with ali its natural
advantages and modern improvements
IS fast developing, yet it is generally
agreed that prices have not developed,
as will readily be seen by comparison
with values in any other section Of the
city. Naturally prices will increase
with additional home building, and it
ls generally believed that 1918 will
mark an important era in the building
OF homes throughout the city, and par,
hcularly IN the south and southeast.
Among the many enterprises Of Salt
Lake City none deserve more attention
than home building. Two especial rea
sons may be mentioned
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11

kind. Purchasers even had to pay their
pro rata for laying water mains, and
Immediately after property was
boomed' and sold, activity ended
There were no strong, dignified con-
Germs backing their properties for years,
with every modern improvement and
home comfort, have completely changed
subdivision work, and many out.of-
town people are being attracted to Salt
Lake City through the efforts Of these
big firms. So systematic and business
like has been recent developments on the
southeast bench, that state authorities
at one time seriously considered build
ing the new state capitol there, and the
district now boasts fine high school
building which will compare favorably
with any in the country.
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11

conveniences, such as sleeping porches,
built-in buffets. book cases, china clos
cts, furnace, and all other arrangements
necessary to make them complete,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-07
OSCULATORY CARESSES
RUIN OF MISS PURITY

ITHACA. N. Y. Oct. with .
broken foot and a bruised leg, Purity
has fallen from her proud place on
top of the drinking fountain. which
for many years. has quenched the
thirst of horses and men who pass
by the City hail and the 100 members
of the local chapter of the w. c. T. u
are up in arms against the Cornell
sophonores and freshmen. Late Sat-
urday night the freshmen were made
10 file by the drinking fountain, climb
up and plant a chaste salute on the
bronze lips of Miss Purity. Too many
freshmen tried to do the osculatory
stunt at once and Miss Purity fell to
the sidewalk. She now reposes In
back room IN the police station in
close proximity to plain DRINKS and
others.
Mrs Mary 3. Wood, president Of
the w G. r. t.. which spent $3.50 to
give this fountain to the city. Is very
indignant. She says the 700 members
of the union vii lay the matter before
the city and university authorities 0t
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-07

and the holiday with the mer.
chants. the record crowd In the hiss
tnxr-af-.he -+a%tttatiaa-ss-t to he-ex--
pected.
The superb service maintained by
the Virginia Railway and Power COM
pany yesterday to the fair grounds
was the subject OF much favorahle
comment on all sides. All the regu-
lar westbound cars In service ran
through to the fair grounds and all
the cars owned by the company wera
put on as extras for the benefit OF
visitors to the fair.
The plan OF taking tickets at tho
exist to expedite the service Is again
In vogue this year, and in addition, the
company has posted conspicuousiy
signs at the exits giving the directions
to the visitor as to the route of the
transit. There was no little grumb-
ling over the fact that the cars were
not running over the bridge and into
the fair grounds. as It had been ex-
pected they would do at this fair,
but the Henrico county supervisors
would not permit It, 1t was the gem
orally voiced hope that the county
supervisors would he able to see the
matter in a different light before the
time for another fair rolls around.
However. the street railway COM
pany performed it's mission perfectly.
handling the big crowd without fnci-
dent, accident or delay. giving a SER
vice that could not have been SUR
passed In any city in the country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-07
Royal Triplets See
The Light ofDay at
State Fair Ground

Three royal triplets were born IT
Richmond yesterday and her htghness
Oueenie, their mother. is one or the
proudest young mothers VINO ever
had the honor to appear here with
her family. Royal they are. and with
due regard for their royal station they
have been given the regal names Of
Richmond. Stonewall Jackson and
Robert f. Lee.
Oueenie is the beautiful mountain
lion with the Farrarie shows and the
triplets are her first born. She Is the
proudest kind Of a mother and al
lows no one. not ever a trainer to
take a hand in caring for her three in
FAINT boys Unlike most of the mem
hers of the puma family Qucenie did
not devour her young and the COM
mon gossip around the show Is that
she thoroughly understood that in no
place but Richmond would they be
honored with such famous names az
those given them here.
Colonel Farrarie himself Is almost
as proud of the addition TO his show
as is the mother of the tripiets and
never loses an opportunity TO pre-
sent the youngsters to his friends,
Richmond has always been a lucky
place for me-" declared the veteran
animal exhibitor, ''and some of the
best animals in my collection have
been born here. While wtntering at
lakewood three years ago the stork.
which takes care of the animal king
dom, made several visits to the quar-
ters and in almost every case the new
arrivals lived and did well. ! have
every reason to believe that Richmond.
Stonewall Jackson and Robert Lee
will be great additions TO my show.
as they seem to be healthy and even
tempered They are doing nicely"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-07
Martin and Swanson Did Not
Leave White House "in a
Rage" They Tell Virginia
Correspondent
Wilson Opposed to PIE Grab"
Provision Of Urgent Def
cheney Bill Taking Deputy
Collectors from Civil Service
List
BY GEORGE III. MANNING.

Especial to The Richmond yirginian.
WASHINGTON, Oct e.-~Senators
MARTIN and Swanson denied tonight
the report that they left the White
House 'tn a rage" following a CON
terence with President Wilson re-
garding patronage matters. during
which the president declared he had
decided to appoint John NJ. Hart, OF
Roanoke. as internal revenue eouec-
tor for western Virginia.
Both senators said they called on
President Wilson by appointment and
discussed patronage. tariff, currency
and several other matters. They de-
clared THAT their visit was OF pleas
ant nature, and related TO general
matters. and that the conference did
not go so far as TO mention names.
Name Collectors Soon.
IL is expected within few DAYS the
matter Of appointing collectors for the
eastern and western district of Vir-
ginia VIII he taken up, now that the
tariff bill Ia out of the way. The col
lectors have no term of Office and can
be removed at any time. 1t lis re-
ported on good authority tonight that
President Wilson has decided to heed
the voice Of those who fear a
return to the spoils system and will
0vernan amendment. taking deputy
collectors and marshals out of the
civil service.
Senator Martin. of Virginia. and
Representative Fitzgerald. chairmen
Of the senate and house appropriations
committee, respectively. have been in
-a+taa- te-*aaiii - asa- xEt.:ta- Haasa-t la~
morrow morning and President VIII
son Is expected to urge them to de-
feat the overman amendment. Civil
Service Commissioners McIlhenny and
Gailowat today urged the president TO
protest against the amendment.
Should President Wilson insist on
his opposition to attacks on the civil
ssrvice II will prevent 1000 or 1900
Jobs falling into the hands of hungry
Democrats. He Ia understood TO be
very set In his oppoition TO the pie
era his" and failing to impress Martin
and Fitzgerald may go so far as to
veto the bill.
Edward II. Taggart, an alleged pro-
moter Of the Washington Lumber
company, was today Indicted by the
grand jury for false pretenses in con-
nection with the sale Of stock In the
company.
II is charged that Taegart repre-
scented the eompan, owning $4,000.
600 feet or standing timber in Craig,
Giles and Powhatan counties, Viz
gtnia. that 1t operated saw mills and
her machinery ana was making
money.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-07
BANKERS AGAINST
CERTAIN FEATURES

BOSTON, Oct. 6.--Ahout TOO country
bank presidents and cashiers voted
almost to man this afternoon for the
adoption of resolutions against certain
features OF the currency bill pending
in congress.
The resolutions declare that TX na-
tional bank notes are to be retired,
there should be exchanged for govern
ment bonds purchased by country banks
at par as security for their cireulaiou
a new security which will sell for loo
cents on the dollar, that there should
be no segregation OF savings bankA:
that section II of the currency bill
should be amended SO far as X pertAins
TO exchange and that the reduction ox
reserve from 10 per cent to IL per cent
lis OF no advantage to country banks. III
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-07
CONFESSED SLAYER
IS BRILLIANT LIAR
Chicago Detectives Place Little
Confidence in Stories of
Henry Spencer
Believed to be Murderer of
Mrs. Rexroat. but Confesses
Killing Many People Who
Were Never Killed

CHICAGO, ILL, Oct 6.--After
twenty-four hours of investigation
Chicago detectives were willing to
believe tonight that Henry Spencer,
self-confessed slayer of Mrs. Mildred
Allison Rexroat, and nearly score
Of others, lis one of the most brilliant
iy entertaining liars with whom the
police have come In contact with in
a long time. In fact, as one OF the
sleuths expressed 1t. the confession
bids fair to so down in the police re-
cords as the dream OF an opium
fiend' rivalling De Quincey's confess
sions OF an opium eater.
The net result of the police &C
tivity OF the day was to establish a
fairly good case against Spencer as the
murderer Of the tango teacher, who
was lured to the country by the prom
Use of a class at Wayne and there
shot to death on the railroad tracks
near the town west Of Chicago. and
her body left on the tracks for mutt
lation by a train.
A string of messenger boys with
kilograms from chiefs of detectives
and sheriffs in various sections OF
the country denying that crimes In
the Spencer confession" had ever
been committed visited Chief of De-
tectives John j. Halpin, all Of the af-
ternoon and this evening and ex-
ploded piecemeal the long story that
the prisoner had narrated.
There is absolutely no doubt that
Spencer murdered Mrs. Rexroat.' said
the chief OF detectives tonight. "In
his confession he has gone into minute
details of that affair"
Positive Identification of Spencer
as the man who accompanied Mrs
Rexroat to several cafes the night
before her murder was made this af-
ternoon by lawyer named Carl
White.
Spencer's drawing voice. the voice
supposed to have iured Mrs. Rexroa,
to her death. was identffled tonight
Mrs. Rexroat lodged, as the voice she
had heard over the telephone the
night Of the murder.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-07
CHAIRMAN GLASS
MAKES ATTACK ON
NEBRASKA SENATOR
Asks distinguished Gentle
man" to be More Specific in
Opposition to Currency Bill

WASHINGTON. Oct s.--Carter
Glass. chairman Of the house com
mittee on banking and currency. at
tacks Senator Hitchcock. of Nebras~
ka, in "A statement tonight. He says:
while do not think the currency
bill passed by the house is perfect
measure, and feel sure that 1T is
somewhat susceptible of Improvement.
/ am quite curious To know to what
provisions of ID Senator Hitchcock is
to attach the several hundred amend
mends Of which he speaks in his rath-
err persistent newspaper crusade
against the bill 1t would also be In
teresting If this distinguished gentle
man would consent 10 be little less
general, and little more specific in
his criticisms. Instead Of several
hundred alterations. as suggested in
his latest newspaper interview, Mr.
Hitchcock SO far ventures To specify
but four objections 70 the bill as 1t
passed he house.
OF Little Importance.
las has already been observed. /
have no present means OF ascertaining
the nature of the several hundred
amendments which the fruitful mind
of the Nebraska senator has devised;
but if they have no better status in
reason than the four objections which
he cites, | would scarcely regard them
Of sufficient Importance 10 thwart the
plans NJ this administration and de
feat the well-nigh universal; demand
of the country for radical currency
legislation.
THE assertion that the bill as It
passed the house would frightfully
contract commercial credits even
te.nunrarllx- Is 3 Augment thaitsaag4-
nation.
AS TO the talk Of an ultimate period
of wild imitation Il Ia curious note
that Senator Hitchcock. in his plea for
delay, finds himself IN exact accord
with the two Republican members of
his committee, who attached their
signatures 10 the Aldrich scheme. pro-
vlding for n possible imitation Of the
currency 10 the extent OF six thousand
millions dollars Thus. the cautious
and ineautious, the anti-infat!onists
and the inffationists find themselves
teammates TN the program OF interim
nahle procrastinatlon.
Federal Reserve hoard.
"No feature Of the currency bill re-
ceived greater attention or more Sc
rious consideration and none was more
exhausfively discussed than the pro-
vision having 10 do with the powers
Of the federal reserve boards. These
powers DO not comprehend. except sug-
gestively. the routine functions of
banking
only a few DAYS ago a great ner-
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