. Salt Lake City: where to go and what to see . he nearest landwill be in the hazy distance. As an example ofengineering, and of ingenious and substantial con-struction, there is nothing comparable with it any-where. It was a master-stroke to thus diminishoverland distance by forty-two miles, and it cost$4,000,000 to do it; but what are a few millionswhen a new and wonderful scenic feature can beadded to the attractions of a great railroad, and amountain swept from the path of commerce? A small handful of hard commer-SALT LAKE cial facts may not be amiss afterCITY IN dwelling so long on the sc
. Salt Lake City: where to go and what to see . he nearest landwill be in the hazy distance. As an example ofengineering, and of ingenious and substantial con-struction, there is nothing comparable with it any-where. It was a master-stroke to thus diminishoverland distance by forty-two miles, and it cost$4,000,000 to do it; but what are a few millionswhen a new and wonderful scenic feature can beadded to the attractions of a great railroad, and amountain swept from the path of commerce? A small handful of hard commer-SALT LAKE cial facts may not be amiss afterCITY IN dwelling so long on the scenic FIGURES glories of the City of the Saints. Salt Lake—our oldest frontier out-post! Building account last year $8,300,000. anincrease of $4,000,000 over previous year; bankclearings, $350,000,000; claims 90,000 population;bank deposits, $38,500,000; value of shares sold inmining exchange, $16,500,000; there are in the schools and 500 teachers; $7,000,000mining dividends paid during the year; $50,000,000output of SALT LAKE CITY In 1900 Salt Lake was still scarcely more than anovergrown country village, despite the fact that it wasthen over half a century old. Remembering these conditions as they were sucha short time ago, one can not but be impressed ingoing over the same ground now. If he arrivesover the Harriman system, he alights at a newmodern passenger station. If he comes in over theGould system, he passes a handsome structure ownedby these interests, now almost completed. He reachesthe business center over the broad well-pavedstreets, or he can walk up over substantial and boulevards are no longer paved district is being enlarged with tremen-dous rapidity. Sidewalks are being extended every-where. During 1909 over 100 miles of cement walkswere laid. This is over five times as much as existedin the entire city in 1900. The waterworks systemhas been improved and extended, providing for apopulation of several
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