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Show be the best, as rapid transit is being pushed in that direction. There is but one center in Utah, and that is already assured for Salt Lake City. President Adams of the Union Pacific railroad and other prominent ofllcials of that company are very large investors and holders of Salt Lake realty. Yours respectfully, Kelsev & GlLLESriK. Ill; A I. KST4TK I'KICUS. What a I,cRliug Ileal list h In J irm Has to (Say. Iu relation to tho many inquiries as to whether or not real estalo in Salt Lako City is too high, Messrs. Kelsey & Gillespie, a big realty linn, wrote tlio following letter to an eastern party: Yours of April 1st with the request fof iufovuiation as to prices for realty being too high received.. Wo will say that wo havo been selling real estate iu Salt. Lako city for the past t hirtcen years and have always heard people say that prices were loo high, but at tho sanio time all investments in real estate havo given largo profits on the investment, and wo do not know a time that has been more sure of the investment than now. Wo have a progressive cily government gov-ernment and they are preparing to make a number or public ininrovementsin tho way of paving tlio sidewalks and tho building of modern public buildings. There is plenty of money here, and this vear shows moro new buildings erected in this city than havo been built in tho proceeding three years and will be larger lar-ger than any city west of tho Missouri river, with tho possible exception of Sau Francisco. There is no comparison compari-son between Salt Lako and Ogdon only in tho minds of professional booni-ers'iu booni-ers'iu Ogilcn. Our terms of sale hero require, as a rule, at least half cash. This is too much cash for tho boom element, therefore they hunt for a smaller town where there is less merit and less cash demanded on first payments. Our sales average nearly r.'OO.OOO a day, and the mortgages given are about one-fourth of that amount, so that our values aro based on about three-fourths cash. Ono reason that people think prices are too high is that owing to a very stormy winter just past, it lias been impossible im-possible to show addition property, and inside property has advanced moro on that account. We can safely say that inonev can bo invested in the lirst-elass additions now offered for sale and realize real-ize a profit of 50 per cent iu tlio next six months at least. Wo herewith enclose you a map of toe city, also some plats of additions and subdivisions; also we have marked their location on the map. We are now platting a largo tract of land iu the western portion of the city limits, which wo shall lie ready to offer for sale in a week or ten days. The price will lie $200 for inside lois 23x157 feet, and $250 for corners. Terms, one-third cash and one-third in six months and one-third iu a year at 8 per cent. 'Lots in tho vicinity of Liberty park are considered the best future residence part of the city, and we concur in this opinion, with the exception of the high bench land. But for a quick return perhaps tho Liberty park vicinity will |