Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-11-21 | Page 2 | Opinions Change Greatly as Salt Lake Expands

OPINIONS CHANGE GREATLY AS SALT LAKE EXPANDS 4 S 4 I k I II j 1 6 f K Kt I 4 t z S f fRI RI r The new hotel Three years ago the man who pro proposed posed the erection of ot a modern hotel otel building at Fourth South and State streets would have been regarded as a curiosity in business circles of Sat Salt Lake and his proposed Investment would have been regarded in the light as a piece of monumental folly Today the best and only absolutely fireproof hotel in Salt Lake stands at the south southwest southwest southwest west corner of ot State and Fourth South streets and although it has been opened and fully tully equipped for tor about six weeks than of Its rooms are occupied and patronage is increasing daily dally The building was erected by byJ J 3 J 3 Daly Dal who first opened the hotel but the entire building was w leased to H R Bartlett who took possession a few te weeks ago Since that time all aU except excepting exceptIng ing lag one of the store rooms on the ground floor of ot the building have been leased and it is expected that the lease for tor this Toom will be closed within a few days as at least three prospective ten tenants tenants tenants ants are figuring on taking the room When the building was in course of erection it was the general understand understanding ing that It was to be used for a high class rooming house bouse but the plan for making it a hotel has met with a response in the form of patron patronage patronage patronage age which furnishes only another indi indication Indication cation of the growth of Salt Lake Mr lr Bartlett the new proprietor of the Mox urn um came from Butte to Joint the Salt Lake organization of ot boosters bringing with him ideas formed during many years eal experience in the hotel business in Montana and the cities of ot the north northwest northWESt northwest west