Show Real Estate Notes 1 J Gray and Frank W Ross have each purchased corners in Poppleton with a view to building private residences George A Spencer says there are thirty five persons in this city who came from Lincoln Neb and that he receives a large number of letters every day from others who will follow George A Meears tells of the recent sale of 115 x231 feet immediately north of the Presbyterian church on Second Southeast for 25000 He had not made out the deed before he was offered an advance of 2000 and in fortyeight hours a man was anxious t pay 0 for it The same property will now bring 35000 James 11 Smith claims the distinction of opening the first real estate office in Salt Lake It was in 1871 and the little building build-ing on the alleyway now occupied by Davis the tailor across from the Walker house was the scene of his exploits At that time there was but one map of the city and that was in the possession of Bishop Woolley the county record Something of an evidence of the way rooms and offices go in Salt Lake is found in the fact that since the Culmer block was finished six weeks ago its ninetythree offices have all been rented except eight and these eight would have been filled before be-fore now if the owners of the building had been disposed to knock off Mr Culmer says however they wont remain untenanted unten-anted a week longer Everything in the building brings a stiff figure but a walk through the handsomely finished and beautifully beau-tifully lighted edifice yesterday told that accommodations were worth the money |