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Show Garden City was to get GOOD HAI'li) 'J'KANHIT connecting with the city. Arrangements Arrange-ments were made with the Union Paeilio forall trains running to (larlield to stop there and to do this Garden City built a good depot. Then a nominal rate for round trips was arranged. This arrangement ar-rangement has worked well in tho past, with tho fourteen daily trains but there are so many people living out that way, and this train service riot being often enough, a company lately organized is now putting in a rapid transit line which will furnish a tiain every half hour. The West Side Rapid Transit company, of which Mr. Senior is one of tho largest stockholders, have their line fully graded, and the ties and rails will go down soon aud the line be in operation within sixty days. This line has arranged for a connection with any part of Salt Lake City at one fare, five cents. Its route is via Eighth South street, via Indiana avenue to White Lake thence into Garden City and Brighton. All these and many more improvements improve-ments are under way or in contemplation, contempla-tion, principal amoug which will bo a lovely park of twelve acres. It will be laid out in elegant design, and a pond will be kept supplied with water from artesian wells. Rustic seats, summer houses and a pavilion will also adorn the grounds. For all these reasons, Brighton claims to be the leading addition to Salt Lake City, and the most forcible evidence of the favorable estimation, in which it is held, is the fact that nearly all of the lots have been sold, and among the investors in-vestors are numbered many of the shrewdest business men of this city. Not only this, but the neighboring tates and territories are well repre-e repre-e nted. The streets are 80 feet wide; the blocks are ilOOxiSOO feet divided by alloys al-loys 20 feet wide. The size of the lots is 25x140 feet. Tho management of Brighton has already al-ready spent about fifty thousand dollars dol-lars in improving the addition, grading the streets, boring wells, planting trees and a thousand and one improvements that beautify aud make desirable a place ' in which to make a home, and more will yet be spent. All Uiat can bo done to make an already lovely spot more attractive will be douo, and together to-gether with the individual efforts of those who have made and those who will yet make it their homo, Brighton addition will before long rival any part of the city itself as a place where homo , life can be enjoyed. en-joyed. Cut off and in a measure isolated iso-lated and yet close to the city, the place affords all the quiet and peace of a country residence, with tho facilities and advantages of city life as well. The city is gradually extending westward, west-ward, and in time will reach out and absorb Brighton in its growth. The value of tho property is steadily increasing. in-creasing. During the past eigntecn months lots have been more than trebled in value, and considering the prosperity and appreciation of realty which has marked tho present, if we would judge the futuro by the present, it will be seen that an investment in Brighton, which is within tho reach of all, will pay a handsome dividend. SALT Um .SUBURB. The Yast Improvements Now Under Way and in Contemplation ht Brighton, CHEAP BAPID TBANSP0ETATI0N, Beautiful Scenory, Plowing Wells, Schools, Churches and Stores Bender This a Desirable Place for Homes, Scarcely Ave miles distant from the heart of Salt Lake City and on tho rail-Way rail-Way line to Garlicld beach is the well-known well-known suburb of Brighton, which now includes tho Garden City addition. At the invitation of Ed. W. Senior, the manager of this property, a Times representative rep-resentative visited the beautiful suburb. Brighton is located on line high ground, from which a beautiful view of tho city isobtaldcd. Away to the west the Oquirrh range of mountains and the great dead sea and to the east and northeast lies the city and sheltering peaks of the Wasatch Wa-satch range stand like sentinels of all time. Away to the south the snowclad summit of Mouut Nebo appears in view, and the mountains beyond Utah lake, which is almost discerniblo, complete the scene. What impresses a visitor most strongly, perhaps, is the abundance of water aud tho spirit of enterprise aud improvement which is everywhere manifest. man-ifest. The streets are lined on either side with shade trees and running treanis of-water which will in time render Brighton as delightful as -the oldest settled part of the city. Thoro are ' about thirty-five artesian wells, Athich have a depth of from 140 to 818 feet and the average How of forty gallons per minute. The water is free from tho mineral and sulphuric flavors with which a number of tho artesian wells in other parts of - tho valley are impregnated, and is cold and pleasant. The ditches with which the streets are lined, are supplied from these wells, and a canal about leu feet in width and carrying a volume of water from two to three feet in depth, supplies all the water necessary for irrigation ir-rigation purposes. One advantage which this locality possesses over many cithers is the facility with which artesian water may bo ohtained, a good How being secured anywhere from 120 to 150 feet. Several thousand FltUlT AND SHADE TKEES Jiave been planted aud 10,000 more will be put in. The ground being free from from alkali, it is well adapted to the cultivation of fruit trees and llowers. Vegetables such as beets, cabbages, potatoes po-tatoes and that class grow exceeding well. The hcallhfulness of the locality is also beyond a doubt. Situated on high land, a gentle zephyr continually tempers tem-pers the heat of tho sun and makes it pleasant to be out even at the wannest lime of day. The ground being dry, no malaria-breeding swamps are found, and the water is pure and good. A foot-path lias been "paved with boards and extends from the depot to the store. Here passes the county road, on which tho addition faces, and it is most convenient for those w ho prefer to ride into town in their buggies instead of ou tho traiu or electric ear, it bciug the direct way 4o town. There aro a large number of residences resi-dences already built, some very neat and attractive structures, uud (hero are quite a number in course of construction. construc-tion. Mr. Ed Senior is about to build a haudsomo residence for himself, to cost not less than ten thousand dollars, while many others, ranging in cost from two to live thousand dollars, am about to be commenced. A large, brick building is used as a school house and was greatly taken advantage of by the residents of the locality during the winter sessions. A church building is now in course of construction which promises to ho an imposing edifice. It is to be built of brick, with stoufl facings, aud will cost upwards of 7000. The Hotel Brighton is a tine structure, just completed aud littcd up in good style. It comprises a large, cheerful, airy dining room with well appointed rooms for the accommodation accommo-dation of guests, and is in excellent running order, with the best of service. With the idea of becoming independent independ-ent and having the conveniences of the city in regard to family supplies, a general gen-eral merchandise store with delivery wagons furnishes goods at the same prices charged by dealers ill the city. Notions, millinery goods, etc., are supplied sup-plied by other stores. A telephone line just put in gives quick communication with all the instruments in the city. Application has been made for :t post-otiice. post-otiice. and it is expected that it will noon be established. 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