| Show THE CITY OF SALT LAK In all material ways thlscltyNja thriven splendidly In the ycuxr which Is i now drawing to a close Itas receive the original shipments fipm the mine of the State which havft been greatc than In any former year It has awak cued as never before to its nillroai importance and Is cheered by the ac live work of construction of the long hopedfor line to Los Angeles The Mof fat road has also made good progrcs hltherwurd from Denver and the Western West-ern Pacific has completed Its lino or survey from San Francisco to this city And undoubtedly all the main trunl lines must eventually become transcontinental trans-continental routes with their rails laId < to Salt Lake The roads already hen have planned and have received franchises fran-chises for extensive Improvements In eluding fine depots and yards that wll Immensely Increase their capacity to do business The business men of the city hex < had a prosperous trade the past year there have been no failures among them of any importance they have generally gen-erally enlarged their business ant some business houses of the first rank have been added to the business strength of the city The general trent has been upward all along the line anc with increased confidence and hope Salt Lakes business men resolutely set their faces to the front with the determination deter-mination to make the city what nature intended it to be the mighty metropolis metropo-lis of m eniDlre wider In extent than ian i-an > other city has the unchallenged supremacy of and richer than another an-other has In mines agriculture and natural resources and sanitary surroundings sur-roundings I And yet there Is one thing which we lack and to obtain which a united and supreme effort should be made It is I brought to the front by Mr Strevell in his concise paper on what the city needs to foster Its growth and the extent ex-tent of its business We refer to a remedy for the injustice in freight rates from which our business men labor la-bor The charges are not based on length of haul or on difficulty of handling hand-ling but are purely arbitrary and Iceep this city from any sort of fair opportunity to compete with the west oast cities A car of freight Is hauled rom New York or Chicago to Portland jr San Francisco for materially less noney than to this city wIth Its thou and miles less distance This is a subject sub-ject on which the Commercial Club night well take the Initiative and If It could obtain for Salt Lake the same through rate that is given to the coast Ities named even with their thousand niles longer haul all the shippers would arise and call It blessed It Is also probable that they would do some thing more substantial for It The building done here the past season sea-son has far exceeded in extent and in lumber of structures that of any yearn year-n the citys history Dwellings have gone up in large numbers in every part of the city and some fine business docks have been constructed And the lutlook for next year is even better ban the outlook was at this time last ear The town Is hot overbuilt far from it Every new house is promptly occupied on Its completion and yet the former residences also continue to bt occupied This shows that the growth of the c ity is rapid and permanent New residents resi-dents are coming in by the hundreds ass as-s shown aso In the Increased numbers laying water rates taking electric lights and in swelling at attendance at he public schools The city Is an attractive place of residence resi-dence It has a gloriously healthful climate it has healing springs It has very convenience of modern life its narkels are supplied with every substantial sub-stantial and dainty its J business houses ave on sale everything that the needs 01 luxuries of man require < and If sick icss or Injury befall any within reach fits hospitable arms we have hospl als the equal in equipment and attendant attend-ant skill of any In the land With all this we have also every atl vantage other than those classed as naterlal Good and complete educa mini facilities are here also all the ollgioufl culture of civilization Is well epreaented and the zeal manifested by nll Is unceasing and strong A city great In Itself even now and with the certainly of Illimitable expan Ion with tin immensa prestige in all leslrable things Salt Lake occupies her throne supreme and is sure to be ando and-o remain one of the great and famous Itles of the world |
