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Show PROPERTY VALUE ONJI LINES Better Transportation Facilities Facili-ties Result in Improvements in Residence Districts. ' SOUTHEAST BENCH IS EXPECTING NEW ROUTE z More Attention Paid to Extensions, Exten-sions, Now That. Repairs Have Been Made. "Values of propert in the residence districts of tho city are dependent to a grcnt extent on tho Jicilitj- with which street car linos may be reached," declared a well-known renl estate dealer Saturdny. "This has certainly been shown during the last few months b' tho increased valuations resulting from the extensions made by tho Utah Light and Ifnilway companv. "There are few districts that build up to any extent without tho promise of having at sonic time street enr lines near the doors of tho residents. The southeast bench in building up rapidly at present .because it is understood that as soon as thoro arc people sufficient to justify tho puttinc in of additional oar lines it will bs done. "Tho impetus which has characterized character-ized tho growth of tho north bench district dis-trict during tho past year has boon due in greut mensuro to tho work of the street railway company in extending its lines. The Ninth avenue lino has devoloped a wonderfully attractive resi-denco resi-denco district." Stroe't Oar Lino Improvements. In discussing tho improvements of the street rnilway system, which have undoubtedly resulted in enhanced realty real-ty values, 13. R. Hunt, assistant general gen-eral manngor of the Utah Light nnd Rnilwny compauy. said Saturdaj- that more attention would be devoted in tho future by the company in extension work. "During the last year or so tho aU fention of the compan' has been directed di-rected principal!' to tho rehabilitation of the line, though some- extensions Continued on Following Page. PROPERTY VALUE ON CAR LLYES Continued from Preceding Pago, havo been made to incol (ho demand of residents living near the outskirts of tho city," ho Huid. "Tho Isiuth avenue line, opened for traffic tho latter part of last year, gave servico to a fino residence district. In the near futuro tho Second West lino, which is one of the longest lines of the system, will bo extended from Ninth South 1o Tenth South street. Begin ning at Ninth South street on Second west, the distance to Tenth South is omuil to several ordinary city blocks Thia extension is not mado with a view to realizing profits right awav, but; is to provide for the noeds of tlie people living in that part of the citv, with the knowledge, of course, that ln'ter tho extension ex-tension will be a paying proposition when moro people locato along tho line. This extension must be comploted by October 1, according to tho forms o thc franchise. "Tho lino on Ninth South street, from West Temple to Main, will bo complel-od( complel-od( soon. This extension will be used principally by construction trains and they will thus .bo kept off Main street "During tho last, few months the old Sugar House line, on Second South street from Third Kast to Ninth East street, has been abandoned and the new track built alone Third liast from Seventh Sev-enth South to Ninth South street and along Ninth South street to Kle on Hi Last sfreof. Tho linn is then extended along Eleventh Iinsf strcot from Ninth South to Tenth South street, making connection with the old line and from there extending lo the penitentiary. Tt is said by real estate dealers that tho change in lino resulted in advanced prices of roaltv in that district. m'"hP E'Kl'tu West lino will run lo Twelfth South street. This is a now lino and opens up a new territorv on tho west pide Tho .Jordan river" lino will oventually be extended from the river to Lake Breczo.-' |