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Show I PROGRESS NOTED IN REAL ESTATE ACTIVITf I! 1913 Promises Banner Year In Utah's History TEVER in eny previous twelve months has Salt Lake City cx- panded ns much as it has i Hl H112. The building pormita for Hj mil showed tho sum of 58,077,520 ex-pended ex-pended on new buihlinps and im-movements. im-movements. For 3912- the amount was H) morn than 11,500,000. The business section has spread rapidly with a con- oqnent increase ?n.dwl"nR!lMS i xeiidontial parts o the city. Building i activity has boon greater than ever before. And many more structures aro Hf planned for 191X .. In no other part of the city has its Hi growth been better indicated than on H Kast Broadway, formerly. East Third South street- A new businots. center ib i beinc developed in the vicinity oc H Broadway and State street. Notable Improvements. Notable anions tho now buildings' and improvements in this ncighbor- f hood, completed and in tho couwe oi construction, aro tho new Keith'' O'Brien store, the new. Auerbach ftpro, j tho new Pans millinery, establish.-; mcnt, which is rapidly neuniiff comple-tion comple-tion on TSast Broadway betwoou Mam , and Stalo streets; tho National ity bank on State street and others, rho, Paris millinery Btorc will add another j of Salt Lake's most attractive depart-ment depart-ment stores to Broadway. It will bo more commodious and eouvement than Mio present establishment at "01 houtn .Main street. In the course of construe, ion aloiij: East Broadway aro also sov- Hi rrnl naragcs, warehouses and other new buildinj?H. Several million . dollars has been expended in this vicimtyiu 19 J 2 and more will bo invested m 10 I.J. i The corner of Exchange place and i-tato street, opposite the Isewhousc theater bite, has been told by the jNcw-hou.c jNcw-hou.c Hcaltv company to private inter-osts inter-osts and it" is expected that valuable mprocmciits will' be made there. Lm Ready for Capitol. iMTvlbiuff is ready for proceeding trith the building of Utah's beautitul -tile eapitol on Capitol hill., lien i oirpli'tcl. with furnishings, trimmings, H. 'iUurcs mncnificont "rounds, addi-j addi-j i .ml structures, etc, the cost will bo m orr tluiii $2,500,000. Tho lowest bid on the building with plumbing, wnne, h -uiugand ventilating, was $1,000,000. drc.M fre was taken hy the capitol ( o mi is.siou in having pluus for the i 1 .ihlinr, prepared. An architects, Hj ( o njiotitioii was instituted, Kichard K. Hj . Kletting being the winner. Oon-tractors Oon-tractors from all parts nf the country proposals, .lames Stewart & Co. ioiug the lowest. 1 Ko-il cslntu deals on Alain street H! li e been niiuierous also during 1012. Noteworthy anions thorn was the pur-hase pur-hase bv the Clavton Hcalty company i."' a largo part of the block at the t hoiit beast corner of First South and Main streets. The company is prcpar mi plana for a large business building. nother important purchase w:is that of the old Wclls-Fargo building aud ground ou Cain between First and Scc-i.nd Scc-i.nd outh sjtrocis, for the new Farmers' and .Stock growers 7 bank. Thespians and specifications for tho bank have i iiccn fireparcd aud as soon as the old ouildin is demolished construction will H' hcn. A third deal to attract much j attention was tho leasing of proporty on 3rain between Second South aud B.oadwav by the Liberty Theater com-iaii-v. This concern will Tomodol the uifding and construct a $150,000 mo- l tion picture house, tho largest in the norld. The auditorium will havo a H'( .soatiu capacity of more than three l thousand. j New Big Buildings. The tallest building in the city, the M. Wnlker Bros, bank skyscrajier, was m, l onpltled in 1912 at Mam and Second south streets. The total cost is csti mated at, $1,500,000. Tho new high school lctwecn Twelfth and Thirteenth East and Seventh and Eighth South, at :i cost of about $700,000, is being com-ideted. com-ideted. The new lighting plant ou tho B, Jordan river has been' comploted, tho 'ost being, in Tound numbers, $500,000. The university central building and Bi lighting plant are eoing up. The coun-tv coun-tv infirmary has been built. The addi-'Ion addi-'Ion to tho fcdrral building is nearly t j"iu?shel. Other structures cither com-h- plated or in course of construction arc H'' Ninth avenue school. Ladies' Literary Kocioty building on East South Tcmplo 1; street. Seventh East school, Walker "building, Postoffice place: Snow apart-monts, apart-monts, armory building, tho new home of Colonel B. A. Wall, Urphoum . theater, the-ater, which will be one of tho finest vnudoville pluyhouses in tho west: transformer at Sugar ilonac, Secoud Christian Science church, city 'stables, Hyland telephone exchauge, Xew-houso Xew-houso hotel, Tloiol Utah annex aud other business blocks. apartment houses, dwellings, etc. The Jvowhouso hotel on South Main street is now progressing pro-gressing rapidly. Tt is expected that before tho end of the now year it will be open for business. The Shubrick hotel. Fourth South and West Temple streets, has been built aud opened. Country Club Plans. Anothor improvement in which there is widespread interest is that to be made by the Country club. This orgnn. ization'haa decided to sell its present 8ito at Twelfth and Thirteenth South and Ninth East streets and purchase a tract cast; of Douglas Park, tho new residential subdivision in which many beautiful homes have been built during the year. A clubhouso to cost $25,000 will be built. About tho sanio amount will be expended in. fitting up the grounds, which contain 200 acres. The amount; to be paid for tho now site is $G6,000. Tho old club proporty, said to be valued at $75,000, will be sold. SAY PASSING YEAR HAS MARKED EPOCH The Hubbard TnvcBtmcnt company looks npon U10 rtaHt year a-s an epoch-markint; epoch-markint; one in llio history of Salt Ixike and Uluh -aiirl 'sees unlimited prospects for tlio futum. In Its annual nummary of conditions the firm nlacee much confidence con-fidence In the beneficial effects of tho Moffat road, Inierurban railways, the power merger and the development of Irrigation Ir-rigation and tho mining Industry. Tho company discusses the situation In tho following statement: "The year of 1012 has been a very prosperous year for Utah and S'alt Lake. Many yrcat "enterprises that mean much for the state havo taken doflnlte shape and are certain to so forward to completion. comple-tion. Notable among these are several big Irrigation enterprises which havo brought hundreds of families from other slates to settle upon the rich fruit and agricultural lands of Utah, the $10,000,. 000 coal deal In "Emory county by the United States Smelting, defining & Mining company, the launching of several sev-eral Interurban electric roads centering center-ing at Salt Take, an electric coal road to be built from the mines to tho city and the resumption of construction of the Moffat road from Denver to Salt Lake, which will open one of the largest larg-est and richest territories tributary to this city. Means Great Progress. "The past year has seen th Utah Copper mine at Bingham become the largest copper mine In the world. The high price for metals has civen a great Impetus to mining throughout tho state, and now the greatest enterprlfie that has ever been undertuken in the entire intcr-inounlain intcr-inounlain country with hcadnuartcrs at Salt Lake Is the merging of power nlanta In Colorado. Utah and Idaho. This means cheap power for manufacturing, for Irrigation, for railroads and mines. Most of the steam roads will be electrified electri-fied through the lntermountain section. It means the upbuilding and growth of the entire lntermountain region more rapidly than any section of the country has ever before experienced. It means Salt Lake will treble Us population within with-in a very few years and that it will bo as Harrlman. Clark and others predicted one of the great cities of the continent, conti-nent, one of the four great continental cities. "Utnh has a climate unsurpassed: in fact, thf entire lntermountain country has a healthful and very Invigorating climate, and added to that the richest fruit and agricultural lands In the world; as a mining territory the greatest In extent ex-tent and richness known Salt Lake Is the center. New Railroad Projects. "It is also certain that the Burlington system ns well as the Xorthweitern will extend lines 10 Salt Lake giving them many connections to the Paelflc coast. Many branch lines throughout Utah and the lntermountain country will bo rap-Idly rap-Idly constructed. "It would he hard to figure out where another section of the United States over had so much to give It a tremendous tremen-dous and rapid growth as Salt Lake City and Utah have at the present time. There Is so much to make everyono optimistic op-timistic that It Is amazing that you can find even a single pessimist. "In Salt Lake the past year more large buildings have been completed or are now under construction than In anv previous pre-vious year. The slxUon-story Walker Bank building, a credit to any city; the twelve-story Newhouso hotel; the 125-room 125-room annex to the Utah hotel: the great Auerbach and Keith-O'Ilrlen department stores, the finest between Chicago and tho coast; the 5700,000 high school on the southeast bench opposite Douglas Park: the $300,000 main building of the university uni-versity on the bench: the Shubrick hotel. Fourth South and West Temple street, and manv new stores on Fourth South and on Broadwav. And lnt but not least of the notable big buildings Is the state capltoI. to cost 52,000,000. The residences and apartment houses are too numerous to mention. The park and boulevard system has been much en- larged through the efficient Hervlcen of the park commissioner and superintendent superinten-dent of parks. Realty Business Brisk. "Thi real estate buRinces the past year has been exceptionally good, and In our twonty-threo years" experjenco here tho outlook has never hi-un so blight as at present. The extensions of the street car .systm. Iiax Htimulatcd the building up of many subdivisions In all parte of tho city, particularly the southeast bench. In Douglas Park, opposite tho new high school, we have hud excep- -llouai sales to the bebt people of the city and estate, and we are now assured of more than JSOO.OOU to be expended !n hlgh-cluss residences by those who havo already purchased, and these arc. being added to wrekly. We have also had good sales In othor parts of the city and closed mail, business dMnl?. "It la now tho opportune time for all to set together with a will and inak thy b.st of tho gooU things which nature has provided for this section aud being stimulated by a great Influx- of capital and new blood. The opening of the Panama canal and expositions will bring millions of capital and thousands of good settlers to Utah and wo must preparo to welcome them and to treat them right. There Is an abundance for all if rightly distributed, aud cvrjriie must do his jjart in the good worlc," POINTS TO ZION'S MANY ADVANTAGES A masterful analysis of tho advantages of Salt Lake City has been made by Sc-rcno B. TutMe of Tattle Bros, company. com-pany. ral "Ktaie dealers, for The Tribune's Trib-une's New Year edition. Mr. Tutllo declares de-clares that the city Is on the threshold of an era of prosperity that will far ex-coed ex-coed any previous period In hor history. Following Is hla paper: "Salt Lake City to Just on the eve of a period of growth nnd prosperity that from all appearances should far exceed any period In Its history. If you will tnke tlino to grasp the extent of the Improvements Improve-ments now tn progress, and assured to us, you will readily see that this must of necessity bo true. "What are tho real elements that make for the growth of a city? It Is not our huslner-n blocks and residences, nor even our schools and public buildings; not our paving, seworK. or water system: nor yet our street railway; for all of these obtain ob-tain for our use and comfort, nftcr the growth has materialized. These are simply sim-ply mediums of exchange and convenience conven-ience among ourselves, as a result of, i rather than a cause of growth. Reasons for Optimism. "Then why aro we here? The old ditty, 'We're here because we're here,' is not a HUftlclent answer. There arc reasons. rea-sons. If all could realize these reasons, as some of us do, we would talk and laud Salt Lake City till the people of the United State.-; would not think there was any other city worthy of consideration, when they think of relocating. "These are the rcasonn: "First We have a medium climate and altitude, so tempered by the Great Salt lake and sheltered by the neighborly mountains that our coldest days rarely get down to zero, and have not for the past four years; and there Is scarcely a night !n summer thul blanket bed covers can be dispensed with. We have a dry Liberty Park Band Stand J THE new Liberty Park band stand nnd shelter house is anion: one of tho many iinprovemont3 authorized at tho city park last summer by the board of commissioners. Regular concerts were given twice weekly last sum- mor and it is expected that iu tho future concerts mav be given three or four evenings a week and also 011 Sunda' aud holiday afternoons. A complement of tables aud "chairs is also provided on tho ground floor of tho structure, where lunches cuu bo served. The bujldiu aLands at the corner of the main drive through tho park and the new Campus drive, built during last summer. Tho superstructure- is entiroly timber from trees cut down during tho summer when tho east sido of the pari'. 1Vaa improved, l.'egular park department employees did all the work of construction.- Salt Lake, and tho Western Pacific and three branch llnes--lhe Park City, Tlntic, and Bingham centering hore, bring men, business and growth, and puts Salt Lake City decidedly 'on the map1', and the double-tracking of the Rio Grande and Short Lino roads strongly emphasises their city building capacity, aud the proposed pro-posed Moffat line from Denver, and the Santa Fc from tho went, are encouraging. encourag-ing. "Sixth Another great Incentive to our past and future growth Is our interurban lines. The Bamberger electric railroad to Ogden, connecting us through to Brig-ham Brig-ham City and Logan, with their farm and fruit products; tho Emigration Canyon Can-yon electric line, to the building stone and lime quarry, and resorts; the Tlolli- New canalizing hoadgatc in surplus canal. A bone of contention during the year which finally ended in court proceedings arose over the construction by tho city of an equalizing headgate at tho mouth of the surplus canal ca-nal where the waters leave the Jordan river and enter the former channel. The picture shows the construction of the headgate (in tho immediate foreground) in progress. Immediately to the rear is the temporaiy dam which caused all of the trouble. In the rear of the headgate and at the left is the equalizing headgate in the river. The two gates together effect an equal distribution of the waters of the river. The construction of the hcadgato cost tho city about $2500. atmosphere, not the heavy, damp air of the east, so the days of summer arc delightful de-lightful and not depressing, and the fogs experienced on the coast are almost unknown. un-known. Hence we grow- because wc have the best all-year-round climate on earth. "Second The enormous crops of our tributary fruit orchards and farms justify justi-fy our city's growth. "Third The large and Increasing output out-put of our surrounding mines produces wealth aud brings men and growth to our city. "Fourth Our smelting plants arc nearly near-ly or quite the largest In the west, and are continually being enlarged. These bring many families to our city, nnd equal tho manufacturing interests of most so.caIlel manufacturing cities. "Fifth Tho four main lines of railroad rail-road tho Oregon Short Line, Denver k Rio Grande. I.oa Angeles. San Pedro day, Sandy and Mldvale branch of the street railway systom, which brings us In closer touch with the fine farm and fruit lands of the south and east sections: the Saltnlr resort Hue, which the company i3 now planning to electrify: and the pro-, posed new electric line to Provo and Pay-son Pay-son to the south these arc all city builders. Unexcelled Water Supply. "Seventh Our water supply, fed by the eternal snows of the Wasatch range of mountains, which forms our eastern city limits, Is a wonderful assurance 0: growth to our city." It Is pure. It Is always cool. It lp owned bj our city. It is abundant, and v.ith proper storage of the Hood waters will supply a city many times our size with wator for cul-inary cul-inary and irrigation purposes, as well as v7 ' " " r -' iff. f j.; ! Ntiith North street Jordan river bridgeIn tho oarly suiumor the final work on the Ninth North street bridge over the Jordan river was completed by A. A. Olark & Co., the contractors. The illustration shows the liual test made of the structure, the specifications requiring that it pass a test of fifteen tons. The road roller which was run ; over it at full speed aud the automobile loaded with passengers exceeded this maximum amount by several thousand I pounds. Tho total cost of the structure was S7877.G7. furnishing power for lighting and manufacturing manu-facturing purposes. This la a real asset and city builder. "IOIghth tt'e have one of the finest pavilions pa-vilions and the only midland sea bathing In the United States at our very door; and beautiful canyons, in easy walking aistancc; miles of our grand City Creek canyon being within the city limits. So, ns far as natural pleasure resorts aid In city building, we arc certainly well supplied. sup-plied. "Ninth Our broad 1o2-fcot streets are not only a pleasure to the people, but also an assurance against congestion of traffic, traf-fic, and o encourages growth. "Tenth The abundance of building rock, brick and tllo clay, cement rock, and clean-cut plastering sand, all within and adjoining our city limits, Is a wonderful won-derful aid to our growth. "Eleventh There la no city of slxe and commercial importance within 700 milc3 In any direction from Salt Lake City. I T3Js assures a vast tributary fanning and mining district, which will continue to pour wealth Into our coffers. "Twelfth We hnvy pradloallv Inex-' haustlble coal measures only ldo miles distant. So all manufacturing plants can count on nn abundant cheap supply, with prompt delivery, especially with the proposed building of a new coal railroad to the mines, insuring competition In the haul. City Well Known. "Thirteenth Salt Lake City Is one of the best-known cities In the world today. to-day. Th Information bureau records show that a quartor of a million tourists visit Salt Lake City every var, And tho dominant church snds nut 2000 missionaries mis-sionaries each year to all parts of the world, thus keeping Salt Lake City before be-fore tho peoples 01 the globe, ".Vow. what of 11 all? If our peoples would realize what all this means to a city, and would all unite In one common purpose to aid In the upbuilding cf our city, tl.e combination of that purpose with our Improvement and natural ro-sourceM ro-sourceM will positively mean progress and growth to our city. It rotolvr-s Itself simply Into tin- uuestlon of our v.llllng-11 v.llllng-11 e."s to let it grow. Jf all will go n stop farther and Itolp It grow, the rcmilt will bo marvriouj'." PHENOMENAL YEAR IN MANY RESPECTS In one of t)ir niot rotnero benslve and optlmlntlc statement that l.u conic from any local rewl edtitte .Jcft'er this V-ur, r". arles W. Johnfon. ateretary of th Houston Real Instate invostmoni corn-pa- y, rovl.nvs th- acllvltlcx ,.f 1 nj and forecast operation for the cwmiiuf your uji follow.- "I nnd I vsry difficult tto to pltnme my opinion of the advancement In a reallt v way of Salt Lak l lie , ,WP thut tt will xprew adeqimtol.- nil tlmt I feel bus ht"-n !4CcompMiinl hv nlonx lines dlri-cUv and Indirectly HiiHlnuoi;it 10 the material tm-reasH In value that ha accrued to all claw.o of r.l tto In til city. "We have had 11 ph-nornn?! .-iir in many way. President!! ol.H lions Invariably Inva-riably affect busin'. to nome extent utul a good many shrewd Investors' looked a-kancc a-kancc at the renl oxtate mu k.-t at the bfglnnlnr of m A- . .i'n kept (af.r!'v ivrr y-K, ( a'tlt'K). 'U4iigcd l o t' u'-oug ' . nd jn.plew ! t'l.tt i -il' men In Salt Lake havo experienced one of the best seasons in many years. Business Busi-ness and residential property has held very strong and the year will close with values on an up grade that would do credit to conditions far more favorable than those under which we have worked the pa3t twelve months. Itcaltv values here aro on too sound a basis, howuver, to be affected by polltlcnl unrests and extraneous ex-traneous influences. "An excellent volume of transfers Is on record and tlio market thl3 fall and winter win-ter ban shown unusual activity. Track-ago Track-ago has come up as never before and has kept pace with the advance In renidenco and business properties. A now feature of interest has been the rise In closc-ln fruit, farm and ran'Mi lands and the amount of money that has boon Invested in property of this nature. A. noteworthy feature of the majority of the larger transactions In downtown property is the fact that the lots have passed to men who have announced Important Im-portant building Improvements. T believe this condition is more pronounced for 1912 than for tho year or two lminedlatu-ly lminedlatu-ly preceding it. ''Getting away from the situation within with-in tho Immediate circle of actual transfers trans-fers of property, however, one finds a scries of events has taken place In Salt Lake the past year that has not been duplicated du-plicated in anv city west of Chicago. These events have already exerted so great an Influence on Salt I-akc's really market that 1013 is looming larg.j with a wonderful promise of opportunity and achievement Electric Merger Factor. "The consolidation of the Tollurlde Tower company and vnrlous other power and electric light concerns into one mammoth mam-moth 510,000,000 corporation that Is even now furnishing light, power and electric energy to more than seventy communities communi-ties In the lntermountain west and that Is today the greatest Individual electrical power concern in tho entirn west, lops the list of Utah projects for the year. Neither Salt Lake nor Utah as a whole realizes yet the one-hundredth of what the great power consolidation means. T have no hesitancv in stating that In tho millions It will spend here the next few-years few-years and In the changes It will bring In the power and light situation, the new corporation will shortly be generally recognized rec-ognized as the most stupendous agency toward the development of Utah the state has experienced in the past ton years. "The inttrurban question is prominently prominent-ly before ;hc state as the result of tho completion of the IIoIHdav Hue and the opening of construction operations on the Orcm line to the south and the activity ac-tivity north out of Ogdcn. "It is known now beyond all question that the Moffat line from Denver will be completed Into Salt Lake without further delay. These electric power and Interurban Inter-urban activities and tho prospective steam road extensions will reflect thciri strongest Influence upon Snlt Lal:e and the city will profit enormously. Commercial Changes. j "In commercial circles the most Important Impor-tant change that has tome is the move of three great stores from Main stroet to State and Third South street and thei cstabllsmont thereby of a new retail shopping district. The move Is now so nnquebllonably a success that there are very few business men who will not agree that the change la for the better of the city as a whole. Salt Lake years ago outgrew the 'one street' town Idea, but conditions were sucii that the situation could not be chnugod. Rents on Main street were forced up to an abnormal point past tho point even whero landlords land-lords wanted them, for they had gone so high that many businesses were on a less stable footing than would otherwise have been the case. The Keith-O'Brien. Auerbach ami Paris move to Third South and .Main stroet has completely changed the complexion of the downtown retail district and property values and rents all through the business district will hove a chance to readjust themselves now until they are on a healthy, normal basis. Main street has gained more than It has suffered by the move and State street. Third South and Fourth South streets and Iowt Main have benefited immeasurably. immeasur-ably. It was a daring, plucky move that required a crcat amount of business Judgment and foresight. "The resumption of work on the New -hou'e hotel has come as one of the moot important development of the closing months of tho year. The completion of the Mmcturo men dp more to lower Main street In ini than any other single element. ele-ment. A vast amount of work was necessary neces-sary In surmouutlux thi obstacles that ttood In the way of the completion of th building and th work. I understand, will now bo rushed with all speed. "The completion of the u-w Walker Ban): building, th onnlmi of bids on th" nv ''at. 'Rpllr.l and the inauguration inaugura-tion of work on the Kust Side hlh school huiluinr form the other moMt Important Im-portant factors In the. building situation, nnd thev hae hen xrealtv auuuieuted by tb- rfciion of ilm new building that will hou(j: the National "lty bank on hiw.-r State utreet after Junuurv 1. A very larvn amount of home builditic has ben done, him! despite .hl wrk llir; are very few modern tlrst--SR houn for rent today In Salt Lake and rents aro; at vr,- normal level. "The promise for the y-ar to come is very great. Tt c ondltlniis that aur-round aur-round ttualnetii hern arc such that the projection of the Jsrgc transactions formWI thn pajt fev month wtl react lmmedlatoP to the bne'it of every Hue cf p.'op.'-l-. and Ii'iHms In th div and I !' fx u n.ost prci'roc rai " J. W. HOUSTONlTl CALLED BY DEj Perhaps the saddest event In Jflft lato circles In I9i was th dca3BP W. Houston, who pnsucd Rwav o '.' morning, December 7. Thu tunerS held the noxt Tueaday. Dceenibtr lnYk Masonic lomplo. Jla death was JJI by thousands of friends. Mjt His dembo followed an ill,ea. heart trouble that had continued toM$-eral toM$-eral months. An acut- attack nlmfe fcred week previously iB Mr. Houston was one of Salf fMkl foremost rl estate men and hta?W removes ono of tho inoHt Wr".Ja. Jfcl best loved puhUc-splriuMj vltfSBE community. During a realuoneo fBB? than twontj-thre... ywiH , ft mW he had been u prominent fIKut bSBi1- Il'?7-tl,V,l"' jl had h4n 1 Mi Identified with manv 0f tV b Vl III estate doals in Salt Lul;c and hu'Mi prise formed no .-mall part of iiMl vclopmont of the city. HI nL Si keenly felt by all of Salt Lake', hSM men. JM'G 111 for Year. Jf lM-.r more than a j ear Mr ir0uslE not been In robust hea.th, Aii k B of the heart undermined hla hen nE he was compelled to withdraw rmHI actlvo management of th larHI estate business. More than 1 iSMB he- went In Europe lp Uu- in!W travel might assist hlm'ln "eBafiSW health. On his return. KSiS lukon 111 and never rally recovirMl Mr. Houston p anned this winter iK I urn to his old home In Texas thlSo remain for six months or a vwV weeks ago he wns preparing to m'W station to take the train for TexaiW he suffered anothor attack of ure and the trip was called off -W-that lime ho had been In a critfcajMf .Joseph Weyman Tloimton mu September 11. lSG.r.. on the SaladnWl II short way from San Antonio TtHM father was a prominent nivvi.-.i.?t was a member nf the famous rMl Houston family that settled in when It was a part of Mexico and Mr iwas prominent in the affairs of tw Texan republic. mf In 1S8D lie came to Salt IlfCt whiB? began his career as a real estate iB? He began In tho realty biisinpssMj small way. Within a short time lie dm his exceptional ability In that lletdBf dcavor. Ho possessed clear judV and keen foresight. He carefully ! anything that was not clearlv opej' abovo board In every transaction. hX a broad, intelligent man of high K and hltrh mlndedness and exact pSt characterised every traiipacllon. B Faith in Salt Lake. m Mr Houston confidently rxjicctciWr Lake to become a great cltv and IiS one of tho foremost of Salt Lakc'sM lic-snirited men who helped ach'.evMc result. He was one of the fniindS the Salt Lako Commercial club an'oK always one of Its most active inenM. I He was for manv vcars one of tlieiS-of tlieiS-of governors of the Commercial elulK was one of those who made possjbtB beautiful new htime of the club. .A Among the business deals in whtrH; Houston was actively interested waK bulldlnir of the Ncwhouse busInugM, trlct on South Main at root Ex cm, place aud Cactus street Ills corS orocured the propertv on behalf oft Newhousc for the sites for the N'cvm, and Boston buildings, the ralnlnjK change, the Commercial cJuh. the house hotel aud the Ncwhousc thim Mr. Houston was also prominent IlH real estate transactions which rtJK hi the establishment of a new retain trict on Kust Hroadway. jv Mr. Houston's l'S-al estate husln taken over in ISKS by the IIonston'M Rstatc ami Investment ocmpany.lM Inallv Incorporated for $10,000. butM ha vine a capitalization of 500,000., Tfnuston was president of Hie c"n and owned the controlling lntereet next largest stockholder la Charlti Johnson, secretary and manager company, who for many years JiaaW associated in business with Mr. -mt ton. A. W. Houston of San AntoBM vice president of the company HUNDREDS OF NEW i HOMES ARE ADI) Home building I? considered amoni most excellent guages to a city's un Many beautiful dwellings anil rwla( hayo been erected in Salt Like uj 1012. That 101H will sue a ast Inc; . in population and the concomitant, building results Is the opinion wepr bv the Betlilyon Home Builders . I pany. Tills firm rovlews tho sltuatl follows: u T , "Home building in Salt Lake CltS verv active throughout the year off. This speaks well for our city, a building of honies Is certainly jrood deuce of stability and proves. Not Is Lh- number to be coiirldcrcU, W t; the character, as the people ncrairj exercising their own taste. This sl Individuality to homes, mor- nwni original than those designed altoe by the professional bulkier or arcW Tills company makes a sPec", building homes In accorfunee W ideas of its patrons. During this has completed twenty beautiful m l0"At present the company is crecU modern twelve-room aj?nt?$ e-tfth South, between &evc"lh S East, which will cost about S0J. and lot are the property of tho hw Home Builders company "The heavy demand tor "t apartments and nr vMo horo very profitable field for tliosc cnS8S this class of work. 1 Good Business Record. "The real estate market Jjj during a large part of Ihi; ; compan,- made a large f mi g. city homes, farms. 'iis.m-$ l'' telH. apartment houses aid J"" being Included In the- Kcne Ms ot These various deals InvoUed j. un.. of money aggregating 5 .ie- "Tho Bettllyon Horn nu 0 pnny was Incorporated in '" , the purpose of engaging In im building cutornrlKc U. P" J com alter that of fureo w 1? 'J '.nU.vcdi in other dtlej whloh l we asti nomcnal success during mc 1 ytie officer, of H ?M$J Builders coiupany T',..tJ 'nigt vice : preslde-.t; Wjlr L- !.l,1:a vice, .lent; I-rank Croesbcck. c onu jj. blunt : NVllllarn Cjilije, sci rctnrriiej, EIUb. 1SHI & Sulhulder lflal) the compan.,'. flMU1"" '! re tor an.l stockholder buMncfS '. "Thi.s company bec.in ft flv stockholders, and 1 ',ctllDfc ber slnee. It now baa than 310." . 5 OPENING OF CANAy ! WILLJKELP WE Cannon & Cannon - cat of faith 2" u0M tt f"5 brief dlbuiiMloii of OIHHUO n "Willi- I be Klstu ionW yrars as Mice In bu-luj- DJtitc . wc have been ';'"bJ1LPp Durlnl. has been ycry wtWJ ulli and cprlng and sunimei wc -clnf: pi about fifteen "whjchj from JliOO to WW:JQur oId before cotnplPt.o 1 t n)cj: properties havo .f&ufhb'J every purchaser bas con u.u fafleS wlljj lo u"; 'aio have nv "Other lines of rm',Xr is hem t |