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Show I Mill Creek an Ideal Close-in Residence Section I ill ft mmunity That Is Near eighbor to Zion Possesses iManifold Attractions. irlX'ir has been sairl about the 'B communities of Salt Luke conn-,;J conn-,;J 1 thai arc in tlie ''making" fa and they deserve all that has jjpuid aboui them. But at the south foC Shit Lake City is a community' JtH ho ond I ho '"'making'" stage FiJI probabh goon be clamoriug for guitiou as a' part of tin citv itself. Hknown as he Mill Creek district, ifen uow tho northern part of the ict rubs against the southern limits le city and manv of the downtown ters obsessed with thp "back to na-)ft na-)ft idea have pstablishcd homes ing the green gardens and the shady res of Mill Creek. Pd in the balmy days of the vernal Ion one would travel inanv a weary Jto find a place more attractive and inviting for communion with na ture. There is little wonder that the weary worker of the citv should welcome wel-come such a pretty and fertile pocket, hedged in by tall lombardies and dotted with blossoming orchards, and bo filled with a desire to Uco from the heut and turmoil of the city after a busy day. To him it must seem liko tho land of enchantment: the air laden with tho perfumo of millions ot blossoms, comes fresh and cool down the canj'ons from tho lands of perpetual snow. The long, shady, well-kept streets, made cool and dust less uith water from the mountain streams, are lined with flowering hedges and fruit trees that almost obscure the pretty little cottages which stand back in yards lilled with lilacs, roses and other fragrant flcvcring shrubs. And the back yards are just as well kept as tho front yards, but in a different dif-ferent manner. There thrive tho vegetables, vege-tables, the chickens and the milch cows that furnish fresh, wholesome food and make life worth living. But the back yards in Mill Creek are different dif-ferent from those in tho city in still another way; they arc larger, each, as a rule, containing from one to five acres. Large enough to take care of a nice orchard, which, with the gar- dou, tho poultry and thp cows, brings a considerable rovonuo, in addition to providing the daily living. Extensive in Area. Tho Mill Creek district embraces practically all of the turrit orv between Fourteenth and Sovonl couth South streets oast of Fourth East street as far us mountains ami the Uolliday community. It is thickly settled and covers such a large area that four schools und ns many churches are required re-quired to accommodate tho residents. Though not within tho city limits', Mill Creek has many of tho advantages of the eitj1. A water system to furnish culinary water was installed nearly two years ago. and approximate! v six miles of mains have been laid." Tho water comes from a spring on the hillside hill-side near Seventeenth .South street and the county road, and tho supply is adequate to take care of the community com-munity for many years to come. Tho mains have been extended to the Mill Creek comet tv, which, in the future, will be as well kept as those of the city. .Nearly a mile of new mains are i now being laid to carry the water to consumers aloug Ninth Knst street south of Fourteenth South street. lilectricit- for lighting and other purposes has been one of the conveniences conveni-ences so long that it. is scarcely recognized recog-nized as a convenience, but as a necessity. neces-sity. Generous With Water. The residents of the district held tho original right to I he water- from Big Cottonwood canyon, but. as an accommodation accom-modation to Suit Lake Citv, they surrendered sur-rendered their rights to the municipal authorities about eight years ago, in lieu of water for irrigation purposes from tho Jordan river. In this manner the community not only gained a greater great-er supply of wuter, but aided lurgely in furnishing Salt Lake with an ndrqiinto water supply. Mill Creel; is a community of homes and has been since pioneer davs. The farms have practically all been" divided up into small tracts devoted to market gardening, fruit and poultrv raising. Being only a few minutes' drive from tho heart of the city, tho residents al ways find a ready market for their products. Dairying has been receiving considerable attention iu late venrs and some of the most up-to-date dairies iu tho state are located in the district. About eighteen months ago the East Side Commercial club, composed of members of tho community, was organized. or-ganized. This organization is at the head of all the public improvements of tho district. The public improvement committees., composed of A. J. Buncau, W, V Timmons and A. M. Cornwall, now has up tho question of more sidewalks. side-walks. Tho club organization is: Joseph Jo-seph Sutherland, president; J. W. Sa-ville. Sa-ville. vice president; A, Jf. Cornwall, secretary; T , JI, Millor, treasurer; these officers, with William A. Park. George B. Williams, John S. Hamilton, C. A. Cornwall. C. C. .Cornwall, Balpb Cutler and A. .1. Bruneau, compose the board of governors. Will Continue to Grow. Several improvements are planned for this summer, among which is about $lo,000 worth of work on the Mill Creek amusement hall. The hall will bo ro modeled, a new heating plant will be erected, the "rounds parked and water system extended to the church property. prop-erty. A new amusement hall is also planned for Wilford ward. Another item being handled by tho Commercial club which is of great interest in-terest to the community, is tho proposed extension of the Ninth East street car lino into Mill Creek. The matter has been taken up with the Utah Light & Railway company people, but too late to bo included in this year's budget. The plan uow is to tako tho matter up again this fall with a view of having the extension included in the .1015 budget of tho street railway company. At the conference with the officers of the company, the matter was reported to have received favorable- consideration. considera-tion. The residents of the district have offered to purchase several hundred dollars' dol-lars' worth of street car tickets in advance, ad-vance, to grade the road for the car line, and almost any other assistance that will prove an inducement to the railway company. With the advent of the enr Hues, it is only natural (o suppose that many more homes will be established, the garden gar-den tracts cut up into smaller lots, and that in the couse of a very fow years the eommuuity will be annexed to Salt Lake City. |