| Show l I Already Eminent Among the e Cities of I t y i Our Country J I I II I TIE year ear 1909 like lilac all the time previous years that have hac gone before is about to draw the curtain of eternal night T itself and to depart with all its art an I momentous events cents into the thc dark shadow of the time Yet past et it h leaves leac us IS with a ica t vista ista of hope for the year about to enter j The possibilities which seem to arise will no doubt when realized mark the history of Salt Lake Like City Cit with I 1 splendor of such dazzling performance as has lies probably never before distinguished distin the time history of any other city cit I I I 1 Salt Lake fake City has already made itself eminent amongst the cities cit es of our country surrounded surround cd by hy mountains m in wind lie he concealed vast potentialities of wealth and lying close to bodies of water containing immense sources of revenue whirr which only require to be developed in order to become fruitful and situated also in a valley of great historic interest md and of great reat fertility it promises to rival al in r its wealth educational facilities and commercial dIe west interests any city ct ity in the great mid mil UTAH THE MAGNET The immense advantages advantage which the city possesses in view of the conditions just mentioned have already hail had the effect of attracting to it what in itself would he be a large population a large number of people from Crom every state slate in the Union this time the great aggregation of capital which has flowed into this state aiding and Ing the various var ous corn com mercial enterprises hitherto existing have also contributed to a further development of the resources of the thc state al and agricultural thereby leading to a greater expansion of Salt Lake City into the thc great metropolis of the middle far fir est BIG THINGS IN BUILDING j jIn In I n the building line the time year just about to end has witnessed one of the time most marvelous strides this city has ever take i upon every evel side buildings tower toward the sky every day sees others in m the course of oC construction from out the city lik hk great arteries from the time heart of the physical body radiate highways of steel which over are arc carried the time productions of time the great west Viewing the city thus in its present condition he must needs be a pessimist who would not augur for Salt Sait Lake Cit City a marvelously brilliant future PUBLIC SPIRITED CITIZENS i ii i And imd I must needs here commend in the thc highest terms the public spirit of that portion of our community coin unity the busi bash business business ness men whose intelligence and zeal have contributed to the results which we sec see on every ct cry hand and whose self ing lug efforts have so largely added to Lo the comfort and enjoyment of our people Neither would I seek seck to lessen in this thus com cony comparison comparison parison the time activity and the time industry i of that large largo portion of our community the time working class who having become a part of us by building homes have hae also added their quota of strength by y no means small to the of our city i It would thus appear then that both from a commercial and financial point of view view i w we arc destined to rank among the most modern and progressive cities EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES And n why h should not we Our institutions of learning most f are arc amongst the time most progressive of their kind Necessity Nice which knows no law or rather which comprehends all laws has to a great degree been a prominent factor in our splendid achievements in the field of the physical sciences sc sciences enes and in in that of technical knowledge more especially mining minine engineering i and the thc science of agriculture we might compare favorably with any institutions in any state where those things arc taught I Moreover in fn our public school system we wc have in the last few years advanced with rapid strides to the front f rank rankA A CITY B EA The last half decade of the growth has been phenomenal in character From a straggling village tillage lIage it has sprung as if touched by hy a magicians wand into city cit beautiful its a beautifully parked streets rich in summer with time gorgeous splendor of its flowers mellow with the time variegated tints and hues of autumn its beautifully paved streets and sidewalks showing its great progress all combine to render rendor the city attractive Who then will dare assume to say sa that Salt Lake City Cit has not a great future From the time homes that are arc now springing up around us will wi 11 come the time men and ald women who will Drove prove a blessing and a beneficence to us in the future Already in all the walks of life there are men and women who have become eminent in inthe inthe inthe i the professions which they have hac chosen In the various departments of art music sculpture painting architecture states statesmanship statesmanship 1 manship and learning omen men and women from Salt Lake City and a nd the time State of Utah have been regarded not alone in in n Amer America America ica ice but in other countries as amongst amongst the foremost MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS Ire I might here draw attention to the fact that our city government in the matter of municipal improvements is among ml the most progressive the time activity displayed by b our city officials of icia Is in recent years in bringing about those various rious classes of improvement such as the paving of streets construction of sidewalks si and sewers and amid the increasing of our our water supply arc worthy of the highest commendation of the time people These are arc time the things which induce me mc to regard the time future of Salt Lake City as one of brilliant rr promise n ise LOGICALLY COMMERCIAL CENTER rl i i You 1 bu need but to look around to discover the time evidences which appear plainly in view vices as to the conditions of the time city cit e both from a commercial and amid financial tin standpoint The Thc geographical location of the thc city insures s for it a splendid position gas as a commercial center cen t r I 1 With our population increasing and an influx of capital from all directions and amid the time investments in large enterprises es i I t tsuch such uch as the construction of large business blocks and along other oilier 01 her lines is it not fair flir to 10 assume that at no far distant di tant day we I t will twill sec s sec c a population of f two hundred thousand i i II III J I I tit I I i |
