| Show A TERRACE HEIGHTS the auction ew 0 of lots the rhe p locality ascribed scribed bed it aake I 1 04 bas W had an 0 ot i 1 ind and methods by which a t lief f lp lad ad is boo boomed ined and soldat 11 a W which hil eti have b been en abe subject of fa ans prease within a few months I 1 tract now called terrace heights is the baffle that was purchased irom from the city by dr yount several years ao ago and on chib which was located the insane asylum built by the city it lies atie toot tool ot of the mountain cast ol of liberty park and to distant from the post office about six miles two or taree ye bearo ars ago before boom prices were tallied of from 10 to 15 per acre would have been considered a good geo kacl price e tor for this tala particular tract while laud contiguous to it on the north nonh west and south have been bought cpr 1 or affo 5 per acre the region is very poorly watered and much of t the lie land in it has haa no water I 1 g t at all the old asylum was sup by 3 X a small spring sufficient to arg ate bout about an acre and this is all t W 11 right as 41 belonging to terrace t 0 lit A ika months ago a firm of real daa dealers ars conceived the idea of pur coasin in and booming 11 anis tract 4 00 pric prices oes hz had d begun to prevail ii and they paid ail abut a out 0 60 O per a acre re for scout acres in the old asylum bunding andr and the orchord hird aud improved improve a grounds surrounding it the tae purchase cal se made the tract was given a name and laid biff id streets ta alleys and 6 m ll 11 aiding dint lots handsome li lauho maes of gf it were prepared C eh were embellished with the pie pic tubie of et a F magnificent hotel which the maps map was to be built the loca tiong a reservoir which was also to be c was shown and one of nasf marked reserved Ee served fur for lo 10 several acres in the west faiq end cje J h e t tract were plotted as busing aplist each having a frontage of 2 e 4 t and a depth oi about teet reet aiho abid I 1 vic the ads assurance arance was givan that in t atle issued to purchasers a clause a t would wo id appear the lianor oa residence streets ethl Tins swits was the nature of the guarantee ga rantee given that purchasers would not have I 1 I 1 neighbors the inference am be being bg mat at the ehly neighbors considered objectionable were liquor dealers tac T advertisements and circulars is the proprietors in ad addition to giving assurances that thai the hotel and will be built also promise ovatta cable road will be constructed city to terrace heights that je mountain spring water will be i j toa ery lot I 1 und and the assertion is aade kide that ditches supplying water iea line each side aide the avenues and streets that streets are being beio made and graded and that shade trees are planted before every lot 1 verbs in the present tense are used but the irrigating ditches and abade trees on the streets are invisible to the naked eye circulars and advertise agents are sent east west vest kud and north in yie effort to reach parties whom it is awed ja eq may be induced to come to salt la zeava baand bill bid at this great auction sale the city are worked ac to ahe skillful skill tul methods of real roomers A san francisco firm r M I 1 pj 0 adepts in the business are en gag gad 90 d 1 t b oc ali sale arrouge made to transport visitors to the grounds free abrass A brass band is aa auxiliary and plays as apart t in the grand enterprise A fe VM is promised to visitors on the grounds ty one oc teck yesterday about deop were a boat abbat the grounds of terrace heights it seemed as it most of the real ecate de dealers kharli in town were present folk living in the vicinity were therein considerable numbers and aad ibe we class wh which ch Is f around uie loafing places of tb tag city was generously represented there were also present many substantial business men of this city and baay ma y well dressed strangers gers among whom it seemed reasonable to suppose was a sprinkling of capitalists among the strangers was a considerable number of ladies some of whom were from motives of business the ride through the keen air bad given too toe crowd a veracious appetite which was whetted in an exquisite manner by a lavish distribution of tickets which read terrace heights lunch admit one individuals whose manner was that of a model of hospitable generosity we among the crowd saying me sir or madame as the case might be but have you received a lunch ticket on OB making a negative reply we uie visitor was made happy but perhaps more hungry by being presented with the small bit of card board above described at about the hour named a door leading into an apartment of the old insane asylum build ing about 12 x 11 14 feet in sio ei was opened when in rushed about ran ty persons parsons whose behavior behari r ins inspired p i by y hunger suggested the suspicion s belp tb that at the former denizens 0 of f he e place h had ad returned the room 0 being ein full the door was closed to pr preveat ev eat more ore from attempting to enter one fouth of one of the windows of thid apartment which had originally consisted of four large panes was waa gone and through this opening an exasperating aspe rating odor of hot coatee floated over this window hung bung some trellis wires and one halt ball famished youth conceived the idea of attacking the edibles in the room through this opening witt with the aid of the wires he quickly climbed to the window slit sill and drooped inside instantly there was a sef scramble truble to follow him and several young meu men did so A boy aged about twelve summers with the disregard L for appearances e arances rod and the simplicity and adventurous spirit characteristic of early youth essayed ingress is as he had seen the others do but by this time the room resemble re cy a mam mammoth noth box of sardines in the density with wati which chic t its ita inmates were packed round the table which occupied its centre unlike tile the ordinary omnibus when full fall there was not room for one more the boy gained the window sil lupon which with hands and knees close together he was delicately poised his head was inside the opposite portion of his bis anatomy being still in a vertical line with the eaves and a horizontal line w with ah the heads of the great areat crowd the youngsters pantaloons suggested that favorite sport of boy boyhood hond sliding down the cellar door the sent seat ol of the garment existed in merely his flis aspect gave rise ta t roars from the crowd amid which the boy was pushed from his perch 0 9 the ground and lost sight of the tinie time to begin began the sale eale had come and gone but there was no use in trying to get the crowd to collect before the plan of the grounds which had been nailed to a flat surface about feet in size and leaned up against t the building Idin gand and commence bidding until something to eat had been given them so a man appeared at the window above described describe dand and began putting buns into the eager hands that were stretched out to him and throwing the cakes among the crowd large wooden boxes of buns aerik were passed among the crowd and the contents devoured shortly after 2 0 clock one of the auctioneers mr bir hurst began seating eating the crowd before tire atre plans on en improvised benches this accomplished a compact audience was the result mr hurst then made a speech with tue toe gesticulation intonation and literary style peculiar to his bis cal callias liag in which he introduced governor west the latter then proceeded to r make a speech he admitted that the present enterprise was a private one ene but he praised edit it in the highest terms urged citizens to patronize it ian to the strangers present he pictured picture the attractions tr of the spot for residences acid the resources of utah tor for investment mr eastman another ot of the auctioneers tio made a speech in response to the governors the tenor of his remarks being calculated to infuse the audil audience nee with enthusiasm respect ing them the present sale he stated that the terms of sale were before bidding a ten per cent deposit in must not bao be made one third must be paid on d delivery of deed nd a mortgage given fr the balance for one and two years purchasers would be required to build on their lots residences costing not less than 1500 each he then introduced mr luddington Lud dinton who is a master of the art and elocution of the auctioneer tio neer ano aal who cried the sale now the audience wat was worked in a manner characterized by consummate art and rare knowledge of and skillful ul calculation upon human buman nature mr hurst stood up in the middle of the audience and shouted out the bids made by persons in it mr luddington i caught them up and cried them and mr eastman frequently shouted out some striking remark as a reason why purchasers should invest these three auctioneers tio worked simultaneously f and they worked like beavers the tee crowd C quickly became excited and then reckless no time was given tor for reflection A lot was cried for a few moments only oaly and was then knocked down bidders were taught that they must speak quickly C competition lom petition ran high and seldom is livelier bidding seen at an aucta auction on the first three lots were boldia sold in about four minutes bringing respectively and enthusiasm thu thusia sm and excitement meant tom corn petition and high prices while any chance for deliberation or hesitation meant conservative action among bidder aua aad so the auctioneers worked to keep up the lever fever therein lay their art and and success the crying of lots ceased at about four some of the lost last ones went at forty odd dollars each but bat before this low figure was reacted most of the crowd had gone to take the train it was af after ter five when the thain reached the city r NOTES the view from theold the old asylum building is a very extensive and beautiful fol one and captivated visitors yesterday a person e entered the D K R G coal office and asked it there would be extra charge for op delivering liverIng coal at terrace heights A prominent real estate man present remarked you terrace heists people ought to make arrangements with park city for coal 1 T since ethe the terrace heights beom began neighboring farms tave bave in ID creased enormously in pried price il if not tabt th in value |
