Show fl- fl r 4 bi r J 4 J i A i ic I c I 1 VI t f i J d 1 iT t. t A 4 I J lr r I L f. f I J I r t I G J y r io O HILE ARCHAEOLOGICAL I experts and other men of ot t science are arc searching In the I t I southeastern part of ot the t L I state for the history of ot the thet t t cave cavo dwellers of ot Utah of ot centuries investors and ago capitalists capital capital- J of oC Salt alt Lake are making history for tor modern cave cavo dwellers Lake to the extent of ot about one one halt million r dollars a year Approximately has ben spent Jn Jh Jn the erection of ot flits ilMa and 18 in Suit St t Lake In Intire tire past twelve and accordIng accord- accord lag Jog t to plans now under unde consideration the tho amount will be bo doubled before the tIl I of HI 1909 1901 0 tI with the apartments standing before ore 1908 It Is estimated t nearly I Is 18 now Invested Itt this manner In Salt Lake Lale r J I repeats W itself as truly a as t f th i J axiom adom is repeated repealed and from a community of ot wanderers whose chief j purpose was wai 88 to occupy the entire ex- ex z pr pause ise of ot Salt Sail Lake valley valle with sepA sep sep- A homes tho the people of Salt Sail Lake LakeI I I are aro following the tho questionable exam- exam pip of the larger r cities of ot the East In congregating in Immense buildings where the Ole comforts of ot a separate and Individual l homes homos are arc exchanged for tor forthe the absence of worry in caring for In lawns lAyns toting toUng coal and wrestling with I. I the ervant problem as the mistress of 0 the the- thereal real Individual home homo mu must t do I i l E Jen Was as First Firt 1 Lake Lako started Its career as a ac att I c JI tt building city by tho UIO erection of ot tile file Holmes Emery or Bransford apartments and this first real stride placed the city in advance of ot an any of ot t size also In the United States so far as j n. n building was concerned Then i IS Eilt It Lake rested on Its laurels for tor a ayears i. i v. v t- t years rs content apparently with rT b being fu able to sa say that It had the tile tin fin finI I rr- rr est flat building of ot any an city under population in tho the United States This 1111 apartment house was a tola I from the start but It was as years ears before others took look up the hc proposition to any great eat extent I Then camo came the apartment houses I Ju the corner of or First avenue and te street treet the Grace Erne Emery and Louise which were models ot of excel- excel I 1 In their class although by no ns aM pretentious as ns the Brans- Brans ford Then was another period 1 of o I Inactivity in ilat lint building In Salt Lake that ended about two years ago In In n the meantime however SaiL Salt I Lako Lake had been growing With a steady and increasing rapidity that called for Cor forat I at least 1 1000 more moco homes homos each h year Tho n out vout dover over o the north n I n tho the SQ southeast Mi ment the liar buU 1 lI- lI C biE district I ludo for f Dive Ivo Io A conservative T c estimate of ot the num num- ber l' l o of ot new homos homes provided pro In Salt L Lake ke by the Ule erection election of ot flats fiats in thc I s If twelve months would place the number er at GOO OO exclusive of ot the double I and small sinai apartments cou- cou In 11 the outskirts of or the city which would place the number above 1 1000 Addi to this the number of dwellings built in the last year in 10 Salt Lake Lako and tho result would be bo a 1 practical n r cUcal example o of what accommodations th the city is preparing for tor that In 1910 the commercial of or tho the city have havo been talking about recently Of or co course there i Is a limit to the p profitable erection of ot flat buildings In Salt Lake Lako as there Is In every city but l for tor this city this limit IK Is so 80 far tar away that it Is causing no orry worry to Investors Sn present or pros pros- The TIle modern flat building In i F Dj ii i. 1 11 I. 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I Ir t Mi f ill N t M i fj l g Salt Lake nets tho the Investor at least 10 per cent on his capital and many of the new buildings will show a a. higher return at nt present rates The other extreme would be about aboul 7 1 per cent but this comparatively ely low return comes on the tho more moro costly buildings and tho owners will be corn be-corn- com compensated for the low net return by bythe bythe the absence of ot repair bills as the buildings gs become older Benefits b bj by Others Other's Mistakes Salt Lake has a decided advantage over the Eastern cities that were pioneers pioneers pio plo in flat building for the reason that the earlier people did the experimenting experimenting I and Salt Lake architects and i I builders have havo been able to profit by bythe bytho bytho I I tho the mistakes of ot the earlier builders I I Thus as Salt Lake Lako grows STOWS to lo be a a city of ot dwellers the flat fiat buildIngs buildings build build- ings Ing will not include any of ot antiquated ed style with their attendant dangers from fire tIre and from troma a sanitary point of ot vIew For example the Bransford apartments the large building of oC Its kind erected In the Inter mo mountain Inter region Is todo today a marvel mar of ot convenIence convenience conven conven- lence and elegance whereas in eastern east cast em ern cities tho the first hats flats constructed are arenow now many years cars behind tho the times Rentals for the new new flat fiat buildings In Salt SaU Lake now range range- from 30 30 to 50 for tor most of ot the apartments from four Cour to seven rooms and of those constructed constructed con- con in the last year jear car the greater part are four tour five live and SIX fib x rooms and I these generally cost 36 35 40 O and 45 16 46 a 0 month owner t to pay poy his 1116 own gas sus- susand and electric light bills MUD Many o Ha Gas Ranges cs A few of ot the mo modern lern apartments in Salt Lake arc are furnished with gas ranges although this plan is not as as pr alent alent In Salt Lake as in many other cities Also there are arc few apartments In Salt SaU Lake where re refrigerators re- re ago go o n with ith the apartment in contrast with other cities where tho the refrigerator is put in the building asa as asa asa a permanent fixture The latest Ideas in disappearing beds and kitchen conveniences built in inthe I tho the walls are to be bu found in Salt Lake I apartment houses and in some of ot the tha I buildings there completed this year I arc are convenient dumb waiters walters that do I awn away with the objectionable back stairs As a a. model of ot convenience and elegance ele ele- dc- dc gance the Woodruff apartment hou house hoe e now nov being finished on Second East street between Second an and Third South streets will be one of ot the best bestIn bestIn bestin In Salt Lake and will be excelled b bv by none between Chicago and tho the coast const This building constructed at a acost acost acost cost of ot about of-about about will be completed completed com corn and ready read for tenants In about two t weeks and already most of or tho the apartments have o been engaged The Woodruff apartment building has been erected by a company compan called calle the Mutual Realty company compan of or Salt I Lake and practically all aU of the capital was subscribed by local business men menan I an and investors B B. B B. B Harkness D D. C. C Jackling Dr Worthington and F. F F. F McGurrin being prominent nt among tho Incorporators The bonds bons of or th th com company COln- COln pany were underwritten by the Salt SaIt L Lake ke S Security an and Trust company and this concern has guaranteed the Uie Inter Interest est taking a n portion of the rental renta in income income income in- in come for tor this purpose This building contains 41 apartments apart apart- ments of ot three and four rooms each there thero are are 14 single single rooms lo rooms rooms rooms' designed designed de de- de- de signed ned for tor I which may be use used en suite in combinations The Woodruff apartments apartments apartments apart- apart I ments are equipped with tho the latest latest design design de- de t sign of ot disappearing beds some of or them being arranged d to slide under the II floor Hoor of ot the bathrooms and others to push out under a seat constructed on I i tho the porch of or the apartment Thc These e I v 8 r. r f. f porches aro are a special eagA th build building Ins Ins- Insa a separate one con constructed on on- on 1 for tor each apartment J The Tho dining room or caf tt t In the building will be JO t fet H and furnished tur fur fur- fished and decorated in elegant lf style I IThe The first floor of the building finished with tile floors and anti marble marblo t trimmings and telephones wUl be i placed in every ery apartment nt in th the I basement there will be laundry fi and store rooms for Cor the va various oUS ai 1 art art- J s merits t I J J The Salt Lake Security and Tr st company has taken and malt maintained the lead l In iii the building of ot flata and thid V to apartments In Salt Lake having 60 i directly or indirectly six o tile the the largest and best flat fiat buildings in th city cUy r. r i I Financed Six Sit Buildings r tY r The St. St Regis apartment apartments In E t Second South street owned by Dr Train of ot Los Angeles were tl financed by this company and erected at a aoa aco cost of ot about The 12 apartments apartment of ot three and four tour rooms each r rentIng rent rent- nt In Ing at 30 to 45 each bring bring- good bring re d.-re re turns Another J of ot th the flat Oat building financed by this company Is the Critchlow at First and F streets street This building cost about and has 10 lO apartments of three to five f riot rooms e each ch renting at 30 30 to 45 46 each Th The I. I Salt Lake company also built tho t Swallow apartments In First South South street between Third and Fourth East streets and he Armstrong flats fiats fiats fiats' at aV Main 1 and First North streets These flat buildings are of ot the same sarte design costing about each ach and they furnish CurnIsh 10 homes each at r rentals I ranging n from Crom 35 to 45 each each- The fhe Gibbons apartments in ThI Third Thid d South street near Fourth East were were completed about September 1 ana within a week ev every I one of ot the 14 1 l' l apartments was engaged These y ments ar are three and antI four tour ro rooms rooms- rp e each Ch 4 and nd they rent for Cor 35 35 to 45 each V p 1 other ther new ew flat fiat building In Third S 'S uth mth tJ street treet is the Ivanhoe thi- thi r at a cost of ot about Jit Y this his building there thore are 30 apartments ts of of three and four tour rooms c hi flats nearby contain lit 12 U 2 J apartments s o ot of about the th sAme m size size- lol I Among the now new flat bu buildings r on I northeast bench are aro the tho ho Iler at allS Sec e 4 I ond and B streets and the v apartments at First tin and T D D' D I Oliver Meredith is 15 al o cr cr cUng a a. I modern at l iao Q st FH-st Fi st R av av- I h YI will l i also o tin nn n 1 Ct re Thi rb xi ln t out Z Z t. t I Ifo I n e eU U JU Iii I tj a tw t T r.- r. at T iz H ri aill air opt r for foz the tte e i n n ai dt nta Id tile th r I Iti tiu u hes on tho r r f There are arc J 1 j. I 1 ilton each suite of ot room fina fin u u ui i bath The interior fin tellIs 18 tn hard w wood o l an and l tU s f I The Tiie building was wa er te a ata a cost r of approximately 3 Ea h Cr i will wi bo be ft fitted d with wih a gas gns r eve y I sulo ulfo gets et real Ical sunshine when tho gutt j Is working most of or them huY have HyT v chei ches and there Is a a lack hack entry entry-b to eath lf j v 5 suite One of ot the features of or It 1 I M. M r. r r H Hamilton the b builder lder Is Is' parl t p 2 tho the heating larl proud Is Isten which ho declares s to be be the bet best In itt j J the city ct i I Real estate men say eay Ula there thero l ia is 1 1 ble Inquiry for tor flat fat I I the northeastern part of ot the tho city cily and unO It Is probable that tho the activity in th the I electo erection of flat nt and apartment and apartment buildIngs buildings build build- buld- buld i Ings will vill fie fc c continued next year ear and andI Ing I the north bench will win come In for tor a large share shar of r the tho improvements In Inthis this lne line |