| Show TOOELE SALE A I SUCCESS Auctioneer Sells Lots Realizing in About Three Hours MANY PLAN BUILDINGS Hundreds Show Faith in SmelT Smelter Smelter ter T Towns Town's own IS Future by Investing In two hours and fifty minutes yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- at Tooele beginning at J I 30 o'clock on a n da day that could not have been more perfect before a crowd that could not oot have shown more enthusiasm enthusiasm enthusiasm and more faith In the future of tho the new smelter town Auctioneer P. P lL IL made a It brief brier talk stated the terms of ot tho the sale an and then sold soldat soldat soldat at auction lots Iota to lo highest and best bet bidders for an aggregate of a little UlUe littleover littleover over The bidding was lively from Crom tho the start and tho the lots on the business streets street and corners sold Gold for an nn average of I about 1000 each with pieces going up to as high as 1750 Uno The corner I lots In the desirable sections were ere placed at nt a minimum price of with the Inside lots at 1250 50 Other Othor corners were placed at O as a minimum with tho tue Inside lot prices at ZOO each ach and andIn andIn andIn In the residence districts lower minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum prices were slated Before tho salo It was stipulated that a person bidding In a corner lot might have the option of taking the next Inside lot adjoining at 75 per cent of or the price paid by him for Cor or the tue corner Few of iho tho bidders selected single lots Tram IN I Du lluy Eight coaches one combination coach and ba baggage tage car and two from Butte composed the train which left lert Salt Lake over the tho Salt Lake route yesterday shortly after aCtor S 30 o'clock to carry bidders to tho auction sale It was vas estimated that fully persons were on that train and the estimate was conservative On the tho regular early morning train It W was 8 stated that at nt least tOO others went to In IncludIng Including including In- In picked up at Garfield and Intermediate points and people attended the salo for Cor miles around In rigs s and by automobile There were probably over 1200 persons present Tire The excursionists were greeted royally by Tooele The Commercial club hod holl made macJe all possible plans plane for or entertainment entertain entertain- mont ment and the long train was met mH by largo large delegations of citizens and a 11 large band made up of tho the bands of ot Tooele and Grantsville The church organizations and eating places regular regu regu- lar Jar and Improvised were ready to en entertain entertain en en- the tho guests with dinners The town was In eala ala attire As soon as dinner was Vas disposed of the auction salo ealo of lots began an and the bidding bid bid- ding was spirited from the first The first sales were made within a a. space of ot ton ten minutes and were as follows follow's Sonic Some Early r Charles J. J Kelly Keny of Butte Bulte two lots lota at tho the corner of or Broadway Bro and Utah avenues a for 2276 To this site the adJoininG adJoining ad- ad Joining lot was later added by Mr Kelly and he announced that thaI this would be th the site of or a large mercantile to be Incorporated at Th building will start soon Kenneth C C. Kerr two vo lots 3 Those lots lie south of tho the railroad track are classed as residence lots but butwill will be used he explained ns as sites for for private Individuals Dr J J. J A A. A Phipps of or Tooele two lots In business n s district On those loll lots Dr Pr announces e his I of f building a drug druA store and office building t to cost about aboul Following Follo those these tho the prevailing prices of f business lots IotA were 1000 t to 10 which was as added In each ench Instance the mimi mimi- mum price set by the company compan and the theale rile ale was brisk to the end the auctioneer losing closing the auction as os soon as bidding conme at all languid The announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment was made that the company would at t once raise the market price on all unsold lots at Imst lenat 20 2 per cent above the he auction prices The sale Bale lid did nn nil close lose however ho until th the central busl- busl ne floss 5 district was sold out and ml scattering lots furt further pr out had been taken aken bv by many Immediately after the tho sale ale closed some time was given gl to al allow alow al al- low ow the purchasers to get ct th their lr con- con but t the e train left ToO Tooele le on the return to Salt Lake very close to Auctioneer r TH Is Colonel Hillman HUlman p expressed himself as very well satisfied with the sale and spoke of It as one ono of ot the best from every ery point of view that he lie hn hA has conducted conducted con con- ducted In a long lone time He predictor that within a year car ho he would he called hack to sell poll another platted subdivision subdivision vision of Tooele On properties bought yesterday beI besides be- be I sides S a considerable number of or re real real- l- l dences Butte men headed bv by Charlos J J. J Kelly will erect the tho large mercantile tile establishment a bank to bo be caniL cani- cani L nt at t to Include Severn several I. I stockholders stockholder from tram Palt alt T Take ako al also o a loree warehouse and ami a t theater tAter F F. F r f fl I 1 will erect re t a hotel and antS other to the thA nten nf nr aa aswell well 11 n an as am a h hank bank I Tr Gavin a vet veteran rAn hotel man of or 1 will erect a room lO hotel fend and numerous ot other pr smaller hll business i blocks w were r promised A site Rite for A coal ard vard was 8 1 purchased ed y ye yesterday anthe and an the lumber yard Is III already gf un up William Demosey of Three Forte Forks Mont will also erect a a. rooming house |
