Show IP ij Til 12 fl RIVER UI BUg STRAIGHT It Is within tho power of or our peOple peO pee the thc and broadening broaden broaden- plc by straightening an ing lug of ot the tIme Jordan river to complete the most remarkable ana array of attractions ions Uon tot for Salt Sail Lake c that an any city Inthe in inthe inthe the nation of like size could coul possibly ly boast Twenty years cars ago or moro more there bore was a movement by Salt Lake men to accomplish this improvement but other matters malters Intervened and anti a a. very valuable work worl was for Cor or the time aban abari- dotted one It would be well to revive that lint enterprise now The he Jordan river In Us its course coulse thi through gh the city Is an on exceedingly crool crooked ed stream It occupies a good deal cleal of real estate estalo that has a present value and which would have a far ar greater value if It the river wore were straightened Ih There le is sufficient fall all as Is well known to produce UCe a decided current curlent at present even cven with the Hie tor tOI or- or course couise of the Ule stream That current with the lessened distance would be perceptibly augmented If the lie WOI work were done lone ant anti and trees tree were planted plante on the two banks s there would be tho 1110 surroundings for Cor such a public pub iwi- lic drive as not city In the whole mountain country could pro pro- vide Tho materials for Cor that great work arc all at hand anti and the thc task while great grent would be o within the possibility pos pos- o of the Ito people and would prove pro Immensely productive in a money way For the value of every foot toot of lanIn land lan landIn In n that region would woul be greatly add added d to by tho completion of the thc improvement improvement improve improve- ment s suggested It would effect a revolution ro In the desirability of or west westside side real estate and amI would relieve the pressure upon tho the hill 1111 country as a ailace Place ilace of residence The city must grow row And so 50 desirable a public work as tho the direct waterway from Crom rota side to Ide aIde through tho Ito entire breadth o of the town own would give a solution of tin the problem which will presently prove pro an I. I It Is likely that the thc river so wl widened ened and nd so flanked with rows of trees anil anH shaded haded driveways could easily be utilIzed util- util ed as a course for Cor rowing There Thelo is water vater enough anti and the engineering feat eat Involved certainly does docs not seem scent difficult V |