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SHALL THE CITY BE IMPROVEDir Su, the Citizen, lent Take iluld iiid IX. It —Some PertiaeitEDlTOii Thibune:—The Minituj and ScicntiJlc Press of San Francisco trnjs ‘toowhole Stale of California aeoius to have entered on au cm of prosperity. The Influx of population, first kit in the southerncounties, is Ki-ufiuliy . spreading hi all directions, nod tb« vacant spaces are settling up. Lands which have long be«u valueless have come into the market, aud others which have been cultivated for years have greatly enhanced la value, It is not alone In the country that this is ieit, but naturally all the towns and cities are improving, too. flew towns are springing up, and buildings are going up on all sides. It Is noticeable that nearly all the towns and dtie* of U16 State iu« making efforts toward Improvement. Hotels are ; being hirilt, gas-works erected, railroads built, sewerage systems laid out, waterworks prepared, public buildings erected, und every pruparailou being made for more prosperious tirucsi.*'What are the towns and of Utah doing in this line? How far in the general swim will .yaitLake City get, with her 10-acro blocks, her wide, impaved, dirty, dusty streets, her hick of sewerage, of pavements, of water, of an enterprising »treet-car company, of public buildings, or manufactures, of public spirit, of everything, lo short, save wbat nature has o^ue for her, that goes to make cities desirable as houses and places of business? Salt Lake has a fine central position for trade, a good start, a good site, and a healthy and agreeable climate, and there are plenty of natural attractions and resources here and hereabout. But what has man done for her ( What is he doing? When will she .Uiro,w. olf the characteristics of a hamlet aud begin to become » city? Never will she have what is called a “boom,” until she does. Men are not slow or too dumb to comparo her with other cuutors of attraction, aud at present, unfavorably. The mere ballooning of real estate is a detriment, not au advantage. It will rest, finally, with the citizens of bait Lake whether the towu Is to keep Its advantage, aud enter upon a now era ofgrowth, or drag uloug (ts heretofore auu perhaps be outstripped in the race by bmuo of her little sister towns. She Ganuot enter upon u new era of growth until her citizens wake up aud adopt new methods.H.nv would St do for a beginning to circulate a petition to have a sewer laid down Main street uud thence into the Jordan,aud thus bring such a pressure to bear ou the city government as to force them to do It? Another street could be sewered another year, aud thus five years would see nil the heart of the city sewered, Improvement ami pavement of the streets uilght well go hand in baud with sewerage. One business block, say the one where we write, should be divided, one way, by a dU-foot street; and one residence block, ditto, for examples, to show how to Cure our over-sized blocks. The cost of these things would be uotljing comparatively. Everybody admits that they ought to bo done. Talkiug and writing will never do them. It is work that is required. Let the new Chamber of Commerce look to it, take the lead, and It will nut luck followers. By doing something practical to gi t the city started on an era oC Improvement,It will win the spurs and soon become a ltower, such us hu intelligent citizen would be willing to see wane and die. ^ ^8ai.t Lake Citv, May nth, N7*
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Salt Lake Daily Tribune
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Thu, May 19, 1887
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