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Show 32 IN T R O D U C T O R Y . Th e wh olesa le and r etail m er ch an ts r ep or t in cr eased bu sin ess. La st yea r was a ban n er bu ild in g yea r in Sa lt La ke, bu t th e prom ise n ow is/ fh a t th e presen t yea r will eclip se in n ew bu ild in gs, a n y yea r of th e past. In two yea r s m or e, Sa lt La ke will be th e hub fr om wh ich will radiate six gr ea t railroads, Ea st, W est , N or th and Sou th , and th is fa ct, t o geth er with th e m ar velou s s h o w in g-o f su r r ou n d in g m in es, fix th e con vic tion* th at Salt La ke is goin g to, double in wealth and p op u lation b efor e th e n ext Nation al cen sifs is taken. A gr ea t feature^ ;| g ~the Cit y is th e Com m er cia l Clu b, wh ich is in fa ct Salt Lakels Board of Tr ad e, and wh ich is a ler t to fu r th er ever y m ovem en t lookin g, to th e in cr ea sin g p r osp er ity of th is Cit y and State. W e are prom ised an im proved ligh t in g and st r eet car ser vice with in the com in g year. W ith its clim ate, its, beau tifu l loca tion , its t r a n sp or t a tion facilities/ and above, all else, th e ¿wea lth of su r r ou n d in g m in es/ Sa lt Lake ^s; the m ost favor ed sp ot between th e seas, and h old s out. m or e cer tain p r o m is e s ^ f p r ogr ess th an / an y Cit y between th e Mississip p i and th e P a cific. . Th is volum e will be found to be accu ratei/ in its sh owin gs,, and with con gratu lation s to th e City, wh ich m a d eLts p r ep aration p ossible, and p er haps with a little- h on est pride over its appearan ce, we com m en d th e wor k to all its m yr iad readers. R* K P O L K & C O ., P U B L I S H E R S . R . L . P o lk , P r e s id e n t a n d T r e a s u r e r . T . F . S m ith , V ip e P r e s id e n t. W . P . C oop er, S ecr eta ry and M an ager. |
