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Show 89 8 POPPERTON 1 I f t o P P E R T O N P L A C E is n o t a t o w n , y ■» i t is D u l y j u s t PLACE. I t w ill lose not its charms while the gray mountain side W ith the colors of sunset each evening is dyed; W h ile the valley in beauty unhidden shall be A n d the Jordan flow on to U ta h ’s D ead Sea. I t shall be to mankind a haven o f peace 'T i l sinner and saint from th eir labors shall cease: 'T i l the w orld shall have finished its jo urney sublime A nd be lost in the waves o f the ocean of time. I t was here when the sands o f M ount E nsign’s proud form W ere drifting around in N o ah ’s great storm— W hen the A?tec looked out on the earth from his door— A n d the wild waves were dashing on Bonneville’s shore. As long as hum anity’s footsteps shall roam A nd tears come unbidden a t the song o f “ Sweet H o m e;” As long as the stars shine in splendor through space You w ill lose not your beauties—sweet Popperton Place, 1 [ T h e b e s t p a r t o f a t o w n ; a n d th e b e s t p a r t o f a t o w n is a l w a y s w h e r e ¡ T h e b e s t p e o p le o f a t o w n li v e . The best people a r e n o t n e c e s s a r i l y t h e r ic h e s t p e o p le , a lt h o u g h m a n y o f t h e b e s t p e o p le a r e r ic h . The best people a r e p e o p le w h o w a n t n ic e h o m e s a n d la w n s a n d n ic e s u r r o u n d in g s a n d n ic e n e ig h b o r s — n ic e n e ig h b o r s w h o l i k e th e s a m e th jn g s t h e y d o , a n d w h o t r y t o h a v e t h e m . T h e best people d o n ’t w a n t to l i v e w h e r e a l l k in d s o f p e o p le b u ild a l l k in d s o f h o u s e s ; w h e r e th e s h a d o w o f th e s h a n ty fa lls o n th e p a l a c e , a n d w h e r e o t h e r p e o p l e ’s b a c k y a rd s a r e s o w n w ith c a n s a n d d e a d l . , , , c a ts a n d o t h e r s u c h l i k e r u b b is h * W e h a v e a l w a y s n o t i c e d t h a t w h e n the best people b u i l d a h o m e t h e y b u i l d i t i n a lo c a lit y w h e r e e v e r y o n e v ie s w it h h is n e ig h b o r in g i v in g to h is h o u s e a n d g r o u n d s , a l l t h e e s s e n tia ls to b e a u t y a n d c o m f o r t , p r o p e r t y i n t h i s v s o r t Of* a l o c a l i t y a l w a y s h a s a v a lu e a n d c a n a lw a y s b e s o ld . W i t h t h e s e s a g e r e f l e c t i o n s , l e t ’s t a k e a l o o k a t P o p p e r t o n P l a c e , t h e n e a r e s t , m o s t b e a u t i f u l a n d only high land a d d i t i o n t o S a l t L a k e . N O R TH E A S T O F O F SO UTH I T to w e r th e s ta te ly p e a k s o f th e W a s a tc h . IT O F la r g e s t, IT lie s l o v e ly F o r t D o u g la s . is t h e w o n d e r f u l p a n o r a m a o f t h e S a l t L a k e V a l l e y . W E S T O F I T is S a l t L a k e C i t y , b e y o n d w h i c h g r e e n a n d g o l d e n f i e l d s e x t e n d t o t h e v e r y s h o re s o f th e G r e a t S a lt L a k e . U N D E R O VER T H E IT IT is v i r g i n s o il f r e e f r o m t h e p o l l u t i o n o f c e s s p o o ls a n d s e w a g e . t h e s k i e s a r e b l u e , t h e a i r is p u r e a n d w h o l e s o m e , a n d V IE W FR O M I T is a v i e w t h e l i k e o f w h i c h is n o t f o u n d e l s e w h e r e o n t h i s c o n t i n e n t * W e c a n t s e e v e r y m u c h fr o m o u r f r o n t p o rc h in P o p p e r to n , b u t w h a t w e c a n s e e is g o o d ; w e c a n s e e t h e l i g h t s g o o n a n d o f f a t S a l t a i r a n d G a r f i e l d , e i g h t e e n m ile s a w a y ; w e c a n s e e e v e r y t r a in c o m in g to th e c it y fif te e n m ile s b e fo r e .it a r r iv e s ; w e c a n s é e a t n ig h t h u n d r e d s o f e le c t r ic lig h t s s p r in g in to l i f e — lig h t s t h a t l o o k l i k e so m a n y d i a m o n d s o n a b a c k g r o u n d o f v e l v e t ; w e c a n s e e t h e w h o l e c i t y a n d t h e s p ir e s a n d d o m e s o f t h è t e m p l e a n d c o u n t y b u i l d i n g s t a n d i n g l i k e s e n t i n e l s a b o v e th e fo lia g e ; w e c a n se e th e r a n g e s o f th e W a s a tc h a n d O q u ir r h fe s to o n e d w it h th e fa n t a s t ic fo r m s o f c lo u d s t h a t g a t h e r a b o u t t h e ir s n o w y s u m m its ; w e c a n s e e tf ie b r o a d e x p a n s e o f th e s e a a n d its m o u n t a in is la n d s ; w e c a n s e e th e s ilv e r y J o r d a n o n its w in d in g w a y to th e la k e ; w e c a n s e e th e l o v e ly v a l l e y s t r e t c h in g a w a y in v e r n a l b illo w s , a n d a t e v e n in g w e c a n s e e th e i m p e r ia l s u n a s h e b id s u s g o o d n ig h t , d is c h a r g e a q u iv e r f u l l o f g o ld e n a r r o w s to w a r d s th e s k y — a r r o w s t h a t p lu n g e in to t h e c lo u d s a n d g la n c e o f f o n th e to w e r s a n d s te e p le s o f th e c it y — lig h t in g u p w it h t h e ir lu s tr e e v e r y w in d o w a n d ro o f; a n d fin a lly f a llin g in ro s e a n d p u r p le s h o w e rs u p o n th e w e s te r n fa c e o f th e p e a k s . T h a t ’s a b o u t a l l w e c a n s e e , b u t t h a t w i l l d o u s u n t il w e c a n f in d a b e t t e r v ie w ; T h e r e is n o m o r e b e a u t i f u l h o m e p l a c e i n t h e w o r l d t h a n P o p p e r t o n . It has n a t u r a l g a s , c i t y w a t e r , e l e c t r i c l i g h t s , t e l e p h o n e s a n d g r a d e d s t r e e t s ; i t is t r a v e r s e d b y th e P e n ro s e d r iv e , th e g r e a t th o r o u g h fa r e to F o r t D o u g la s , a n d i t h a s th e b e s t e le c tr ic s e rv ic e in S a lt L a k e . W e a r e b u ild in g u p a fir s t-c la s s n e ig h b o r h o o d a r id w i l l n o t s e ll lo c a tio n s w it h o u t b u ild i n g r e s tr ic t io n s . W e in v it e th e b e s t p e o p le a n d o f fe r m o r e a d v a n ta g e s t h a n c a n b e f o u n d o t h e r p o r t io n o f S a lt L a k e . in a n y D o n t b u y o r lo c a te u n t il y o u s e e P o p p e r to n . I f y o u d o y o u w ill b e s o rry , a n d w e 11 b e s o r r y i f y o u d o . W e a r e t h e o n l y a g e n t s . W e w a n t t h e r i g h t s o r t o f p e o p l e to liv e in P o p p e r to n , a n d o f fe r t h e m s p e c ia l in d u c e m e n t s in p r ic e s a n d te r m s . E. F. COLBORN, General Manager, COLBORN, SKINNER & CO. 7 5 W e s t S e c o n d S o u t h S t r e e t . USH |
