R. L. Polk & Co.'s Salt Lake City Directory 1931: including, Murray, Midvale, Sandy, Magna, Garfield and all the suburbs. Complete alphabetical directory of business concerns, and private citizens; a miscellaneous directory of city, county, state and United States officers; a unique map of Salt Lake City's business section. Also a complete classified business directory, street and householders' directory and buyers' guide.

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SA LT LAKE C ITY By Gus P. Backman, Secratary, Chamber of Commerce F 7 IG H T Y -F O U R y e a rs ag o a dry, u n in h a b ite d d e s e rt-—to d a y a b e a u tf u l, L th r iv in g m e tro p o lis — S a lt L ak e C ity h a s b eco m e k n o w n a s o n e o f th e o u ts ta n d in g c itie s o f h is to r ic a l i n te r e s t in A m e ric a . S a lt L a k e C ity w a s fo u n d e d J u ly 2 4 th , 1847, by B r ig h a m Y o u n g a n d a s m a ll b a n d o f h a rd y p io n e e rs . E n te r in g th e v a lle y th r o u g h E m ig r a tio n C anyon, th e p a r ty w a s to ld by B r ig h a m Y ou n g t h a t th e a rd u o u s jo u rn e y a c ro s s th e p la in s a n d o v e r th e m o u n ta in s w a s a t a n en d . “ T h is is th e P la c e l” Im m e d ia te ly th e ta s k w a s b e g u n to c o n q u e r th e w ild e rn e s s . . . to c o n v e rt it in to a “ la n d o f m ilk a n d h o n e y .” W a te r w a s tu r n e d o v e r th e h a rd , s u n -b a k e d e a r th so t h a t th e p lo u g h s h a r e s w o u ld n o t be d a m a g e d in b r e a k in g u p th e u n y ie ld in g , y e t r ic h so il. T h is w a s th e b ir th o f m o d e rn i r r ig a tio n in A m e ric a. T o d a y a s y o u d riv e th ro u g h th e c ity y o u ’ll see re m in d e r s o f p io n e e r tim e s — a n old g r is t m ill h ere:—a p ic tu r e s q u e ado b e h o u s e th e r e . A nd m in g ­ lin g w ith th e c h a rm in g lo re o f th e Old W e s t is th e m o d e rn , u p - to - d a te S a lt L a k e City. In th e b u s in e s s d is tr ic t m o d e rn s k y s c r a p e rs r is e h ig h above th e w ide s tr e e ts . N e a rb y m ig h ty m in e s , m ills, s m e lte r s a n d r e f in e r ie s ad d to th e h u s tle a n d b u s tle o f th e c h ie f c ity in th e g r e a t I n te r m o u n ta in E m p ire . T h is b eeh iv e o f a c tiv ity is c h a rm in g ly p la c e d o n th e w e s t slo p e s o f th e W a s a tc h M o u n ta in s . - S even m a g n if ic e n t c a n y o n s — e a c h a llu r in g a n d d if f e r ­ e n t, lea d d ire c tly fro m c ity b o u le v a rd s . A tw e n ty m in u te w a lk fro m th e c e n te r o f th e b u s in e s s d i s t r ic t ta k e s y o u in to o n e o f th e s e c a n y o n s . . | in th e h e a r t o f th e W a s a tc h M o u n ta in s . S a lt L a k e C ity’s s tr e e ts w h ic h a re 132 fe e t w ide, a re b o rd e re d by b e a u ­ tif u l g re e n la w n s a n d s ta te ly tre e s . F ro m th e f o o th ills y o u h a v e a sw e e p in g v is ta o f th e g re e n v a lle y . . s n o w - c a p ­ p ed m o u n ta in s an d o p a le s c e n t, s h im ­ m e rin g G re a t S a lt ake. T h e w h o le e ffe c t, s a y w o rld tra v e le r s , m a k e s S a lt L a k e C ity o ne o f th e m o s t b e a u ­ tif u l a n d u n iq u e c itie s in all th e w o rld ! Of in te r e s t t o ev e ry o n e i s th e “ M o rm o n ” T e m p le S q u a re c o n ta in in g th e T e m p le , T a b e r ­ n a c le w ith its g r e a t o rg a n , th e A sse m bly H all, S ea G ull M o n u m e n t a n d v a rio u s o th e r o bjects.. S ta n d in g m a je s tic a lly a t th e h e a d of S ta te S tre e t is th e U ta h S ta te C ap ito l. I t c o m m a n d s a n e n c h a n tin g v is ta o f th e v alley , m o u n ta in s , G re a t S a lt L ak e, th e in d u s tr ia l c e n te rs an d th e b ro a d r e s id e n tia l a re a . G re a t S a lt L ak e, a h a lf h o u r tr ip by m o to r o r tro lle y , o ffe rs a q u a tic d iv e rs io n s t h a t a re u n lik e a n y th in g e lse bn th is c o n tin e n t. E x c e p tin g th e |