SEW® irtSfip knutsforo : Iran !i 'mcMBz TTilTiTTir riJj THE FINEST IN EVERY RESPECT BETWEEN CHICAGO AND TH€ PACIFIC COAST. Vandercook & Co., Eng. & Pub., Chicago. G. S. HOLMES, PROP. Last Salt Lake City tfas 4 Fipe Hotel” SJ|LT Lp CITY, IIT^Ef. “The K n ^tsford” * ILLUSTRATED * THE GRAND STAIRCASE THE READING AND WRITING ROOM ''' ’ ■■■ ■ • : 1 & ~ Jt . ZL- feNk 1*. fiAm" «ak jIL a mm. •-■•>*'. *33 k 1 , aatt '«» * «* f m : . WRVi Sttfitf THE GRAND DINING ROOM RECEPTION ROOM, WHERE LADIES MAY WAIT FOR FRIENDS. ... PARLOR SUITE. THE KNUTSFORD. .ttrnani&mm IgWlHfw wwm** g? Imnl *«■*-« * #5 to w 5F prs INTERIOR VIEW OF MORMON GREAT ORGAN TABERNACLE, SHOWING SECOND IN AMERICA, WITH 3,000 PIPES. LARGEST PAVILION AT GARFIELD BEACH, GREAT SALT LAKE. Tfye Hotel H^ntsford. T HIS magnificent house, completed in May and opened for the reception of guests on June 3rd, 1891, represents an actual outlay of $750,000. It is not only a source of pride to Salt Lake City and the inter-mountain country, but stands as a lasting monument to the enterprise, pluck and energy ot the builders and lessees. It is built of gray granite, has a frontage of 165 feet on State street and 250 feet on East Third South street, and is seven stories in height above the oasement. There are 250 guests’ rooms, single or en suite, 75 of which have baths, while on every floor commodious public bath rooms have been provided. The ventilation and sewerage is as near perfect as modern sanitary engineers could make it, while the solid character of the building renders it practically fire-proof. The Knutsford is centrally located, near all the places of interest and important business houses, on both electric car lines, and is thoroughly equipped with all modern improvements. The cost of furnishing it alone was more than $150,000, and neither pains nor money have been spared to make it rank as a first-class home-like hotel. That the reader may form some idea of this magnificent house, the finest by far between Chicago and San Francisco, a brief description is given here, beginning with THE OFFICE, Which is in the form of a court, and is large and abundantly lighted, furnished in white with terra cotta trimmings and decorations, and laid with mosaic tiling of the latest and most approved kind, and presents a marvel of beauty and luxury. The laboratory and closets to the right of the office, with their marble and nickle finish- ings, are perfect in every way. The bar and billiard rooms, barber shop and news stands on the same floor are in keeping with the remainder of the house.- • . 'pH LADIES’ RECEPTION AND WAITING ROOM Is situated also on the ground floor, in close proximity to the elevator; is in view of the clerk’s desk and has a handsome Wilton carpet, and is neatly and elegantly furnished. THE GRAND STAIRCASE Is of marble and is one of the handsomest stairways in the West. It faces the main or State street entrance and leads from the office to the second floor, where are found the dinning-rooms, ordinaries, banquet rooms, parlors, reading and writing rooms. A magnificent mirror faces the middle landing of the broad staircase, and five electric lights hanging in front of ihe mirror diffuse their light through opalescent globes, making the effect beautiful in the extreme. THE PROMENADE, On the second floor, extends around the interior of the court, commanding a full view of the office and rotunda, and utilizing the space usually allotted to inside rooms. From the balconies of the promenade there are hanging baskets of flowers, while palms and plants are scattered around promiscuously. A row of incandescent lights extending around the rotunda produces an effect inexpressively pleasing. RECEPTION AND CONVERSATION PARLORS, Four in number, are just off the promenade. They are carpeted with Wiltons and Axminsters in the new and handsome shades, while on the walls are suspended Mo- ran and Hanulton-Hamilton etchings and oil paintings, one of which, “The Spanish Lovers,” by Villamel, was exhibited in London in 1790, and from which thousands of copies have been made. The parlors are elegant and commodius, and all the fur- nishings are in keeping with the luxurious taste shown through the house. THE READING AND WRITING ROOM, On the parlor floor, 50x20 feet, is also exquisitely furnished with Hollanden uphol- stered chairs, and sixteenth century oak throughout, the upholstering of terra cotta and olive green. The writing tables are very handsome, the woodwork being treated to the highest polish. THE GRAND DINING ROOM, 75x150 feet, is unsurpassed in the United States. The entrance to this elegant and magnificent room is through large double doors at the head of the grand stairway and adjacent to the parlor promenade. The floor is of polished mosaic tile, similar to that of the office. The ceiling, thirty-five feet high, it studded with incandescent , lights, which, with the white walls and English trimmings throughout, give it a very charming effect. Outside light is admitted through cathedral glass. The whitest of linen and the brightest of sparkling silverware beautify the tables. The tables and chairs are of old English oak. At the south end of the dining room are the BANQUET ROOMS, 25x40 feet in size, and finished in similar style to the dining room. Then comes the LADIES’ ORDINARIES, 30x50 feet, each room furnished in different wood, while the floors are covered with Axminster carpets. Magnificent carved sideboards and mantels, with long French bevel plate mirrors, grace the rooms, and the effect is as handsome as could be desired. THE GUESTS’ CHAMBERS Are on the upper floors, and they are finished and furnished in an oriental manner. Every room has outside windows and abundance of light and ventilation. Handsome Moquette carpets of gobelin blue cover the hall floors, which are continuous around the entire building. All the rooms fronting south on all floors are carpeted with Axminsters, Moquette and velvets, both in single or en suite. Bath rooms with all conveniences are attached, also are furnished in mahogany, natural cherry, old Eng- lish oak, antique oak, sixteenth century cremona and Flemish iron. The corner rooms, or suite of rooms fronting south and west, contain large bay windows, and a superb view is had of the valley, lake and mountain ranges. In fact, all rooms on the south and west and east sides afford magnificent and charming views of the valley, lake and mountains. THE BRIDAL CHAMBERS Are regally beautiful, finished in mahogany, the floors covered with the softest of Axminster carpets, beautiful in color and design, while the furniture is satin uphol- stered in colors of ivory and old pink. THE ROOF Is fitted up for promenade concerts, and the view from this elevation and the observ- atory cannot be excelled in the country. FIRE PROTECTION. While the hotel is practically fireproof, every precaution has been taken for the safety of guests, as every device for the prevention of damage by fire known to modern science has been used in constructing the building, while enclosed fire escapes, down which a child can climb with ease, are on both sides of the building. Further, no buildings are attached, the hotel occupying a half block of ground. r THE ELEVATORS, Two in number, reach the seventh story, are very rapid, and are provided with all the safety appliances known. THE BASEMENT Is utilized for the electric dynamos, which supply the light for the entire building, steam laundry, hydraulic lifts, wine rooms, baggage rooms, storage, engine and boiler rooms, etc., etc. THE ANNEX, Four stories in height, contains the kichen, refrigerators, vegetable cellars, bakeries, storerooms, and has 50 sleeping apartments for employees. THE BAR AND BILLIARD ROOM Is the finest in the West. Magnificent carpets cover the floor and large easy chairs, upholstered in leather, line the room. The billiard tables, made of dark New Zealand woods, are marvels of excellence. The counters and sideboards are of natural cherry, trimmed with bamboo and set with elegant bevel plate mirrors. The effect is not only dazzling, but beautiful, as countless rays of light are reflected back from the elegant glass and silverware which cover the sideboards. THE KNUTSFORD, In its entirety, is not excelled by any hotel in the United States. Its furnishings are beautiful in the extreme, and were selected with a view to please the eye as well as for the comfort of his patrons. That it has been admirable done is evinced by the large patronage it has had from the opening day. The cost of furnishing it alone was more than $iso,ooo. The hotel is admirably situated. The electric cars of both lines of railway pass its doors, and it is pre-eminently the hotel of Salt Lake City, where one can enjoy both luxury and comfort, and it may well be said that at last Salt Lake City, the coming commercial center of the West, and the tourist’s resort, has a hotel to satisfy the most fastidious. The Knutsford orchastra gives music during dinner every evening and affords much pleasure to the guests. '1 ..mM Salt liake City. POINTS AND FACTS O I rx^U 1C Pe F5ST. Salt Lake City has a population of 65,000 or more. A total wealth of fully $85,000,000. The same valuation for city as for other purposes. Only a tax of 1.7 per cent, and an assessment of one-fifth. A net city indebtedness of but $200,000. An efficient and well-equipped fire department. Inexhaustible water supply of excellent quality, with tremendous fire pressure. Thousands of horse-power in the large mountain streams flowing through city. Inexhaustible flowing artesian wells. The finest hotel (The Knutsford) in the West. A thorough sewerage system of modern construction. One hundred miles of shaded, beautiful streets and drives 132 feet wide. Streams of living mountain water along each street. Beautiful lawns, gardens and 150 acres in public parks. Splendid electric and gas-lighting plants. Sixty miles of electric street railway in operation. Cheap electric power for small or large manufactories. Fifteen miles of sidewalks being laid. Fifteen miles of sprinkled streets. Extensive street paving commenced. The most elegantly furnished and comfortable Hotel between Chicago and the Pacific coast (The Knutsford). Ten railroads with over 60 passenger trains per day. The general offices and shops of all railroads centering here. Numerous hot and mineral springs and baths reached by electric cars. Two elegant bathing resorts, Garfield Beach and Lake Park, with Saltaire and Monahassett now rapidly building. Grand mountain scenery, hunting, fishing and camping. The great Temple, Tabernacle, grand tabernacle organ, and a score of other historic buildings and places. The Knutsford Parlor Promenade is a favorite resort every evening during programme by the Knutsford Orchestra. The Territorial Capital, all of the Federal courts, the U. S. Land and kin- dred offices. 'I he Territorial Normal, Deaf and Dumb Institute, Women’s Industrial Home and the Penitentiary. Twenty-three public and fifteen private schools. Twenty-five churches, all denominations well represented. Four well-conducted hospitals. Twenty halls, four prominent social clubs of leading men, six public libraries. Thirty benevolent societies. The best theaters in the West, outside of San Francisco and Denver. A grand choral society of 300 voices. Metropolitan morning and evening papers, printed on perfecting presses, The Knutsford is near all places of interest in Salt Lake City. Ali\e Chamber of Commerce, an active Real Estate Exchange, an influen- tial stock exchange, a flourishing Polytechnic Society. Five times the hotel accomodations of any other Utah city. Over 200 manufacturing concerns, embracing over seventy varieties. A great packing house and stock-yard company. Five times the wholesale business of any other inter-mountain town. Fifteen banks, capital $4,000,000, deposits $8,000,000. Phenomenally large clearing-house returns. The strongest, safest and most active real-estate market in the country for either investment or speculation. One hundred miles of shaded, beautiful streets and drives, 132 feet wide. Seven millions’ worth of improvements under actual construction Jan. 1, 1892. Electric cars pass the door of The Knutsford to the Fort, Liberty Park, Smoot’s Park, Calder’s Park and all depots. Splendid opening for business or manufacturing. Over $4,000,000 worth of improvements in course of actual construction at this time. District Telegraph — The District Telegraph Company has 100 call boxes and eight messenger boys. Its business has doubled within a year, and it will put in a new and more extensive plant. Telephone — The city telephone exchange has 350 miles of wire and 600 sub- scribers. The company embraces fifty towns in this system, has 2,000 miles of wire and between 1,600 and 1,700 subscribers. The increase of business the past year was 17 per cent. Great how of natural gas discovered in January. Franchises already granted for piping the city. One-half million dollars invested in stock and plant. The best opening for any kind of business, and the best city for investments for profit within the next few years of any Western city. The Knutsford is the only strictly first-class hotel in Salt Lake City at present. PARKS AND PLEASURE RESORTS. Garfield Beach, eighteen miles west of the city, on the shores of the Great Salt Lake, is reached by the Union Pacific Railroad. During the summer season twenty trains run daily to this bathing resort. One mile to the south is Buffalo Park, also connected by rail, and a herd of buffalo is kept there. Lake Park, a beautifully laid-out pleasure resort on the edge of the Great Salt Lake, is situated about twenty miles north of the city, and is reached by the Rio Grand Western Railway. Six trains run daily to this point during the bath- ing season. Visitors should not miss seeing the Knutsford, to say the least, when in Salt Lake City, as it is the Pride of the West. The water of Great Salt Lake contains 22 per cent, of pure salt, making it so buoyant that only the least possible effort is necessary to maintain one’s equilibrium, and sinking is out of the question. The great lake is, therefore, the most attractive bathing place in the world. Warm Springs White Sulohur Baths— Located about one mile from The Knuts- ford, has ten private plunges for ladies or gents, and one large swimming pool for gentlemen. Electric cars convey ^passengers to this famous resort every twelve minutes. Beck’s Hot Springs, three miles from The Knutsford and only two miles north of the Warm Springs, is reached by the Rio Grande Western Railway, Union Pacific and the electric-moter line. Liberty Park is situated in the southeast suburbs, and is reached by the elec- tric street-car line, which passes the door of The Knutsford. It is a most pleasant and healthful place to visit during the summer months. Calder’s Park, about three miles south of The Knutsford, is another suburban pleasure resort, provided with boats, swings, dancing floors, games, etc., and electric cars pass The Knutsford, carrying one to the gate. Smoots’ Park, another pleasure resort, is also located in the southern portion of the city. Prospect Hill, with its lookout tower, commands a splendid view of the city and its surroundings. Fort Douglas— A well-built, full-regiment post, located on a plateau about three miles east of and 500 feet above the city level. AMUSEMENTS. Salt Lake City is pre-eminently the greatest amusement center of its size in the country. The very best c lasses of amusements, in crossing the continent, make Zion one of their principal stands, and jump from here either to San Francisco or Denver, without stopping at any of the intermediate towns. The Salt Lake Theater, built by Brigham Young over thirty years ago, is a large and beautiful structure, comfortably arranged, and is the equai of any theater to be found in the east in a city of 5 Si°°o inhabitants. It has a seating capacity of 18,000. MOUNTAIN RESORTS. By far the most popular resort in the Wasatch is at the head of Big Cotton- wood, at an elevation of 8,000 feet above the sea level. This is reached by the Rio Grande Western Railway. American Fork Canyon opens into Utah Valley, and can be reached most easily by the Rio Grande Western at American Fork Station. Conveyances are always to be had to take the visitors up the canyon. It is only five miles to the mouth, where the magnificent scenery begins. This canyon reminds one of the Royal Gorge or Cheyenne Canyon at Colorado Springs, but is more lofty and picturesque. There are numerous summer resorts and camping-out places near the city, where hot summer weather is unknown, and where fishing and hunting abound, and where four months can be spent delightfully each year.