The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-18


Main Street either way, wul be at least
half million dollars, just as soon as
work is commenced on it. II canaot
fail to be the centre of business, at least
for many years to come. The details,
as have said. bave not been perfected,
but a glance at the diagram will show
you almost anything we desire is posi-
BILE, and the amount of business that
can be massed in that one block is
something enormous. Computation.
AS TO THE DESIGN,
that is also little too far away right
now. The Chamber building, however.
will be constructed of native materials,
and the ether buildings of pressed
brick, with view to solidity aud
peImanency rather than to Or
namentatioa and display. The idea
of building in four sections, as indi-
Gated, has much, 1t seems, to commend
itself, and as the committee further
said, in the report made, the urgent
need o. Federal courthouse, with the
necessary vaults for the securing of
court records, fire proof building for
post office; commodious quarters for
an assay office, which must be shortly
established, together with the other
Federal offices situated III this city, the
most of which could be secured by
furnishing ample accommodations at
fair rental, would more than suffice
to make one section of the four pro-
posed exterior buildings, paying in-
vestment. The design is to make the
block
THE CENTRE Or TRADE,
and, if found necessary, a section
might be used for hotels purposes, and
the other for general mercantile pur-
poses. Then again, under the pro-
posed system, there would be the great
est economy possible in heating, light
ing and seWering such buildings. The
query as to whether the financial re-
suits would be on the right side, Is, of
course, an important one; but from
what 1 have observed, from personal
knowledge, 1 firmly believe that if the
block were completed now, we would
have no difficulty in filling it with de
sirable tenants"
And do you think our Salt Lake
capitalists will take hold of the enter
prise?"
Most assurediy, just as soon as they
gain a correct conception of the propo-
sition we have laid before the Chamber,
and which, We hope, will be properly
put before them by the press. Should,
| however, there not be such q Fespon
as might be necessary to carry the
scheme through, we will have no diff
Guilty in
| INDUCING OUTSIDE CAPITAL
to come to our aid. We had much
rather, of course, that Salt Lakers
should have the credit, and should ex-
hibit their faith in the future of our
city, and while it is very desirable that
the entire structure should be erected
at one time, still it is not absolutely
necessary. The idea is not an idle one
it was not conceived and born in
minute; it is one that will bear the
closest scrutiny, and out of the entire
committee-Mesr-e Dinwoodey, Dooley,
Grant. Hall and IL self, there is not
one who is not tho oughly sauguine
that success must attend our efforts"
| Further reference is scarcely neces-
sary, the figures on the diagram III the
! one section explaining all the others, as
every section, every part, mugt be
! built in strict uniformity with each
other. While we admit thst at hrst
blush it appears
A ZIG UNDERTAKING,
yet we feel confident that it is one
which can be carried through success
inlly, if the right parties will bat lend
their aid. The mere commencement
means boom which will bring per-
maneuce to our home institutions; by
exhibiting confidence in our own city.
we naturally beget tie confidence of
others.
The committee will, doubtless, hays a
further report to make within few
days.