The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-18
OUR BUILDING BOOM.
The New Structures Seen ON
Every Hand.
WHAT THE ARCHITECTS SAY.
in Our City's Prosperity-The Increase
in Their Business.

With view to giving something Of a
definite idea of the amount of building now
going on in our city, reporters of TIE
HERALD yesterday called upon some of the
prominent architects and builders of the
city and were courteously furnished the in
formation given below.
DALLAS HEDGES
were the first architects seen. In reply to
the questions of the reporter, they said that
their business had increased 50 per cent.
over that of last year for the same period.
The buildings under their supervision are
among the best being built at the present
time. The Progress building, which, when
completed, will cost about ninety thousand
dollars, is under their care This building
will be equal, if not superior, to any now
built. 1t will be constructed on the Mills
system, having elevator, steam heating and
other facilities, among which is patent
mail chute, into which letters are dropped
from any floor of the building and deposited
in mail box, from which they are taken
by the postman. This chute will be the
first one placed in any building in this city
1t is expected that this building will be
completed about February /, go Dallas
81 Hedges will occupy the entire front of
the sixth story of this building, they being
so crowded in their present quarters. The
Utah Stove and Hardware company's bull
ding at the corner of Commercial and First
South streets is also under their care. This
building will cost about SIS, 900 and will be
furnished with passenger elevator, steam
heating and other Accommodations. The
Utah Stove and Hardware company will
occupy the basement and the first two
floors, while the balance of the building
ha fO,- off
been rented in advance at good terms. The
building viii be completed about Septem-
Der 30.
Elk Marshall Dyer's building to be
erected Immediately south of the stove
company's building, will be four stories
and basement. Furnished with elevator
and steam, and costs $1,000.
Critchlow q Parsons building, formerly
owned by x-Marshal Dyer. is to be COM
pleted on the 18th Of next month by con
tract. This building also is one of the
finest in the city, and will cost, when
81 900; this also has passenger
elevator and other facilities.
Spencer Clawson's warehouse. erected in
the rear of his store, will cost $4,000. This
is of the mill construction and 75X100 feet,
two story and basement, and will be com
pleted about September 80.
The improvements being made in the
Deseret National bank will cost something
like twenty-fiv thousand dollars, the large
vault recently put in costing 900 alone.
The plans shown the reporter of the
changes to be made in this quarter, indi-
cate that they will be quite extensive and
will greatly facilitate business.
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S. improvements will
also cost considerable, the vault in this
place having been extended to the top floor.
The improvements, it is estimated, viii
cost about fifteen thousand dollars The
fittings and furniture of both this and that
of the DeSeret National will be unusually
fine
Mccormick & Co. also contemplate extern
sive improvements, which may be made in
the near future.
The extensive improvements made in
L. g. M. l. will cost, including elevator
now being put in, about ten thousand dol
lars.
Among the many fine residences being
erected, Messrs. Dallas & Hedges have
the supervision of Mr.. Pauls on Second
South street, which, when completed will
cost 900. This will be one of the finest
houses in our city, being furnished with all
modern improvements
F. S. Richards residence, to be erected
in the Eighteenth ward, will be an unusu-
ally fine one, being supplied with the
latest improvements, and will cost about
sixteen thousand dollars.
]. E. Dooly's addition to his dwelling on
South Temple street will cost about three
thousand five hundred dollars.
Mrs. Bell Pitts is erecting double tene-
ment house on south Main street. This
dwelling, when completed, will be one of
the finest of its class in the city, and ''is
Just the thing that is..wanted, +" remarked
Mr.. Hedges The amount invested in
small dwellings will reach about fourteen
dollars.
II. A. wooLLEY,
of the Salt Lake Building and Manufactur-
ing company, stated that business was
fair with them; they had done some build
ing, among which is the Peoples Equitable
Coop building, situate north of 2. G. M. 1.
This building cost $1,000, and will soon be
ready for occupancy. The Pioneer Patent
Roller Mill company improvements, cost
ing $500, have been made by this COM
pany. The Twelfth ward meeting house,
costing S., 500, is built by them, and large
number of dwellings, among which is A.
COINS, of Cohn Bros, whose dwelling is
on Brigham street, will cost about 81 900
when complete. The aggregate cost Of
dwellings erected by this company is about
$4,000.
GEORGE ROMSEY,
lHSpOCOOI VI was 1Oulu DIT Ills
home in the Twentieth ward and received
the reporter with pleasant welcome. He
thought that the building of 'S9..excels that
of 'SS for the same period at least one-third.
The number of buildings under the super
vision of the firm of Taylor, Rooney &
Armstrong company were quite extensive.
The block of buildings erected on First
South street, opposite the theatre, would
cost about 10000. A large number of
dwellings had been built by the company
during the season. ~!
B. II. sCHETTLER
was next called on. He replied to the
question of the reporter that the ZiC MS
Savings Bank building, now being erected
by that institution on the corner of South
Temple and Main streets, would cost
Sl00, 900 or over Our building is to be the
finest in Salt Lake" Mr.. Schettler said.
The basement and first story to be of rock,
the balance red brick trimmed with rock
From the sketch shown it does indeed
present a fine appearance. The front part
of the building will be occupied by the
bank, the rear, facing South Temple street,
IS divided off for stores. Large vaults will
occupy the center of the building; pas
'enger elevator will be put in, and the
building will be heated by steam. Watson
Brothers are the builders. This firm is
llso building the Juvenile Instructor build
ng, situated east of the Savings bank. 1t
S estimated this building will cost S12, 000
OTHER BUILDINGS.
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