The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-25

it was the marvel of tourists, as it
still remains
1t was just prior to the panic and Cap
tain Hooper's SUPPLEMENTARY that the
Logan store was begun and completed,
under rather dispiriting conclusions as to
It's necessity; but Hooper holding the reins
for year and half during seriously
trying and critical period, and while the
strength of the institution was so fully ex-
erting itself under the patronage of the
people; its receipts enabled it to recover,
in a brief time, its more than original
standing, through the payment of an in
debtedness a little less than million and a
quarter of dollars, and this long before it
was really duel
The nervous temperament of the captain
could not long survive this intense strain
from the needs of q. G. M. l., and Claw
son, as already said, came again for brief
period to the fore, until purchasing the
machinery department from the institu-
ton, H S. Eldredge accepted anew the
charge. While occupying this position,
the Ogden branch erected its then magni-
ticent block, and the Logan store was more
beautifully supplied, thus emphasizing
the spirit and intent of the directory,
which always and everywhere kept promi-
nently forward, the original mission of the
institution.
The long projected addition to the already
great central store of Salt Lake city, was
built and opened under H. S. Eldredge's
management in 1S79-S0; and, strangely
enough, the shoe factory, which had as
sumed gigantic proportions, outgrowing
altogether the capacity of rented premises,
was then built under the still later super
intendency of the same individual; q. c. N.
I. Advocate was also begun and issued
monthly from 1885 until the spring of 1889,
doing a good work, and being fully appre-
ciated as medium of communication be-
tween the institution and it's patrons far
and near.
On the death of Superintendent
Eldredge, the duty of control fell on the
long tried secretary and treasurer, T. G..
Weber, since which time the interior of
the dry goods department of the Salt Lake
city store has been completely transformed.
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well displayed merchandise of over three
hundred feet in length, making it one of
the finest and most original of salesrooms
in the United States. An elevator of the
most modern type, costing some five thou
sands dollars, gives easy access to finely
appointed cloak room, ako to the general
wholesale sections and the public and pri-
vate offices, all of these being on the upper
floors The entire building is now fur
nished with the best methods Of steam
heating, and many radiators iudiciously
placed, make shopping more comfortable
and attractive than in any other store of
any western city,
The original directors have been mainly
changed by the hand of death. The great
leader, President Young, left this monu-
ment of his thought for the pecuniary ben
eft of his people, to the watchcare of his
successors; that trinity Of merchants who
were his aids and support, and successfully
superintendent Hooper, Jennings and
Eldredge all passed away. OF dis
tinguished officers thus removed, we may
further note President George A. Smith,
]. NJ. Bernishel, William Clayton, D. o.
Calder, Thomas Williams, and the late
President John Taylor.