The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-01
OGDEN DEPT.
HERHLD BRANCN OFFICE.
5I3 UTAH LOAN & TRUST BUILDING.
Ogden, November /.
WELL BEGUN.

SO quietly has the Rio Grande West
ern company proceeded with the con-
struction work at the yards that few
people in Ogden know the extent of the
| improvements being made, or, in fact,
that any improvements are being
made.
Yesterday afternoon a Herald repre-
sentative visited the round-house now
IN course of construction. 1t is located
between Twepty-frst and Twentieth
streets. north of the Southern Pacific
round-houses. on the ground set apart
by the Rio Grande Western company
for The erection of its shops, round
! houses, supply depot, etc.
The work on the round-houSe is near
| ing completion. The brick-work, for
Which Contractor George H. Greenwell
had the contract, is practically finished
and the frame work soon will be. The
house is to be composed of six stalls,
with pits Of substantial stone-work,
having cement bottoms. In the brick
work Ogden brick was used and indeed
most of the materials of the building
were found on examination to be home
products whenever possible. The neceS-
sary exceptions are certain redwood
timberS and some heavy Orders and
beams. The building itself is a COM
| modfous one, being quite high and with
plenty of room for the six engines. The
carpenter work is in charge of the
superintendent of buildings of the Rio
Grande Western, Mr.. Thompson, and is
being done by the companys carpen-
tiers. The officials of the road expect
the building to be completed about No
vember 10. A conservative estimate puts
| the cost of the structure at about
| $1,000. 1t will be remembered that the
foundation of the building has been
! there for some time. Most of the track
age for the house is furnished so that
engines will he housed there immedi-
ately after the completion of the build
ing.
In outline the structure shows as a
small segment of circle-a large cir
! Gle. The Herald man noticed that there
! was plenty Of space left to add to this
segment and approached Superinten-
| dent Welby with a view to ascertaining
! if other work is not contemplated by
! his company. Mr.. Welby is not much
given to talking about the work of his
company, but nevertheless stated that
1t is the intention to proceed with an
extensive system of improvements.
They are doing we'll what they do and
dislike to hurry with the work He
would promise nothing for this fall be-
yond the completion Of this round
| house. Other work might be done but
he would not say So In the spring.
however, he said the work would be
/ pushed.
What Improvements do you expect
! to make in the spring." asked the re-
porter
I'VE shall build the shops necessary
for handling our business here
The buildings will then, I take it.,
cost a considerable sum-"
''They will cost between $35 900 and
! 100000" said Mr. Welby. with man
ner so decisive as to suggest that he
had figured out the exact cost But,
mind YOU" he continued, this expen-
diture is not apt to commence until the
frost leaves the ground next spring. 1t
is just as well not to over-state mat
ters. This round-house now nearing
completion is all we are sure of build
ing this year.