The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-26
A. o. U. w. Hnu In Par,. CITY.

The new A. o. U. w. hall I'm Park
City is going forward nicely. and when
completed will be a credit 70 the town.
The Rocky Mouncain worl1rnan gives
the following interesting description Of
the edffiee:
Although Park City workmen have
a reputation for rustling and CONSTANT
ly adding to the membership rolls OF
their lodges, they were not content to
rest there, SO early last spring the
matter of providing an elegant home
for the order was agitated, Brother w.
H. Goliath of Enterprise No. q tax
ing the initiative The following COM
mfttee, representing the different
lodges, was appointed to look up a site
and report: W. H. Goliath, chairman;
L. E. Camomile, secretary; John Ma1h-
eson for Enterprise Lodge No. 81, F. J.
Mclaughlin, w, W. Kennedy. J. 2.
Sweeney. for Ontario Lodge No /:
James Don, S. T. Thompson, Wade
Loofbourow for Free Coinage No. 9.
and Martin Prisk, Sr., and Mrs. Louisa
Perry for Silver Spray Lodge No. 9.
Degree Of Honor. A fine corner in the
business center of the town was Sc
lected, and the committee was then in
structed to proceed with the formation
of an association and put up a lodge
room. store and OpeTa-hOuse structure
No limits or structures OF any kind
were placed on the committee. SO they
waded into the undertaking with a
will and were soon taking subscrip-
lions in the new ENTERPRISE.
The association is capitalized for
$4,000 $4,000 shares at a. par value OF
50 each) and is Incorporated under the
laws of the state. Brother w H Col
bath of Enterprise lodge is president.
Grand Master Workman F. J. Nc
Laughlin of Ontario Lodge No 1, sec
rotary, and J. d. Murdoch of Enter
with Brother James Don (vice-DreSi-
denD, James P. Sweeney. Martin
Prisk, Sr., and l.. E. Camomile. consti-
tute the board of directors, who will
serve until the first annual meeting Of
the stockholders, to be held next May.
The building will be of imposing ap-
pearance. 1t is being constructed of
brick and stone. three stories above
the basement and covers 6115x120 feer
of earth. II viii be heated by steam.
lighted by electricity and supplied with
water, etc, on every floor There will
be two stores, with easements on the
ground floor, together with street en-
trance to opera house. ticket Office and
lobby. The second story will contain
five office rooms with opera house gall
lery, while the top floor will be fitted
34x75 feet and the other 25x60 feet, hav-
ing all the adjuncts and accessories,
including lockers. waiting parlors.
dining-room, kitchen. etc. The opera
house will have a seating capacity of
from 500 to 800 people. have seven or
eight dressing and property rooms.
beside other conveniences. The base
ment, aside from the apartments above
will be occupied by the
steam heating apparatus, dressing and
baggage rooms. etc.
1t is expected to have the building
completed by the first Of the year.
when the Workmen of Park City viii
celebrate the achievement with befit-
ting ceremony.
We are assured that the building.
as am investment. will be q splendid
paying proposition from the moment
its doors are thrown open. Several
applications to rent the stores and
office rooms have already been re-
ceived, while seven or eight nights for
the lodge rooms are also spoken for.
The building will stand as a moau-
nent to the progressiveness and en-
srgy of our order, a credit to the town
and the pride of every citizen.