Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-18
Great Building Improvement that
the Church viii Not Undertake.
VERY PRETTY BUT UNTRUE.
How the Desire fsr an Important
News Item led = Morning Paper
into Psiniand'

President Snow an he quorum Of
the Apostles were gr,iiy surprised TINS
morning on reading q strong a'nsa-
uonal headline STORY The Herald an
nounoing that tho church was about TO
undertake irnnruvonssii % Colossal
oharactcri that the ,aierprisc included
"a new street. npionHi church build
ings ana "a beaitifd park" that the
Lion and bee Hivs houfss" were "to
BE- converted into tlioi" and that n
BIG outlay was Involved"
Following this hIidousIy exclusive
news announcement sas a detailed dla-
gram u the PROPOSE lmprovomcnta 90
far NJ they could J. shown on paper
and concerning whlth the paper said,
Above ~ the wcai talf ~ the block
bounded by. South Tsmplg md North
Templo and Main tai state streets.
which the Church ffa0Qarn 20 convert
Into beautiful para enclosing new
rcfidcncc for tho ars1liont u the
thurrh nnd "a new church on|co build
ing, both structures % b. erected facing
the Temple. ~ talnta the presi-
dents homci N FirHai offices. 81,
uthing ntorchouHo ~ % present. %
Ni"N.N ttAN NnlNNa " lNNNhANNAI NH
shaded PORTIONS Of 10 plat represent
the parked grounds. ahi the light. en-
frances and drivcwaYf"
added 10 that wa thl1 explanations
while the project n but continue.
tlon OF tho progrcnrlff policy adopted
ny Pfeaident Snow. o constitutes the
higFcgt undertaking 10 the history ~
tho church, with ~ exception 81 the
erection % the anli Lake Temple Il
"a q u a. lao
The cutting Of a street through from
South Temple 70 North Temple, the OK
pcuditurc o. about t00Q0 In building
improvements. g2soa more IN the nc-
0ulreucnt q urUpffiy. and a few
thousand additional 10 making q grand
public park and Furnishing a hotel
1T n proposed o. run n north and
south street through he exact center
n tho block named midway between
state ana Main Htrsea and no sooncr
VIII the church puhicitl0n Once have
moved into ita new quarters than the
work % tearing dlHu everything on
the west hall Of the block thus divided
VIII begin"
Then the erection % tho Presidents
official fcHldeucci thf pfopasitlon to
convert the Lion and Beehive houses
into hotel, the rcasdns therefor. dca-
cfipuun ana cost, VEN all given with
a mlnutencas that vas startling
PRESIDENT SNOW AMUSED.
when President Snow was spoken 20
concerning the matter today he laughed
heartily and remarked that some enter-
nrlalnE reporter had been greatly FuiiTd.
THE only trouble about the story" said
tho President. ia that Il has not n
shadow % truth. had never heard ~
such n thing have never dreamed "
A. AltoHr thor Il IL one Of the most
amusing Jokes I have henui o. IN
long time-nim0at a. funny as one %
Doolcy'a letters"
Several OF the Apostles were alsu In
terviewed and each expressed himself
along the same lines 40 President Snow.
None % them knew anything uf the
matter and had neyer heard % dis
GUESSED. Finally one ~ them temsm-
berod that an architect many
year1 ngo-almost a E0nerutlon. had
drawn plans which had never been Harl-
ouHly thought Of By any uue-not exc
coutinr tho architect himself hat they
also included rcmi-cifrular or Crrr-
cent shaped street on The block east %
the Temple. ana various other improve
montH that the Herald reporter failed
20 nnd. Few men VI today. however.
had over known OF them only one or
two OF tho oldest ~ the Apostles recall
ihom aud they nre grgatly amused at
the resurrection.