Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-18
Decide to Push the Construction Of
Building With Great Speed.
SOME COMMITTEES NAMED.
Renee q. Isuiiding. Grounds are stah.d
on, Architect Hurry ina the work
applications. Tor Employ mcnt

The Salt Palace directors met this
morning and gave orders for the lmme-
date construction Of the building. The
suggestion Of Architect Klcttlng for a
change In the dimensions OF the atric-
turc were considered and favonbly
acted upon. The architect was author
izcd TO proceed with all possible cxpc-
dltion on the work OF erecting the build
Ing.
II was decided 10 reduce the size OF
the building from tho size frst given
90 the dimensions ~ feet wide and 100
feet long. reduction Of 10 feet from
the original sisc. This change was made
simply for the sake " securing better
proportion and symmetry. the width
In the original being somewhat too
great Tor the height.
The following members were named
a. committee on concessions. advcr.
Using and amusement.
l.. w. pittman. u. X. Thomas ana
W. A. Nciden.
They viii see to the letting out ~ the
concessions In the Midway plaisance
nnd Will consider the most suitable va
rieticu Of entertainment TO be- admitted.
H. X. Thomas was appointed COM
mlttcc ~ one 10 look after the adVcr-
Using on the fence now building. The
fence viii be- completed by next aatur.
day night II II thought that adycrtia-
Ing on this fence will be 90 popular aa
TO pay for the cost Of fence conrtruc-
tlon.
Tho directors decided that the
grounds should be- laid out In walks
beds, shrubs. otc., an far an II VIII be
possible 20 late IN the spring season this
year, hut the anal touches viii have TO
be given next spring
The finance committee will secure tho
services OF some reliable person and
start him out at once to got In all the
subscriptions that are now due
a committee on new subscriptions
viii also he sent out right away.
Many NJ tho inbprcra applying for
work aRnce 10 take onc-third " their
pay In stock Of tho association. The
p, pie ,nk- an Interest and pride In
the exposition ana these facts lend adj
dltional ENCOURAGEMENT 10 the incorpor-
htorr.
Friday right ~ eac,. week has been
F.t apart for the general business meet
| Ing TO maxi the necessary apprupfia-
ilNUH W NfNNl' VIZ W. NNNlNNHH NNN INV
| week on Saturday. Applications for
employment should be made at No. u
| Atlas ulock.
The Governor will be asked 10 act a.
chairman Of a committee. ~ four "a
/ obtain rates from the railroads with tho
hope that the officials ~ the various
lines VIII make rates that will Induce
q large Influx ~ visitors. The location
selected for the Palace and grounds IL
considered the best ~ all the various
sites, ana II IL fortunate for the as
ISOLATION that the Palace was not i0cat-
ed IN Liberty Park.
The city Council ala wen IN allowing
/ the salt Palace association 90 fence IN
canal ana sidewalks surrounding the
Halt Palace ground at the foot " Fast
Temple street. The ciRht-f0ot fence
now enclosing the nftecn acres NJ
ground on which the Palace VIII BE- To-
Gated II about finished. and II looks like
business. ~ IL understood Il II con-
tomplntod having tho fence emhellirhod
with artistic advertisements solicited
| from the Arms Of the city. the whole a.
form, when completed, a handsome pie
turc.