Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-29

quarters so necessary for the carrying
on of its work, and at the same time
the owners Of the buildings viii be put
In possession Of permanent revenues
which viii yield very good rate Of in
terest on the outlay large as It has
been. Tie total cost Of the two build
ings, when finished, viii be over a quar-
ter Of "A million dollars.
The roof Of the Annex win rise above
the corner building about II feet. The
dimensions Of the corner structure are
"a feet on East Temple street by 10 on
South Temple The sidewalk Is exca-
waited for is feet additional on both
streets, giving an immense storage
room The dimensions Of the Annex are
II by no feet, and It's basement is also
eNcayated Is feet under the sidewalk.
The total basement area therefore, Of
the two buildings, Is over 1900 square
feet, The number OF occupants In both
buildings viii not be fur from I5O
The corner building which stands six
stories high, has practically eight floors,
the basement being high aud cOmmOdi.
Gus, and the garrett over the siNth floor
containing ample storage space Being
absolutely fire proof II win form a val
liable room for the storage Of records
for both the oregon Short Line and the
Deseret News There win also be con-
siderable storage space In the garnet to
rent
ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF,
The absolutely fire proof character oc
the building IL evident at Il glance 10
anyone walking through It, This was
alao demonstrated frequently durinr
the winter BY the building Of bon-Erts
IN several places throughout the struc-
ttro for warming the wOrkmen and dry
Ing the plaster There was then nhso.
lutely no wood work with whicn the
ilQmes could communicate. In ia I'm
lshed condition the only wood IN the
entire structure viii be the OAK castings
around the windows The walls are Of
stone and brick, the stone being NCbo
broWnstone, selected on account of its
tOughnoss, durability and handsome
color, the columns and girdats are Of
Iron aud steel; the partitions ana cell
lngs are Of metal Hath, the floors are ~
cement or Petro pulp, the doors aud
door castings are covered with copper
bronze the mop boards are also OF ce-
ment and even the closets and cloak
rooms are made Of the same material,
The only permanent fixtures in the
various apartments furnished by
the building, win be the rail.
ings in the rooms occupied by the
Oregon Short Line forces. These rail-
lngs are Of iron grill work with Oa,
tops, The woodwork is finished in thr
natural oak and the doors, mop
boards and the electric light chandeliers
ana fixtures In every room are made
to match In rich copper bronze hue,
The electric appliances throughout
the building, the wiring, etc, are the
first Of the Kind ever installed In the
west The wires for lighting telephone
wires, and the telegraph wires-the lat
ter FOR the operators Of the O. $ L.
are brought In underground and
conveyed IN pipes concealed in the
floors md partitions These pipes Que
Periodically sealed TO Keep them water
proof on every door is an electric nje-
ter closet alongside Of the janltors
closet and IN this the various wires are
systematically grouped so that any
break or repair can be speedily attend
ed TO-
The elevators, OF which there are two
In the corner building, zone on the east
and the other on the north, and one in
the Annex will be run by electricity,
ana will also embody new and unique
principles. Each building will also
have freight elevator, These
elevators are the first Of their
kind ever installed here In
case OF accident they stop them
selves instantly by an automatic
clutch. The main elevator on the east
is guaranteed 10 run 300 feet a minute,
The average speed Of the elevators In
this city Is l75 feet
The building is heated by steam
throughout and the heat Is regulated
automatically. The two immense boil
ers are located In the southwest corner
of the basement, and are each Of SO
horse power. Their capacity Is great
enough 90 heat building double the
size OF the corner edifoe and the An
mex, and should It become necessary
an individual electric plant for light
ing and power could be installed
The ventilation OF the entire building
ia as near perfect as II can be made,
each floor being ventilated by connec-
ton with the G-foot chimney.
The water system is Of the very lat
est, cold water being In every room
and hot water on the two lower floors.
This can be added to the other floors
at any time, To guard against slack
water supply In summer four tanks,
holding 5000 gallons OF water. are
located in the attic, and the supply
from them will yield an adequate pres
sure for all needs, besides giving am
pie protection against damage from fire
TO the contents OF the building
The building contains three vaults,
one in the corner on the ground floor
OF the Deseret News businCas Office and