The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-30
Buster TIMES
FOR ARCHITECTS
Outlook For Building Improves With
Each Passing Day.
BUT NO BOOM is IN SIGHT
WORK STILL RUNS TO RESI-
DENcEs OF MODERATE COST.

As true a gauge of the citys prospects
as the real estate barometer is that Of
building and architecture, and here as
with real estate there seems to be
high area. While there Is none of the
half-dozen or more prominent architects
of Salt Lake prepared to say that SAT-
Lake is on the verge Of general Doom
few hesitate 10 say that the outlook for a
better period than the city has ever hau
is excellent. -,
The consensus of opinion is that the
activity in building real estate ana ram
road circles thus far this year betokenS
something good for Salt Lake. The ma
iority Of architects approached were con
sentative in their statements and did not
hesitate 20 back up any opinion they eA-
pressed with solid facts and figures.
The conclusion reached after interviews
with some of the biggest architects
may be summed up in this way: %
There is at present more ready cash 10
place in Salt Lake buildings than at any
time in the city's history; % There Is
more work in sight and on hand than a
any time during the city's history; 90
The degree of "loOSeneSS' of capital IN
contrast with former years, will be
things are going the right way and
Salt Lake is for Salt Lake
J. c. Craig when asked as to his views
Il cannot truthfulIy say that in my
opinion Salt Lake is on the verge OF a
boom a s far as building indications go
But everything points to a Weakening up
generally of the city. From my obserVa-
lions l would say that the people with
the money are holding off TO see just
what turn things will take Contractors
note this condition. Once those who are
watching new developments in railroads,
etc, feel assured, Salt Lake will wit
ness great building activity. At present
the work l have on hand does not in
clude any business structures. II con
SiStS chiefly of summer residences
d. c. Dart of the Atlas block gave
some figures that formed as good basis
as one could wish for his statement that
Salt Lake is experiencing activity IN
building lines and that in his opinion the
outlook for a prosperous period was
bright Mr.. Dart is figuring on apart
ment houses representing an expenditure
of $4,000, $4,000 warehouse for storage
purposes, and dozen or more residences
of Lesser value. All of these structures
will be completed this year
y. Edward Liljenberg (Erskine & LII
jenberg), echoes Mr. Darts statements as
regards the promise or a prosperous pc
Rod held out SSalt Lake. Mr.. Lilien-
berg said that his firm was handling
great amount of business not only in Salt
Lake, but throughout the state He be
neVed that activity in building lines was
true basis on which TO expect activity
Among the structures which this firm
Is now figuring on are $4,000 apartment
terrace for George Williams, to be built
on Fourth South street between Main
and West Temple; a $4,000 L. d S
meeting house to be built in Waterloo;
an eight-room school house for the Twen-
$1,000; and $1,000 stors and apartment
structure to be built on Fourth South
street between Main and State for ]. q.
Mcdonald
In addition to these na-red above,
Messrs- Erskine & Iilienberg have con-
siderable small residence work
G. VI. Neuhausen. while he saw no
boom indications said that undOubted-
" the cltys building growth is steady and
In the right direction He said that he
had noted general, heaIthful activity in
building lines Among the plans recently
made by this firm are those for the Brig
nam Young Trust company building at
First South and State streets to cost
$50, 600: This building will be three stories
IN height 1t will occupy the southwest
ern corner Both this building and the
Orpheum theatre. which is TO be built
on state street and Com rnercial avenue.
Will be completed this year The the
atre building will cost about $50 600 Mr..
Neuhausen. Ike other architects notes
the tendency toward more small build
ings and homes than last year. as well as
activity in the line of business structures.