The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-07
THE NFW FIRE.
PROOF BUILDING
A Brief Description of Sal
Lakes First Concrete
Sky-SCraper,
THE INTEREST 1T AROUSES
AND WHO 1T BELONGS TO, WITH
FACTS ABOUT A BIG, PRO-
GRESSIVE CONCERN.

street, now in course of erection, is at
tracing no end of attention from con-
ference visitors and other strangers in
the city, because of its novel construc-
ton. 1t is unusual to see a building
prepared for the roof before the front,
rear and sides are filed in, and to those
unaccustomed to the sight there is
great WOndeTment as to what sort of
construction it is
The building belongs to the Utah
Savings * Trust company. now doing
business at No. $50 Main street, oppo-
site The Herald office. and will be oc-
cupie1 some time during the coming
summer. 1t is being constructed of re-
infOTCed concrete, which means the
proper componcnts Of cement, sand and
crushed rock. reinforced with steel rods.
The brick, which will be filed in after
ward, constitute no strength to the
building, but are utilized simply for
closing in the walls of the structures.
This style of construction stood the
test OF the San Francisco fire and
earthquake better than any other style,
and in the rebuilding of that city is be-
ing used ia all the large new edifices.
1t is said to be the only building ma
terial known that grows stronger with
age.
The building is seven stories high, the
big banking room occupying the ground
floor. and the other six stories TO be let
for offices. By reason of the thorough
equipment of the building, including
the best elevator service, and with wa
Ter. light, heat and janitor service fur
nished free, COUPLED with the notable
fact that the building will be entirely
hTeDrOOf-theSe Offices are renting very
rapidly. Mr.. Heber NJ. Wells, the trust
company's manager. states that more
than so per cent of the eighty-Odd
rooms have been rented for periods
ranging from three to five years.
The contract for furnishing the in
terror of the banking room was recently
let to the H. Dinwoodey Furniture
company of this city, who will have a
special expert from the Andrews Fur
niture company of Chicago come on 90
superintend the work. All counters
pillars and wainscotings are to be Of
white Italian marble streaked with
English vein and trimmed with Verde
antique base: and the ratings are to
he of polished bronze. The ceilings and
walls are to be decorated in light col
ors. the floors Mosaic thing. also light
in color, and the general effect will be
exec edIngly rich, but plain and artistic
The vault work which will include a
money vault, book vault and safe de-
post vault on the main floor, with
ment, are being built of two-foot brick
lined with armor steel plate, top. bot
tom and sides, and in addition are to be
equipped with the bankers electrical
protection, consisting of thin plates or
envelopes which yield a current, sound
ing an alarm the instant they. are
touched by drill or chiseI.
The Utah Savings & Trust company
i'm thus preparing for d splendid future
business not only demonstrates 4 con-
fidence i'm its own stability and growth,
but likewise a confidence in the future
Of Salt Lake City. which speaks with
no uncertain sound. The location can
rot be surpassed, as it is i'm the bust
ness center already, and from the pre-
dictions OF the most skilled prOgnOsti-
Gators, it will not be far removed in
the next twenty years, no matter which
way the busine IS district may grow.
The building will be completed none
too soon, as the Utah Savings x Trust
company has OutgrOWn its present
quarters, and for several months mas
sOrely felt the need of greater accom-
mOdations. In addition to the savings
and trust business, which the institu-
ton advertiSes as its main functions,
1T has already gone into a general bank
ing business, accepting deposits sub.
jcct to check. and with the new facil-
ties promises to be an important factor
in the banking world. The title and
abstract department will also be moved,
occupying spacious quarters i'm the
rear, where Mr.. John w. Ensign, the
polite and efficient abstracter, so we'll
and favOTably known to the trade, will
continue to preside.
The directorate of this popular insti-
tuition includes the following success
full and we'll known stalwarts: Hon. w.
5. Mccormick, president; john ]. DAILY,
vice president; Heber NJ. Wells, man
ager; Colonel f. A. Wall. w Montague
Ferry, W. J. HallOran, Z. o. Howard.
directors. With these gentlemen shap-
ing its destinies with an able and
obliging corps of employees, a new and
splendid field of operation end n con-
tinuatiCn of its present progressive and
conservative policy, the Utah Savings
& Trust company can scarcely fail in
the achievement of a most distin-
guished and deserved success.