The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-07

The word four flusher" rankles with
him yet. He betrayed il in an inter
view with Herald FePEese1tativef o snort tbe
Boston block and NewhOuse building. In
a characteristics short and terSeIy
worded statement he had given his in
terviewer the general details of the two
buildings and had authorized the pub
fishing of the sketches of the structures,
when he closed the interview with the
remark, now We'll see who is four
flushing in building operations here"
Since that time he has been extreme
Iy retieent in discussing his plans. fear
ing that too profuse statement Will
be taken as indicating that he is doing
more talking than building. That's the
reason he wouldn't talk about what he
intends doing to help the Commercial
club build their building last night
Some of the Details.
As to Just what that building is going
to be, no one, not even Fisher Harris,
knows. The general scheme as dis
cussed and mapped out by Mr. Cobb and
the members of the Commercial club
Board of Governors and Building Com
mittee who sat in last nights confer
ence is as follows:
The exterior of the building is to be
of characteristic design, its architecture
IMPLYING all that goes to make up the
purposes for which the Commercial club
stands for: the building will be probably
seven stories high; the basement will con-
and the billiard room. with probably an
elaborate plunge, shower and Turkish
bath department.
The first floor will contain the club
and lounging rooms. the general dining
room the ladies' dining room, the draw
ing rooms and reception rooms The
third floor will contain a library and III
dustriaI room and probably a gymna-
SUM. The two floors above that will
contain sixty sleeping rooms and above
these floors will be constructed the grand
banquet and convention room. The dome
of this will be two stories high and it
will be splendidly finished.
One of the several unique features of
the new club house will be the c9nstruc-
ton of what is known as silent rooms
These are small apartments so construct
ed that no noise can disturb the occu-
pant Here a business man may go who
wants perfect quiet and seclusion and
stay as long as he wishes, with nothing
to disturb his reflections and thoughts
It is impossible. of course, to give de-
tails as they were talked over by Mr..
Cobb last night and those in conference
with him The upshot of the entire mat
ter will be that the New York architect
will go back today commissioned by Mr..
Newheuse and the Board of Governors
of the club to prepare a set of plans for
the proposed building for acceptance or
rejection
1t is entirely probable that one or two
other prominent architects will be asked
to submit plans for the proposed building
and in the meantime Mr.. Newhouse and
the Commercial club will come to a solid.
definite understanding as TO just how the
structure will be financed.
The members of the club at large are
overjoyed at the turn their hopes have
taken and. while the completion of the
building is probably a year and half
or two years eff, the goal is nearer to-
day than il has ever been and all con-
eerned are happy, for IT means much TO
Salt Lake. much to Mr.. Newheuse and
everything to the Commercial club.