The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-27

a close balustrade and the open portion
may be entirely closed with canvas If Oc-
casion requires. From this balcony, en-
trance Is also had to the drill hall, JOCK
$50 feet inside dimensions. 1t Is designed
that the best hardwood floor be laid so
that il will be suitable for all purposes
and uses. Between the entrances to the
drill hall a double stairway leads TO the
gallery of the drill hall the extreme d.
mansions of which are 20x96 feet.
A glance at the plans of the second
floor will show that the drill hall and
the four company rooms on each side
can be thrown together, a double and sin
gle door opening from one TO the otner,
giving a free passage way in both direc-
tons. thereby throwing the whole second
story into one suite of rooms. This ar
rangement will furnish generous accom-
modatiOnS for any and all KINDS or as
semblies and with the balcony surround
ing the court and the many openings of
egresS and inSreSs congestion, even with
the building filled TO its capacity. VIII De
practically impossible There are ten
openings of egress from the lower floor
of the drill hall and two from the gal
lery; four of those from the lower floor
are designed specially for fire exits. fne
floor space OF the drill nail ana saiiery
covers approximately 10000 square feet,
and should comfortably seat 5000 people
On the third floor are four company
equipment rooms on .each side OF tne
court with suitable wall space for lockers
and proper facilities for the care by each
man of the government property issued
to him
The dimensions of the plot of ground re-
quired for the erection of this building
and the contemplated administration
are 12x20 rods and 12x22 would pc
far preferable, and the same should be OBJ
tanned as near the business center OF the
city as the price of the land will permit
1t is not however. customary TO build
armories upon high-priced ground suit
able for business purposes One strong
reason why the location should be as
near the business center as practicable, is
that II is the practice. where commodiouS
srmories exist. 10 use the same for the ac-
commodation of large gatherings and as
semblies. AS this building is designed.
such use can be had without at any time
seriously interfering with the ordinary
routine work of the guard.
The addition of a large convention hau,
suited for any gathering the city may
have. insures for the plan the support
of large number of people in Salt Lake
City The opportunity. too, for the mob
ilization of troops in case of a foreign
war or internal strife in such building
makes 1t an admirable project. Another
feature of it will be the exhibition drills
that may be given in the open court and
witnessed from spectators gallery.
The guard at present consists of ap-
proximately $50 men, There were at the
camp Of instruction at Dale Creek last
August. 500 men. During the last two
years the guard has not increased numer-
ically to any great extent. but the organ
ization is much stronger. The government
rules for the National Guard are more
stringent and the National Guard of Utah
has conformed to those rules more closely
than ever.
Under the direction of Governor John c.
Cutler. commaDder-in-chief of the guard
and Adjutant General E A Wedgwood
the progress made by the National Guard
has been remarkable. At the camp last
summer at Dale Creek Wyo.. the Ma
uonal Guard of Utah participated in the
maneuvers of the regular army troops and