The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
CLOTHlERS PLAN
GREAT BUILDING
Hart SChaffner & Marx Are to
Have a ~ Story Structure
in Wholesale Mart,
EIGHT ACRES OF FLOORS
Site Leased Is at Northwest Corner
of Monroe and Franklin
Streets.
(Chicago Tribune.)

Hart Schanfner & Marx. clothing
manufacturers. closed a long term lease
yesterday with Frederick Aver of Bos-
ton, Mass, for his property ar the
northwest corner Of Monroe and Frank
lin streets, and on Jan. 1 next he viii
construct for their occupancy a twelve
story iTeproOf building to cost $1,000
000. The cost Of the land is estimated
at 100000. IL is said this will be one
OF the largest and most perfect build
ings devoted To the manufacture OF
clothing in the world.
The land fronts 40 feet on Monroe
street and 100 ON Franklin. The build
ing, for which plans have been pre-
pared by Architects HOlabird & Roche.
viii cover the entire area. The eX-
terror win be constructed of dark red
pressed brick, and the principal en-
trance viii be on the corner. The in
terror construction will be of steel and
hollow tile. The stories viii be higher
than that of any other building in the
wholesale or retail district. the first
floor being fifteen feet high. and the
other floors averaging thirteen and one
half in the clear.
Equipment Thoroughly Modern.
The first floor viii contain the general
offices and shipping rooms; the second,
third and fourth floors the stOckrooms.
and the fifth will be devoted to a gen
eral salesroOm. and above that the stO-
ries will be devoted TO general manu-
featuring purposes. Three of the upper
floors will be used solely by the cutter
of clothing.
The building will be equipped with
the most modern machinery for facil-
itating communication between the diff
in
senger and two freight elevators. and
two spiral chutes nine feet in diameter
running from the top of the building to
the basement one of which Will be a
double chute for the purpose Of carry
ing express packages. Pneumatic tubes
will carry orders and memoranda from
one department TO another.
The top floor viii be devoted TO the
sewing room, and will be lighted with
saw tooth roof skyHght. In addition
TO being fireprOOf. the building viii be
equipped with sprinklers and additional
beyond the usual automatic IRE alarms
will be installed
The health and convenience Of ths
employees I'm addition To facilities OF
manufacture have been considered by
Hart Schaffner & Marx. Four floors
will be made dusJpTOOf and ventilated
by washed air. A Tefrigerating system
will cool the air and steriIize and cool
the drinking water.
Employment Given to 5000.
The firm now gives employment TO
5000 people I'm half dozen large build
ngs in the wholesale clothing district.
the main building being the eight-story
structure at the southeast corner Of
Van Buren, and Market streets. In ad-
dition it occupies the building at the
northwest corner of Van Buren, and
Market streets, the greater part OF the
building at the southwest corner Of Van
Buren, and Franklin. and the seven
story and basement building in Market
street south Of Van Buren,. On some
of these buildings the firm has leases
running some years. and viii continue
to occupy them with parts Of its BUSH
ness.
The site on which the new building
will stand is now improved with a five
story substantial stone building, erected
by J. Y. FarWell just after the fire. II is
one of the city's landmarks. II is under
lease for considerable periods 10 a large
number Of tenants. the rights OF whom
have been acquired. Construction will
be begun on the new building on Jan.
l. 1903, with a view TO its completion
hCfore Jan. !. 1910. The new building
YIN contain $4,000 square feet Of floor
space, or over eight acres.
Leasing ROsenthal ana K. r. SmOOt
looked after the legal details Of the deal
which was conducted by Adds & Co.
and Albert /. Strauss.