The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-22
bic LABOR TEMPLE
FOR CITY ASSURED
Salt Lake Federation of Labor
Proposes to Rear Imposing
Structure.
COST or THE BUILDING
Is ESTIMATED AT 500. 900
Thoroughly Equipped Emcrg-
ency Hospital viii Be One
of the Features.

That. salt Lake City will he provided
within few months with one OF tho
finest labor temples in the West seems
evident from preparations now underway
LOT inc erection Of building by the
Salt Lake Federation Of Labor. y. IL
Mess president OF the Salt Lake Fedora
ton OF Labor, who has just returned from
trip through the principal cities of the
coast, where he had been looking over
the buildings erected by the aniHation
for the use of its members. stated Mon
day that work on the building would be
started Just AS soon rs ftnal details of
tne tr'. iarrangemcnts arr could he made. The
site has been tentatively chosen but will
not he stated for the present, owing TO
complications in the arrangements. 1t
was given out, however. that the loca-
tion would he central and one of the
best that could be obtained for the pur-
pose.
The building will nc 1OOxl25 feet in
size. either four or six stories in height.
and viii cost fully 100000. Rooms viii
be provided Cor all the organizations of
the Federation of Labor. Offices for
every. one OF the subsidiary organizations
Will be located convenient of access and
the great lobby on the ground floor Will
be provided with waiting room, rcading
room, billiard and pool room aud cigar
stand and everything which can con
ducc to the comfor, OF the members of
the unions a magnificent auditorium
pable OF seating several thousand people
VIII form q prominent part OF the build
inc.
The feature OF tho undertaking. how
ever, IS the provision To bc made for "a
thoroughly equipped emergency hospital,
which viii be open 10 working mon OF all
kinds. who are hurt while engaged I'm
their laborS. The need Of the city for an
adequate emergency hospital will thus be
filled. IT Is proposed to have present ca
pablo physicians and nurses so that in
case OF injury 10 a working man, such as
have occurred il! the city during the orcc-
tlon Of many Of the big buildings, there
will be no delay in providing for the In
Jurcd person.
To Provide Ambulance,
An ambulance will he provided with
Headquarters at the police station which
Will respond To calls for assistance In
cases OF this kind
The new building viii bc similar in
many details to the now temple recently
erected by the Building Trades council of
san Francisco, The building In san Fran
cisco. however is only three stories high
with basement The structure contem-
plated for this city will be at least four
stories high and will be SO constructed
that additional stories may be added il
desired 1t is possible. also, that the
structure may be made six stories in
height at the start, this matter depending
somewhat on conditions.
The material for the new building has
not yet been selected and neither has the
architect. Many details OF the interior
arrangements have been worked out. how
ever. by members OF the federation, so
that preparation Of plans will be made
easily. 1t is intended TO push matters
connected with tho affair as rapidly as
possible and the building is TO be COM
Dlctcd by the fall of 1910.