The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-23
AL UTAH PROUD
| Of BIG WARSH|P
,,d They Have a Right to Be
Proud of This Fighting
Machine.
MVERNOR SPRY AND
PARTY NOW IN CAMDEN
.rtahns and Former Utahns in
the East Will Witness
Launching.
ia, IN The Tribune.

III ctMpEN, \, j., Dec. 22.-Ihc latest
vi ,s;ton TO ,hc great fghting machines
4 4 Uncle Sans navy, the battlcship
!. Tph will, if all goes well, glide
n esu the ways IN the ship yards of the
: yN York Shipbuilding company here
n "A slip into the waters of the Della.
!& ur al - clock tomorrow noon.
Z. ihuysday is the birthday anniversary
II A Joseph Smith, the founder Of the
u isrrh of Jesus Christ of Baltcrdav
~ Sir,s. he having been born mt Sharon.
y T on December %. 1905 1t ap-
. ,,,r, 10 be a coincidence. therefore.
s. l,i the date for the launching of the
!. |h,ileship occurs on this great Mormon
al ,lyrh anniversary-by accident or de
= rsn. is not known. Persons from Utah
: rko arc here, when seen declined to dis
III ,us The matter. But nevertheless there
s ri many who arc skeptical.
II Everything is in readiness for the
Il aapehing of this latest and fastest bat
inhp The party from Utah are here,
mrjul Miss Alice Spry. Inc handsome
\ hughter of the executive of Utah, Will
n " as sponsor.
!, Gov. Spry and Party Arrive.
GOV. Spry and party arrived today.
lie members of the governor s party
Iw: Gov. and Mrs, William Spry. Miss
II lllts Spry, Miss Lita Spry, Henry
y endner, president of the Utah senate;
~ ". Stewart, member OF the state
81 ,aFd of corrections, and Mrs. Stewart.
~ and Mrs. John c. Sharp, Frank
~ fkIer assistant secretary OF the in
q lH0t; Senator and Mrs Reed Smoot, !
al Sssiot and Mrs, George Sutherland. |
~ sopgrcssman and Mrs. Joseph J
II MTeI. They arc guests Of President !
3 ssny May Of the New York Ship.
: hfdlng company.
~ IN addition TO the gubernaiorial I
Fl pr! there are number Of Ctahns |
:" ~ are 10 various departments of the !
slirnment nj Washington here. and
sas'Tow morning there will arrive n
4 lsmI OF former Tt3hnS, but who
nm A"w York thcir home. and also
\, .lmper or missionaries OF the Nor
fnnfch who are in eastern cities.
:" WIN also attend the launching.
q All Records Broken.
y The construction of the Utah all
uI nplas regarding the building of a
= .hoIp IN the United. States have
81 e broken Only little more than
q s months ago the keel of the
'rs .gnlF nuls OF this great fighting ma
,3I av Was lald, and when she glidcs
n ,ue water tomorrow afternoon she
= NJ pe about 5O per cent completed.
80 sald. is marvellous construc.
II Every cItlzen of Utah should be
~ 4. -, proud OF this latest addition TO
81 !, n9Iy OF Uncle Sam. A sister ship.
n tWgvl,da, Wda, is now building al the
VS. York navy yard. "
III Utah a Monster Ship.
. ., s oIder that readers of The Tribune
b. iolm ha1 an Idea or the immensitv of
4 NJ, 'saIie,shp Utah, it NAV be said
i,,t,,vuu Jun INC Utah be laid down in
4. SNss riace in Salt Lake. between
= 10 Shy.Scrapcrs there, with her
2 via pMlhs INTO Main street. she
Il i,p. .G. I.o'e man fill MP that thorough
III ms .,r would he able 10 point her
RI q,l bu;Sll ABOVE the roof Of the fcd-
. ~ ns, o',n l"ross Main street. while
k uinSon would be, on level with
eetSn anJ SI ihe eighth story of the
II 't.spI yrn,l, an1 NewUousc buildings. The
: 4 rpst sV"l1 cHlond almost from Main
81 eont,oi I'ato street. while her two
II i pelt;,o lowers, which will be used
Ils sonla ,'sn's on The twclvc-inch
II ",u lower l20 feet higher.
r. Cost Eight Millions
u r,.IA ,.TIAtract for the construction of
sS H was awarded Nnvcmbcr 9
n sarsnv .ae New York Shipbuildiur
mn w,a W nus city. The contract
IL IAN v;Ii gIS f5,946,000, and as much
q ia VII DC added by The government
n vi soWy WAY of guns and armor and
s,l cos, cots,apnsnt, which win make Lor
y tRh aban bsu ss;ooo,000 Here are some
xIha n, Facts About warship.
= SS.etled -''.''...... March l.. 1903
y SSufine ienr,h Dec -. 1909
Z J5sllssno bread,t,r -..,...,..5S1 IT, Is IN
VI ''al dspIscnu III --.......... IS H. in
: PleieIL,. NJ -''.......... u $50 tons
r. ,nrhlns. machinery: parsnns's ma
n Suni.r Developing Snnn Ln,,sc,,,,t..y',,
rl'r ipt.,o oi boilers. l.: ,ypc, y W
tain bet,nuN and three quarters knets
80 loc,s,sJ'I consisting nT ten lo-iprb
3 Sse tao 2.in. IN I'VE armor-clad turretg
- FOOD b.,,u submcrgcd torpedo fumes
q g suns a., consisting OF sixteen :,
q lrmo.d In salutinr e""" "l "-,nch aud
as ,na,.o oh Tho turrc,s rankin, :, ,,..,.
. ~ hill ,m'iFc iuchcs 10 nich, i,rhCs
inches ees irom eleven inches t,
rA w. viii Be a Flagship.
y bic sn,a mn VIII be q fagship. and xilI