The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31
REAL ESTATE NEWS AND TIL
CgTY'S BUILDING OPERATIONS

will be advisable 10 erect new office
building in view of the large number
of structures of this sort now under
course of construction, depends, If Is
said, on the turn taken by affairs at
the polls next Tuesday.
With the rapid approach TO compile.
ton of The new mining exchange and
the Commercial Club building on EX-
change place, that street has greatly
improved in appearance. and there is
already great activity there, showing
that the intentions Of Mr.. Ncwhouse
to establish new business center of
the city there have already begun TO
be realized The completion of the
new MoXum building at the corner OF
Fourth South and State streets has
given an impetus TO business there,
and there is Il noticeable movement Of
many business concerns TO get close
10 the new center.
Work on the new building being
erected on State street Just south OF
the building of the Independent Tclc-
phone company. by James II. and Os-
car Moyle, IS progressing rapidly. The
concrete foundation is practically com
pleted. and work on the superstructure
will be started in a few days.
The building is in two sections. The
front portion will have an exposure
of 1G feet on State street and will eX-
tend back 100 feet, Tire rear position
viii be 73x147 feet. The structure is
to be three stories in height, but will
be so constructed that it can be in
creased 10 five stories if desired.
a portion OF the ground floor viii
be occupied by the Offices of the Smith.
Williams Automobile company, which
also will utilize the rear portion for an
automobile store. The other two floors
will be used for office purposes \
large part of the building already is
frame, with concrete floors and roof,
and will be fireproof. Plans for the
new structure, which are being pre-
pared by Architect George w. Ed
redge. show an unusually attractive
building, and one that viii be promi
nent addition 10 the business structures
Of State street.
The development of Second South.
through the erection of the Holmes.
KNOX building, at the corner of State
street and Second South. and the j.
e. Lynch building, AT the corner of Sec
one East and Second South. appears TO
be assured. State street has been great
ly improved by the erection OF the new
buildings there and changes also are
under way farther south between See
ond and Third South. which will i'm
prove the conditions there and bring
about the development of two main
business thoroughfares through the
heart of the city.
The movement TO improve the ap-
pearance of First South, between Main
and State streets, is also progressing
New fronts have been placed on the
there, extending from the cor.
ncr OF State street nearly TO Commercial
street. and changes in the fronts of
buildings between Commercial street
and Main street have also been started,
The repaving Of Third South, from
West Temple street To the new Rio
Grande depot, is nearly completed, and
already gives a handsome appearance 10
that thoroughfare, The completion of
the work Will stimulate property values
there greatly. ii is said, and the
Strengthening of realty conditions there
is commented upon by many dealers.
just north of the Boston building.
the new Felt bnildin2 is well under way.
the arrival Of steel having made IT pos
siblc TO proceed rapidly with construc.
iion, and most of the framework is un-
der way. The razing of the old build
ings on Main street to make room for
the construction of the new Kcarns
building is. now practically completed,
and cXcavating has been started The
place is the scene ofs tremendous ac-
iivity night and day, and IL is evidently
the intention Of the owners 10 push the
structure 10 completion ut the earliest
possible moment,
The suggestion has been made by
"a realty man ciosc'y in touch with thp
building situation hat the erection of
the new Utah hotel ard the improve.
mcnts being made by L. G, NJ, /. will