Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-15
COMMITTEE AT WORK.

In conformity to the wishes OF the
government, a committee was appoint
ed by the Church, consisting of Orson
4 +. Whitney. chairman; George y. 8Py-
per, Mrs. Enmeline b. Wells, and
Spencer Clawson. to prepare the ex-
hibt. After a number of meetings Of
the committee, plan was formulated,
and 1t was decided to build model of
the Salt Lake temple and the famed
Mormon tabernacle in this city, giving
the detail of construction of the taber-
nacle and the complete building OF the
temple, in miniature. Besides this, Il
sectional map, rs feet long by SO feet
wide, was ordered made. showing the
various parts of the United States In
which the influence of the Mormon
Church has been active, and giving the
routes OF migration of the Latter-day
Saints, extending from Vermont or the
east, where JOSEPH Smith was born to
New York. where the Church was or
ganized, and on to Kirkland, where q
temple was erected, and to Nauvoo,
from which point the Saintsswere driven
Westward The settlements in Illinois
and Missouri are shown on the cons
tour map, as we'll as the course of the
7 pioneers over the 1000 miles of wilder
Tess from the Missouri river to the val
leys of Utah, where they finally settled
on Mexican soil, in 1S47 The route
followed by the Mormon Battalion.
called into service while the Mormons
4 were undergoing some OF their seyerest
hardships, at the behest of the govern
ment, to assist in fighting Mexico; tho
early settlement by the Mormons of
California, and the routes of migration
followed to that state. This map alone
costs $500 to prepare, and is perfect in
make up and geographical detail.F The
map was shipped to Seattle on Thurs
day. &
The model of the temple is being COM
I pleted now in the studio OF Mr.. Jeppe
!eppersen, at 131 south Main street.
Artist Jeppersen has been assisted IN
Z lie work by Il. s. Lund, and between
them they have prepared a nearly per-,
rect reproduction OF the Salt Lake tenn
PIE In plaster. The details of archi-5
lecture and construction are brought
out in bold relief in the white plaster.
Z and the windows, towers, minarets and
even the statue of the Angel Moroni.
sounding his trump is reproduced in
slaithlul detail. a photograph OF the IN,
s completed structure is given herewith
as wei as a picture of the detail of the
inside. OF the Tabernacle, which is nearly
ready for shipment. The casts of the.
temple reproduction We're made by
,slsfiess Pirotti. an Italian who came
mere q few months ago.
TABERNACLE IN MINIATURE.
Tho miniature tabernacle has been
fpIeparea by a. r. Wright. carpenter
~, and binder of this city residing at 3355
. .illta avenue. Mr. Wright is a vet
e ... builder, and worked upon the CON
struetion of the tabernacle itself The,
.a ,st OF the building is on n scale OF
J. = OF an inch to the foot and is prac-s
-, Ivy feet long by feet and 2 inches
Vide, VIDE Every detail Of constitution is
.ep pre- III by Mr. Wright, including
sise SANDSTONE piers upon which the
numerous Viiou dome roof rests, and the
ustali Of cross section OF the roof, in
.ns original Of which no nail was
setiy {, wooden pins being used to fast
IN tne sections together. There are
~ ~ pillars supporting the roof. which
{ ewes the tabernacle Its wonderful
aeonstie properties. the entire height
-. % feet being uninterrupted either
angie or Spillnr.
ne great organ is represented by a
. .i' carving from the original, ex-S
: ssuted by Sotaro Mosuda. of Kobi, ia
pan. The carving is made from black
7 ,Ws W.. aud is a fairly good reproduc-
5'ion OF the, big organ 3 siis 81