The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-03
MUCH ACTIVITY
is seen HERE
Salt Lake Builders Are Busy
Every Minute Rushing
Work.
OPERATIONS ARE DELAYED
ARRIVAL OF MATERIAL HELPS
SITUATION GREATLY.
OPERATIONS ARE DELAYED

If there is a doubling Thomas on the
proposition that Salt Lake leads the
country in building. he can at least be
shown activity such as was never before
seen in Utah. Everywhere throughout
the city beautiful homes are in course
of construction, and in the business dis
trict substantial structures are rapidly
nearing completion In the warehouse
| district, near the railroad tracks. inn
mense warehouses are being built to
take care Of the rapidly increasing
! wholesale and jobbing trade of the city
On every hand there is evidence of the
growth of the city. Work is being
rushed on magnificent apartment
| houses, which before the winter will
shelter thousands of people. CaTpen-
| ters, brick and stonemasons, plumbers
electricians, ana, in fact, all sorts of
skilled and unskilled labor have all the
work they can do. Investment compa-
MES report that with thousands of
skilled worl1men busy all over the city
| there could still be used many more
than are available. Everybody who is
engaged in having houses or business
structures built are anxious to have
them completed before the coming of
winter
Building activity during the past week
was increased to a livelier pace by the
arrival of belated material Much de
lay had been previously OccasiOned by
the nOn-aTTival of building material.
There was a shortage in the brick sup
ply, and more calls for bricks were re-
ceived than could be filled by the brick
companies. Now, these companies have
put extra men to work and the result
has been that bricks are coming into
the city in greater quantity. Steel and
marble, delayed in shipment from the
east, have as a result delayed work on
some of the big structures now in course
of construction.
Operations Delayed.
While the James Black Masonry &
Contracting company, general contrac-
tors for the Utah hotel structure, had
planned to rush work on this mammoth
hosiery, operations have been delayed
by delay in shipments of material, es-
pecially Of steel The work of excava-
ton is practically completed, and as
soon as possible the great foundations
Will be put in.
For some reason not known, there has
been a cessation of work on the mag
nificent Newhouse hotel at the corner of
Fourth South and Main streets. It is
said, however, that q change from the
original plans in a few details is con-
templated. Supervising Architect Rus
sell was recently in the city from New
York, and while here discussed the
plans for the structure with Mr.. New
house. That work will soon be resumed
is said to be a settled fact.
The exterior construction work of the
new home Of the Commercial club is
practically completed. The brick work
within d day or two will be up to the
roof, and then work will be rushed on
the interior.
The stone front of the Mining Ex-
change building, directly across from
the Commercial club structure, now
completed, presents an imposing ap-
pearance. The Greek columns lend an
air of artistic worth to the building.
PIasteTing Of the interior is now in
progress, and the building will soon be
ready for occupancy.
The HOlmes-KnOX building at the
corner of Second South and State
streets is another building that will soon
! be ready for occupancy. The exterior
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