Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-03
JUNCTION CITY
BUILDING BOOM
Great Activity on Public and Pri-
yate BuiIdingS-Many
Big Projects.
DEBATING CONTEST AT W. A.
T.. =. Peterson, a Utah Student, Gradu-
atng with Honors from Chicago
U.-Wants Sugar Factory.

ogden, March S-Despite the talk OF
few days ago that the prohibition
agitation was going % kim the town.
there is great activity en- building
circles Of Ogden, since the arrival OF
good weather. During the past few
days the architects and contractors
have been unusually busy in preparing
estimates, etc, for proposed new build
ngs. Business blocks, residences and
public buildings are among those
which are either under erection or
contemplation.
The work upon the new high school
building is progressing rapidly all the
tHundatiou wallis being practically
completed. The material for the re-
mamder of the construction of the
building is arriving IN carload lots
daily. The work upon the foundation
for the Forest Service building which
g. 10 be built by Fred j. kiesel at tho
corner of Twenty street and
Lincoln avenue has been started dur
Ing the past two days and is now
beng rushed along
The Perry apartments at the corner
OF Adams avenue and twenty NTH
street, the foundation for which was
DO competition by the contractors. The
.partments win be the most modern OF
any I'm the city and viii be readily
-ought. The large brick residences Of
John +. and Emory A. Smith on Wash
ugton avenue between Twenty
seventh and Twenty-eishth streets are
receiving the finishing touches and will
ne ready for occupancy within q few
days.
A number OF residences and apart
utnt houses are contemplated IN the
south part of town by prominent con-
FACTORS and builders, upon which work
uIu start within a few days. Ground
uas broken today in the eastern part
.l the city in the Brummitt addition
for @ number OF small cottages similar
Io those that have already been erect
20 there.
From reliable sources IL was learned
yesterday afternoon that a number OF
modern stores viii replace some OF
tho older bulldogs ON Washington
avenue. between Twenty-second and
rlycnty-sixth streets. The number of
reality sales on Tweuty-fourth street
property between Grant avenue and
the Viaduct promises much for that
street as a business district
Local as well as out OF town arChl-
tccts are preparing for Mrs Thomas
d. Dee, plans for the proposed Thomas
D. Dee meromial hospital, which viii
cost 100000 and viii be erected at
ths corner OF Twenty-fourth street
and Harrison avenue. The erection OF
.ho building as well as those now under
obstruction and others contemplated
win provide plenty of labor for the
meu Of the city.
The George A. Lowe company
through It's vice president and mani
Decr j. w Abbott. closed deal yes
pauy secures possession of part OF inc
simmons warehouse az the corner of
Twenty FIRST street and Wall aNonu,
also "a piece of adjoining ground, upon
which win Doe erected plant for th'
Establishment ana 0anuiacture p
structural steel and building steel of q
similar nature Work upon the plant
VIII begin next week.
SOLDIERS FOR THE PHILIPPINES
This evening a special train bear,u,
Che first battalion of the Ihrteeu-
United States cavalry VIII pas
through ogden en- route 90 san Fran
cisco where IL Is scheduled 20 SAL OF
United states transport on Flida'
for the Philippines. orders have aee
issued In the railway circles for 10
handling of the train, which c1na's
of 10 cars. with the greatest dispatch
ast mail has been hxad for the spe-il
from ogden 20 Oakland.
DEBATING CONTEST
At the weber academy this evening
SIN occur the final contest of th
academy for the championship OF d.
batting. the event 90 take place Boo th
school auditorium al $3.50 D. IN. tn
drst series was won by the Sophomore
and Juniors aud these claase meet d
I1eir final contest this evening. a siI
ter loving cup rendered hy the class %
1905. viii be awarded 90 the wnnei'
n win bee held hy THE team for on
yo1r with the privilege of insc1hin
their class numerals upon Che cup 1a
witness of their victory
The question Tor debate is' k.
solved. that the United states shout
l.manenty retain the Philippine.
Pho Judges viii Doe Hon. n. TT. holanI