Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25
REAL ESTATE and BUILDING

The DAILY building which Is to be
erected on the northeast corner OF
Fourth South and Main streets. imIne-
diately to the south of the Newhouse
building, is TO be OF either three or
five stories. of steel and concrete. with
nothing definitely decided In regard to
Its ultimate use. 1t may be devoted to
Offices, with store rooms underneath,
or it may be an up-to-date apartment
building with big store on the ground
floor. j. ]. DAILY has not yet made up
bis mind.
But next week bids Will be opened
for plans which specify both the three
and the five story structure. They have
been prepared by j. c. Craig. the archi-
tect, and are. in their way. complete.
They are liable 10 alterations, however,
and the plans as at present determined,
may be changed entirely before the
weather brings about conditions which
are favorable TO work.
The plans as prepared by the archl-
tect. Mr.. Craig, arc far reaching In the
fact that the underpinnsng will permit
of almost any amount of extension sky
ward. The plans as they now stand
Will mean an expenditure for building
purposes of several hundred thousand.
The Porter Walton company. grain
and seed merchants. have purchased
from A. II. Vogcler. OF the Vogeler
Seed and Produce company, property
in the rear of Third West street be-
tween Fifth and Sixth South streets. for
$4,000 1t Is said that the purchasers
intend to erect 4 large grain warehouse
on the property. which is advantage
aClx cf fo1 f1l
and Rio Grande depot
The Intermountain Milling company
intends to do some extensive building
shortly after the opening of the new
year. The manufacture OF meal for
cattle from alfalfa Is an important in
dustry and already the company 1s
putting up at State and Thirteenth
South a mill for the grinding of Al
falfa meal. The building is to be two
stories I'm height with dimension Of
30x40, Plans for storage barns and
other improvements which will make
the plant up to date In every way are
now being worked upon.
The delay on the roof work of the
new l. u. S. gymnasium is at an end
because of the arrival of the glass for
the skylight Work is going ahead
rapidly now and the whole building
VIII shortly be enclosed so as to enable
the interior operations to be carried on.
Among a number of other inves-
tors who have located in Salt Lake.
attracted by the possibilities Of the
field. is DIR. w. r. Wickoff, recently
OF the Bear River valley. The doctor
already owns 80 lots on west Third
South, Eleventh East and Eleventh
South, and he is looking about for
other investments. He has great faith
in the future of the city and Is back
ing up his convictions with his money.
The Dundee Wooden Mills company.
a very large concern which has
Chicago headquarters. but operates all
over the country. is one of the latest
acquisitions to tho business life OF
Salt Lake. They are located in the
north half of the building in which
IS located the Delmar restaurant but
are looking about for a site upon
which to build their own plant
Smith Parker has bought for $4,000
from Rev. Francis Burgette Short
property on the east side of State
street between Seventh and Eighth
South. The lot is so by 165 and has
on it a handsome residence. The deal
was through Tuttle Bros.