The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-12

imposing appearance. What will be
the effect on the surroundings when
the structure Is completed may al
ready be imagined.
In the center of the block. between
First South and Second South streets,
on Main street. stands the big Kearns
building, the steel work practically
finished and the workmen already
putting In place the steel supports OF
the cornice at the roof. The remark
OF an observer OF the construction re-
Gently calls attention to the impress
sion which the. big structure will make
on visitors here as soon as II is COM
pleted- 1T makes those other build
ings look like thirty cents" One can
scarcely fail to notice the "nttleness
of the adjoining buildings IN compari-
son with the towering height OF the
new structure. Buildings which only
year ago were considered excellent
structures now appear cheap and un-
suitable for retention on the main
street OF a metropolitan city.
Soon VIII BE Raced.
The erection of the new structure
will mean, therefore. that many Of tho
old buildings along the street in the
vicinity Of the Kearns structure Will
soon be RACED to max room In the
near future for nor pretendous
structures for business purposes. This
IS one Of the ways in which progress
In the development Of the city is
brought about. is the comment of
many business men regarding the
Kearns building. The new structure
will be utilized by the progressive
firms and property owners in the near
vicinity will be compelled to improve
their property In order TO retain their
| tenants. The new structures bring
about an increase in the price OF
rentals along the street. also, but II
| IS then pointed out that there viii
come a time In the near future when
tho progressive merchants will refuse
to pay these high rental values unless
they are provided with accommoda-
tons similar to those given in the new
buildings
This situation has evidently been
Z felt strongly by the owners OF prop
l erty in Main street in the block be-
/ tween South. Temple and First
South streets. and the property in
that section has been improved with
/ new buildings in many cases, or with
l remOdelling Of the old structures. The
I number OF unimprovcd structures
there is small and plans for the de-
struction Of many Of these have been
under consideration for some time.
There has been a noticeable chang
in the character of the buildings or
Main street. between Second SOuth
and Third South streets. also. within
q short period and that locality pre-
| scnts an excellent appearance. u l.
the opinion OF many business mel
that the near future will see impor'
/ tant changes in the block between
First South and Second South street.
as the result Of the erection OF th'
Kearns building. Accounts Of thu
proposed changes at the corner O
! Second South and Main streets have
| already been given. The corners u
| Second South and Main streets sill
be improved with new sSyscrapers OF
both the old Smith drug store and th'
Walker bank corners. This viii NEAR
the rapid demolition Of the one
story and two-story buildings farthe'
| up the street, and changes viii bt
made I'm the fronts OF tho bette
structures to correspond with the new
buildings
Growth Has Been Rapid.
The change Of the center OF tn
business district farther down tn
street to the vicinity Of the Newhous
and Boston buildings has been com
mcnted upon many times by bushes
men. and the growth Of that sectiO
has been rapid. Most OF the build
, | iugs there. however. are new TIL
| Felt building, just north of the Bos
ton building has just been completed
b The Judge building. at the corner @
Third South and Main streets. Ia
been completed only a short time. Tn
I old Intervening structures are eve
now being destroyed TO make room 70
more costly structures. on the OppC
site side Of the street. the big Or
| goods store OF Walker Bros is an CT
nament to the locality, and plans ar
| already under way for the erection {
! a handsome eight-stOry building iu.
south OF this at the corner Of Mat
a.. street and Postofice place. Just sout
/ Of the Newhouse building, at the COZ
| ner Of Fourth South street, the ne
DAILY building is already well undo
: way.
The latest addition to this locaiit,
| however. is the gigantic Newhous
/ hotel. the frame of which is now praC
tically completed. and stonewor
nearly ready to be started. The effeS
Of the completion of this building o
che locality has been remarked upo
point. however. is from residence SEQ
ton 20 business section. Both tn
structure and the new DAILY buildin
occupy ground which only a shol
time ago was used for residences
considerable historic interest. The al
joining business property has bee
improved with small structures. th
forerunners of larger buildings whic
viii be erected as soon as the advanC
OF the business interest demands I
That the further Improvement OF tn
ground cannot be delayed much Ions
er IS evident from the increasing priC
OF realty along Main street south
Fourth South and the demand 70
business accommodations In that Il
cality.