Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-19


! day become one or the most desirable
| resident spots near the city. the build
! Ing restriction requiring $500 resi-
| dences OF better
Alterations and additions amounting
to $4,000 will be made at once In ths
reconstruction OF the building near
Main and Third South adjoining The
| old Gift House on the north.
The Vermont building on South Tom
pie is so rear completion that the
heavy plate glass windows are now
being installed. 1t Is understood that
most OF this ground space will be occu-
pied by the Manufacturers association
OF Utah. and the permanent STATE eX-
hibit.
Five brick cottages. ranging from
four TO six rooms each, are being con
structed near the corner of Seventh
South and Seventh East by the Utah
Idaho Investment company. This com
pany recently purchased a tract of land
on State near Fourteenth South lhat
cost upwards OF $4,000.
The absorption occurred this week
of the j. P Paulson company by the
Brunswick -Balke-Collender company
In which the latter acquires all the
Pnulson interests in this city. includ-
ing the factory for the manufacture
of pool and billiard equipment, amount
ing to several hundred thousand dol
lars. 1t is understood II Is the plan of
the new corporation to increase the
output of the factory. and that several
scores OF men Will be given permanent
employment.
This week is witnessing the disap-
rrf ~ NJ nf fha a0tffh Main
street landmarks. the old Walker resi-
dence adjoining the Newhouse hotcl
on the south, just below Fourth South.
This frame residence Is being torn
down to give way to q modern struc-
ture to cost about 100000. with office
buildings above and store rooms be-
low, tho structure to be Of four stories.
J. R. and c. A. Walker own the prop
erty and will have the buildings coll
structed
Tho first steel uprights for the New
house 100000 hotol ut the corner of
Main and Fourth South were placed In
position the forepart OF this week.
and now the steel work is we'll under
way, helped along materially by the
three monster cranes that were recant-
ly riggcd ready for their hard tugsing
to place the big steel beams upriYhts
and plates in position for the steel
gang. The work from now on will be
pushed along with all possible speed.
but II will be many months before the
finishing touches to the monster hotel
are put on. as It takes much time and
a vast amount of work and material
to complete a 10-story structure.
The one-story brick building spread
ing Itself out over a great deal OF
ground on the southeast corner of
West Temple and Third South. moking
half dozen good ground floor stores
Is rapidly being occupied by the ma
tural spread OF business beyond the
more frequcnted business streets,
Men are again seen actively engaged
in the excavation Immediately south
OF the Newhouse building. the site for
]. J. Daly's proposed fve-story office
building to cost in the neighborhood
OF s350,000. The foundation is being
Strengthened up and preparations made
for the inauguration of active work
on the superstructure. the Intention
being to rush the building through to
completion at the earliest possible date.
The site OF the Hotel Utah. near
Monument corner. is a busy scene. and
q regular forest of big, heavy steel
uprights. each puncturng the sky at
height of 30 feet now covers this val1-
able piece of ground which, until
few months ago, was occupied by the
historic old Deseret News building and
tIthing offices. Some of these steel
cross pieces weigh from eight to 26
tons apiece, one reaching the grounds
Thursday that weighs $1,000 pounds.
The work is being vigorously pushed
now that the steel Is coming in as
fast as needed. The indications are
that a few months will make 4 great
showing in the way of getting this
steel up toward the tenth story.
Soon the old Halls hotel, corner of
state and Third South. will be thing
erected one OF the finest department
stores in the west. All tenants on Tie
ground floor OF the present two-Story
structure have been notified that on
March l space is more desirable than
monthly rental, and Immediately after
that date the old building will be
RACED. the excavation prepared. and
the modern building on It's way toward
its completion at as early a date as
possible. George S. Auerbach. who has
the matter in charge. says that as ,oon
as the excavation Is ready, the plans
for the building will be in shape 10
begin the construction Immediately.
In the renovation work which has
been In progress for several months on
the Alta club house. corner State and
South Temple. the old western entrance
he's been walled up permanently and
the new opening in the north side of |
the building made the main entrance. |
The happy thought that suggested this
change Will he particularly appreciated |
on hot summer days when the advan
tage OF the north entrance Will be felt. |
This north entrance Is a much more |
Imposing affalr. from without afrording
an attractive view OF the interior or
the building at the same time giving |
from within a broad view OF South !
Temple street. 1t Will probably take |
two or three months TO complete the |
eastern addition and other improve |
ments now In progress. When the An
.shine touches have anally been put on.
the Alta Will be one OF the handsomest
and most ellnorate club houres in the
intermountain region. IL not in the west.
Cold weather and snowstorms COM
bined during the past week TO render |
realty affairs In Federal Heights unus-
1uaily Culet Work on the interior of |
the new homes nearing completion |
there was continued, but IL was impoS- |
sibic TO do anything out or doors Work |
on the foundation OF the new Lockhart /
house on Perry avenue. Just west OF |
The Callaghan home. had to pe aban-
doned temporarily. There has been no |
let-up in the calls for building sites in |
tho addition and although II has been |
almost impossible TO show property |
customers haya bspn esuracipilv ANXIOUS /