The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-10
STEEL STRUCTURES
GOING Up RAPIDLY
Arrival of Steel Enables Build
ers to Make Progress
Every Day.
MEANS MUCH TO SALT LAKE
MERCHANTS BELIEVE THRoNGs
WILL VISIT CITY.

theatre and stone on the way for the
Newhouse hotel. the four large steel
structures now I'm the course Of con-
struction in salt Lake are beginning
to take real shape.
Something Of the. beauty of the Ho-
tel Utah and the Kearns building can
be gained from the appearance of
those buildings with the first few
tons Of stone and terra Gotta that have
been put In place. At the Hotel Utah
most of the stonework has been fin
ished on the south and west sides of
the building to the second story. and
the terra Gotta work has started in
earnest Contractors say II will be
rushed this week and that the build
ing will take on a more finished ap-
pearance each day.
The steel work has not yet been fin
ished at the kearns building. but as
the rtveting goes on near the top.
forms are being laid on each floor for
the concrete, and nearer the ground
the stonework is steadily going up.
-Four floors OF concrete have been
laid for the Hotel Utah, and forms
have been put in place to the seventh.
story. 1t is expected that three or
four floors will be finished this week
as materials are being received on
time and a sufficient number Of work.
men are employed to hasten the work.
AS the concrete is laid. the plumbing
and electric light wires are being put
into the mortar and will be ready FOR
the fitting Of the Offices when the out
side walls are completed.
As the other work is going on. the
Gus Elevator company IS now building
the shaft for the six elevators which
will handle the guests Of the hotel. and
for freight Pillars for the support OF
the mezzanine floor are also being set
nI1r0 he -
the hotel building are being received
from near Oakland. Cal.
Working at Night.
From the manner in which the
work Is being carried on at the Kearns
building. IL is believed this Main street
structure will be the first OF the new
buildings to be completed. All day
and most OF the night ironworkers are
busy in the steel skeleton rivetinR bolts
and getting everything completed for
the outside structure.
Stone has not yet arrived for the
Newhouse hotel at Fourth South and
Main streets. but Il Is now on the way
from Bedford. Ind. and IS expected
during the next two weeks, when work
VIII start at once on this work The
steel work of the Newhouse hotel was
hnished before the Hotel Utah, but
supplies were received sooner for the
upper Main street building ana IL is
steadily forging ahead
concrete piles have been laid for
the NeWhouse theatre at EXCHANGE
place and state street. and plates will
be set this week for the steel frame
work. which viii start in a few days
~ was announced yesterday that the
steel had begun to arrive in Salt Lake
end that work would start in earnest
after months Of idleness, caused bv tho
TACT that the steel could not be OH
tained from the east on contract time
Inc excavation has been compIeted
and with the start of the steel work
the concrete walls for the basement
viii be rushed.
The theatre will house the famous
william Morris vaudeville acts. and
assurances are given that the NAV
mouse VIII be ready for the shows nv
January j. 1911. The building will
De Tor the theatre. and will also have
hotel rooms. II will be five stories
nigh with its front on Exchange place
ne architecture will be in keeping
with the Mining exchange. Comr,srs
clal club and Newhouse buildings
ExcaVating for the Auerbanh drv
goods store at Third South and State
streets Is going on slowly but n is |
announced that in n short time a large |
force Of men viii be put to work ana |
inc building will begin TO take on real |
form.
Worth Much TO City.
Merchants Of every line declare that
the completion of the Hotel Utah and
me Newhouse hotel will be worth
.housands Of dollars annually to salt
axe, through the fact that they will |
tttract more of the higher class ~ Il
tourists. During the past Salt Ial-e /
has not been able to boast OF a real
hotel. and this fact has
nurt the city somewhat. Not that the
tourists have not found good accom-
nOdations in the many first-class no
.els or the city, but the buildings
themselves have not been Of the class
20 draw particular attention and
would not be any glowing advertise
nent to the city II they had been sent
broadcast on post cards.
But with the pair of new hoteie
salt Lake viii rival any CITY on The
and these will be especiaIIv
m demand at times of conventions or
'tner meetings, for which efforts will
pc made The fact that Salt T.oisa
I'D not have proper hotel accommo-
iauons or suitable place for the hold
ng OF conventions has been ono ~
ne drawbacks In the fights to bring
conventions here. but this will he
changed with the completion OF 4be
.wo hostelries. one at Main and south
temple and the other at Main and
Fourth South streets-the north ana
.outh ends of the business district on
Main street.
Men interested in both projects de
care they viii lose on their invest
nent for the first few years. perh,ns
I've. But after that time they expect
% reap harvest OF gold for their dar-
ng falth in the future OF the city. IL
axes time to advertise a hotel proD-
'rly and have IL known throughout tho
country, but within a few years this
ask - completed and tourists know
where they are going to stop when
-hey come TO a city. Much advertise
ng VIII probably be done by both OF
ne local hotels away from home 70
ADVERTISE their establishments. ami be-
Tore long IL is expected they win be
Vel known throughout the country.
BUSINESS men are firmly Of the
opinion that with the completion Of /
ne hotels Salt Lake will reap an al
most instantaneous harvest in draw
ng more tourists here through the adj i