Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20
11HREE HUNDRED men
ON THE HOTEL UTAH
oou Now Il Averaging $4,000
- Nonth--Dctails of Magnihceh'
structure.

tHeA OF lIlt
- Irtah project may be gained
nV. the fact that force of nearly
~" ia employed directly on the
we with almost an equal num-
:, hands engaged Indirectly. fun
'',,ns and preparing material The
a~, oayron amounts to sl'bOo;
= ooo Is paid out each week or sSS.-
w. ,,,onth. Before the building is
,a,eted nearly half a million dol
7. will have been paid for labor
llone. -
now approximately So brick
receiving each Sc a day. the
sa,sman getting IS, carpenters. 60
.l.siying S. day; 100 laborers, each
I,,,lpe 81 50 80 plumbers. together
IN Engineers. draughtsmen and plas-
Nos NJ others employed directly on
~ bnilding. making a total OF nearly
vo,orge s Black Is the manager sent
| y hsrs from ST Louis to supervise
~ construction of the entire build
wv "a the representative Of the gem
~ IN work on the building Is progress
.rg rapidly The white terra Gotta
now nearing the NTH story on the
auth and west sides OF the building.
ma the brick work on the east ana
.ar,b sides is moving upwards at
lively rate
,,sb with a capacity OF 5000 gallons,
"a installed over the fourteenth
| ,,,ry In the central tower and the wa
w. urned in for testing. These tanks
". fss feet above the street and
IN furnish force as well as the wa
~ supply for the building.
vENTILATING SCHEME.
cood clean, pure air costs something
vb.n Il comes to furnishing the sup
| sv necessary for a great structure
~ the Hotel Utah. The ventilating
Tan, which the y. r. Sturtevant
l'ompany is now installing will cost
awards Of $50 600. The apparatus will
I,snsist Of two electrically driven
Irurteyant ventilating fans OF 10000
rbc feet per minute capacity These
xsns win be so arranged as to draw
i-..h air through openings at the third
6fonr. thence into an improved type
If air filter for the purpose OF clean
7hf cooling and humidifying the air
0hence through system or elimin-
<stors for the purpose OF removing all
/bufplus moisture. The air then passes
Lhrough the fans and Is forced along
4,lsam coils for tempering II to the
*rfoper temperature required in the
Moons. 10 all OF which II will be dellv-
t,red By a system OF galvanized iron
4 sucts which terminate in grilled OPEN
@sgs The suction ventilating system
tsin consist OF three electrically driv-
4 On fans Of 60. 600 cubic feet per min
f NE capacity, placed In the thirteenth
&asor Of the great building, drawing
%ne air through grilled openings from
Nae various rooms and kitchen and
4tscharging IL out through the roof.
oThsre will also be o system of auto
Hratlc heat control so az to keep the
Temperature of the air delivered TO
&ne rooms within two degrees of
Il rrtn temperature. This system Of
8untilation Is the best known to
Iroiern science, and few of the finest
G hottls In the country, except those
&tsnsiructed during the past few years,
lave anything in completeness and per-
4isction to compare with it. In sum-
Ensr the air will be cooled to the re-
CURED temperature. and in winter IL
WI be warmed as needed, making
4iht temperature of the hotel rooms
Mf'NNNiNNitf iNF NAAAA'A ei'ii
fnsr
d The roof is now being prepared for its
ooncrete covering
Il Work Is progressing on the SIS. 900
a tningroom: also on the beautiful ball
4ioom located on the second floor i'm the
sutheastern corner OF the building.
his room will equal in magnificent
FERMENTATION the diningroom. Be
SIDES the dningroom there will be
hrse supper room in the second story
the northeastern part Of the build
THE PRESIDENTS SUITE.
Z On the second floor ia the southwest.
en- corner. looking down Main street
and South Temple. Is being partitioned
~ magnificent suite Of rooms called
me Presidents suite" to be rendered
Ne president of the United States or
anT visiting dignitaries. Every de-
Ai or this large suite OF rooms will
made as beautiful and elaborate as
artist can conceive.
The great lobby in the center of the
south Temple entrance of the hotel will
ave Few equals in the west
Hotel Utah should be completed a
yesi from the time the masons began
voih said Manager Black to The
news We began last May, but had
Sme little delays. so by next June or
guy and possibly sooner II all goes
'eL The building should be completed.
rev people realize what a splendid
usnalng this Hotel Utah will be. I
ave managed the construction of
many large structures in st. Louis and
,net cities, many much larger. but
slhe better See that steel--it's great
slms say rs too heavy, but IL Is not
plnd too heavy Steels wears. and
sn' This steel win provide against
"'af rust and all emergencies.
STAIRWAY SYSTEM.
The stair system in this building is
we admiration Of all extensive build
We have on a big force of men
A-t does nothing but construct the
numerous stairways. IL will take many
.nus 70 complete this one branch
Be the best.
| over 100 tons OF plaster will be put
no me buildings 20 tons viii be re-
t-rea N the magnificent diningroom
.ene the wall decorations OF that one
nom oG costing 5000.
| Vhe OF tho finest things about the
le building is, owing to Its unique
Ash' there viii not be "A dark room
we house-every room VIII be an
alslde room. This viii prove a very
fsetve feature In drawing guests to
ne Hotel Utah.
when n comes tn providing against
Wei. this hotel will he construct
throughout as nearly FIRE proof as
-. has thus far been able to design
sll build q house.
| =. understand the hotel viii be heat
. ana lighted from new power plant
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