The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-19
CAPITOL W|L[l
EXPLOIT Uf
No Need to Go Outside Stat
Material to Construct N
Building.
FINE LOCAL MARBLE
AND GRANITE AT III
Structure Will Be Eudo|
Monument to WOnderful
sources of State.

Gtah's state capitol will be buut
exclusively OF Utah materials. IN.
ing when completed win be
exposition OF The resources NJ ,r.-
Everything in the building save ,hs
work. the hard woods used and A.
dow castings and the furnIturc
the products Of Utah.
Whilc the capitol commission y.
sidered the use OF imported m.'
and investigated as 10 their -
members Of the commission ara
nous in the opinion thar in a.
possible Utah materials be ussd
though the cost MAJ be greater
Either Utah granite or Utah MAJ
he used in the exterior constrnc,,-
Is likely that Utah granite fron,
Cottonwood canyon will he used al
members Of the commission are HI
90 In the possibilities OF Utah ms,
a building material
Coed Marble at Hand
4 deposit OF beautiful white r,ta<
BILE is located In Tooele county -
line OF The Western Pacific, f,ve
from Low. Utah. and about sixiv
from Salt Lake \ geological s,,r
the deposits indicates that there
proximately 100000 cars OF marbte
able for commercial use
Samples or this marble whjrh q,
ar the office OF the secretary a.
show H. 10 be of an excellent Il
The marble takes an excellent nn,f
IN appearance is the equal of a.
ported marble Tho tinis range
beautiful white 10 Il rich cream or Z
blow"
One sample of the marble. tool
and polished. Is available for an r
veneer. That this marble would h
state capitol Of wonderful beauty 4
cedcd by every one. II could be
almost as cheaply ms granite. althf
would cost more than imported Z
/ The only question is its GurahDlty.
Ncphl l.. Morris OF the Eljaa'
* Sons company. which polIshe
dressed the maroIc is of the opinjr
this marble is durable enough
purposes. He believes that II win
stand the extremes Of the tcnu(
and the smoke and salt laden
phere. il is not as durable as Z
but Mr.. Morris thinks durable eno1
building purposes.
Utah Granite Available.
The most durable rock available
granite. There are millions Of 4
| this UP Little Cottonwood canym
while no decision has been rtache
| likely that the commissions will
To use Little Cottonwood granite
exterior. High up In the canyon
=
grade OF granite has been found.
on government land and the only
| the state will be the cost OF rem0
and bringing IT to the capitol site.
OF course will mean a heavy q
BY application to the forestry deps
OF the government the state may
permission to take out this marh]
For interior flnishIngs Utah mRS'
undoubtedly he used. From the
| deposit the very best white marh
be secured. while from depositl
Nephi an excellent grade Of color
blcS may he taken. Near Scphi|
be found deposits OF marbles Of
every color, including beautiful
marbles and black marbles. II
| marble OF each OF the various coll
patterns can be secured plan q
ra tion In the various rooms Of thl
Ing with the marbles Of yariegate
will be adopted.
II mas heen suggested that 4
hardwood finlshings Utah naountA
hogany he used. However. II
yeloped that there Is not enougl
mahogany available for the purpc
what little lumber is. 10 be used
| imported, The steel. the window
and some other minor building NJ
will be necessarily imported.
Expense Is Not Question,
To secure building made aln1
clusively OF Utah materials VIII
tate a greater expense than 10 bu
Of imported materials. Roweyt
commissioners feel there will be "
lection to the additional eSpcnss
use OF Utah materials In the Duilq|
establish new industries In the sp
furnish employment for hundredsr
zens OF the state. The money sP
Utah materials will remain VIII
state instead of being sent 70
state Furthermore. the complete'
tol will be a wonderful ILLUSTRATOR
great resources OF the state. To
TO point with pride to n neau'llu
capitoi built exclusively OF Utah In'
Will he a source OF joy 10 every c''
the state.
The typographical survey Of me
the Utah capjtol has been compIet
maps submitted 10 the commisalo1
commission will consider The SUI
It's meeting Monday night and w
ably decide on securing the sen.
an expert landscape gardener 70
plans for parking the GROUNDS
approaches TO the new capitol
lv that the commission viii also s
the conditions Of the architecture
petition,