The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-18
Prominent Citizens Propose
Parkinson & BergStrOm as
Men of Proved Ability.
SUPERINTENDENT HILL
HIGHLY C0MPLIMENTED
Has Just Completed Kearns
Building; Public Invited to
Inspect Structure.

a dinner at the Alta club last even-
ing in honor Of Messrs. Parkinson and
BerEstrom, the architects of the kearns
building and the Utah hotel, and James
H. Hill, superintendent of construction
Of the Kcarns building. Unexpectedly be-
came a gathering practically pledged to
urging upon the capitol commission the
selection OF Parkinson & Bergstron as
architects OF the capitol. for whose erec-
ton the late Legislature provided.
The Kcarns building is completed and
ready for formal acceptance by Senator
kearns from the architects, and in cele-
bration OF Its completion in an altogether
dinner Mr.. Parkinson came from Los
Angeles TO attend. but the Illness oi Mr..
Bergstrom' wife prevented his attend >
ance. Other guests included the entire
Utah hotel board. consisting OF George
Romney. president; ID. c. Jackling. Jo-
scph Geoghegan. former Governor John
c. Cutler and Bishop {. W. Niblcy There
were also present David Keith. Joseph
Norris. who is superintendent OF con-
sLruction of the Utah hotel; j. p: Nc
Ginty, superintendent OF the kearns
building; Henry Frauenfelder John
Mueuh, Jr., George Curley, \; J. Brown,
T. lie Roy Bourne, h. \. NandevcntcT
and A y, Mckay.
AT the conclusion OF the service OF a
delightful dinner Joseph Ceoghegan as
sumed the duties OF toastmaster and
with much felicity referred 10 the com
pletion of the Kearns building and the
npproaching completion of the Utah ho-
tel. both OF which splendid structures
are the work OF Parkinson * Bergstrom
Mr.. Gcoghegan called upon former SEN
q tor Kearns as the host OF the evening.
Senator Kearns Pleased.
Senator kearns spoke al considerable
length. He referred with pardonable
pride TO the new Main street building
which bears his name and he said he
erected this building. not as monn-
asserted. everything material in this
world had finally To pass the dollar test
"a building that might beautify a towr
equally with anything. else. Mr. kearns
paid a glowing, compliment TO the com
mittee which has in charge the construc-
tion OF the Utah hotel. which he c,assed
as easily within the list OF the ten
finest buildings between the oceans. He
told how he had selected his architects
by examining big office buildings IN the
different cities Of the country process
| that led to his engagement Of Parkinson
& Bergstrom. Similarly he had asked
that this firm send as superintendent oi
construction the man who had had active
| charge OF certain buildings In Los An
II. Hill Mr. Kearns said, and. speaking
OF Mr.. Hills work, he added the fina
| word of praise that In the construction
| Of the Kearns building not only had every
| particle OF material been UP TO the SDeci'
/ fications and the workmanship perfect
but the completed structure had beer
| erected at a cost Of s1I50 to $4,000 lcsS
| than the estimates. Mr. Hills devotion
both TO tho architects who employed hin
and to rhc interests OF Mr.. Kearns II:
we'll had so impressed The latter that ht
desired TO express his satisfaction in {
moro tangible form than words. Witt
| this Mr. Kearns passed TO Mr.. Hill Z
handsome gold watch and fob
Mr. Hill had no expectation of the gif
and was much affected, He arose e
the occasion. however and made feel
Ing speech Of appreciation. in which h'
explained modestlv the reason for his ex
cellent results. He said that he tried 4
make his employers interests his Owl
interests and that in erecting building
so far as he was concerned the bulldln'
| was his.
Bishop Nibcv was the next sneaker
He was in happy vein and spoke II
'crm@ NJ nraise Of the two maenificca
buildings that nearing completion.
Nominated Capitol Architects.
d, c. Jackllns. who was then ca!Ie
on by the toastmaster to speak To TIL
toast, ''The. Utah Capitol" RESPONDED
with brief speech, In which he nomi
mated Parkinson G. Bcrgstrom as th
architects, He asserted that by In
selection on this firm Utah would be as
sured of building OF enduring quail