The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-18

ties. of beauty of form. and this at a
minimum oil cost To the state.
NJ. Jacklings words struck n respon
sive chord and nearly every succeeding
Former Governor Cutler inGorsed the idea
strongly and then went on to discuss the
benefit TO the city and state conferred
BY capitalists who make their invest
ments in Utah. For this reason, lie said,
he had been much impressed by the
kearns building, following as IL did 4
series OF other important local Invest
mcnts by Senator I<earns. He referred
In terms OF commcndatlon To the part
PLAYED by Mr.. Keams and his business
associate. David Keith. in the construc-
ton of the Salt Lake Route.
Men Vino Invest Wealth Here.
the Utah hotel board. expressed himself
as favorable TO the Idea advanced by Mr..
Jackling He spoke OF the wealth and
sp.endor OF the state and lie alluded TO
the prediction Of Mr. Roosevelt that
Salt Lake City would yet be one of the
four great cities OF the United States.
Mr., Romncy insisted that the new state
house should reflect the wealth and
progress OF the state aud at the same
time emphasize in its construction those
cardinal principles of honesty and lcgiu-
mate economy that are characteristic Of
the people OF Utah. Mr.. Romney spoke
at some length OF what Mir Kearns has
done for the state.
Both Senator Kearns and his asso
in Utah" he said. I'VE have had many
men who dug their wealth out of the
Utah hills. but few OF them have in
vested this wealth in the state where it
originated.
Mr.. Romney regarded this as wrong
ieved H' that palTiotic I m rieh s mem % Should m be
encouraged, Following this, the speaker
dwelt on the future of the state, which
he painted as. rich In promise as IT has
been glorious in achievement In the past.
and he concluded with an eXhortation to
all to Join hands TO make greater ana
better Utah.
Other Brief Speeches
Utah hotel 1s POSITION @ smiIar iiISts to that Of
MIR Hill at the Kearns building. de-
INJURED when called on. but responded
when Mr.. Geoghesan wiitily presented
him with a dollar watch Brief speeches
were also made by y. j Brown. r.. l..
Bourne. T.. a. Nandeventer and n. y.
Mckay and the dinner was ended with
a second speech by Senator kcarns. who
was called on by the toastmaster. Mr.
Kcarns said that Mr.. Jacklng had ex-
pressed his sentiments and he declared
that the people OF the state would not
be satisfied unless the capitol should be
built OF Utah materials and under The
supervision of men or the capacity OF
those who constituted the building COM
mitee of the Utah hotel
Has Achieved Success.
James II Hill, superintendent of con
struction on the new kearns building.
viii leave today for his home in Los
! Angeles. having completed his work on
the big structure Mr.. Hill has been
in Salt Lake I'm charge OF the construc-
| tion Of this building since November.
compishment of completing the construc-
| ton OF the building at less than the cs-
| timatcd cost.
| Few construction superntendents have
| ever completed the construction of "a
building within the estimate OF the archi
| tects and the owner, especially when in
so doing they nave not sacrificed stabi
| itv In construction or beauty In appear
| construction of the kearns building was
so planned and so executed by Mr. Hill
| that total cost of the building was less
| shan was estimated and at the sfsnie time
| all OF the specifications we're hlled and
the original advantages of permanent
and stable construction retained
The completed kearns building takes
its place among the big buildings. the
construction of which Mr.. Hill has SC
| successfully supervised. II was his worF
of experimenting the construction OF the
that commended Mr. Hi to Senator
Kearns. owner Of the. kearns building
After Senator Kearns had arranged with
| Parkinson * Bergstrom. the Los Angeles
| architects. 10 prepare plans for his large
building. he asked that the superlnten
dent Of construction OF the Pacific Mutual
| buiding OF Los Angeles be assigned &c
! the Kearns building.
Works With Expedition.
! AT that time MIR nm WAS In Dallas
| Tex. experimenting the construction o
| the new Southland hotel On his return
he was sent To Salt Lake To look after
| the construction OF the Kearns building
| and has been here for the last seventeen
| months.
Mr. Hill has been In active charge oi
| the construction work since its beginning
! and by his careful attention 10 dealt
and through his executive ability wa,
able 10 push the work quickly and 10 dc
il thoroughly. To n considerable extent
Mr.. Hill took the position OF the owner
| assuming the responsibility for the work
and relieving Senator kearns @! muCl
of the construction worry that NIGH
otherwise have fallen upon him.
In his position as representative Of tho
| designers OF the building We'll o
thc ownc-. Mr., Hill carried forward the