The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-21

The St. Louis Republic says this
about it:
Description of the Building
The Poro college building on the
southwest corner of st. Ferdinand
and Pendleton avenues was designed
and erected under the superintend-
ence of Albert E. Graves, architect,
and occupies an area of 142x137. 1t
contains three stores, mezzanine, be-
sides a basement and roof garden,
and was designed in an adaptation of
the colonial style of architecture. The
material used on the exterior is a
dark red vitrous brick with white
glazed terra Gotta trimmings cornice
and string courses.
1t has a reinforced concrete skel-
eton frame with brick enclosing walls
and is thoroughly fireproof. 1t con-
tains a manufacturing department
for Poro products, together with the
general offices of the company; de-
partment containing 81 booths for
champooing, massaging, manicuring
and chiropody; four separate stores
and an auditorium which will seat 500
persons. The building also contains
'35 Offices equipped for doctors and
dentists and also class, dining room,
kitchen, and 95 dormitory rooms for
Poro college, which gives instruction
in the treatment of the scalp and
hair, manicuring, etc. A large bath
department equipped with tubs, show
er, electric and vapor baths; also con-
tains a large steam laundry, emer-
gency hospital rooms, reception and
committee rooms. The building is
steam heated throughout and is
equipped with modern plumbing;
contains a model ice and refrigerat- |
ing plant, which furnishes refrigera-
ton to all the ice water fountains,
the soda fountain, and refrigerates
the vaults which contain the goods in
the process of manufacture; also re-
frigerates the ice boxes in connec-
ton with the pantry and kitchen. 1t
has local and long distance telephone
connections from the rooms, every
one of which is an outside room.
The building is equipped with
pneumatic carriers, electric passen-
ger and freight elevators.
The building cost upward of $780,
900 to build and equip and is one
of the largest and most complete es-
adjustments of its kind in the coun-
try. 1t is owned by the Poro Col
lege Company, of which Aaron E
Malone is president, Annie E. Ma
lone, secretary-treasurer. The insti-
tuition formerly occupied a large resi-
dence at 300 Pine street and has
had rapid growth, due largely to
the business ability of Mrs. A. NJ.
Pope-Turnbo-M Malone.
/ got to town Sunday, and after
chatting a little with Rev. S. A.
Moseley, DID,, and then l went out
to the building. The first to claim
my attention was Hermes thinner
man, whose home is in Hadley, ILL.,,
back on the farm, but, believe me,
this farmer boy got him some educa-
ton and he is doing things. He wrote
the song which was used to open the
building, America, First and For
ever" and those who read, those who
sing music and play music say that
it was a masterpiece. He is a great
young man, and in him we have
genius. He is still visiting the Ma
lones, and he can be reached there.
His music has been printed and looks
like that l have seen prepared by
white folks.
You have not been able to see so
many people and / must see them
for you, and it would not be out of
place for me to tell you about the
artists / have met here. There is
Nine. Wilhelmina B. Webster whose
home is in st. Louis, but she was not
born here; she is some pumpkins in