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Show Wednesday, February 8, 1978 Page 7 W ells Offers ousing Solution Frank Richards, owner of Holiday Village, says he can "only make eight per cent on my money" and still qualify for a low interest loan from the Farmers Home Administration. Holiday Village's relatively low rents are due to the low cost of Richard's construction loan. "There seems to be more than one way out of our primary dilemmas," Mayor Jack Green commented to the council. He then appointed a committee com-mittee chaired by Wells to investigate possible solutions to the housing shortage. shor-tage. To further define the housing needs of Park City, City Planner David Preece has drafted a survev that will Continued From Page 1 be conducted on a door-to-door basis with the help of local volunteers. "We want to see what's for rent, what is in substandard condition and how many low income people we have to house," Preece said. He added that there are many houses in town that could qualify for rehabilitation grants, gran-ts, most belonging to older people who cannot afford to bring their homes up to code. Mayor Green told the council he had previously stated, "We don't need a survey we know damn well we have a housing problem." The mayor then added, "But after talking to Dave, any grant we might be eligible for could be predicated on the survey results." irector Needed For Arts Festival "The Park City Arts Festival? That's the big one." The word is spreading among artists all over the country. The artistic standard stan-dard of the festival has been upgraded each year since 1976 when Joan Seman became its first director and instituted a juried entry system. Last year's director Pat Smith reports that kick-off kick-off day was the biggest commercial day in Park City history. The Chamber of Commerce has begun to organize this year's event and is currently accepting applications for a festival director. "The job is a marvelous introduction to Park City people," says chamber director Amanda Peterson. The director oversees all aspects of the festival from exhibitor days to traffic control con-trol and works closely with the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Much of the groundwork for this year's festival was laid last year as the thousands of visitors were shuttled to and from 25 workshops and a multitude of exhibits. "The director greatly influences in-fluences the flavor of the festival," says Pat Smith. "The contacts I made with the media in Salt Lake and Park City have been invaluable." in-valuable." Pat recommends that applicants ap-plicants have some familiarity with previous festivals and an ability to handle financial projections. The director serves as a liaison between business interests in-terests and the artists. For Pat, last year was an educational experience. "People are insecure about their taste in art and the workshops (held for a week prior to the exhibitor days) serve as an introduction introduc-tion to different media. Park City should be a breathing place for the visual arts in Utah." The reputation of the Park City Arts Festival has grown remarkably in the past two years and the position of director (which becomes full time at some point in June) is exciting and challenging. Interested applicants should contact Amanda Peterson or Shirley Smith at the Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce. It's Magic!! ? . i1 ' ' V 1 ( ;1 W F ' 1 1 1 1 h - . -c; r !- Magician Christopher Fair checks hand of local youth before extracting extrac-ting quarters from his palm at Friday night's magic show held at the Kimball Art Center. Ilk pf -- - 1 J; I J SDU (fr DIMf Sure it's tough to think about retirement early, but it's tougher to think about it too late. An Individual Retirement Account at First Security offers several advantages. You can save $1500 a year ($1750 if your spouse is not employed) and we'll pay 734 interest. Savings and interest are both tax deferrable. If you save $1500 a year at 7A you'll have $73,940.67 at the end of 20 years. If you save $1750 a year ($875 for each spouse) at 7 you'll have $86,264.26 at the end of 20 years. You are eligible for an IRA account if you do not have a qualified retirement or pension plan where you work. You can still qualify for 1977 income tax advantages advan-tages if you open your account now and make your deductible contribution con-tribution deposit before February 14, 1978. 'Federal regulations require substantial penalt) lor early withdrawal of certificates. Heads up people putting you ahead. &7 am u Security Security Bank of Utah, Bank of Idaho, N.A. Fifst Security Stale Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah First Security State Bank ol Kaysville First Security Bank of Murray, N.A. First Security Bank of Rock Springs, Wyo N.A. First Security Bank of Orem, N.A. Members FDIC First Security Bank of Logan, N.A. First Security State Bank of Helper Garn Backs B-l Washington In a statement delivered to the Senate last Wednesday, U.S. Senator Jake Garn (R-Ut) stressed the importance of continued funding and construction of two more B-l test bombers. "I cannot sit back and watch the Administration head for a course of action that will drastically change our national military strategy, military posture, and our arms development and procurement policy," Senator Garn said. "Today the Senate still has the option of keeping a modernized manned penetrating bomber alive," Garn said. "We will not have a viable option unless aircraft air-craft 5 and 6 are built. Aircraft Air-craft H is in final assembly and will be completed early this summer. Without 5 and 6 the trained work force and subcontractors will be disbanded and no production option will be maintained. "For many years we in the Congress have supported the strategic Traid concept," the Utahn said, "and we have the constitutional right and responsibility to provide for our common defense. For 14 years we have planned, developed and tested the best strategic penetrating manned bomber in the world. With a unilateral decision by the President on June 30 of last year, he canceled can-celed the program. The President would substitute a commercial jet loaded with cruise missiles and extend the life of the aging B-52. I personally do not believe this can be considered an option for the B-l." "This is a crucial time to be cutting our defense program," Senator Garn said. "We have all been hopeful that we might achieve a responsible and equitable treaty with the Soviets and we watch as the President has bargained away vital U.S. strategic programs with absolutely no corresponding concessions in return. And, we know very well that the Soviets are developing and deploying new weapons at an undiminished un-diminished rate. "We have not heard the end of the B-l," said Senator Garn. "I am disappointed that the Senate defeated this motion, however, the issue is still alive and will be returned retur-ned to the House Committee. It could very well come before the Senate again in the next few weeks." Preservation Notes Continued From Page 6 promptly closed and all business transfered to the Echo and Park City road. In 1887 the Union Pacific purchased the Utah Eastern and dismantled the track. Other lines, the Rio Grande Western and Denver and Rio Grande, also eventually operated in Park City, but only the Union Pacific Depot remains. In July of 1886 work began on the building at the foot of Wain Street by the Union Pacific, with J.H. Weed, master mechanic, supervisor of construction. construc-tion. Plans for the structure originated from the Resident Engineer's Office, Omaha, Nebraska, June 11, 1386, and the cost of the depot was placed at $5,000. The Victorian style train depot was a story and a half, with a four-gabled front, and measured 27 x 34 feet, exhibiting a functional style in its long and narrow plan. The pitched roof, with bracket-supported overhang was reminiscent of the Italian influence, but also was functional in providing passengers standing room under a covered space. (See Item 7 for an architectural description. ) The building contained a freight and ticket office, baggage and waiting rooms, warehouse, and station master quarters upstairs. Work was finished in October, 1886, at which time the Park Record, Park City's newspaper, lauded the results by asserting: "The building is one of the finest in the Park, the design is modern and tasteful and brilliant pajnt (yellow, now gray) adorns it on all sides." The depot proved to be a place of glamour and excitement, and was designed as such. It was a center of the community and represented a reliable link to the outside for Park City residents. Commercially, the depot aided in the transportation transpor-tation of supplies and goods to the Park City mines. For example, the Silver King Mining Company's lower terminal tram station was located near the depot to facilitate the transportation tran-sportation of ore and needed materials to and from the mine. Presently, the interior of the freight room bears the years and initials of past residents upon its walls. Various photographs attest to the building's function as a city center, with numerous waiting passengers and abundant freight evident on the loading platform. Park City's depot ceased functioning as a railroad station only in 1976-77. Both the exterior and interior, while somewhat altered (Item 7) nevertheless remains much the same, and renders the depot as an important symbol of Park City's past. The above sketch was reproduced from actual drawings on file at the Utah State Historical Society entitled "Additions to Depot at Park City, Utah" from the Resident Engineer's Office Of-fice of Union Pacific Railways, Omaha, Nebraska, June 13, 1886. Architecturally, the depot has a T shaped first floor plan with a squared rubble rock foundation and wall surfaces of vertical plank on the bottom, clapboard in the middle, and scalloped shingles on the top of the wall. The main facade is fairly heavily decorated with carved wood and wood grill work. The building has two chimneys (originally with-corbelled with-corbelled tops although they have been removed) sculptured corner brackets and two types of dormers the overhanging gable type and a triangular dormer. Most windows have a continuous trim, are two-sash windows, win-dows, double hung,, and have a small , ring of square mullioned colored glass surrounding a pane df clear glass on the upper sash. -: .... ?wnw The building has had some alteration since these detailed plans were drawn up in 1886. Structurally, the only major change was the addition of a small entryway just off center of the main facade which has now been removed. Electricity Elec-tricity and gas heating have been added to the building. The tops of the chimneys have been removed, a railing around the main entrance has been removed, and a few other minor changes in the detail and painting of the building have been changed. The depot stands as one of Park City's most harmoniously designed examples of Victorian architecture still in existan-ce existan-ce both inside and out. I would like to thank Phil Notariani, Bea Kummer, the U.S. Department of Interior, the National Park Service and the National Trust for Historic Preservation for their assistance in preparing this article. health studio 1505 empire 649-7232 ASUU & KCPX presents an evening with TOM WAITS Monday, February 1 3 8:30 p.m. Union Ballroom, University of Utah Tickets: $5.50 with $ 1 .00 discount for U of U students with ID Available at the ASUU offices and at Odyssey Records |