Show Fill Fillmore Fillmor mo re First Capital 4 1 State Has Had 3 Homes When en the territory of oC Utah was cre cre- created created Med at the first annual session of tho the Legislature held in September 1851 1551 amon among tho the measures introduced was a abill abill abill bill to provide for tor the organization ors of oC Ullard Millard county and to designate the seat of government go at Fillmore 1 The bill read as follows An n act net to provide Ido for tor the organization lIon of or count and ond to name came Uio the scat cat BC t of or gov gov- go government Sec 1 1 Pe Re It enacted by the governor sad Doll legislative Jc assembly that that portion of or Iron county known as os Talley IM lit hereby formed into a n. county t. t to be bl culled called 1 Millard county COllot said 1 count to contain the limits limit of or valley all See Sec Secle cc C le Ic De It enacted that Anson Call t la hereby y appointed sp o nt to or organize said count county and aDd it Is hereby made wilde hi his blA duty to organize organise the same ume n coord Off to the Uie provisions of or an n orgy orlI caneo ranee to provide for or the o organization of or Iron county III passed d by tho the Legislature I I turc of or De D December 3 tso Sec SC S The 3 Tb The Theat scat at of or nt shall hall b be called I J City October 4 4 It ItIn In compliance with the tho la law laV V the county was wag laid out and a n. state capitol capitol capitol capi capi- tol as was built a two-story two and basement basement basement base base- ment structure but was never nc com com- The session of the Legislature of 1354 1854 and 1855 1555 was held in tho the buildIng buildIng building build- build Ing and the tho session of oC 1856 was WiS convened convened con con- there thero on December S 1856 but butIn butIn butin In view leW of ot Its Inconvenience to all the assembly as embly adjourned to Salt Sail Lake on December IS and tho the session ses-Ilon was wa held In Social hall The capitol building at Fillmore was then abandoned abandon cd asa as asa a capItol lending the tho construction of oC the cap- cap capItol captol Hoi tol at Fillmore the tho assembly of or 18 1852 ordered ered tho the council house which stood on the tho corn corner l now JIOW occupied by the Deseret News building purchased as us asa asa a a. place to house hOUSA the state officials and nd tho the Legislature until the building of ot Fillmore was completed the price to bo be paid being being- The bill providing providing pro pro- viding for this was wa-s passed and ap- ap approved ap 6 1852 Tho The council proved January Januar was destroyed b by fire tire in 1883 1583 Old Capitol Used As a Courthouse c C U 4 The old capitol at Fillmore remained unoccupied d for for- fora a number of or years un until until until un- un til Judge Joshua Greenwood now president of ot the thc public utilities commission com com- commission mission then mayor of or Fillmore BUeS BUe'S suggested sug sug- S 'S that tho the capitol might ht be used as a 3 Joint building for the tho city and county Tho suc-i suc suggestion h was was acted upon possession lon was taken takers and then thennie the nie discovery was made that no title had over over been given en tho tiro territory for forthe forthe the ground upon which tho the build building building- Ins Ins- was wan loc located ted and U that at tho the capitol was l simply a squatter and so 80 It has remained down to date the bull building ing still beinG used However a a. bond issue Is- Is SUB sue BUO has just been voted by Millard Illard county to erect reet a L courthouse One Ono session of oC tho tiro Legislature Lc was vas held at In Iron county count when the seat of or government was on the move After tho the capitol was abandoned nt at I Fillmore and the government re returned returned ro- ro turned to Salt lt Lake part of oC tho the state government r was located In the Council house and part In do Social hall now the tho I Little theatre c on State street When tho the Utah commission became the tho governing governing gov gov- J force forgo in the state In 1882 the capitol was located in the building which stood on the ground now occupied oc occupied occupied oc- oc I by the Atlas block on W W. Second Second Second Sec Sec- ond South although the district court t and the Legislature were shifted I around from iron pillar to post In the old ell city hall hull on lo E E. First South street Social I hall hail on State street and Social Hall hail al alIcy alley nIle nI- nI Icy ley le both assembly and court being in session at the same time Then lh th the commission moved the capitol to the residence of oC Colonel where It r remained until the tho executive mansion was erected er ed on S. S SV V West Nest st Temple street Just south of oC where here the tha Utah Light Licht Traction company's company's company's com com- pany's build building InS InS- now stands the courts and marshals marshal's office being in the building building build build- ing inS now occupied as us the tho Kenyon hotel and where they had been located for several sc years cars A site for a capitol was selected b by bytho bythe the tho legislative c assembly In 1850 for tor a capitol site Bite being Union square where tho the university had erected a building anti and lId which now forms Corm a part of oC the tho West cst Side High h school but no move mova was ever Cl in made mado ado and the site was finally abandoned When statehood came camo camoin in pin 1896 18 G the state government go was e- e gotten etlen together and moved mo Into the thc City and County Count build building inS where quarters had been leased teased and wh where re It remained until tho the present beautiful capitol was erected Present Capitol Most 1 Beautiful And nd of this beautiful building situated situated situated situ situ- on the most sightly situ sill of oC an any public buildinG 1 In t tho United States from tho front of or which Is presented a 0 magnificent view of ot mountain valloy valley and lake lako a a. natural panorama not ex excelled ox- ox celled anywhere anywhere- Have ol you over oyer visited visited visited visit visit- ed this capitol of ot your our state Tho The site alto was granted ranted to tho the state by Salt Lake City May 1 I 1888 1588 It was moro more than twenty four years later before before be be- fore tore any anything thin was done towards the tho construction of ot a building building- and then thon on December 26 6 1912 at 1 o'clock In the afternoon ground bround was wat broken for Cor tho the erection of a n permanent capitol The cornerstone was laid April c 4 4 1914 C. tho the building wa was completed July 3 1915 and It was WL formally opened on October 9 1916 1316 at 2 o'clock Ih In the afternoon Travelers Tra and tourists who visit tho the ca capitol rave over oyer its of site Continued on page paire 2 3 3 this section I pilot First Capital 1 j I I State Stale Has lad Had J 3 Homes t Continued from rom 1 page pago I I. I f. f Imposing app appearance its nt et interior In Its entirety perhaps ie e most beautiful capitol in tho tiro Unit Unit- states Yet of tho the 1 OOOO people In ht Inh h morn more than 73 per cent cont havo have never nc ep ji Inside the tho building Were elc there thins thin else eso than the display of oC prod prod- 3 of or the state which aro on exhibit Bj j the tho first floor together to with tho which Utah has tal taken en for Cor her heru U ts is In ln competitive c exhibits arid aridI I e display of relics by bv the tho Daughters tho the Pioneers that that visit would berth be bo bot I 1 t rth nth while ut rat about the tho capitol It IK Is one of o of I Ier i e I er very few Cew great relt public LUll buildings e in g United States that was waK erected lh no stain of oC graft attaching to it i tr ery y penny peany enn of ot tho the 70 which was 4 pro for It Its ItH construction lie being In Counted for forand and with a balance In tho the wry to th the credit of or the capitol t hiding sr fund when it was as completed i inheritance h ce Tags Tax Tag 5 s Foundation Stone Stolle s rH n o tax amounting to sn i h O- O from Crom the estate of oC the late lato E. E II riman was tho this foundation stone the tha building This 11 ls was paid into fc general one gal fund An appropriation y I f th the l. l legislature of 1909 of or 11 l lob h waa was to be raised by a bond bon Is- Is fe for Capitol building purposes haded had ped ed ed to It the front from the Haran liar liar- it an estate by tho the Legislature of ot 1 which made lo ma tho the appropriation n also authorized a special bond Lond is- is of to be u used In defray defray- oraI ora- ora fi I the cost of tho the building of oC the Pitol itol An n additional bond Issue of was authorized to be he devoted devote the tho completion of oC the tho building b by S Legislature of or 4 commission created by an act of ot r Legislature of or 1909 h had ad been beon ap- ap pad p- p I tell ted cd to supervise tho the construction I he ie building this commission cong coning con- con trig ing g of at Gov GOY William Spry Secre- Secre of oC State Stale C C. S S. Attorney ral dal Arthur R. R Barnes John Dern Dorn fo ri a Henry Smith of oC Salt S Lake C. C E E. s of oC Provo Pro and nd M. M S. S Drowning Browning of oC f n n. n John Henry Smith dl died d Ocer Oct Oer Oc- Oc er t r 1 1 1911 11 and Anthon II If Lund Iund ceded eded p. p him t Under rider tho supervision the thc the commission the tho magnificent wa WIg waa erected d c Richard of oC Salt halt Lake was i architect ct James lne Devine the tho flU BU- Tames Stewart to Co o e th the contractors 7 was d including bond issues Us Its construction on and when wilen tho the ding Wing was finished there thereas was as a balof bal bal- ol of J 18 in the treasury ury to thet tho the t ait Jt It of or the tho Capitol building fun fund t. t lors Rave Over I 1 in nn Marble i ti Jostle In exterior r magnificent In to I 1 I Ilor iu ius this s the low viewpoint point of or cr c every The main floor is finished d in ht marble six forty-six carloads carloa s be- be W lw t four my four solid marble 2 fec feet feel nt from base baHt to 0 ca cap cap- f nee each ele Ins t twelve and onet oner one one- r tuns luns support SUp ort the thc galleries and th the e c It Is IGi r fet feet el front from floor a elling of oC f the tho La 5 dome The Th cell cell- patented with seagulls geas In corn corn- oration or of the tho d birds that once this the pioneers fr from m starvation M Ute the 1 e gulls SUH vi uI I Par inear about nat nat- i s as Stewed front tro th tho floor the Ii 6 fort ro t In ron tip Up to till P otter from fro this do me Is a l giant three thed the tho chain which tons long d iO IO s s holdY lt Il bring 95 and ond weighing I tI three theca T. T and ond half one tons Massive marble stairways extremely I beautiful lea lead from the main floor loor to tho the third floor Each panel on the tho main floor Is a 3 picture In marble marblo awas awa's al always always al- al a- a ways was presenting a new phase just as 1 docs does tho great r. r range nSe of mountains that flank the building These marLIe marblo mar- mar LIe bio pictures show flowers Clowers an and faces and animals and anel beautiful pictures they are arc Excepting tho the executive floor loor with Its great marble columns and decorative marble marbo panels panda all else ulse In the building Is a Utah product Oolite stone stone- from Sanpete county I forms forma the ground floor Utah marble furnishes the tho finish h In tho the state j i reception room supreme court room I rind and hall of or the House of or enta- enta tive while Tooele on onyx and ancl Travertine Traver or or- or I tine line fire are re used to finish tho tiro main vestibule vesti resti- I lute bule and anti the Senate chamber chambor Gra Gray from tho the Wasatch 1 quarries n Little Cottonwood can canyon on from Crom whence l j I camo canno tho the granite used In tho the construction construe construe- LIon tion of oC the Mormon Marmon rmon o-rmon Temple Is used Z I for the tho exterior walls an and columns Historical Paintings Grace Lunette Two vo historical mural paintings s grace tho the lunette In the ea east cast t and w west sl ends emIR of oC the main corridor tho the one on tho the cast east depicting the dream of oC Brigham Young o of the arrival nl of the pioneers In Inthe Inthe inthe the Salt Lake valley lIo In 18 1847 1347 j the one ono on tho the west Reclaiming the Desert I lJ by Irrigation The Tho two paintings s cost and were the work worl of oC Girard Halo oC of Salt Lake and Gilbert White of Now ew York The Tho murals in tho the senate son sen ate atc chamber hall of or the tho house and state stale reception room the tho work worl of or the Philip Dern company of or Salt Lake LaIc A life lite size portraiture of oC members mem mem- members bers of tho the capitol commission graces tho the north wa wall call of oC the tho general board oard boardroom room tho work of oC John Joann r. W Clawson of ot Salt Lake and anel cost Throe Three paintings two of or Utah's Ulah's great reat natural bridges the greatest in the world the Augusta nn and tho the Caroline I an and another of oC tho the Little Zion Lion Valley Val Yal- Jo ley 0 now Zion National park h by II IT I I L. L A A. Culm Culmer J tin the gift of Col Edwin F. F Holmes also another painting IJ by Art Art- Culmer of oC the Utah Copper mine the thu gift of or Col Cot D D. C C. Jackling Jacklin grace race the time walls vails of th the the- building In I n. n panel in tho the rotunda Is a bronze tablet pre pre- b by the Suns Sons of oC the thc American merican Revolution Hc while on the tho walls of or the rotunda are suspended two memorials one ono lit 11 re red and white In memory of the tho brave bra bramen men from tho time state who served their country countr In the arm army of oC tho the United Slates Hales In the worlds world's war of or whom 4 made m the supreme I sacrifice gold Soel stars on the banner numbering this many the other In n blue anI and white In memory o of the brave Ut Utah Utahn h men who ho serve served In the nn navy durIng during dur dur- ing lug tine tho worl worlds world's s 's war gold stars on the thc banner to tho the number of oC 45 IS designating nat nat- In ing the number who made mado tho the supreme I sacrifice at sea and In tho the marine marino BenIce service service Ben ice banners of or which nn any state might be proud Another silken flag flar- will soon be suspended to honor nurses from Utah In world war Beautiful Is the thc I Reception Room I Tho The stale reception or governors governor's I room on tho the main floor Joor Js tho the show I room of or the tho building and ancI Is one of or the thc han rooms of or an any public building building build build- In ing In fn the tho count country Wall panels border bordered bor- bor der dered eTtl l with gold old frames cut glass chan chandeliers ellers that reflect myriads of oC lights lIS furniture and rugs that art are pictures pictures pictures pic pic- tures In themselves the thc entire room rivaling tho those o in hn palaces In the ol old wor world The furnishings of or this room coat CORt t tAnd And this beautiful structure which have havo build have ha you ou helped to you OU never ne been In If It you ou visited no no- other othor floor than the tho basement floor where II Is exhibited all nil the products of oC Utah from mine and mill from field and ln orchard orchard orchard or or- chard grains rains and grasses fruits and vegetables grapes and amI melons arid and nuts mineral both hoth precious nail antI base and in black diamonds lamon and anti the exhibit exhibit ex ex- exhibit hibit which the dau daughters of or tho the pioneers plo plo- have hn collected and hn have on display display dis ells pia play also the tho e exhibit of oC trophies which Utah has bal won In tho tiro various shows where her products |