Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-02-22 | Page 9 | Work of Building is Given Impetus

wORK OF BUilDING IS GIVEN IMPETUS Active Operations Are Com Corn Commenced Commenced on Newhouse Hotel and Morris Theatre In spite of the contrary mood of the th weather man in handing out uncertain brands of weather during the past week contracting firms finns got busy in Earnest arnest on Saturday and a lively impetus us was yas given to the building movement Work rork ork on the steel framework of the Newhouse hotel was started and the first material move was made toward the erection of the Morris theatre build building building building ing corner Exchange Place and State street Tile The ant ann me tue shipment of steel for the New Newhouse Newhouse ew house hotel arrived in the city during the latter part of the week and teams were kept busy Saturday morning in hauling girders beams and columns to the site of the structure corner Main and Fourth South streets Actual work of putting steel in place was com corn commenced commenced and now the race between the company and the contractors of the Utah hotel building will be on in earnest All that delayed delay d the work on on the Newhouse hotel was the arrival of the steel and now that the shipment is in work will be pushed as fast as skilled workmen can do it The first move preparatory to the erection of the Morris theatre building was made yesterday when ers era commenced to raze to the ground the adobe and the frame houses located on the property at Exchange Place and State street Plans for the structure are now no being prepared by b Henry Ives Cobb of New York architect of the Newhouse hotel As soon as they are completed and approved work on the excavation will be started It Is esti estimated estimated estimated mated that the building will cost close to Work Vork on many malY buildings small busi business business business ness blocks and residences were also started Contractors are busy preparing preparIng preparIng ing for the spring rush and within a week or two there will be no excuse for Idle workmen In the city