Salt Lake Herald | 1890-12-13 | Page 8 | The Hooper Building

The Hooper Building Tho massive front of the Hooper building build-ing on First South street east is fast being chiseled into shape and each day grows more striking in appearance The tone cutter is now at work upon tho key tque which he is turnjng into a handsome masculine face whicl promises to be a work of art Asked yesterday why the face of te late Captain Hooper had not been selected to morn the IjeVsiime Mr IE Caine said I had some Idei of it at one time but tme here ivoro members of the family who were averse to it knowing the captains aversion to anything like display or noto iety ill any shape WIth all due defer nco tQ the family the statement is here made that there are many friends of Can I ain Hooper who would have been delighted had his wellknown features adorned the I keystone instead of the face now there