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Show cm.An)T)Tnvi.()X(r HE CLAIMS THAT HE WAS NOT INTERVIEWED INTER-VIEWED BY THE TIMES. Tha Interview Kid Orcnr and tha Facta aa stated l Colonel Wood wera Flrat Printed 111 Ilia Timet. Col. .1 M. Wood, the architect who will furnish the plans for the new grand opera bouse in Salt Lake, is quoted as follows: "For an aitlxtlc llur eomn.id tne to the report, re-port, r ,or T.ik Tim km," aat 1 1 olon'l Woo, the arcllt ct toaTtttu'ie ma i 1:- nlKlit. ' H prin s what ptirp ills to 1 an interview with tne. 1 li-ver spoke to t'ie man. Ai f:.r aa He-hntimnK He-hntimnK rem-iuiil, mt t le Hennepin Avenue thfiiO-i-in M nni'iip'l'sorany other theater I nt.! notlilim ah nit It. Asy.'t ie llnnu tn the wny of ilextKii lias t"ti unbriiltiel lo me. I i-aiil itothlitK ntx-ut th'r price. Mat me copm-lty or anvtlilnn lsV lie continued ' ami nver w.u iut?rvlwd. I have nothing t :iy now, ior then-Is uotiiiim for m-i tu y until ar-rnuonietitH ar-rnuonietitH arecomp'eta." Colonel Wood was interviewed about noon of last Saturday in the Walker House rotunda bv a Timks- reporter. Mr. Wood and Mr. Mike Lcavltt sat together, to-gether, Mr. J. A. Morlan having retired after their conference. To ptove this Mr.G S. Sphoraiid the reporter walked down the street together past the hotel. Mr. Leavitt looking out and noticing Mr. Spohr, spoke to him. Mr. Jones of tho Walker very kindly went from behind be-hind the deck, .ind locating the opera house group told the reporter which of the gentlemen was Colonel Wood. The reporter walked up to the gentleman ami introducing himself, him-self, asked for news respecting the proposed opeta house. Mr. Leavitt referred re-ferred him to Colonel Wood sat to the left and the colonel thereupon did say exactly what appeared in Tun Timks of Saturday. As for Colonel Wood staling that he did not mention the Hennepin avoniio theater he is emphatically emphat-ically wrong. The reporter at first not catching the name, Mr. Vt oou very kindly spelled it for the scribe. The architect did say the building would cost about $200,000 and would scat about 1000 people. During the iniervinw Mr. J. M. Ricketts came in aud the reporter was introduced to him by Mr. Leavitt. The Times does not publish bogus interviews, in-terviews, and Colonel Wood is all wrong. |