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Show would be decided one way or another, the price quoted by Mr. Curomings being be-ing $00,000 instead of $00,000 as originally origi-nally reported. Tho agent for the lots expresses tho confidence that tho transfer trans-fer will bo recorded in a few hours. Work on the I'en. The contracts for the work on the penitentiary were let yesterday to the Pauly Jail company of St. Louis. Farn-hain Farn-hain & Brown are sub-contractors at $03,500. Midgley & Sons of Salt Lake have been awarded the contract for the plumbing. The improvements to be made are: A cellhouso I;i2xt27 feet on the south side of the building similar in construction to the one already built on the north sido containing 120 cells; a chapel, female cellliouse anil hospital on tho cast hide, all when finished, forming form-ing with the present cellhouso a quadrangle with a court in the center; a new stockade wall fourteen feet high and three feet thick outside the present stockade and a brick and basement lions? for the warden on the west side outsido tho new stockadu wall. The Call Mtetlng. The call meeting of the real estate exchange was rather slim this morning. Tousey it Do Ricqles asked for a good modern house but none were offered. The one topic of discussion was the deal of Senator 'Tabor's. Nothing very definite however was known about this but everybody folt confident that it would go through. A Hmall Mail The mail received at the real rstato exchange was also light this morning and consisted of two postal cards asking ask-ing for general information about Salt Lake City and Utah. They were from New Holland, Illinois, and from Milan, Missouri. THE SENATORS DEAL. Colorado's Bonanza King Takes a Slice of Ground to Dedicate to TheBpis. THE KNOWING ONES BETI0ENT. -Although There is Every Reason to Believe Be-lieve the Transaction Has Been Closed, A deal that will doubtless bring about a sequel of wealth and prosperity was consummated yesterday afternoon at a late hour, between the owners of a piece of ground at the intersection of Second East and Third South, in which the purchaser none other than ex-Scnafor ex-Scnafor H. A.W. Tabor was represented repre-sented by the Utah National bank. The vendors are the Jennings Bros., a quartette of lucky legatees, who de-derived de-derived from their venerable sire an estate es-tate tho vahio of which was no less than half a million dollars. It has been known for soino time among the immediate imme-diate friends of the bonanza king that an opera houe of his own, by which to extend tho links of the famous Silver circuit, over which the adroit Peler McCourt presides, was preferable prefera-ble to any franchise that might be derived de-rived under a lease, but that his ephemeral ephem-eral sojourn meant so bold an acquisition acquisi-tion as that which is placed to his purse at this time was scarcely looked for. "Don't ask leading questions, "chimed the wary millionaire when tho interviewer inter-viewer undertook to pry into his programme, pro-gramme, "for one of the glittering frailties of humanity is to lake advantage advan-tage of want and necessity. For example: exam-ple: If 1 said to a broker that I wanted the site for an opera houso that the future fu-ture of the Silver Circuit might be protected pro-tected from competition, I haven't the vaguest doubt but bo would congratulate congratu-late himself that he had a sucker on tho hip. No, I'm hero with my family for a little recreation, and that's all." The adroitness and finesse with which tho senator eluded tho wary broker may now be easily read. Ho sought a quiet channel through w hich to consummate his cuds aud having purchased the ground it is but reasonable reasona-ble to infer that within a short time the superstructure of an opera house , will be begun. No man can read the legend of his earlier ventures and not see in fancy a structure that will compare favorably with any of his great works. It was lie who laid the first stone in the foundation of Denver's present architectural archi-tectural grandeur when he built the Tabor block at the corner of Larimer and Sixteenth streets in Colorado's superb capital. It was he who built La Veta terrace, tho first commanding structure of that model iu the parlor city at the shrine of the rookies. It was his pluck and plethoric purso that gave to the young metropolis an opera house the internal splendor of which is eclipsed ecli-psed by ao rival in tho broad domain of Thespie. "And," pipes the prophetio spirit who gives Senator Tabor credit for having detected the same resources hero that beckoned him to Denver, "why not some serial of investments in Ziou, the fnture grandeur of which is as well authenticated as if its lofty spires, its spacious blocks and fashionable fashion-able dwelling! were here in reality." "If Tabor TmVieti at all," chimes another, an-other, "it will be something to which the circuit as well as the territory may point with pride." "But has he not selected an eccentric location for so costly and formidable a project?" carols another. No man can reply to that. Tho building of an opera house may bo but the cleverly wovon exordium' to a coup that looks to tho removal of the heart of the city to a point that will better bet-ter suit his purposes. Nor is the location loca-tion au ill lit for such a project by any means. From all sides its doors are fed by a car service tho cost of which is no more for the entire routo than for a single block. The ex-senator who has already accumulated millions and of whoso actual income the public has but shallow knowledge, is far seeing. This was verified by a golden sequel to his Denver exploits and it is not improbable improba-ble (hat in deciding on tho location at the corner' of Second East and Third South he has but defined tie foundation founda-tion of t ho ultimate heart of the City of Salt Lake. The location iu question is not without with-out a chapter of interesting history. It became, in tho patriarchal period of the great valley, the property of Elder Jennings, one of the foremost spirits iu the' valley! His measure of life was well' nigh filled when ho was summoned from . tho stago of notion, leaving to five sons a fortune valued at $500,01)0. The conditions of the will wero that when tho youngest acquired his majority the estate was to be equally dividod between them. The conditions were severe hard in fact on tho older brothers aud (ho court was asked to correct them. The heirs were nil sober, industrious and responsible. They had shown themselves perfectly capable of haiidling the behest that had fallen to them aud by judicial iuterces-sinu iuterces-sinu two of them drew from tho estate $100,000. They did not betray tho court but buckling on their armor' set about to do their share iu the up-building of tho city. They aro now numbered among the most enterprising and useful ciliieens, and on October 1, the third heir, having developed his majority, secures uncontested right to the use of his portion of the estate. The location which has been selected by tho Colorado Colora-do ex-scualor is a part and parcel of this estate that is now promised a degree de-gree of masonic prestige, of which its original owner never dreamed. There is scarcely a doubt as to the ultimate erection of the play house, the only question being 11s to tho date at which work will begin. As an evidence of tho favorable impression im-pression made on ex-Senator Tabor by Ziou. Judge Mellowall .states that the gentleman assured hinj of his intention to erect a collage 011 the beach at Garfield Gar-field next season; Tho distinguished visitor asserts that never before has he found an atmosphere that is charged with such elixir and as his purse enables him to seek it wherever it may bo had it would bo no surprise to see him among tho regular cottagers of the future. Mr. M. L. Cummiugs the solo ageut for the property iu question was seen by the interviewer shortly before going to press and stated at that hour the deal by which the lots were to be transferred trans-ferred had not been definitely closed. The agent who represented" the purchaser pur-chaser was then due when matters |
