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Show Good Mews for NephL Nephi Ensign. Nephi is soon to have a new post-office post-office building. Messrs. Hague & Whitmore are at the head of the undertaking, under-taking, which fact insures a speedy completion com-pletion of the work. The still and silent whisperingnof our street corner phonograph tells us that the building will only be a temporary affair, to cost eight or nine hundred dollars. The reason for building this temporary structure, says our informant. Is to make room for that business next spring when the whole corner, now known as the Hyde & Whitmore block, will undergo a vast change. The old buildings will then bi torn down, and, in their stead will appear a fine brick block to cost in the neighborhood of $20,000. There was also an incoherent rehearsal rehear-sal of some conversation between two, prominent men wherein the urgent necessity nec-essity for the opening of another building build-ing and manufacturing establishment was favorably commenced upon, both agreeing that Nephi is very muoh in need or such a company to complete with the one already existing because one company is unable to accomplish the vast amount of work always on hand in our thriving city. The principle princi-ple reason, however, for, urging such a proposition, said one, is to reduce the price of building material which are now higher in Nephi than elsewhere throughout the Territory. A company is now being organized for the purpose of securing a five years' lease on the Star & Whitmore livery stables. The building will be completely com-pletely remodeled inside, and will be used as an opera house. At the rear of the building will bo erected a wing 70x 30 foot, which with the main building, 80x50 feet will furnish ample room to accomodate all the theater goers in our city. There will be a gallery erected on the south end, which will extend part way along the east and west sides forming a crescent shape, ' and affording on excellent view of the stage on the north. The ceiling can easily be arranged to form an arch which will be an excellent conductor of sound, and make the slightest whisper from tho stage audible in all parts of the room. All our local thespinns are delighted with the prospect, as they were beginning to despair of ever getting get-ting an opera house at all. When completed, com-pleted, this buildiug will furnish ample accommodations for a few years yet, when we can hope to get one, more in harmony with the rapid growth of our thriving city. Men who have made a careful estimate of the profits and loses attaohed to an opera house say that of all tine buildings erected for special purposes, an opera house pays the poorest poor-est returns. Mr. Whitmore declares that a suitable opera house would not begin to pay interest on the money invested in-vested at least not at present. The new company intends to send east for a full set of scenery, Hats, wings, drop curtain, etc., and expect to be able to put tho sensational drama of "Romany Rye" on within tho next thirty days. Hurrah! Wo hope to see thorn "got there" with both feot. . |