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Show REAL ESTATE GOSSIP. At fine Pr n-d Iirick Can tin Made Here a Iti at. Lome or Philadelphia. B. W. Cummitigs of Chicago, n-pro-seutatit e of Cuisholm, Boyd (Si 'hi to, manufacturers of the Boyd pressed brick machine, has arrived in the city to put up the machinery for tho Salt Lake Pressed Brick company south of town. The ni'w works will have a capacity of 20.00U brick a day and will be so complete as to turn out a product equal to that of any similar concern in tho east.' Before purchasing the plant, the Salt Lake company scot samples i f their clay to I hicairo fcr the purpose of making a test. The result was so highly satisfactory to them that they at i 'Li e purchased the plant. In spoak-ing spoak-ing of it Mr. Boyd said Unit it is possible possi-ble to produce brick here which in baldness, color or cheapness will be unexcelled by any of ttio famous productions pro-ductions of St. Louis, rtiilude.phia or that of Golueti, Colorado. The new works, which by the w ay uo the dry press process will be liuisin-d in a short lime aud be aide to put their production ou the market. The Lehi Sugar company expect ex-pect to bo ready to com-uienco com-uienco tho manufacture of the granulated by September 1. The foundations foun-dations for the machinery are all laid and the boilers are already up. A second se-cond consignment of machinery which is coming by the ltio Grande, has been six days out from Si. Louis and is expected ex-pected to arrive in Lebi any day. Thirty men are employed ou the works who are makinif rauid progress. Rapid progress is beitiir mada on tbe mercantile block ou Second South and Main. Tho iron work on the second story is nearly completed and one day's work do iv makes tiite a change in the building's appearance. The revised .plans will make the structure when lin-uhed, lin-uhed, six feet higher than the Temple-ton, Temple-ton, making it the highest building in the city. In conversation with Vin Kralowe today that architect gave the information informa-tion that be had a verbal option on the Continental corner, and that he La I cabled it to the London syndicate. If he receives a cable from them accepting it, the Rpleedid eight-storv building will go on the West Temple street site aud the old Cuutidenial w ill be torn down. Horace J. Mathews this morning sold a lot ou West Temple street in the West Boulevard subdivision to Autoine Anderson for the sum of $s50. Mr. Mathews also made purchase of two lots having a seven-room brick residence resi-dence on them, iu Burlington addition, the price paid being t'JOUO. The finishing touches are being put on tbe repairs of the Hooper & Eld-ridge Eld-ridge Idock. All of the lower story has been plastered in hard finish and attention at-tention is now being directed to the second floor. The building will be ready for the tenants in two weeks. Cold weather has compelled the paving pav-ing company to use more paving material ma-terial than would bave been necessary had the temperature remained as high as it was when tbe work began. Superintendent Iteed of the Pacific Paving company has today been putting the tiual roll on Commercial street. The job is receiving general commendation. commen-dation. The old asphaltum walk in front of the chamber commerce is being torn up ! and replaced with another; the l'aeilic Paving company of Utah doing tbe work. It is expected that the excavating for t ho (bid Fellows' hull on Market street will iU tiuished for tho foundations by June 15. Brick layers are workini? above the third story of the Telluride block and the building will soon be ready for tbe roof Fred A. Halo closed tha contracts today for building the Dav s, Silva, Sullivan anil Brown residences. Weiter & Armstrong sold a house and lot in Sute street addition to Ben. F. Randolph of The Timks. The masons have nearly completed the foundations for the new May block on First South street. David Kciller has gotten out the plans for four brick bouses fur Anderson to cost StiiiOO each. Those gold letters, "Jennings Block," loom up like a brick bay window ou. a frame house. Thos. Green, Fred A. Hale's draughtsman, draughts-man, has gone on a visit to Denver. A concrete sidewalk has been laid in front of the Arcade restaurant. Commercial street will not be thrown open ta trallic uutil Saturday. |