Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-08 | Page 2 | Hill's Monument to be Cathedral

HILL'S MONUMENT TO BE CATHEDRAL Kailroad King and Wife Give Million and a Half to Roman Catholic Church. ST. PAUL, May 7. James J. Hill, president of the Northern Securities Se-curities company and tho Great Northern Railway company, will supplement his many gifts to the Roman Catholic church by a donation dona-tion of $1,500,000, given Jointly by himself him-self and Mrs. Hill toward the erection of a new $3,000,000 cathedral. Two of the wealthiest parishes of St Paul will Join in its construction. Announcement of tho gift has beon made by the clergy in connection with further statements of the progress of the cathedral movement The remaining remain-ing 51.500,000 is already in sight, and will bo given by othor wealthy citi-i citi-i zens.