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Show TO BUILD FINE HASONICTEHPIE Sail Lake Will Have a Magnificent One. Will Be Erected on Corner of First South and Second East. i Building' and Grounds Will Necessitate Necessi-tate an Expenditure of Over Hundred Hun-dred Thousand Dollars. Salt Lake, will havo by March 1. 1006. the finesl Masonic Temple west of Detroit, De-troit, a building of the best and most modern typo In every respect for the exclusive ex-clusive use of tho Masonic fraternity of tho cltv. Tho location of this temple, plans for which aro now almost complete, will bo the northeast corner of First South and Second East streets, and the transfer of Hie ground upon which It will stand was completed yesterdav afternoon. The tract has a frontage of live rods on First South street and ten rods on Becond East Tho nrlco paid by the committee of Salt I -ako Masons who have the matter In charge for the fraternity Is given In the deed as 110,812.50, which is considered a reasonable llgure. when the beauty and natural advantages ad-vantages of tho location are considered. To Build Beautiful Temple. I'pon ihls site .q to be eroded a I90.0m temple. S21 by 130 feet, four ctorlea ubove the basement, which will liseif be above the ground on First South street. Work on this structure will begin .lust as soon as the remaining details of the plans, which have been prepared by Architects Arch-itects Ware and Tivganza, can bo worked out. In order that every possible advantage advan-tage may be given, Mr. Ware Is now vle-Itlng vle-Itlng tho Masonic Temples of l'ortland nnd San Francisco to gain suggestions from which ho may profit in finishing up the plans for the Salt Lake Temple. Of Pressed Brick. Mr I. O. Rhoades chairman Of the committee Which has the matter In barge, and which has for several months in en engaged In this work, said last night thai the building would probably be of pressed brick, with strate ornamentation, ornamen-tation, although a Mnal decision lias not vet been reached as to tho exterior finish. Summer Garden on Roof. Tho entrance Is to be "on Second East street, where the Temple extends 180 feet Around the roof will be B summer garden, which will ho titled up In tho most pleasing pleas-ing and attractive style The basement wlil contain seoarnlo armories for tho Knights Templar and Scottish Rite bodies, bod-ies, a batHiit room, closets and bnth-rooms, bnth-rooms, and the heating and ventilating plants. The very best and latest Ideas are embodied em-bodied In the ventilating plant, which will In both winter and summer effect a complete chatiKe of air through the entire en-tire building every twelve minutes. The First Floor. On the first floor, which will be ten Feet above First South .-tn-.-t. Is the ballroom, with " -opiare it. i of tb.or space, tho g nil. men's clubrooms, ladles' parlors, the grand secretary's rooms and the grand lodge library. The second floor provides separate r' oins lor llr Hluo lodges, the York Rite Chanters, the Knights Templar together v. .tii separate quarters for the secretaries of each of these bodies. For Scottish Rites. The third and fourth lloors are for the exclusive use of the Scottish Riles, and will be constructed in the form of a magnificent mag-nificent theater, with a Btage sixty-six feet de?p, a proscenium of twenty-one feet, a gallery above the third tloor that will seat e"t persons Thu 6cenery alone for the equipment of this stage will cost JlO.uOU Thero will be here an organ loft for a pipe organ and a Me-morlal Me-morlal room for the Scottish Rite. "Who Compose Committee The oommltteo which has carried tho plans for ihls magnificent piece of work to success Is composed of f. C. Rhoades. chali man. F C. Schramm, secretary; Judge C. W. Morse, S. D. Evans and Dr H. N. Mayo. Grading on the site will be-gln be-gln within six weeks and the tlrst payment pay-ment tor tb erci tlon Of the building will be mado Juno 1. What Will Result. Aside from the credit that the possession posses-sion of such a Masonic temple will con-In- upon tin- lodges of the city and the city generally, other advantages are man-Hold man-Hold and apparent The completion of this temple will place Utah In a position to rnmp.te In s. airing the prind lodge convention for the entire United states and to at nnv tlmo entertain In lining stvle the leading M.'.sons of the world wiio may visit the city. Will Be Incorporated. For the purpose of carrying forward this work tho i tah consistory will be Incorporated, under that section of tho. Statute providing for Incorporation for henellcicnt or charitable purposes The funds will be amply provided By tho issue ot bonds which Will bo taken by Masons of Salt Lake. |