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Show DAMAGE BY FIRE NV ESTIMATED AT $12,000 All Buildings Destroyed Wore Fully Covered by Insurance. Special to The Tribune. OGDEN, Oct. 29. The fire in the buildings build-ings ot II. L. Griffin company, on Twentv-flfth Twentv-flfth street, early this morning, caused a heavier loss than at first estimated. It is now estimated that the damage will exceed $12,000. of which the H. U Griffin company sustains $-1000 on the buildings, fully Insured, and $(i000 on stock, mostly seeds and high-grade products, also covered cov-ered by Insurance. The building belonging belong-ing lo George 13. Maulc. east of and adjacent ad-jacent to the Griffin buildings, was badly bad-ly burned under the roof and the rooms of tho upper floor were gutted by fire and water. Opened Up in Now Quarters. The Griffin company today got Into now quarters and opened for busfness at 2M Twenty-fifth street. In the Maule building. build-ing. Mr. Young, secretary :md manager, stated that they did a bigger business than on Monday. One of their two buildings build-ings Is destroyed, only the front and rear walls left standing, and the other Is badly bad-ly damaged under the roof, and tho upper floor gutted. These will not bo rebuilt, as the company Is negotiating a sale of the property, and within a month the firm will move Into Its new cold storage warehouse ware-house on Wall avenue, next to tho new Scowcroft warehouse, one of the most modern storage plants in the West. Tho Insurance on the buildings was $6500, and there wns amplo Insurance on tho stock. The Maule building is also amply Insured. All parties concerned highly compliment tho tire department nnd Chief Paine, who recently returned from his vacation, for the prompt and efficient work at tho lire. |