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Show 1 COMCT ON FOUNDATION TODAY Mormon Church Officials Will Rush Construction of Administration Building. At the office of the presiding bishopric of the Mormon church this morning the contract will be awarded for the concrete con-crete foundation work on the new administration admin-istration building to be erected at the corner of College avenue and South Tomple street, jusl went of the Lion house and president's office. Competition Is keen and nearly all of the contractors In the city have submitted submit-ted proposals. In view of the sharp rivalry there ' has been considerable speculation as to which one of tho contractors con-tractors would be successful. Intimation came yesterday from a source alleged to bo reliable that among those nearest to acquirement of the contract, Carl F. Buchncr of Forest Dale was most prominently promi-nently named. Contractor Joseph W. Melleu is ncar-Ing ncar-Ing the end of his work of excavation. Between eight and ten days more will be required In which lo finish .the Job. It is said that as soon as this part of the work Is completed the concrete foundation foun-dation setting will begin, and that this will be pressed forward with all possible rapidity during favorablo weather conditions. condi-tions. It Is the purpose of the presiding bishopric and other officials of the church to have the building completed In record time If anything they can do to facilitate it shall bring about that end. |