Show rete block A CREDIT TO ANY CITY description of the finest buildings south of salt lake city through the courtesy of air eldredge wa arc enable to give our readers a brief description of the eldredge block and the central building now being on ahe corner J and ath streets the con iral building is a three story structure with basement and has a frontage of 40 feet J and 90 feet on alb streets ahe material used is pressed brick manufactured by mr van gundy and red sand stena from the diamond quarry in spanish fark canyon the sandstone is use exclusively on the front on J street and sandstone sand stene and brick on the part froat on ath treet the main entrance is on J estreet where a larga stairway leaa t the second and third floors ef both the central and the large room on the first floor in feet thero being one room on the eart fronting on ath street feet the large room is admirably adopted for a bank railroad office 0 a similar use being commodious and well lighted chefe is alo a fireproof vault in the first and the vault behag extended inta the second story with a view to renting this and part of the third story for the ube of the first district court it was understood at the time the building was commenced the quarters occupied by the court in the county court bonsa would ba needed by the county on this floor there is a room which will maew a fins court room and thera ars also ram for the judge and clerk and on the third floor rooms for the grand and jury can be arranged leaving a large room ia front admirably adapted for a lodge rocca and several ordera have made application far this room already if the court should not occupy ahr part of the building it will ba arranged far other purposes the extending the entire length of clr building 10 feet in the clear the first story lo 10 fet tho second and third atones 13 foat to the ceiling sargent and crots are the liddiard go has the contract for the brick work kinney for the reck and the P li M S co aie the lor the carpenter work the building is owned by the central building co aad ia expected to be completed by next january it wa commenced in july but the hard times hive caused the to ie behind in their payment ef stock and the board of directors have been compelled te tiye their pe renal obligations in order to complete the building it being considered por ta leave tha work in such shape where it donld not only ba subject to destruction by the elements but would not bring any return for alia money invested the building when completed will be a credit to the city and the adners and can not fail to be profitable to the stockholders the officer are S S R H dadd vice president C VV smith dr G W shores ben R eldredge directors E A wedgewood secretary and john W turner treasurer th eldredge block joining immedi bately Q the south ia feet with a feet 10 feet to the ceiling th basements of both buildings are perfectly areu from dampness the ground being ao porous that the water irom the atch gas run in a whole night and baen absorbed as fast as it ran in lavius no water in the baerd ing the first egory is roem feet and together with the basement will be occupied by mr ben K eldi lodge with his largo ateek of hardware which is now crowded in hie acore on centre the room in entirely insufficient he having to nse dark basement for a sales baota where his fine hue ef stoves can not be chown to in the new building this will be remedied and mr eldrede in tena i to carry a large and complete stock and will do a jobbing business gun plying the southern trade there is a one elora additional addition at the back of this room where the elevator for moving in and out of the basement is located the office will alao oe situated in alna addition on tho second floor there arc beur laree su ta of offices the third floor will be used as a hall making the largest hall in the fity the roof and ceiling are supported bv a truss arch so there will nut be any columns in this hall tha height to thac ceiling is 13 baet the second story is ia feet in height and tha first stoby is 15 feet tha front of the El dioda block is of red carved and filled in with baick from mr van gundus kalns kilns eaid tt bo superior to ahe articia ar ticla the windows in the third etory are lare fingl circles the iron columns in the two buildings ar the work of the sad foundry elrre ore ovar four ton of iron asod in the eldredge Eldred gt blok and more than this ie the central bailo inc mr eldrude bays that all the mad material thit could possibly ba u led has been used ia thiis baiad aas the laora are double and everything in the buildings shows and workmanship has beau the kirbt alie building bail ding will ba heated by and lighted by electric light the architect of the eldredge block it mr boumak of salt laka cita the are tha same aa on the central building except that the chrpenter cir penter is done by aliu day he of mr towle tie coat ot ihn two buil dirge is esti aued at ti this mr hae built suin mer a in the at ward at a cost f 2200 and one in ceneri centri i acost of 1500 abil beveral babaa he if peo fo would put en a eho erful face and 0 o g so inith abut hard thinea but cavote the tigue spent in ault haakine that would be a bis p towards knocks iua liard tidies out |