Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-06-13 | Page 11 | C. of C. Leases, New Quarters

C C. C OF C C. C LEASES NEW QUARTERS Change to Salisbury Salisbury- Building Planned Chamber of commerce officials Monday afternoon signed a lease which will transfer the chamber offices of- of ices flees from Exchange place to the Salisbury building at Second South and nd Main streets The lease covers a year five-year period pe- pe nod iod with an option to renew for an additional add five years The chamber of commerce has oc occupied its present story six-story headquarters headquarters head- head quarters for nearly 30 years but is making the move in order to reduce overhead expenses and make possible possible pos- pos sible ible the expenditure of a greater percentage of the chambers chamber's funds on n projects of direct promotional value alue to the city according to Gus P. P Backman executive secretary The new lease covers square feet of floor space on the second floor floor ioor of the Salisbury building square quare feet of which is to be occupied occupied pied by chamber of commerce off of- of f ices rices ces and square feet by the regional of the emergency rop crop and feed loan service of the federal government Remodeling work is to be done under inder direction of the Drug rug company Mr Backman said he anticipated the he chamber office force would move into the new building between July uly Tuly 15 and August 1 as soon as ashe ashe he the remodeling is completed A large neon sign advertising Salt Lake City as the Center of Scenic America is s to be placed on the outside out- out ide side of the Salisbury building