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Show A YOR FERRY IN FAVOR OF MEMORIAL BUILDING Suggestions Made as to Structure Salt, LaJce Can Issue Bonds or Trade j Real Estate. f IT7 1TH the annoirncem.iit by ! JL Mayor W. .Mont Kerry that J y he is in fuvor of a memorial' j lo be built in honor of the I tya of Salt I,ake who entered the j service of tlie United States during the period of tin' emergency, attention has I I (en called to the municipal audi to- ) rium at Oakland. O il., which may sug- 1 m-t an idea an to wnat form Sail l-aU - memorial will take , l-r " - - '- ' a memorial to our soldier boys." de- - tion of what mlpht be done in Salt Lake City. j The building Includes a fully ' cuipped theatre. whi'h haa been lined ; by many companies, as well as for con- 1 certs, speaking engagements and puh- f lie meetings. The predominating fea- :i .it-.. ..i.-HVor la an tm mfna biMMi.- I rium. Tlie aize of the auditorium rn 1 be Judgedifrom the fart that it housed the complete. Sella-Kioto circus when I a heavy storm made f ho winy under j canvas Impossible. There are also nu ' merous smaller rooms ami to Oakland j the auditorium has become a source of j revenue, a well as a matter of pride. 1 'la red Mayor tVrry, "that is, if it can bf orif which will supply an urgent public need. I do not apprve of a building which would serve no other purpose than a memorial, neither do I believe that the wIIIiiik few should pay for (t. I "believe that the city should issue bond to be met by the taxpay-er. taxpay-er. thereby plnrmg nil eivmtwmr Dur-den Dur-den on everybody. CITY MAY TRADE. "There is another way nut. Tlie city has several hundred thousand dollari worth of real estate which it con hi sell or trade for other property which would he suitable for a buildUiK of this sort. The building, in n:y judgment, judg-ment, should be a memorial only in ffoct, to be used as an Hs.smhly room for patriotic weatherings ;iru other meetings held for public betterment. Tablets in honor of our heroes would pay a tribute. th their deeds. "If t were not ta far from the enter of iown I should suaest that the cliv tui Id a municipal sanitarium at the hot springs, northuf llie..city-which : cpijIiI serve as a nu nicf.al and at the j parne time put In use a health resort ;li:it is practically g-oin? to waste. ' "Yes. 1 am in favor ft a memorinl J.iiildintf. hut whatever ir be. let it be sonieihtnif which ran be ued. and used daily, by all If they so desire." OAKLAND AUDITORIUM. The municipal auditorium at "ak- 1 VI i mftsIVA in ?.i, blit Tfl HITI1- I'li'-Hy of its architecture makes it at- j triewve. Its arrnncment t declared j such as would probably not be desired j hi-re as a memorial bull linic, but there j i in thi" f)MV1:ind bmldintr a su'U'e- |