Show HI HISTORIC 10 IC H HOME Mf U I IV WAY 1 TO PROGRESS r O R 1 Work Begins on New Structure Structure Structure ture for S Salt lt Lake Lodge of Elks The hammer and the ax of wrecker wreckers wreckers wreck wreck- er ers fell feil upon pon the first homo home of ot Brigham Young at East South Temple street street Saturday morning to tomake tomako make mako wa way for tor the tho new ew headquarters rt rs o of the local lodge of ot the Benevolent and Protective Order of ot Elks By e evening the entire roof root of t the tho historic mansion had been torn away aay and andI I part of or the r removed mo I Recently a a. petition con containing seral sev- sev J I eral ral hundred names was wag presented to toI the Elks asking that the old home I be pr preserved s rv d. d The Elks were desir desirous ous of ot acc acceding d ng to the wish and al allowed allowed al- al lowed owed ample time Inie it was stated and for four tour months sou sought ht to make lar- lar arrangements ar ar- for tor the removal of ot the building Such arrangements could not be bc c. c ma made e and or orders ers were finally given cn t for r the tIle pulling down of ot the historic structure The Association of ot Utah Architects Joined In the prayer that tho the building should be preserved ris as a monument to tho early pioneers Tho The Young homo horno is being torn I down In connection with the old Farnsworth nome home on South Temple street Work ork on on the wrecking of the Farnsworth home began a few days ago go It will require about a R week to pull to earth the tho former home of ot I ham Brigham Young The famous home upon which the wreckers ers began work worIc was constructed In 1850 1550 b by p President Brigham Young It was used b by members of ot tho the family until a com com- recent date when It was occupied b by a tea curiosity shop many I tourists being attracted there The Tho new home borne for tor tho the Elks will willbe willbe willbe be erected on the lots Jots occupied bythe by bythe bythe the Young Youns- and Farnsworth families in tho the old days The date for tor the beginning of ot construction has s not been set according to Edward Swift secretary of ot the tho Elks Elks' club |