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Show NEW STATION WILL OPEN SATURDAY Represents Investment of Nearly ?40?000; Victor Sullivan Gets Appointment Appoint-ment as Local Manager The opening of the new service station erected here by the St. George Service company, is set for Saturday, April 25. Construction Construc-tion work on the building, which is located on the site of the old Dixie hotel, was finished Saturday Satur-day and this week has been spent in cleaning up the promises prom-ises and adding the finishing touches in preparation for the opening. In addition to handling gasoline, oils and greases, the company com-pany will have on display a complete com-plete stock of tires. These came in Wednesday. St. George's newest business house is an imposing structure. Located on the highway on one of the most prominent corners of the town, it presents an especially attractive appearance to one approaching ap-proaching from aaay direction. It represents an investment of between be-tween $37,500 and $40,000, including includ-ing the original pmchase price of the property which was $20,000. The station itself is L shaped and with the paved parking space, covers a plot 85 feet square. An unusually pleasing color effect is worked out. The building proper is white, with Nile green trinwninr set off by 'a black base eighteen inches in height. The roofing material ma-terial is green and red Pabeo asphalt. as-phalt. The lighting is also very attractive. Tire station is lighted indirectly and attention is drawn to the corner by a large three-way three-way Neon sign. Two ornamental street lights will be installed along the east side of the parking space. These have not yet arrived. Only the latest in equipment is installed, including greasing lift and an electric water cooler. Rest rooms are provided. Two driveways lead through the station and three pumps have been installed. Utah gasoline, produced pro-duced near Virgin and refined nt Cedar City will be sold, as will standard grades cf oil and greases. The price to be charged for gas here has not yet been determined, but it is certain that there will be a drop from the price of 25 cents now in effect here. The new station is a distinct, credit to the town and is as attractive at-tractive and modcrnly equipped an any in the state. In construction, only local labor, under the direction direc-tion of George Hunter of Cedar City, was emjaloycd. Over-scale wages were paid for every kind of labor. Albert E. Miller had charge of the carpenters, the electric elec-tric wiring was done by Rulon Snow, cement work by Wallace Worthen, the plumbing by George Thompson, and Milne brother did the painting. |