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Show Expansion projecf underway space for display purposes of merchandise now stored, Mr. Metcalf said. Building plans call for one of the most modern and beau- A modern new expanision program was begun this week by Friel's Inc., on the corner of Second South and Main St. According to the owner and manager, G. Wilby Metcalf, the new improvement plan will add some 3000 square feet of floor space to the furniture and appliance ap-pliance business making it one of the largest stores of its kind in the area. The new bulding program will also provide much needed tiful of buildings with practically practi-cally all of the north and west sides of the new structure to be of heavy glass. John Patrick Pat-rick has the contract for the building and Paul Salisbury and Jim Taylor, Salt Lake City, are architects. The new area will be carpeted car-peted and will provide space for display of complete sets of furniture in addition to more space for all other merchandise. merchan-dise. The entire building will be refrigerat Ion air-conditioned and the outside is to be completely com-pletely landscaped with plants and trees to add an artistic touch to that portion of the business district. Barricades were beine nut up Wednesday and plans are to proceed immediately on the building to have it completed at the earliest possible date. In the meantime, many items of merchandise in the store are on sale to make room for more items and remodeling re-arrangements. The ice-house and Kolob Realty which occupied the space to be taken by the furniture fur-niture store, have both been moved. Phillips 66 Station has purchased the ice-house and it will be located at the service station while Kolob Realty moved just west of Culligans. High beefsteak prices have a precedent. A 10-pound steak sold for $48 a pound in Circle, Alaska, during the gold rush of the 1890's. |