Show THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY J I I The information that Mr l Oart Oar Oar- t Oar Oar-I I negie is ready to erect a t i public library building in Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim is a signal for serious deliberation deliberation deliberation in order that the money t may may be spent for the best interests inter k V ests of the city Of course the H 1 news did not come corne entirely as a aL L surprise since the showing made V by our rudimentary library w was wasa s 1 a good foundation for the belief t that the Carnegie Corporation t L' L would not lightly dismiss our 1 t iV r claims We Ve have therefore re considered con con- conI I 7 this matter for some sometime some W time and have arrived at the conclusion that there are some J highly important preliminary plans that should be adopted i x 2 V L when we arrange to receive Mr r. r 1 Carnegie's contribution i For instance as Ephraim is an 1 educational center cente we think hink it would be in keeping with the eternal fitness of f things to build the library on the most conspicuous c- c site available for that pur pur- pose This observation points I V unmistakably to the Central i s school hool grounds because there the J I tr building will attract the attention attention atten atten- tion of visitors as soon as they II arrive in the city city and and first impressions impressions im im- are lasting What f. f r I could be more appropriate ate than thau thaua thant t. t a building building dedic dedicated ted to the cause 1 of education situated on th the most prominent corner in a city V L' L whose people stand for the best bestin bestir ir r t in educational matters To build the li library on the J Oen Central ral school would grounds necessitate necessItate necessitate ne ne- h the removal of one of J v the city's landmarks the old l school building but we can well 1 afford to offer the structure as a aVi Vi J sacrifice to Progress Some of I J r tl the e material could doubtless be bei i 1 used to in iIi the advantage proposed propos propos- ed d building and what is left could V easily be disposed of Gf It would 9 then be possible to maintain a k lawn in front of the library and p construct attractive walks to the f main entrances i It should also be brought to it 31 v the attention of the architect V r i iri who prepares the plans that withy within with with- ri y in three miles of this city ity we 1 i 4 have an abundance of some of the most beautiful and nd substantial building material in the world and this should be used at least for the entire exterior of the building To show that we are not i s ing we eve would call attention to the the handsome Packard Jackard library building in Salt Lake vh ch we are informed is constructed 4 principally of Sanpete white stone There is no it ore handsome handsome handsome hand hand- some public library in the United United Unit Units ed States and its beauty is p largely due to the stone used in inti ti V its construction Still another preliminary provision provision provision pro pro- vision that should be observed kV is the employment of of Ephraim x workmen We Ve have artisans in inthis inthis this city who helped to erect some of the most beautiful buildings buildings buildings build build- ings in the state stat and it would be a source of great pride to every loyal citizen n to b be able to top p point int to the Carnegie public library li library lir li- li r building as a product of their handiwork ML |