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Show NEW CATHEDRAL W ST. MARY MAGDALEN r f : f 4 ' 'a : ' JS I x t k- X X ii h'vv T : lf ft fit Ml ' " x The new cathedral, which is to be known as St. Mary Magdalen, will, when completed, be one of the finest church buildings on the western half of the continent. It will be an ornament orna-ment to the city, and standing as it does on such high ground, it will command com-mand a magnificent view of the city and the valley below, a view that can never be obstructed. The history of this building up to tnis time is interesting, it is tne result of no sudden inspiration, but of an idea that has existed in the brain of Bishop Scanlan for many years. On the 21st of May last year The Herald published the picture of a cathedral that the bishop had made in Chicago five years before. Accompanying this was a statement from Bishop Scanlan to the effect that he would begin work on the building without delay. This statement seemed to electrify the Catholic Cath-olic people of this community. It was the first intimation that most of them had that anything ofthe kind was in prospect, but the movement met with great favor. The plans prepared for Bishop Scanlan Scan-lan in Chicago called for a plain structure, 180x75, with a spire 200 feet high, and the whole to cost $100,000; but so quick and hearty was the response re-sponse among the wealthy Catholics of the city that these old plans were discarded as unsuitable, and C. M. Neuhausen was secured to prepare new-plans, new-plans, and the magnificent structure represented in the accompanying cut is the result. Shortly after the announcement in The Herald that Bishop Scanlan would begin the building of a new cathedral. Mrs. Mary Judge came forward with a subscription of $10,000 to help along the work. A great impulse was given the enterprise by this generous gift, and before many days passed Mrs. A. II. Tarbet sent in a certified check for $10,000, with the assurance that if more were needed she would double her gift. This inspired others to give, and it was not long until the best part of the first $100,000 was pledged in sums of $10,000, The new cathedral will be in the Ro- manesque style of the eleventh century. It will be situated on the corner of Brigham and B streets, facing south. The dimensions of the main building will be 190 feet deep, 103 feet wide on Brigham, and the spires will be 220 feet above the pavement. The edifice will be approached by a double row of fine granite steps and terraces from the Brigham street pavement. The superstructure will be of gray stone, and the spires will be surmounted surmount-ed with gilded crosses that will be seen for many miles down the valley. The main floor of the cathedral will have a seating capacity of 1,500, and in addition addi-tion to this there will be a fine balcony and choir loft. The finish of the interior in-terior will be in perfect keeping with the grandeur of the exterior. The cost of the structure is still unsettled. un-settled. Bishop Scanlan's original idea was for a building to -cost $100,000, but the one planned will cost much more, and may run to double that amount. ; The final cost will depend upon trie interior in-terior decorations, and these in turn will depend upon the liberality of the mem bers of the church. |