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Show - - i - THE BUILDING BOOM IS ON. Much Activity is Notlcnblo, Particularly Particu-larly on Main Street, and Work fs Being Rushed With Vigor Cedar City presents rather nn animated ani-mated appearance these days with its gangs of workmen demolishing old buildings, sorting and removing the materials, excavating, laying brick, erecting frames, etc. It all looks good to the natives who arc glad io see the town going ahead, Good progress is being mado on the lG-foot, three story annex to the Ccdnrs Hotel, under tho superinten-dency superinten-dency of Mr. George A. Wood, a local product who has had a good deal of experience in tho building gamo in the northern part of tho state, and who is handling this work for tho proprietor, Mrs. C. G. Bell. Tho excavating will soon bo completed, and tho cement work gotten under way. . Tho ground is. cleared iforhg riew $25,000 building for tho Cedar Sheep Association store, and Mr. Ed. Ash-ton Ash-ton of Salt Lako is expected here within with-in a fow days to take chargo of the work. It is proposed to have this new structuro rendy for occupancy the present season. Superintendent Henry Ashton, who has chargo of tho construction of tho Parry-Jones garage and a number of residences to bo built hero the present season, is pushing work with much vigor, and the walls of the garage are rapidly being reared. There aro not many idle men in town at present who aro willing to work. Thomas Perry has charge of tho work on the Bladen garage and steam laundry, and appears to be putting up a very substantial building. Work on tho walls is at a standstill there just at present on account of a temporary shortage of brick. Both these last named buildings exceed 60x100 feet in ground dimensions. |