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Show THE S. L. TEMPLE BEING ENLARGED Salt Lake City, Oct. 6 Better to accommodate the thousands of Latter Lat-ter Day Saints who desire to enter the famous Salt Lake temple, there to perform sacred rites, approximate ly $100,000 is being expended by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to enlarge the outer buildings Workmen have been busy for over a month and a few more weeks will see completion of the task. In tunneling for new entrances to the temple, portions of the original foundation laid about three quarters of a century ago, were exposed. Inspection In-spection of the foundation shows the temple builders took the precaution to make double arches of stone, the better to hold the weight of the top portions. Several prominent architects archi-tects and builders have expressed amazement that such foresight was ! shown in the construction. On some days upwards of 1,5 00 church members enter the temple and with the old accommodations it jvas nearly impossible properly to take care of them. With the new of-! of-! tensions, however, which include larger office quarters for the church ! recorder and other officials, dining j.'all for temple attendants, dressing i corns and the like, no conge it. or. is anticipated. As nearly as possible the bu!!ders .f the new additions have eliminated jstei - or support posts, so that blind -r tiged people may get abou-. more -:iilv There is also a children's Tj:..vioom, where women attendants will take charge of the shildrm vh( se parents are in the temple The new construction work is on ;th ' north and west sides of the temple. tem-ple. It is located within an enclosure i which few non-Mormons are a'i-::!. a'i-::!. r.vd then only with the P'1''-r. P'1''-r. fsion of ;'.e h's'-er authorities cf I the church. A. |