Show Reasons Given for Tearing Down the Ephraim Tabernacle For some 17 years plans have been made abandoned and remade remade re- re made to remodel the old Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim Tabernacle into a modern chapel and stake house without t ten tearing e a r l' i n g down the historical building which has been serving lug ing ng for some 81 years states Reuel neuel E E. Christensen stake president pre pre- The matter of remodeling he states slates was first considered in 1937 when he was a member of or the bishopric Since then it has been planned and and the problem has been ap approached approached approached ap- ap from every conceivable conceivable conceivable able angle At times it seemed a suitable plan had been made only to find some flaw which made it impracticable The present building is considerably considerably con eon changed from the or original original original or- or erected in 1871 there having been additions and re remodeling remodeling remodeling re- re modeling in previous years The height and general construction construction construction con con- of the building its entire entire entire en en- tire lack of plumbing did not lend to plans for reconstruction Pres Pies Christensen explains Al Also Also Also Al- Al so a weakness in the tower would have necessitated probably probably probably proba proba- bly complete reconstruction of that part of the old building The cornice also showed definite definite definite def def- signs of deterioration Remodeling Would Cost More More More- After one investigation by an architect the general authorities recommended that the old building building building build build- ing be kept and remodeled Pres Christensen states Then an another another another an- an other architect was sent to make a more thorough check on some items of the proposed remodeling remodel remodel- ing After this it was determined determined determined deter deter- mined that the cost of remodeling remodeling remodeling remodel remodel- ing would be about 15 per cent greater than an entirely new building and that the maintain maintain- ance due to excessive height and other factors would be 10 to 15 per cent greater It was finally decided that this generation should to be practical leave for forthe for the oncoming oncoming oncoming ing generation as fine a structure structure structure ture as that left for us us- by the builders of 1871 Pres Christensen Christensen Chris- Chris concluded It is planned to publish in inthe inthe inthe I the very near future the architects architect's architects architect's architects architect's archi archi- drawing of the new chapet chapel chapel cha cha- pel pet and stake house which will willi i have a seating capacity of 1100 people all of whom will be he able to sec see the speaker Razing Progresses The work of tearing down the theold theold theold old building is going ahead at ata a rapid pace and there are many items offered for forr free or for sale Free for the taking are arc building rocks and kindling wood For sale are an assortment assortment assortment assort assort- ment of windows doors a and n d transoms two very good Estate some some feet 2 and 3 3 feet pipe a furnace and boiler I in good condition and ideal for fora a brooder coop and some red pine stringers A written bid offer is being asked for the furnace furnace furnace fur fur- nace and boiler Anyone interested interested interested inter inter- ested in any of these items should see Anthony Hansen who is in charge of razing the old building |