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Show oo KNUTSFORD !S M CLOSED Salt Lake, Dec 30. The last pieco of furniture of the Knutsford hotel was renuned yesterday from that historic building and the hostolry which has entertained Us tens of thousands Is now enthely out of commission. com-mission. While the hotel was closed to guests several weeks ago to permit per-mit of the sale of its furnishings. It was not until late last evening that the doors were closed for the last time on the structure as a place of entertainment of the traveling public. The lease on tho building expires with this year and the property will be formally turned over today to its owners, Auerbach Brothers. G. S. Holmes, proprietor of the Knutsford during Its twonty "years of existence .was busily engaged yesterday yester-day in superintending the removal of the unsold furniture to 213 Stato street, where it will be sold as rapidly rapid-ly as possible But with all tho bustle of the closing hours he found time to grow a bit icmlnlscent and spoke of the passage of the good old days with more than a shade of regret. "It was just twonty years ago when I removed from the Continental hotel to the Knutsford," said Mr. Holmes "My first clerk was Fisher Harris and ten years later Joe Henshaw joined the force. Both of those clerks, known all over the country, are dead My contemporaries in the hotel business in Salt Lake at the time I opened this house havo also joined the groat majority. Major Erb of the Walker house, Sam Ewlng ot the Cullen and M. H. Beardsley, who succeeded me in charge of the Continental Con-tinental all havo answered the last call." The passing of tho Knutsford is re- grotted by the older generation of the traveling public and thousands who mado tho place tholr homo while In this city "I hao this cause of satisfaction," sat-isfaction," said Mr. Holmes, in referring re-ferring to tho closing, 'the splendid furniture and fittings of tho hotel havo been purchased largely by residents resi-dents of all portions of Utah and will be a source of comfort and pleasuro to hundreds whom I havo entertained In the past." oo |