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Show BICJCCLESJUILDING iDinwiddie Company, Represented by W. A. Larkin, Begins Con- B ' struction of Eight-Story Structure at Corner of Twenty- 0 fourth Street and Washington Avenue Will Be a Monument to David Eccles. Work on the'new oipht-story Eccles; building, Twenty-fourth street and Washington avenue, commenced this morning when a gang of laaorfcrs un- j dcr M R NUes commenced the clear-I ing awav of the debris of the big fire which destroyed the old Eccles build - inc. Tho present work consists of removing re-moving the brick and stone walls that were left standing when Injunction proceedings were Instituted by the Commercial National bank of this clt and In excavating to a depth of about Tour feot below tho level or the basement base-ment of the old building. Brick walla are standiug on the south and west sides and stone remains on the norlh side of the nlace The south wall is ncarlv three 'stories high and the west wall "stands about two stories high. The stone wall on the north side or the structure is two stories high ami is made up largely of arch-ways. The main arch of tho corner of the old building Is standing to a height of about two stories The Dinwiddle company undertook to contract with local construction companies for the remova; of tho ruins and the excavating, but the could not obtain satisfactory tonus and so proceeded to take up the work under tho direction of a foreman Manager W. A. Larkin of the construction con-struction company says that the work will be pushed vigorously and that, there will be little question but that the place will be made ready for steel construction before winter sets In. I is anticipated that by tomorrow morning morn-ing there will bo at least 25 men In the pit removing the debris and parts of brick walls that arc standing. The beginning of work on this building means the employment of n. large force of men at a time of year when laborers need employment. The structure when completed will cost in the neighborhood of a quarter million mil-lion dollars, a great deal of which will be spent In labor. According to the plans that havo been prepared by the architects, the building will be modern in every respect. re-spect. All the walls and partitions will bo made of steel and the floors will be either of that material or reinforced re-inforced concrete. No money will be spared in making tho building one of the best in the state. The contract was let to the Dinwiddle Dinwid-dle Construction company of Portland, Port-land, Ore., last spring, since which tim the architects. Whltaker & Ilodg-i Ilodg-i son of this city, have been busy per- footing the plans. The steel for tho entire structure has been ordered aud a Chicago firm, has prepared it for shipment. The building when completed will be 72 feet by 122 feet, eight stories 1 high with a basement extending under 1 the north an J east sidewalks. The I l.asement will be excavated 2G Inches ' below the present level. W A. Larkin. who with DInwiddio 1 Is the Dinwiddle Construction com-! com-! pany, says tho foundation will be in place within six weeks and that work roav then be halted until after the winter storms, but steel construction will start in (he early spring and the building will be made ready for ten- ants by July 1 next year. I His company has a record of ercct- Ing a fourteen-story building in Portland Port-land in S2 davs. ' Laikin and Dinwiddle, prior to forming a company of their own. were with Thompson-Starrett, the builders of the Woolworth structure in New York which will he 56 stories high, I reaching to n helghth of 756 feel- j |