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Show SKYSCRAPER TO BE ENLARGED THISJEAR As forecast by the Standard, the consummation of a deal between David Da-vid C Eccles of tho Eccles estate and Fred M. Nye, whereby the latter will move his clothing store to the store formerly occupied by Wrights Rents furnishings department, has made possible the immediate exten-j lion of the Eccles skyscraper to Include In-clude the property recentlv purchased pur-chased from the Commercial National Nation-al bank. It is expected that the old building wlil be torn down as soon as Nye moves, as work of construct Ing the extension will begin September Sep-tember 15 The extension will have a frontage of 56 feet on Washington avenue and will extend back 122 feet A much more imposing front on the main street will be given to tho building with the Increased frontage The Ecclos estate bought the Commercial Com-mercial National bank property where the Nye store is upon settlement settle-ment of the wall controversy for the purpose of extending the memorial building. Fred M. Nye holds a lease, that does not expire for eigh teen month Mr. Nye, however, waB willing to vacate, provided a suitable location could be found. He was willing to go to the trouble for the sake c progress and the better quarters he will have upon the com pletlon of the extension. Difficult) in finding quarters made it doubtful as to whether the exten slon could be built this year and tbe estate had planned to finish the present pres-ent building and build tbp addition after the expiration of the lease The present steel framework had been constructed In such a way that the remainder of the proposed building could be added without making the building looked patched When Wrights moved from the bulldlnp; owned own-ed bv the Eccles Interests, Mr. 'ye was induced to take the store until the completion of the addition David C Eccles states that he Is eager to push the buildl to an early completion and he now sees nothing In the wav He says that the razing of the N.ve structure will be easih accomplished, as there is only one wall and the two floors of the building build-ing to be removed and the excavat Ing for the basement is practically clone The building as now planned will have a frontage of 101 feet on VI a6li Inston avenue and 122 feet on Twcn-tv Twcn-tv fourth street, and be eight stories high nn |