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Show MONOLITHS FOR STATE CAPITOL Salt Lake, April 15. Decision to request re-quest Stewart & Co., capitol contractors, con-tractors, to make an estimate of the extra cost of installing granite monolithic mono-lithic columns In the new statehouse front, and to figure how much extra time would be needed for the structure struc-ture in the evont it was decided to use the monoliths, was made yesterday yester-day by the capitol commission at its meeting on the capitol grounds. This action the first that has been taken toward permitting contractors to submit sub-mit estimates came after the commissioners com-missioners had been addressed by members of the committee appointed at the mass meeting recently held at the Hotel Utah. A letter written by Joseph P. Smith, president of the .Mormon church, urging that monoliths be adopted, was read by Heber J. Grant Among those who were present and made addresses In favor of monoliths were Spencer Clawson, George Hom ney, W. F. Jensen. M. H. Walker, Senator Sen-ator Simon Bamberger and Robert Cantley, the eastern granite man, who is here in an effort to get the stone polishing contract. Senator Bamberger took a departure depart-ure from the usual line of monolithic boosting when, after he had spoken In favor of securing the monoliths, he said he wished to place himself right with the commissioners in regard re-gard to his attitude as to the state taking any risk In the matter. He said that If a contractor would come forward with a proposition to open the quarry, take out the stone and polish It for a certain consideration, then he favored getting the monoliths; mono-liths; but If tho state has to take any responsibility in the matter, aside from letting a contract, ho is opposed. op-posed. Several of the speakers referred to letters which have been received In Salt Lake from prominent eastern architects, giving their opinion as to monolithic columns. Governor Spry and other members of the commission commis-sion recently asked various local architects ar-chitects as to their opinion, and it is understood that nearly all were against the monoliths, saying that such columns would not be In harmony har-mony with the general lines of the building. nn |