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Show \\_I ':5 - S (. The Salt Lake Business. Portrait .. ' I ~~J.!i~~~"~~W~~~~~~~"-'_''_E..,..-.aC.,..,.-h",---P_Ia_y_s_a_P_a_r_t'I ~: . Trlb!ll!~. " llrm~~~rid~. ~sbton.' lIuccessful Intermountain Area arc~. te,ct. walllea~-tn ~ bill modelt. efficiently appointed office bI Salt Lak.e CI'tY. HII' ~ark referred to an array of color photo-' graphs which co\'er the w.U betide his, desk, ' 'Ineluded· ; we~ . pho\ogri.ph. of structures which houll churches.. scboolll,'comm,erejal, Industrial and public bUllnell1l tlvltlel, :The arl;hltect'l long look at .the photographi seemed tii refl~t In his ~~ ;,.ome~lng of a parent's admlr.tlon .nd ·love ~or hili. ~~dr~rr ~: :;' ,'~ 'ii1Ui;""" .contributed accordinr to his ;perllOnallty , . an~ tal~ntl,lntb~erea"oRll," added i'lr.Ashton, who I• .en. lor partner.oNlle firm. ' - , . ' .. '. ~ ; :.': .~": e':f<" "":) ':: ' :... . . . , : . , "Whatha,.bHiunygrel,test satisfaction as an architect?" . The one·tim~5(ke!'tS,a:week waterhoy for brlckl.yers em·, ployed bYhlsfather:~lio supportett his family of four IOns and two daughters:'.1 'i bu\lding ' contractor. paused -for. a' moment; "I belleve·lt has been trying to understand people." he re) plied ••. ."a.nd ~llli.~lng that understanding Into housing Which! 1lt1l them In community life. industry. commerce. education .nd. a~ home." " .... , . . \ Basic 'cDmponenta thilt to Into living IItructures, msklng people think and feel rioblyabout them, Include first the Indlvldu: al perlOn!llitl.... .lik~' and dislikes .ot thQse who wlll 'occupy and use th.e bulldlngl. accor~ng to Mr. Ashton. · \ .e. . . ." . ' , Then the ~r('Jlltect'l perMlnallty and taienta complete the Cll'tIaUon toWhIC~~he 'liuIlder adds materiallty. Raymond J.:A.hton; ·aon of Edward T. and Effie Morris Ash· ton. was bom.Jah.23, 1887, in Salt Lake' City. ' He attended public schools. LDS .Hlgh School.nd University of Utah. majorlni In engln.eerlng. : ..There, was Dep.rtment of ' Agriculture In those daYI at tneunlve~ty• ..But Mr. Ashton was to 'play anlmpot: tantpa~ later ~ ;Jle1Jllng to eatabllsh such a specialized teach!~f facility, . ~.". • .. ...,... -'''.' . '. . . At UieaM;oU;"he ltarted .woi'~ al a; ",atel'Poy· ' '''I\,~1dIn projl!C!&contra~ted. , l)yhl. fath~.;(OUl)r 'Ray tnldged about the eonstructlon'''aeen,e'lugginr.a pall of w.ter... On .the Iide of the pall'hunj a ·tlMlpper and.~ the ladltopped near each group of w<ir.kmen; ·: thttt.~ the dipper and quenched th'e lr thlnton .hot lummer dily.;'.~ . . , '\ . "That m~, 'l~~ebeen Ray'. flrat InsplraUon to become an uchlwt. .. He'. Just "not lure". now when the decilion became . hIao"". ' ...i:;:"::~" " . 'Later hetO(,~; -':.job delivering 41dly new,plper8. recalling Raymond i1. Ashton ••• Wat.r.rhny '" al'C'hU..ct \\'a~ th" "My route wa_.. MI!.I"cJed 'by South Temple (Brigham Street), oth 'route followed In taking Salt JAker '" top In hl~ lin ... West. 13th south and Redwood Ro·ad." The pay was $2.50 a week and "I had to' feed mY own horse out 6f the earnings be. in Mr. Ashton's becoming "branch hou~e (plant) desj~n~r" for cause he made the nightly deliveries poSsible." ' .the company. " Ray walked from his home near 7th West and 1st South to IIfr. Ashton'. flr~t job IIllOn retllrnlng to Sait lAke Oty w,,~ South Temple and Main to pick up the papers, Returning home, . he mounted his horae and ,tarted the appointed round, that with the firm 1'ollllr and Hansen. provided readeri with the day'. news. He left then In 1918 to form a partnership ot hi~ own with . The. young: pa~r carrier, who was late~ to be distinguished Francis D. Ruthetiord,. Upon dissolution ot thAt partnership, alone of qnly three .men west of the MI~lppl River ever to ':Mr. Ashton practiced alone until 1922 when he formed Ihl! pre~. head the America", Institute of ·Archltects. walked five miles jn ,l ent firm. acCepting Raymond L, Evans as a partner. B. Eugene the morning .and, ,five milea home In the evening to study enll. ' Brazier later joined the firm as junior partncr. nee~g . at the. university. ' . , In 1930. Mr. Ashton was eleCted president ot Utah Chapter, 1 .. 'BIlt.whcnlt~ned Of .nowed too hard. I rode the street :Amerlcan Institute of Architects. The &lime year, hl! .became II , car•. ~ddedMJ;, ~.bJ)n..,w"o · alao hal gained International recog· 'member ot AlA'. national board of directors. Atter three yp.an nltion.ln.,h": ' .....al8n ~.... an honorary member ot the British ,on the board. he was elected treasurer of the natlon's leading professional organization ot architects . Inati.... ,. . . . .lhM·'.... '., HI! was elected AlA president In 1943 and sp.rved two t('rm~, .YounK'.:r' ,left the unlvenlty In hlA IIOpbnmn'lI 11lar tAt ,. work .. . . ' drattIInlllft III the eft,tneerinr department o( the ' belng the third westerner. at that timp., evpr to holr! the hll:h tJnion ,PllCliftoBa1!road at C h l c a r o . p o s l t i o n . Mr. Ashton ha~ ~erved . ' ~vpn year~. incilldin!: (lnP , .' .' _:,/ ...,.~~ ....,....- ,,_., .. .yr.ar 8B chairman. of AlA's "jury of fellows" thRt passes ullOn ' .. He retumedr :JlQ\ye~r, In 1907 to complete his studiel 'at .all .m erit distinction awards made by the institute, the hilltop schoQl In Salt I.ake City and after _~Ing g.radu.ted" ., He .• I~o hall served ,three .term •• 111 y~rs. on ti, .. nation"l lerveda .m1sslon.fo[ the LDS Church ,In ~rance .. 'There he added , or....nll'.atlon·. Investments t'omml!l8ion th.ot admlnl.~r!l two to hil. ltudy.1n arc:J!.ltecture during the time he waa not engaged : mil linn dollars III tru.t tunds. In mllslonary uslgJ)ments. The architect was formerly a ml!mber ot Salt Lak .. City Mr. Ashton .married' Winnie Richard. In 1913. Two y..ar. later; the yoqn·g·.oouple returned to Chicago. where the .truggllng Chamber of Commerce board of gov .. rnor~. HI! iA Af'rvinl( for thp young architect worked . II .• draftsman during the dlly .a nd at· third consecutive year 8B president of Utah Symphony Orchestra. tended night cluaeIi' at E'Cole Beaux Artll to advance his studle•.. H. Is 11110 president of Satt Lake Rotary Club. When WIli'ld.Wu·! multed 'In 'most private architects clo.· The Ashton. live on a IIpacious tract near Kaysvillp. wh .. rl! Inr their office. In the Chle.go .re., Mr. Ashton sought and the . architect engagel In his favorit .. hobby-ral~\ng I'urebrl'd recelve~ • Jobin th,e .~glneering division of Armour Packing Arabian horaes. During the last seven yeArl<. Mr. and Mr~, A~h· Co. ' . .. . . ton have vlsltPd most countries In Europe and leveral In th • recOgnized ~y A, Watson Armour, nephew of Orlt'ftt. . 'riier'ejie. J. Ogden ·Armo.u r. founder. of· the packing company. as havillg They are the I'arp.nt~ nf four children, Mr_. R. H. Willpy , ~.It worked I!srll~r .w.hllelri. private employment .on plans for Wat· Like City; J. R. A~hton. Phnenix. Ariz.; Mr~. J. P. ColliF r • Lo' Bon Arm(lllr'i'lIome, Renewal of the· acqualntancellhlp rellulted Angeles, lind Mrs, Wt'lIl!'y Gransden, Morgan, 'was |
