The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-03-29
GROWTH OF hoGPoKIA TaIs E.AzS.
"a LArSS EaI6be= Of Good Building
2 Going Up.

IA LAzge E1mbez Of Good Building
II Going Up.
The growth of ouI town and vicinity
the present season, promises 70 be m
only extensive but very substantial
SeVeratgsSOd buildings are already OF
the way aid othrrs are beiaK planned
With the ordinary amount OF money "a
Liberalization, business cannot help hn
iIe prosperous. Since early last sum
m-r business has been very dull, ant
money extremely scarce, and all re-
toIce ag the prospect Ola speedy re-
turn To the more prosperous days o
1869 and 1870. We mention below 4
few the of buildings In course Of con
struction and those planned:
First, Is tho new State Norma
School building, which will cost t6O,-
600. Il will DO 8 Eery convenient and
4 Imposing structure. The contract.
VIII soon be let, and it will uAdOubted-
ly be ready for occupancy by the next
winter term.
A large business house Is being erec-
ted by Captain c. b. North on Com
mercial street, between Fifth and
Sixth. 1t viii be occupied by the
drug store OF North & Shelmire, and
will be one of the finest and most con-
yenient business >bonses In the city
The excavation Is about finished. Il
will be of brick.
SahraIdIfoo, r. ,E. Min k,,;Yl ~. g.
side large brick building for their
beef market. We believe the plans
are not arranged yet. A
just north of these gentlemen, WIZ
liam, ClapP, the leading boot and shoe
and clothing man of Southwestern
Kansas. will erect q fine, large brick
business house. Thus block of three
fine buildings Will MI up this import
ant space, while the old wooden build
ings will take back seats. The gentle.
man who owns the wooden building
now occupied by Perley &Bearce, it is
expected, VIII also build, but we IN
dcrstand he has not decided vet.
Charles Wheelock is now ut work
on the plans for Schmidling e Lutz,
and Clapp's buildings.
We are glad to hear that Bruner &
McMurtrie, and Isaiah Jones are talk
Ing strongly of Immediately replacing
their business houses burned out Sum
day the 18th, with large brick build
ings. In fact, we may almost an
nounce for certain that this will be
done. The well-known pluck of these
gentlemen will not long prevent that
important ground to remain vacant.
DIR. Criley's new brick block, 25x50,
adjoining the post Office, has already
reached the second story. II will con-
tain two rooms, and win present a fine
front, in place of the old wooden
building which has stood there for
many years. j. Q. Reed is the con-
tractor.
n. WhittleseY has the foundation
laid, just opposite the post office, for a
brick business house, 20x35.
= j. Q. Reed has purchased the proper
ty, of A. 8. Tandy, on the northeast
corner of Seventh and Constitution,
and intends soon to put up brick resi-
dence on the corner lot. He will oc-
cupy the present residence of DIR. Tan
dy until it Is completed.
A. s. Tandy is building story and
half residence northwest of the city,
near the residence of X, McClennan.
1t will be 1SxSO, with an L 1sx2O. ].
Q. Reed has this building about ready
to pat together. Ftfs-g Z. ~
All the arrangements are made for
the rebuilding OF the WELSH church,
which was burned last fall. It will be
constructed of brick, and will be
about the neatest edifice in the city.
Mr.. Gilbert is building brick resi-
dcnce, near that of Rev. Mr.. Averill, /
west of the city. We did not get the
size.
I" One and n half miles west Of the city
J. Q. Reed is putting up a gothic frame
residence for his brother-in-law,M Mr.. J.
n. frey, new conner. IL VIII cost
about 5000. ~ e. fs 'ss=s -
Z, Nearly opposite the court house Mr..
Sol. Brown has largo pile of stone for
his new business house, which will be
completed this season.
And last, but not least, is the toun-
dry building. IL viii be built on a
lot just east of the city. Mr.. Weir has
the contract for putting up the build
ing. Mr.. Graves is here and the work
Is in progress. Tho building will be
3ox9O, with II foot story. The engine
and boiler room will be 14x24. Young
Mr.. Graves, of Chicago, is talking of
putting in a wood planer, saw circular
and mould planer. The machinery for
the foundry is on the way.
There arc doubtless many other
buildings which We have not got, but
enough are mentioned To show that
our growth will be healthy.
Last week, Mrs. Brown took up a