The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-09-02
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS
IN WICHITA.
Eight New Brick Business Houses
Contracted for.

Hopeful signs OF the increasing trade and
continued prosperity OF our city are the prep
arations now being actively made Tor the cree
ton OF eight new permanent brick business
rooms. These improvements are not being
made by spectators or by those but lately ar
rived. but principally by old firms, who from
their success and experience know that this
country and this city will do to tie to. These
fine improvements in addition TO the ones al
ready completed, and in addition TO the CON-
modous and tasty residences being built,
sneak out in strong terms for the future of
Wichita. The new business houses mentioned
will be owned and situated as follows:
Hess IL Getto, grocery merchants, have COM
menced the erection of two business rooms on
the corner OF Douglas Avenue and Market
street. The first room viii be 23xs0, of brick,
iron and glass front, with an open corner on
Market street, and will be occupied by their
own business.
The same firm will build second store
room adjoining the above on the west, lixS0
feet deep, of brick. iron and glass front. Con-
tractors OF the above two, ii ar.ell d LoDgbot-
tom.
Henry Bolte, furniture dealer and manufac-
turer, has lot the contract for the building OF q
sales-room adjoining the above buildings on
the west, on Douglas Avenue. His room will
be Of brick, 2axs0 feet, one story, iron and
glass front. Hartol IL Longbottom con-
tractors.
On the next lot adjoining, to the west, on
Douglas Avenue, Jacob BissantZ, of the firm
of Bissantz & Butler, dealers in stoves and
manufacturers OF tin ware, has made arrange
ments and will Immediately commence the
erection of business house 24x65, OF brick,
one story, iron and glass front, TO be occupied
by himself.
On the opposite side Of the street, on the
corner of Douglas Avenue and the alley, east
of the New York block the Houck Brothers,
hardware and agricultural implement dealers,
are preparing 10 build of brick, a business
house % feet front by 100 feet deep, two sto-
ries high, iron and glass front, with an ee-
vator.
Next to the above building On the east,
fronting on Douglas Avenue, G.. G. Matthews
& Co., druggists and jewellers, and one Of the
oldest firms in the valley, viii build two
story brick business house q feet front by 60
feet deep, with iron and glass front.
To the east of the above, fronting on the
same street, j. II. Alley, dealer in boots and
shoes, has contracted for the building of two
story brick business house, to be occupied by
himself, "a feet front by GO feet deep, iron and
glass front
The last three buildings will have heavy,
ornamental uniform front and cornice, and
will be one OF the finest blocks ever erected
in the city.
On Main street, at the present site OF Mat
thews S Co.'s drug store, which C. S. Corbett,
dealer in groceries, has purchased, viii be
erected for his own Use, business house Of
brick and iron, the dimensions Of which have
net yet been decided upon.
Without fear of successful contradiction we
think We can confidently assert that no town
in the west, at least in the State of Kansas, can
make such showing Of permanent growth as
can Wichita, and We experience the greatest
pleasure in repeating our eit-written congrat-
ulations to those who have shown their faith
and judgment by investing their money here,
and here making their permanent homes.