Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-08-08


many other counties of Michigan, but
all were fresh, green, sturdy-the
only decent new hay, in fact, we have
seen this year-and the price, eleven
dollars per ton. Suppose ten years
ago some lunatic had said that in ten
years there would be offered from
wagons in Alpena, of the production
of the immediate vicinity, all the hay
that local needs required, of the very
best quality and at eleven dollars per
ton; what an Internal fool that chap
would have passed for. Tanning mills,
said leading Bay City daily ten
years ago, were of no use in Alpena
county, save to separate the sand from
the sawdust, and yet it is by no means
extravagant to assume that the aggre-
gate value of the farm crop of Alpe-
ma county for 1883 will fall very little
short of that of Bay county for the
same year. There has been no year
in Alpena since the Jay Cook panic,
when the aggregate of business was
not greater than that of the year be-
fore, and when the balances are struck
at the close of next December, it will
be found that the year 1888 has been
no exception to this rule.
BUILDING.
The monster stone church which
the Catholics are building on CHS
holm street, and which will cost at
least forty thousand dollars, the walls
being up and the roof on, is resting
for a while, but work thereon will,
it is expected, soon be resumed. The
new brick church built by the Meth
odist Episcopal society is nearly CON-
pleted and will be ready for the con-
gregation before long. 1t is plain
and neat structure. The cost of this
church, when complete, will not be
far from ten thousand dollars. An
other house of worship, now in pro-
cess of construction near the site of
the Trinity wooden edifice occupied
for the same purpose, completes the
list of new churches; the outlay there
on, after sittings, furniture and fix
lures are complete, will not be less
than forty thousand dollars, and this
is Trinity Church, of Alpena, Mich,
Chas. N. Cornell, architect Fred A.
Wilson, contractor.
The entire area occupied by the
building is 54x103 feet, and it is con-
structed of native lime stone quarried
within one mile of the city limits.
Exterior of walls in pitched-faced
rubble work in even courses, with
Ohio brier stone trimmings in fine
rubbed work. Has basement Chapel
the entire area of building for accom-
mediation Of Sunday School. A large
vestibule will afford convenient access
to both church and chapel.
The nave of the church will be 3Sx
81 feet, and will have seating ca
pacity for $780, transcept containing
choir, 12x16 feet. There will be a
clock tower on the northeast corner,
the pinnacle of which will rise 80 feet
above grade. Style of architecture,
gothic, but quite plain in exterior de-
tail, more particular attention being
given to interior arrangements and
finish, the principal portion of which,
about chancel, etc, will be finished in
black walnut. Cost Of building, s17,-
000 Under contract to be completed
May Sd, 1884, the present indications
are that it will be completed about
March LIST.
One thing for which Alpena is to be
is this building of stone
churches and other stone edifices
which will follow soon, and that is the
fact that in the opening of the i'm
mense quarries of lime stone which
lie just outside the city limits to the
north, stone of the very best quality.
The quantity it is well understood is
is developed as soon
as the loose layers are removed, and
Notwithstanding the fact that these
seem, for city the size of Alpena, ex-
pensive buildings, the difference in
the cost of material, as compared with
other cities in Michigan, shows an ad-
vantage of not far from 20 per cent.
on the gross cost in favor of Alpena,
and shows that while permanent and
enduring beyond peradventure, they
are also in every instance worth more
than they have cost.
A block of five brick stores is in
process of erection on Second street,
,nnosite pock's wooden husiness