Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-10
BUILDING BOOM.
What Is Going On in Wichita
Outside the Business
Streets.
The Steady and Substantial Growth
of the Future Metropolis OF
the Southwest.

Having heard the opinion expressed that
there is not half rs much building out
side the business area of the city as there
was this time last year, an EAGLE pencil
manipulator struck out yesterday afternoon
to see how it was himself, but the job was
too big TO get around in an afternoon, and
il is certain he missed many foundations
that are shut out from view by the big sun
flowers.
The faber singer first struck the Console
dated Tank Lines works at the "i" where
he found large squad Of laborers and arti-
Fans busy. The big warehouse, soxS2 ieet'
is well under way and the masons are De-
ginning the foundation of the cooper shop |
another structure 32x80 feet A residence
for the stable boss and employees will also be
built right away. Speaking with Mr.. Ii. r.
Allen, the company's overseer, regarding
future operations Of the company, the re-
porter learned that next year another ware
house 32xsO feet will be built north OF the
present one by the Santa Fe track, and q
large paint shop will also be built Mr.. Al
len explained to the reporter how the walls
of the warehouse would prevent
the escape of fire, even should
Ia fire occur within It's
walls. Speaking of the tanks,
Mr.. Allen said they had four different sizes.
those that remain upon the cars being OF
200 barrels capacity, the three already here
of 500 barrels each, which will be placed in
front of the present warehouse, the next size
hold 1000 barrels each and the largest
200 barrels. Some of these larger tanks
will be brought here next summer when the
other warehouse is built
Passing north of the Union depot the
scribe saw three new buildings going up
cast of the railroad On the west side OF
the track two blocks north of the depot
Mrs. Buseabark is Just finishing neat frame
residence. On the other side of the track
one block north, Mr.. C. L. Coburn and MIR.
Clark are building each a uery good frame
house From this point could be seen SIX
small buildings of various kinds going up.
Passing west to Topeka avenue and taking
in all that territory north Of Oak street and
between Main street on the west and the
Santa Fe railroad on the east, the searcher
, for new buildings found: Mr.. II. h. Tulle'
building really fine resi-
dence on Topeka avenue. On the
: same street further south Mr.. Z. Woody
{ has two elegant residences completed and
two others under way. M. Winants /;
also building neat house in the same
5 block. Dr. Purdy is also building resi-
4 dence here. Over on Emporia avenue stone
are being laid Gown for two large founda
tons. The names were not learned. Owe
On Lawrence, in the same neightorhood,
a foundation is being built for a large house
the name the workmen did not know. From
: this point twelve small frames Of yariou
sorts we're visible. In this neighborhoo'
the sunflowers are so high that foundation
could not be seen unless one came up 4
them and traversed every street, which Wa
not done owing to lack OF time On Law
!. renee, Topeka and Emporia avenues AM
: Market street in this neigheorho"d there ar
q many fine houses that were finiebed thi
= year which were not taken int" this coun'
" This is a beautiful neighborhood with lin
= lawns and gardens, with fruit laden tr~e
n and small vineyards.
Passing from here over to Main stree
e Fred Ford was found in new store, jus
a occupied, and well filed with grccere
= on the corner of Main and Parl
re Just above this on the opposite corner tn
brick work of one of the new $4,000 scho'
, houses is going up on very fine site. Fa
= Their up five new residences OF respectful
y proportions were seen yet unfinished, an
le there are some foundations farther up who
were not visited nor counted. One goo
1t residence, that of Mr.. K. Gates, on Topel
:, auenue, was omitted. Over on WIchi
street are three good dwellings unfinisht
and a number of new frames were SET
AWAY out as far as Tenth street. the numbt
5. not as vet ascertained. Quite numb
4. were seen on Waco street and all owe
Gr:effenstIen's 9TH and Sth additions nun
4 j
vs. this standpoint, but the reporter hadn't Il
time to go and count them. They numb
III probably ten. The late extension OF Il
street railway has contributed to the boo
be in this section of the city. Besides the ne
Id houses there are great many new ado
~ tons TO old houses. Coming down Ma
ID street on the street car DIR. j. j. Stoner W
found building good residence, just nor'
of Oak street. Mr.. 5. Hecht b
r. lust finished nice residence
p Central avenue west. There are two 9TH
= houses going up on that street. on towar
". the water works three new houses are goir
II, up The business blocks have been enume
ated and described in previous issue al
are not taken into this account.
.el The scribe took the street car and pass
=, east of the Santa Fe road on Douglas nv
80 nue.. On the north side there was but OF
new building, and on the south side 81
g This section is not building up at present
10 fast as i, did last fall and spring. The pa
;, of the city lying south Of the Wichita
Western railway was visited and one nc
-. house was seen away down by the San
~ Fe track and six on Emporia avenue. Ii
:. and Palmeteer are Just finishing house
- Topeka avenue near the W. i W. L.
-. Matkin is building good house and bal
~ away down on Topeka avenue, and NJ
h. Conklin carpenter shop. On the corner
:. Illinois street and Emporia avenue the fou
i'm dation Of another of the big school bull
to ,ngs is up and brick-laying begun. Pre-
liz Samuels has just finished store building
!. South Lawrence avenue and the
-. is another new store buildil
nearly finished just north of
Awsy down three blocks south large ne
residence is nearly finished and five oihe
80 could be seen from this point. Here {
&C street car came along and III. reporter G
y, aboard. On the way up towards the CT
four more houses not finished were counte
-" Mr.. Thos. Jewell is building fine brick n
Iidence on the corner of Water and Engli
streets. These, with Eve going up in {
Fifth ward beyond the Arkansas. make Il
" new houses of all classes, with prohab
OF forty not counted and missed.
"a In the time devoted 10 the search il "
~ impossible TO find all the foundations th
81 could not be seen at a distance. Ii IS p.