, 1889-10-24
A Showing That the Wide World
Has Never Seen Sur
passed.

the bewildering multitude of new brick
structures that arc being piled higher
with each succeeding day. 4 large num-
Der of the new brick blocks are now up
so high that they can be seen from al
most any part ofthe city
WHAT is BEING DONE.
Tho Brooks Il Burch block on First
street is being pushed by a force of
eighty men, and brick are being laid on
the fifth story. The block will soon be
ready for occupancy at the present rate
of progress and II will be a beauty when
it is finished.
The question so often asked as to
whether the Frankfurt Is to he rebuilt Is
being answered by the ringing of ham
mers and trowels on the new founda-
ton walls. Superintendent Moore says
he will soon send the walls so high that
they will tell the story for themselves.
The old Frankfurt was the pride of Spo-
kane Falls, but the new Frankfurt will
be finer and better still. 1t will be built
on the same general plan, but will he
five stories high instead of four. and will
One change ii. the plan will be store
room in the rear fronting on
Main street. The extension through
to Mill street, which was just being COM
pleted at the time of the fire, will be
built up with the main building.
Another new tive-story block has
been commenced within the past few
days, and the excavation. for the base
ment. is almost completed. 1t is beng
built by Mr.. Green, on East Riverside
avenue, adjoining the Tidball block OH
the west, and will have a frontage of
fifty feet.
Work has begun OH the foundation of
the First National bank, corner River
side and Howard, where there
will be a fine bank build
ing on each of the four
First National entirely of Medical Lake
granite is now being considered by
James y. Glover.
Just across Howard street from the
First National the Ieigler bank building
is going up at rate almost incredible
for such a large building. The fourth
story has been reached, and another
week will see the fifth and last story
well nigh completed.
On the southwest corner of Riverside
and Howard the Exchange National
bank, six stories high, will be built as
soon as the material can be had
On the southeast corner Charles Hus.
sey is building the National Bank of
Spokane Falls building. The work is
progressing rapidly. The profile of this
building shows Il magnificent ediiice six
stories high. Having y frontage of but
thirty feet on Riverside avenue, this
building when built to its full height
will look somewhat high.
The Granite block, on Riverside and
Washington, Is nearing the fifth story
the new postottiCe block adjoining is
nearly completed two stories, which is
all it will he built this winter. The Tull
block is up nearly two stories, and
would have been up three by this time
had it not been delayed on accoun OF
the non-arrival of iron.
The Eagle block, Notwithstanding
the fact that 1t entered the race far be-
hind several other buildings, will be the
first large block completed. The pro-
gress made on this block has been extra
ordinary, and the brick is now being
laid on the flfth story, For about three
weeks il was close race between the
Eagle and Tidball blocks, but the Eagle
a story the best ii. The Tidball block
is up four stories, and is going higher
about as fast as any OF them
Work on the new Hotel Spokane is de
layod just at present, but will begin
moving forward again shortly, The de-
lay Is caused by failure to adopt the
plans. Pencil sketches have been sub
mitted by two different architects, but
neither has yet been decided upon, ow-
ing TO the absence of Mr. Cannon, who
Is now on his way home from New
York. As soon as he arrives plan will
be adopted and the work will proceed.
The new opera.house Is progressing
very satisfactorily for a building that
covers nearly an acre of ground, and has
reached the second story.
The new two-story block of Clough 6,
Graves, on Main street, Is progressing
rapidly, and the brick work will soon be
completed.
Hon. A. NJ. Capnon's handsome three
story bank building on Main street is
nearing completion and the carpenters
and fathers have it In hand. Tho build
ing will be continued three stories higher
In tho spring, along with the six-story
block of which it is to form part.
Maxwell & Sengfelder's handsome
three-story block on the corner of How
ard and Front is receiving the roof.
The lowenberg block, four stories,
corner Howard and Front, and tho For
rest, Candy and Luckhart bricks adjoin-
ing, three stories, are all well along
toward the second story.
The Whittier building, three stories,
on the opposite side of Howard, which
was only partially destroyed by the fire,
will soon be ready for occupancy again.
The first fioor:of the Wilson d Essie
block, OH the corner Of Main and How
ard, has been laid and bricklaying will
begin to-day.
+. b. Hyde has concluded to suspend
work ON his siN-story block after getting
everything ready for brioltlaying, until
about the middle OF February. In the
meantime he will get the material all
ready, and will make things hum when
he begins laying brick.
The new Theater Comique, OH Main
street, is going forward moro rapidly
than at any time since it was started.
Mr.. McGrane expects to have it ready
for occupancy by the list of December.
The Beuhrend block OH Monroe street
near Pacitic avenue is completed up tc
VI The heii% BUMP Block, which is to be five
stories high, on the corner of Post and
Second, is beginning 10 make good
showing, and the west walls are up one
story.
block on the corner of Main and Stevens
Nearly all Of the buildings above men
TONED, with the exception OF the opera
house and hotel, will be ready for oc
cupancy by the lst of January, ano
many of them at much earlier date.
PROCTOR KNOTT AND SUNSET con
Proctor Knott in his eulogy on the
Hon. s. S. Cox paid the following beau
tiful tribute to the devoted wife of tn,
dead statesman:
fortunate us hc was in many re-
spects, infinitely beyond the average o.
his race, Mr.; Cox found the crowninl
blessing of his beautiful life in the af
fectionate devotion and genial com.
panionsh;p Of his gifted and loving wife