The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-06
THE COLLIER BUILDING.
IAN ORNAMENT TO THE CITY" IS
THE GENERAL VERDICT.
How Much Higher 1t Is to Como Ten
ant Accepted as Yet-Mr Golfers
P,ans-The Appeal to Have Build
ing OF It's Own.

ing OF Its Own.
The Collier building on Main street,
corner of Jefferson, is getting to be a SUBJ
ject OF local pride. People stop and dislo-
cate their necks looking up at it. Then
they 20 OF wondering how much higher
Army is going to let 'er go. Everybody
is agreed that il will be the handsomest
building in the South, and adds immeas-
urably to the metropolitan air OF the town.
They say it reminds them Of Chicago or
New York, and then they begin theorizng
as to who will occupy it. All sorts of
stories nre afloat concerning 1t. Ono
gentleman who always gets his
things straight from headquarters
is positive that Wannamaker & Brown will
occupy it as clothing house and knock
out all competitors.
Another man had 1ead-pipe cinch"
that big Cincinnati house will take it to
make IL lively for Lowenstein. Another
fellow was willing to bet 500 to $40 in
Pioneer Mills stock that St. Louis con-
Germ had captured the prize at an annual
Ttnlul S-D,VVU. n udTh-HDOklUH MAIL,
who looked like a Mexican journalist,
said that the French Consul at New
Orleans had told him confdentially that
Partisan restaurateur had rented the
whole business fora firs.-class hotel and res
taurant Madison street man was willing
TO bet 81 900, 600 in Pan Electric certificates
or Confederate money, he didn't care
which, that the corner store would be oc-
cupied by a bank with capital stock Of
$50, 600, and the remainder OF the build
ing appropriated by Tue APPEAL, in order
TO accommodate lis rapidly increasing BUSH
ness There was every variety Of opinion as
TO the occupancy OF the building, but on
one point all were agreed that Mr.. w. A.
Collier was public spirited man who de-
served the thanks Of his fellow citizens for
putting up building which would be
credit TO Memphis. Some even went so
far as to remark parenlhetically that II
other extensive property owners (who
shall be namcloss) would improve their
idle property, Memphis would not have TO
beg for money to pave streets.
The APPEAL reporter, who had been
quietly noting oil these conjoctures and
observations, then sought Mr.. Collier and
found him MS usual in his Office, up to his
ears In law papers. The reporter lost no
time in opening his notebook and pro-
pounding the following questions and
writing the answers
"Will you kindly tell me how tall your
building is TO be, when IL will be COM
pleied, who is the architect, what il will
cost and who will occupy it?"
~ have no objection 10 telling any
thing Of public interest, but bear in mind
my request filed at THE APPEAL office 10
keep my name out OF its columns, and
promise 10 be governed by Il"
The reporter promised. II he had been
asked 10 promise not 20 breathe II TO a
soul, he would have promised. A reporter
don't have TO breathe things To get them
into the paper. What's the matter with a
pencil. But, however, Mr.. Collier an
swered:
'My architect IL L. c. Jones, and |
would much prefer your consulting him.
The building will DC six, possibly seven,
stories high, with mansafd roof The
front and sides of the ground floor will DO
almost solid sheet Of plate glass, running
| from floor 10 ceiling. aud viii be 80 ar
ranged as TO make one or four storcl with
splendid basement, ut lcssee's option.
The upper floors will lie divided into
eghty-fye offices, beautifully finished and
heated by steam and easily accessible by
elevators, at a rate OF speed equivalent 10
100 feet in eight seconds. The cost will
depend largely on the interior finish, but
will approximate 100000 closely, too
closely I'm thinking. IL il not rented
yet. | have had many applications but
prefer 10 first build according 10 my own
notions and then let tenants take II, II the
style and terms suit them"
els it true that you have leased Il 10
Wannamakcr 4 Brown, who contemplate
opening branch here7 l. this true3'
"No, sir. have not leased any part Of
II TO any one, nor will ] till IL is nearly
completed. have jcon approached by
certain gentlemen who wanted the corner
for bank, and others who wanted room
for dry goods, clothing, furniture, etc, but
have refused all offers"
"llow about TnE APPEAL; will the Old
Reliable occupy anv part OF it2''
''InE ArrEAL Is looking out for com.
modious quarters 10 accommodate It's rap
idly growing business, but hope to secure
for II building TO DO owned and occupied
by TUE ArrEAL exclusively. | inspected
three pieces OF property today with that
end in view and made the following offers
respectively:
For the first, In adaptabiliiy, 1925, 900;
for the second, In adaplabiliiy, SO, 200, for
the third, in adaptnhiliiy, $4,000.
j hope TO succeed In getting one Of the
three