Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
NEW BUILDINGS
In COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION IN
THE CITY.
Business Blocks and Public Buildings
That Adorn the Metropolis Of
the West,

: The increasing demands of business have
: to certain extent been met by the sub
: stantiai and elegant blocks already COM
. pleted and in course OF construction, but
the far-seeing are contemplating more
roomy and massive structures in anticipa-
ton of the coming trade. II is not their
intention to be Ike the foolish virgins and
not be in readiness TO meet the require
ments Of the business that is indicated
within a year by signs that cannot be mis-
understood.
The citizens of Wichita know what it is
to have insufficient accommodations, and
intend to profit by past exerience. Per-
haps never in the history of any city have
its citizens caught the spirit of building
with more confidence and with a greater
certainty that tie business will demand
the increased facilities than have the peo-
pie of Wichita. Some of the most conser-
vative and safe capitalists have concluded
to delve down into their Golfers and invest
every surplus dollar in business block
The growth and Development Of the trib
utary
country demand business center and
everybody looks to Wichita to furnish the
facilities that its location and advantages
warrant.
A handsome four story business block
will be commenced on Market street as
soon as a deal for its location can be closed
on reasonable terms which is probably
matter of few days. At the same time
South Main does not intend to be the city
park for ever and will sacrifice all it's rural
beauty for at least a block of metropolitan
brick and stone in addition TO the build
| ings already completed and commenced.
! The cutting of the shade trees on the
| business streets, the removal of souvenirs
of ye olden time pavements, and business
| blocks are sure forerunners of business
growth and development. These improve
ments are not connected with increased
| business as cause and effect are connected
| but are indissolubly part and go hand in
hand with prosperity and are but the ad-
vance shadow OF trade manufactures and
industries.
| There was time in the past when well
directed effort might have FASTENED the
| day that is now dawning but that time is
past and nothing remains but to take ad-
vantage of the opportunities that will be
cast in the way by the tidal wave of pros
perity. 1t is safe to say that the enter
prize of the past yet lives and the citizens
of Kansas can be relied upon to build
granrries to hold their harvest.
The favorable climatic influences
of the past year means
succession of like years, for blessings like
misfortunes never come singly and this
may be proven by statistics and the history
of the world.
Colonel Stewart is losing no time in pre-
pairing to receive the strangers that will
come to the city and enlargng and gener-
ally improving the
HOTEL METROPOLE.
The south part of the structure is being
carried up to the same height as the
balance of the building. and then it will
present uniform front and south eleva-
ton. Colonel Stewart has obtained a
great many ideas while abroad and the
best of them are being Incorporated into
the Metropole. When finished about
the middle of October this will be one of
the most unique structures in the west. In |
introducing the multitudious improve |
ments and Innovations sthat have been |
learned from travel and experience the
colonel has never lost sight of the main |
object, viz: comfort, and every part of the |
building is well calculated to minister to |
that essential of happiness. With the ad- |
ditions there will be seventy light and airy |
bed rooms, two dining rooms, two parlors |
and extra billiard room and sample rooms. |
Every suit of rooms has its lavatory and
bath separate and to itself. The kitchen |
and laundry are detached from the main
building and are complete il themselves.
Space will not permit a description Of the
kitchen, which is probably the best equip
ped kitchen in the west. No expense.
has been spared and no modern improve
ment neglected while the best obtainable
help completes everything that goes to
make a strictly first class hotel.
Mine Host" is too well known to the
citizens and travelling public to require
any introduction.
THE wHTTLOCK BUILDING.
DR.. Whitlock has handsome stone and
brick business block in course of erection
on the corner of South Main and English !
streets. The building has seyenty-seven
feet front and one hundred and forty feet
depth, running clear back to the alley in
the rear. The lower story Will be built Of
stone and the two upper of pressed brick,
with ornamental stone trimmings and
copiugs The lower story Will be divided
by a fire wall The south room will be
forty-eight feet front, running back to the
alley, a distance of one hundred and forty
feet. and the north one viii be twenty-five
feet front, with the same depth as the
south room. There will be a half base
ment under thu rear end to serve as q store
ROOM and to contain the steam heating
apparatus. The main stairway will be on
Main street. near the center OF the build
ing, south of the division wall and con-
Meeting only with the southern rooms
The entrance TO the upstairs north half
will be by fight of stairs in the north
corner of the pudding. fronting on Main
street. Both the second and third sto-
ries will be divided into flats of
four rooms each elegantly finish
ed and fitted with all modern con- ,
veniences. Dr. Whitlock superintends ,
the building personally and when COM .
pleted VIII be one OF the finest business
blocks IN the city.
THE SANTA Re DEPOT.
The newjpassenger depot OF the Atchison
Topeka and Santa Fe viii probably De I
finished by December 81. The foundations
are completed and joists for the groundj I
floor already laid. The building will be
commenced at once and rushed to com a
pletion Il will be constructed OF Color $
ado red stone which are already dressed f
aud cut and IN the most substantial man
per. The northwest corner viii be built
ia tower shape, and run TO a height OF 5
loo fact The brildinr pror)er will he fifty