St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-08

future developments than ever. c. B. King,
H. w. Fairweather, James Monaghan and
myself propose to erect at once, on the cor
ner Of Howard and First streets-the old
building, 7Ux9O feet Mr.. Drumheller who
is an intimate friend and associate of j. j.
Browne, said he was satisfied that Mr..
Browne would commence at once to erect
new building on the site recently occupied
by his old block. and that it would undoubt-
edly cover more ground and be a finer build
ing than ever.
Henry L. Tilton said that he and Mrs.
Kaufman had been examining the wall; that
is all that remains of their old building the
postoffice block, and that they had concluded
to erect new structure, to be one or two
stories higher than the old one He further
said they expect to commence work at once.
L. c. Dillman regards the situation as a
bright one, and is firmly of the faith that
Spokane will rapidly come out of her ashes
and be the metropolis of the Northwest. Mr..
Dillman said although the entire business
portion of the city has been destroyed, our
pluck and enterprise remain He expects to
erect some buildings soon as possible.
James n. Glover said: 1.-The outlook is
very cheerful. The people are much more
hopeful after the excitement of the fire died
down. An aggregate of 100000 has been
paid for property on the corner of Riverside
avenue and Howard street, and as soon as
material can be procured and men can work,
new buildings will go up, which means that
others will follow. The buildings at this
point are to be magnificent structures.
brick, iron and stone outside. Capitalists are
finding that men who built up this city have
faith in its future prospects have no hest
fancy in furnishing money for legitimate
purposes. and when the capitalists see these
men coming promptly forward to rebuild the
city after such disastrous conflagration,
their faith is renewed. The city will so right.
up and be grander than eyer''
w. L. Wilson said: 81 recognize that the
lie spirit of the citizens is far greater than
the calamity The citizens will not fail to
take hold of the disaster and bring out
richer results in an improved and modern
city OF stone, iron and brick. The resources
which made our city great still remain imper-
ishable. No fire can sweep them away.
believe the fire ordinance should be strictly
enforced, and that nothing but brick and
stone buildings should be allowed within
the fire limits. Arrangements ought to be
made by property holders within fire limits
to commence building at once, as plenty of
money can be secured from loan companies.
who have already expressed their confidence
by telegraphing that money will be furnished
for building purposes. If the policy of work
ing night and day shifts is largely adopted
there is no reason why we should not have a
magnificent city here before the close of
next December. l feel certain that the city
will be rebuilt in a greater style than before
the fire. I have not a single piece of prop
erty l would sell ST. less than before the fire.
! will build on Main street and possibly upon
Riverside avenue
Mr.. Harton gave his views in the following
language: 81 have not the least doubts about
the future prospects of our city. In less than
two years Spokane will be one of the best
built cities in the Northwest, provided the
city council concurs in the sentiments voiced
at the citizens meeting Monday. l was
probably interested in as many frame dwell
iIgs within the fire limits as any one in the
city. AS far as my personal interests are
concerned it would pay me far more if frame
buildings were allowed within the fire limits
but l view it as extremely detrimental to the
best interests of the city to allow such build
ings to be constructed. By all means build
brick buildings and build for the future, not
for the present"
G. R. Burns ventured the assertion that
within eighteen months there would be more
buildings in Spokane Falls than before the
fire. 'Mr. Chapman and myself" he said,
'have been deferred from putting up brick
structures, owing to the large number of
frame shanties that were in the business por-
ton of the city, but now we propose to erect
q four-story building. 77x70 feet
DR.. Mclean said the new zeal and en-
terprise shown by citizens would enlist plenty
of caDital