Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-27
SOME HOME IMPROVEMENTS.
A SPLENDID Business Block to be Erect
ed on the Plaza by Mr..
Catron.
A $4,000 Improvement by the Fischer
Brewing Co.-Mr, Reaser's New
BulIdings-A Steam
Laundry.

the capital city is this spring making
progress Of a very substantial character.
1t is perhaps well that Santa Fe has never
had boom Of any sort; her people are
quite too conservative for this, but when
ever the times and the business demand
ed action they have never failed to re-
spond, putting legitimate homo capital
into any improvement necessary. And
because Of this careful policy Santa Feans
have not infrequently been criticised by
less cautious neighbors as being slow and
old fogyish. But they can stand such
criticism as long as they are on the safe
side, The modern growth of the city
during the past eight years is sufficient
refutation of the charge.
A FINE BUSINESS BLOCK.
Probably the most notable local i'm
provement on the tapis at this time is that
which Hon. 7. B. Cstron has just ar
ranged TO have constructed at the north
west corner OF the plaza. The plans have
been drawn and approved and work will
be commenced within ten days. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Berardinelli has been
awarded the contract. The block will be
OF brick and occupy l02 feet of frontage
on the plaza and be eighty feet deep two
stories high. The lower floor will be used
as business houses and the whole of the
upper story will be divided into Office
rooms. The new building will cover
the entire space from the corner
OF Palace avenue, east to ZumWalts
store, and including the rooms now oc-
cupied by Slaughter and Baca, which are
to be torn down. These tenants have
had orders to vacate in order that the
new improvement may be made ready for.
Between $4,000 and $4,000 will be the
expended here by Mr.. Catron.
Between HickoX's store and the rear of
the new block is ninety-three foot
frontage on Palace avenue on which, it
is understood Mr.. Catron expects TO erect
a handsome opera house.
A $4,000 OUTLAY.
At the Fischer Brewing company's
premises also there is now in course of
erection o neat structure worthy of few
notes. The building is 50xG0 feet, two
stories high and put up in very substantial
manner by John Digneo. 1t is to be oc-
cupied by as fine an ice manufacturing
plant as was ever shipped west. The
first car load OF this machinery arrived
from st. Louis yesterday and the remain
der is en- route. Last night Mr.. Fischer
telegraphed for three expert workmen to
come and set and place the machinery in
operation. The plant will be turning out
ice about July ID at the latest, and will af-
ford steady employment for considerable
force OF men. In erecting this improve
ment the Fischer Brewing company will
expend $4,000.
MR.. REAsER's SECOND NEW BUILDING.
Mr.. +. N. Reaser has the foundation
nearly finished for another brick block on
Don Gaspar avenue. His idea is that this
new street, at least from the capitol park
north, is destined to be one Of the best
business streets in town. His new build |
ng will be two stories high, having front !
lge Of fifty feet and depth of seventy-fve |
eet, and the first floor will be so ARRANGED !
Is to make one large apartment the full
'ize of the building. Mr.. Reaser has had
)vertures from some manufacturing ell
erprises which will probably be on hand |
o occupy the structure as soon as finished. |
A STEAM LAUNDRY COMING.
The people of Santa Fe ought to be con-
graduated over the fact that at last they
re to be placed abreast of the times in
he matter Of laundry facilities, Two en-
erprisiDg young men have noted the
long felt want" in this particular and
AVE determined that within few weeks
first class plant shall be in operation
lere. Harry Champion will have general
harge of the business. -Four large and |
rooms in the rear of the Hotel !
Japital have been leased and full equip.
nent of machinery has been ordered. In
bout two weeks the business will be in
unning order 1t ought to do well from
he very start.