, 1890-11-16
GROWING CHEYENNE.
Three Hundred and Thirty Thou
sand Dollars in New Buildings.
A Substantial Growth Which Will
Be. Permanent.
A Good Opportunity for Safe Build
inq Investments.

While 1t may under some circumstances
be questioned whether a real estate bonn
is of benefit to a city there can be no ques-
ton about the benefit of a building boom.
Every dollar invested in improved proper
tY and every dollar invested in building
residence or business property adds
permanent wealth and value to the city in
which such investment is made.
Cheyenne has had many real estate
booms Of more or less value to the com
munity but until the present time tie in
crease in building has been gradual and
has not partaken Of the nature of a boom.
Now however there is decided activity
in building and the present season has
witnessed the erection Of a large number
OF fine residences, the commencement of
some costly public buildings, and at the
present time there arc more people con-
templating building than ever before IN
Cheyenne.
Contractor George East has under
erection shop buildings for the Union
Pacific company the contract price Of
which approximates SI65, 600.
NJ. P. Keefe has built and has under
contract the following: Alert Hose
house, Sc, 600; high school building. $780,
900; Methodist church. $25, 900; John
Smith residence, 5 1900; NJ. p. Keefe,
four residences for rental. sI5, 900; store on
South side, $4,000; NJ. P. Keefe. two
residences on Reed street. 81. 900; Henry
Altman's remodeled house on Sixteenth
street, $1,000; residence on South side
for Mr.. Haley. 1000; three residences
for M. Marks, 81, 900; H. H. Hynds
block, $l2, 900. ~remodeling Frank Bonds
house, $500; miscellaneous work of addl-
tons, etc, $4,000.
Contractor Frank Wilson has completed
a 81 1000 cottage for Al. Chapman; be is
building a So, 500 residence for Mrs. Muir
ray; remodeling s. B. Tuttle's residence
at An expense of 50, 500.
Contractor Grimes has completely. a
81, 900 residence for f. A. Stanley, and
building a SO, 900 residence on the South
blQe IOr MT. Den OOnnel.
8. Merrill is having a 81. 900 residence
built on TwOnty-sixth and Capitol avenue
Judge Miller has removed the Maj.
Lord residence from Camp Carlin and is
rebuilding it at an expense of $1,000. Z.
r. Hurd has completed the South side
terrace at q cost of $1,000 and is building
a West side terrace to cost Sc, 500. Henry
Harrington is moving three Camp CaIlin
houses to the Frewen block and rebuild
ing them at a cost OF $500. l.. r.
Bresnahen has removed and rebuilt a
Camp Carlin house at a cost of 81. 900.
A SO. 500 residence is being built by Mr..
Bailey near Lake Minnehaha. The
LemD brewing company is putting up a
50, 500 storage house.
Charles McGarvey has completed five
brick cottages on the West side at a cost
of "a, SOC.
j. w. Griffin has built a 1000 cot
tage near the Burlington round house and
Peter Beck a $1,000 residence near the
hospital.
These buildings and Improvements
represent an expenditure OF $3.50, 900 a
substantial figure to add to Cheyenne's
wealth.
The home architects j. s. Mathews
and j.. P. Julien are preparing plans and
estimates for u number of prospective
buildings and it is probable that there
will be active building operations in pro-
gress all winter.
There is an excellent opportunity for
safe investments IN CHEYENNE at the
present time in building houses costing
from a thousand to two thousand dollarp.
Houses of this class rent readily at prices
which pay good interest on. the invest
ment to say nothing of the increase in
value of such property which With Chey-
enne's present prospects is sure to follow.