The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-23
MORE REAL
ESTATE DEALS
j. j. Franey Secures a Lease of
Valuable Property.
WHAT HE WILL DO WITH IT
Large Building For a Wholesale Bust
ness, Dwellings and Stables to Cover
the Site-AnOther Deal Expected.

An important deal has just been con.
summated between J. J. Franey, of town,
and the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company.
by which the former secures a lease for
a term of years of the strip of land on the
south side of Centre street, between the
railroad and Plum alley. The strip ex-
tends 800 feet southwark along the rail
road and alley and thirty feet along Centre
street. 1t is directly opposite the Lehigh
Valley depot and is considered one
OF the best pieces of land in the town. Sew
eral years ago it was the site of Rowse's
wholesale feed house, which was DESTROYED
by fire in May, 1893 Since that time the
ground has been vacant and monopolized
as a star stand by billposters. For some
reason the railroad company was opposed
to leasing it and it was only after much
red tape procedure that the lease lust
granted was secured
Mr., Franey will begin at once to put
improvements on the property, which
Will really be used as an avenue to aid the
lessee in putting his much talked.of de
partment store scheme in his building at
the corner of Main and Oak streets.
At the Centre street end of the property
will be erected building lOOx3O feet. A
basement will be made by excavations
westward from the railway to Plum allev.
lt will have frontage on the railroad
side with side track running to the doors
and will be used as a wholesale grocery
and flour and feed department. Above
this basement will be erected a three
story frame building with the same area
The first story will be occupied as a
furniture and undertaking department
and as a general jobbing undertaking
house. The two upper stories will be used
as general storage house.
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dwellings for Mr. Franey's employees, and
adjoining these dwellings on
the south side there will be stable with
a capacity for ten head of horses and a
vehicle capacity in proportion. Ground |
was broken for the stable foundations !
to-day.
When this stable is finished Mr.. Frauey |
will at once transfer his livery business |
Fl ON the building at the rear of his Main |
street store and begin work on his de. |
partment store scheme He will connect |
tue building on Pear alley now used as a |
stable with the Main street store This |
will give him a sweep of storeroom 15O |
'eet back from Main street, and the rear
Dui ilding will be built higher so as to make
three floors of the same size.
1t is Mr. Franey's intention to turn
these buildings into a business place SINH
lar to Wanamaker's establishment in
He ex 2ects to have all |
changes made and the department store
n operation by the opening of the Spring. |
On the heels of Mr.. Franey's deal comes
an announcement that syndicate of town
people has been formed and efforts are be-
ng made to purchase the Harrington
at the northeast corner of Main
and Centre streets. If the purchase can
be made, it is said, the syndicate will add |
4 third story to the buildings now on the |
property and make other improvements |
10 provide for a first class hotel that |
will also include the Schei1y House |
as an annex. If there is such a move |
meat on foot it is being worked very
quietly and less than half a dozen people |
have any knowledge of it. Monroe H. !
Keller is mentioned as being interested |
in the syndicate, His absence from |
town made it impossible for a reporter to
get a statement from him.
There is a report that I. II. Hutchison |
may retire from the management of the
Ferguson House next year. The same |
authority says Mr.. Hutchison has an eye |
on a Pottsville hotel.
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