Arizona silver belt., 1895-09-14
E. Y. KELLNER $ %.

2 business awakening and building act witty,
 E. F. EELLSER 6 co.
 The BELT scribe in his rounds has found substantial Improvements going on in many parts of town. First in importance arc the extensive building operations by E. F. Kellner & Co. The premises are alive with artisans hurrying forward the work. The res idence, an adobe of five rooms and bath, in the rear of the store building, is about completed, and is now being tastefully furnished.
 The work of rebuilding the store, destroyed by the fire of June 9, 1894, is progressing rapidly. The roof is on, the brick front finished, the ceiling in 1 place, and the interior is being plas- tered. The dimensions of the store room are 28x63 feet. The shelving will extend from floor to ceiling and will contain 150O linear feet. A bal cony extending from the front around both sides and the rear walls, and reached by spiral stairway in front and a double stairway in the rear, will l give access to the upper shelves, The office will be located in the northwest corner next the alley, through which all the goods, except what are sold over the counters, will have to pass.
 The old adobe storeroom will be turned into wholesale liquor de- partment.
 In the rear of this building a two story adobe warehouse, s5 feet long, will be erected, aud which will afford storage room for the immense stock which the firm expects to carry. The ground floor will be used for heavy groceries and hardware, and the upper story for hay and grain, doors, sash and light goods.
 To temporarily meet their growing trade, small shipment of goods will be made immediately from Phoenix, and about the middle of October a full new stock--about SSO.00O worth will arrive.
 i R. r. Kellner 6 Co. will do a gen eral mercantile business. and will make the jobbing of merchandise and l liquors a special feature. MT. Kellner has effected an agreement with the old Dominion Copper Mining 6 smelting Company by which his firm becomes the commercial agentsin Globe for the copper company The Kelluer saw mhl will run through the season, and the firm will also handle the product of the Old Dominion saw mill not available for mining purposes.
 THE MASONIC HALL. | Among the new buildings of conse- quence will be the Masonic Hall, to be erected by 4. R. Young over the premises now occupied by him. The adobe walls for the first story have al- ready been extended in the rear, giy- ing depth to the building of 72 feet. The work of reconstruction will begin on Monday. The walls for the upper story will be constructed of frame work Of tlmbers filled in with brick, making it lighter and stronger than solid masonry. The old northside wall will be strengthened by timbers bolted to the adobe. The roof will be of iron, underlaid with asbestos, with an iron ceiling underneath and an iron ceiling in the lower room.
 The front of the building will be very handsome, the large plate glass windows of the upper story being sep arated and flanked by graceful pillars and adorned above by moulding and scroll work, and the front surmounted by flagstaff A strong and slightly balcony will be erected over the side walk. The dimensions of the hall will be 26x72 feet. It will be well finished, and when furnished, by the Masonic Order, will present a very handsome appearance. The stairway leading to the hall wiH be on the left side, the entrance on Broad street
 White Mountain Lodge No. 3, r. & A. M, have taken a long lease on the hall, and will rent to other orders Odd Fellows two lodges, Knights of Pythias, Gila Encampment, Grand Army of the Republic, and Alexander Relief Corps.
 The lower floor will he retained by Mir. Young as a saloon and will be the largest and most attractive resort in Globe. The present card rooms will be moved to the rear, giving an unob- structed floor area of about 26x62 feet. The walls and ceiling will be hand somely decorated. A new combina- ton pool and billiard table will be put in, and other accessories to first-class saloon added
 THE KINNEY SODA WATER AND ICE
 WORKS.
 ! Alfred Kinney has begun substantial additions to his ice and soda water works, which amounts to almost q complete reconstruction of the build ing, The new structure of adobe will comprise salesroom 23x39 feet, cold storage 23 feet square, smaller room for general storage purposes, and 2 tank room for the manufacture of ice. The walls have been erected, but work