The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-17
DUTIES BRIGHT FUTURE
All Looks Well in the Metropolis
of Montana.
BIG BLOCKS ARE IN SIGHT
Next Year Promises to Add More New
Buildings to Butte Than Any
Previous Year in the
City's Lie.

1t looks bright for Butte. According
to present prospects there will be more
building in the metropolis of Montana
during the year 1900 than in any pre-
vious year in the city's history.
Several buildings already started will
be completed during the coming season.
The Thornton block, at the northwest
corner Of Broadway and Wyoming
streets will be completed. 1t is under
stood that the new block is to be
splendid hotel.
The work of placing two more stories
on the Telephone building in East
Broadway is now going on Two blocks
are nearing completion on the south
side of East Park street, opposite the
Owsley block. On Lower Main street
Judge w. o. Speer is Just completing a
splendid and commodious apartment
house.
/ But besides the completion of blocks
now under way, many new blocks will
be started early in the spring. 1t is
pretty well understood that the Nc
Dermott hotel is to be practically re-
constructed. Two more stories will be
placed on it, making it a five-story
building, and it will be made hotel
first class in all appointments.
While five-story buildings are being
erected on two corners Of Broadway and
Wyoming, fine bank building Of three
or four stories will be erected close by
1t is to be put up by new banking
firm which has concluded that Butte is
a pretty good place in which to do a
banking business. The new bank will
be erected on Broadway directly op-
posite the McDermott hotel.
Another new bank building is to be
erected on Upper Main street. 1t is I'M
derstood that the old bank building Of
Hoge. Brownlee & Co., at Main and
Quartz streets, will be torn down, and
that the firm of Daily Donahoe &
| Meyer will erect fine bank building on
| the site.
Among the secret societies there will
be a great deal of activity during the
| year. The Masons have already de-
| cided to erect a splendid Masonic tenn
pie and are planning to start work as
| early in the spring as possible. The
! temple will be erected on the Kemper
| lot. Park street, back of the library. 1t
will be a five-story building in all prob
ability and one Of the finest in the city
The Masons have money enough on
hand to make a good start.
J. w. Kemper is understood to have
agreed that when the Masons start q
building on the east end of his lot he
will start one on the west end. His
block will probably be three or four
stories in height
NOL " DG very ldI peLlIlu Tie Ld5uHS
| the Odd Fellows are negotiating for a
| lot on Lower Main street, near Galena.
and hope to start the erection of an Odd
| Fellows hall during the coming sea-
| son.
The Knights of Pythias have also de-
! cided to build, and 1t is understood
| that property has already been acquired
| on Lower Main street. opposite the old
| Comique. This is next north of the site
| which the Odd Fellows have in view.
| Unless something unforeseen hap
| pens the construction of the new gov
eminent building will begin early in the
| spring.
Work has been started on the erec-
| ton of the Paul Clark home, west of
Missoula gulch, and four apartment
| houses will be erected in that vicinity
| by Will Clark, jr.
1t looks bright for Butte.