The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-18
HAS A FAMILIAR SOUND
Clark's Big Building Will Not
Be Erected.
POSTPONED FOR A YEAR
The Tenants Who Moved Out Following
the Notices Are Kicking Them
selves-Omissions at
the Picnic.

Once more are the surrounding realty
owners who have long dreamt of a sky
scraper to be erected by w. A. Clark
on the lots now occupied by row of
shacks at Nos. 30, 80, "a, SO, 3S and a
West Park street, doomed to disap-
pointment. The big building that was
promised for this season is not to be
erected this year. The promises. or
perhaps better, the threats, to build a
building that would make every other
structure in town look like a play
house, have once more been reconsid-
cred and withdrawn and the property
owners who have been expecting to ad-
vance their rents on the strength of
the value of their property being en-
HANGED by the palatial structure, wi |
have to possess their souls in patience
for at least another year. but the dis
appointment felt at the announcement
that the erection of the long promised
building is to be again deferred is not
as poignant as it might be If some one
else had made the promises for people
have grown accustomed to hearing
promises of a big building made and
seeing them taken back.
Every year since Heck was a pup
the building has been promised or
threatened with great fiGelity to the
principle of regularity. and as regular
ly has it all been taken back Last
fall when the political campaign opened
the promises or threats were made that
the building would be a sure go this
spring, and when the spring campaign
opened they were renewed. This time
matters went further than ever before,
for the tenants of the shacks were ac-
tually notified to move out, and three
of them who did not know W. A. as
well as the others really thought he
meant business and got out. A couple
of them We're unable to find suita BILE
locations and in order to comply with
the notice, closed out their businesses
and went out of trade altogether. Now
they are kicking themselves, for others
have got their stands. The other three
tenants were better acquainted with
the man of many promises unfulfle1,
and paid no attention to the notice, so
confident were they that when tn,
proper time came the building would
be postponed. They are still in bust
ness. One of these enterprising trades
men feels duly grateful for the notice
to move, for while he took no stock in
it. it afforded him an excellent opportu-
nifty to advertise "going-out Of bust
ness" sale and he closed out all his old
stock on the strength of 1t, but he
didn't find it necessary to move.
The three places that were vacated
stood empty for few weeks and come
people actually thought the new build
ing was at last to be built but cou-
pie of weeks ago notices appeared in
the windows of the three shacks read
ing, For rent for short time Then
every one knew the building was off
again and some few are so skeptio az
or uncharitable as to say they don't
believe there was ever any intention to
build. One of the old tenants who
moved out got his old stand back, but
the others were not so fortunate. The
leases are for year and the rent, it
is understood has been pushed up to
make up for the period they were va
cant.
Thus are the hopes of West Park
street property owners once more
knocked into a cooked hat 1t is said
the postponement is only for another
season. but this qualification of the
postponement has sort of an ancient
and familiar sound. One reason for
the postponement is said to be that
the French architect who is to plan the
building has been too busy with Mr..