The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-10-05
Material Advancement Of City and
Country Continues Unabated.
TWENTY FINE new COTTAGES
To be Erected At Once-Shainwald Will
Build \ $4,000 Residence-More
New Business Houses.

The activity in Weiser real estate
partakes in no part OF the boom
nature, and one has bnt to examine
the steady growth Of the town and
surrounding country, coming from
natural causes and therefore healthy,
to understand that all is upon a solid
foundation and simple result Of
natural and commercial laws. This
is not the first season Weiser has
grown. 1t has been growing for
four years, and the building Of this
season is but little in excess OF any
other year during that period There
is no resident OF Weiser who can re-
member time in the past four years
when the town had a vacant house,
either for residence or business
While the town advancement would
have continued without any railway
building (because the virgin wealth of
the country justifes it), the fact that
the P. & | n is under way has been
great incentive, both through the
needs brought about by the increased
population drawn in by the road and
because of the patent fact that the
development The road will bring to
tributary country is certain to make
Weiser a great city and commercial
center
What may the people OF Weiser
not hope to see for their queenly
(when it gets water works, sewerage
and electric lights) town? In one
year we have increased from 1000 to
1000 permanent population. In
fifteen months from today we are
certain to have 5000. There the con-
servative chicken exhausts his limit
of insight into the future and crawli
into his shell, but the keen observer
the man who has watched the growth
of like territories, who has analysed
all the magnificent conditions bear
ing on the coming career OF the town
has not the temerity 10 set limit t.
the possibilities of the town in popu
lation and wealth within the range o
ten years. Tenl fifteenl aye, twent.
thousand! nothing is an unreasonabl
supposition.
The most gratifying thing abou
this seasons building is the superio
class of residences that are being pu
up, something which is more indicat
i've than anything else Of the perman
ency and substance of present actiy
ity. That in this respect no back
ward steps will be taken is observabl
through the contract just let by Pret
: ident Shainwald of the State Ban
t of Idaho, for handsome $4,000 res
e dence OF two stories; the first stor
to be Of stone. 1t will be erecte
] Immediately.
That the necessities OF our increa
: ed population are realized and th'
local capital has full confidence in i
own town Is shown in the determ
nation to build new cottages for ren
: at least twenty will be built til
year. Heretofore the average grow
has been twenty-five to thirty struc
u ures a year, but the close Of 18!
> will have fully 100 to its credit, whit
e will be more than doubled durir
1900
The building schedule for the b;
ance of the year includes ten cottag,
to be put up by Thos. Galloway;
G. Butterfeld will build four; A.
Anderson, president of the bank
Weiser, will Invest in six. with hume
Gus individual dwellings to hear fro
as winter approaches, one being
two-story residence by Dr. Wate
house.
]. j. Fuller has almost decided
put up twin store buildings, wi
rooms and offices in the second stor
The Masons are apparently anxio
to erect three story brick, and it
no doubt owing to the natural slo
ness with which orders get to su
things that definite arrangement
have not yet been reached.
The foundation has been complet
for the new Butterfeld store buildil
and another thirty days will see t
structure nearly completed.
) Workmen are engaged on Via
brick, which will be 20x40 feet, wi
fine plate glass front 1t will ma
, a handsome place for jewelry stol
We understand the Knights of +
thias OF this city are talking
building new hall in the near futn
The matter 10 now being consider
by the lodge.
I Work on the new Congregation
parsonage il going on rapidly, .
the building will soon be ready
occupancy.
The addition TO the Hotel Wei
is in tue hands OF the plssterers.