Arizona republican., 1900-09-16
THE NEW PRESCOTT
Rapid Progress in the Erection of
 Business Blocks.

Prescott, Ariz.. Sep.. 14-(sp,ciaI correspondence of the R5publicanD- Tine building boom continues in full farce. and the Scopel block. which Was the first tD be destroyed by the fir. i ere of the frSs t0 be raisrd again from the ground to the height of three sjD- riss. The store and hotel building or the corner of Goodwin and MuuteOm- ,'y streets iS to be built of stone to the second story and the two upper stories Cf brick Three store fronts Gn Monte 2uma. -joining the corner mentioned are about completed with two stores of small rooms in the rear for lodging house purpos5s There ara about thir- r. Of theS- rooms completed up to date.
 The rooms over the store building are of good size. about 12X14. and the rooms back of the stores are 1cX12 each. One O; the store rooms will be occupied by a restaurant in conjunction with the lodging house. Another temporarily as a saloon (unti! tn, corner sample loom is completed). and the other Vii
 he the office Of the building. Mr. Seq pol is just commenting the building O. :; twO-story brick row of lodging rooms just west of the hotel corner building.
 which will reach to the alley west, the
 whole covering sixty feet frontaga ani i-G feet to the alley containing three
 stores and fifty rooms in all. and will
 make one of th= best looking and mos
 substantial building. of new Prescott.
 MT c. F.. Bennett is the contractor
 who is putting up this new block, and i- doing the whole job without plans O. specifications t. work bv except what [ | has seemed to progress satisfa ctorilv and rapidly. He is aisD to put up a 50 foot frontage by 150 feet deep ona-story ! brick block for Chas. Wallace on Granite street. north just west of the SCopel block.
 Mrs. J. l.. Fisher is commencing to clear her property on Montezuma street. preparatory co building. Sam
 uel hill is also clearing his property. | These are about the only lots not yet built upon in that block. The corner building is about ready for the presses and furniture of the office. The next ! building north. the redericks-Fisher 1 building, is all ready for the lathing. | The Hawkins two store rooms. to be i occupied by the "C5bweb Hall" and i Charlie Marlin. are airing completion. l being plastered and rpof=l. and ready ] for the plate glass. The next stores 1 Ghree), the Fredericks & Herndon ! property. are in about the same condi- 1 ton. The Block Housz,' next ad- i joining north, is up to the second story,
 which will be hastensd to an early com l. pietion. Th.s building makes an excep- . tionally pleasing apearanCe with it's stone trimmings artisticalIy designed : and combined with the brick. The 1 Richards building. which will be occu- pied by N. Levi & O.. will ba finished 10 the second story tomorrow. an1 Mir. Levi expects to move into his new quar- | ters from his present location about | October 10th. He will use the first
 floor as a sal5sroom and the second | Is a reserve stock room. The Burke l hotel foundations are growing apace
 though naturally the progress looks slow during the process Of excavation
 ard clearing for such large premises The Burt Hilton store building just west from and adjoining the Journal ! Miner office, is also nearing the com pleted state, and Mr. Tilton expects tC occupy it in about ten days with a nice
 line Of bicycles. hardware and sund-
 rles. Mir Tilton'S brotle" Horace. late or California, has decided to remain
 here and has just purchased the prop