The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-09
MISSOURI TRUST
MAY BUILD SOON.
Will Be Forced to Seek New Quar-,
ters on Expiration of Pres
cnt Lease, January l.

Tho lease held by the Missouri Trust Com
pahy on It's present quarters al the s""'"
east corner of Seventh and Locust streets
VIII expire January ]. when II VIII DC heo-
essary for the company TO move to new
location.
AT p,cssnt options on four pieces OF prop
eriy and buildings are held. one being on
the new building to be erected on Locust
street. opposite the Missouri Trust Com
phnys present quarters. another on the
northeast corner of Eighth and Pine
streets. and the others taking in property
including the Holland building. the Howard
building and tho property on the northwest
corner Of Seventh and Pine streets. reach
inE to the Howard and the Holland build
incs
l'lans for new building at the corner OF
Eighth and piTe streets have been made.
This building is planned to be ten stories
high. hreproof. modern in every respect. the
Missouri Trust Company TO occupy tn.
street floor. with offices above. But II Is
stutcd very reliably that the Missouri Trust
Company favors the corner at Seventh ana
Pine streets and still further that 1t has
been decided To take this corner.
The plans for this corner include a lease
on the Holland building. a twelve-story Of
hce building on the west side of Seventh
street. between olive and Pine streets.
lease of Il half block the north side of
Pine street extending from seventh street
to the alley. This half block has frontage
OF ninety feet on The west side of Seventh
street, and runs II feet and 8 inches TO an
alley on tho north line of Pine street. The
proposition is to put up an eight-Story
commercial building on this corner and TO
add two stories to the Howard building.
now six-stnry building. thus making the
new structure OCcuDElng the corner OF SeS
enth and Pine streets eight stories high.
The Holland building has a frontage OF
IS feet on the west side Of Seventh street
with depth of lZ' feet inches, and alleys
on the north. south and west. Ii is proposed
TO build an arcade at the alley between
the Holland building and the new structure.
with entrances TO both the Holland build.
ing and the new structure. The Missouri!
Trust Company, in this event. will occupy
the entire. first floor of the Holland building,
and have charge of the entire property.
thorized capital of s21p.Ooj. and was incor-
porated September l.. 1870. Its title depart
ment is now at No. 80 Locust street. This
department Will he connected with the
moves into n new location. The officers OF
the Missouri Trust Company named on
its August statement, are: John c. Wilkin-
son. president. ]. W. Van Cleave vice
W. Harris. vice president A. II. Frederick.
secretary: G. l. F'aulhaher. treasurer: J.
II. Fisher. assistant treasurer: J. A. Webb
counsel: II NJ. Knox, title officer, Among
the directors are William Bagnell. c. F.
Blanke. James NJ. Carpenter. James f.
COye. James +. Dawson. Edward Dewey
French. NJ. D., Henry w. Harris.
Thomas Metcalfe. /. w Post. F. A. Samp-
SON and the officers.
President Wilkinson would make no state
lnent YESTERDAY except that the Missouri
Trust Company's lease on Its present quar-
terS expires January !. He said no deal
for a new location had been closed as yet.