The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18
Warehouse to Cost $250,0C0 Will
Be Built for Crunden-Martin
Woodenware Company.
BIG INCREASE IN BUILDING.
Church of Holy Redeemer Is Sold
TO Spiritualists-Good Re
ports From Real Es-
tate Agents.

Following the exceptional activity in real
ty deals the demand Tor building permits
last week was greater than for any corre-
ponding week within the last few years.
AZ brisk as 1t was. realty dealers are OF
the opinion that the sale of lots. especially
for residence purposes. far exceeds the
building progress. The delay in this line Is
attributed to the high price of building
material.
1t is said that at the present time the
cost of lumber and all kinds of material
used in house construction is fully % per
cent higher than the normal price. and the
advance is causing many prospective home
builders TO delay operations. Warm weather
is expected to bring a reduction in prices
Whether this proves true or not, con-
tractors are counting upon a busy summer.
particularly In the erection Of dwellings,.
Thousands Of lots have. been sold the last
few weeks, and it is argued that advances
in rentals will induce immediate building
notwithstanding the high price of material.
erected on the lot 36OX1i0 feet. between
Main. Gratiot and Plum streets. directly
opposite the Iron Mountain Railroad Depot.
Tit property was sold yesterday by Rich
So. 900.
The warehouse will be used by the Crun-
Woodenware Company. The
warehouse will be bout five stories and
Will cover almost the entire block. Plans
will be completed and contracts let this
week.
Several large apartment houses to be
erected in the West End were announced
yesterday. Thomas Dunn states that on
one of his lots, the location of which he
prefers to keep secret for the present, he
viii put up q handsome family hotel which
will cost more than $00. 900.
A. l. V. Mueller is having plans pre-
pared for an apartment house at the south
east corner of Forest Park boulevard and
Euclid avenue. the lot for which he pur-
chased faas : ye es ,,6a T. 1t will cost in the neigh
Contracts have been let for a $40, 600 ad-
dition to the Purina Mills at the corner Of
Eighth and Gratiot streets. Conrad Keller
mann will put up the building under the
direction of \. Blair Ridington. architect.
and William II. Bryan. consulting engineer.
A feature about the contract that is at
the building must be completed With
In forty days. This is record breaking
time. but ii will probably be accomplished.
Another feature is that the latest method
of applying concrete to wall building will
be tried. On the ground floor a bowling
alley will be fitted up for the recreation of
operatives. and bathrooms and a laundry
will be added.
The property of the Church of the Holy
Redeemer, Episcopal. was finally disposed
OF yesterday, the First Spiritual Associa-
5ion Of St. Louis being the purchasers.
which is on Pine street. No. 300 west, was
practically bought by the Church of the
Immaculate Conception more than a week
ago. through Edward Butler. The Arch
bishop declined to ratify the sale. upon the
grounds that the location encroached upon
the parishes of st. Franc->KNisr aud St.
| Malachi.
The purchase gives the Spiritualists a
home for the first time in their history in
St. Louis. For the last several years they
have been meeting at the Odeon. Frank J.
are named as trustees for the property in
behalf of the Spiritualists.