Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-11-26

When the lease of the premises ex- pires, Mir. Murphy will at once tear down that structure and move it away. It will be about ninety days before the property is turned over to the new purchaser. At that time Mir Murphy will carry out his original intentions of erecting an elegant club house and, with the Gould cottage, will have a connections tract of ground 150xl50 feet in area. The improvement contemplated by Mir.
 Murphy will certainly be an agree able relief generally to that locality.
 which without doubt is the most ideal of any in the city.
 Architect Elliott has received the
 plans of bis firm for the proposed new Wilson opera house. The de-
 sign shown is beautiful perspective and if accepted and the building erected, Prescott will have another architectural beauty to adorn one of
 its principal thoroughfares. This
 building has been under contempla- tion for some months by MT. Wilson, and now that the Dake opera house is to be torn down and the ground
 utilized for other purposes there is an early possibility of the building of the same.
 Tee rebuilding or remodeling of
 the Congress house is also to be un- dertaken at once by MT. Murphy, and it will be an elegant and connections structure, the intention being to
 throw it into hotel for the special accommodation of families. It has a convenient location and when relieved of its old time disregard in the archi- tectural makeup line, will also be in touch with our progress of the day.
 The new steam laundry of D. M. Clark is one of the greatest advances made of late years. It gives Pres colt deep regard and it also is creditable reflection on the proprietor in the expenditure of vast sum of money to fill long felt want" We doubt if at any point in the south west there is a similar institution of the kind to be seen mechanically, or one that affords employment to as many people. This plant is located in the Odd Fellows building, and is equipped with over twenty-five ma chimes, embraced in a forty horse power boiler, a twenty-horse power engine, three gigantic washers of a capacity of 400 shirts per load, a mangle of 1000 pieces daily, collar, shirt. bosom and sleeve dampner, a shirt press and many other me chanical utilities. The laundry oc cupies floor space of 153x50 feet, and yet they are crowded for room. The laundry is divided into depart ments ill workmanship and the same are skillfully presided over by prac- tical workers, many of whom have been secured from outside points. Over twenty people are employed and the pay roll is over S250 per week. Ed Miller is the engineer, Mrs. Touad, forelady and Ed Craw- lord, the foreman.
 It is the intention of Mir. Clark to soon invite the people of this city to an inspection of the plant, when all will have an opportunity to witness the operation of the same and in all 
 The plant is designed to accommo- date population of 10000 patrons, and in character of work is improved and thoroughly up to date. Two wagons are also employed. It is de- an interesting place to visit. and should be generously patronized. From a sanitary standpoint it is also to be gratefully regarded and in the principles that go with the employ ment of white labor, it should be generously supported.
 Lawler and Wells have ordered the cement for the foundation of their building on Cortez street, and MT. Lawler states that a concrete wall is to be laid at once on the same. The work will be commenced as soon as the material arrives, early next week. The entire foundation will be be built on that ground, 200xI50, and and later the building of the struc- ture will be commenced. It will be I three story building and one of the largest in Arizona.
 A. J. Head is certainly an enter Drising townsman. His three story brick is about completed, so far as its goes, and the inside is in the hands of carpenters. Every mock | md corner of the same has an occu pant. MT. Head is to be commended. | Every dollar made by him in long years of residence is before the | people in a pubic improvement of ,ne kind or another. It is this senti- nent that builds up a community | md gives the city in addition a re- gard for the future that is unanswer- lble. May he always prosper, as he leserves tO