Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07
Cbe State Day by Day.
BUILDING NOTES.
.r.. sound Of the Saw and Hammer 10
Heard All Over the State.

1he sound Of the Saw and Hammer 10
Heard All Over the State.
Contractors and builders all over the
.+o+e are now busy erecting new
homes and marts to meet the increas.
cd demands of the merchants and deal,
ORC There can be no better corrobo.
ratiye testimony of growth and gen.
oral prosperity than that contained in
+be erection of modern and substantial
homes. the erection of structures fol-
the varied kinds of business, stores,
hanks, workshops, ETC., and the en-
,arsement and Improvement of exist.
ing buildings. Certain it is that there
is demand, or the spirit of material
;mnroyement would not be so general
peonle don't venture into building en-
+erprises until they are needed. 1t is
Generally predicted that this will be
banner season for new buildings all
over the state, but whether the de-
uand for residences in the larger
cities and towns of the state will be
met remains to be seen. In Fargo and
Grand Forks, especially, there is
GREAT dearth of houses for rent. Capt.
talist:s claim that the laxity of the
laws. which they claim do not afford
them proper security for the money
invested, is largely responsible for the
scarcity of rentable houses in the larg-
or centers. They claim that they are
at the mercy of unprincipled tenants
at all times, and until the laws are
changed capitalists will remain timid
and decline to put their money into
yentable property.
DR. P. C. Donovan of Neche and H.
A. Mayo of Walhalla will develop a
hollow brick industry at the foot of
the pembina mountains, about six
miles from Walhalla. The Great
Northern railroad will extend spur
TO the plant. The promoters expect to
have a large factory in operation il
year.
John Jordan of Minneapolis contem.
rates opening cement sidewalk
plant in Mandan.
1t is reported at Souris that the
Great Northern has let contract for
grading for an extension to Richburg
to A. Guthrie & Co. of St. Paul.
IT, is estimated in the Improvement
Bulletin that the total advance in ma
terials and labor for dwelling will not
increase the expense from last year
,nore than 10 20 Is per cent.
Activities are especially noticeable
in the construction of business build
.ngs, and among those reported in the
Improvement Bulletin are:
A store for T. L. Quarve at Fessen
den; George Dahl, Carpio; Model
steam laundry. Grand Forks; D. Bow
ers, McHenry; Joseph King, Kenmare;
First National bank and Merchants
State bank, Wimbledon; E. F. Sieg-
fried, Sanborn. Schiller Bros. archi'
tects of Wahpeton, have plans for
frame bank building for the Citizens
bank at Bowbells; it will be one and
one-half story, 24x50, with pitch and
gravel roof, plate glass, patent plas'
ter, hot water heat, tile and maple
flooring, oak finish, storm sash, tiling,
vaults and ventilators; cost, $4,000.
Shnn & Trenneman, two-story store
at Page.
School buildings and improvements
have been ordered at LidgerWood,
Litchville, Mayville, District No. 49,
near Pleasant; Park district, near
Washburn; Arthur township, Cass
Wahpeton; Norwegian conference will
erect college at Wahpeton; Arvllla,
Hankinson, Maddox, Lutheran school
at Mannhaven, north Of Mandan; Rug
by, New Home district, near Wash
burn.
Rev. M. Dougherty. Langdon. will
receive bids until April 20 for the cree
ton of a brick church for st. AL
phonsus parish.
The Methodists will build church
at Bartlett.
Elevators are projected by Joseph
Fischer at Wales, north of Park river;
l. |. Often, Langdon; Farmers struc
ture at Penn.
Hotels are contemplated by E. M
Hanson at Fingal, Mrs. Hawkins at
Richburg, Landlord Smith at Ray.
The current issue, week ago, OF
the Improvement Bulletin, in the class
flied lists of new buildings ordered and
in progress of construction. credits
this state with upwards of 100 new
houses and modern residences. They
are for parties at Cakes, Devils Lake
Grand Forks, Bismarck, Casselton'
Berthold, Glenullin, Binford. Marion
Minnewaukan, New Rockford, st
Thomas, Jamestown. Grafton, Lang
don, Hatton, Crazy, Sheyenne. Itch
vile, Lidgerwood, Edinburg. Bowbells
Walhalla, Napoleon, and a Presbyte'
rian parsonage at Mandan.