The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-29
Building Boom Unabated
In Twin Territories


Locally, and in fact throughout both
Territories. there seems 10 be no let
up Of the building boom which start
ed early in the spring and which has
been general One OF the main i'm
proyemeuts In Guthrie is the electric
street railway and interurban connect
ing Guthrie with Oklahoma City. dis
lance OF thirty-fve miles. The plant
has been taken over by party Of
Pittaburg. Pa. capitalists and it is
definitely decided that the line will
be constructed; locally the matter is
in charge Of John shartell of Okla
homa City, and Henry f. Asp.
John T. Brickner has secured the
contract to construct a $4,000 three
story brick and stone business block
here for Mrs. sneed, and R. A.Gaftney
is having plans drawn for a similar
building
The citizens Of Atoka, I. T., hays
voted $4,000 bonds for the erection
OF two new school buildings.
The town Of Chattanooga, Okla, has
received from the Interior department
plans for a new high school building.
The Oklahoma City board Of edu-
cation is having plans drawn for a
s7e, 1000 hieli school building
3. NJ. MCGOWAN, superintendent Of
the Chilccco Indian School at Chilocco,
OKLA. has been authorized by the gov
eminent to have the plans drawn for
an additional school building at Chill
occc, costing $4,000.
The Interior Department has ap-
proved the plans for two additional
large brick school buildings at the
comanche indian Schools near Law
ton.
The citizens Of Wynnewood, I. T.,
have received authority from the
courts to sell It's $4,000 school bond
Issue for two new buildings.
The trustees of the Indianola, I. T..
synodical College are asking bids for
the construction Of a twostory IA
room brick dormitory.
The citizens OF Mangum, Okla, have
sold their 10000 bond issue for the
erection of a high school
The University Land Company has
been chartered at FL Reno Okla, for
the building Of a college structure cost.
ing $4,000.
Contractor Jarboe has secured the
contract to erect the parochiai school
al Enid, to be bailt by the Catholics,
a brick building.
George e. Hopper of Arkansas City,
Kas., has secured the contract TO erect
stone dormitory building at the
Kiowa Indian Agency near Fort Sill.
Okla, for $4,000.
The plans are being drawn by Rev.
A. ]. Smith at Jennings. Okla, for the
erection Of a Congregational College
there.
The Virginia Bridge and Iron Com
pany has received the contract to
place fifteen bridges in Comanche
county for s27.674 and two in caddo
county for s4,925; the Springfield, H.,
Bridge Company six bridges in Com.
a1sche for s9,904 and two in Caddo
county for s4,64s; the Pan-American
Bridge Company Of New Castle. Ind,
one bridge in comanohe county for
sl,2CO
A contract has been let for $4,000
TO construct a toll bridge forty-hye
feet above low water mark over the
Grand River near vinita. l. f.,
The Choska Bridge Company is char
tered at Muskogee, l. T, with 100000
capital. TO construct bridge over the
Arkansas river
Col. william Busby and others az
South McAlester, I. T., have the plans
drawn for 100000 hotel.
BY guaranteeing a bonus Of s2.50e
to the Acme Hotel Company OF st.
Louis. the Commercial Club of sapul-
pa. !. r.. securcdthe erection this sum
mer Of $4,000 hotel structure
The plans Of Barnes & Mcdonald Of
Kansas city nave been adopted by the
Enid. Okla. city council FOR the water
works system construction, costing
$4,000.
The Tulsa, ;. IT,. Water, Light, Heat
and Power Company has been char
tered with $4,000 capital 10 put in
waterworks system.
w. W Cook & Son of Junction City,
Kas. have the contract TO construct
the waterworls system at Anadarko
for $4,000. and McQnatter's Plumbing
and Machine Company OF Hnlsboro,
Tex, the contract for waterworks at
lawton for $4,000 and at Hobart for
s42 600.
The Ardmore. l. IT, Water, Oil, Gas