The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-27
Promising Year Of
Building Activity
Plans Formulated for Many New
Business BIoCks-lndustrial Items
al Other Places.

Every Indication points 20 year OF
she greatest prosperity ia Oklahoma
The bank deposits equal onethird Of
the total taxable property valuation
OF the territory, and the amount Of
money now on hand in the territorial
treasury over $3.50 900, is the best
record in the history of oklahoma or
this fund Ss50.000 is for the purpose of
erecting public buildings after Okla
bona is admitted as a state.
Present indications show that cleo
siGns viii be held IN the counties of
Blaine. Oldanoma, Noble, and Grant
Tor the purpose of voting bonds for the
erection OF county high schools, aver
aging in cost sio0Co new county
court houses, costing on an average
500. 000 are already provided for dur
Ing the year at Oklahoma City Hobart
Anadarko and Lawton.
Bonds have been voted for the cree
zion Of a $4,000 city hall at shawnee
and $4,000 county jail at Newkirk.
Bridge construction viii be an i'm
portant item. as plans are now being
considered to place $4,000 steel
bridge over the Cimarron river, here,
over the Canadian near El Reno. over
she slme river at Taloea. over the
Cimarron at lngersoll and over the
Arkansas at Cleveland
According TO two local architects,
Joseph Foucart and j E. Bennett, this
viii be a great building year in the
history OF the caphal city. Many new
homes ana business blocks will be
constructed
The Rankin block win be construct
ed on North Division street, by prom.
snent Perkins citizen. Construction Of
the new building will be commenced
in the spring The new building viii
contain six store rooms on the first
gioor while the two upper stories will
8e used for Office rooms It is quite
probable that one of the upper rooms
win be used as the territorial offices
work on the new federal building
which vii cost the government 800.
900 win be commenced in March. It
IS quite probable that an additional ap-
preparation Of 100000 will be made
and the building greatly enlarged.
The Odd Fellows are also consider
ing a proposition for erecting a three
story aud basement building to COST
S25.000 should favorable decision
be rendered by the Oklahoma supreme
court the Logan county high school
buliding to cost $4,000 win be erected
The contract was awarded several
months ago.
J. @ Robb, the wen known King
glsher grain merchant who viii soon
become a citizen OF the city. viii
erect a sla.oO0 grain elevator and
storehonse which viii be the largest in
Oklahoma ana one og the largest in
the entire southwest
The Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma
railroad will commence work soon up
vi Att Nbhntl lNbt inh Oh luNAA Nuo. ?
passenger depot 10 be built on the
right Of way secured in the south part
OF the city
The Frisco will also build a new
passenger depot opposite the Royal
hotel.
The contract for the construction of
the new gas plant will be awarded in
"A few days. The company Is now busily
engaged IN installing the gas mains
through the business portion of the
city
The street railway viii also be built
this year Il IS reported that twenty
cars Of steel rails have already heen
purchased ana viii be received here
in q few weeks
The paylng district will doubtless
be extended A number e. petitions.
asking for the cytension OF the paving
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