Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-30
CORVALLIS BOOMING.
A City of Fine Homes and Splen=
did MISUNDERSTANDING Fast.

A City of Fine Homes and Splen-
did Advantages-Gr0wingF Fast.
Corvallis is having a veritableI
onllding boom these days. Not
that something unusual has trans
pired to produce this condition of
affairs, for nothing extraordinary
has occurred. This growth is
natural but has been more rapid
within the last six months than
in any other period of like dura-
ton in the history of the city.
The Citizens League has had
something to do with it, the news
papers also come in for a fair
share of the glory, while the
spirit of progress manifested by
its citizens together with the un-
equalled advantages and vast op-
portunities. possessed IN every
way, more than all things else,
has had to do with this progress.
Signs of a general awakening
from years of slumber are visible
especially on north Main street.
where the once empty business
houses are now all full. With
the opening up of the ]. D. Mann
& Co.'s new furniture store, the
Steam Laundry and the Turner
grocery store, what once present
|ed-a dreary aspect, is now one of
the busiest parts of Main street.
|All business houses are occupied,
trade conditions are normal,
work is plentiful and everybody
is correspondingly contented and
happy. q .e
Among the improvements al
ready accomplished OF progressing
at present, OH Main street alone,
may be mentioned: the fine new
cement building on south Main
street, the new Henderson brick
building, the Graham & Wells
andR. H. Huston building, A.
Hodes' grocery, the O. K. Bar
Der shop, the Independent Tele-
phone Company's offices, the
GAzErrE building, Smalls' new
store and barber shop, Hollen-
berg & Cady's, Hotel Corvallis,
the Farmers Hotel and the
Steam Laundry. Most of the
preceding have been repairs only,
but of such nature as to add ma
terially to the appearance of the
city. A large number of hand
some residences have been erect
ed and repairs amounting to re-
construction have been added
to many others, while improve
ments in the way of additions,
verandahs, barns. etc., have been
practically without number.
Among those deserving special
mention IS the beautiful home o1
| Mrs. Sarah Miller, the Woodcock
house in Jobs Addition, the Jas.
Moore property, Metzgar's house,
the Callahan residence now II
progress of construction and thu
Buxton residence, the foundation
of which is constructed. All ol
these, together with others, both
4 remodelled and built, bear wit
ness to the spirit of progress tha
has struck the city. The nev
F electric light plant building al
, the college should not be left un
mentioned, while the old Metho
, dist church and the old Evangel
ical church will both soon be YER
presentable double dwellings
> Miles of old sidewalks have bee
+ repaired. and miles Of new hav
8 been constructed. A number
p new culverts and street crossing
. have been put in while the cit
, streets have been put in goo
! shape with thousands upon thoss
t ands of yards of good gravel
e Great praise is due the city coun
: Gil for ordering negligent proper
e ty owners to repair dilapidate
fences, sidewalks, ETC., and fo
enforcing the proper observanc
of the city ordinances. Corval
/ lis is today the one city above a
It others in the Willamette Vale
u to give young men and wome
) educational advantages. and
q the same time vouchsafe to thel
: the security of healthy conserve
e tism.
is The late heavy rains, whic