, 1904-12-31

The letters published herewith from a number of citizens of Albany
county. representing almost every walk in life, are particularly optimistic
both as to the outlook for next year and the business done in the year whose
close will be marked by the turn of the night tonight They embrace III
sisdom of some 81 the lost conservative, the most careful. the o OBJ
10Hinx gentlemen in tne county, and it is gratifying to note that there is no,
a line q pessinism from first to last, no a looking backward at some dark
spot in the year pas" -GAe Il seemed to shine on the paper IS tn writer
guided his pen Id lent a semblance of its brightness to the written word
1t is observable that they all to a man point with pride to the future OF
the city, county and state, and there is no a discordant note in the hum OF
busy wheels and the whirr O moving power.
The year drawing to n end has been a remarkable one in the matter of
building and Improvement The Albany Mutual Building association N
of the best managed concerns of its kind in the United States, has lent its
aid to this work, having invested in loans to builders n es than s6o5oo
fr the year, a average If more than $1,000 a month. Nearly all this
has gone either into new buildings Or to improve and practically remodel
oo.h res es'a caaa. a un Da1r1 nnuatnS h Methodis, church the laramie Groc
err companys building, the McMurrsy residence, the Cook residence, the
palmquist residence, the Athery residence. the severson residence, large
improvements ito the King residence and scores of other buildings.
Next yar promises much in the building way. The library building and
the Methodist church arr far enough along to warrant the assertion that they
will be completed and occupied early in the year. Herbert King has award
ed the contract for a handsome dwelling at Seventh and Garfield streets, ia
cob Berner will build at Ninth and Custer streets. w s Vance will build at
Tenth and Grand avenue, int there Is every Indication M Robert George
will build at the corner Of Fifth and University avenue. This is in ne sense
a complete list of the new buildings but Just those that arc already talked
Of Tie Presbyterian and Baptist churches will be replaced with new
structures II is confidently expected. and there will be or two business
houses bIt, besides the practical overhauhng of many more.
1t now seems practically assured that the rolling mills will be rehabil
itated. the railroad company itself undertaking the manufacture of fish
1t leeds. III ne en uu", tha . ~ he % a - nnmhs . buildings Or that company
and for different parties. dependent upon the handling Of lumber from the
Boston and Wyoming Lumber company's mills att Centennial.
Among the notable deeds in improving property may be mentioned the
overhsulins and rentins of the interiors II both the Union Pacific and Kus
ter hotels, workmen being now engaged in completing the asks assigned
them. meaning the expenditure of several thousand dollars in that direc
ton. The Beckwith s@e building at 21s Second street is being overhaul
ed and enlarged, the Bach block has received considerable attention, the
AnheuserBusch company is building a commodious warehouse o Unver
siy avenue and there is every prospect that both the Krug brewery of ON
aha and the great 81. Louis brewery will add larger buildings here during
the summer H4
The railroad shops have been running with strong forces during the
yea and promise an increased force rather than a diminished during the
coming year. The railroad payroll for the last three mouths of the year
"a far has been heavier than for years and the December checks VIII pe
larte and numerous.
One Of the stable institutions Of the city is the tie preserving plant. en-
peyns a small army of men and meeting a large monthly payroll uro4. , nne
buildings undertaken some weeks ego enclosing the large retorts nave
besn completed. making the handling Of the large number Of ties possible
Ill winter, In whatever weather.
The plaster NIL has gone steadily ON day by day and night after night,
making little notss but much dust. turning out product that has plastered
much Of the west
The ". H. Holiday company has kept its planning mill running much
Of the time during The past year. the company being busy all the time rom
tho opening Of spring to the present day. employing = score of carpenters
aAl many other artisans and woshmsn. Its business promises large for
Dext year. The Republican IL glad to ~.
The letters printed today - II line with the better feeling from every
SspsfcS. and LaraMie. % quote : well known lady and one Of the largest tai
N4sr n the cou.ty. IL going to do ~ share Of the business Of the state
~ 4 ntus more" rhsrs y evsy in4scsuoa q . better year for 1905 han
~ Ave had in 1904 md there h woadesn1 unanlnhy in the assertion thai
@AIrnsut year has bssn = rsuazksAR 0sa0A