Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-14
Handsome Business Hoses and Beautifu1
Residences VIII Add Still Further
to the Capital City's Charm

building operations in this city this
.,,ro season promise to be fully an
.vtorslve as those who have marked
me past few years, and Salem prom
,.os 10 be in the midst of building
hoom in a few months that will mark
another epoch in the prosperity Of
,ba Capital City of Oregon. So exten,
,ye are the preparations for the com
Ing seasons operations that w. G..
Knighton, the Portland architect, has
found it necessary to open an office
here to supervise his work in this
city, while the other architect oper.
sting here, w. d. Pugh, is also kept
busy with his work.
The most important project under
way is the erection of a $4,000 busi-
ness block by the Breymans, adjoin'
ing their White Corner property on
Commercial street, and the excava.
ton for which is now being made
This building will be of brick and ft-
ted with the most modern and up-to-
date fixtures and appliances, and every
foot of the proposed structure is al.
ready rented for a term of years.
Hon. Geo. s. Downing will, as sooD
as spring opens, erect a fine two-story
residence at the corner of State and
sixteenth streets, for rent. Mr. Down,
ing says that he does not need this
house but is an expansionist and aims
to live up to the spirit of the age in
this respect.
The addition to the Murphy block,
corner of State and Commercial
streets, is now under way and win
be pushed to completion as rapidly as
possible. F. B. Southwlck has the
contract and is pushing the operations
with a large force of mechanics. The
building will be 81 feet front on State
street and 75 feet deep, and will have
two modern store rooms fronting on
State street, the rest OF the structure
% be used as addition to the stores
In the main building. The new struc
ture will have modern fronts and will
be one story in height with a grave
hre-proof roof.
The First Congregational Society o.
Salem has taken steps toward erecting
one Of the most commodious churches
In this city, and an expenditure o
$4,000 is contemplated in this work
The church will be erected as soon al
the weather permits of building oper
atoms, and while the plans are no
quite complete as yet, IL is know
that the new structure will occupy tn
site on which stands the presen
sanctuary of the society. The adj
ton to the present church will b
removed, and it is planned to utillz
the present main structure for an at
dition to the new church, for uses a
lecture room, the new building TO b
erected on the front of the lot facin
on both Liberty and Center streets
The church will be made one of tn
most modern and beautiful sanctuarie
in the city. Rev. w. c. Kantner. VIII
recently had a call from Portlan
which he was seriously considering
has, since the society determined
build the new church, decided to r
main here and help in this work
which he is sorely needed
The plant Of the Capital Lumberin
Co., at the foot of Ferry street. is III
dergoing extensive repairs that ad
much to the beauty of the premise
The mill buildings proper have bee
Weatherboarded and painted, and
new fre-proof roofing will take n
place Of the present shingle roof
soon as il can be placed in positlo