The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-08
BIG, new HOME FOR
GROCERY JOBBERS.
THE ]. O. JOHNSON PERFEoTs
ELABORATE PLANS.
It Makes a Long Lease on Handsome
Structure Which Charles A. Bovey
Will Build for the Firm at Fifth
Street and second Avenue N Cost
to Be $4,000. &

The John G. johnson company, in the
wholesale grocery business at 212 Hen
nepin avenue, has just closed long
lease Of a fve-story and basement, brick
and reinforced concrete, building which
Charles A. Bovey will erect at Second
avenue N and Fifth street. Plans are
being drawn, construction will begin at
once and will be rushed to completion
so that the johnson company may oc-
cupy at an early date. $50
The building will have a frontage Of
seventy-seten feeteon Fifth street. It
will be Of buff mottled brick in exter-
ior, and Of the Turner system Of rein
forced concrete in interior. The con-
struction will be unique In that it is to
be the first application In Minneapolis
of the new Turner system, which is one
of slabs and columns, without beams.
The cost will be between $35, 900 and
SAC, 1000. ='.s =
For thirty years the John C.. john
ure in Minneapolis jobbing circles. Or
iginally it was the firm Of Durham &
Eastman. Upon the retirement of Mr..
Durham, the firm name became John G.
johnson & Co., and at the death of Mr..
johnson, about seven years ago, the
business was capitalized at 100000, as
| the John G.. Johnson company, Of which
Frederick G. johnson is president.
| It is interesting history that the
building which this company has oc
cupied during it's existence was at the
time of it's erection, thirty years ago
Regarded the finest Of the type in the
Ecity. Its plate-glass show windows
were the wonder of the day, and the
building was show point which every
citizen made it a point to see. In itt
ne wbuilding the johnson company
will be an exponent of the very lates1
form Of modern fireproof construction
methods.
The site of the new building, at thu
northwest corner of Fifth street AM
Second avenue, has just been sold BY
w. w. Hefelfnger TO- G. A.: Bovey
thru dr the agency OF William Lillian q peee, 70
feet. Etc., ,...s~,. -.- -,
In it's choice of a new location tn
johnson company has made a. NOV
which strengthens the position Of
part Of the city. north Of Hennepi
avenue and below Sixth street as
permanent wholesale center. Fou
large jobbing grocery firms have a
ready occupied this district, and wit
the coming Of the johnson company tn
J business has been practically monoI
: olized by this jobbing center. r.
Other Deals in the District.
, Several new transactions in re;
estate are developed by the Johnso
lease, in addition to the sale Of ths
r corner. to G. A. Bovey. MT. Aeffe
4 finger has just bought from the Wilso
\ estate 66 feet frontage on Fifth stree
|, by 1862 feet deep for $14,850, thru tt
q agency Of. c. NJ. Laraway 6 Son, +
t already owned the #ffty-dve feet b
S tween his new purchase and the Bo ~
corner, which gives him control OF I.
feet. with A. M. Geesaman, Mr.. He
J: felfnger has also acquired the ne ne
e sixty.six feet from Mrs. Holt Of Ca
q fornia for $15,250, thru the agency
n the J. F.. Conklin & Tonne compan
e also the next adjoining sixty-six fe
u of Fifth street frontage from Sag
s. Brothers for 100000, thru the sal
agency Other deals in the same bloc E
on Fourth street, practically close !
K the vacant property in this valuat
~ square, w.. .E-' %. ~ #-s . .eH