The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-05-03

OPERATIONS
$4,000 Worth of Building and
improvements in Town.
RAPID DEVELOPMENT
Fort Pierce Forging TO the Front as a
Commercial and an industrial
Metropolis.

The building activity in Fort Pierce
is unprecedented. The number of
houses springing up in all parts of
town would almost lead one to think we
had found gold or struck oil right here
in our midst. But unlike the rude
shacks so much in evidence in boom
towns, our buildings are large and sub
stantial and are credit to any city.
The big Fee Il Stewart building,
after many delays, Is almost finished.
1t is built of concrete blocks manu-
featured by the Fort Pierce Concrete
Works, and is a magnificent structure.
1t is finished inside with fire.proof plas.
ter and pine in natural finish, has large
plate glass windows, and is fitted with
steel shutters, making it practically
fire. proof and the finest and most mod
ern building of its kind between Day
tona and West Palm Beach. 1t will be
used for the extensive and rapidly in
creasing hardware business of the Fee
& Stewart Company. and when COM
pleted will cost nearly $4,000.
One of the handsomest office build
ings in town is that recently built
for the law firm of Hemmings 4 An
drews on Pine street, near the Clerks
office. 1t is built of concrete blocks Of
rough stone effect, and cost l,2OO.
Mrs. Maurice Goldsmith's two cot
tages on Palmetto avenue have been
recently completed at a cost of $4,000.
Joseph Edwards fine newly finished
cottage, which was destroyed by fire
last week. is being replaced by another.
The Florida Photographic Concern
has added substantial annex to its
buildings.
A new store building has just been
finished for A. j. Drawdy in the
western part Of town and is being used
to accommodate his grocery business.
The commodious residence of K. j.
Booth has just been finished, and the
residences of T. B. billiard and A.
Lamb are nearing completion.
H. E. Crooks has bought the property
owned by Mrs. Fogg and has remodelled
the house, added verandas and other
wise improved its appearance and en-.
HANGED its value.
COL J. F. Budd is having four new
cottages built on his lot, two of which
will be large six-rOom houses. Con-
tractor Franklin is pushing the work.
Alabama Lodge, south of town, for
merly the property of James f. An
drews, has been cOnvertedintO church
building by its owner, l.. P. Barranger,
and will be used by the Catholics of
this place until a larger church can be
built.
In the south part of town Dr.. Fiegel
is getting ready to erect his fine dwell
ing. This building will be particularly
handsome, as it wilb built of concrete
blocks made of ocean sand and trimmed
with blocks made Of yellow sand.
Mrs. D. l.. Alderman has recently let
the contract for building 3Ox6O feet,
two stories, with an annex 2Ox3O feet,
to be constructed of corrugated iron at
a cost of $1,000. This building will be
located on Pine street, opposite that of
the TrOwell Drug Co.
The colored people in the western
part of town have just erected an Odd
Fellows hall, while a number of cot
toges just finished or in course of con.
struction, are in evidence.
And so it goes. The future of Fort
Pierce as a commercial and industrial
center is bright, and with the develop
ment of our back country will come
even greater progress.