The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-07-24
HALF A MILLION
IN IMPROVEMENTS
BUILDINGS AGGREGATING VERY
NEARLY HALF 4 MILLION
DOLLARS IN COURSE
OF CONSTRUCTION.
Columbus is Now Enjoying Build
lng Boom and There's Unusual
Activity in the Industrial
Circles Generally.

Columbus is enjoying a substantial
building boom, and structures aggre-
eating nearly half a million of dollars
in value are now in immediate pros
pect. Work on the majority of the
buildings is now in progress, and the
erection of the postofce and South
ern Railway roundhouse, the two
principal structures which are not yet
under way, is practically assured.
One of the most important i'm
provements now in progress is the
new building which is being erected
by the Columbus Insurance & Bank
ing Company on Main street. This is
a handsome brick and stone struct~
ure, six stories in height, and is being
erected at cost of $4,000. This
will be one of the handsomest build
ings in the city, and Win be an orna-
ment to the business district. It's
erection was necessitated by the ever
increasing business Of the bank,
which made enlarged quarters an
absolute necessity, and this argues
wen for Columbus, as activity in
banking circles is a sure indication
OF a prosperous and enterprBing
community.
Another improvement which rs now
under way and which VIII be quite
an addition TO the manufacturing en-
terprises of Columbus Is the plant of
4Am Tr@orS+a4a TrDhcrr Trev7, MANY that
is CDw being erected rear Lake Park.
This company owns hundreds of acres
Of valuable timber land in East Mis-
sissippi and West Alabama and the
timber VIII be brought here tD be
worked up The min is located on
the bank of the Luxapa1ila river, and
the company is constructing am I'M
mense lagoon tD fac1Iftate the hand
ling of the timber that is rafped Down
the river. The plant represents an
investment of S1e0,0Ot. Tnis dues
not ircE ude the timber lands which
the company owns throughout terri
tory contiguous 10 C1lum bus, but
merely the local plant, consisting Of
the saw min and appurtenances.
The new edifice to be erected by
church at the corner of Seventh street |
and North Second asrenue represents {
an expenditure of $4,000. The work /
of tearing down the old structure be- |
gan several weeks ago, and as soon
as it has been completed the contract
ors wiz beg1n excavations for the new
structure. The new church viii be
a Very handsome edifce, and viii /
haves spacious auditorium capable
of setting 1860 persons. The build
ing aione viii cost $4,000, and
s5, ,000 VIII be expended in furnish
ings, making total of $4,000 that
will be paid out before the church is
complete and ready for occupancy.
The municipal improvements pro-
vided for in the recent city bond is
sue contemplate an outlay of $50, ,00e.
This sum is TO be spent in the erec-
tion of a new public school building
in East Columbus, the installation of
a plumbing and heating system at
Franklin Academy. in buying new
equipment for the fire department,
and in extending the water mains.
The new school in East Columbus
has been completed. work on the
plumbing and heating system at
Franklin Academy is we'll under way,
and new hose wagon has been pur-
chased for the fire department. The
contract for the extension of the wa {
ter mains has been awarded, and [
work will begin at an early date.
Both the Gilmer Hotel and the
Stone Hotel are making extended i'm
The Gilmer is being /
overhauled and remodel r
ed at a cost of 5000, and when the :
work is completed will be one of the +
aandsomest hotels in the State. The +
hotel will be fitted with every mod +
srn convenience, including steam 9
neat, hot and cold water in every !
room, and a telephone system con- :
1ecting all the sleeping apartments i
With the office. The improvements at :
he Stone Hotel, which consist of an
annex containing an arcade on the
irst floor and a number of sleeping t
apartments on the second floor. are b
completed. lie
The new corporation which re- c
Gently acquired control of the cleo +
.ric light plant, gas works and street b