Imperial Valley press., 1908-06-06
NO CESSATION OF ACTIVITY IN FL cENTRo DURING THE SUM-
 MFR SEASON.
READY FOR RUSH IN FALL
New Booming Houses, Concrete and Brick Business Blocks and Resi- dences in Course of Construction Machine Shop to be Rebuilt and En- Iareed This Season.

From present indications the ensu- able one in Fl Centro because of it's building activities. No one would have been surprised had there been checking up of building during June, July and August, because of the hot weather which prevails during these three months. But indications now point to a constant progress of work and the beginning of numerous build ings during the summer, while those now begun will be pushed forward, so that they may be in readiness for the great rush which is confidently expect ed into the valley in the early fall.
 Tuesday morning workmen began cutting out the frame for a $5000 room. ing house which is being erected by A. Fink on the north side of Commercial street, fifty feet east of Sixth street. This building will be 4SX70 feet. one- story frame with plastered walls and will have an eight-foot porch on Ill sides. It will contain twelve rooms, commodious corridors, two baths, toilets, etc., and will have all the latest modern improvements. It is to be completed by August 1.
 A. E. Parham has the walls rising for a concrete block residence on his lot on the north side of Commercial street, between Sixth and Seventh streets. The building is 14x3O feet and will have deep porch on the west side. A similar residence will be con- structed by brother of MT. Parham on the western balf of this lot.
 Thomas Beach of Calexico will start at once the erection of a two-story concrete block and terra cotta block at the northwest corner of Sixth and Main streets. The building will be 5Ox140 feet, with the first floor divided into two store rooms, and the second floor arranged for offices. The build ing will cost approximately $6OOO.
 The foundations are being laid for the new block of M. Levy of San Bernardino. This is located on the north side of Main street, fifty feet east of Sixth street. It will be 100X50 feet and will be divided into two store rooms.
 The frame residence of Paul Roman, at the southwest corner of State and Seventh street is enclosed It will be ready for occupancy about the last of July. MT. Roman plans to create handsome grounds surrounding this residence, and will soon have a small forest started there.
 The finishing touches are being giv- en this week to the funeral chapel of the Cortner Brothers, on Commercial street, near Sixth. The building is di- vided into three rooms and a deep porch extends along the western side. It's exterior finish is in stained shingles
 
 pannelled with Oregon pine.
 The machine shops of the Holton Power Company, which were destroy ed by fire last week, are to be rebuilt this season, and it is probable that the capacity will be considerably enlarg- ed.
 J. w. Ott is completing for w. O. Hamilton, on Fifth street, just beyond the original townsite, one of the larg- est residence structures of concrete blcok yet undertaken in this valley. The building is 4Ox4O, and has eight foot porches on all sides. There are three sleeping rooms on the second floor and 6 space enclosed with rail ing on the crown of the roof which may be utilized for an outdoor sleep ing place. The porches are enclosed with a threefoot cement stone balus-