The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10


section were crippled as a result OF
the stringency in the money mar
ket, Newport did very we'll in the
way of public and private improve
ments. During the season 81
dwelling houses were constructed
and several that had been started
late in the previous year were
completed, In addition to the
dwellings built there have been SIX
concrete businers blocks erected III |
the business center Of the town. |
Rul one frame business house has |
gone up in the business portion
and that was small one. -Four !
frame buildings for business pur- t
poses have been erected IN various
portions of the town, principally |
on the Idaho side. The Idaho Il
Washington Northern Railroad
constructed fine brick and cement
passenger station and a large
freight depot during the year
These two buildings cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000, and would
be credit to any town thrice as
large in the Inland Empire.
The Hope Congregational church,
a. concrete block structure costing
$12, 900, was completed during the
summer. The building is the most
handsome church structure IN
Stevens county. The Catholic
church building is now being
erected and will be completed be-
fore spring, if the weather condi-
tons permit. This structure will
cost in the neighborhood Of $4,000.
The new factory building Of the
Newport Iron Works will be finish
ed and ready for occupancy early
in January. This building is of
concrete block construction, and
when completed will be the finest
machine shop in this section of the
country. The Hadley Manufac-
turing CO. also erected a frame fac
tory building. They have installed
number of woodworking machines
and have been doing an excellent
business during the dull times. The
foundations have been completed
for a three-story concrete block
hotel building, and work on the
superstructure of the building will
be started as soon as spring opens.
A total of % business, public
and manufacturing buildings were
finished during the year, and the
total value of the improvements in
the building line for the 100 build
ings will aggregate $4,000. Sure
ly this is a good showing for city
of 1000 population during a year
of hard times. 1t shows that the
people of Newport have faith in
their town, and that the progress
made this year will certainly be
doubled during the coming season
and the advent of better times.
In compiling the values Of the
new property large namber OF
small buildings were not taken into
consideration. There were many
Of these buildings erected during the
past year by parties who intend to
build larger homes during the
coming season, but who were com
PEELED to erect these makeshifts in
order to obtain a place to live in
this year.
The entire business district has
been changed by the construction
of the new buildings. Formerly
most all of the business was con.
Quoted in the buildings near the
Great Northern depot. The advent
of the Idaho Il Washington North.
ern last year and the location OF
their depot grounds between Fourth
street and the Great Northern
caused the removal of several build.
ings in the locality to points fur.
Their north on Washington avenue
All of the new buildings construct
ed this season have been built If
the second and third blocks from.