The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-02-20
THE MAKING OF ACITY.
Various Improvements in Progress
In All Directions.

A big piece of work is promised this
lseason by the Home Telephone Com
lpany. The exchange has been oper-
ating up to its full capacity for some
time past and the demand for increas.
led service warrants the putting in of
a new switch board The kind Of a
board has not yet been determined,
but a new switch board will be put
in during the season. 1t may be eth
er automatic. doing away with the
little hello girl entirely, or 1t may
be multiple board. The present ca
pacity of the board is about three
Thousand and the new board win pro-
vide for FIVE thousand pairs of wires.
The wires In the business part OF the
city will most likely be put under
ground in ''conduits." and the cree
use OF the exchange is another posi-.
bility. The company contemplates
Improvements that will cost between
forty and fifty thousand dollars, and
will require months of time and
large force of workers to accomplish.
The Evans Produce Company have
commenced interior Improvements at
the new location of the business in the
Klingman Block and the apartments
recently vacated by the Times Com.
pany. The office room will be sepa.
rate and apart from the other rooms,
and will have space twenty by
twenty-five feet in the southwest cor
ner of the building Several other
partitions will be placed to make the
handling of the business convenient.
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A delay in the delivery of material
is causing hold up of the building
operations at the Frankel Dry Goods
Store. Material necessary to the
progress of the work is not to be had
at the present time, and the contract
ors can do but little until it arrives.
The Findley property just south
east of the city is having needed re.
pairs and improvements made. A
new hot water heater is being in.
stalled by Harry Harrington and 9th.
er alterations will follow later in the
season.
improvements are in progress at
the NJ. D. Gilchrist hardware store, No.
los First avenue east. The rear por.
ton of the building is being finished
by the owner, Mrs. r. p. Bacon, for
the use of the Gilchrist Company. The
room will be enlarged to one hundred
feet in length, walls plastered, new
steel ceiling and new shelving, count
ers, cases, etc. The enlargement of
the business will permit the handling
of several lines Of goods which have
not been possible here before. The
brick wall at the south end of the
room will be taken out through both
first and second stories, and the par
tition extended to within twenty feet
of the rear end of the building. This
will provide for small room at the
rear for general purposes. Excava-
tons are now being made.
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Improvements are noted in the
tailoring department at Jim Browns
Store that are for the convenience of
both customers and workers. A new
cabinet for completed garments is
being built and will be installed with.
in a few days. Tables have been
moved and the appearance of the
place has been greatly benefited.
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DR.. B. o. Jerrel is making addi-
tons and adding new conveniences to
his suite of Office rooms over the
Golden Eagle. He has occupied the
space that was formerly used by the
offices of DR.. Tony and considerable
carpenter work has been necessary to
bring about the desired results.