El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-16
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New Arson Mills Building
Will Be Six Months in the
Course of Construction.
MANY TENANTS
AFTER OFFICES
Agent Is Besieged by Appll-
cants for Space When the
Building Is Finished.

The plans and specifications for the
new II story and basement modern
business block to be erected by Cen
Arson Nils. have been completed by
frost & frost, architects. who on Sat.
urday morning. announced that they
were ready to receive bids for its con-
struction.
The drafting of the plans has ex-
tended over period OF several "eehs'
and Il will probably be as many more
he<ore the contract is let. Afr ac-
fDaI construction work has been COM
rnenced six months will have elapsed
before the building is ready for &C
-rnancv. according to the announcement
of the architectural firm
The front perspective OF the struci-
ure indicates that it will be a ouioliis
beautiful. and this is especially true OF
- oregon street front, which viii be
p,raced with the two story portico- Inc
large concrete circular pillars, stano-
ING on either side of the entrance
lends very artistic and attractive ap-
pearance.
Concrete Structure.
The new skyscraper VIII De con
srruucted of reinforced coHcre.V
throughout and the speclIlcat,oITs Iii
Tor the use of the best material Ii viii
bave frontage of $50 feet on oregon
street and so on Mills, the new name
for St Louis street The change was
made by the city council IN oelerenSO
TO Gen. Mills The building, WIN lns
excentiou of the first floor. mans ahu
-i~en cement finish. The flrS1
- n-oner will be faced with Ten
nessee marble The interior walls are
20 he mastered and stained, with the
.~oantion of the first floor nails anu
b,loonies which will also be faced Win
marble
The interior decorations and Ilnls1
uorL win be of birch wood, stained
eho.anv according to the specf :
c.+fons and this scheme will be III
vopue throughout. All floors VIII De
re concrete. but tile covered the OF
<toes viii also have tile floors Inc
.taDs Of the stairs will be of Vernont
Tnorhle. and will be broad, and this VIII
also be true of the staircases-
Although the accommodating
ua1lrIng TO the 18th floor of the ouuo
ing will be ample the mou i
s3n1rovements will include three
elevators for those who are not
surlined to physical exercise Inc
STYLE of elevators has not been decio-
ed as they viii be contracted LOT laIer'
The specifications call for q coInpie-
mont Of two fire escapes, which VIII De
located AT the AcdA 49,
stores on First Floor.
The first floor viii be devoted eA-
clusivelv to store and large business
rooms of which there viii be eight wlth
basement quarters. On each OF the
other floors there will be 26 offices
A number of the offices are TO De
arranged in suites. as the prospective
tenants vii make demands OF that ma
ture.
The Oregon street portico 10 De 10
feet wide. according TO the Specimen
lions and will be almost 10 feet deep.
Rroad marble steps will lead from the
sidewalk TO the entrance doors
Tenants After Places
Although the building viii not De
readv for occupancy for several months
numerous prospective tenants nave
been consulting H. B. stevens Zen Gen,
Arills's agent, relati-e TO quarters IN 'he
80 structure. No contracts, IL =
r+.tad have as yet been closed, al
.ho,,,b 2 number of tentative PROPOSE
lions have been made
To make way for the construction
~ the new structure, the OLD Mills
,-,,,dine which has stood on the site
1or number of years, is being razeo-
rho vrecfxing crew has been at work
+ha mast few days and are pushing the
iob as rapidly IS possible the oeorls'
bouever. will not be removed for sew
erai weeks