The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-30
VALLEY Town HAS
BUILDING BOOM
PREPARATIONS ARE BEING MADE
At STEvENsviLlE FOR NEW
BUSINESS sLocks.

SteyensVille. Jan. 2g.--Active prepa
rations are being made for the cree
ton of Number of new business
blocks. Material and supplies are be-
ing gathered and put on the ground.
and construction work will commence
as soon as the weather proves favor
able.
The Amos Buck Mercantile company
last fall purchased lots in the rear of
its place OF business, with the inten
ton of moving the present frame store
buildings there in the spring. In
place of the wooden buildings viii
be erected a two-story brick building
54xl00 feet, adjoining their present
brick building. i0x100 feet. This viii
make. when completed, n brick build
ing two stories In height. "a feet
wide and 100 feet in depth. located
on one OF the best corners in town.
The wooden buildings, when moved to
their new location. will be used for
warehouse purposes.
The Gleason Furniture company re-
Gently purchased two lots on the cor
-ncr' of Main and.sSecond streets A
large wooden building PIP this ground
was put In condition for temporary
use OF the furniture store. with the
old wooden building which stands on
the ground at the street corner and
erecting a modern. fire proof block.
The new building will be constructed
of cement blocks. and VIII be two
stories in height. A cement mixer and
cement block machine have been re-
ceived and placed in position in the
old building. and sand and gravel are
being hauled. A carload of Portland
cement Is now on the road. and as soon
as its arrives the work of making
cement blocks will commence, Con-
strnction work on the building will be-
gin early in the summer. II. e
Gleason. manager of the company. eN-
poets. from assurances he has r6-
ceived. that his machinery will be busy
turning out work for other persons
all summer. 1t has been rumored that
the new building 10 be erected by the
Gleason Furniture company would be
used as a hotel Mr.. Gleason is some
what non committal on this subject
| but states that the building will be
constructed I'm such a manner that ii
tdh easily III useu IhF ietsl put-
! poses.
| The Bitter Root Valley bank com
/ menced work last fall on the new
! building for the home of the bank
/ The old building MAS moved from the
! corner of Main and Third streets
! foundations We're put in for the new
| building and the ground work timbers
! put in place. The cement blocks fol-
/ the building we're manufactured before
! the cold weather arrived. The build
! ing will consist of two stories.
/ Joe Hunter is having material
/ hauled for his new two-story brick
+ building. Ia lie erected on Main street
near Second. lie has purchased an
interest in the wall al the Mclaughlin
brick building and will build it an
other story high. 1t is also under
/ stood that he will enlarge the brick
/ building on the corner % the street
! His new building will be located be
! tween the Mclaughlin building and
/ the corner building. and will be oi
| brick, two stories in height II is
understood the lower floor win l,a used
/ for theater or other amusement pur-
/ poses.
! \ uumhSr % other new business
! blocks are In contemplation. and somt
. of them win undoubtedly be built dur.
! ing the coming summer. In addition
arrangements are being made for the
! construction Of many residences. Tn,
building OF frame residences has never
| ceased during the winter. and mum
! Der of them are now in course OF
! erection