El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-03
FINISHING Up
THE BIC NEW
BUILDINGS
Rapid Progress Being Made
on Ell Paso Skyscrapers
Now Under Way.
CHANGES
IN BUSINESS

Inc flnlShlng touches are De1ng added
to five of the new buildings which have
been erected during the past year.
The Roberts-Banner building is re-
ceiving the final interior finish. The
exterior is complete with the exception
of the green tile on the outside col
| umns, and the doors and part of the
! glazing. The interior mahogany finish
! is being put in and the glass on the
Mills street side has been set Three
of the big plate glass windows were
broken in setting them, and 1T will be
necessary to replace them. The Mesa
avenue front is also being completed
and the fittings of the Block Millinery
company are being installed.
a big sign over the door of the new
Krakauer, York & Moye building says:
I'VE are open. Come in The glass
front of the building has been complet-
ed, and the greater part of the big stock
of the hardware store has been trans
ferred from the Overland street store
to the new quarters
The Schultz building, across the
street from it, is also completed, and
will be occupied by the Hoyt Furniture
company next week a big gilded
"'Hoyt' is being imbedded in the con-
windows washed preparatory to occu-
patton.
On San Antonio Street
The Caples and Morehouse buildings
are also nearing completion. The white
marble is being set on the six story
Caples building front and the wood
work built. The front doors have been
hung and the building will be ready
for the furnishers within another week.
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is also being finished on the interior.
The gallery is being built and the
copper front has been set ready for
the plate glass, which is to be placed
in the Mesa avenue and San Antonio
street fronts.
The American National bank is re-
ceiving its final finish, although the
concrete roof has not yet all been pour
ed. The terra Gotta and pressed brick
is being laid up to the second story,
and will be continued to the roof as
rapidly. as the expert masons can do
the work.
The Sheldon.
Five cars of marble are now on the
way for the lobby and main entrance
Of the new Sheldon hotel. The lobby is
being rebuilt as rapidly as a force Of
so men can work, and the new entrance
onto Pioneer place is being cut
ment of the building will also be ex-
cavated to allow the dining room,
which will be located in the basement
of the rebuilt hotel, to have a ten foot
ceiling. a concrete roof is also to be
placed over the lobby, with art glass
skyIights. While the first floor and
basement are being changed the rooms
above the first floor will also be re-
modelled and new plumbing, lighting,
nd ta1QnhOna system installed.
also new elevator and new furniture
and carpets i number of additional
bath rooms are being put in.
Work will begin Monday on the FL
Paso Bank and Trust company room, in
the northeast corner OF the Sheldon
building. This room will be vacated
Saturday evening by the Texas & Pa
cific city office, and hewitt d Son
who have the contract for doing this
work, Will begin to tea- nrt the part
tions and rebuild tho room for the
bank.
The New Look Building.
The Look building Is nos filled. The
Washington hat and haberdasher store
has moved into the only unoccupied
room of the building at 10 FL Paso
street.
John Fisher has leased the two upper
stories, containing AZ rooms with path,
and will conduct Il hotel there. The en-
trance, lobby and cafe will be on the
first floor on the San Antonio street
side of the building
The Mills Building.
Without fuss or formality, the
bronze tablet which is to mark the
site of the first house built in FL Paso.
has been set in the concrete of one Of
the first story columns OF the Arson
Mills building The bronze plate,
which is inscribed with the statement
that the building marks the site of the
Ponce de Leon ranch house, Was placed
in position when the first floor col
umns were poured and may be seen
near the main entrance of the big u
story skyscraper building.
The concrete men have poured the
second story of the twelve story Mills
building, and are now IN position TO
make raj id progress.