The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-25
Over Two Miiiien Dollars 10 De Ex
pended In This Vicinity FER
Ne~ Structures.
INDUSTRIES WILL &c
ERECTED m sUeURes
New City Hospital. Y. W. c. a. snc
the Auditorium the Three Great
Advances Of the City.

rev cities IN the lnited states
the sire OF Wheeling are enjoying
such a mammoth building boom that
this city Is this summer. Scores of
new Industries. business blocks and
dwellings are under course OF con-
struction. while plans are being drawn
for hundreds OF others. Taking a
careful estimate OF the money ex-
pended this season for new buildings
in the Wheeling district. one finds
that II will far exceed the two mil
lion mark.
From a civic standpoint. the three
great additions TO this city are the
Market Auditorium. the proposed
new City hospital and the Y. w. c. A.
The former will cost over s260.000
when completed: the new City hos
pital. s25O.OOO. and the proposed new
home OF the z. w. G. A.. sl25.000.
The Baltimore & Ohio Is also con-
templating expanding vast sum of
money improving their lines in the
Wheeling district.
New Industries.
Among the other large buildings
which will be erected in the near fu-
ture is the factory for the J. l.. Stifel
& Sons calico works. plans for which
are now being prepared by Architect
c. w. Bates. The building will be. To-
Gated at Fourth and Main streets. and
will be used as an addition TO the
present factory. II will be Of re-
inforced concrete and fireproof con-
struction throughout. The dimen-
sions are 1875 feet by 100 feet. and the
building will be three stories in
height. A new concrete engine house
a. ~ n
for the same firm. II Is two stories
high and is 80 feet wide and 90 feet
long.
Rapid progress is being made on
the large warehouse being erected on
Main street for the w. A. Wilson a
Sons company. and the building will
be completed within few weeks.
The structure Is OF REINFORCED con-
crete. seven stories high. and when
completed will be one OF the most up
to-date business houses in the city.
What will make one of the finest
Office buildings in this vicinity, will
be the James l.. Hawley building, on
the corner of Tenth and Main streets.
Work has been started on the founda-
ton. II is designed for a ten-story
structure. but at present only seven
stories will be built. but IL will be
so arranged that the others may be
added later.
improvements TO Banks.
improvements to the extent OF sew
eTal thousand dollars are being made
60 the National Exchange bank build
ing The building was formerly FIVE
stories high. but two stories are be
ing added and are being arranged as
office suites. handsome new
entrance Is being made on the
Twelfth street side and the interior
IS being practically remodeled.
Extensive improvements are being
made to the German bank building
AT Twelfth and Market streets. and
81 is being practically rebuilt A large
force OF men have been at work for
several months on the repairs.
The Miller fats which are nearing
completion, will be one OF the finest
equipped apartment houses in this
city. Located at the corner OF Third
and Main streets. owned by August
Miller. a prominent tailor OF this city.
The fate are three stories high and
have eighteen rooms.
The property. located on Ninth and
Main streets, which is in course OF
construction. is one OF the finest
homes in the city. Beltz & Sons
have the contract for the lumber. and
Hamilton & Sons are the brick and
stone contractors. The approximate
cost OF the building is $25. 1000. and
IS OF old English style architecture.
containing eight rooms and bath.
The Kloss Ice Cream Manufacttir.
ing Company on Thirty-eighth and
Chapline streets, Is well under con.
structiOn and IL 20 be completed In
a few weeks. The building Is a three.
story structure. and is a new addition
20 the already large plant The esti-
mate OF the building Is $4,000
Fred Nieweg. the South Side
grocer. is having the two story dwell
ing. located az 2143 Chapline street.
torn down and Just as soon as the
property can be cleared there will
be fine pressed brick threestory
fat erected. The property IL about
4oxi5O and II a suitable location for
an apartment house The approx.
mate cost ~ the building IL 81. 900.
Alex Pritchard is having repairs
made 70 his dwelling located on
Thirtyhfth and EoR streets The
rear % his home has been torn down.
and there will be a two-story brick
built In the rear within the next
month
Out the Pike.
The following buildings are under
erection IN the Outthe pike district
- the present time. The new 81. E.
church on Cruger street. at Film
Grove, the Christian church. also M
Elm Grove. was Just recently com.
pieted. The new Episcopal chapel AZ
Echo Point b. nearing completion and
VII be opened .n short time. A
large addition is 90 be- built 10 the
Vance Memorial church az Woods.
dale. The contract has been LEI for a
new school house on the ridge road.
north Of Park View
A. Elm Grove.
The two new theatres recently rorn.
pleted ~ Elm Grove are a big addi.
ton ~ the suburbs. q new pool room
81 being erected BY Smith brothers
on Main street. also a new confec.
tiOnery Lawrence Woeber ls erect.
inE a new business block on Main
street that will contain two store
r0Orng and living apartments Albert
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