Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-06-18
BIG BUILDING
NOW ASSURED.
HANDSOME STRUCTURE TO BE
ERECTED ON THE CORNER OF
FIFTH AVENUE AND MAIN.
STARTWORKTH|SSUMMER


An Understanding and One Of the
States Finest Business Blocks
Will Be Started During Year.
President David IIilger, of the First
National Bank, Sunday received a
telegram from the head officers OF the
Lewistown Electric L. Power company
in New York stating that they have
approved the plans, submitted by the
First National here, for the construc-
struction OF modern business block
in this city, to be occupied by the
bank and the power company. This
decision on the part Of the power com
pany officials will mean the construc-
ton, at once, of one of the hand
soonest business buildings in the north
west.
Hilger Tells Of Plans.
| President Hllger, of the First Ma
tional, in giving to the Democrat the
details OF the plans for the block,
| said
Several weeks ago the officials OF
the First National Bank here had
plans drawn for the construction Of a
new home for that establishment, to
nue. and Main street and taking the
place of the antiquated buildings now
occupied by the Lewistown Furniture
company, the Mountain States Tele-
phone company and the Stapleton
plumbing establishment.
"In order to make 1t possible to put
up such building as the bank desires
to have occupy that very advantageous
1. .,tA I-I Ax Tat naA
II possible, some other large business
concern, and Mr.. Johnson and myself
personally took up the matter with
the Lewistown Electric & Power COM
pany, whom, we were informed, had
in mind the erection of building for
it's own use. After several trips to
| Butte and Great Falls and conference
| with Mr.. Hebgen and others largely
interested in the power company, we
have at last secured their agreement
to cooperate with the bank in the
construction of the building.
| To Be Fine Structure.
| According to the plans which we
have had drawn and which will doubt
less be accepted by the building com
pany to be organized, the new build
ing will have a frontage of so feet on
| mdIu surety anu IuU leeL Ou ElIlu ave-
nue.. 1t will be four stories high and
have, in addition, a full basement for
storage purposes. 1t will be construct
ed of reinforced concrete and faced
with LewistoWn brick, than which
there Is not finer building product
on the market today. 1t is possible
that the brick will be faced with an
enamel-like substance, which will
make the Main street and Fifth ave-
nue. sides perfectly white.
l Fine Elevator Service.
"The new building will have, of
course, fine elevator service, one
similar to that in use in the new Rain.
bow hotel in Great Falls. The entire
structure will be absolutely fireproof.
The ground floor will be occupied by
the First National Bank and the Lew
IistoWn Electric & Power company. At
least two, and probably all three, OF
the upper floors will be divided up in
to fine, well-lighted and excellently
ventilated office suites.
Will Start This Year.
"The new building will cost, ex-
elusive of the ground, more than one
hundred thousand dollars. A reason
able value of the ground, at present
prices of realty in that section of the
city, is more than fifty thousand dol
lars.
"The work of tearing down the old
, buildings will be started early In the
, fall, with an idea of getting the fOun-
dation of the new building put in this
year. But for the fact that the tenants
of the present buildings must be given
time to find other locations, the work
would be started sooner and the
building advanced sufficiently this
summer and fall to enable the con-
tractor to complete it during the win
ter months
i Means Another Building.
The construction of this new build.
ing will mean also the building of an
other business block, probably this
summer. President George M. Stone,
of the Lewistown Furniture company,
states that that company is already
making plans for new and modern
home for its growing business. Mr..
Stone states that he and his associates
have two sites in view. One Is the
tract of land on Main street opposite
the Bright hotel which was recently
purchased of M. l.. Woodman by
Walter Bright and George Cochrane.
The other is the lot on Fifth avenue
next to the ground acquired for the
new bank and power building and on
which is now located the frame build
ing occupied by Mr.. Stone and Doctor
w. A. Long. This lot has frontage
of fifty feet on Fifth avenue and is
excellently located for the purposes of
the furniture company. Whichever