The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-18
BUILDING WAVE
IN NORTHWEST
MORE THAN 100000 MEN AT WORK
ON BUILDINGS BETWEEN TWIN
CITIES AND CONSTRUCTING
LIKE 1T SINCE 1so6-VARIEp
PLANS ON FILE.

Minneapolis Journal: A huudrend
thousand masons, carpenters, plumb
ers, painters, timers, roofers and day
laborers are digging holes, or laying
brick, or pouring concrete in the big
crop country between Minneapolis and
the Pacific coast, and more than 1000
contractors or contracting firms whose
crews are at work are buying their sup
plies in Minneapolis. A building Jeriod
that is bringing the heaviest volume Of
business for years to the membership
of the builders exchange, has opened,
and 1t is predicted that it will increase
rapidly from now on, III. M. Gardner,
president of the builders exchange,
says there has ben no such good out
look at this time of year since the big
building season of 1906, and that the
collective business of the members of
the exchange promises, in the twelve
month period that lies ahead, to pass
that of 1906 and every other big year.
Nothing Like 1t Since 1906.
"The outside contracts OF some of
the firms that are exchange members
extend TO the Pacific coast" Mr.. Gard
ner said. Grain elevators are being
put up in great numbers at country
stations along the railroads in North
Dakota n Montana. Minnesota and
South Dakota nd northern wisconsin
and northern Iowa towns are building
houses and business blocks, and there
is much public building going on. The
big crop has started it and it looks as
if it is going to get bigger as we 90
along. There has been no such geneAal
building activity as is now on since
the big year of 1906.
mo more striking illustration of the
growth and development of the 1oun-
try could be found than its leg Innate
fact that this is a presidential election
year. | think the situation is remark
able"
Varied Plans on File.
|, Plans on file at the builders ex-
change for which bids were opened
Sept. 9, include the sewer system at
Willmar and heating for the school
building at Breckenridge. Bids for
which tha exchange has plans were
opened Sept. 10 for a school building at
Deering. n. d. and remodeling a hotel
at Mankato, and a school at Mohali,
N. ID. Plans are on file and bids will be
opened between now and Sept. %, for a
hospital at Fergus Falls, Mimi; a
heating plant for the Indian school at
Rapid City, S. D.: O. boys dormitory
at ~Faribault, Mimi: the p~pstofice at
Livingston. Mont; o school building
at Oliston. Mont; the Elks' lodge
building at st. Cloud, MIMI and state
work at Willmar, MINI. Plans are
also on file for an Indian school for the
Fort Peck reservation in Montana.
Other plans representing work of
Importance include a library for Cam
ton, S. D.; mechanical equipment for
the boys college at Winona; a store
building al WATERFOWL, S. D., and the
Barr building in the same town; the
Odd FellowE' lodge building at Custer.
s. D.; residences at Aberdeen, s. D..
and Ada, Mimi; remodeling of a store
building at ~Ssrooxston; heating the city
hall at Wi1hnar, and painting and
plastering the library building at Mad
ison, wis.
Many plans for local work are on file
or will be filed soon. Among the more
important ones now On file are those
for the Prospect Park M. 70. church,
for which bids will be. opened Sept. IL,
and the new pharmacy building of the
University of Minnesota, for which
bids will be opened Sept. 23.
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