The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-30
BUILDING BOOM IS . UNDER WAY NOW
 IN CLIFTON
Concise Statement of Big and Little Building Operations Being Carried On In the District This
 Month.

Duncan McNeil, architect and build CT, is busy man these days super yis1ng the construction work on the new buildings now under way in the Chase Creek section to replace those destroyed by fire during the month of April
 In this section of the town alone new business houses are being built having an aggregate cost of approxi- mately $57,O00.00. They are all sub stantial brick and concrete structures, and when completed, will add mate rially to the appearance of that To- cality and will become a bar to the ravages of the flames in the future.
 Tom Siranni is building two story brick building 26 X 50 at a cost of s4000.00.
 Garcia & Norte are erecting two story reinforced concrete 40 80 which will approximate $6,5OO.O0.
 Solomon Sawaia is the proprietor of two story reinforced concrete struc- ture. nearing completion, which will cost $4s000.. ta
 Baker & Co., have force of me- chanics at work on their one story building at cost of $300.0O.
 Burman & Rabenowitz are building two story reinforced concrete and brick business place at a cost of S4,20O.OO.
 Backstein & Co. will occupy a one story brick 35 X 40 at cost of $2,S0O.
 Spezia & Spezia, who never do things by halves. are building a splen- did two story brick, 45 45 at cost of s63o0.00.
 The Royal Theater will occupy a one story concrete structure which is almost completed at a cost of $3O,OO0
 Cascarelh of Metcalf, is the pro- prietor of a two story brick building 4S 60, which when completed, will cost not lesst han $S,500.00.
 Gee Ling is building a one story brick IS 40 to cost $1.SO0O0
 Tom Siranni is building another two story brick 20 50 at cost of s2, ,3OO.O0
 J. c. Gatti is the proprietor Of two story brick costing s5,oO0OO.
 All of these buildings are now under course of construction and the sound of the hammer and saw is heard from early morning until late at night. Some delay has been caused by the ship ment of material but the construction work is all progressing rapidly now and the latter part of next month will see a decided change for the better in that section.
 Along Railroad Avenue the new freight depot for the A. & N M has just been completed and work on the construction of the new two-Story brick passenger depot has been start ed under the supervision of Contract or Mayfield.
 On the East Side work of taking out the old frame structures along the river bank is progressing and on the site of the old baseball grounds the lots are being prepared for the erection of the residences of the com pany officials. Upon the completion of the new passenger depot the resi- dence now occupied by General Mana ger Carmichael will be moved across the river to the new site.
 In South Clifton, near the railroad bridge on the north side, several new frame structures have been erected and all are occupied for business pur- poses. The largest building is the new theatre erected by Hill and Wright, which has been leased to c. P. Dunn for a period of five years. This new play house will be thrown open to the public about June 18th.
 Out at the new smelter, two miles south of Clifton, the modern $2,000,- 900 smelter of the Arizona Copper will be blown in next September or October
 Not to mention residences, and smaller buildings being erected, the above items justify a small sized boom in the building line.
 Clifton and the Morenci district is keeping step with the progress in other sections of Arizona This old reliable copper district refuses to be left behind in the procession.