Evening journal., 1913-01-11
BUSY YEAR
FOR BUILDERS
IS ASSURED
improvements to St. PauI'S
Church to be One Of the
Biggest Operations
INQUIRIES ABOUT
MANY SMALL JOBS

Contractors and builders feel that
the coming spring will prove re-
cord breaker for their business Dur
ing the past few weeks inquiries re-
garding work for early spring trade
bring the answer that architects have
been in consultation with many per-
sons regarding good sized opera
tions.
Among the most costly work that
will be done will be the remodelling
OF ST. Paul's Catholic Church. Fourth
aud Jackson streets. When the Rev.
Thomas f. Waldron came to ST.
Pauls Church he found that more
room was needed for the accommo-
dation of the large congregation
there. Architects j. q NJ. Kennedy
arc now preparing the sketches FOR
extensive alterations. additions and
improvements to the church. Before
the work begins in early spring a
temporary building VIII be erected in
whiciit services will be held while the
church Is being rcmodelled When
the improvements are finished the
church viii be one of the finest in
the State.
II is impossible at present to esti-
mate as to the cost of improvements
but the people of St paul's parish
say that there is nothing too good
FOR that parish and that so far as
finances are concerned the money to
pay for the improvements will be
forthcoming by the time It is needed.
William d. Haddock & Co. con-
tractors, have taken out a permit to
erect a three story brick addition to
the establishment of Ellwood Souder,
decorator at Ninth and Orange
streets. The new building will sup
ersede that now occupied by the Fell
pharmacy. Haddock & Co.. will be-
gin razing operations on Monday and
hope to finish the building in two
months. The addition win occupy a
space OF p by 50 feet and the cost
will approximate $4,000.
a. s. Reed and Brother Company
report that they have secured a large
number of small jobs on stores and
residences during the last week.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
Dure building at No Sl1 Market
street
The j. A. Dader Co. has secured
large number of small jobs. The
new store of the United Five and Ten
Cent Stores Company has been closed
for several days while the Badei
company is making alterations be
fore the formal opening
General T. Coleman dupont has
purchased the entire block of ground
between Ninth. Tenth and DUPONT
and Scott streets with the exception
Of six small houses on Scott street
from the estate OF James + and Mary
~ Iar nnI
estate broker, negotiated the deal.
The consideration was Si3.500. Haw-
kins & Company we're trustees for
half OF the property sold.
The property adioins that of the
city which was bought from j. Ches-
ter Gibson. some time ago for park
purposes. There has been much
speculation as 10 the uses to which
General DUPONT would put the pro-
perty l.. l. Dunham. secretary 10
ieneral DUPONT when talked to by a
reporter for THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL said that General DUPONT, in
tended to hold the property and had
no intention OF building on it so far
as he knew
W. j. Fisher and Company expect
TO close several big sales next week.
They have rented the second floor of
the Stcrnbcrger building at Fifth and
French streets TO New York parties
who viii use il as a clothing factory
The same company expects to oper-
ate q shirt factory in the building.
The new concern will employ about
so girls and women. If a reason
ably good business is done the first
year the plant will be greatly en-
larged
Agents report the ronting Of more
houses i'm the last two or three days
than were rented during the latter
part Of December and tho first OF
January. Several large deals were
made week before last and nego,ia-
tons for several large properties
we're opened this week On the whole
the market is much better than il
was at this time last year and all in
dications are that this years bust
ness will get an early start
The now Office annex built to the
'actory of the. Electric Rubber Hose
Company at Twelfth and Dure streets
s completed so far as the brick work
S concerned. George S. Charles con-
ractor finished that part of tho
work yesterday and in about two
weeks the carpenters. who follow Mr.
Charles, will have the building ready
ior occupancy.
The addition is 40 80 feet ant
is two and a. half stories high II
makes an imposing appearance on the
Twelfth strct side and will facilitate
the work of tho comnanV