The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-22
NORTH DAKOTA
IMPROVEMENTS
CONSIDERABLE BUILDING I'M
PROVEMENTS ARE BEING MADE
IN NORTH DAKOTA, ACCORD
ING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM
OVER THE STATE THIS WEEK.

Increased activity in the building
trades, in road work and sewer con
struction, all point to general pros
| perity in business affairs in North
Dakota. Work is being rushed on
buildings now under way and many
new structures are contemplated.
Wet weather has failed to retard pro-
| gress materially.
More than $250,000 will be spent on
Fargo residences, the plans for which
were filed at the Builders and Trad
ers' Exchange during the month Of
May. Probably the residences started
this month will exceed the May fig
ures in value. What is true of Fargo
is practically true of every city in the
state proI'ortionally. A noticeable
feature is thai more modern houses
will be built this year than in the
past.
Voters at Alexander, N. D., have
authorized the construction Of a fine
brick grade and high school building
upon which work will be started early
in July. A four-room brick school
house will be started next month at
Arnegard. N. D.
In municipal improvements, Willis
ton leads in North Dakota this month.
Construction will start early in July
on a filtration plant, water tank,
pumps, and 1920 feet Of trunk line
sewer.
Darlington has decided on an ex-
tension of the present water system,
according to plans prepared by City
Engineer G. W. Heinmiller. At Lid
gerwood, the recently organized COM
mercial club has taken up the matter
Of an extension of the city w sys-
tenn with the result that a a for
bids on plans and specifications will
probably be issued shortly.
At Fessenden the city lighting sys-
tenn will be extended next month. The
new plan includes a white way.
In Minot work Is progressing rap
idly on the cable extension of the
telephone system.
c.. H. Butke has the work Of in
stalling the new electric light plant
at Sherwood we'll under way and eX-
poets to have the plant in operation
before fall.
westby will have a new electric
lighting system, too.
One of the largest structures to be
erected in the northwestern part OF
the state this year will be the pro-
posed Hotel MinOt at Minot. The out
look for the immediate construction
of the new hotel is bright. Sketches
have been submitted to the new hotel
company by architects. These pro-
vide for a ~fireproof building with re-
inforced concrete walls and floors
The exterior will be faced with terra
Gotta with black granite finish for the
first story and matt stone color fol
the floors above.
Bismarck, Hankinson and kathryn
will have new churches this sum
mer. At Bismarck plans r in the
hands Of the architect for an $1,000
church to be built by the New Evan
gelical association. Rev. r. E. Strutz
pastor of the Bismarck parish, is push
ing operations. At Hankinson &
movement has been started for the
erection of a new church building tt
replace the old Catholic church re
Gently destroyed by fire. Bids have
already been advertised for the c02
structfon of the new Kathryn church
Additional facilities for marketini
grain are being provided at Hazer
N. D., where farmers have o~rganize'
a mutual elevator company and plal
| the immediate erection of an $500
elevator. A contract has been award
ed for the erection of a machiner,
warehouse and elevator at Bismarck
The buildings will be erected by tn
Mutual Farmers company. In add
ton, small, modern school building
will be built this summer at New
England, Montpelier and Buchanan.