The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-03
CONSTRUCTION
FOR THE WEEK
BUSINESS BUILDINGS AND IN
DUSTRIAL PROJECTS LEAD
LlST-NEW FIRMS INCORPOR-
ATED-ELECTRlC LINES TO BE
BUILT.

Business buildings and industrial
projects lead the building list this
week. At L~idgerwood, the contract
has been awarded for grading and
track laying, forty miles, Fairmont
and Veblen, Veblen to Granville.
The Williston & Northern Electric
Railroad Co., has been organized al
Williston, with A. H. Brown as presi-
dent and Hans Larsen as secretary
to work on a line from there to a point
on the 500 line in Divide county, sc
miles north. Work will begin at once
J. C. Field and H. r. Evans, of Willis
ton, have begun the surveying.
At Balfour, the Balfour Western
Telephone Co., has been organized
with w. E. Barbre as president, and
J. w. Gates as secretary. The Car
rington Light Heat & Power Co., are
| building an addition to their Office
building.
At Sentinel Butte, A. F. Herbert, chief
promoter of the electric railway fol
Golden Valley, says that work will
soon begin on the preliminary survey
Local business men of Sentinel Butte
will raise $4,000 toward the construc-
| ton of an electric road to the south
ern and southwestern parts Of the
county.
The Farmers Elevator Co., has
been incorporated at Mosselle. with a
capital Of SO, 900, the incorporators
being Peter Peutz and M. Peutz, of
Wyndmere, and John c.. Novotny, of
Lidgerwood. The Great Western ele-
vator at Tower City is undergoing ex-
tensive repairs.
The Portal Creamery Co., has been
Incorporated at Portal, c. e. Davidson
and others being interested. From
@ LAIl~- -r@o1 4hnt irfnr4nt H.
dairying in that section will result
in the immediate building of six silos,
some of $50 IONS capacity. Others are
contemplating building and it is anti
cipated that within three years every
farmer in adjoining townships will
have one.
At Larimore, bids are being received
for the construction of a brick smoke
stack for the electric light plant. Bids
for the construction of the electric
light plant at Tower City were opened
yesterday. The Minot Auto Co., is
building a large warehouse, 40x60. The
condtract has been awarded for a new
modern bank building at Alexander,
for M. M. and G. w. Milhouse.
Much work is being done on schools
and other public buildings. An audi
forum is being built by the Mouse
River Loop C~hautauqua association at
the grounds near Tolley that will have
a capacity Of 5000 and be thoroughly
modern. At Valley City, the excava-
ton for the new auditorium has been
begun.
A new Methodist Episcopal church,
cost $4,000, Is to be built at Caring
ton. A new Presbyterian church will
be built at Sheldon. Bids are being
received for a church at Kathrys.
At Bismarck, excavations have been
begun for the new st. Alexius hos
pital, built by the Catholic sisters.
The new building is to cost $780, 900.
At Wellsburg, Meland Bros, are
building an addition to the hotel.
Bids are being received. for a one
story and high basement brick build
ing for the Mining Experiment sub
station at Hebron. A parochial school
is to be built at Lidgerwood. New
schools are to be built at Napoleon,
Carbury, Lidgerwood, Maddox and
Minor.