Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-14
WICK BROS. FIND AN
ADDITION NECESSARY
TO HANDLE BUSINESS
New $500 Structure Will Be
Added and Preliminary
Work Begins
MUCH BUILDING IS DONE
Ryan Building Being Rapidly Com
pleted and Repair Work in City Is
Progressing.

Owing to their business outgrowing
their building, Wick Bros, proprietors
of the garage on North High street
and Salem agents for the Ford auto
mobile, announced yesterday that they
will erect $4,000 building on Church
street, near the corner of Chemeketa,
which will be used as a store house and
machine shop for their garage on High
street.
Wick Bros. state that work will begin
Immediately and workmen were busy
yesterday removing the old buildings
which now stand on the lot and pre-
parations for actual construction of
the new structure will commence with
in few days. The garage will be 80
feet long and about Al feet wide. 1t
will be constructed of brick and made
absolutely fire proof. The new garage
will not face on Church street proper
but will be located directly across the
alley from the High street garage,
Have Big Business.
One Of the Wick Bros. declared yes
terday that the business they have been
enjoying Of late has increased to such
an extent that they find it impossible
to get along in their present limited
quarters,
The new garage is going to be
erected on the lot formerly occupied by
the j. W. Harriet home and the auto
agents declare that it will be modern
in every respect. They hope to have
the building completed in time to place
it in use when the summer automobile
rush is on.
Wick Bros. look forward to a great
business this spring and say they will
be fully prepared to handle everything
in the auto line coming their way in
the near future.
Ryan Procseds.
The R. R. Ryan building on South
Commercial street is going forward ia
completion at a great rate now. Brick
is being laid for the walls and the
interior Of the building is receiving q
coat of plaster.
Mr.. Ryan states that he will rush
the work along as speedily as possible
now and hopes to have his building
finished within comparatively short
time
The Salem Brewery Association II
getting well along with the work Of
remodeling its storage plant and con
structing additional storag rooms. Th'
firm will be in position shortly t.
furnish individual cold storage vaults
for the accommodation of the farmer
who bring their vegetables to the city
and for local grocery and dairy men.
Other Building Improvements.
With new cement basement al
completed and ready for use and speed,
preparations being made to remodel tn,
ground floor apartment, The Capita
Journal building will soon be in shap,
to receive the new office equipment an,
machinery. The new press is between
this city and Omaha now and Is expect
ed to arrive early next week.
Work Of refacing the Adolph.water
building has been going on at a grea
rate during the past week. The lowe
walls are about completed and work
men are now engaged in preparing tn
second story for repairs.
The Cross building on State street !
undergoing remodeling at present, Thi
building is to be occupied by the Gray
Belle Confectionery Co., and will b
occupied before spring fairly sets in.
W. w. Zinn, who formerly occupie
the Cross building, is now comfortabl
situated in the Buchner building o
South Commercial street.
viii Gibson, the barber, has con
pleted the work Of moving from b
shop on State street near Commercii
to his new location in the BTgh bull,
ing.
Building Permits,
The following building permits wei
issued by the city recorder during Il
past week:
Geo. +. Rodgers, ! story building
1l6O South l4th street, 81 500.
August Kehrberger, story fran