The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-23
MANY BUILDINGS
BEING ERECTED
City Enjoying Building Boom,
that Will Exceed Last Year.
LODGE HALL PROPOSED
Moose and Eagles Working on Plan
for Fine Building. Two New Gar
ages Under Construction.

ages Under Construction.
Building activities in Glasgow this
year give every indication of greatly
exceeding those of 1914, Already
many new residents have been erected
while every carpenter available is now
putting in steady time on the many
structures at present under way. Ev-
cry contractor in the city has work
under way and many new structures
will shortly be started, which will
mean an investment in Glasgow of
close to half million dollars before
the coming winter stops operations.
The new Rantz garage on east Sec
ond Ave. South, is nearly completed,
this structure represents an invest
ment of practically $5,O00.00 and will
be a substantial addition to the city.
Glenn Flick expects to have his new
concrete garage under way within a
week. It will be located on east Main
street and when completed will be one
of the best in northern Montana and
represents an investment of about ST.
100000.
The new Baptist church, the corner
stone of which was laid on Easter
Sunday, is rapidly nearing completion,
and will be most pretentious house
of worship, and an edifice of which
Glasgow can justly feel proud. The
architectural beauty Of this building
when completed will be such as to
commend favorable comment from the
citizens of this fast developing city.
1t will be an object of pride and
fitting monument to the religious side
of civic activities in Glasgow.
Indications point to there being two
! more large structures erected in the
city which will be completed befora
the summer is over, one to be built
by the Moose and Eagle Lodges, and
another by the Masons.
! Plans of preliminary nature have
Building, showing structure of three
, been drafted for the Moose and Eagles
stories to cost about $30,OO000 to be
erected on suitable site in the bust
ness center of Glasgow. It will be
of pressed brick or concrete, fire proof
and of such design as will make it
practical for use not only as lodge
room and club room but for entertain
ment and amusement purposes IS we'll.
! 1t may be, that when final arrange
ments are complete, the structure will
contain a fully appointed and modern
theatre, amply equipped for service
where large and high quality attrac-
tions may find convenient and ample
opportunity to display thespian art.
(, The two lodges plan upon using the
building for their regular meetings,
perfectly appointed lodge room, with
suitable entrance will occupy the third
floor. There will also be provided a
large banquet room, kitchen and pam
try which will fill long needed re-
quirement for the social side of the
lodge work. Every equipment will be
added so that entertainment can be
furnished without difficulty. The
theatre, with a large stage, will oc-
cupy the main floor and there will be
club rooms, on the lower floor. The
club rooms will be fitted with COM
Portable furniture in reading rooms,
reception rooms and lobby. There
will be both shower and tub baths pos
sibly provisions will be made for 9TH
er features. With this building prac-
tically assured Glasgow will within
the next sixty days be witnessing far
} heavier building activities than were
evidenced at the same time in 1914
and it shows the substantial condi-
tions existing in the city far more
, emphatically than could be displayed
in any other manner.
, Discussion among members of the
local Masonic members for the erec-
tion of new Masonic home make il
appear that before the year closes an.
other large structure will replace the
present one on the property now oc
cupied by them. 1t is evident the pre-
sent quarters have become inadequ
ate and most of the members are in
clined toward the disposal of the pre-
sent building owned by the Masonic
lodge and the erection of suitable quar-
ters on the site occupied by it. Should
these plans materialize, it will near
the erection of a structure costing
about $5O,000.O0 and will add another
handsome building to the business
section of the city.