El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-08

~ Attn in the future Of investments
n in realty in Fl Paso was expressed
II conclusively a few days ago at a
time when war tension was at its high
est. Eastern men. after due investi-
cation. placed loan Of $4,000 on a
downtown building at a reasonable rate
to run some time Broaddus & LIE
Baron negotiated the loan for a client.
H ". Broaddus, referring to the deal.
said. that this IS another proof that
the expansion OF FL Paso is regarded
rs permanent in eastern financial cir
cles and that its standing is high
among investors throughout the coun-
No Let Up in Big Building.
There has not been a days letup
in building this year. in spite OF the
TumOrs Of war. No previous summer
in the history OF the city has seen so
many important buildings under con-
struction. At the close Of the present
week the new S150.o0O court house con-
crete skeleton is nearly UP 10 the top
floor planned, and the brick walls and
facade columns are rapidly going up.
the walls having reached the second
story Contracts are being let for the
lighting fixtures i'm the new half mil
Hon dollar high school building and
other fIninsEinE in progress
First Popular Panel Nearly Ready.
Within a few DAYS the first panel
OF the six story Popular building VIII
be ready to receive stocks. when the
old corner structure viii be torn down
10 make way for the rest Of the build
ing The Martin buildings concrete
frame Is up five stories. level with the
Iop of the Lanier building its neigh
bor skyscraper At the Odd Fellows
temple on the west side Of Cleveland
square the roof is being completed
Walls Of the new Mt sinai temple,
corner OF oregon and Montana are
ell
hundreds OF residences are under way
IN all sections Of the city
New Home For H. Henderson.
For Harry Henderson, assistant cash
Ter OF the Security Trust & Savings
bank. the Phoenix-EI Paso Building
company IS erecting six room hunga-
low on Aurora street. Altura Park The
home viii have basement, heating plant
and garage II viii have an exterior
cobblestone finish Its probable cost
will be $4,000.
Building In Golden Hill.
In the Golden Hill addition Volney
n Brown is having a residence built
Of notified brick. two stories high. 10
cost $500 II viii have all modern
cOnveniences- jolly & Morris are the /
contractors
Bids in For kreES Addition.
Bids are being received today at the |
Kress store on Mesa avenue by manager |
Howard for the addition OF three sto-
ries to the Kress building Contractors i
New York headquarters for examina- /
ton.
English bungalow For c. L. BagvreH.
A new home OF unique design is be
ing completed for c. L Bagwell on (
Silver street in Manhattan Heights /
It is handsome bungalow OF the Eng
ltsh colonial type. with mansard roof, I
three sleeping porches and many archi-
tectural features that distinguish II
from the Fl Paso and California style /
OF bungalows Il IS built on three I
lots ana is finished with cement on j
tile Its cost viii be about $1,000 Mr..
moved here from Florida
something over a year ago
kruDp Building To Start
The first steps in the destruction OF
the old Troy laundry building. north
east corner West Overland and South ]
Santa Fe, viii be taken July %. TO
clear that site for the erection Of the J
new ldayn2on kru9p building Y. Z.
Ware is the contractor The Krupp /
building viii cost about $4,000 The
Troy laundry is moving 70 its new
building on Texas street
New Picture show.
An open air structure for a picture
show is being built for ". P Essen
berg in the 1900 block on Montana
street opposite the Lamar school. It
viii cost about $1,000. The Phoenix
Fl Paso company has the contract
Two New Garages.
A double garage is being erected at
2 cost Of 500 for Clarence s PickreI.
1913 Montana, by the Phoenix E Paso
company
c D Pollock Is building for J !
Raster at 1906 Arizona street a brick ,
garage TO cost $500.
Mosley Gets Krakauer Contract.
W D. Mosley has been awarded the
and apartment for Robert and Julius