El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26


east corner Of Texas and Kansas
streets. now occupied by the Amonett
saddlery firm The new building viii
cost $50. GOO. It will have a storeroom
on the first floor and apartments on
the second and third
New Block in Gas Row.
Built for L E Booker. but lately
purchased by Ed MOye. the three story
business block and hotel, at the corner
of Leon and West san Antonio streets.
is one of the finest additions to the new
automobile sales district. that has
sprung up along West san Antonio
during the past year or two The build
ing is of reinforced concrete. walled
with red brick. and is divided into
uptOdate show rooms, offices and hotel
The Leon hotel occupies the top Sto-
ries and the Perry KirkDatrick COM
pany. builders Of the block. tho Amer
lean Lumber & Investment company
and the Nauman Motor sales company.
the first floor The cost OF the struc-
rure was S65.000-
DeCsrOffs Build on AirdOme Triangle.
On the old Airdome triangle, between
East san Antonio and Myrtle. bound
ed on the west by Kansas street.
Charles and A c DeGroff built one
story block of store rooms for rental.
the work being finished about Nav T.
The block contains i rooms of SINH
lar dimensions but some tenants have
taken two rooms and division walls
were omitted to suit the needs OF the
leaSerS- Each room has a skylishr and
plate glass front. fronting ON either
Of the three streets Cement floor are
laid throughout and the building is
practically fireproOf Euhank * Dbl
rell did the building, AT a cost Of about
$4,000. from plans Of frost * Trost-
Mr.. and Mrs DeGroff have owned the
ground for several years.
Troy Laundry Occupies New building
\ new home for the Troy laundry
was erected at the corner Of Texas and
Austin streets. and the laundry has Oc-
cupied il. abandoning its old loca tioE
at West Overland and South Santa Fe,
where it was esta blished many years
ago. The building was put up for Lea
veil and Sherman. at cost Of $1,000.
Goodman Produce Company Builds.
4 warehouse and cold storage depot
has been built for the Goodman Produce
company. at the corner of First and
Campbell. at a cost of $3.50. 8 y
Brown was the contractor in charge
O. H Thorman made the plans.
Pavilion for Fall Exposition.
4 permit was taken out at the city .
building inspectors office for the con /
structiOn OF a temporary pavilion 10 !
house the exhibit Of the coming Inter (
rational Soil Products exposition. which
VIII open here in October The permit
allows the use Of Leon and Chihuahua &
streets. in the vicinity OF the cham Der 2
Of commerce building. II is reported
from Washington that the federal gov
has appropriated $4,000 for
the use of the exposition. which viii
draw exhibits and attendance from |
many states and possibly foreign coun-
tries.
Cactus Motor Co. Builds.
A large brick garage was built for
the Cactus Motor company. by George
8eaudette. at 6O4 Mesa avenue. at
cost of $4,000.
V. snIvini Builds.
For V Salvini a two story store
building and tenement was built in the
rs block on South Stanton street. The
cost exceeded $4,000
Hoffecker Improves Warehouse.
L. W. Hoftecker. glass dealer. i'm
proved his warehouse, at 404 Mills
street. by an expenditure Of $500.
Repairs Fire Loss.
The Perry Kirkpatrick company was
obliged TO expend $1,000 to repair its
building at San Antonio and chihuahua
streets. damaged by fire several weeks
lgo.
Held Bros Erect Warehouse
Additional warehouse room was built
" Held Brothers. on Texas street ad-
dining their already important stor-
ige houses. at a cost Of $1,000.
New Texas Garage Costs $4,000.
Approximately SIS, 600 is the cost of a
arge garage, with a basement. built
or James l. Mari, J. f. Primm and
mares MOSS AT the corner OF IeNaS
nd Florence. from plans furnished by
Sraunton & Liebert- Jennings & Wood
we're the contra ctOrs.
Putnam's Warehouse Added To.
Warehouses cOstins approximately
So. 900 have been added to the plant
{ the West Texas Fuel and Feed COM
any, owned by g. P Putnam. in the
'otton addition, just south OF Alameda
treet Stanley Bevan and Jack Goebel
uilt them. They are all connected
nth switches of the different railroads
MuIIiSan Builds Army Depot
Early in the year q four story S12 600
built by John Mullisan. at
he southeast corner of Mills and Camp
ell streets. was occupied by the district
uartermaster of the United States
rmy and has been the principal stOr-
ge and shipping place for thousands
+ tons of foodstuffs and equipment
or the troops on the border and in
Iexico. Previous to the completion
nd lease of the A1ulligan building the
rmy provision depots were located in
he old Noake building on West Over
and and the FL Paso storage ware
ouse on South Stanton Braunton &
Iebert were the architects.
Bachelors Hotel for ". VI. LauEhlin.
At cost of $4,000. the Bachelor
oteL at 325 West Missouri street has