Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
BUILDERS WORRIES
ARE NOW AT AN END
Strike Troubles Over With Re-
turn Of Sheet Metal Work
ers to Their Jobs.
BUILDING GOES ON APACE

With the final adjustment Of the
sheet metal workers strike last Fri
day morning. some sixty men went
back to work and thus ABOUT the last
Of the troubles in Omaha having a
bearing on building construction were
settled.
Building Is now going ahead rap
idly, and the big substantial build
ings are shooting skyward at rate
that is each day more and more aston
ishing. Another ten days will put the
steel skeleton of the First National
Bank building entirely within brick
and terra Gotta walls. weather per-
hitting. ,
Among the big. substantial build
ings already completed and occupied
during the first half Of this year are
the Grain Exchange building, the
Brandeis power plant, the Rose Real
ty building and the new plant OF the
World Herald.
These, however, are only begin
ming, for work is now in progress ag-
gregating some 100000 in cost
Big Buildings Spring Up.
Dismissing all the work on hand
some residences costing from $4,000
% $2S,000 apiece, in various parts OF
the city, and dismissing also from the
mind, consideration Of any apartment
house construction costing less than
$4,000, and store building construc-
ton, garages, and other structures
costing less than $4,000 apiece, the
big buildings now being constructed
aggregate in cost over 100000.
There is first OF all the Blackstone
family hotel, now nearly completed
and soon to be occupied. This Is a
structure that reflects credit upon
Omaha, as 1t is the first Of its kind
in the west.
Then there is the First National
Bank building, at Sixteenth and Far
nam streets, the steel and brick work
of which are soon to be completed,
leaving only the inside work to be
completed and the finishing to be
done. This fourteen-story structure
10 a remarkable improvement in the
heart Of Omaha's business district.
Auto Branch Completed.
The Ford branch factory, costing
e375,000, is practically completed at
Sixteenth and Cunning street, and is
already occupied by the Ford Motor
company.
The duplication Of the Castle hotel
plant Is being pushed. This is struc-
ture to cost $is0,000, or more. This
will give the Castle q solid block
from east to west. affording entrance
facilities on Sixteenth and on Seven
teenth streets.
The new Sanford hotel Is to cost
$200, 900. This is to be seyen-story
building erected by DR.. Harold Gift
ford. Concrete skeleton work is now
In progress for this structure between
Nineteenth and Twentieth streets. on
the south side Of Farnam street.
Work on the ldalia apartments, be-
ing erected by Hastings & Heydcn, Is
progressing nicely. The cost will be
1900.
Athletic Club Prospects.
Ground has recently been purchas-
ed for the 100000 Omaha Athletic
club, between Seventeenth and Eigh-
teenth streets on the north side Of
Douglas streets, and from the fine
success the committee is having in
soliciting memberships at 500 apiece,
It Is likely that the construction OF
this building will begin this year.
St. Peters Catholic church., to cost
probably $l25,000, is to be built this
year at Pacific and Twenty-ninth
streets.
Excavation started Friday morn
ing for new general school building
for the University Of Omaha at
Twenty-fourth and Pratt streets, to
cost $4,000.
The Deaconess Home for lmman-
uel hospital at Thirty-fourth and
Meredith streets, will cost about
tlzs.00O.
The Home Builders company will
build $4,000 apartment house At
Eighteenth and Dodge streets.
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