The courier-index., 1917-07-27
NO ABATEMENT in
BUILDING ACTIVITY
MANY SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVE
MENTS ARE UNDER WAY IN
MARIANNA.-NO VACANT
BUILDINGS HERE.

War time conditions are causing
no Tightening of purse strings in
Mariana. In fact, the people here
are taking the very sensible view that
the unprecedented period Of prospect
ty through which the nation has been
passing will continue. that the bill
lions of dollars to be spent by the
government for war supplies will
serve to increase the volume of bust
ness rather than to diminish it. and
that this condition supplemented by
the prospect for good crop yields and
high prices for farm products justi-
fies the nest steadfast confidence in
the future security of the nation j
business.
In Mariana, in particular, the sit
uation with reference to financial
conditions and building activity is the
best it has been in many years. All
the banks are carrying record-break-
ing deposits for this season Of the
year. Every character of business is
prospecting. There is not a vacant
building of any kind in Mariana.
Every contractor is swamped with
work and every laborer is employed
at increased wages over the scale a
few months ago.
Through the courtesy of the Mil
Ter Lumber Company and the Home
Lumber Company the Courier-Index
is able to present below a brief re-
sumo of the building activities in
Mariana during the past weeks:
L. M. Osburne, new residence on
Chestnut street, $4,000 to S12, 900.
Brick veneer, tile roof, red gum and
oak finish.
Brian Frazier, $4,000 bungalow on
South Poplar street.
VIM. Friedman, $4,000 to $1,000
brick veneer bungalow on South Pop
lar street.
w. A. Willis, new S. 900 bungalow.
w. B. Mann, new $1,000 bungalow
on Main street
j. B. Daggett, brick addition to re-
sidence and improvements on inter
ior. $1,000.
Mrs. T. D. Benthal, three new s.
room bungalows for rent, on West
Main and West Chestnut streets
$4,000 each.
R. L. Derrick. brick veneer bunga.
low on West Main street, $4,000 to
ST 900.
R. L. Nixon, two-story brick veneer
residence on South Poplar street,
$4,000.
w. S. McClintock is building a
large brick addition to the Karicofe
garage. Mr.. Karicofe will install q
modern machine and woodworking
plant in this building. Cost of build
ing $1,000.
]. l.. Isaacs and R. d. Jarratt are
erecting brick building on East Chest.
nut street. The building is divided
into four apartment for rental pur-
poses. Cost $4,000.
The colored Baptist congregation
has begun the erection Of modern
church on the corner of West Main
and Alabama streets, to cost between
sc. 900 and $4,000.
Judge J. A. Plummer has had the
interior of the court house overhaul
ed, the walls and ceilings replastered
and tinted and new flooring put in
He has just received the plans fol
the remodeling of the county jail The
old Jail will be overhauled and Q
large addition built. The structure
will be thoroughly modern, having
apartments for whites and blacks
males and females. Hospital quarters
will be provided. The improvement
will cost between $4,000 and $4,000
The brick livery barn formerly oc-
cupied by Lee Derrick has been leas-
ed to Roane & Atkins. The building
has been remodeled, concrete floors
nut in. and a modern garage install.
ed. The firm deals in the Paige and
Maxwell cars. Cost of improvements
$4,000.
The Lee County Motor Company
has moved into its new building on
South Poplar street. The new home
of the company is one of the hand
soonest in this section of Arkansas
Il has every modern convenience.
The company handles Ford cars and