The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
NEW STRUCTURES DETAILED
FOR COMING YEAR
S5OO,OOo TO BE SPENT
Standard Oil Company Wilt
Invest Large Sum In Its
New Plant

Rough estimates place the present
building program for Mankato during
the coming year at well over $500, 900.
These figures do not include any cost
for equipment or other expenses
which will be entailed i: the construc-
ton of the many buildings which will
go up in the city during the coming
year. Altogether 1919 promises to be
"red letter" year for the city in
progress and development.
Chief among the big building pro-
grams which are to be carried out
will be the construction of the new
Standard Oil plant, at the foot of III
berry street. AS yet there are no def
irite figures to be given out in re-
gard 10 the cost of the new plant and
office buildings. The offices will be
built in the downtown district on
some site which has not yet been Sc
lected. Estimates for the construc-
ton to be done during the coming year
are placed at 100000 However, If
the cost of building amterials are low
it may be that the building done, will
iOldi tIdI tHlS,
possibly in the neighorhood of $780,
000
improvements on the Hubbard mill,
which have been in progress during
the winter gre nearing completion at
the present time The addition which
was built by the J. B. Nielsen Con-
struction corDanv cost in the neigh
borhood of $4,000 and more extensive
improvements and additions to the
mill are anticipated during the coming
summer which will total about $780,
COO.
Little Giant Company Plant.
Plans for additions which will prac
tically double the room in the Little
Giant company plant are now under
way. As yet there have been no def
mate plans formed for rhe new build
ings but it is practically certain that
the COMPANY will have to enlarge
materially during the coming sum-
mer to handle the increasing volume
of business. Manager o. NJ. Hatcher
stated that the proposed new build
ings would probably cost in the
neiohborhood of 500 00O At least
double this amount will be expended
installed in additions to the liant.
Work has already been begun by
Contractor Jacob Hoy on the con-
struction of the big new $4,000 ware
house which is being built for the
Overland Perrin cornpany at the foot
Jackson street. This building will
back up to the tracks. so that cars
may be easily unloaded and will be
one Of the most modern equipped
automobile warehouses in this part Of
the state.
Among the big projects the city
has undertaken is the building of the
new Roosevelt school, which will cost
an Of $4,000 The foundation for
NO building is already nearing CON-
Fiction and with the coming of spring
work will he begun Immediately upon
the sunarstrncture.
New Garane to Be Built
Plans have not yet heen comnleted
for the rev garage which G. w. and
w. H. Fckman will build on the cor
ner of Main and Second streets. Mr.
Eckman stated today that it would
hn impossible. to rive even an approx
innate estimate on the building. How
ever the garage will he one of the
LARGEST in the city and will be thor
ouohly modern in eauipment.
1t is also reported that Rrpe
?nartment house is to be erected in
the city during the coming summer.
AS vet this project has not definitely
r"ateria'ized hut it seems likely that
this will also be among the many i'm
provements to be made in the city
during 1919.
MANY smaller buildings such as the
Improvement to the Jacobs Shoe
store for which contract for about
$4,000 las been awarded. will also be-
made during the coming voar. It
seems probable that the residence
sections Of the CITY, particularly in
tho suburban districts will build up
rapidlv.
Added to, all this construction the
nossihilities of building fine memoir
ia'. to the soldiers who FOUGHT from
this ncuntv. nnst also be taken into
consideration If the community build
ing. ouch as is Manned is built IT will
probably cost 'sever"l hundred thous-
and dollars and whatever form the
proposed memorial takes it is certain
to be a rride and district improve
newt TO the CITY,
With the oreanization of the Golf
club in the CITY II il now certain that
. rolf course will he laid out and
club house built dnring the coming
"'I~omer. Plans for the proposed club
hnuse are alreadv wider way. The
structure will cost $1,000 or more, and
will be equipped with showers and
other modern innrnyemenfs