The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-14
Business Structures and Residences
in Course Of Construction; New
Contracts Reported for
Widened Campaign
PRICE REDUCTION ON
LUMBER HELPS, REPORT
Figures Off 20 Percent in Month is
Statement; Shipping Conditions
Promise Improvement; Ar
chitects Work Overtime

With four downtown brick build
ings, several residences, number
of new contracts that have just rec
emily been let for new structures
and other plans in the hands of loca
architects and contractors, Chicka
sha is in the midst of one of the
most extensive building periods that
the city has experienced.
The impetus given to building re
suits from more normal conditions
for in the past month lumber has
decreased at lease twenty per cent
and there are promises of more
prompt shipments on materials,
builders state.
Three brick buildings with n
frontage of $50 feet on Kansas
avenue between Fourth and Fifth
streets, will be completed in about
fifteen days in the opinion Of the
contractors. The corner brick,
though not finished as to some inter-
ior details, is already housing the
Modern Garage, owned by ]. C. Rick,
erts, and formerly located at 209
South Fourth street.
Another is to be the new location
of the Schultz-Stinson Motor Com.
pany, formerly located at 421 Kan
sas. The new place is to be fitted
up for sales room, garage and stor-
age. Schultz and Stinson handle the
agencies for the Oakland and Velie.
The third of these three new
bricks is owned by NJ. A. Wylie who
will continue to handle the Willard
Battery service.
e. II. Tuggle of the Tuggle Gro}-
cry company is building a 25 by 80,
one story brick at 120 North Fourth
street which will be ready for occu
pancy in about thirty days. Mr.. Tug
gle will transfer his stock to his
new building Immediately upon COM
pletion.
Plans are being drawn by local
architect for a 25 by 100 foot brick
on the north side OF Chickasha av-
enue, between Second and Third,
where the Little Lee Huckins short
order hous is now locatd, to be occu-
pied by the Little Lee Huckins cafe.
The contract for this job will be let
within ten days it is thought.
Bids are being received for the re-
modelling OF the Manhattan Cafe,
No. 2. 210 Chickasha avenue, the
plans for which include remodel
ing of the entire floor arrangement
with summer kitchen on the rear
A special feature will be the Ions
dining room through the middle of
the building, II by so feet, for the
OF private dinner
parties and organizations. This din
ing room will be entirely separate
from the other part of the cafe.
The Magnolia Filling station at
the corner OF Sixth and Kansas is
nearing completion and will be ready
for service in about ten days.
Plans have been completed and
bids are being received for a new
$40. 900 home for Mr.. and Mrs Oat
lev Anderson, to be constructed on
the southwest corner of Sixth and
Colorado. The contract for this will
probably be lee he first of next week
in the opinion of the architect. Plans
call for a two story brick veneer OF
Spanish design with red slate shin
gle roof. The house will have ten
rooms and is to be finished through
out in white oak.
The contract has been let for Il
81. 900 bungalow for Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Andrews between Sixth and
Seventh streets on Colorado. Exca
vation has already been started on
this and an effort is being made to
have it completed within so days.
Work is now well under way on
the interior finishing of the F. G.
Hall home at Twelfth and Chickasha