The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
Half Million in New Construction
 Is Now Under Way in ThriUing JasL CT

Jasper. August 1S.-(speciaD.- More than $500.o0 is now being ex- pended in Jasper for buildings and improvements. Some of this construc- tion was brought about by the fire which destroyed the First National bank. the Crawford Mercantile com pany's store and other valuable prop erty on December 1, 1920, though the greater part of 1t is entirely new and is based on the demand for more stores and housing room for the growing population.
 Bem Price, of Birmingham, is tfe architect of the First National bank building, the first story of which is SO far completed that the bank has a re a d y established temporary headquarters therein. and 1t is to be very handsome structure, faced with light colored brick and stone. It will have two stories. the lower being divided with a mezzanlne floor. It will cost not less than S5o,000, ex- elusive of the furnishings. which will be in accord with the building in beauty and artistic design, Adjoin- ing it Is the Cranford Hardware companys new store
 The Cranford Mercantile company is building a 25-room hotel. which is nearing completion. In fact, the furniture is on hand. ready to be installed. The building will be operated by Mrs. A. G. Robinson. for merly Of Calera, and will be formally opened about September Is. Mir. Gran ford and his partner have not yet decided upon name for the new hostelry, but will probably call 1t the Hotel Perryn.
 The same company has recently re- modelled the single-story brick build ing of the Cash Grain company, and has made of 1t one of the most com modious stores in Walker county. Since shortly after the big fire this has been the home of the mercantile company as well as the grain com pany.
 Excavation is now being made for the Masonic temple, which is to be the home of the three Masonic bodies Tn Jasper. York lodge. No. gil, A. F. & A. M., the chapter and the council. MT. Price is the architect of this building, also, and it is to be one of the most attractive Masonic build ings in Alabama. The building com mittee having 1t in charge is com posed of c. l.. Burton, chairman; John H. Bankhead, J. J. Curtis, Nor man Gum and Judge E. w. Long. It will cost about ,s5O.o00, unfurnished.
 Other New Buildings
 The brick store of J. M. Hayes S, Co.,, near Jasper's fine, new post office, is nearing completion, to- gether with the two other stores ad- joinir.s it, which belong to the same company. The main store Is one of the most modern in this part of the state. and represents an expenditure of s35,000 for the building.
 little further down Nineteenth street nearly opposite the post office, the Jasper Land company is completing three business houses, which are being built by the Wilson Construction company of Jasper. at a cost of $15,o0o, and $. F. Lynn is having twostory business house built of tapestry brick, by the same company. On Third avenue w. Wor- thington has new s300 brick store
 On the Musgrove property recently opened up in what is known as the Cole addition, R. D. Argo and Charles Tweedy each propose to build $l0,000 garage and autosales rooms and architects are said to be pre- pairing plans for both of these struc- lures. In the same addition, J. Fl Thomas Sales company is also con templating the construction of a garage of the same character.
 A. B. Legg has completed and moved into his new building. spe cially constructed for his funeral par lors. The structure is faced with "Slagtex' brick and presents a hand some appearance.
 
 son gives s partial list of the resi- dences recently completed or und construction, which includes the Sl0,000 home of Judge R. l.. Blanton, in East Jasper. It was designed by MT. Wilson, as were a number of the other buildings in and about this place. In the same section of the