The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-30
Contractors Estimate Fifty
Houses Will BE Built Dur
ing Spring and Summer -
Hospital TO Have Addition
and Contracts Are Let For
Business Places-Great Re-
vival of Building Is Report
ed Throughout North Da-
kOta

more IMAM 3U new residences VIII
he erected in this city this year.
while contracts have already been
let for several business buildings.
The NJ. b. Gilman Company will
erect large brick garage and ware
house on the southwest corner of
Second and Broadway Work Of this
building will start within the near
future.
Quanrud Brink & Reibold will
erect a large brick warehouse in the
first block on Main street. Work on
this building will be started early
this spring.
Armour & Company have already
started to build large addition to
their plant at Tenth and Front
streets.
A three story addition TO the st.
AleXius hospital will be erected this
year.
Every contractor in the city is
figuring on estimates for new resi-
dences and some building work on
houses is already underway.
That there will be an increase in
building in various sections Of the
state this spring and summer and
that the trend is toward more eX-
pensive and completely equipped
structures, is indicated in sum-
mary of building conditions. prepar-
ed by Associated Press newspapers
in the state.
jamestown lumber dealers said
that building operations this spring
will ECLIPSE those of the entire last
year. Few contracts are let as yet,
but plans are now being made for
fifteen residences in the city and a
number of farm homes in the imme-
diate vicinity.
Besides the houses, number Of
large buildings are planned, such
as fine home on Fifth avenue for
the Knights of Columbus; an imple-
ment house on the north side of
town, and the remodelling and en-
largement Of the Scandinavian Lu-'
theran church here.
Dealers declared that thirty new
houses will be built in jamestown
this season. Several contractors are
already busy, one building fine
home for himself, another building
a home for a jamestown doctor, an
other erecting home in another
part of the city, and one building 4
large farm house near Jamestown.
Two other farmers northeast of
town have started construction of
homes.
Besides farm homes, number of
other farm buildings are planned.
Two barns have been started in the
Eldridge community, and two others
have been started near here.
Contracts were let for large
school building at Sydney, March Is.
North east North Dakota, the ter
ritory around Grand Forks, is an
ticipating a general healthy increase
in building. Grand Forks contrac-
tors and other building industry
sources have indicated. that this
spring and summer will set new
mark for building in that part of
the state.
Because there seems to be no ma
terial reduction in costs in sight, and
because considerable building was
delayed in this territory during the
recent years Of business depression,
considerable construction is expect
ed now. Many farmers and city
dwellers have delayed building for
two or three years and have now
buildings.
Architects and builders have
considerable amount of work already
outlined and report definite interest
of builders, who are expected to
complete their plans and let con-
tracts in a few weeks. Some build
ing is being done now but active
operations are not expected to be in
full swing before the middle of
April.
Extensive building operations on
farms in the northeast part Of the
state is indicated by orders for ma
terial and contracts to builders.
Most of this construction will be
of farm buildings rather than resi-
dences.
Considerable improvement of bus
iness property as well as new home
construction is planned in Grand
Forks itself. Examination of the
city engineers records, including
permits for building, show general
tendency toward home building.
In Minot, building prospects are
the best in many years. according to
an architect there, who ascribed this
prospective increase to good crops
last year. 81 confidently expect
many thousands of dollars worth Of
construction will be done in this ter
ritory soon," he said.
Among the buildings in prospect
are:
An apartment house estimated to
cost $4,000; another apartment es-
timated to cost $65. 900; addition to
one large garage estimated at $780,
900 and addition to another motor
company's garage estimated at $780,
600.
L. H. Piper of Minot, general
manager of lumber company OPP
Grating about forty yards through
out northwest North Dakota said the
business volume thus far during the
present month in the Minot territory
has been $50 per cent greater than
during the same month last year.
Farmers, especially, are building
considerably this spring, much Of
the lumber going into new barns.
Considerable fencing is also being
done by farmers who are swinging
from small grains to a more diver
sified program of agriculture.
Scores of new residences are PLAN
ned for the Magic City, according to
lumber men, architects and contrac-
tors.
According to the Minot Association
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