A Frontier City That Could Not Stop Building

There is no cessation to the building epidemic in Spokane Falls. On every street can be seen unmistakable signs of progress. The highways and avenues are clogged with mortar beds, brick, lumber, and litter consequent upon growth of this description. The trowel and hammer ring out anthems of progression in unison, and the hardy mechanic finds more to do than he is capable of accomplishing. Besides the brick buildings under way, the durability of which, together with their heavy iron trimming, attracts the attention of the beholder, there are innumerable frame residences in course of construction, scattered all over the territory embraced within the four sides of the corporate limits. These houses are of every kind, from palatial mansions, costing away up in the thousands, to the humble shanty, requiring an outlay of only a few hundred. There are a large number of these buildings in every degree of construction, now in the hands of the builders, and a great many more will be rushed through before winter puts a stop to operations. And while this addition to the city goes on in the shape of private dwellings, business edifices are not forgotten. It is rather late in the season to commence putting up any large brick structures, but a few more frame houses will go up this fall, while those contemplating extensive improvements will postpone further operations until next spring. One of the most important of these buildings to be completed this month is the one that is immediately to be built on the lot at the southeast corner of Main and Howard streets, the former site of the Black Hawk stables. The parties who recently purchased the property have let the contract for a good sized, attractive one-story frame, and work has already commenced. J. A. Stewart is the carpenter who has the job in hand, and being a competent workman, we look for a creditable building when finished. There will be two good, large stores, both of which, we understand, have been spoken for. The building will be so put together that no difficulty will be experienced in removing when the time comes for ornamenting the corner with a brick block, which will probably be next summer.