Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 60, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1907 Page: 1 of 10
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.'ARRANGE TO ADVENTISE THIS
COUNTRY TO HOME-SKKKEnS.
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TO MEET AT COLORADO NEXT
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Ik Mcaatino Work of Affiliating' Other
v TowhS Is To. Bo GItch Special
. Attention by Association.
Tho. Central West Texas Association
"Jot Commercial ' Clubs; .held a Joint
-meeting of the. Executive Committee
and members generally at Swetewater
on Sept. 16th with all ofllcers present
'except treasurer R. B. .Wofford and
also the following representatives
were present:" M. A.. Rose Jayton; B.
P. Sparks Stamford; E. A. Keiley
Midland; C. JvNall.. Hamlin; Judge
Jas. P. Stinson Anson; F. G Alexan-
der Haskell; T..E. Powell Balrd"; Dr.
W. 'H. Henthorne Loraine; 'W W"
"wood Roscoe; R..M. Stovall Loraine;
Joe Pickle ". Roscoe; Judge WB
'.Crockett Colorado;; 0. P. Thomas Alii-
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEN
IN SWEETWATER SESSION
H ". ;' lene- and Capt Taylor McRae Ft.
JJJIk : .Worth-and. al arge number of local
. representatives of Swetewater's Com-
mercial club. i
( Judge J. H.Beall of Sweetwater 'de-
livered the. address of welcome to the
visiting! "delegates and In. thls well
mknb.wn and happy style ma'de every-
body 'feet at home. Judge; Beall
-among .other things said: "Sweetwater
!is aware of the importance of comraer-
y 'Cial phibAwork and takes pleasure in
extending to the Central West 'TexaB
. Association the right-hand Hpt fellow-
ship and. assures them of its moBt hear
;)ty co-operatiOn;" '
- Judge Jas. f StlnaQn. of Anson reg-"
ponded to- the a8a?e"s3"bT' welcome?
' ointeji. to the fact that tlie" tjvo'rk. tit
?thls movement had been pitched upon
a high plane to benefit ajl interests
and jhat it means ttio material pro-
gress and' Setter development1 6Jt our
country. Judge Stlnsonsclosed tils ad-
. dress in" the following language; 'lAs
a citizen I (want to promote and gain
for my country eve'jy advantage com-
lng this way and through these means
I "find that the best .results are being I
UUUllllcu uuu iuui um iwuuhj " 6"-
. ting the cream of "the Immigration com
ing to Texas."
In' the address of Mr.' Powell presi-
dent pi the Association the commer-
cial clubs and citzenshlp generally
of Sweetwater worn complimented
very highly on the evidences of their
life Bet-up-and-get so apparent on ev-
ry hand.- Mr. Powell ernphaslzed tne
fact that this work waB .backecf by eari
nest business m6n4 and- bankers of
'ihls Section .of -Texas who realize that
.'It Is Important that the Interests of
this section be organized and put to
vwqrk on some systematic baBls to. .y
the claims Pt pur country before .the
people seeking new Gelds. ''
B A Keiley of Midland delivered a
fclghly instructive address on the sub-.
." je'ct "Committee Work."
The Fair Committee reported and
recommended that a sub-committee
consisting of C. L. Nail representing
the. Orient W. W Wood pf Roscoe
representing the T. P.. and A. M. Daniel
representing the Abilene & Northern
"be appointed with power to compjetq
all necessary details calling on the
different organizations for contribu-
tions to .take care of the necessary ex-
penses and have tho fair exhibit of
this 'district placed In good shape at
the Daljas Fair in the space already
secured for that purpose.
B E Sparks of Stamford' handled
the subject of.' "Good Roads" with cred
It to Himself and in a way which con-
voyed Information to his hearprs' In
such a concise and pointed manner
that great good Is expected from his
address.
- The subject of "Now Members" was
apdied in a very able manner by
iludge W. B. Crockett of Colorado
fhlle the subject of "industrial legis-
ltton" was taken care of by H. C.
ghea of Sweetwater in a manner
thly Instructive to all present In
'Wklaeof some of the most radical
- BoWlatioa enacted by the thirtieth
lilautte Mr Hughes presented the
following prophesy of "what majhap
l4n" in 1927:
3)11 Increasing the tax on liars from
f 9 te 1100.
If&klof pitching hors sfoes a fel-
ony ProWkHiu vm Wrty y'
VOLUME 3&I1.
of ago having tholr lives Insured.
Prohibiting nowspapoi1 men .frOm tak
ling pumpkins on subscription.
r "MTnlInc If n lmn fi lindrt 'ttnll nlnv
AHUOIUfy XV M VlklftllU . UUOU UHI ftflU
era to work chiropodists.
Dill allowing the Llano hills to be
moyed to "Arkansas.
Dollnlng a mollycoddle..
Providing for an' asylum for .super-
annuatcd members ot tho Icglaturo.
Regulating the speed of circus pa
rades. V
Prohibiting mon from klssfng their
own wives mpre than five-times a day
and t other -men's-Tnore tthan three
times. .
.Creating the offices Qt State Booze
Inspector.
Requiring hotel to make biscuits not
less' than jthree inches tlck."
Forbidding section mon from Issuing
passes on handcars; ' :
Prohibiting the June rise In the Pe-
cos Iver Btcitey Dick; in v the Big
Springs Enterprise.
. "Weiare hero today W lend our ideaB
one to tho other and put forward te
prbper efforts to the end that .no other
section canoutstrlp us in the forward
march and development." Mr. Powell
complimented ;ihet dally papers that
had been so. courteous to. Central West
Texas and suggested that each com-
mitteeman bear in -mind that it was'
his .duty to" thoroughly provide him
fleii wun iacis vana iigwrea.' oi una
great country' so as to be prepared at
all times to gjve out reliable mforma-!
tlon whencalled upon. ""He spoke of
the. plao. to place a representative' of
this country at Cairo ' Hi and said;
"WhOe we do notwant to neglect the
Industries of pur tpwns'and cities yet
the taost important thing fe!to get the
farmers flfst and then the townswill
largely take care of themselves."
The 'secretary and treasurers report
"showed $56i.bu qttk'cPlfecUbnsf 'lj
expenditures wain a paiancQon anu
of $130.20. and $200 in 'club dues due
tho association on thlrf date:
ln the report of the work faccom-.
pllslied through the means pf commer-
cial club efforts Dr. W. HlHenthorne
of 'Loraine "M. A. Rose of Jayton' &
A. Kelleyof Midland . Jiidge' 'W Bi
Crockett ofi Colorado.- J. B. Nvhtlten-
biirg of Sweetwater 6; NaIl;of Hamlin.
B. E. Snarks of. Stamford and Judge
R. C. Crane of "Sweetwater all made
very. Interesting and entertaining; talks
and; brought outa great many instanc-
es ot where very substantial results
had been .accomplished through this
means.
On tlie subject- of finanolal methods
of qonimeVcial .club wprk R. A. Rag-
land of Sweetwater' delivered 'a short
but very Iristructlvp address on this
subject after which ithe' following spe
cial comimuees were apppmica oyiuo
president:
On resolutions; Judge-Jas. P Stln-.
son of Angbn P. G; Alexander nf'Hds-
kell and JudgeW B. Crockett of Col-
orado. On amendment of the by-laws:
Dr. W H. Henthorne A. E. Keiley unci
R C." Crane.
The subject t"Best Methods of Ad-
vertising" was handled - by the Vcre--tary
and his remarks directed to such
things as apply to the local omniPi-
clal organization This was followed
by a strong appeal by the president
for the local organization and tolling
what was accomplished !iy Balrd's
Commercial club by securing a new
$25000 .school building:. .
The antlpass law was taken care ofi
by W. H. Henthorne of Loraine who
handled the subject Id a very conserva
tive yet plain .and straight forward
manner R. A. Ragland of Sweetwater
also addressed 'the convention bn tho
anti-pass law and brought putjfsowe
very telling points galnc&y tlje'lnl-
quHqus measure. The subJctrOf thfe
Bona-fldo Homo Seeker Against the
Wild Cat Speculator was1 handled to I
a quoen'a finish by Judge Eidson of
Sweetwater Thp Judge . greased
from his subject enough to. give some
very Interesting figures showing the
rapid growth of Sweetwater and Nolan
county.
C L. Nail of Hamlin chairman pf
the subcommittee on tho exhibit to be
Placed at tho Dallas Fair made a
strong appeal for the hearty and ac
tive corporation ot every one In Cen-
tral West Texas to the end tho mt
creditable display could be placed at
the Dallas Fair this year.
In addressing the convention OR the
subject ot how bt to" swsure ptiWic
enterprise F G Alexander p Haafcel
amona; other tblww Wf "First you
mnat got. a unity of prp f
part of your own bow pp! fMi
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 19 1907
OIL TRUST PROFITS
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CLEANED UP IN 7 YEARS TWO'
HUNDRED MILLION' DOLLARS. '
THE FIGURES HADE PUBLIC
.... $
GftnlA QAnan4lnHHl FPai4 Im ..mm 1SLLf..7
uvmu ucaoauuniu Ai-nuniuuj nin
lug In tho. Watcrs-Pierco Com.
pany Heard la New York-.
NEW YORK Sept 17. (Special.)
Profits aggregating $90315934 wre
made by tho Standard Oil Company Hn
tho seven years from 1899 to 1896.
Testimony to this .effect was .given
by Assistant Comptroller Par of the
company in the federal hearing hero.
today.- In the saHae-period tho compa-
ny's gross earnings increased from
$200790622. to $371664531. This la
the first time the company's earnings
Have been made public;
'NEWi'YORK Sept. .17. Testimony
was heard today in tho federal su'lt
against the Standard Oil Company pf
New Jersey?. Tho hearing-here in tho
fdoral stilt which wasbrougtit In St.
Louis last. J3ecemberv'has twice ben
adjourned at the .request of counsel for.
the defendant' In the. meantime; howji
ever Prank; B. :kellogg who is. in
charge ot the "government's case has
obtained many bdplcs and papers from
the Standardl'Oll Company which.have
enabled him' to" proceed expeditiously
with the case. I ''
.Mn.Kellpgg Intimated today that tfie
government "'would alsinqulre Into
the pharacter and nature of.the hold-
ings of the Standard Oil Company ot
New Jersey.as well as its afllliatioris
If any jwith railroads.. The United
States government has named tho
Standard.; Oil Company of New Jersey
as defendant but also seventy-"-sub
sidiary companies of the math corpo-
ration and the following individuals';
John D Rockefeller W.. Nt Rockefely
ler Henry Rogers Henry" "ML Plagler
Ollver'H. Payno CarlesAM.iPVat&ari
jonn iii. ArcuDom. umy jYiuiiim
Kocueieijer ana .vnanes ju. fruit' iiuvu
been subpoenaed to appear before tho
hearing though Mr. Kellogg .may' sub-
poena the others latere '
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ijiu.a.ifUBuea;ijo.anu-u1iyarm-rand
ors & Merchants. National Bank are
having a new awning -put up4 In front
of Hheir "buildings. on soitti first street.
The pawning will be a duplicate of that
in front of the building occupied by
the i Abilene pry Goods Co. and will
add greatly to 'the appearances ot the
buildings. . I
Mrs. D. J.. Rowling arid 'child of
Trent who have; been."In Ablleno the
guestsot Mr. and Mrsi w. D.r Gamble
returned to tholr. home yesteljday ntf-'
ternoon. -
hold ydur community to getter. Next
you must weigh carefully each propo
sition offored you before" you go' .be-
fore the people asking their help' be
sure that you have one that presents.
a feasible and practical proposition for
your iowji and community then you
should have no froubio'ln "raising the
the money to take care Of any enter-
prise -needed for your towns and ci-
ties." On the question of affiliating olher
townsand .cities In tkis Bectlpri.oMh3
state It was moved andTca'rried that
the sum of $6Q or'so '!'Wreol fa
may be. needed' be JgMiaide"' to 'pay
the expenses bl!some onetr.vJeit these
towns between 'noand next1 meeting
B E.1 Sparks of Stamford Bald that
he came to this meeting' In; prder that
ho might realize more definitely the
charkcter and scope of the work con
templated and the plans' on which this
Association Is working. That he was
going back to hjs homo town and if
the people generally tailed to endorse
the proposition' and bring theTr cbm-
trjorclal club In line he would simply
got a few of tho tea estate men togeth
er and they would jaklt themselves
The city ot Colorado was chosen-for
the next nlaco MmeetliS'and the dato
set for Tuesda"y OctijiWj 1907
anis meeting; wapy. iar; we largest
and most enthusiastic that ha been
hold by the association for some tlfue
and great good is expected Ho omo
from our deliberations; It is very evi-
dent that a strong move is on foot to
bring the legitimate commercial In-
terests and the legltmfate agricultural
interests intq claaer touch to tho end
that BKwe' attention wllj b given leg-
islation calculated to effect material
profroM industrial Hk& agricultural
advanooiNMit and tlutdevalopnieut of
pur stato.
T p. POWJMJL. roldnt.
O. P. TtwuuM feoWju-y.
MPOITEE
FORTY YEATIS A60
BUFFALO HUNTER CAMPED WHERE
1 ABILENE KOW STANDS.
PUSHED WEST BY THE NESTER
W A. 'nit09k Tells of tho Marrclous
Po DcTewcH of iW Cokatrj-
I FroAblleHe'Wcst. s
t - ft
a A. W Haygood an old Buffalo "hun-
teri who cariw to whero Abilene now
jmnas rorftyears ago and has doubt-
Ieas killed Biiffala and antntntmh nn
the preseht sites of some our modern;
business hoseii" and rdsldonces nnd
here made hlB first stand against tho
HOSter and his blow but wnn rnniTinl 1..1
ie yield to the fbrcebf 'tho oilda nefn6t(
lm and.'wa gradually pushed furthfr
frest finally teaching the Shaftev iako
ibuntry: ere he felt safe from tho
intrusions .of the man with the hoe
"bnt" they gradually encroached ' upon
his new territory anb now Shatter
Lake a beautiful .little city is springing
pp' In tho Renter' of' his vlovt country
Mr. Haygppd has made his last standi
Ho will go ho fdrtlier;: he accepts the
itfevltable and surrenders admitting
reluctantly his' dethronement.'
He tolls his story interestingly In
the Shatter take Herajd In the -following
words:
I have followed the frontier for 40
years. 'When I began Fort Worth was
not niuch iribre tlian a trading post;
and then 'hey 1nioved in there rapidly
and developed the" country and 1 be-
came too 'crowded -. and moved west.
locatedt'upon "the' spot which is now
Abilene; s camped there ylth a party
of Buffalo hunters from the north who
Were huntihgjbuffalq'as a business" .and
who ..sjaughtqred. them by tho thous
ands. "I did not stay with theBO peo-j
pie very long be'datiso'to me this kind
pi.vorn was BicKening. l uiceu to nunt
b'uffaio but I dlcif so because of tho
sportlvoi feature and not through and
. ' . -I .... -.. ' ... '. . . T.
ustforgtaln;t IbgvMn thebuffalo'
bon'eAaUvwjKaeras.ttye pjalnsi'fprr
mjles and miles. In 'each direction out
ot Aoijene. unon xnq cowman came
and the riestbrs and theWere woolly
nestors at that and I enmo west again
and again each time to una myself
. -.w...v.w -"! "J ".4i' .vu .
now In the decliningyears of "my
life I find myBolf making the last
stanr(. I have come to tho' last fron-
tier the states contain I have .obeyed-
the call of 'the wild the Job$ tlmo and
l am; through! a forco of circumstances
bound to accept tho Inevitable and 1
bow myVhead and. meekly say 'Come
on. v'oil civilized tribes of uncivilized
man and despoil this beautiful prairie
with your plow and take away 'the
homes of tho antolopo and tho deer
and' the wolf .and turn it Into cotton
patches tassejed corn.fl'olds.nnd sway
ing masses ot grain; come on; it It
were not foryou these' would have all
been mine.'
"Aftor having lived as I havo lived
f6r the last 40 years It is difficult for
mp to comprehend tlie marvelous de-
velopment and tlie rapid strides which
this western country had' made. In
met. It Is beyond hunian understanding
to appreciate: the marvelous rapidity
with which tho bald prairie! Is" made to
bring forth the golden fruits of har-
vest and the fow Short1 days as It
were that towns and cities are built
in' our .midst It seems to ma as if
they Bprlng up In a single night I.
havo ridden across these plains and'
thought of It at all I nover thought
that th'Island would be worth anything
except for grazing purposes I am
one of those old timers who failed to
heed r the call of opportunity when it
approached my dpor. I could have had
theso many thousand acres of land
In the Shaffter Lake country for a
mere pittance these lands which to-
day contain so many beautiful homes
and so many thousand acres of Jllghly
cultivated fields and now as X gaze
about me I see material 'ev.ldeiic
whlqh compels mo to bollovo that you;
haye in tho making upon this spot all
those essential features which are req
uisite for the building of ft city. It" is
morvolous Indeed marvelousuot so
much to you younger generation who
could not know the wonderful process
of evolution whlclv' time alone has
brought about but to me Who has
watched mankind in his onward stride
to Itca.ulrp as It wore all this partk
nppareatly It has 'been greater and
eraader than the human mind could
comprehead and now after thoy have
killed off mtr Vuffalo after they have
taken af ay the homo of tho deer and
the lair of the wolf It seems from
what I uaiUrsUnd. that they are de-
termined to bind to clylllMd mail with
girders of ateol tttii beautiful Stk(d
PlatM oountry a I uaaruna mr
f TTTTArrinr ia
J.NLUVlJD.Utf OU ' I
11 BEGUN ON ERECTION
f)F BIG F.'AOFORD BUILDING
has boon a company fornicd which has
uhdor contemplation It not already
begun the building of a railroad from
Dalhart to tho Mexico line.
"I have battled against tho onward
march' of civilization for 40 years; for
40 years I turned my bhek to the land
of tko rising sun and have continued
steadily facing westward but now
I they haije takon tho west from mo;
thore-ls m6 weBt.'and I have 'right
about' face and am looking stoadtly
mvj old-time too civilization sqtiarely
in tho" faco.taud 1 bow my head to tho
HrtUable.v
Corte on you nestors and sons pf
nestors despoil with your plow and
hbo 'm$ sun-kissed and flowo'r spatter-
ed 'prairie Turn it Into fields of corn
and masses of swaying grain because
I havo had. my day; I have had my
time; for 0 years I havo been In touch
with the beautlrul nnturo arid with the
simple. .Godi ' and now I tako yoii. by
the hand and say to you 'Weicomo
because you havo put up. a good tight
and you htjv.e won
DESERTED HIS WIFE
TO KEEP CIGRAETTES
Saint Lous Sept 18; When Mrs.
Rose Josephsori told her husband;
Abraham Jdsophson that ho would
have to choose betwon her'and cigar-
ettes lib promptly chose- tti'o cigarettes
and loft'hor( according tohor state-
ment In her petition. for a dlyprco J
Mrs. Josophson runs a small hotel
at 1.128 Pino street Josophson has
been ' living at 3961 Nbrtlj .Eleventh'
street isno. says
"Ho was. a cigar maker when I niar-
rled him In Philadelphia In 1897;" stio
saidi "arid 1 was running a confec-
tionery store thoro. Although ho mado
cigars' h smblced pnly clgarotbsi Tvo
knowritimani. 'tp. spend most pi iho
niglit wnlklngv'tiio floor and smokitig
cigarettes one after thp other. Ho sel-
dom used' a nintch bii't t bnb frphi
the othqr. '
"I protostod but Jt only angered
him and finally I told him it w.asVcl'-.
garettes or me. Ho' chose the. cigar-
ettes and left mo In Jatyiury 19D0." '
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RETURNS HOME' FROM A -j-
.BUSINESS TRIP TO ST. LOUIS.
v C B. Hunter and wife roturnod
home from St'. L'oujs yesterday whore
Vfrs. Hunter 'vislted hor brothor.. and'
his family and C. Vy bought goods Tor
tho four Hunter' Nickel stores' locatod
it Abilene Clyde Anson. and Morkpl.
Among the many things her bought was
a solid car of toys which will be ship-
pod direct to Ablleno and distributed
from h'oriv This porhnps has nevpr
been done before In tho history of Abi-
lene. Thus tho growth of Abilene la
again shown. Mr. Hunter says his
trip was a most sticcossful one InVbuy-
ing goods In; all his line and the many
bargains he secured will be offered
tq the tradlngvpubllo l these columns
later Tho first three days of their
stay In St Louis It was raining and
pom ico rorming in portions ot the
city. Tho rest of the trip was most
pleasant the' weather being Ideal.
A KcBtHcky Editor's Ejypertence
We felt asleep In a chair at Grand
Junction last night on our way home
from Memphis In pur usual condition
and let our train leayu us. The hotel
clerk told us to jjo upstairs and take
tho room on the right sldo .of tho hall
with a lamp tufaid low Ho said he.
was qrowdetj and' wo would havo. to
double up wJthT a man. We went up
and pulled off our things and wont to
bod without waking cfur bodfeUow-
.who was sleepliig sound with a Bheot
over uis neuu io'ieep on me mosqui-
toes Bofore wo fell into the arms of
Morphine we seon a young lady and a
young gent conio and set down by the
winder. At first thoy tajked so low we
could not hear what htoy said. Finally
wo heard tho little Miss say "WUlle
ain't you' oshamod to try to kiss mo
right hero when wo nro slttln' up with
H.dkd porson?"Wo felt owfiil furious.
We slowly reached over and touched
the nose of the feller wo was In bed
wth and soon at a glance he was
dead allrlglk. Wo rlzo up Instantly
and It was nVaco to a finish twlxt us
three for thebottom of tho stairs It
Is iiBoless to vjy wo was first past tf
post by two (longUt8. We didn't sKoer
thp coup(e any worse than the corpse
sketred ns Wa walked through the
country Uf Bolivar and wired fpr our"
clothe by eiprens. Hardmaw ((Ky.)
Vr Pi
III'. ..111111
Darnell Lumber
Company
Always : Oh : Top
THE CONTRACT JS AVARED TO
fi. W. RRHiLlIART OF ABILENE.
EXCAVATING FOR BASEMENT
John Moore GJron.lVork of Excaratloa
aad Sct(?h Teams plow and Scrap
frs arc Throwing the .Dirt
This Is tho business bblidlng era In
tho history of Abilene4 and a pontract'
awarded to O. W. Brillhart by J. M.
Radford sots a pace that moves Abl-'
lene up a fow notches and puta. her .
In tho class of Fort 'Worth Dallas and
other largo cities. Tho modern struc-
ture of stool and brick wo'uld ba a crpd-
lt to olthor'of tho cities mentioned' and
will be without a challengo tho;bost
west of the Panther City- '
ThO plahB and specification wero
drawn several months ngp and pstl-
mntps and bids have boon mado fbi
sovornl weolo but not tthtii :Uil9
morning the proljm'lnry matters
sUnpo sq'that J. M. Radford could toll -Tho
Reporter reprosontutivo that tho
agreement had beon reached and that
without any doubt thp biilliiirig. would
bo orpctoit The plans aro tho samo as
drawn' and. designed nt tho boglnnlng
the material to bo used of tho vory
best; and' tho structure as a wliolo to
bo thoro.UBihly modern nnd- flro-prpot
In. 'construction and arraugomont
Tho filing of ihp Ruiiaing.
1 'The plans and specifications ot this
building" wore drawn by Win. P Pres-
ton architect another Abilene man
and whon asked this morning tor a
go'noral description of the- building
S&jU.'! -'.". ." :h- .- r . v'
'. nvittfdAU'any fear dfj contradiction
I can Bay that this is to be tho best
buslhes's'hohso and( office building west
of FOrt Worth and with nil duo credit
to Ablleno In Its present placo among
cities' tho class ot building to bo erec-
ted nt North ;Thlrd and. Pine stroot Is
ahead of Aldleno and Would do credit
to a city several timed our present pop
ulatlon. Itun gorioral way I will give
you tho plans and specifications that '
ybu may form some Idea ot tho appear-
ance of tho structure when it Is com-
pleted' It Is to be of thrco BtorJes
and a basement and will bo 50 feet on
Pino street and 140 feet on. North
Third stroot Tho first floo is. to
consist at threo storo rooms or .busi-
ness houses.; Tho dlmonslons ot tho
main storo facing west on Pine street '
will bo 45x90 with a solid plato glass
front' and receasod doorway. Tho oth
er two stores aro to faco the pestpfllce
on North Third street and are to-be
25x50 each with solid plate glasa and
modern fronts. The mnln eutraWto
the upper stories is to heron piaeaireet
the vestlbuto and stairway tfJe con-
Btructedforu8oby-bpthHha4A(;eT Roors
of this and the Kauffmata building
Which is ''being erected1 -adjoining on
the south. There 1b alsr to be a rear
entrance and fire escape for tho wcv V
pad. an4 third floofs. The second and
third floors will consist pf 35 offices
all to be finished in white enameled
wood work with tented plastered walls
and ceilings. There. Is to be a flven
foot wainscot through all of the halts
and stairways Thoro is to be a light
and venttllatlng' shaft on the south
which will accommodate alt parts ot
the building and at tho foot of this'
shaft there Is to ho a skylight 65 feet
In IJftgth which will furnish light and
ventilation for tho apartmonta in tho
basemont of the building. There is
to ba A continuous low modern hung"
awning which will oxtond from tho
south of tho Kauffman building around.
to the east end pf the Radford house.
Above this awning Is to .bo four foet
of prism gloss which will oxtond en
tirely across the riorth nnd west fronts
of tlfo store rooms. This with thp largo
rsolld plato glass front will make) the
wost front biiBlnosB house one ot tno
host lighted stores In tho Btato. Tho
entire building Is to fitted with oILAiod
orn conveniences steam heat elecWc.
and gas lights toilets etc. and a lav-
atory win ho Intsalled In every ooo
The north nn4 west faces of tha build
ing ara to bo of cream-colored prna-
mental pressed brick and terra cett
cornice. The design pf the building
Is in two parts tho first or grouad
floor acting as abas and the second
and third stories appearla tho -
pod part the MPWs of the tyo flporr
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Shook, L. B. Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 60, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1907, newspaper, September 19, 1907; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth333757/m1/1/?rotate=0: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.