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Show REAL ESTATE NEWS.' The Week Promises to be One of Unusual Un-usual Activity in Eeality. NEW BUILDINGS IN PEOGEESS. Summary of LaBt Week's Eeal Estate Transfers The Contractors All Pushing Push-ing Their WorkMinor Notes. There was a good attendance at the call meeting of tho real estate exchange this morning.' The members all seemed to feel iu good trim for "hustling" after their two days of celebration and all expressed tho determination of getting get-ting down to work. The only business transacted this morning was tho reading of tho accumulated accu-mulated mail. that was stacked upon Secretary Montgomery's desk, and it took up more thau the alloted time for the meeting. A general meeting of the exchange has been called at 11:30 a.m. o'clock on Thursday. Tho question of changing chang-ing tho time of the call meeting will then be finally acted upon. Last Week's Transactions. The real estate market was rather upset up-set last week on account of the celebration. celebra-tion. On Thursday tho exchange adjourned ad-journed until this morning and as a consequence the sales were light. Friday Fri-day was a legal holiday and no sales were recorded that day. The prospects arc, however, bright, and tho real estate men arc looking for a heavy business this week. The total sales recorded last week arc as follows: Monday tii.BW Tuesday W.-MI Wednesday I7,SI Thursday lo.l-'W Saturday 15.013 Total M.173 Wilt Let the Contract. Harrison & Nichols, architects, will iu a few days let tho contract for the superstructure) for T. C. Arnwlroug's new warehouse on Second South street. The foundation has been almost completed com-pleted and it is intended to press the work as rapidly as possible. Tho warehouse ware-house will be olio of the linest in the city and will cost about $10,000. Jt will bo three stories and will be built of brick with stono trimmings. That Big Jliislness ISIock. Tho contract for tho big bus'iucsl block to bo erected by Mr. Holmes of tho Continental hotel, on First East street near Second South, will be let in a few days, just as soon as the plans and speeilications arrive from Denver. The block will cost about $110,000. When it is completed it will be occupied occu-pied by Mr. Farlo, as a carpet and furnishing emporium. Mr. Karle is now in tho east aud proposes to put in $75,000 worth of stock. The Lawrence Buildings. Tho two liuo business blocks being erected by Hon. H. W. Lawrence on West Temple street are both up to tho top of tho first story.' Harrison & Nichols are the architects, aud they say that they will be completed just as rapidly rap-idly as possible. The buildings will bo three stories, built of brick, and will cost about $10,000 each. Tearing Down the OKI. The old adobe at tho corner of West Temple and Second South is rapidly being demolished today. It occupies part of tho site of the Ontario hotel. The work on tho excavation for tho hotel foundation is going on rapidly. Eight teams and some twenty men were hard at work this morning. On the Opposite Corner. Tho excavation for the foundation of the now Kclsey & Gillospio building just opposite is almost completed. Little Lit-tle more can be done just at present because be-cause the south wall of tho old pavilion will have to come down before tho work can be completed. Board of Trade Building-. The board of trade building is now up above the second storv. The keystone key-stone has not yet been pfaced in the grand arch over tho entrance. The work has been pressed with surprising rapidity, and tho building promises to be completed soon. The East Side Hot el. Contractor Campbell has completed tho foundation for tho new East Side hotel and tho carpenters are already at work. The foundation is a fine piece of work and presents a solid and substantial sub-stantial appearance. |