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G a n n o n , G e n e r a l M a n a g e r , Washington, D. C. CHICAGO, ILL.—The Chicago, Rock Island & P a c i f i c Is b u i l d i n g a n e w s u b u r b a n p a s s e n g e r s t a t i o n a t S e v e n t y - s e c o n d S t . It will b e 25x70 ft., b u i l t of p r e s s e d b r i c k a n d s t o n e , w i t h s l a t e roof a n d b e t w o s t o r i e s h i g h . It will h a v e offices a n d w a i t i n g r o o m s a n d will be finished In h a r d w o o d , h e a t e d b y s t e a m a n d c o s t $10,000. F r o s t & G r a n g e r of C h i c a g o a r e the architects. Contract h a s b e e n l e t t o W . A. . t F . A. W e l l s b y P . IT. R i c e f o r a n e w m a l t i n g plant a t C r n g l n . n e a r C h i c a g o , to b e b u i l t o n C o r t l a n d S t . nenr the Chicago & N o r t h - W e s t e r n and Chicago, M i l w a u k e e & St. P a u l t r a c k s . T h e b u i l d i n g s will cost $250,000 e x c l u s i v e of m a c h i n e r y . T h e m a l t h o u s e will b e of b r i c k 100x181 f t . a n d 6 s t o r i e s h i g h . T h e r e will a l s o be a g r a i n e l e v a t o r 88 f t . h i g h . Holablrd & R o c h e , of C h i c a g o , a r e t h e A r c h i t e c t s . C L E V E L A N D . O.—A n e w b u i l d i n g w i l l b e b u i l t f o r t h e C o l l e g e ol" P h y s i c i a n s a n d S u r g e o n s a t t h e c o r n e r of B r o w n e l l S t . a n d C e n t r a l A v e . , e s t i m a t e d t o c o s t $25,000. C O L U M B U S . O.—The K i l b o u r n e & J a c o b s M a n u f a c t u r i n g Co., r e p o r t s s t a t e , will p u t u p a l a r g e c a r s h o p l a t e In t h o f a l l o r e a r l y in t h e s p r i n g . T h e company recently b o u g h t additional land adjoining the present plant. D E S M O I N E S , IA.—Work h a s been begun on the b u i l d i n g s of t h e D e s M o i n e s B r i d g e & I r o n W o r k s , a n d will b e p u s h e d to c o m p l e t i o n a s r a p i d l y a s possible. T h i s c o m p a n y w a s r e c e n t l y o r g a n i z e d by E . W . C r e l l l n , t h e e n g i n e e r , f o r t h e m a n u f a c t u r e of a l l k i n d s of b r i d g e a n d s t r u c t u r a l s t e e l . T h e c o m p a n y h a s l e a s e d a t r a c t of l a n d In t h e c i t y 400 x 132 f t . , a n d t h e g r e a t e r p o r t i o n of t h e g r o u n d will b e c o v e r e d w i t h t h e b u i l d i n g s of t h e n e w p l a n t . T h e m a i n b u i l d i n g will b e 100 x 91 f t . , a n d w i l l b e of b r i c k a n d s t e e l c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d a b s o l u t e l y fire p r o o f . I t Is t h e I n t e n t i o n t o m a k e t h e p l a n t o n e of t h e m o s t c o m p l e t e in t h e W e s t . 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