Saline's Building Boom

SALINE'S BUILDING BOOM

Seven New Houses Are Being Erected There.

AND ALSO A NEW CHURCH

More Houses will be Started This Fall Continuing the Boom.

Saline, Aug. 19. A building boom has struck Saline. There is as much building this year as for an entire decade past. When asked for the cause the reply of the business men is that they don't know unless it is the building of the Ypsilanti and Saline electric road. The new M. E. church is now nearing completion. Seven new residences are being erected and rumor has it that there are more to follow. A. J. Warren, the editor of the Observer is preparing to build a house on E. Chicago st. opposite to W. H. Davenport's residence. It will be the first house on that side of the street and the cellar is now being dug. The house will cost $1500.

George J. Nissle is building two houses on the old school house site to cost about $3,000. He has removed 100 loads of dirt from the lots and gotten them in good shape and cleared up an old eyesore in the village.

Chas. Carvin is building a house opposite the Baptist church to cost about $1,000.

John Gates is building a house on Adrian st. which will cost $1,000.

Chas. Conkling has been practically building a new dwelling, remodeling a building which has been used for other purposes and building a large addition.

Leonard Bassett has just completed a $1,600 house on E. Chicago st. Mr. Bassett recently removed here from Ann Arbor.

Mechanics are here from Detroit, Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor there not being enough talent to supply the demand.

As was said before in this article, it is probable that there will be several other houses started this fall.