SHERMAN GROWTH
List of Improvements Which Show That
More Than $600,000 is Being Expended in Building
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SHERMAN, Tex., July 4. - Improvements on the Sherman Iron Works, corner of Houston and East streets, value $20,000.

• Sherman Street Car Factory, East Houston, near East Street and Houston and Texas Central yards, value $10,000.
• Southern Methodist Church, South Travis, between Cherry and Jones streets, value $25,000.
• New county jail and vault, value &100,000.
• Montgomery and King Street Railway, value $10,000.
• Farmers' Alliance mill for Grayson County (secured), value $50,000.
• New Binkley House (three stories), corner of Travis and Pecan streets, value $70,000.
• New Beller House (three stories), corner of Travis and Pecan streets, value $20,000.
• Brick business houses (two stories), J. W. Simmons, corner of Walnut and Lamar streets, value $5000.
• Brick business house (two stories), East Lamar street, Silas Hare, Sr., value $2500.
• Brick business house, one story, North Branch, near Mulberry Street, value $4000.
• Largest gin in Texas, Sherman Oil and Cotton Company, four stories, on Mulberry, between Willow and Locust, value $50,000.
• Improvements on Sherman Oil and Cotton Company's mill, corner Willow and Mulberry, value $10,000.
• Round-house, machine shops, depots, etc., of St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway, value $25,000.
• Grain elevator, C. B. Wandelohr, East Houston Street and Houston and Texas Central yards, $2500.
• City Waterworks, mains, standpipe, etc., value $90,000.
• Sherman Electric Light and Power Company's Works, value $20,000.
• Capt. J. C. Edmonds, one-story frame residence, corner of Locust and Brockett streets, value $2000.
• M. O'Brien, two one-story frame cottage residences, corner of Maxey and Brockett streets, value $3000.
• Dr. J. H. Glasscock's residence, two-story frame, South Travis Street, value $5000.
• Dr. F. D. Thompson's residence, two-story frame, South Walnut Street, value $5000.
• Ed Metz, residence, two-story frame, South Crockett Street, value $5000.
• A. C. Venable, residence, one-story frame, East Carter Street, value $2400.
• Klauseman Beer Company, office and fixtures, $1000.
• Percy Boyle, improvements on residence corner of Willow and Pacific, $500.
• Dixie Scroggins, colored, residence, one-story frame, Avenue K., between Branch and East, value $300.
• F. C. Johnson, residence, one-story frame, North Sherman, value $2000.
• Fielder Bros., one-story iron business house on North Travis street, value $2500.
• A T. Lyon, extensive lumber shed and repository, East Houston and Lamar streets, value $2500.
• W. J. Burton, one-story frame residence, East Mulberry street, value $800.
• William Dickerman, residence, one-story frame, on East Mulberry Street, value $300.
• D. K. Penn, two-story frame residence, East Mulberry street, near Branch, value $4000.
• Mrs. B. Jones, two-story brick business house, Lamar street, value $1500.
• Ike Lindsy, two-story frame dwelling, Fourth Ward, near St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway, value $3000.
• Sample-room, one-story brick, North Travis street, value $1500.
• J. P. Geren, two-story frame dwelling, South Travis street, value $5000.
• Mrs. E. Opel, one-story frame residence, corner King and Montgomery streets, value $500.
• E. P. Gregg, one-story frame dwelling, value $1200.
• W. J. Simpson, one-story frame residence in the Fitch addition, value $1200.
• John Slasher, one-story frame dwelling on Gray's Hill, value $800.
• Washington Iron Works, two-story frame, corner Houston and Montgomery streets; value $15,000.
• Miss Fay Binkley per guardian, two-story brick business house in course of construction, North Travis street; value $8000.
• James Linz, improvements on brick business house, North Travis street, under way; value $7500.
• Wheat, Greer & Clements, improvements, corner Walnut and Pecan, value $1200.
• E. S. Jones & Bro., one-story brick business house, North Travis street, value $5000.
• Additional buildings and improvements at the Eagle Mills, value $8000.
• Additional buildings at North Texas Female College, value $2500.
• E. L. Manson, one-story frame residence, Rusk street, value $1200.
• Gus Heinrish, cottage on Lost street, value $400.
• Total improvement in last six months is $612,800. 

As Sherman has no building permits there are probably a number of small houses built not given above.

Sherman History
Susan Hawkins
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