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CHARLES HENRY, A. I. A., Editor EUGENE MARTINEAU, CHESTER R. HOPE, Associate Editor JANUARY, 1904. Business Manager
EDITORIAL
A Lesson From. The Chicago Theatre Fire Another horrible tragedy has been added to the list, of those already entered upon the pages of history in the Iroquois Theatre disaster, of December 29, when between five and six hundred lives went out .and almosl as many more persons were more or less injured. In looking through the pag-es of history we find but one greater disaster recorded, the destru ction of the Ring Theatre, in Vienna which was destroyed by fire on the 8th of December, 188l. The Iroquois Theatre was a new bu iIding, and in building it every effort stems to have been put forth, and every modern method and device used to make the building absolutely fireproof and safe from fire. It was built in a city which is provided with a Code of Building Laws supposed to be as perfect .as anv that could be devised, and the work had been' done under the supervision of the City Inspector of Buildings. In designing the building ample provision, had been made for exits, so that when the bUIlding was filled with people to the utmost capacity they could pass out easily and the building could be emptied ~ithin five minutes' time. , Notwithstanding all these precautions and safeg1!tards, very soon after its first opening to the public this terrible holocaust occurred. The testimony of all witnesses seems to establish the fact that the fire originated on the stage among the scenery or in the fringes of the, drop curtain, and further that the stage was filled with scenery and stage trappings and paraphernalia of the most combustible nature. And while the audience was supposed to be guarded from all danger of fire in this locality by the fireproof dropctirtain, when it came to the crucial test the drop' curtain did not work from nattiral causes wihch might have 'been foreseen, but were not. The r~cord of every theatre fire almost without an exception shows that the fire originates in the trappings of the stage or in some of the apparatus connected with it. 2 THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER
M'/6Hc', eY~I;Y ,effQr,l:,' j~' fgeh1@' put forth by the architects and builders of the atre buildings to make them fireproof, and insurance companies ,are making fire tests and zealously guarding their interests in these buildings to prevent fire$, theatrical companies' are traveling over the country from place to place carrying with them carloads of the most combustible scen~ry and materials it is possible to construct and taking them into these buildings and upon their stages, and thus exposing their audiences to just such catastrophes as occurred at Chicago, only perhaps on a smaller scale. Is it not possible to make this scenery and these trappings that are trans ported from ,place to place fireproof, as well as the buildings in which they are used? If the drop curtain can be made of asbestos and made fireproof, can not the scenery that is used back of it be made of asbestos and fireproof also? ' .It seems to us that if laws can be enacted that will compel people to build fireproof buildings for theatrical purposes, it is quite as important that laws should be enacted that will compel them to make the furnishings and apparatus that is used in them fireproof as well. 'Our observations along this line seem" to suggest to us that there is a lesson to be yet learned by the wise men before the theatre going people will be entirely safe in the enjoyment of the pleasures of the stage and that this lesson is quite within the scope of possibility. CHARLES HENRY. What The,.,Iroquois Disaster Teaches A wave of reform in theatre building and the construction of other public halls and assembly places is following in the wake of the calamity, which cost almost six hundred lives in Chicago. This was to have been expected. Such a catastrophe calls the public attention in a most emphatic manner to the necessity of providing sufficient safeguards for the protection of life in buildings where multitudes are accustomed to congregate. The pity of it all is that only by such violent means is the lesson' usually taught. It may be that the fire was caused by an accident. Great calamities very often are due to acCidents, and yet if the re~ suits to come from the loss of life are to be greater protection to hundreds of thousands of lives in the future, perhaps some good l~lay be found in all the trouble and sorrow to which those who have been afflicted have been subjected. This subject is one which commands the best thought and study of the best archi tects and designers throughout the country. There are some who believe that theatres and concert halls should never be erected unless exits are provided to the open air on all four sides. This, of course, would be an ideal arrangement, but, it is scarcely practical in the crowded sections of great cities. The mqst val uable suggestion no doubt that can be made is t!W'~ taws be enacted sufficient to meet the best possible requirements, 'and that executive offices in the different cities be established large enough to see that such laws are strictly enforced. There has been too much laxity in all the municipalities in the question of build ing supervision for an industry in which is annually expended millions upon mil':' lions of dollars.
A Good Year in, Which to Build , , Now that the year 1904 has been started, there is still some misglvmg as to the magnitude of the coming building season. ,It is generally believed that IHE OHIO ARCHITECT !1NDBUILDER 3
,e year will not equal 1903 in the .volum: of ?perations, unless-ther~ shall come distinct revival in the general busmess sltu.atlOn. However, the VIews of the adical pessimists who were freely predicting a few months ago that a financial Janie was sure to come,are undergoing rapid revision, and' it is now believed that 1. re-adjustment of conditions on a somewhat lower level is being effected without any such danger as was threatened. As yet there have been little if any indica tions of lower cost of building material :md of labor, these matters remaining to be determined during the early months of the year. It seems to be -certain that it will cost no more td build this year than it did last year, and with less building in prospect, it is safe to presume' that individual operations will receive much bet ter attention than could possibly be the case in a boom year, when all building operations are rushed to the limit. In other words, when a contractor has few jobs to superintend, he is much more likely to give better attention to each of these, than if he had many jobs to look after ,and was compelled to devote but little time and attention to anyone of them. The same is true of the architects, so that owners who are contemplating- building will do well to consider the practi cal advantage of proceeding under the conditions which now exist.
Fire Proof Buildings Not Always Fireproof The recent destruction of the northwest wing of the Iowa state capitol, caus ing a loss of $500,000, shows that fireproof buildings are not always what they seem. Especially is this true if care is not taken in all features of the structure to guard against the use of wood .and other inflammable' material. The capitol was supposed to be well protected in this regard, but the use of false ceilings furnished material for the flames. The fire originated in a shaft in the committee room and started ttpwards and all around the ceiling of the chamber. It was found very difficult to cope with the flames on account of the height of the build ing and its elevation on a hill. The Iowa capitol was designed .along- the lines of the New York state building at Albany. It cost $3,000,000, and the section dev astated by the fire had recently been repaired af a cost of nearly $125,000.
NoW" ," Get Together" and Do Business The movement of the building contractors of Cleveland to form a central or ganization for dealing- with labor troubles is commendable. It is in line with simi}ar action taken in other cities of the country to insure more businesslike procedure between employers and employes. The many differences which are constantly arising between journeymen in the contracting tr,ades and the master builders'1n their trades can be settled much better by having organizations on both sides than by proceeding as individuals. It is especially helpful to the em ployers to have the benefits of associated effort through individual trade associa tions, and the uniting of these by acentral delegate body or council is the most reasonable means of extending these benefits, and making them general. The Ohio Architect' and Builder 'recommends to employers as well as to the employes ~hat they "get together" without further delay and decide upon an equitable ad Justment of wages and working rules for the toming season, so that those who 4 THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER are contemplating the constructioil of buildings will have a 'Substantial. basis upon which to proceed with their calculations. Much profit is lost to the contractor each year on account of the instability of the conditions under which 'he operates and much time and money are also lost to the wage earner from similar ca..use'S. The greatest enemy to a proper underst.anding between employers and employes in many of the cities is the sympathetic strike or the clashes between union 'a:nd non-union workmen. Any movement that tends to eliminate this objectionabl'e feature is certainly worthy of the best efforts of the wisest men in! the building fraternity.
World's Fair Coming Soon Within a comparative.1y short 'time the gates of the St. Louis Exposition will be thrown open and the public wjll be invited to inspect the handiwork of the builders and decorators, and the results of the designers' art. There is very Jittle thi~ stir throughout the length and breadth of the country in ,anticipation of ,in- v ternational event, proving that expositions may have been coming too rapidly in the last decade to excite ,keen interest and absorb general attention. It may. be, however, that when the summer ,arrives and the gr.and show is exploited, by:~,th~ press agents and transportation companies, there will be more ado made 'a~ou~ J~.. Certainly the eXDenditure in realizing another dream in the form of the beautiful city to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase Exposition d~serves enthusiastic patronage, and should not be allowed to suffer financ;i,ally as have other recent undertakings of like sort. Every. architect and builder should arrange if possi ble to visit the exposition at least once for the educational value it has, as· ·well as. ror the entertainment it will afford to him ,and the recreation to be .found in the inspection of its varied attractions. It will be a' splendid place to go·for this year's vacation.
From A Close Student of lJuilding Conditions One of the most thoughtful meditations upon the building-. ~onditi0.!1s brought out by the change of time's calendar was that made ~y president Wil liam H. Hunt, of the Builders' Exchange, in which he expressed his onii110ns as follows: "In a retrospect of the year just closed we witness a reaction from the flood tide of prosperity in the building trades~ Following a number of years of, uri~ precedented activity a temporary pause would seem to be but natural and neces sary that a readjustment may be made to meet new' conditions which inevit ably follow an extraordinary period of building development. This rtu:ilrnentary relaxation need create no alarm. The industrial worl,d is a 'great physieal body; and, much like humankind, given now 2nd then to excesses. "In the building world, as has been the case in other lines of indust-t:y, much has been done without due regard for natural physical limitations.. The preseni cessation can have only a salutaryeff.ect. General business' conditions ace s(J>llnd. Public confidence has not been destroyed, but rather held in reserve 'forfa tinie that greater stability may be established as regards' general market ~ conditions. THE' OHIO' ARCHITECT AND BUiLDER 5 rhe very. maximum of prices has been' reached during the year in both materials and labor. Further advances have been effectually checked by the great natural law of trade. The paramount question is : can the ,public confidence be sustained and building activity'continued by giving stability and permanency to present standards, or is it essential that a, somewhat lower basis of cost 'obtain? "The latter premise seems to' be supporte~ by the best stud~nts of the situa tion, and it'is a condition, it would seem, which must follow in harmony with the g-enera,ll.ltrend in all lines of trade throughout the country. "The wage scale'is the fu~damental basis of all costs in building operations, beginning- with the forest, the quarry, and the mine, down through the v.arious stages of the production of the materials and the assembling- of the same into the finished structur~. Hence, upon labor rests a grave responsibilitv for the coming year. ' , "The greatest good to the greatest number of wage-earners and continued prosperity in the building trades can best be assu,red by co-operation with the em ployer' in fixing a basis which may OJe regarded as more normal and have an add ed'virtue-that of greater stability. "Looking toward the new year, the only cloud which threatens a disturbance to wh(~.t' .may otherwise be another good 'building season is the problem involved iii. 'reaching an equitable and harmonious working basis as between employers in{J: employes."
Buildings as,a Permanent Investntent The great slump. in industrial securities on the stock exchanges of the coun try has brought, forciply to mind the permanent and more lasting character of in vestments in revenue ·bringing buildings. Many keen observers of the situation believe that capital will be turned into the latter channel with more readiness the present year on account of the shrinking of values and the manifest uncertainty of more speculative ventures. Some of the wisest financial heads of the coun- .( try have directed heretofore that the income from their estates ,should be de- voted to the construction of office or other manufacturing structures, which are sure 'to give a: g~od return .on the investment in future years. Stability is the ruling- argument for such an investment. Should this argument prevail to any marked extent it will have a beneficent effect upon the volume of operations dur ing the year.
Go Ahea,.d with The Group Plan Mayor Johnson is·to be commended for his interest in forwarding the superb plan for 'grouping- the public buildings of Cleveland. The mayor is co-operati~g in a full measure with the. board of supervision in charge of th.is project, and with the board·of city hall commissioners which is purchasing the land needed for the city hall site. In addition to this, the Mayor. recommended to the city council an apf)ropriation of $300,000 for the purch,ase of land needed for the mall op Wood street.. It- is evident that no political considerations have been allowed to enter int-o ,this undertaking thus far, and·this is certainly as it should he.- , The Cham- 6 THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER ber of Commerce is a non-political body, and its special committee on this subject is in harmony with the Mayor. While certain of the commissions and boards in ,active charge of the work were appointed under other administrations, the May or has declined to disturb them, and for this he is certainly deserving of credit. What is needed to insure success of the group plan is united effort on the part of. all officers concerned and also on the part of the. general public. This will overcome any temporary obst.cicles and Cleveland will honor its agents for secur ing what is admitted to be Gl grand and noble result.
A Thriving State Association The New York S,tate Association of Builders will hold its annual meeting in Buffalo, on Jat;uary 21st, ,and will bririg to the Bison City a good representa tion of tpe successful building contractors of that state. A program of excellent addresses is being prepared and important action will be taken for the interest of the building fraternity embr,aced within the association. There are now success ful associations of this kind in a number of the st~tes, including the one in Ohio which recently held its convention at Zanesville. The good of such organiza tions is to be found in their successful influence upon legislation and in the dis seni.ination of valuable literature and information throughout the state. The ad- , vantages of members in the same line of business coming together at stated in tervals to consider matters' of mutual concern and profit cannot be overestimated. It is in this w,ay that abuses are overcom e and that proper investigation is had in the conduct of business. Each Exchange should feel that" it is individually ben efited by such organization, and that its success means a great deal for it ,as a constituent body.
The Spirit of Unipnism The extremes to which members of labor unions will go in order to be con sistent witn .the principles of their organizations was never better illustrated than in the scene immediately following the theatre fire in Chicago. For all exhibi tions of di.abolical cruelty, total disregard for loss of life or injury, and utter ab sence of human kindness no more striking case can be imagined.' The fiendish scenes that had .previously been enacted, when funeral corteges were stopped by howling and riotous mobs, and sorrowing mourners were obliged to fight for the privilege of burying their Gead, were entirely outdone by the refusal of the unionized hackmen ,and drivers to go to the aid of the injured and dying, or help remove the, dead after the fire. That the unions are essentially selfish and fre quently lawless is known, and the atrocities which they had been committing wrth regard to funerals ought to have truly portr,ayed this particular organizati6n, but it was never dreamed that men would sq brazenly repel the cause of mercy: When the extent of the disaster began. to be realized, a liveryman was appealed to for carriages. He promptly donated the services of his' entire stables, if :m.en could be gotten to take out the rigs. And to expedite matte~s he himself' hasten ed to the hackmen's headquarters to call Qn· the men for help in the calamity. Not a man responded. Some ten hours later, the president of the union, understand~ THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND 13UII:..DER 7 ing through the invectives hurled upon him, what an unheard of ,act of heartless ness his organization was committing, issued a manifesto declaring a ten-day truce in the strike, and at that Late hour the men returned to work to aid their city to bury its dead., In the meantime the police had pressed delivery wagons and drays into service. ,Of course, these were only hackmen and roustabouts, but the spirit' of unionism was vividly ,shown fodh.
/ Amon!?" the latest batches of trouble stirred up by the labor unions is the ~ , case In Toledo, where the Central Labor Union has protested-to use a mild word-against the County Commissioners ,awarding a contract ,for improving the room of the Board of Reviews in the court house to Rabbitt & Sdn. That firm, it is alleged, employs non-union help, and hence should be discriminated aga,inst, says the Central Labor body. The commissioners, however, it is predicted, will pay little attention to the "demands," the successful bidders being known as a reli,able firm.
In Aurora, 111., however, a yery" rlifferent story is being enacted. There a workman has sued the Tinriers' Union for $5,000 damages on the grounds that the union has made him "poor, penniless and helpless." M. M. Trauten, the plucky workman, is a tinnerand sheet iron worker, ,and his' is the first case of. its kind in the history of the State of Illinois, wherein a laborer or workman brings suit 'for damages aga~nst a union" or wherein one laborer sues a large number of laborers'who have combined against him. He had worked for the hardware mer chants"of that city for a number of years. The union demanded that he should join the organization and keep up his monthly dues to enable him to get work at his trade, and so make a living. In his declar,ation the plaintiff says that by threats of ,a strike, and boycott the hardware merchants were compelled to discharge him and he thereby lost his job, at $3 per day, and that he has been out of work since. He alleges that the union for the express purpose of injuring him, mal iCiously notified Auror.a merchants not to employ him as he had been blacklisted, and he charges the members of the union with conspiring to drive him out of his trade and force him out of the state, and to "ruin" his character ,as a workman and to bring him into public disgrace ,and infamy." He contends that the union has no legal right to demand that he should payout money to join a union, such a demand, he contends, being in violation of the rights guaranteed under the cOll- " stitution of the state. He contends" that any conduct on the part of any person which p~events another from working is an unlawful infringement of personal rights. A summons was served on t4~ walking delegate and members of the lInion, and the case will be tried in the February term.
When bids were taken for the new Federal building ,at Chillicothe, 0., it was found that not a single contractor of that city had bid, although there are s,ev.. eral enterprising building concerns in that place~ , The reason for this unusual condition,was the severe specificati6nsimposed on the contractors of governm~nt work. ,The responsibilities ,and concessions demanded caused the builders of that THE, OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER city to return the plans and specifications without estimates. .They are hopeful, however, of obtaining some of the sub-contracts from the outside concern that is awarded the contract.
A plan for grouping the public buildings of Akron ha~ been sugge~ted~ The scheme includes the building of ,a' city hall, market house, county .buildings, and other municipal and government buildings on the block of land surrci)unded by Main, Exchan~e and Cedar streets and Orleans avenue, that·district being known as the "new business center."
The Second Grouping Plan for Cleveland While the much-vaunted grouping plan for the public and semi-public buildings of Cleveland ,and Cuyahoga county is' attracting to this city world wide attention, another grouping :scheme of little less importance in the city has not only been projected, but is well on toward materialization. This latter cen tralization of public ,and quasi-public buildings is being executed about Uni versity' Circle, at Euclid avenue and Wade Park. Much of the credit for the magnificent collection of structures that will.ulti mately center about this point is due to President Ch.arles F. Thwing, of the Western Reserve University, who, at the time Euclid aVenue wasboulevarded in front of Wade 'Park, suggested the name "University Circle" for the intersec tion of Euclid avenue and th~ boulevard. The most prominent building in' this group at present is that of the Western Reserve Historical Society, a 'structure of much beauty architecturally, which stands at the entrance of the circle. Look ing beyond this, across the' boulevard and. parkway, the college buildine-s of the Western Reserve University and the Case School of Applied Science,' forming a noble and interesting assembLage of buildings in themselves, are seen s.tanding out prominently on higher ground. A number of these structures are conspicuous in themselves, but all lend charm to the group, especially the delightful struc- " '. ture of the Hatch Library, farthest east on Euclid ,avenue. When if is' remembered that several more buildings of size. and distinctiv.e appearance, such as the Carnegie Library school building, a beautiful chapel building-probably simiLar in some respects to the Florence Harkness Memorial chapel at the College for Women, across the way, and a new building for chem-, ical and g~ological labor,atory purposes, are ~lready prdmiS€d the Western Re serve University, the possibilities of this group as to the south side of Euclid avenue alone are easily comprehended. On the north side 6f Euclid avenUe in this group will be the new building of the CleveLand School of Art, the. Art Museum, and the buildings ~f the Col lege for Women of the Western Reserve University. The very recent gift ()f one and a quarter acres of land bordering on Wade Park, donated by Mr. J.·:H. Wade to the Clev'eland School of Art, together with the fact that a large propot;,. tion of the money required for a new building for that institution' has alreaQY been subscribed, gives credence to the reports that work will be started on the new art· school building very shortly.. There is little doubt but that the Art museutJ:1; when it comes into existence and the people ofCleve1and. come into their 'own~ TIfE OHIO ARCHITECT AND· BUILDER. will be located on the four acres donated for that purpose by Mr. Wade. in Wade Park; near Euclid avenue. A large frontage on Euclid avenue was recently purchased for the College for Women, thus bringing that department of the· Western' Reserve yniversity practically out onto Euclid avenue. A grouping plan for ten new huildi~gs for the 'Women's College, mostly in the nature of dormitories, has already been pre pared bv Architect 'Charles F. ;3chweinfurth, ami a noble archw.ay in Euclid ave nue, just ,west of Haydn Hall, is contemplated by Mr. and Mrs. William Chis holm, as a gift to the college. Thus it is seen that Cleveland, by the time the public buildings will have been built in the down-town group plan arrangement, will have a second group plan of maO"nificenceb' which will also be an art. and educatiorial center of no little fame. Probably in no other part of the country w.ill· there beanothet: so comprehen- sive arrangement of so many structures, noble and impressive in appearance, devoted to art, literature and science.
Magnificent In~titute Buildings for Pittsburg Andrew Carnegie has placed at 'the disposal of the trustee$ of the Carnegie Institute $5,000,000 for additions to the pr.esent b1,1i1ding. The new structures are planned. i.n simple style, and comprise enlargements which will increase the dimensions of the Institute on the gr6U~1d to 400 feet frontage on Forbes street by 600 feet to the rear of the new lectl,1re hall. "Dignified simplicity" is the term used by Mr. Carnegie in referripg to the architectural desigtls by the firm of Alden & Harlow, with which both he and Mrs.. Carnegie were much ple.ased, and of which he said, "the building has gone to our hearts, and I hope the entire commission is equ.ally pleased.". On the Forbes. street front of the building- are provided among.the many other rooms and depa.rtments, an architectural, hall 126 feet square; a sculpture hall, half as large, and ,a sC1l1pture gallery of about the same size as the latter compartment. It is hoped to have the exten$iol1's" fin ished in a little more than a year.
A Clevelander traveling in Europe has written home to the effect that the leading English .architects, and those of the. continent, 'are not only well ac ~uainted with the. plan for the grouping of public buildings in Cleveland, bllt in their discussions 'ev~n go so far as tovel)ture that the Ohio dty may become one of. the famous cities architectur~l1y of the world.
A lot four inches wide and, ninety feet long is said t~ have been purchased at a higl). price in New York recently. Whether the buyer intell~S erecting a strl.lcture the width of a single bricl<:, or whether the acquisition was made as a wedge· for, future operations is not stated.
Two art centers'seem a~s.~lr~.d for Cleveland. The on.e" of course~ will be that at the Vniversity Circle, .wher.e the ArtMll~eum .and the Cleveland School ef .A~t will'no doubt' be located in Wade'Park in a grouping with the c911eg~ bUlldmgs. And the othef wilt be down town, ab9\lt the coroner of Erie ali\d Bali, var streets, where the Art Club is already situa.ted; ~Ud 'w~~re Benjamitt Ros~ proposes building another structure 'similar to' the .Rose building, the top floor of 10 THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER which will be devoted to studios for artists and musici.ans, with a large assembly hall for art exhibitions and musicales.
Detroit is. being stirred. somewhat in regard to the 'proposition of the Univer sity of Michigan to erect ,a magnificent apartment house, the plans for which have been prepared. Real estate men fear such a competitor would have an advantage over them. The irresponsibility of the labor unions at Large~ and their disregarci· for law, is shown by the action of a Chicago organization of printers who· ha:v~ at:>andoned a.project to erect a labor temple for fear that such property might be seizerlon a fine for contempt of court.
The .latest labor union in Cleveland to "make demands" is the woodworkers. The members ~f this organization are clamoring for shorter hours, and have an nounced their intention of becoming affiliated with the central organization.
In Buffalo.a number of building contractors have under advisement a petition to the city council to amend the building laws in regard to the.constructioQof h~uses of brick and other hard material on the theory tljlat the present l.aws· are too rigorous and exacting in regard to the thickness of second story walls,.' In vi~w of the continued high price of lumber, they feel that brick .houses·; if :th~ laws were not so· strict, mig.ht be ·made ·much more reasonable in price and 'conse.: quently more· popular. With all arrangements practically completed. and incQrporation pap~rs: taken ou.t naming $l,OOO,OOQ as. the capital, the projected Manufa,Cturers' ·.Windo\y Glass Company. seems to have Jailed to come to life. Meetings.of those. inteI:' ested in the scheme, which had been brewing, for months, were 4eld~n Pittsburg the-last week of the old year; and it was expected to have' thecomp~~y operatin~ by this time~ but the combine "died a-horning," about 200 of the desir~d 1,500 pots remaining out. Asa result the price of window glass has ,already been decreas~ ed somewhat, according to Pittsburg dispatch~s.
Indianapolis .is to have a new building code. The architects of the .citY,:wd the building inspector are drafting one to be presented to the city ·councii~. ~ The new code. being prepared for ClevelanJ might well be ~aken as a: ~odel:_ be'ing perhaps the latest and most ex~austive work ort the subject.
District Attorney Jerome in New York has ·filed charges against certain'~on tractors ,and builders, charging them with conspir:ing with walking delegates- of labor unions t~ have'strikes deClared on'the work o.frival firms. 'The wholesome i·nfluences of the Builders' Exchanges and the friendly, feeling ekisting ~betwe~ the contractors themselves in the Middle West make such despicable methods·as char~ed above unheard of in this part of the country. At the meeting of the American AssoClation ,for the Advancement·of Sci'": en·ce, recently held in St. Louis, the fact was brought forth 'that but -three. of. the original members of· this orgarlization are 'now l.iving. The association.· was formed in 1848.and includes engineers and: architects in its membership. THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER II
The end of the work of investig.ation being carried on by the housing com mittee of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce is not yet. Already it has been announced that conditions in Cleveland rivalling th.ose of New York's slums have been found to exist. Active wor!<: in this direction is to be resumed now that the holidays are past, and more startling revelations may be made. That branch of the work completed, the committee will take up the matter of drafting laws' the ef fect of which will be to prevent such. unsanitary, uncomfortable and depraving conditions being possible in the future.
To solve the mysteries of the heavens, the earth, the ·sea, and of things sub terranean .and submarine, is among the work and plans laid out for the Carnegie institution of scientific research. It will operate throughout the world, and in many branches of science.
Reproduction from. ~ Remarkable Photograph of a Handsome Apartment House, Containing B,achelor.Suites Only, .at No. 600 Prospect Street, Cleveland-Searles & Hirsh, Architects R. M. Burrows, owner 12· THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BU/JiDER Examinations for Admission to The A. I. of A. it may be of interest to some of our profes· III. HISTORY OF .A.RCHI:,I'EO'l'UREj, sional readers to examine the Questions used in .(Tnree Hours.) " the examinatlOn of candidates fQr admissio~ a& 1. CLASSIC ARCHrrECTURE. .. Associate Members of the American Institute } A Professional Estimate of The Causes of The Chicago Theater Fire, With Recommendations as· to Remedies Opinions of Architect Frederic Wm. Striebinger Gleaned from an Actual Investigation of the Scene of the Disaster-Playhouse was Absolutely Fireproof-AdviBes Inclined .Walks, Steel or Concrete Curtain" and Conibulltible Roofs In all the volumes of printed matter that have despite all that haJS been said about it. 1 been published with rega.rd to the disaster in found it to be equipped with extraordinary pre the Iroquois theater on Randolph street in cautions to prevent the possibility of fires. It Chicago, so much has been said of the con was not only O'f concrete construction through struction of the playhouse and in explanation out, but the electric wiring was run through of how so terrible a loss of life could have conduits as well. The stage fioor was of con occurred, that· the many stories were, in the crete, covered by a wooden fiooring. I bad very nature of things, vague, misleading and never heard of such a fioor before. Each often contradi and bollers were practiOlilly unharmed. Only whole disintegrated in frightful heat. But the the -contents of the building burned,' but these great trouble was that the curtaih could riot weI:~ consumed with such terrific heat that De lowered, or it might have withstood th-e le,ss thel people who did not leave their seats w€re intense heat and the' whole catastrophy might burned and their bodies charred, and the door have been av~rted. The very lightness o,f the casings of the door·~ in the rear of the gallery curtain acted againSit its use. The air of tlia -<>n the third floor-were destroyed by tire, th·e stage and loft, becoming .heated from .the ttames from the stage probably not extending b.azes in the scenery, expanded and forced the so .far, but the intense heat in the auditorium l1ght and flexible curtain tight against the causing this woodwork to ignite. .This was walls of the arch, just as a sheetOlf paper' may true as well of the seats in the gallery, which, be held fast against a ventilator. As the cur by .the way, were too close together to allow tain was forced part way down by' frantic th€ audience to leave readily. stage hands, it decreased th-e channel for the "Three ordinary ··steps in the lobby and th-e' draught and consequently increased the long skirt of a woman's dress were directly re strength O'f that current of air. 'l'hus the cur sponsible, it seems to me, for the awful loss tain was forced more tightly' against the walls of life. The tire, primarily, the refusal of the and also bulged out like a sail under full w'ind, asbestos curtain to work, and that human qual making it impossible to lower it. No aerial ity which produced the panic were, of course; wires or other obstructions blQcked the' way. the more essential causes of the loss of life. "The only substitute fOol' an asbestos curtain But, then, carne those fatal steps. The mad that would avail in such l:\o peril, would be a dened throng forgot the steps, someone trod wall constructed of armor plates riveted to on a woman's skirt, throwing he,r forward, gether with channels between, which would others fell on top of her, and so on, until the be raised and. lowered by power, probably a human pile became as hIgh as a person's head.. hydraulic arrangement. This is the case in I was told that the mass resembled an aUU1 the Auditorium theater in Chicago. Or a simi ence .arranged in tiers, and all leaning forward. lar wall of concrete construction would be just From this 'fact it seemed to be and as I sug as d;urable, and. not so heavy. It is on the gested to Mr. Marshall that wherever pOl:lsi stage that the tires invariably occur. as there ble stairs should be done away with and in is little in the auditorium to start a fire. Hence clined planes substituted. In a rush someone, beyond the usual precautions it is nOot neces more especially women or children, are al'most sary to pay especial attention. to the auditor sure to trip on steps, even if it is only one, ium, if the stage could be properly separated where on an inclined aisle or passageway the from the rest of the house. With such a cur possibilities of such an occurrence would be tain or dre,p wall of steel or concrete, working lessened. automatically and with all parts ()f the stage 'lIt is not fair either to say that the doon before the arch of fireproof construction even were locked or bolted. The auxiliary exits were to the foot lights, and a solid brick wall in the huhg with heavy damask curtains presenting a bas~ment directly benea,th the arch, as th~se ve.-y artistic appearance, but which, howev~r, details were arranged in the Iroquois, tnere conce?-led the d,oors. These doors were closed could be no chanoe of fire spr~ading'to the and secured by bolts at the top and bottom, auditorium. Such a fireproof barrier should but which are manipulated by a lever at the be lowered and raised between every act also. height of a door-knob, and which when turned, "Of all the elaborate scenery of the spectacu causes the door to open automatically. It lar 'Mr. Bluebeard' production, not a vestige seems a' phase of human nature, however, for remained beyond a few faint traces of ashes, all to fiock' towards one door, especially the one such as might seem to hav,e been dropped .from by which a person enters a plac·e. Gaming a cigar or two. The scenery 'is, of course, home on the train I talked with a woman who highly infiammaple, the paint seeming to add had been in the theater and· had escaped. I to 'the 'fury of thefiames and to throw out. a asked her why it was that she, too, had rushed strong gl;liS. The heat from ·the burning of this toward the door where the jam occurred, but scenery alone, was sufficient to burn the' peo she could not explain. Her first deci'sion was ple who lost their lives in that way, and to to sit still, but as the heat increased. s,he was reach back to the utmost depths 'of the the drriven from her position, l;Lnd ,she ran toward ater, or rather to the farthest upper corner, for the 'door by which she had entered. She was the rear of the house under the first balcony, driven back, however, to another exit and es seemed 'to have been the' safest and coolest, caped there. All doorways were especially place. I 'believe that in addition to making a wide and there were plenty of them. but all theater as fireproof as possIble, an additional struggled toward the. same place. ,It would effort should be made to let out the ·fire whim seem that in all theaters' after' this, all. en it is started. The sliding skylights over the trances should be used to acquaint the audi Iroquois stage did not work altogether satisfac ence, with the different ways ot entering and torily, and I think that itl the Lyric 'theater, leaving the buildings, and that in leaving an which I am building on Erie street for the 'attempt should be made to" divert the audi German The-ater CO'Inpoany, I will raise' the en~ in such a manner as to use all exits. part of the roof over'the stage building' where "The fire proved to a lamentable degree' the the s~yllghts would be .located, and bUild it Inutility Of asbestoo curtains. In the first place of combustible material, such as wood,. protect':'· the asbestoo is not a solid faQric, and as ed, ()f course, on the outside from fire from' Shown' by the samples' of the curtain which I sparks. Such a roof would 'burnl .e,aslly f.f the have brought back with me, the curtain as a fire became at ail serious,' and, a draught would THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER I S be forced in this direction rather than oti't into only slml1ar noise being caused by the break the auditorium. As I said, this roof would be ing of a large number of incandescent electric raised and would have windows on the sides, l1ght globes. thus affording the light of a skylight. The "My object in examining the theater build windows would be regulated by hempen cords ing was that 1 might receive suggestions of which would burn easily in case of a small value which might be emoodied in the theater I1re, this dropping the windows and producing a I planned here In Cleveland and the construc draught to carry the heat and flames up to Ule tion of which I am superintending. In that 1 roof. 'was successfuL I. was also deeply impressed "Another suggestion I made to Mr. Marshall wItli the responsibIiities resting on an archl- was that lamps burning lard oil and encased . tect 'and also on a builder in being entrusted In red globes, or lanterns with large candles with the providing for so many human llves cap,able .of lasting throug,h a performance, as, as are' accommodated In a theater, or, in fact, are used in theaters In Europe, should be pro almost any large Quildlng. The value of a vided a't all e~lts, 50 that If· the electric llghts human life was taught me in a tragic way in and gal) are extinguished by fire and explo the scenes of which ~ was a witness in Chi sions, the doorways would still be marked. cago." 'i'here was no explosion In the Iroquois, the School Code Should Provide For Sanit~ry Conditions Dr. L. K. Baker, physical Culture' Teacher Cleveland Public Schools, Talks on State SupeJ;"Vision of School Buildings "By enacting legislation 'upon the· measures higher figure. If we allow' a less airspace than mentioned Ohio'could be pla'Ced at once in tQ,e 200 euhfc feet It becomes imPracticable to force lead In school'sanltation," according to Dr. L. sufficient fresh air through the room to insure K. Baker, special teacher of physical cultl,lre pr'op-er ventilation. .and hygiene In the' Cleveland publlc schools," 'Six 'hunc(i'ed and'seventy-seve.n' schoolrooms who has prepared a report or bulletin on the, fall below the 200 s'tandard. subject .of sanitation in the construction of " 'The habitual breathing of foul air is high- school buildings. ly dettimental to health, and especially to the "Without,being other than conservative we health of school children. It is to be remember- can take a step or two in advance," he con- ed th~t many of these rooms. are poorly ven- tinued. "In the first .place, we may be more tUated. specific in legislating upon some of the m8lt- " 'Serious defects of sight, many of. them ir- ters; in the second, we may require l;L minl- remed,iable, are caused by the 'improper llght- mum playground surface per pupil, and we Ing of schoolrooms. Good illumination requires may require the following of Javal's rule in the that the window area shall not be less than placing of school buildings together with a 20 per cent of the fioor space. There are 434 definite minimum window space for school- schoolrooms, or 69 per cent of the number re- rooms. In the third place, we 'Can give boards ported upon, below standard, and in thirty of education power to enact such local sani- school buildings the lighting area in some tary regulations as will conserve the health of rooms is but 5 per cent, or less, of the floor teachers and children, thus making it possible space. In some s'Chool buildings, pupils are for city boards to cope with the problems of obliged to face the windows, the worst pos- city sohools, so different in many ways from sible direction from which light should come. those of towns and villages. ~'It Is time ,for the strute to assum~ charge of "'This whole question of. the sanitary con- the constru'Ction of the school buildings' and struction of school buildingS should receive create s,ome competent authority to which, all the early atten1ion of the legislature. plans f-or school J;>uildings should be referred " 'The committee 'on school sanltation of the for approval. In the report of the'state board Cleveland board of education, which has given Of health .for 1901, some important fads' !l1ay b~ these matters a large amount of study .durlng noted: the past two years, has spent considerable .., 'Information wa;o received concerning' 966 time in assisting, me to get into form for en- sch.ool buildings containing 5;971 schoolrooms.' actment by the legislature, a number of sug- In ,1,235 of t;hese sch-oolrooms the floor .space Is gestions bearing upon the sanitary 00nstruc- less than fifteen square feet per -capita, or less tion of sch-ools,' than a well-recognized minimum. "These suggestions will be incorporated into "'Two hun'dred cubic feet of a."1r. space is such form that they may be brought before the taken as "the minimum amolint alloWable for legislature. The. report of the state board does -each scholar. Many authorities' favor a m~ch not include Cleveland and Cincinnati.'" \"Are you' running this job?" asked the man That ·New York steel skyscraper that 'Is to·' a.fter a job of the b~ilding contractQr. push its 'forty-five stories· towards the clouds, "No; you'll find· the walkin' delegate up' on seems to be 'calculated to make the Tower ·the scaftold,"-Cleveland Leader. of Babel look dUffi.p-y.-01eveland Plain Dealer. 16 THE OHiO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER Mission Style Honse, Los Angeles, Cal. The"Mission" Style of Architecture Following the great wave of popularity of such places as are to be furnished in the arts' the '''missicln,'' or "arts and crafts" furniture, and crafts mode. the mission style of architecture is coming into Purists in architecture do not admire the fashion as the latest departure in house archi style, for to them it is an incongruous blending of Romanesque, Gothic, Byzantine and even tecture, and also in summer buildings of all Moorish. It was devised by an otherwise' in ~n classes. It may also be seen again church significant Spanish architect named Churri edifices, for in Its origin not only In California guera during the renaissance period in Spain. ~d Mexico, but back in Spain, where it is and was used there for churches and conventii. known professionally as the Churrigueresque Traceable in the mission srtyle as. it appears style, it was used more esp~cially in ecclesi in America is much of the .architecture, ot asH-cal architecture. The new Euclid Avenue Spain and Rome. a Httla of Palestine and the Harden theater planned for Cleveland Is a not Moors, with adaptation made ne-cessary by the ed local' example of the "mission" style. materials to be found in this couhtry and the While at present the extensive use of the mis crude capabilities of the half-civilized Indians sion style is found only in California, Mexico. with whose assistance the Franciscan friars Arizona and a few ins1ances in ,Flori~a, it is were able to erect their quaint edifi-ces. i:i:i.id to b~ gradually spr'eading eastward, being In the ruin od' 'the old lnission~ -Which the more particularly adapted in this clime for faith of the eighteenth century left as a heri summer and country homes, and also for sub tage to Californ,ia, are ,found walls five feet in urban' cottages. it lends .ltse'lf esp-ecially to thickness. The first and most southern mission JHE OHiO ANCHiTECT AND BUiLDER was bullt in 1769 ot burnt tIe 'and stone and formal shrubbery are employed as settings for adobe, the latter materials being the principal the picture. component parts of all 9f the missions. It was not whitewa,shed, and is still to be seen a The Cathedral of Westminster, recently con warm picture of reds, tans, yellows and browns. secrated, is the first Roman Catholic cathedral It is a fine exampie of Byzantine architeCture that has stood in the metropolitan see of Eng Others there are in creamy white stone and in land since the reformation. The building was the Moorish style, with quaint outside stair· begun only eight ~:ears ago, though it was pro ways leading. to balconies. Low tile roofs jected by Cardinal Wiseman (who died in 1865), crown buildings o·f this style, and fanciful win and was planned by Cardinal Manning in 1865. dows are often used. It Is situated half a mlle west of Westminster One feature of this architecture is the ease Abbey, and is a magnificent structure of the with which it adapts itself to the personal Byzantine style, with a great campanile of red tastes of the owners, for structures after this bricks' banded w:th Portland stone, standing style may be either severely simple or elabor ~OO feet high', and crowned with a metal-cov ately ornate as in the modern mansion with ered dome surmounted by a double cross of towers and balconies. Courtly distinction may bronze. be illustrated in one, while another suggests The extreme length of the new cathedral out car'e-free life, a thira is a model of primness, side is 360 feet; width, 156 feet; height of nave, H nd so on, with French, Spanish, Italian and 117 feet; and covers an area of abo!-'t 54,000 other influences accentuated in others, square feet. In the revival of the style, the walls are n9t The general view of the irmer walls is still being made so thick, and are composed of one of bare, rough brick. The scheme is to frame and steel laths covered with cement or cover the whole of the lower walls and the plaster or artificial stone work, rather than piers to the height of about forty feet with adobe. Broad veranda1 arched with pillars are marble. All the upper part and the \;aults and importan.t phases of this style. Warm color-· 'concrete domes will be decorated 'with mosaic ings are universally used, ·Jand palms or less work illustrating the history of the church, A: R.esidence in the "Mission" S'tyle of Architecture at West La1l:e 'Park. Los An'geles, Cal.-E. Neisser, ArclHtect 16 THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER Movement For Employers' Associations Gaining Ground Guilds, Defensive in Character, Are Being Formed by Employers' in Many Parts of Country Cleveland Contractors Unite Their Forces in Strong Executive Board of Building Trades Employf'rs - Organization in Indianapolis ' The different building trades associations in The session lasted from 11 o'clock untIl 5 Cleveland have been brought together under' one o'ciock. head, called the Executive Board Building A constitution was adopted and the aim and Trap-es Employers of Cleveland. All of the object of the organization as stated are "to building trades associations of the 'city are foster, safeguard, and protect the building in members of the new board and several trades terests of Cuyahoga county." In the preamble will form as'sociations in order to join the to the constitution it is stated that the organ executive board. Except for a temporary alli ization has no intention, nor is it empowered to ance last year there has never been such an act inl any way to control prices or restrict organization as the new move on tl!-e part of competiti.on. What the organization aims to the builders comprehends, do is to secure peace and harmony in the local With the employes all banded tightly to building situation ,for' the coming y~ar. During gether in a central labor union, the building the past season the employers in the contract trades employers have long desired an organ ing trades claim they have been subjected to ization which could act as a whole for the dif many annoyances, due largely to efforts, made' ferent associations. Several weeks ago a pre to ,enforce the "no card, no work:" rule on liminary committee was formed, and this c{)m building jobs and that the volume of operations mittee has been investigating the subject of have been greatly lessened on this account. such associations in different large cities. Visits 'l'he records of the Cleveland building depart have been paid to' all the larger cities in the ment show that there 'has been a loss of al~ east and the methods of assot:1ations in them most $300,000 in the operations' for thi,s year as observed. compared wt"th last year. The contractors The permanent organization was effected Wed claim this is dlJe in- a measure, at least, to the nesday, Dec. 30, and the following officers elect decision of property owners not to proceed with ed: President, E. H. Towson, of the Sheet Metal und€rtakings of any kind on account of liabil Contractors' Association; vice president, John ity of delays and financia.} losses from the fall Leese, O'f the Master'Plumbers' Association; ing off of trade in the interests of sympathetic secretary, W. B. M other from C. M. Remey, architect, Washing accomplished much for the ,buil~ers, altQough t<5n, D. C. The boxes containing the models they have only be~n in' existence a short time. have not 'been opened, arid wfll not be .untll . INDIANAPOL1S AsSOCIATION. the next meeting of the trustees. It Is said that The Employers' Associat1on' of Indianapolls no m'eeting of the trustees of the McKinley was' organized at the first of the year ,at a Monument Association w1l1 be held untll the meeting at the Denison HoUse, by business committee on designs, which was appointed at men and man~'facturers of the city. The fol the last seS'Sionin Washington, reports. Ow lowing' otri-cers were elected: President,' John ing to'the fact that the plans are nearly all In L. Ketcham, of the Brown-Ketcham iron canton, the meeting may 'be held there. works; tJrst vice president, Walter ' J. t \ .' I casional 'conflagration. Men w111 hold on to a McKinley· Metnoria~'1)esigits ramshackle pro~rty till ,ft rots. Whole sec The. time llmlt for the sUbrp,lsslon of ·d,eslgns Uons of cines are disfigured by decaying tor. the Mc~lnley m~m9'r.lal'''eip-Ired with' the structures. Allong c,omes the fire: eyesores. <1is pa:sslng of, the' old year: MQre 'tlianiOO de' appear, !;tnd In their places rise solla struc signs' bave ~no,ft!~red:'six' of which ,are the tures in ~eeplng with' the age. . New. York' work' of foreign artists, ' might stand a llUle burning here and there. ,Two 'plaster model designs tor the McKinley Municipal a'dmlnistration ought to be required monument,' one weighing a half ton and the by" law to but:n ~ certain amount of territory other 800 potinds, ·ha.ve been received at the lo every' year for the general 'Im.provement. This cal a.trice of the National McKinley Memorial recommendation was not included in the recent Association. . The.' ' ;tat'ger J' 'One 'was, from report Of' the art·· comlnisston.· 'Perhaps the Harde & Short.' architects, New 'York:.. and, the oversight might be corrected.-New Y-'Ork Press. 20 THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER Government Buildings to be of Classic Design A Published Iuterview with Supervisiug Architect James Kuox Taylor, of the Treasury Department, 0" The New Policy in Architecture That Has Been Adopted "We will construct buildings of the classic ago. Now it has the indoJ;:sement of officials style of architecture, as the old Greeks and higher up, and it will be firmly established by Romans did. We will not do exactly as they the present administration. As st.ated, the did, but will copy their ideas and modify them classic .style of a.rchitecture is the 9,ccepted to suit our purposes. We will absorb the clas one, and it will be utilized in various Iorms sic style and then do what the old Greeks 01' and modifications. In a general sense, each Romans would do under ·the present modern design turned out by the supervlsi"ng archi., -conditions. The old Greeks or Romans would tect hereafter will be fashioned after the treas not have built a temple for an office building, ury department building in Washington, as nas but they would have built an office building on been done in Indianapolis, Cleveland, Balti the lines of an old Greek temple." more and New York, in which cities public This breezy comment on the present policy buildings of, the first class are now being of the government in erecting public buildings erected. in the United States was made by James Knox "IDight years ago I came to Washington and Taylor, supervising architect of the treasury started at on'ce to ascertain why government department. In the future the buildings of the construction work was not as good as the aver United States constructed in the various cities age private work," said Mr. Taylor. "T.he will be of the classic style of architecture, government had the paraphernalia and all the dignified, impressive and suggestive of a big machinery of a good office. Why did it not get government. No longer will the people be the results? After a few years' study in the driven to anger and abuse of the federal au draughting-room, an examination was held and thorities by buildings unsightly to the eye and I was appointed supervising architect. I then possessed of none of those architectural lines set to work with a determination to improve which attract the layman and thrill the pro the standard of buildings designed by this of fessional expert. fice. I consulted with many of the strong men A definite policy in this respect was decided of the profession in this country, and' the gen upon by the supervising architect a few years eral opinion seemed to be that it was a lack of High School Manual Training Building in Topeka, Kan.-Holland & Squires; Architects THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER 21 e~t1on of dignity and continuity in govern ,modifications of the classic style. They are ,t work that made it strike a low average: similar in many respects, and one is sugges , d 19n1ty could only be obtained by adopti.ng tive of -the other. rticular styJe of architecture. We exam t:very style with care, the Gothic, Ro- esque, Byzantine an~ a half dozen others. Archeologists Throw Light on of them had Suggestions peculiar to some Ancient Architecture ('ular thing.. The Romanesque ,suggested The sessions of the g,eneral meeting of t.oe ('Iles,' That djd n,ot lend Use!f to the pur American Institute of Archeology were held s of the government. The Gothic was sug during the closing days of the past year at the \'e of ecclesiastical work and educationa1 Adelbert College bui·lding, Cleveland. The pa. t \ltions, and that did not seem to fulfil p'ers read, while all alike in that they dealt til the adoption ,of a fixed poli'Cy i,n the upon ages long past, were varied as to subject of architecture for' general buildings w1l1 matter discussed. There was, however, much other reforms in the office Qf the super- 'of interest to architects, and lHose allied to architect. M'r. Taylor is a compara- them in the designing, executing and decorat young- man, progressive, studious and ing of buildings. ,us to bring h:s bureau up to the highest During the tirst day's sessions Professor Fr~derick hie standard. A few years ago he was a George Wright, of Oberlin college, 'htsman in the department. He entered a aftirmed the claims that central Asia and west l'titive examination with other experts, ern Turkestan were the original home of civil although a Democrat, was selected by a izaLion and the 'starting point of the Arya n blican secretary of the treasury fo,r the migrations. All the people of western Europe on of supervising architect. were des-cended from this Aryan birthplace, he of the greatest problems that the super believes, and he stated that two or three cities architect has to deal with is the criti- in what is now a desert, but then enjoyed a and abuse heaped upon him as a ,result , plenliful rainfall, had a p{)pulation of about ,e delay in the erection of federal build- 1,000,000 each and that from them the world at In days gone by that condition of af large learn€d its science and culture.' Views was due in large part to indiff·erence -of which Professor Wright prepared while in als, and the lax methods followed in deal Si.beria show many massive and beautiful archi :;ith contractors. Political i'nterference was tectural creations of hundreds of years ago, :L potent factor. But under the present which are just now beginning to dig,tntegrate. ')llstration contractors are required to live At the same session Professor- W. H .. Good their agreements and penalties are im year. of the Brooklyn Institute Museum, _pre where buildings aTe not constructed as sen ted a paper on the institute's surveys O'f ly as under private contract. But a vast early Byzantine ,~p.urches '~t ConstaQtjoople, vement will be mad,e upon the conditions and of Gothic cathedrals in northern Europe. iPrevailed a few years ago. These surveys ,were begun 'by Professor' Good- st of the big government, buildings here :year i,n 1870 and have been 'Continued by' the broad that are successful in any way. Brooklyn Institute since 1885, resulting in the ~ st with the people, are classic buildings," discovery o~ the archtectural curves of the 'an ued Mr. Taylor. "Among the sights' in ,cient Greeks in both Byzantine and European e that cling to the memory of an Ameri church edi,tices. The architectural refineIrient :ourist are the grand old buildings. For- of curves was found to pred'ominate in the governments follow a. distinctive form in ,cathedra.Js, of horthern Europe and especially in ll&" public buildings, lind most, of them ,northern France. In th€ cathedral of Notre adopted the classic. There are a few Dame. at Paris, occur ,the mo'st striking num- Cr1t examples in Washington, notably the ber of architectural resemblances to the Pisa ,Iry, capitol, white house and patent of- cathedral and to St. Mark's in Venice. Titian's unding,s. When 'the visitor leaves Wash , paintings' were discussed in a' lengthy critique n he carries with him a recollection of the by Professor J. H. Wright, of Harvard uni outlines o"f these struetures. 'All these versity. He declar-ed t1).at the' painter, al~ ,f' seemed to ~onfirm the idea that 'the style though familiar with classical authors. es overnment "works which would combine pecially Ovid, was riot hlmself' acquainted with 'tv, Impressiveness and stability was the mythology, several of his paintings failing to ir.. So we haye adopted the classic style correctly illustrate the subject reproduced. His '(:hitecture ror - gener,al use, and will de faithfulness to his literary authorities, how from it only. w~en, 'Flecessity forces' us to ever, is revealed in a comparison, it was stated, with the stories after which they were painted, , Y0U place all ovel' the 'country buildings and in' many of nis larger works the slightest :tre _ digFl~fied and, 'impressive they w1l1 details of the mythological eventS' treated are a patriotld purpose' as well as' deconi-' pain:staklngly repr'outiced. These bl1ildingsshould be of a Mstinc . The program of ,tb€ second day's'sesslori con style. They sho,uld at" once' suggest> the tained a paper hi' Professor F. B. Tarbell', of l'J1ment, and if modeled after the best style the' l:Jniversity' of Chicago, on the examples of lIildlngs in Washington' they wHl, In a the 'lIIusionist' art. as shown in the ar-ch Of . be associated wftl\ the national capital. Titus. He attacked the recent favorable criti hUildlngs riow being' erected in Indianapo'-' cism of the arch by 'Prof-essor -Wtckoff. and de levelan'd, Baltimore and New YorJ{ are 'clar-ed that the' 'ftgurAR of' the' arch 'were d-e"- 22 THE OHIO ARGH)TECT AND BUILDER fectlve in that the walking position was not again as thE} Park Row building, which 'now true to life, but was designed simply' to' fur-' holds the record. The building III estfmated to nlsh, an illusion of walking. 'I'hls he declared 'cost', when ready ,for occupancy, ab,out$4',506, did, not appeal to the well-trai'ned spectator. 000; while t,he site wiil oa-ve 1lost about $5,000, Professor Tarbell illustrated the Incorrect walk· 000. Instead of sinking ocalsson:s for 'the support ing position.s of the figures on the arch of of the heavy foundations on which the Im,mense Titus by showing one oCSt. Ga.udens; marching bulldIng proper wUl rest", those In charge' of the ligures. Professor Tarbell also crlt1c1sed the ar· work will e,xcav,ate to 'the stratum'of bed,rock rangements of the figures on the arch by which which underlies the lower 'part o'f Manhattan the. heads of the figures in the second' and , Island at a dePth of almost' eightY feet. The thirll planes were made to appear above those massive masonry foundatlo;ri.s, which will be of the t1rst plane. further underground 'than the, various ' rapid Professor George D. Kellogg,_,of, WflIlams Col transit tunnels, will be twenty feet in depth, lege, read a paper on the employm'ent of the and ,this will permit of five ,stories below th~ ship's prow motif In ancient and renaissance curb. The lowest of these floors will be' occu ,fountains, showing the similarity of the treat pied solely by the heating, iighUng, and 'ele ment by views. vator boilers and machinery for the whole 'One of the Interestln~ papers of the session' structure. The next two floors will serve as was that of Dr. Charles 'P~abodY, of Cambridge, stol'age rooms for tenants, while th~ fourth Mass., who explained to the institute the ex floor in part will be an und'erground station, plorations of "Jacobs'" cavern in McDonald 'the promoteTs having received assurances from Gounty, Mo., where in the spring of thl::; year the rapid transit 'COuimlsslon that a s'ubway Andover Academy unearthed' many interesting depot will ,be erected there. The flrst ,five archeological exhibits fr.om the ash-filled floors above the street level :will be occupied cavern." These included filnt and stone imple wholly by bankers, trust companies, corp.ora~ ments, earthenware dishes, and evidences of tions, offices, and a few stores. There wHl be Six humari burials and hundreds of animal a large restaUl'ant and cafe on the flrst floor, bones, together with evidences that the .cavern and others on ,*arlous upper floors. 'Provision had, at 'one time been used at a human habIta will also be made ,for club and assembly' rooms, tion. on all upper floors, which win be renfeA.'asdt-, A paper which had been prepared by Dr. P. flees. In the matter of decoration, the hi.Uest V. C. BaliI' of Yale university, ,was read at the, office building will be' one of the handsomest last s'easion Thursday forenoon by Professor structures In the 'City. White marble w'ill c6m George D. Kellogg of Williams College. Dr. pose the outer waUs from the street to" the Baur wa~ un'able to 'be present. The paper fifteenth floor, and the remainder of' the "build dealt with' the subject of Greek architecture. ing on ,all sides w1l1 b,e ~aced with white' porce lain brick. The bufIding will be built l:)y' a gyri dlca):e headed by HEmry C.' Frick and Bird S, Plan The Tallest Building , Coler. Acocording to the newspaper dispatches con-' tracts will soon be, let for the erection on The last' of the original log houses built In lower Broadway of the tallest building on earth. With five stories below the street level, forty' New Yor~ shortly after the town was laid stories high from the ,sidewalk entrance to the out, by surveyorS for the Penns wi-H be razed top floor 'and surmounted by a sixty-foot tower, :soon to make room for ll; modern buildi,ng.',The the' gigantic new bulld'lng, which' will be known hoUse was' built some time prior, to 'iwd: , as thEi Broadway Cortlandt, will have a total 17,50',' height of 615 feet, making It over twice as high early In the last century was used 'as a. schOOl as 'the 'Flatiron building ann almost as, tall' house, Open Shop St~uggle·in Building Trades D., F. Kennedy in The Indianapolis News. The B~ilding Gont-radars' Alliance is the do not convey full purpos'e p'f the convention 'as, latest organization of employers, formed for expressed in'ather resolutions:' whioh expressly the avowed purpose"of disciplining trade' unions. ,'stand for the open shop. He says the sessl10ns The alliance was' organized last. week at Steln were secret' and. therefore the press I dfci not way Hall, Chl,cago.' There was a fall' repre get all'that' was done in the convention. The setJ.'tation from seventeen states at the' meet- . following is the published resolutions: ..:; ing. ,John E. Barnes, a lead,ing contractor of "It shall be the purpose of this organization Logail:sport, who represented 'the Logansport' to promote the Interest:; of ItS: mem,bers 'and Contr~ctors'\ AssociatiO? in' the convention.' preserve the p,rosperlty of the' United States says 'that the purpose of, the new body Is to by Upholding law 'and' order,' ·everywher.~ ~nd crush -the, 'buildfng trades union,s. The prlncl-' defending, t'tIe rights of' every ',man ~nder"the p.a1 thIng fo~ the coming year wilJ, be to estab , consUtu~ion; and, it shall be the purpose of :t:hls' lish the open shop. The contractors' also wish "assoctathm that· tIill· Us members shali "be'.' free, a graded wage scale and the, elimination of the to' C'ompete with each other." 'syriipathetic strike.- The phra~e which: reads.'~defendhig'Uierights Mr. Barnes s'ays' the puBlished r'esolutlons of every man under, the constitution," Is slm- TH~, ORIP. ARCH1TP;CT AND BUILDEH. 23 ply a polite way of sayl~:g to the u~lons that The Indianapolis contmctors w1ll not enter the open shop 'Is dein~nded, and, of course, the the fight next year. The relwtions between the unions fullyu'nderstand It", The closed, ,work:- contractors ,and unions have been unusually shop' hall peen required longer In the bullding pleasant the last year;' and tnere Is no indlca- trades than any of the other crafts. Notplng tlon of friction the ~omlng year. There are s.hort of the dosed shop', Is' aCcepted as a ,ree- .evera!. towns in the 'state' where trouble Is ognit1on of the union. In thebtillding trades brewing. It may, however, be averted In some this fe8lture of unionism Is the, most sacred instances by wise diplomacy. and the most vital in the esUmation of these 'The thirteen local building trades have about cralts, as they feei that unionism wo'uld be '3,000 members enrolled in the unions. ' This is shorn of its power for good it the closed work- about one-third of the total union membership shop were surrendered. It 'Is certain that they In the city. They are among the most active will make a harder fight' for this t,han for any locals, at'! these trades' are everywhere. Most other feature of unionisrt:l., of them meet every week ,and have good at- The Chicago meeting is the first meetingot tendance. large size on the part of bullding contractors The unlori men are severely criticising Chair- looking to a na:tional contest with the unions. 'man O'Brien otthe contractors', national con- It is therefore not to be wondered ,at that the ve,ntlon, for the bitter words he used in retus- unions are interested In it. It brings the bulld- ing to toast the American fiag because 1-t did ing trades unions to a contemplaJtion of the 'not represent a nation of free men. They as- most serious possiblllUes. The widely dlftused sert t1')at had a' unton leader, used such lan~ 'and complete chara:cter ot bo'th the contractors', guage he would have been called an anarchist. and journeymen's organization makes possible A unionist said It came with poor grace from a -the greatest national contest In many years. man who belonged to a local association which Nearly every town of 0,000 population' and had laws that deal-more harshly with oftend- over has bullding trade unions and 'a contrac- ers and non~assoclatlon contractors than the tors' association: This is the machinery for ,il' e non-uniori men. , Employ- fierce contest. All that -Is required is for this ers' associations practically' shut the non- ptachlnery 'to get under the control of a na- association contractor out of the architeet's of- 'tional' head. The contest would come In the fice. rhole country at the same time, for these In snme instances they keep him from buying rafts present their,scales in, the early spring., material. They place the initiation fee so large ,uch a contest would, involve, nearly three- ,thlLt men of small means can not, pay it. .'~uarter$ of am1llion of Ilien in cr;aftsaverILg,- ,Thereby they ,11mit the number of 'oontractcirs. ing, $3 a. day wages, which',would mean a: 108& ,they try to get the unions "to: -sign agreemerts 'n wages o( $24,000,000 a day. ' not to work for a' non-l1:Ssociation contractor. T'her.e" wilt be no-,stTikesoi'a, ~at1o:n~1 chllrllc- ',The ';Ph.J.lli~rs"'Uni6n of Indian~pol1~ has had tel" the coming. spring for the rea8Qn that the,·,~iucli' an': .a.grtfel'Jlent for' yei..rs. larger !\umber, ot, cbn~rac1or~',l)av-e nat yet"-l~n.''- ~e~~d, the :teger;!it10n.,.:b~i t-~e'.o])ell: -8-110P issub-:~ " ,'" Is,' 01 sufticien,t magn:ttud~ to· cause- a' 1:le~iip 'Yii' ~~. -B.1;li~4,~ug:.M'"a1:er.:i~1 ~any' towns. ,. ,Everything' indicates ,th¢, , bannei' ;. JiI"l8~!'l are "being ma:~e' ,~, 'En}ilia.nd' of clean year' f0l', stri~es in the' buUdip,g tr~d6sr' an,d·. the,~ Isahit'; jiH'd'; ground' qu~ckli,*i.;,~·,;'t':h~~ire" said: to future wil.I d~pend, mu~; "on th~ o~'tcottie __1 6~"'; ;b~~S;..'8ubstarrJ:LIiI a:s"~t~ritte; and",i~'coBt O~IY next, year's., local cQllt~s~.~. ,The, c~,r~!lt&rs wHl S2.50, :{Je~ 11JOO.,The, .i,nventor of the process for be, c~lled, upon, to ,tall,d',jhe ~r\:J'nt·,o( ,th.e 'tight' ':makftlf:,tli~m; l.,,; ~: F'brq! G'~sford;' Eng., states In.the" CQm.in~,;ye~;r,-...:rb.e, ,e.onltractQraregar~, : :t~at ,,~~~,,1J1gF~,d1~nts !ire' mt.xed in' propel' pro ~hem,~~"the~~.~!te.s~, ~f ~~~:b~U4Ing,<,lrafts.-and ',portionS ,;!llecb~nlc:alIY .. ~nd forced by a screw In'tJhls they, ~ ~~;:'P~p'~lt,blY>~~().f-t.e¢t,. -Wh!1~.·t1:i'e :ifito. a,;,rnolQ.,formed .01' ~';very strong steel carpenter~,:far'~,u'th.um&·e!. atitotlier br8;~h,o,f, , 'cyUnd$r:' After the moldls'filled it is ,pl~ced In the bunding ·'in.~us~try" 1~eii'.,· n_~nfp~r;~; We will be glad to print in this depa1'trnent any live news of the day 1'egarding architects, and 1'equest 01t1' fTiends to forwa1'd news items 'at any and all times. L'Art Nouveau in Cleveland will be totally unlike any ot-her, and will pres ent some novel ideas, Upon the interior, how Architect Frederic \-Vm. Striebinger, archi ever,' the very best talent is being ~mpl'oyed, tect of the new Lyric theater on Erie street, and no expense is being spared to make it one has adopted the art nouveau style, now so popu-· of the handsomest in the country. 'Every fur lar in Europe, in preparing plans for this build nishing and every decorative design' wid follow ing, The effect is unusual and entirely away from in tbe art" nouveau. I have recently' made a conventional lines, The Lyric will be the only thorough study of this art, and have acted theater west of New York to be built in this upon some of the ideas which were suggested style, t.he New Amsterdam theater of' Jew upon my trip east recently, I cannot de York, just completed, one of the largest and scribe the style in any other way than to say most beautiful in the country, being the only that it is new art, being so far away from the other· playhouse like it. When completed the conYentional lines it gives a striking and uniquE interior of the Lyric will be an artistic triumph appearance to everything which. it touches. of this new type, European styles of arohitecture have" been the "We are not making any great effort on o'ut same for centuries until a .few recent years. side. al'chiteclural beauty," s3.id Mr. Striebin There was so BtUe· variation that it Lecame gel' yesterday, "although the front of the house monotonous. A few able men of genius and View of Lobby, 'Euclid Park National Bank, Cleveland Searles & Hirsh, Architects THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER riglnallty linall~ began designing things In an building in the old Engllsh tavern style of tirely new way. The style was so novel and architecture, The structure is to be of brick ,rcefu! that it did not take long for it to at and timber, and will have a steep ga.bled, roof. "act wide attention and it is now all the rage 'I'he entrance will be from Hayward street. On . Irope. Architecture, interior flnishing, dec the first floor will be the club and grill rooms pe designs, artistic Iron work, and even and on the upper floors there will be card rooms, ', •.!ture have all been affected by the prevail a racquet court, and two squash courts. fashion. Some of the designs go to ex ,:mes, and are, of course, somewhal on the "ote<.:que, but the majority of them are Returned from Stay A broad pleasing {l the eye and are so far away frpm Charles Schneider, a Cleveland architect, has old cOl1\llnHonal ideas as to be refreshing. I do just returned from. Europe, where he has been not oquj:U.. but that this art nouveau style of studying architecture in various countries.' His the Lyric will be a pleasing innovation for stay abroad lasted for a period of two and a Cleveland theater gael's.. Some of the best hali' years, the greater part of this time being a.vailable talent is at present at work upon tpe spent in Paris, where he gave his attention to inlel'il)]' furnishings and clecorations. This the study of French architecture. worl{ is in the hands. of the William L. Otis Completing his cour-se of study in the French Company and is under the immediate super capital, Mr. Schneider took an exlended jour dsion of James Bowman, who has a wide ney! through ~ngland and other countries. repu tation fOr artistic ability, A large. hand l;'inally he sailed from Gibraltar to the coast of some mural dpcoratioll by vVilllam J, Edmond Morocco, landing at Tangiers, where he went son. the well !mown Cleveland artist. will to pay a visit to his brother,. Arthur Schneider, ,,(lorn the lobby, which is to be in !{eeping with who faT four years occupied the position of lhe main ])art Of the theater." court painter to the crown, being a regularly attached member of the sultan's court. Old English Tavern Style Preliminary plans drawn by Architect J. Mil ton D~'er for the new building to be erecled An Architect Bowler 'or the Tavern Club at Hayward and Pro.spect Architect George H, Steffens, in addition t.o ;treels, Cleveland, show a quaint, picturesque being a busy Cleveland architect., has t.he in- Interior View of Banki'ng Rooms of'Euclid Avertue Trust Company, Cle'veland Searles & Hirsh, Architects 26 THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER creased cares of being secretary and treasurer curtains providing comfort against wind aIid of the Cleveland Tournament Bowling com rain. pany, thus having practically full charge of all A second building will be erected. on a line correspondence for the coming national tour with the existing, hou3es on Euclid avenue, nament in his home city. Mr. ~Stetrens has about 200 feet back from the street. This leaves plans ,for a new, four-story eight-suite apart an intervening space, the ~idth of the lot a~cl ment house to be erected on Fourth avenue albout200 feet deep, to be used as a, refr.esh for Dan L. Wertheimer. The exterior is of ment garden, The front building w1ll, contain Impervious canary brick with cut stone trim t.he 'box-of'~lce, manager's ofrlce, refieshmertt mings. equipment, ,rest rooms" and toilet facilitieS. The ladi~s' retiring room w1ll be in the nature of a surpri!::e, with its elegant accommodations and with 'a wa,lled garden. Mission Style Theater ,Leading from the street in a curved form will be a covered colonnade' or pergola, ex:' Architects Searles & Hirsh are preparing plans tending to the front building and thence acrqss for the new garden theater of the' Euclid A ve the garden to the theater. nue Garden Theater Company, Cleve~and. The enterprise will occ,upy foUr, acres. extending A clever bit of landscape gardening will be from Euclid avenue north to Windsor avenue. provided hetween the' building and the street, with fountains, flowers, and shrubs. An elec The main theater building will set well hack tric lighting works will be installed, whiCh will toward Windsor avenue, and the auditorium provide abundant illuminations everywhere:, will a,ccotnmodate 1,500 people, the slope of the Festoons of lamps in Chinese lanterns will pre-' ground forming a natural amphitheater, this vail iri ample profusion. ' giving uninterrupted vision for every spectator. The stage will be the largest in the city, and The Spanish mission style of architecture has capable of accommodating any attraction. The been adopted, and the building, will be faced in proscenium' arch will be especially deep and stucco and plaster, following the character of ornate, spanning the boxes on either side. The the old adobe buildings in southern California. sides of the theater will be open. but designed The buildings and equipment will cost about to' be completely enclosed with roller canvas $30,000. Views of Architects on The Chicago The.ater Fire By An Indiana Architect To the' Editor of toe Indianapolis News: parallelogram with corrldors and, foyers on Sir-The Iroquois theater is another instance threi'! sides. of WateI;:bury works in a gold case. The very Automatic sprinklers with no water in them excellent press reports alone indicate this. The and exits which are fastened shut are worse structure itself from a purely building stand- 1han none. Each gives promise of ,safety that' point, was more than ordinarily satisfactory, does not exist. There were not even the sprink- but the interior arrangements were very bad, lers in the Iroquois theater. The manager of and the interior works and fittings deficient. a theater should be required to open and close The case of the Iroquois theater will stand in- all exits before each performance, and fasten spection; not so the works and contents. those which are for emergency use with only Two points covered, and six hundred l'ives and a piece of brittle glass 'or solder: Then he the collateral suffering would have"been s~ved. should test the sprinkling apparatus. make a Automatic sprinklers which would sprinkle and written statement to the fite department tll-at exits which' were effective would have saved all was well, and secure written permission to it ~ll. Automatic sprinklers have saved many open his house to the public. Under such a theater tires through drenching, and no doubt praotical system lives could nardlY ,be lost In'8. theater tire. ' /j{~::.; ", ' many lives. ''''\'" '\ There were doors enough at the Iroquois for "The dead are well." Those. of'r:)i?,;JVllO liye exit, but how were they arranged? The plan suffer that we may .learn to do be't.~l!!r.r . hi Friday's Ne'ws indicates the weakneSs. The LOUIS ,H.~: GIBSON. main' entrance, to the theater was 'from the side. The general plan and equipment were as Combustible Stage -~Oo.fs. Dad as can be, and yet we have been told many E. A. RiCha~d.l:!o~,ofthe firm of Richa.rd,son times that the' Iroquoi!$' theater was modeled & Thomas, al.'chltects ~.nd, engineers, CJev1:!-' after the Opera COIJ,lique of Paris. There is land, was' one of' the: first toadv.ocate corn:,;; n()t one point in ~ommon between the''Opera ' "l;mstib-le roofs over thea,ter st~ge,s" atter (he Gomique' and the Iroquois theater., It is not Chicago tire. In part, be said: . f. -, possible to plan two structures more' dissimilar ~'All theater buildingsilliDUld, as ·.far as the in every 'particular where each was to 'be used 'sta.ge end is concerned" betoofM with Ught, 'as 11- place of entertainment thail' are the~ two yielding material, which' will readliy-"lrtve way buildings., '" to ft,ame. At present, ~' far as I knpw; a~l ,Of,' The comparison with the Opera Com1,que was the modern bliildings: have soUd fireproQf;:rO(jf'l! used to give character to a badly' planned build extending over the entire; structure. ' Yoli ~·Ca.~~ ing. , '.L ne Iroquois,theater was planned on the not restrain fire any more than you, can w~i:er.' noes of a letter "L." The Opera Comique is a I~' ,natural tendency Is to go:' from a smaller THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER to a larger space. vVhen, as is so often the fairly good condition, while the southern divi case, the scene,ry and drapery upon the stage sion Is In such poor condition ,that it goes near become ignited, the first sweep of the flames ly dry 'In the summer. The Miami & Erie is in Is upward toward the roof. Finding insufficient good navigaJble condition between Cincinnati outlet there they wlll, as was the case at the and Dayton, except for interference on the part Iroquois, begin to creep outward toward, the of the Miami & Erie Canal Transportation large vacant space in the audJ.torium. If the Company. From' Defiance to Toledo the canal oof of the stage were entirely of some light is wholly navigable. Above Dayton it has been onstructlon, such ~s glass o'f the character closed by the collapse of aquedu~ts. sed as skylights, It would give way immedl Mr. Perkins recommends the systematic im tely, ,and the whole stage would be convertep, provement of 'the canals regardless of the pos {o one great chimney. The flames would sible future building of one or more barge weep upward, and the audience would be en canals. If anything more than a live-foot rely clear of them for a considerable period waterway were consiqered, he says, a barge least. canal, as recommended by the United States "gngineers, I suppose, would find fault with engineers, should be ,the plan. This he believes . plan of having a light rQ()f. over the, entire out of the question', however, on account of the ~ge, but I can prove the tru'th of my theory heavy cost. He recommene:],s the enlargement iih a model." to a live-foot depth of the Miami & Erie canal from Toledo to Cincinnati and of the Ohio canal The Russian commission appointed some time from Cleveland to I)'resden, where the Mus ago to investigate the prote~tion loeaters kingum river would be reached. His esti ?f l~tter against tire, met after the Chicago Il:e and d~ mate of the cost of the improvement is clded to undertake a series of expensive expe~l $573,186.36, which would be reduced by $55,000 ments, They will build a miniature theater, 111 if the improvement stopped at Coshocton and which small animals will ,be placed, to deter the United l:3tates government improved the mine the extent of deaths due to fire and to Muskingum above Dresden. For the govern asphyxiation, The commission als~' will. study ment to dam the Musklngum, from Zanesville other important matters in connectIOn With the to COShocton, with seven feet of water, would safety of theaters. cost $550,000, with $110',00-0 more for the same im provement from Zanesville to Dresden. The en largement of the Miami, & Erie, it is estimated, Canals Should be Made Deeper would cost $fJ64,602.41, divided as follows: Cin cinnati to Dayton. $206.550; Dayton to New The most important recommendation contained Bremen. $353.707; New Bremen to Toledo, $~04, in the annual report of the State Board of :144. Public vVorks, filed with Governor Nash. is the Mr. Perkins says that, after long a.nd care sug-g-estion that the present four-foot canals of ful study of the electric mule project, he has Ohio be enlarged to a five-foot depth. This reached the conclusion that no mechanical de proposed enlargement is recommended by vice can compete with animal power in the Charles E. Perkins, state engineer, as imme economy of haUling a single boat. ie' the speed diately practicable and within the means of of the bon t remains as with mule power. He the state. suggests, however. that the electric mule might In the report Mr. Perkins Incorporates' the prove economical ifhe is forced to pull a train gist of the report of the United States en of boats. gineers relative to the feasibility of the con The total receipts of the two canal systems struction of large canals from Cleveland to for the liscal year were $107,00,).96, and the ex arietta, from Sandusky to Portsmouth, and penditures were $224,115.10. rom Toledo to Cincinnati, but pronounces all hese projects not open to present considera ion because of their prohibitive cost. He says hat the state must await government action if The recent lire in a building of so-called slow t is to have a barge canal. burning construction in Pittsburg gives another The five-foot project he does recommend for opportunity of studying the question of mak he legislature's consideration. Less than $600, ing bUildings fireproof. The case in instance , he estimates, would suffice for the improve was the six-story warehouse building of Haugh ent of the ,porthern division of the Ohio & Keenan, at Third street and Duquesn~ way. anal as far as Coshocton' or Dresden, where In this case the very solidity and protected onnection could be made with the Muskin character of the buildIng militated against it~ urn river, and thus give the state a waterway being saved, .for the fire department was great hich could carry boats of 115 tons weight. ly impeded in fighting the flames by tne pre ,ess than $1,000,000, the chief engineer thinks, cautions that ha~been takei-J to insure the ould pay for similar improvements on the structure against ''lfire. Crossed electric wires 'iaml & Eile canal. may have started the fire early in the morning, The total cost of the construction of the and from then on tlIl evening, when it was hio canal was $7,904,971.89, that of the Miami & smothered out, the flames continued to do dam rle $8,062,680.80. The present value of the age to the contents of the warehouse. As a anals, as estimated by the canal commission, result of the tire the walls are bulged out S() s $15.000,000. After giving many statistics rela far that they wlIl probably' have to be re Ive to the systems, Mr. Perkins says that the built, while the valuable contents that were not orthern division of the Ohio canal Is In burned were deluged with water. THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND lJUILUI:.l? Picturesque View of Grounds and Windmill-Country Home of Arcl~itec"t Abral11 Garfield, Glenville The Country Estates of Cleveland Men In his last publication, "The Country Estates matter' of homes, more particularly those em of Cleveland Men,' Thomas A. Knight has dOIlE' bodying artistic and ar·chitect·ural features, and the city of Cleveland a great service, and at to ,satiate this wan t almost a score of maga the same time has proviqed the public ingen zines and other publicatioris have sprung up eral with a charming book, showing what is while not a few of the older and more general possible in the carrying out of the country periodicals are devoting considerable space and home idea. attention to departments devoted to this in For the past year or two there has been :l. teresting subject. And in all this amount of growing demand for pictures and descriptiYC photographing attractive home building and es- Greek Temple Effect, Front Elevation, Country Home of Dal]. R. Hanna, near Ravenna THE OHIQ ARCHfTJ~CT AND BUfLDkR COUNTRY ESTATES OF CLEVELAND MEN-Cont:nue(~ Front Veranda, Home of Julius E. French, Nutwood Farm, Wicldiffe Ridge tates, Cleveland, noted far and wide for' its Knight was called upon, as a new'spaper man, avenue of manRiolls. its summer resort cli for his opinion. He was so taken with the idea mate and as a city of privaLe (lwelling-s, has that he severed. his newspaper connections to received merely passing' notice ancl until no"" elevote his entire time to the work he has now its supremacy had not been d:lated upon. comp!eted. Enjoying from its inception the Such a bool, as has just been issued was patronage of a group of the foremost citizens. suggested. as the ,,,~i~er happens to know, by a more pretentious volume has resulted than a number of prom·[nenl Clevelanders during would have been possible under other circum one of the Cl0veland Chamber of Commerce ex stances. Cllrsions. In thl" I1:Rcu3s:on whi2h (o:lowcli ::'.1 ... It is not 'clalmed for the bool, that it is com- Wititer View from the West of Cobblestone Garth, Wickliffe-F. B. Squire 3° THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER COUNTRY ESTATES OF CLEVELAND MEN-Continued Summer House Overlooking Lake at Hon. M., A. ;Hanna's Residence, Glenmere, on Lake Shore West prehenslve. Such a task would too nearly ap Mr. Kn:ght, and Is handled with such taste proach the heroic. But it Is representative and tha t, wllile it handles the subject thoroughly, ably portrays "the s,cope and character of the it is not so extensive as to intrude on the space country estates in this vicinity," as the author allotted to the illustrations, which are really says In his preface. The book, too, has a 'loft the chief delight of the new volume. The book, ier purpose than merely exploiting the vicin bOUl as to size and number of pages, is large age of Cleveland as equal to or surpassing that enough to show panoramic views of scenery, of other localities, architecturally and in the as well as small cuts of pi'Cturesque bits of way of beautiful landscape gardening and nature, and distinctive t'Ouches of architecture natural scenery. It was also in the hope t113.t and art. The press work Is remarkably well this compilation of delightful views might in done. An edition de luxe, was issued for sub- duce others to j'ook towards the country for a. scribers, but a nUmber of copies bound In cloth fuller enjoyment of the joy of living, that the' are also being Issued. Mr. Knight has kindly volume was put forth. The text to the book, as is the case with a loaned this paper a number of the half-tone en- majority of the photographs, Is the work of gravings from. his book. ~. R. H. Bridge over Creek, Buena Vista at Orange-F. H. Townsend J}j /:' Ol·i/O ANCHITECT AND BUILDER 31 COUNTRY ESTATES OF CLEVELAND MEN-Cont!nued Novel Piazza, Glen Lo.dge, Gates Mills-P. E. Wettstein Interior View, Glen L')dsr:e, Gates Mills':"P. E. Wettstein I~ I n 0 I e I Z I~ '"'3 ::0 :.t: -< ~ t:IJ /0 UJ >-3 I~ r-. .:>, '--' '-:l t:IJ ::::... , ' til :::v 0 <} "'.J :.t: n ..... r ~ t:IJ t'!1 < <} ....,t:IJ ~ So- ::t:... Z <: tj t:J ~ to t;::j z c::.... I t- (j t:J 0 ::s \1'1 ~ :::v ::s c et> :::. Country House of E. W. Moore at "Mooreland," near Mentor THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDHf<. 33 COUN'.rRY ESTATES OF CLEVELAND MEN-Continued · · . · · = · · ,.' ;~~. '. '~i J (I • Em '·11 I t I · • ·.. · ..• · ~ ., : ",-,-,_.,_. .;.' •.•.. r ...... ~v,..~,.. _', • " I \ . ...: ~ ..' ~.. ~ "- ~ ~! " t\. ., ( 'T , '-" "- ~ " -+ 34 THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER COUNTRY ESTATES OF CLEVELAND MEN-Continued Corner of Piazza of Residence of Horace E. Andrews, Primrose Hill, near Ment()r GUm.pse ·through ·the Tree. of the Tower8-House of Loui8 J.' Gr08 :man in- Glenville ~I Photograph of Delegates to O. S. A. B. E. Convention at Zanesville This picture was taken on the steps of the Court House-In the front ro'\lV are the Retiring President F. O. Schoedinger, Vice-Pre ident R. L. Queisser, President WID. H. Hunt, of Cleveland, and State Secretary E. A. Roberts, also of Cleveland e AMONG THE CEMENTERS , ; First Concrete Skyscraper 20,000 bal:rels will make about flve shiploads or about nine trainloads. The cement will be The first concrete skyscraper in the .world is shipped from the mill at Alpena by water the nearing completion in 'Cincinnati and w,iIl be first thing in the spring. ready for occupancy by January 15. Th~ new "Ten years ago the output of the Alpena structure. which is, something of an experiment company was but 50,000 barrels, or only twice in using concrete construction .for high build as much as the present contract with your lo Ings, is owned by President M. E. Ingalls, of cal.. concern. From that time the output has the Big Four railroad. The building Is 15 stor steadily increased until now it has run up to Ies high, not including attic and basement, and 23,000,000 barrels, which is, considered quite a re occupies a space of, 50 by 100 feet. It will be 210 markable increase in business for ten years." feet high above the street. E~cept on tne floors there will be no wood used in the strul,lture. Low- Cement Bid A New-Canton Company 't saving of at least $400,000 in the cost 'of the ~ment The Canton Concrete Company has been or for the Tonto basin dam in Arizona is ganized in Canton with a capital stock 'of $50, promls~d by the bid for a first lot of 1,000 bar 000 and incorporated under the state laws. The rels "or, more" received today from the' Pa members' of the company are J. N. McQ';ern, cific Portland Cement Company, of, San Fr'an :Phil H. Weber, John Floom, Peter Schissler and cisco, which offers ,to deliver the cement at A. O. Slentz. Mr. Weber is an engineer and the Globe for $4.80 per barrel. Two hundred thou others are well-known contractors. The plan of sand barrels of cement will be used in the con the company is to establish a plant in the cit} , stru.ction of the darn. and in estimating ,the and manufacture pavements, curbing, etc., of cost, the government engineers learned that concrete. cement was costing a mining company in Globe $6.llO, 'per barrel and adding the haUl of forty miles over the mou,ntain trail to the dam, they High Smokestack of Concrete estimated the cement would cost $9 per bar The new factory of", the American" Book rel at tlie site of the dam, or a total of $1,800, Company. now being built at Pike. Third and O:JO. Concessions from the railroads made the Butler streets. Cincinnati, --'W:iIl have a l00-foot cut possible. concrete smokestack that will be tlle only one of the kind in the city. Two immense cranes Cement Manufacturers' Plan for hoisting and carrying lumber and concrete have been erected. They are 84 feet above the The association of the Portland cement manu first, floor of the building, with traveling beams facturers, representing a large percentage of $350,000,000 82 feet in length. Guy ropes of one-inch ,.wire the of, capital invested in this indus hold the der-ricks secure, the guys being tied on ,try, has Presented to Secretary of the Interior every side 300 or 400 feet from the top of the 'E. A. Hitchcock an argument against the manu derrick. These immense pieces of mechanism facture of cement by the government to be th~ are .used in putting in concrete floors, columns used in construction of the Ton,to basin and beams of which the five-story building Is dam in Arizona. As the principle is the same being constructed. as will be involved in the furnishing of celJl.ent for the Idaho, Washington, Milk River, Mont.; Colorado river, GUn~ison, Colo.; Sweet river, Big Cement Contract Wyo., and Mondo, N., M.', irrigation projects for Hugo & Tims, Duluth. have contracted for Which over $16,000,000 are already available, de 25,000 barrels of Alpena Portland cement to be rived from the sal~ of public land, the ceinent delivered at the scene of one of their govern manufacturers are very. desirous that the gov': ment contracts at Harbor refuge, Sand ernment shOUld., not go into the' business of Beach, early!n the spring or as soon thereaf manufacturing ceinent III competition with pri ter as the shipments can be made. The con vate enterprises., By far, the most important tract price in round numbers is $40,000.' part of, the argument is- devoted to \ a consld~ The contract on behalf of the cement com eration of the legal' questions involved, the pany was signed by Martin T. Roche, north manUfacturers maintaining that, -'it Is cer-, western representative, with headquarters at St. talnly no part of the government's duty to en Paul. ter into the manufactu~eofany class- of com "If other lines are feeling a depression in modities. If the governmenteaD erect cement business, the cement companies are not," said plauts to avoi4the CO$t of railroad tr:anspor.. Mr: If,oche at' the St.' Louis hotel, yesterday, taUon, iniddlemen'sprofits a_nd manufacturers' "and.. our concern, has a large number ofcon-. profits," says. the argument, '''It Is Its duty to tracts under consideration. ' erect mills 'for the manufacture of, blankets., "To pva you ~me idea of the magnitude of elothlnc, 'sboe., .etc., worn by Its so.di~rs' and tI;le contract with Hugo &,Tim.s..I will say that , sa.llors•.:.. to manufacture Iron ,for~jts· building THE OHIO ARCHITEC;T AND BUILDER 37 clouds appeared on the financial horizon and construction, to operate mines for its gold and the apprehension caused thereby was responslble silver currency. etc." for the suspension of much important work The manufacturers therefore sUbmit a propo sition that the government advertise for bids which was well under way. for Portland cement of known character, and The upheaval in Wall street did' not atfect the real value of railway securities, for the subject to definite specifications and under defi nite requirements for security and that such country at large was prosperous almost to a bids should recite "that on the site of the dam degree never experienced before and the rail materials of such chemical an~lysis are to be roads had all the traffic they. could handle. found. as are believed to be suitable for th~ But when a railway company Is contemplating manufacture of cement; that the government is an issue of bonds to provide funds for the im the, owner of a cement plant of a character provements it has to go to Wall street, and it to be descrlbeo, and will furnish electrical pow was regarded as wiSdom on the part of those er free to the bidder, and that all bidders may responsible for the management of railroads to bid upon the cement of the character above de hold up improvements calling for bond issues scribed, and under proper bonds, to 'be supplied until the ti'nancial skies should clear. ither from their own ml1ls or to be made up For these reasons latterly it has been antici n the site of the ·dam." pated that the close of the year would show a They add that it Is a source of gratification smaller new mileage than was contemplated in to them to find upon Investigation at Washing 1H02. The figures for the tirst six months of the ton, "that the high price at which it was year were less than those for the correspond claimed cement would cost at this dam, arose ing period of 1902, which tended to confirm the from the excessive cost of transportation, and prediction that the total for the year would not from excessive factory prices of the mate be correspondingly small. rial. ., While it is true that the s,tringency in the money market tied up a large amount of im-, Lumber Grading Rules portant work, the new mileage for )903 shows Arter many conferences, a set of uniform an excess over that completed in 1902. With grading rules has been agreed upon by the two returns still incomplete, official reports show big lumber companies In the country, the Na an aggregate' of 5,722 miles of track laid from tional Hardwood Lumber Association, with Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1903, on 380 lines in forty-three headquarters in Chicago, the National Hard states and territories, including Alaska, wher-e wood Manufacturing Association, whose head ten miles of road have been built by one com quarters are, in Columbus and of which W. M. pany. 'l'his is 175 miles more than shown in Ritter is president. Certain differences ha.ve ex the' preliminary statement for 1902 and thirty isted in the rules of these two organizations nine miles more than in the final statement for which have' caused a great deal of misunder that year. standing between manufacturers and cOnSUmeI'd. These figures cover only first track and do The new r~les will go into effect Jan. 1 and will not include the many hundreds of miles of sec continue without change as the basis of inspec- , ond track and sidings built, nor do they take tion for all hardwood lumber .for five years. into consideration the reconstruction work that has proceeded on such an extensive scale throughout the entire country. The latter is a An architect from the city' was here -today to work which has perhaps involved the expendi see about Abe Tellers new house. Tod Elkin, ture of more money than the building of new the carpenter, says he can no doubt make a lines. very pretty picture, but don't thinl{ he is prac The activity in the southwest has continued tical. He brought down the cellar draft and and Oklahoma stands far ahead of any other urged Abe to dig the cellar at once, but Abe stat~ or territory in the union, with 653 miles is afraid to go ahead until, he gets the whole of new line to her credit. Louisiana has forged plans done, and the contract let, for fear he well to the front and stands second, with 446 will have to build a big house just to' ht the miles; Texas is third, with 371 miles; Indian cellar.-Brownsfield correspondent Bridgeport territory forth, with 319 miles; Arkansas fifth. (lnd.) Bungstarter.-Cleveland Leader. with 263 miles, and Missouri sixth, with 250 miles. Other states showing an excess of 100 miles each are: Pennsylvania, 221 miles; Iowa, Increase in Railway Building 211; New Mexico, 193; Minnesota, 190; Illinois, During the early months of 1903 railway 171; California, 167; Michigan, 162; West Vir bUilding in the United States, acco·rding to the ginia, 148; Mississippi, 147; Georgia, 140; Ohio. Railway Age, attained such an impetus as to 134; North Dakota, 130; Utah, 120; Arizona, 117; make it apparent that the close of the year Alabama, 117; Florida, 117; Vlashington, 116; would show a new mileage 1,000 miles in excess North Carolina" 110, 'and Tennessee. 102. of the construction for the year 1902: But soon' Reports from" Canada and Mexico in regard a.fter March W tabor became threatening and an to railroad building are meager, but so ·far epidemic of Strikes and demands for increase in as received they show, 808 miles of track laid wages-demands ~hich In some cases were un in Canada on twenty-four' lines, and' 341 miles reasonable.:.....foHowed. of track laid In Mexico on -twelve lines. Thts 'caused railway 'managers to call a t"eni~ The construction of the past year brings porary natt tn' improv.ements whicn rl'!quired the total mileage in the pnited States up to the expendtture 'of latge' sum.s of money. Later 2Oli.!l55 miles' on Jan. 1. 1904. THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER Device For Measuring Force Required To Drive Nails A Machine Which Indirectly Establishes The' Claim of ;pearson Cement Coated Nails As Best Adapted For Flooring and, Many Other New Uses. This Instrument is Exhibited by The Lake Erie Nail & Supply Co. The architects and builders of 'the State were ence in favor of the coated nails of 251 pounds given the opportunity a,t the recent state con in adhesive resistance. vention at Zanesville and at the convention of These coated nails have been, used f'Or the Na.tional Association of Agricultural 'Im some time in boxing and crating, and in fact plement and Vehicle Manufacturers at the Hol the:r use is genellal in ',that line, but It has only lenden 'hotel In Cleveland, to see a unique de been within the last year that the nails have vice for measuring the force required both to been explolteq for use In' the general building d'rlve a nail Into a substance, ,and also the line. And Cleveland has been the stamping strength required to dislodge the same nail and ground in this campaign of education, for the draw It forth, This machine was in the hands Lake Erie Nail' '& Supply Company has led in of the demonstrators for the Pearson cement the task of getting these nails into favor with coated nail handled In this terrHory by the the building public. This last year's work has Lake Erie Nail &. Supply Company of the been successful and the coated nails are now \V,estern Reserve building. Cleveland, In great demand. ar'chitects specifying their Metropolitan Life Insurance Building Annex, New York City, Coated Flooring Nails Used Throughout The indirect object of this mach:ne was to use in the plans of many projects. Particu show the superior efficiency of the coated nail larly in flooring are they useful, for j.t has been over its uncoated <::ompetitors, and this it does proven that It is not necessary to bore for in conclusive manner, as is shown in the tests them as in the case with cut steel nails, and made by the Ordnance Department of the by their peculiar qualities they are 'found to United States army. Mechanical tests were draw down with constant force so that the held with the United States testing machine at floors are better secured than in the case with the ~Vatertown arsenal, Watertown, Mass., the old cut steel nail. Ordinary smooth wiro June 30, 1902, and August 5 and 16. All nails nails were never' regarded as practical for were driven perpendi'cularly to the grain of the floqring, being dis'Placed too easily. The coated wood, and all were driven into the same stick. nails are also being e-xtensively used in lath The reports'show that in test No. 11,989 a 10d ing. ,The ease with which they are driven common smooth nail showed successive ad gives them the additional quality of time-sav hesive resistances in pounds of 136, 144 and 220, ing. the .average number of pounds being 167. In This unique gripping power of the, coated test 'No. 12,058 with a 10d coated nail, the suc nail gives 'it a monopoly in car building, where 'Cessive resistances were 414, 406, and -435, -the the constant jolting 'loosens ordinary nails. average being 418 pounds; showing' a differ-, The adhesive powers' of- the coating -operates THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER 39 with the effect of resetting the nails after and which would be stronger, cleaner and bet every jolt, a fact shown conclusively In the ter and ·sultable for other purposes than win experiments with the testing machines. The dows, doors and transoms, but the idea re coating acts, too, as a preservative with the mained a mystery untO discovered by Mr. Kyle. result that coated nails will last as long as the A handsome book Is being sent out by this old-fashioned hand wrought Iron nalls, such as company to the public, not as a catalogue are found today In good condition In Colonial showing designs from which goods may be or time houses. The coating gives the nail a dered, but merely to show the' general style slight brownish tinge, easily distinguishable. and appearance of their twentieth century art While the Lake Erie Nail & Supply Com glass as closely as is posl!lble on paper, which pany has been the pioneer In Introducing these has no transparent or lUtl)inous effect and nalls for general use as distributer In north Vl'ithout which it is possible to realize the fuB ern Ohio, ·the rialls are meeting with similar beauty of the wark as It appears on the glass. success In other cities, a New York office be Very .artistic and attractive are the beautiful ing among the latest ventures of the home designs shown In colors In this handsome book. company. A shipment of 13,000 kegs of coated This Is a nevI departure In catalogue work nails has just been made to Manila. The Lake and one that is strikingly original. The book Erie NatA & Supply Company Is a member or, has a dark green cover, with red embossed the Cleveland Builders' Exchange, and through letters, bound together with a gold cord. . its efforts here the coated nails have been used By sending a postal card to the Kyle Art on the following 11}rge building projects In and Glass Co., Springfield, Ohio, or 509 Fifth ave about Cleveland: The White Automobile sta nue, New York, one of these handsome books tion. American Can factory, Me·chanical Rub will be sent you. ber Company, Park office building, McCormick Harvester warehouse, the Bailey Company's A Successful Column Company new department store, Winton Motor Carriage· Company plant, Eastman apartment house. The history of the growth of business firms Lake Shore Hank building and the American whi·ch have been successful is always' interest Ball Bearing Company factory. ing, and few have been more noteworthy in climbing the ladder of success than the Booth The Coulson Patent Column Company of Toledo, Ohio. This company is managed by W. S" Booth, This corner post and transom bar combines who Is the original inventor of the lock joint for store fronts the special advantages of least staved porch column, and also of all the spec obstruction to light, greatest :>trength for hold ial machinery designed for the manufacture of ing large windows safely and least danger an,l columns In large quantities at a nominal cost. trouble in setting or repla·cing large plate glass. Beginning in a modest way in Detroit; Mich., The Coulson Improved corner post, with gtai>s nve years ago he was compelled in a short time plates attached, is a similar section of a tran to build a large factory and equip it with im som bal'. Instead of the heavy wood frame proved machinery in order to keep up with his which has been universally used· the Coul orders. This plant was soon too small, and son is made of a narrow, ligh't pieco.:! of soft receiving fiattering Inducements from Toledo, wood, with a groove in the baclc .~f which the 0., which city is unexcelled for shipping facili angle of a steel T-bar Is sunk and firmly fa:·;-" ties. he embraced the' opportunity and moved tened by log screws. The several pieces of to Toledo, where he incorpoJ'lated the firm now glass being set and firmly secured by wooden known as the Booth Column Company, whose stops, the advantage of an all-wood bearing plant and lumber yard cover two acres of for heavy plates is secured with the rigidity ground and have a capacity of 200 columns per of the iron T-bar added. The face of thp,. day. Their yard is 'sto'cked with a half mll posts and bars, together with the wood stops, I!on feet of dry lum·ber. which. altogether, make up the out;::1l1e, may b:: Mr. Booth's motto has always been to dis covered with polished brass, sheet aluminum, courage sham and pretext and let people see oxidized nickel plate or copper sheatlng firmly what they aTe getting, and for this. reason screwed to the wood after the glass· is set, ships columns in the white. and, when finished, presents. the neat f nd light appearance of a single metal 01' wnou j'ltrip be "What is it. son?" said the dealer in paints tween several plates of the windows. and oils to the little boy standing hesitatingly near the counter. The Kyle Art Glass ."Have you got any crocodile paint?" asked The discovery by Mr. J. D. Kyle (the orig the boy. inal patentee) of the method making the Kyle "Crocodile paint? What's that?" art· glass was due to many years of experi "That ain't what mamma told me to get, but mental work In a similar business, and is re It's as near as I can come to it. I've clean markable for being the only advancement mad"! forgot the name, but it's something to do with In the line of art glass since the old style of crocodiles." leaded glass was discovered. The public has The dealer refiected. for many years desired something new in thIs "You don't mean Nile green, do you·?" he line, and the glass companies have experi asked. mented almost C'ontlnually to perfect some "Course I do!" responded the boy with a de form of art glass which would be less bulky lighted grin.. "Gimmy a quart of it."-Pitte!'" or awkward to handle and place In position, burg DispatCh. WITH THE BUILDERS' EXCHANGES In th is c1ejJfI rtment 'it is de.~ire(f to chrunicle 'the aJr{/,ir.~ of t/lf! d'iff("I'('nt B ttildel'S' E:rcha,lIgl'.S of tlLi.~ and surrou/lfl'il/!! .~lates, and sl·cTet(/1·il·.~ will greatly ob/if/C lIS, ((.~ '/Cc/f as a:dll'ing intl''/'esl to the work Of thdT assul'iatiolls, by kel'pinf/ 'It.~ 'iI/funned uf lite doings uf theil' orgcwizations-]>er.wnal 'items con" cerl/ill!! ollilde'rs If'i/l also Of' 1l'l'ico1nf'd. Cleveland terbottom, vice-president; Theodore Poplowsky, treasurer; Eb Ellen, secretary,; Henry Mans, Beginning with the new year several changes sergeant-at-arms. were' made in the arrangement of the office gpace on the' 11001' of the exchange. 'rhe Cleveland Bricl\: Co., formerly located in the The annual meeting of the Mason Contrac Scholield building, secured office facilities at tors' Association will be held Monday evening, the exchange, where Mr. A. A. Davis will January 11. A supper will be served in the pri make his down-town headquarters. Mr. George vat.e dining room of the Forest City House, B. Merrell, of the Talamini Mosaic & Marble after which the regular business session will be Co., secured additional space adjoining his 01' held. The reports' of officers and committees tlce, which will enable him to make a display will be received, followed by the election of of of samples of marble, mosa'ic and tile goods. licers. During the past year the organization Mr. l". L. Henderson exchanged his s.pace for has made rapio. strides and has become a strong a larger one and will install a few sample" of and active association. Headquarters are doors and wood work. The Ohio Sa8'h & maintained at the Builders' Exchange. The Door Co. has installed a fine display of finished officers at present are: Henry G. Slatmyer, birch doors and finish, which has attracted con president; Henry Walker, vic;e-president; C. L. siderable attention from the contractors. The Briggs" secretary; J. C. Grant, treasurer; W. Colonial 'Paint & Varnish Co. is now represent A. Fay, active secretary. ed at the exchange by Mr.B. McCandie. Mr. McCandie has installed samples of colors and is The new building code, which is now in the present 1'0'1' the exchange hour each day. hands oJ' the special' committee of the council, Since the beginning of the exchange year in is gradua·lly nearing eompletioJ'), and its November a ,number of additions have been adoption will be the most important event af made to the roster of the organizUition. The fecting the local building interests during the new members are Chas. J. Deckman. brick present year. The new regulations as approv manufacturer, No. 854 Rose building; Blul11 & ed by the building code commission comprises Delbridge, cut stone contractors. No. 7~6 Lake a long list. of requirements in the construction View avenue; Frank Sattler, cut stone con of various classes of buildings, the considera tractor, ,No. 86 Florence street; J. Connelly & tion of which necessarily calls for the'a~ppli Son, contractors for sewers, paving and pub tal for two months with a severe case of ap several years ago, after the fire in the Stone pendicitis. He is now at his residence, No. 661 building. Suggestions were made at the time, Rhodes avenue, and expects to assume his' re was forgotten the changes were but as the I1 ' usu3Jl duties In about three weeks. dropped. The Independent Stone Co. ha~ ~n re In addition to the volume of building opera organized for the purpose of IncI:ea,sinJ its re t ns anticipated through the constant growth o~ sources and will enlarge its .plant. a.t South the city in the residence sections and the Park, O. The offices of the ,c0D13>any :W'ill here requIrements of new manufacturing Industries. after 'be at No. 515 American l' ust bullding. and mercantile enterprises, the' year 1904 will to the city several structures of more g ive dl t' Mr. Philip Kirschner has been in New York than o.rdinary note. As yet the pre c IOns as city the past two weeks enjoying a vacation, amount of building operations for the to the d d' I He will return to Cleveland about the middle new year are somewhat uncertain, epen mg n of January. a large measure upon the general Industrial Sl'tuatl'on. There are some observers w'ho be- During the past week several loads of cut li€ve that the new year will witness a lessen- granite have been delivered on the postofflce ing in the cost of bulldlng, which will bring to site, and the contractors for this work are pre the front many operations laid aside the past paring to put this material in place. year in anticipation of lower cost of labor a~d materials, making the year an average one m At the last meeting of the board of direc volume. There are others who think that there tors of the Builders' Exchange a visit was re is sure to be a marked decrease in the amount ceived from Mr. Scott White, of Pittsburg, vice of" building on account of the uncertainties of president of the Bullders' Exchange League of the presidential year and the, general busi that city, who gave an Interesting account of ness outlook. As yet the scales of wages In the employers' movement with which he is the building crafts have not been fixed, 'nor connected. has there been indication of_ any pronounced change In the prices asked for materials. The The following is a list obtained at the standards in this regard for the coming season Building Exchange, showing some of the more will be set between the opening of the year and important structures now under way through the spring season of active building operations. out the city to be finished or continued in the new year: The report of the building inspector for 190:J The Rockefeller Office 'building, at the corner shows that the year did not quite equal the of Superior and Bank sHeets: the Union Club previous year which, as far as building opera building, on Euclid avim'Ue;' the Federal bulld tions are concerned) was, the most active in the ing, Superior street ,and Public Square; the city's history. During 1903 the number of per First Methodist Eplscop'al church, corner of mits issued was 3,226 and the structures for Euclid and Sterling avenues; Trinity Cathedral, which the permits were granted reached an corner of Euclid avenue and Perry street;"the estimated cost of $6,259,991. In 1902, 3,172_ per Church of the Unity, corner of Euclid and Gen mits were issued, and the entire estimated cost esee' avenues; the Mercantile block on Euclid was ~6,55}),545. avenue, near Erie street; the United Banking In March, 1903, the banner month of the year, & 'rrust CompanY's" 'building, corner of Pearl in respect to 'the nllmber of permits, 353 per-' and Lorain streets;" the Forest City 'Savlngs mits were issued. In respect to importance Bank Company's bund-big, corner of Pearl and June took the lead. Permits ,Is'sued during that Detroit streets; the 61'l.'lce building of the' We'll month called for structures valued in all at man-Seaver-Morgan... ·Englneering Co., on Cen $l\70,476. tral avenue; the Kirtland street pumpfng' sta-' Following is a list of permits and cost by tion; the Balley" Co.inpahy's store, corner Pros months: pect and Ontario st'ree'ts; the anneX' to - Cen Month. Permits. Cost. tral High school a'nd the annex (0' Lincoln High January 118 $172,650 S'Chool; the residence of Loftus Cudrly, on Euc February ' '...... 164 250,560 lid Heights; residence 'of D. O. v\'ickh'am, on March : 353 776,665 l!lucl1d avenue, 'near Bolton avenue; 'the 'resi April . ,312 762,275 dence of Patrick Calhoon, on Euclid Heights; May ,327 77,3,610 residence' of C;' T. 'Aldrich, on Cilfton boule June , '302 870.476 vard; residence of Charles Loew, on Detroit JUly 330 774,170 street; residence 'of Harvey 'Brown, on Euclid August 325 4D6,555 avenue;' the :Metropolitan theater. on Prospect September .: .. 336 580,476 street; the Lyric theater. 'on Erie street; the October ' .....•.., 329 422.225 Rathskeller, on Prospect street; the' Colonhil November .; 196 211,665 National Bank, o-n Euclid avenue;' the Produce December . .. ;'.. ,134 ,-258,716 Exchange Bank; 'on Ontario street and "Broad": way; the p6wer block on' Woodland avenue and Total ...... ; ..... ; ....3.226 $6,259,94] Cross' street 'for' the Thorman esfa-t'e;, the Had dam a~artme11t; 'coiner Euclid aVEmtle atid Doa'n M1'. F. C. Walker; setiretary and treasurer of street; ware'houSe of the Weideman' Company, the D. C. Griese & Walker Co., is recove'ring on Mandrake street; factory for Wynian & from a 'long- Illness. having been in the hospi- Gordon, on Superior'street. near Wason street: 42 THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDEH. stores of J. W. Holcomb and others, on Pros unique advertising; of Colonel Dewstoe and hIs pect street; stores for M. B. & ·H. H. ·Johnson, $6,000 Christmas present; and, of J. VV. Conger, corner of Erie and Huron streets; stores for S. who shipped to the exchange a lovely box, of P. Dodge, on Euclid avenue, corner of Dodge California navel oranges from Florida. street; fa-ctory for American Ball Bearing Com After the "builderlno-graph" ca.me some pany; factory building for Standard Oil Com splendid views of Japan, which Jimmy. Norton Pany, on Tod street; engine house for Amer caned "the real thing." ican Stee) & Wire Company, at Emma furnace; The exchange quartet, Messrs. ~. A. Rob a twenty-suite terrace on Dodge street,. near erts, Harry Gillette, M. A. Monaghan and E. S. ~uclid avenue;· terrace and apartment on Quin Griffiths, ~heri sang "selected" selections, in by avenue, near Willson avenue; four-story cluding one on "The Good Old Christmas aJpartment building on Fourth avenue for D. S. Time," in which several clever "take-offs:" were Wertheimer; the Hart Ha]l apartment build concealed, 'but not so deep but that they were ing, on Oakdale street, ~or F. E. Dilley; an discovered. Mr. Monaghan and Mr. Griffiths apartment house on East Prospect street, near sang solos. BHUng's avenue, for William Dunbar; terrace Colonel Dewstoe was called on for a speech. lIt the corner of Harkness and Hough avenues, He resportded with an eloquent address.. Re ·for Brown Brothers; twelve residences on :Nortn freshments were served. John street, by Hart & Green, of Glenville. An Exhibition of Photographs Cleveland Builders' Party The exhibition case in the Builders' Ex 'Twas two nights before Christmas -when the change 101jby contains an attractive colle.,; Cleveland Builders' Exchange held its annual tion of photographs of prominent buildings, party, but the occasion lost none of the mer ,both in this country and· abroad, illustratlllg riness for being a little in advance of the usu the work of the W. S. Tyler Company, Cleve al festival time. The exchange rooms had been land. The collection is composed of both in arranged for the affair, but early in the eve terior and exterior views, showing ornamental ning it was seen that they were not large iron and bronze work designed and executed by enough to accommodate the assembly. that was the company, and comprising largely entrances, steadily increasing and the party adjourned to elevator inclosures, stair raillngs, bank grill the Assembly'hall of the Chamber of Commerce work, etc. Among th~se is a reproduction of building. The program was a happy. one-tes the U. S. government building In Paris, and tifying the originality and ingeniousness of the other foreign contracts; as well as pictures of entertainment committee-and the evening was t,he Rose building and bank: interiors in Cleve one of happy enjoyment. land. Santa Claus was. provided with four able bodied assistants--Messrs. Frye, Skeel, Norton The firm name under which William Flo0<1' a~d Griffin, all suitably arrayed-to aid him in the conspicuous Cleveland painter and dealer ,in his' pleasing duties. Then the gifts that had paints, has done business for so many year!:! ,in. been all week accumulating in the big stockings Cleveland, has been cha,nged to the WUliam were distributed, and such valuable presents Flood Company, and the concern has been in they were. Postmaster Dewstoe received a corporated. "Happy Hooligan" mail man. Some got tin swords; others dolls, and so on. A few received valuable !fifts. The contract for the new court D. C. Foote Married house, to be completed in 1927 was awarded; As 'fiuch fun as has -been afforded th,e Cleve cost $7,000,000.30, $7,000,000 to go to the architect land builders at the~xcha.p'ge rooms for some and 30 cents to the builder. A contract for, a time was that of decorating the desk of Mr, new union depot was given out also, to be com D. C. Foote in honor of his. venture into matrl, .pleted at the contractor's leisur~. A new music mony. Mr. Foote was wedded on New Year'E hall for Conrad Mizer, to be completed Decem day to Miss Mary G. Kennedy, a Cleveland ber 24, 1903, was let. A' contract for the city water color artist. After tfie ceremony' had h'all, on plans by F.E, Cudell, to be completed been performed Mr.' and Mrs. Foote left t11,e before Lake Erie goes dry, was let also. city on a wedd'lng trip. Their friends had not Then came the novelty of the evening, the been informed of the prospective nuptials, with wonderful, ever-changing, mystifying, startling, the result that the news of the wedding 'Cre-: and costly, but inexpe'nsive "Builderino-graph" ated much surprise. The advent of Mr.. and OF graft-no one was sure of the spelling. Mrs..Foote Into their apartments in the Se This was a series of"' cartoons on some of the ville, on Willson avenue, was attended by many more famous of the members of the ex'change unexpected attentions 0'Il the part of the shown by stereopticon. A new group. ' plan friends, and, when the news reached the ex showed W. B. Hunt, presidf'\nt of the exchange, t:lhange no time was lost in rearranging Mr. holding a pretty young' maiden on' his lap. Ex Foote's Office .. and desk to, best show 9ff thE) planation-Mr. Hunt is a bachelor. The ' lec mural decorations, placE.\.rds and other suit turer; who explained the pi-ctures as they were able adornments; that were hastily devised,., It presented, . said the picture' repl'l'SE'il ted Mr. was even inferred on these slgns_ and ~y the Hunt as something' that had· never come true conversations of D!embers 'of the ExchaJlge that as 'yet: ,There were' 'pictures of Arthur Brad.. the' wedding was not all of MT. Foote's. _doing, ley, tbe poet-paver, on his farm; of E. W. , h~ hav'lng been k:Uown as a sh,y, aJ}d retiring Palmer smoking a "done" pipe to get ideas on I b.achel·or miln. THE . OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER 43 I north side of Federal. street, between Watt and Youngstown Walnut. 1t Is probable he. will erect a" 11'01:, TtJe an·nual ejection ·of directors of ·the business block there. .East Federal street prop Youngstown Builders' Exchange·was held Tues erty has been enjoying a boom during the past day, January 5. between the hours of 2 and, 8 few years and at this time there are eight or o'clock, There was consid'erable rivalry among ten more or leSs pretentious business ",locks the big field of ~an, .... It is probable that before he goes back to Chi Fourth avenue, belonging to' R. C. Hall. Plans cago. he will let a contract involving a vast of the improvements to be made were prepared amount of money to the well-known Youngs by Carlton Strong, of 'New York, and will re town firm. quire an e~pend.1tu~ of $4I5,QOO. The wqrk ha.s Owsley '& BOll-cherie, architects, Wick Bank already been stinted: After the rem.odellng Mr; building, Youngstown, 0., are preparing plans Hall will use the entire first floor of the build for a. large. and handsome bank and ot'fice Ing In his stock brokerage business, and the building' for the Potters' Building & Savings ot'fices on the upper ·floors wlll be' for rent. ~ast Co., ofl Liverpool, O. The structure (s to . Among the 'approprlations asked l'or to. carry be a five-story brick at an estimate~ cost of on public Improvements for· the (f0mlng' year $40,000. The plans are to 'be completeq. within are the following Items: . a few days and r~ad.y for the receiving of bids, Repairs to Point bridge, $150,000; Sylvan·.aveI1.11e so that work may be commenced at· an early bridge, repainting, $900: Forward avenue biold~e, date. repairs, .'$8,000; Main street, Independenc'e stre~~ and three' Woodville avenue pridge~, ;-epaint, .Dayton Plastere1;'s ing, $500; Larimer avenue' bridge, repairs, $10, 000; Spencer avenue bridge, repai'rs, $4,000; Ells-. The Master Plasterers' Association held Its wortb avenue bridge, refiooring, $660; Center annual meeting for the election of ot'ficers, etc., avenue b·ridge. (new. bridge, $13;000 avaihible), at Its room.s in the Relbold building. After' the still needed, $15,000; Heights run' bridge, floor, business: WI\S transacted, the meeting adjourned' $1,500; Twenty-eighth street bridge,' refioorIng, to Klefalter.'s and partook of a sumptuous din $1,500; Meadow street bridge ($2,500 available), ner, c'omplete in all Its appointments, and still needed, $25,OW; South Twenty~second street greatly enjoyed by the score of guests. bridge, repairs, $6,8~; New sidewalk, south ap Much of the evening.was devoted to song. and proach to Smithfield street bridge, '$8,000; Forbes story, .but consideration was also given to a street 'bridge. over Junction railroad', repaint-, serious contemplation of business conditions. ing. $1.000; total, $~,875. The' fact that the business season now clos The building . operations in Pittsburg for the ing has been so satisfactory to both employers year.just closed are shown in' the following sta and employes in all departments of· the build tistics, compiled in the' ot'fice of the inspector ing industry, was commented on, and the hope of buildiQgs: expressed that any attempt which may be made Month. . Permits. . Amount. to destroy the industrial peace, whic'h has made January > ••••••••••••• 150 $(211,156 Dayton so prosperous during the past· year, February :. : 249 787,~ may fail of success. I March .' ~ .. , .. 547 2.384,990 April 332 . 1,837.~ Zanesville's New Firm May 336 9()4,459 June : 352 The Barr & Mills Company hits opened ot'fices 2,004,174 July 217 in the Masonic temple for the transactiQD of a 3,229.486 wholesale lumber and roofing slate business. August 254 799,()(15 ~eptember ;,,~...... This company was incorporated recently by the . . 271 , " 1,044,,150 .October . ; 184 840,~ following gentlemen: Stephen MUls, Jr., and Samuel E .. Barr, both of Zanesville; George .P. November .: 162 801,237 Dewitt, Piedmont. W. Va.; John Romine, Park -December . 140 650,000 ersburg, and .George B. Dunham, Marietta. $19,~,275 The company expects to do business through Totals 3.193 out 'a territory included in the following states: Decrease in permits for 1903, 657; increase in Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, ¥aryland, ~ost, $2,187,926; permits for' additions, 549;. esti Indiana and Michigan. . mated cost, $1,269,963; permits fOr alterations, 'The company Is successo'r to the business of etc., 407; estimated cost, $1.001,010; .Permlts for Samuel E. Barr. ne,w buHdlngs, 2,108;' estimated cost, $16, 818,:n2': ..during the last 12. months the erection. of 558 brick, 972 frame, 546 .brickveneered, 14' iron- Pittsburg chid. 11 brick and t:rame,5 stone. 2 concrete .and Ground has been broken for the four-story 1 steel building was authori~ed, making a total store' and apartment Iblock to be erected, at of ll.10ll. Hazelwood avenue and Chatsworth avenue, Following are' th.e.· la·rgest miscell~neou's twenty-third ward, for J.ames. Garland, at a building projects authorized In Pittsburg 'in cost of $14;000.. The plans were drawn by F. H. 1903. the figures as to cost. being thos~' fil~dwith Stolte' and t11e general contract has been let to the city building .inspe'ctor:· " . j; .D; Sweeney & Co. Foundations have been Stories. Bulld.1iJ.g. Location:, .Cost: st'arted for the $50,000' .stone and, terra cotta 10. Oliver Store-Wood and·.Sl:x;th ave $'toO., 3 Bindley .tiardware Co. - Amberson well cared for by her commissioners. The state ave., East End . 175,000 building isa beauty, and is generally admired. The flrm of N. C. ,Hamilton &' Son, brick work 8 Bailey-Farrell Co. - Rose s1. and Third ave , .. 150,000 contractors, have for some time been consider 4 Bair & Gazzam Foundry-Smallman, ing the merits of the profit-sharing plan, and st . 150,000 have determined to gi've it a trial during,the present year, and .in announcin~ that fact to Il Sunstein Co., warehouse-First ave.. 100,000 4 Hyde Theater-Sixth st . 100,000 their many employes made each man a hand 8 Washington National Bank-Wash- s'ome present in cash in the nature of a New ington' st. and Fifth ave...... 100,000 .Year's gift. During the present year the flrm 2 Country Club clubhous'e-Beechwood will divide ten' per cent of the profits of all boulevard .'. 100,000 contracts entered upon pro rata among the 5 Pittsburg Supply Co.-Water st .. 90,000 bricklayers, tenders and other employes, and 8 Hartje Bros.-Second ave . 90,000 the men are naturally much pleased with the 2 Industrial National Bank - Fourth announcement. ,Several of -the firm's employes ave ' ,. 85,000 were seen yesterday, and all expressed the 3 D. P. Black, residence~Penn ave., greatest satisfaction with the course taken by East End . 75,000 the firm. ' Totals . .. : $2,136,400 Increase in permits for 1903, 88. Decrease in Indianapolis astimated cost, $167 ,or>. More than 150 members and their wives and Permits for the erection of the 'following, -friends were present at the annual banquet of churches were issued in Pittspurg last year, the the Indianapolis Builders' Exchange, In Pier cost price quoted being those filed with the city son's Hall. Preceding the banquet was a musi building inspector: cal program by Miss Bertha Cameron" Miss Name and Location. Cost. Jessie D. LeWis, Miss Wilria Coyner and Arthur St. Paul's Cathedral, Fifth avenue and Lewis. Mrs. J. C. V. Sellers, eighty-one years Craig street . $ 800,000 old, played music of long ago on the piano. First Presbyterian, Sixth avenue 300,000 '£he evening's program was concluded by euchre St. James Memorial, Colller and Kelly and cinch. streets . . 50,000 First Unitarian, Ellswortu and More- The $15,000 fire loss sustained last night by me wood avenues . 45,000 . Kokomo Cash :yumber Company will have a Mt. Washington M. E., Sycamore far-reaching effect and will be an inconveni street .. ~ . 4O!OOO ence to building contractors all over the state. Fr:iendship Presbyterian, Friendship The fire was confined to the sash and door' de and }{oup '. 25,000 partment. Stored in this department were $15, Hamllton Avenue M. 'E., Kelly ,and 000 worth of fine sash and doors, completea and Hale, streets .,...... 20,000 ,uncompleted, representing the orders- for the First Hungarian Reformed, Johnston coming season of contractors from many places. and Ellzabeth . .. 20,000 The material is a total, loss. The company, Tent of Jacob, Roberts street .. 16,000 which is principally owned,by, M. R. Doyen, is Presbytery of Pltts'burg, Mayflower and one of the principal industries of kokomo. It Larimer avenue . . 15,000 is capitalized at $36,000. The ,fire loss of last st. W'elberger R. C., Lincoln avenUe . 10,000 night is cove-red b)i" insurance in the sum of Hungarian Reformed, Elizabeth street.. 10.000 $l:!,OOO. Hazelwood Baptist, Johnston street .... 5,500 Cumberland '~resbyterian, Vass~r and The oldest building standing in Middlebury is Grotto streets ;...... 5,000 just, 12.> years old. ~t is a barn, built by Col. Corpus Christi. ~incoln and Agnew ave- 'John Chipman, on p,is land at the Seeley pll:\.ce. , nue ~ . 5,000 When the British and Indians ravished the Jerusalem Baptist, Independence street 1,500 town and drove away its inhabitants in 1878 they tried to burn and destroy the frame, of Total estimated cOst $1,368.000 this barn, but ,as it was built of green timber, they could do neither, and it is stiU stand Wheeling, W. Va. ing, a monument of the oldest handiwork, in toWn.-St. Albans (Vt.) Messenger. T. R. Carskadon has returned frOm St. Louis, where 'he has' be'e'n arranghig to build three hundred of his three-room 'machine tnAde cot tages, designed for the enter'taimnent next' Bologna's most singular structure, the Jean Bummer of World's Fair visitors from West log Garlsenda tower, which was begun in' 1110 Virginia and other states. '' by' F1l1ppo, Qttorto' Gartsenda, and which was Mr. Carskadon seemed in a remlni~ceht mood, owned by the Marquis' Malvezzl, has been pur and remarked that just forty years ago he sat cnased by Baron Rainiondo Franchetti, who Is as the youngest member In the' convention thl}t weH known as a composer. The Garlsenda framed the constitution ,of .West Virginia h).' tower is only 163'-,feet' high, but it is ten feet the perilous· war times. Mr.' Cantkadon ta.lked . . o~t, ot the perpendicular. The obl1queneSI!l :of glowingly' of the great exposition' In 'St. Louis. the tower was occasioned by' the -settling ot ·the He says Wetlt Vlr&'!nla's Ihterests are be1ri~ "fOUndations. THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER Fourth Annual Convention was very well attended ,by the emploYes. The time was consumed by a general discussion Co-operation of working forces has been the of the year's business In which thedltectors keynote in the polley of the B1llings-Chapin and managers of the company took a part, Company. In a large measure, this has been and an outline of the business for the coming one of the prime means by whkh this com year. The entire party lunched at the Forest pany has built up and is every year increas City house and returned to the factory for an ing its business. afternoon session. The afternoon was devoted In accordance with this policy, the to consideration of the finer points of the fourth annual convention of its traveling 'force business and continued until 6:30 o'clock when a was held the last \ week of the year, lasting banquet was served by the company at the four days. Going over the past year's busi Hollenden. ness, intermingling with one another and dis The banquet hall was prettily decorated. A cussing and exchanging various Ideas, and ex number of Informal speeches were given by periences In the paint and varnish business, It the directors of the company and the sales~ was a happy as well as, profitable convention men, among them being Mr. R. B. Smith, the for everyone concerned. Paint and varnish founder of the company; Mr. W. N. Bowler, tests and expert demonstrations were each day the president; Mr. N. P. Bowler, one of the taken up and discussed In their various phases. stockholders; Mr. Fred E. Pile, sales manager, With a greatly Increased force of traveling and Mr. H. P. Davies, advertising manager. men, the company begins the new year more auspiciously than that of any year past. The There Is no health In the bU8'lness that can't traveling men were entertained at the Em be benefited by good advertising. pire theater and banqueted at the Hollenden hotel. Try the Chicago Union Label funeral. After being burled In this way once you wHl never use any other brand. Convention and Banquet The annual convention of the salesmen and A miniature model of the Cornell campus w111 branch managers of the Forest City Paint & be exhibited by the university at the World's Varnish Co. was held at the plant of the com Fair. It will be made of plaster of paris, with pany in Cleveland the latter part ()f the year. bUlldlrgs of wood and miniature, trees. The The first session was held in the morning and coloring. will also be carefully reproduced. WORK FOR THE BUILDERS Under this heading appears information in bulletin f01'm cflncerninr/ the va1'ious buildingproject.~of the d4trict cove1'ed, a1'ranged in keepinrf with the condition of thc p1'oject-Much Of the mattp1' given is e:rclu,~'iv(' advancc rcp01'fs 1'eceived from p1'ivate 1'f:p01·ters and .~pecial cO'/'1'espondent.~-lfTewill be glad to p1'int notice.~ 1'ega1'ding bids and the awa1'ding Of contracts in this column. Cleveland Cleveland, vice-president. Recently incorp()rat ed to erect a frame factory, building on' Nor CLEVELAND, Jan. 8.-Baldwln Bros & Gra· man street, ham, No.16 Knowles street, East Cleveland, low CLEVEL,AND, Jan. 8-J. C. NiCOla w111 erect bidders on Mayfield road paving. Bid, $159,895. two-story brick store and dwelling on, Wade CLEVELAND, Jan. 8.-Mlchael Heintz' has Park avenue, just east of Alhambra apart contrac't for one-story temporary brick bull'dlng ment house. General contract let to Eberling for Louis Adelson at No. 120 Erie street. Archi Bros., No. 54 QUincy street. tect Crabbe will let contracts for plumbing and CLEVELAND, J",n. 8.-Heyse apartment heating later. house, Franklin circle, damaged by fire to CLEVELAND, Jan. 8.-Secretary Callow, of extent of $5,000. Board of Public Service, w111 receive bide until noon, January 20, for pipe covering for Kirtland CLEVELAND, Jan, 8.-Damian Goldbach, No. street pumping station. 433 East Madfson avenue, will build four resi CLEVELAND, Jan. 8.-Architect R. Cr,abbe, dences on ,Van Ness avenue, eight and ten-room No. 543 Bolton avenue, has let contract for store houses. Contracts not yet let; will probably building at corner Euclid, avenue and' Colllns ' superintend building himself. place, for Mrs, A, Stein. One-story store build CLEVELAND, Jan. 8..:....:East Denison Bcnool, ing, four stores. Samuel Vokes has the 'gen frame, structure, partially destroyed by fire. eral contract'. Samuel Austin has stib'-contract New blackboards, desks, etc. for carpenter work. Architect w111 let 'contracts CLEVELAND, Jan,S.-WestSide business for 'plumbing and heating later. men 'are agahi contemplating erection of a the CLEVELAND, 'Jan. ',8.-8ingle stave barrel" ater to be, located near 'corner 'ot Pearla:nd company, 'Samuel Heggs, of'CuyahOga 'Falls, Lorain' sti'.eets~ president; W. G,' Ab()rn, Lake Erie Nail & CLEVELAND, Jan. K-Architect Charles F. Supply Company, Western Reserve building, Hammond.N0.176 .Euclid 'avenue, Is dril\ving THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER 47 plans for $10,000 Car!1egie library buHding for CLEVELAND, 0., Dec. 29.-Architect A. N. South Brooklyn. Usual conditions. H. H. Ink Oviatt. Arcade, has let contracts for the resi ley, Parkiliwn avenue, S. B., secretary library dence of Captain George P, McKay, Clifton board. Park, to Younger & Farmer, contractors; ,816, CLEVELAND, Jan., 6.-Bids were opened' Giddings avenue. Saturday by the County Commissioners for oak CLEVELAND, 0., Dec. 29.-Archltects Rich planking for county bridges at Bere~, Solon, ardson & Thomas, Bangor building, have Deen Euclid lind Indep~ndence. J. H. Webster, of awarded contract for 'plans for garage build Variety Iron Works, lowest bidder at $26.96 per Ing for the Winton Motor Carriage Company on 1,000 feet. Huron street. Three stories. brick exterior, CLEVIDUAND, Jan. ,6.-Store building on heavy mill construction. ' Sheritr street, near Euclid avenue, is to be re CLEVELAND. Dec. 29.-Architects Meade & ~odeled for the Chisholm boot shop. Searles &, Garfield, Garfieid building, are taking bids on Hirsh archite'cts, Electric building. country residence for H. W. King. of the King CLEVELAND, Jan., 6.-Architect J. M. Dyer, Bridge Company. near Painesville. Large fram:e Cuyahoga building, opened bids Saturday for dwelling. " ' W. F. Dodge house on Euclid Heights. Bids CLEVELAND. De·c. 29.-Prelimlnary sketches too high and job wlll be held up. Estimated cost for new Windemere Presbyterian church, Euclid was about $25,000. avenue and Windemere street. by Architect J. CLEVELAND, Jan. 6.-Architect Frank Milton Dyer, Cuyahoga building. have not Skeel, Cuyahoga building, has plans for resi yet b,een approved by building committee of dence on Blllings avenufi for S. M. Reed; also church. To be of brick exterior. a residence on Superio\F boulevard for C. J. CLEVELAND. Dec. 29.-Architect M. M. Gehlbach. Bids are being received. Gleichman, 29 Euclid avenue. has plans for ad CLEVELAND, Jan. 6.-The contracts for '1'. dition of two stories to furniture store lJulld H. Brooks bullding for., "Automob1l1um" garage Ing of J. L. Goodman" 2556 Broadway. At on Euclid avenue have been let to Hennahan & present three stories high. to, be made five. King, mason work, and' Charles Welker, car Heavy m1l1 construction. - penter work. CLEVEIJAND, Dec. 29.~Israel Bilosky wUl CLEVELAND, ;l:an. 6.-Architect W. R. Wat erect a terrace on property on Centra: ave terson is preparing detail plans for interior nue, just east of Wlllson avenue. cabinet work for the Bl'Oadway bank. CLEVELAND, Dec. tll.-Archltect George H. CLEVELAND, Jan. 6.-The Pabst Brewing Stetrens, vVilliamson building, is preparing Company wlll build a one-story brick build,ing plans for residence for A. C. McKenzie, on Eu- on Vincent street, In rear of Star theater. clid avenue. , Architect John Eisenmann has let the contract CLEVELAND, Dec. 29.-The Cleveland Steam to John E. Thomas, 184 Alanson stre'et. Fitting & Supply C()mpany is low bidder on CLEVELAND, Jan. 2.-The Cleveland Electric steam fitting and other work, incidental' to Rallway Company wlll remodel Lake View car se,tting up new water works boilers at Kirt- barns, erecting solid brick cross walk and ele land street pumping station. ' vated tracks to grade of 1% per cent, changes Hennahan &'aing were low bidliel's for the peing made with view of protecting cars fro'm tile work. Contracts not yet awarded. fire. CLEVELAND, 0., Dec. 26.-Benjamin Rose CLEVELAND, Jan. 4.-The Hungarian con ownfilr Rose building, through his agent, R. K: gregation, B'nai Jeshurun, will erect a new Pelton, will build structure similar to Rose temple on Longwood avenue, pians being pre building (largest building in state) at north pared by Architect A. F. \ Janowitz, No. 176 west corner of Erie and Bolivar streets, to be Euclid avenue. Cost, about $45,000'- devoted to artists' and musicians', studios. CLEVELA1I!D, Jan. ll.-Three theaters, Em Groqnd dimensions 115xl23. probably only six pire, Cleveland, and Lyceum, have been ordered stories high, steel fireproof ~onstruction, clas to equip stages with asbestos curtains, and sic design. Architect not yet chosen. l ' ' make other precautions toward making prop- CLEVELAND, 0., Dec. 26.-Plans are being erty fireproof. ' drawn by Architect J. Milton Dyer, Cuyahoga CLEVELAND, Jan. 4.-Plans have been com l?uilding, for Wlndemere Presbyterian church pleted by ArChitects Searles & Hirsch for the on Euclid avenue. Brick, English style of new garden theater for Eucnd avenue, op architecture; seating capacity 600. posite Kennard street. Building w1l1 set back CLEVELAND, 0 .. Dec. 28.-The "Automo in lot 300 feet. General A. F. Marsh, manager, bllium" Company will erect a garage on Eu~ has already let contraots 'for chair,s to a Gr~ d clid avenue, opposite Olive street. Cost, $Su,':' Rapids concern, and for 'stat! work on 'bulld' 000; dimensions. 50xl00 feet; brick construction. ings to a Chicago concer:.n.- 'Ground is to be Henry Chisholm of Champion ~iver Company broken" as soon. as present cold spell is over. us~incold and Frank W. Ph1llips of Ii'rank Phillips Car Buildings may be built for weather: riage C.ompany incorporators. - CLEVELAND, Jan. 5.-Benjamin Ros.e and his agent, R. K. Pelton, have'selecte.d ar'chHect CLEVELAND, 0.. Dec. 26.-An ordinance for new Rose building, Erie and Bolivar 'streets has been introduced in the city· council appr-o but M,me is -withheld (or present. " -' ~' ptiating $75,000 for the repair of 'city bl'id,ges. ,CLEVELAND, Jan.' D.-aids , are , being: re CLEVELAND. "0., De'C. 26.'-The Knights: 0.1 ceived, by Architects..'searles _ ~ Hirsh," Ele~: the' .(}Olden 'Eagle are contemplatIng' the tric building, for. f'lr,eprqotitlg and tlIe rootipg erection Cit' a $60;060 tempfe", fidel( ,exterio"i', four for residence of Col. w. it. Morgan, A1I1ance, d. O'r' five' stories high, lower' two' flo'ots 'for' mel"': THE OHIO ARCHITECT ANp BUILDER cantile uses and upper fioors for lodge. Ball $15,000. Plans prepared by private architect, room, billiards and club rooms. and project in hands of bullding cO,rnm'ittee. CLEVELAND, 0., Dec. 28.-Architects Car CLEVELAND, Dec. 19.~,Edwln:Selfe John rere & Hastings, New York City, are drawing street, 'Glenville, has' general contract f~r· tear sketches for new building for Cleveland Trust ing out and rebUilding Interio~ of residenc~ of Company, at southeast corner of Euclid ave-' Charles Issei: Parkwood' boulevard, , Gienvllle, nue 'anu Erie street. To be either skyscraper recently damaged by fire. ,Hardwood .interior,' office' building, or exclusive bank building, club Style, plumblng, gas fixtures, etc., amount- with office building in rear on Erie street, and ing to about $3,000. ' perhaps extending around to Euclid avenue CLEVELAND, Dec. 19.-Winton Motor Carri frontage in L shape formation. age Co. will erect garage, three stories high, CLEVELAND, 0., Dec'. 28.-Plans' are nearing 67x135 feet, foundation for ten-story building, completion by Architect J. Milton Dyer, Cuya to be used as salesroom and ,depot. BuUdlJ;lg to hoga building, for banking rooms for Guardian cost, $50,000. Pians being prepared. Trust Company in Brainard block on Euclid CLEVELAND, Dec. 19.-Board of ,PUblic Ser avenue, near Sheriff street, which is to be re: vice has made estimates 'Of, work for next year. modeled. Work to start immediately after ap The am6unis' are: intercepting sewer, $1,000,000; proving of plans and obtaining of bids. Pres- , street paving, $405,000; sewers, $257,000; parks ent store room to be done over into a splen and' parkways, $300,000; water wor'ks, $200,000; did banking room with all accessories, marble Jefferson street bridge, $125,000; grade crossings, and grill work, hardwoods, electric lighting, '$100,000; garbage reduction works, $100,000; cemL safes and safety vaults, marble 'or mosaie eterles, $50,000; river Improvements, $50,000. fioors, decorations, furnishing, etc. Probably CLEVELAND, Dec. 20. - Geo. H: Steffens, new elevators and new marble wainscoting, etc., architect, Williamson bUilding, has plans for a in rest of building. four-story, eight-suite, imperviou.s brick and cut CLEVELAND, 0., Dec. 28.-Work of remodel stone apartment house' on, Fourth avenue, fOl ing bank room at No. 44 Euclid avenue for Co Dan. S. Wertheimer. Seven rooms an,d two lonial National bank, after plans by Archi baths to each suite. tects HUbbell & Benes, Citizens building, well CLEVELAND, De-c. 2O.-Architects Searles & under way. Marble, bronze and mahogany be Hirsh are drawing plans for' garden theater on ing used in 'interior. Bank fixtures, safes, Euclid avenue opposite Kennard street, , ,for etc., to be Installed. Messrs. Marsh and, Faetkenauer. 1;0 OCC;UP3. CLEVELAND, 0., ,Dec. 26.-The Northern four acres, deep proscenium arch, 'front office Ohio Paving and Construction Company has building and. rest rooms; open theater wl'th contract for concrete arch bridge over Doan canvas curtains. Mission style architecture, brook on Doan street. stucco plaster. Cost, $30,()j)(). S~ating . caplLcity CLEVELAND, Dec. 29.-School council will auditorium, 1,500. etect one-story addition to Central High 'CLEVELAND, Dec. 21.~Ar-chitects Knox, & school annex on Willson avenue for library Elliot have let the contract for, the structural purposes. Classic design, School Architect steel and,iron' work for the· Rockefeller sixteen, Barnum, Rose building, in charge. Exterior story office building, 'Superlor, ap.d·', ' ,B~n"k I ' ' probably press brick and cut stone" book cases, streets, to the Forest' City Steel & Iron 'Co;', etc., to be wing on annex building. Cleveland. ,CLEVELAND, 0., Dec. 2Ai.-Architect. J. 'CLEVELAND, Dec. 21. - The .contract' fot Milton Dyer, Cuyahoga bUilding, is making plans fDr the 'Lakewo~od ,!jigh 'scho'ol b,uildi~g plans, for the new home of the Tavern ClUb, has finally been ,let,, to Architects,' .. '.,IR'ichardson' '& Thomas, Bangor bUilding..Cost, $50,QOO., Prob· Proapect street. Brick and timber exterior, . .. • r old English tavern style, club and grill rooms, ably twelve rooms, two stcjrles high. _. _,,' r card rooms, etc. CLEVELAND, Dec., Ul...LThe bUilding, ~D.Sp_~c" CLEVELAND, Dec. 19.-Geo. A. Rutherford tor is about to institute proceedings. cOll1pelling &: Son have the general contract tor building o'n owners to equIp their bulldlngs with tii'e"es: Prospect street, through to Huron Iltreet, one capes. story high, general dimensions, 70xl00, six,store room!!, gas and electric fixtures, bath room' fit Other Ohio Reports tinge, plate glass, brick, composition roofing. CINCINNATI, 0., Jan. 7.-'-Planli arid 'estimates A. A. French,' archttect, C!1yapoga building. on new city building for ,Norw·)oiI have beon CLEVELAND" Dec. 19.-Architect A. N. Ovi" requested from architects. ".'To, cos11-$6,000. a.tt,' Arcade building,' has plans' for a residence for Captain George P. M-cKay, Lake avenue, Clifton ,Park, 36x52, hot water. heating. Co!!t, FI RE ,BRlCK WARREN'B~-,fE.RR"fS about $10,000. '.' ,OFFICE' &. EXHIBIT .' CLEVELAND, Dec. 19.-Al,'chitect W. "W. ~a $12.00· PE.R ,1000. R90m 71 Y. ~'$ta'" '$tr.eet, bin is preparing plans for residence for L. A. , Writ. for Sampl'es., , ,Col.i1mblil. '~hlo Reed, Lake"!ood, to be built In !!prlng. Cost, $12,000. "' - ,'1l -. COLUMBUS, P'" ;Jan. '8,--::-~h.e Park' Hotel CLEVELAND, Dec.' 19.':'-~mlth &: 'ObY :hav.e Building and, COt:lstr.uctlon· OqmpJ3.ny ,has' been conir'aCt for heating Union Club Dullding, 'C: 'F. Incorporated byW. T.' ~tiiJ1s, ·.V.. D.,' Ju1lari, (J' 8chwel)'iturth, New Eng1an4 bu'~lding, ar~hit,e·ct. O. Adams, K. G. Thompson an.d E.' E: ;Beekett~ C~EVELA;NP, Dec.. 19.-;-M. .E. ';l4$lmori~l to remodel. Park Hotel. Work wlll be' star"t'ed Church, Maytleld'Heights, ~o· build frame c'hurch , at an early date. In May, 1005, 'thiS' coin~anY corner Bupul-or and Center lI~retlt8, 'to -C()st will erect new Rathskelier on Goodale street'. THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER 49 An apartment house frontin&" on universitY $6,000. additional for erecting and maintaining street will be erected. temporary bridge. SANDUSKY, 0., Jan. 7.-Fouf hundted room COLUMBUS, 0., Jan. 4.~.l. H ..Gregory, of hotel to be erected at Cedar Point, by Cedar N'ew York, has' beeh retalhed to make drawings Point Improvement Co., Manager Boeckl.ing. for new sewerage disposal plants and 8'tor~ge Plans adopted. With addit1bfis Vi11l add tifty dam. more rooms. To be completed for openln~ of ELYRIA, 0., Jan. 4.-Chamber of Commerce •eason, if possible. will consider project for new city hall. BELLAIRE, 0., Jan. S.-Benwood parties are DAYTON; 0., Jan. 4.-The Dayton Cash Reg arranging to erect a number of residences '\t Ister Company wIll erect a $30,000 building of Holloway, a growing town m~ar Bellaire. its own at the St. Louis fair. GALION, 0., Jan.' 7.-The Ohio Buggy Com MARIETTA, 0., Jan. 2.~Fitst National bank pany will erect addition OOxl00. wlll be rebuilt itnme-Blately. An absolutely fire CUYAHOGA FALLs, 0., Jan. 7.-The Kelley proof structure similar in size and style to one Nail Works of Ironton is being mov~d here, destroyed wlll 'Be built. and a big specialty iron plant is assured. In CINCINNATI, 0., Jan. 2.-Henry Haefker wlll dependent Rolling 'Mllls CO' I J. P. McCaslin, build a three and a half story brick store and manager, is name of new concern. fiat structure on Reading road. Cost, $11:1,000. J. CHILLICOTHE, 0., Jan. S.-Treasury depart .M. Potter Shoe Company wlll make extensive ment has rejected all bids for new postofl'ice. alterations in store building on West Fifth Low bidd~r withdrew on error. Low bid, $59,900; street. high bid, $ll3,OOO. YOUNGSTOWN, 0., Jan. 2.-john Grady has ASHTABULA, 0., ,Tan. 7.-Plant of the Dorset contract for Oak Hlll sewer. Cooperage Company, destroyed by fire, to be YOUNGSTOWN, 0., Jan. 2.-Hotel projectors rebuilt. Loss, $12,000.. have incorporated company. Architect E. ~. LORAIN, 0., Jan. 7.-B. & O. railroad ot'li~ Thompson Is working on plans. Callahan prop~ cials, including J.E. Muhlfield, of Baltimore, erty to be remodeled, two or three stories ad general superintendent of motive power; Gen ded, new front, elevators, steam heat, el~trlc eral Superintendent T. J. Foley, and Supe-r:it1 IIghting, etc., 100 rooms. tendent J. T. Johnson, here to inspect site of WARREN, 0., Jan. 2.-Architect Vernon Red burned car shaps. It is understood shops wlll ding of Mansfield and Architect Edward L. be rebuilt here soon. Tilton of New York have submitted plans for YOUNGSTOW1'o., 0., Jan. 7.-Ar.chitects Ows new library building. ley & Boucherle are preparing plans for. new BRIDGEPORT, 0., Jan. 4.-Four room school two-story brick store and apartment building, building at Flushing, west of here, destroyed by to be erected at Commerce and Hazel streets, fire. Loss, $5,000. for George T. Renner, Jr. Plans to be ready HAMILTON, 0., Jan. 2.-J. F. Bender & Bros. for tiguring soon, so that work may start in Co. have contract for new Fourth wa,rd school early spring. house. Bid was $19,584. DAYTON, 0., Jan. G.-Charles Hog-len has con CELINA, 0., Jan. 2.-The Bailey corner has tract for new Third street bridge. His' bid been sold as site for new hotel project. Charles was $176,600, with' $6,000 additional for tem Stephan represents owners. porary bridge. To commence work on tempor IRONTON, 0., Jan. 2.-Toledo & Ohio River ary structure as soon as weather permits, and railroad will erect a $10,000 depot here. will have present bridge down early in spring. PORTSMOUTH, 0., Ja.n. 2.-The Smith Lum Structure to be completed October 1, 1904. ber Company has contraoct from Gilgen & Ba,l mert to remodel Massa block on Gallia street. FIRE BRICK WARREN B. FERRIS Addition on side, store rooms, modern front, OFFICE & EXHIBIT cha~e stairways, etc. $ 71~ 12.00 PER 1000. Room E. State Street, BUCYRUS, 0., Jan. 2.-Charles Roehr w1ll Write for Samples. . Columbus; Ohio. ere-ct two-story building, twenty-five feet front, COLUMBUS, 0., Jan. 6.-Loss by fire on for new postofflce. Brick exterior, .complete' Schlee Brewing Company building w11l amount equipment. to .$10,000, cupola and two top fioors being TOLEDO, 0., Jan. 4.-Archltects Langdon & burned. Hohly are drawing plans for fine church bulJd HAMILTON, 0., Jan. 7.-Plant (!If Rockdale Ing for Wauseon, O. Strawboard Company wrecked by explosion of NAPOLEON, 0., Jan. 2.-The Morning Star new boiler. N. H. Carpenter ana E. M. Buelle, thresher factory was 'completely destroyed by Barberton, 0., owners. ·flre. Total loss $80,000, with but $10,000' insurance. ASHTABULA, 0., -Tan. 2.-An engineer from PIQUA, 0., Jan. 2.-The lower local power Chicago is here to make plans and specifka plant of the Amer1can Strawboard Co. was tions for new swing or Uft bridge at Ashtabula gutted by fire this morning. Loss is nearly harbor. $25,000; coveTed by insurance. LORAIN, 0., Jan. 2.-George H. Verbeck is W ARRIjJN, 0., Jan. 2.-The Courtla·nd village said to be forming a company to erect. a cou\1cll has voted to accept the proposition' of theater at Conneaut: the Warteh, Cortland & jefferson electric rail DAYTON, 0., Jan. 2.-eharles Haglen will road for the location of its power pouse there. prob8Jbly . receive contract for Third street It will cOst $150,000 and the village gives a site bridge, his bid being lowest at $173,600, with an:d $6,500. 'tfl~ c6fupany li~hl:s the vlll!i.ge. 5° THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER MARTIN'S FERRY, 0., Jan. 4.-Bids yvill be finished next September. School fixtures, black received until January 15 for the North End board. interior finishings" plumbing, elect,ric Athletic Club building, to cost $3,500.. wiring, bath room fittings, laboratory sUPP,nes, KELLEY'S ISLAND, 0., Jan. 4.-According to school furniture, etc., probably nQt yet let. W. P. Corkey, president of the Superior Manu CUYAHOGA FALLS, 0., Dec: <.9.-Another facturing Company, $100,000 will be spent in im bridge may be built over river here at North prqvements here. New docks will be built. street by county. MARION, 0., Dec. 28.-ArchitectJ. J. Sloan ASHTABULA, 0., Dec. ~.---'Hanna docks .has plans for a dwelling for J. P. Uncapher, and others at Ashtabula Harbor to ,be' in Madon, exterior of frame, brick and stone creased in capacity from 25 to 30 per cent. work, slate roof, hard plaster, gas and· elec Electrical power house being enlarged by two tric light fixtures, art glass, wood m.antles, ba(h boilers. room fittings, hot air heating, cost $3,()()O. CONNEAUT, 0., Dec. 29.-Four new ma MARION, 0., Dec. 28.-Architect J. J. Sloan chines being erected at docks here. has. plans for dwelling' for J. G. ~ann, Penn YOUNGSTOWN, 0., Dec. 28.-Manager Jo~ sylvania avenue, Marlon, brick exterior, slate seph Wes3" of Avon park, has let ,contract to· roofing, hard plaster, gas and eleetrlc fixtures, amusement company for a $14,000 roller coaster art glass, bath room fittings, hot air heating, to be built in the spring. cost $2,500. YOUNGS'l'OWN, 0., Dec. 26.-Accol'ding to LORAIN, 0., Dec. 27.-Home of Henry King the Iron Trade Review J. P. McCaslin and S. burned. Loss, $7,500. vVilkoft. of Youngstown have purchased the GALLIPOLIS, 0., Dec. 27.-Commlssion house puddling mill of the Kelly Nail & Iron Com building owned by General George House pany and will remove it to Cuyahoga Falls, 0., burned. Loss, $6,000. to be operated thel'e by purchasers under the BEREA, 0., Dec. 26.-Car barns of Cleveland name of' the Independent, Rolling Mill Com & Southwestern railway .and building of the pany. Sprague Carriage Company burned. Loss, $50, YOUNGSTOWN, 0., Dec. 28.-The Masonic 000. Temple Company has in contemplation the MARlETTA, 0., Dec. 26.-First National erection of a $40,000 temple.. Bank building wrecked by eXPlosion and YOUNGSTOWr-., 0., Dec.. "~Joseph Pajeau, fire. Building loss, $75,000. To be rebuilt at of Chicago, has preliminaryc:.. 'plans for a $70, once. Five story, brick and stone structure. 000 chapel in Belmont cemetery. Will prob W. W. Mills, president. ably' let contract for stone work to Contrac CANTON, 0., Dec. 25.,-The Canton Concrete tors Neidermeler and, Restle, of this city. Company, organized for $50,000, will establish YOUNGSTOWN, 0., Dec. 28.-Architects plant here. , Owsley and Boucherle, Wick Bank building, SPRINGFIELD, 0., Dec. 26.-William Snee are preparing plans for a large bank and of has contract for Snyder memorial arch, to be fice building for the Potters Building' and Sav completed July 15. Cost, $6,000. Ings Company of ,East,:r..iverpool, O. Five STEUBENVILLE, 0., Dec. 26.-Th,e school story brick, cos,t $40,000, bids to be taken soon. "board has decided upon a lot on Maryland ave YOUNGSTOWN, 0., Dec. 28.-Bonds to the nue for new' school building, and will have amount of $l~O,OOO have been sold and plans are plans drawn for school. ' being perfected for the erection of a water ZANESVILLE, 0., Dec. 26.-The council has works and filtration plant for the city of Issued bonds 'to the amount of $3,500 for the Youngstown. Work to begin In spring. erect:ion'of a pest house. YOUNGSTOWN, 0., Dec. 28.-The BOilrd of ELYRIA, 0., Dec. 26.-The car shops of thf Healtb has options on several sites for a de B: & O. raiiroad. recently burned at Lorair tention 'hospital; which' will be built as· soon may be moved to this place. as provisions can. be' made. NEWARK, 0., Dec. 26.-A frame armory .CINCINNATI, 0., Dec. 25.-It Is probable, building' will be erected in East .Main street that a gre{tt auditorium' will ,be erected for for Company G, Fourth regiment, O. N. G. ' the University, of Cincinnati shortly. BELLAIRE, 0., Dec: 26.-Moundsville is to CINCINNATI, 0., Dec. 26.-An engineer has build a $30,000 theater. been engaged to make estimates on a union station for all ,railroads entering the city from the West End. Such an improvement FI RE BRICK WARREN B. FfRRIS would entail' the expenditure of at least $'.5, , OFFICE' , EXHIBIT 000,000. $12.00 PER 1000. Room 71Ys E. State Street, COLUMBUS, 0., Dec. 25.-D. W: McGrath, of Write for Sample. Columbus, Ohio. C1olumbus,. has· general contract for erection of Physics hall, Ohio State University, here. His TOLEDO, 0., Dec. 26.':"-Toledolodge of Elks bid was $69,773. Lowest bid-was $58,578 ,by W. are revising plans for their proposed new struc-, S, Stillwell, of Lafayette, Ind., bu.,t was thrown ture 'on Michigan street. Expect to begin in out on account of irregularities. George spring.. Steel construction. Feick, of Sandusky, second bid, $1 more than GREENVILLE, 0., Dec. ,26.-The P. Kuntz & successful' , bidder. Three stories, brick, ex-, Wright planing mill on Gray avenue is to be terior. torn doyv~, and residences erected on site in COLUMBUS, 0.,. Dec., 26.~Frankl1n Brew spring. ing Company has permit for new brewing and' DEFIANCE, 0., Dec. 26.-Cornerstone has bottling 1:l1iil'dings on Cleveland avenue.. M'ain been laid for new, 'high school buUding to be structure' f·our· stories· high; gro\ind· dimensions' THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER 51 135x225 feet; bottling house, two stories high, to the Library Building, in accordance with the 45x85 feet. Hath of brick.. plans and specifications on file in the office 01 SPRIN.GFIELD, 0., Dec. 17.-Wren store show Peters, Burns & Pretzlnger, architects, Day window fire. Loss, $1,000. Plate glass. ton, O. Blank proposals will be, furnished upon TOLEDO, Dec. H.-Architects Bacon and appll-cation to John W. Byron, Com. of Sub. and Huber have plans for five-story structure for Sup't Post Fund. G. A. Chase, on Superior street. To break YOUNGSTOWN, Dec. 19.-Special.-Architects ground next month. Dennison and Miller have plans and are re VAN WERT, 0., Dec. 17.-Archltects O. E. ceiving bids for eight-room and assembly hall Fallis, Nasby building, Toledo, has plans for a school house, for Girard, 0.; brick, Cleveland block for the Home GuanJ,s df America, at stone, terra cotta,slate roof, m~tal ceiling and Van Wert. Five stories, brick and concrete, cornice, plate and ribbed glass, gas and elec electric light and elevator. $60,000. . tric fixtures, diamond wall plaster, three stories, TOLEDO, 0., Dec. 19.-Plans have been com 87x88 feet, two teachers' rooms, wardl"obes, wash pleted by Bacon & Huber for a handsome new rooms, bath room fittings, school furniture and home for H. W. Leeper, at the corner of Park bla-ck board, 1,200' opera chairs. Cost, $40,000. wood avenue and Floyd street. Secretary A. H. YOUNGSTOWN, Dec. 19.-Special.-Architects Merrell, of the Craig Shipbuilding Company, will Dennison and Miller have prepared plans and erect a home on Collingwood avenue, near Bos will receive bids until December 22, for a twelve ton street. room frame residence for Henry Greenwald" of Madison ave'nue, Youngstown. Slate roof, pUlp CHILLICOTHE, 0., Dec. 19.-Bids were open plaster, gas and electric fixtures, door hangers, ed Wednesday at Treasury Department in Wash plate and art glass, porch columns, bath tub, Ington for the 'construction of, postofflce build washstand, water closet, steam heat, three ing in this city. The bidders were: F. L. Steven mant6lls, pipe and b().iler covering, weather can Contract Company, of Dallas, $59,900; John strips. east, $7,000. C. Robinson, of Chicago, $64,586; Lyon'S. Atkin son, of Colorado Springs, $66,4'W; W. J. Turner YOUNGSTOWN, 0., Dec. 19.~Special.-Archl- Company, of Chicago, $f:i7..367; Alex. Dawson, . tect S. C. Kennedy, 141 E. Federal street, hll-s Toledo, $57,576; S. Stanfford Building and Con awarded to Schultz Bros., 121 N. West avenue, struction Oompany, St. Louis, $72,050; Wolf D. contract for building two dwellings on Hillman Harrison, Indianapolis, $73.977; John G. Unkefer, street for Kest Bros. Cost, $4,000. of Minerva, 0., $82,270; Hunkln Bros., of Cleve YOUNGSTOWN, 0., Dec. 19.-Special.-New land, $&2,754 and $84,854. automobile factory to be erected on Wick ave BARBERTON, 0., Dec. 18.-:-Archltect A. Hess, nue, adjoining Commercial hotel, by Walter F. Sprankle block, has prepared plans for a three Flynn, et al. story, press brick, cut stone, high school build . CINCINNATI, 0.; Dec. 17.-Phll1p Pfeifter, No. ing, for Barberton. $40,000. Bids until Jan 10-12 E. McMillan street, Is making plans for uary 1. a three-story brick flat building for Jacob Keck, EAST LIVERPOOL, 0 .. , Dec.' 17.-Architectiil to be erected at NO. 2319 West Clifton avenue. C. C. & A. L. Thayer, New Castle, Pa., have Will be ready for figures next week. prepared plans for a two-story brick addUlon to Des JarditJs & Hayward, St. Paul building, s-chool, at East Liverpool. Bids until January 1. are making drawings for a flat building for ALTOONA, Pa., Dec. 19.-The board of offi L. A. Staley, to go on corner May and Grown cials of the Pennsylvania Railroad contemplate avenues, W. H. The building will be three erection of large plant here for manufacture of story, 65x120 feet, and there will blll 18 suites. structural steel. Tietlg & Lee, Commercial Tribune building, FREMONT, 0., Dec. 20.-The printing office are working on drawings for the new Jewish of the Messenger Publishing Co. damaged by Temple in Avondale. fire to extent of $7',000. . MANSFIELD, 0., Dec. ZO.-Aultman· & T8.Y A. Ki.mz, 955 West Court street, will have the lor plant damaged by fire to extent of $8,000. plans for the buildings of the Cabinet Loan GEORGETOWN, 0., .vee. 20.-Four business & Building Co., to be erected on West Sixth places here destroyed by fire; total,' $100,000. street, completed this week. LORAIN, 0." Dec. 19.-Baltimore & Ohio rail Plans for a soap factory to' be erected for A. road shops and rolling stock damaged by ftre to Themann, 119 East Canal street, are being pre7 extent of $100,000. par.ed by Ar-chltect Edward Schlochtermeyer, BUCYRUS, 0., Dec. 19.-The government has Linn and Hopkins streetiil. Three stories, 32x70 notified Postmaster Hall and Chas. Roehr to feet, press brick front, mill construction, steam build a post-office, 2Ox27x40 feet, one story, in elevator. terior and office work. CINCINNATI, 0., Dec. 19.-A. E. Muth, baker, ZANESVILLE, 0., Dec. 19.-The -city council will erect a $25,000 two and a half !\tory brick has appropriated $3,500 for a detention hospital. bakery' building with press brick front. . . MARIETTA, 0., Dec. 19.-The plant of the The official board of St. Paul's' M. E. Church, Mariet.ta Plaster & Fuel Company destroyed by Seventh and Smith streets, h~s concluded to 1Ire. Lacs, $10,000. . . spend' about $10,000 for the purpose of renovating DAYTON, O.-Sealed proposals. w'iH be receiv and refurnishing the church. New art windows ed at. the ottice of the Commissary of Subsist will be put In and the church redecorated: ence and Superintendent. Post. Fund, Central Rev. C. W. Blodgett, pastor. Branch, N. H. D. V. S" 1il'atlon~.l Military Home, CINCINNATI, 0., Dec: 17.-Archltect George Ohio, until 12 o'clock, ·m., .January 20, 1904, and Keller, 13 Livingston pla-ce, New York, N. Y., then opened, for the erection of a wing addition has plans and Is taking bids for a monumental THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND. BUILDER gate entrance, at the Old SoldIer·s' Home, Day PITTSBURG, Dec. 14.-Oakrhont Boat Club Is ton. $15,000. to build $10,000 club hoUSe. CINCINNATI, Dec. 17.-Grand Hotel darnagM PITTSBURG, Dec. 19.-Captain Sibert, goO\' by fire to extent of $0,000. ernment engineer, recommends appropriation. amounting to $2,118,791 for repairing and rebuild Western Pennsylvania ing locks Nos. 1, a, "4 and 5 in Monongahela river. Larg-est Items of expense In work w1ll be l<>ck PITTSBURG, Pa., Jan. 7.-Architect A. E. walls, guIde walls, ma LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 4.-The La.fayette buUlllng, to be located west ot Maxwell hall. -'iJnglneerlng Company has been awarded Ute Wlll I'ecelve bld~ on new power building until ~ontract for the erection ot a 700-toot bridge Jall~FY 1~. W. L. Bryan, president. across to St. Joe river at South Beild. The BlnLLAIR:m, 0., Dec. 2&.-Dr. McClellan structure wlll have a concrete floor and wUl chqsen pres'dent of trustees tor new hospital cost $59,200. here._ HAMMOND, Ind., Jan. 2.-The ChlG&gQ Steel INDIANAPOLIS, ~Ind., Dec. '29.-C. L. Wol- Plant was destroyed by fire. Loss, f76,OQO. Prac- lenweber has contract for remodeling work on tlcal1y covered by Insurance. , City l!ospltal. His bid, was ~1,062. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 4.-The first Baptist ANDERSON, Ind., Dec. IS.-Architects Wright church was destroyed by fire. Loss, $60,000. & Duncan are' preparing plans tor the Madison Practical1y covered by insurance. Considering county Qome at the State Soldiers and Wldow~' rebull DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 2.-Recommendations for new 'bulldings, made by Supt. Martindale to The Wheeling &Lake Erie HI HI the board of education, wlll ralse the budget of Co. the board about half a mlllion dollars above the The Only Line Operating Cafe Parlor amount allowed last year by the estimators. Care between DE1'ROIT, Mich., Jan. 4.-Architects Baxter & O'Dell have plans for erecting three brIck resi CLEVELAND AND CANTON, dences for John Cle.tr on Baldwin;. also three simllar dwelllngs on Seyburn avenue' for same COSHOCTON, ZA"ESVIlJ,LE, client. W'HEELINO. DETROIT~ Mich., Jan. 7.-C. H. Lawrence, of Also between Guaranty Bond Co.. agent, wlll bulld six-story TOLEDO and WHEELINO. apartment house, to cost $300,000, on Woodward avenue and Hendrie.street. All imp-rovements H. J. BOOTH, E;.' B. COOLIDGE, and accessories, automoblle barns. Wlll. also Gen. Traf. Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt. tear down houses at 43 and 45 John R street and erect a six-story bullding devoted entirely CLEVELAND, O. to bachelor's apartments, with suites of two rooms and a bath. DETROIT, Mich., Jan.' 7.-Windoor Avenue Methodist church, Windsor, destroyed by fire. Loss, $25,000. ''1'0 be rebullt. "20th Century Limited." ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 7.-An~0 Flour Mlll To those whose time is limited, the service of burned to ground. Loss and insurance, $32, the "20t~ Century Limited" appeals strongly. 000. 'Michigan Milling' Co., owner. Preemmentlya train for busy people but ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 7.-A city bulld m.ay.be used wi~h equal advantage by any' one Ing costing $30,000 is contemplated. wlshmg perfectIOn of fast service with comfort MT.. CLEMENS, Mich., Jan. 7.-Reuben C. Ullrich will erect a two-story brick store and Chicago to New York in 20 Hours apartment bulldlng, four stores front, at Ma comb and Cherry streets. Pr~vides conveniences equal to best hotels. BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Jan. 2.-Probate Dally, each way, over the Judge Stine will erect a four-story brick block Lake Shore « Michigan Southern IC y. on Main street. Excavations commenced. DETROIT. Dec. 25.-Architect A. W.· Chit a~d Ne'.V York Central. Saves a day.. For de tenden has made plans for a frame parsonage tads wnte A. J. SMITH, O. P. 6t T. A" for St. Philip's mission, to be located on Mc Cleveland, O. Dougall ·avenue, near Mack. The size of the ground is 3Ox40, two stories, interior finish in hardw09ds, shingle roof, heating furnace, light Clellan avenue, will erect two residences; ing by electricity. frame, brick basement, electric bells, plate and DETROIT, Dec. 25.-Architect Louis Kamper ornamental glass. furnaces, oak and GEwrgia has made plans for a private residence for Jo pine flnish, hard plaster, wood grilles, electril;l seph F. Jonas, to be located on the corner of light flxtures, wood mantels. bath tubs, wash.,. Oakland and ClaY avenues, construction frame, stand and water closet· fixtures; estimated shingle roof, 3Ox64, two stories, interior hard cost, $5,000. Louis ·P. Petrequin, 580 Fourth ave woods, oak floors throughout, heating by hot nue, bas plans for' three residences' brick air and lighting- by electricity and gas. veneered, Bedford limestone trimmin~s; com~ DETROIT, Dec. 25.-Architects Joy & Ban position roofs, electric bells, plate and orna croft have plans for an apartment house of mental glass, furnaces, hardwood finish, en·' six apartments for H. C. Lick, to be located caustic, tUe flooring, hard plaster, wood grilles, on the north side of Duffield, between Park combinatiQn light flxtures, wood mantles, bath and Clifford streets, construction pressed brick, tubs. washstands and water closet fixtures; Bedford stone trimmings, composition roof, estimated cost, $12,000. Architects Williams three stories, interior in hard woods, heating Bros., 300 Whitney Opera House block, have by steam, lighting by electricity. e.stimated cost prepared plans· for a residence block for 'M~ $10,000; the same architects al,so have plan. E. Von Mach, 966 Michigan avenue; frame and for the Lenox cafe, two stories, by Hannan & brick composition ro.of, electric bells, plate a~d Tufts, 5Ox50, two stories, composition rool, heating by steam, lighting by electricity, mar ornamental glass, furnaces, hardwood flnish, Imperia:l plaster, wood gr1lles, electric light ble .wainscoting and mirrors. fixtures, wood mantels, washstands and water DETROIT, Dec. 2.>.-Architects Field, Hinch closet fixtures; estimated cost, $4,000. J oh~ man & Smith have submitted plans for the Hart w1ll erect an. apartment house of six proposed magnificent University of Michigan flats on the corner of Woodward and Sid· apartment hotel. ney avenues; construction of brick, with DETROIT, Dec. 25.-Architect E. W. Gregory _stone front and trimmings, composition roof; ha·s plans for a· colonial double residence; brick flrst story,. upper story half timber and· cost $10,000. DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 26.-The cornerstone of cement, stained shingle roof, electric bells the three-story'temple for the American Eagle plate and ornamental glass, furnace, hardwood lodge was laid Wednesday. Cost $35,000. flnish; estimated cos,t, '$8,000. A. F. Rudolf, Mc- THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND B~/ILr:Ej( 55 phone, Bell East 203 Cu~·ahogli. M 121~ Monarch Automatic Instantaneous George F. Woodman· Water Heaters ARTISTIC STAINED Combine Economy, Convenience, Durability, and Perfect Automatic Operation. Our System GLASS WORKS is entirely different from any other. Heaters made to consume artificial, natural and gasoline For Churches, Residences, Public gas, also gasoline fluid. Buildings, Etc. MONARCH WATER HEATER CO. 1296 Ellclid Ave., CLEVELAND, O. Cleveland Branch, 285 Prospect St. TOLEDO, THE BOOTH COLU1\t\N CO. OHIO MANUFACTURERS OF Grade Columns in the White. We don't make Shoddy Goods. Colonial. 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THE ELYRIA WOOD PLASTER CO. . ,Architecture, Construction, Decorating, Furnishing and something of En- gIneering are the subjects to which THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER is de voted, but in its columns will also be found much of interest to the general public. Its news service covers completely the Middle West. Subscription price $1.00 a.year, payable to the office of THE OHIO ARCHI TECT AND BUILDER, No. 180 St. Clair Street, Cleveland. THE OHIO ARCHITeCT AND Br,JJLDER GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 19.-S. Rosen thal & Sons announce the completion ot plans tor the erection at Petoskey next spring of a four-story block of modern design wtth electric D. Goldfein" - & .. ' d~livery' Son elevator, pneumatic cash and parcel and all the latest c.onveniences for department COntractors fOr· store. Their two-story dO\lble brick' will be torn down, DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 17.-Architect Louis Kamper has completed plans for a residence Plunibing, for James Hosie, of Wayne, Mich. The con struction will be. of cobblestone with shingle roof and gables. The size on the ground is Sewer 4Ox52, and the height two stories, building heat ed with furnace and lighted by electricity, inte Building; rior finish hard wood throughout. MUSKEGON, Mich., Dec. 18.-The plant of the Cresc~nt Manufacturing Co., recently destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of $75,000, will be re Hot Water. buil.t next spring. The company manufactured two stave nail kegs. A saw mill will be built and in connection. DETROrr, Mich., Dec. 27.-Contracts let feir Steam a tour apartment terrace, eight rooms each, of brick veneer and pavin,g brick .front for Heating. Captain E. H. Horne, on Westminster and Oakland avenues, complete accessori~s, cost $10,000. Outfits for Blocks or Residences and' Gas Fitfingin all branches. Ne-w York State Estimates furnished on work in any part of the TROY, N. Y., Dec. 27.-The fifth bad fire United States and Canada. within a few weeks' time caused $WO,OOO dam 8M~ber aetpe[and Builders' Exchange. age. . Many business buildings .baldly dam aged. 162 Woodla.nd A'Pe./ CLEVELAND/ O. BUFFALO, N. Y., Jan. 2.-The Park theater, to be erected on the site of the old Cou.rt street theater, will cost $150;000. The architects are Leon H.· Lenpert & Son of Rochester. Some of the contracts have been let and the work is partially under way. BUFFALO, N: Y., Dec. 1S.-W. W. Oliver will Chas. Schurr erect $10,000. home on Richmond avenue. BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec. IS.-Green & Wicks have plans for $12,000 temple for Highland Park Lodge, F. & A. M., Athenian temple style, Co rinthian columns, 25 feet l\igh, 35x96,' ground measurements. " MANUFACTURER OF Kentucky Work~ COVINGTON, Ky., Dec. 19.-Schofield & Rabe. Interior Wood Madison' avenue and Pike street, are working on plans for a sixteen-room fiat building. Fixtutes, • Furniture LouiSVILLE, Ky., Jan. 3.-St. Catherine's academy, a Catholic school for girls, located near Springfield, Ky., burned to the ground to and Church .Work ,. ·day. The loss is about $200,000. West Virginia WHEELING, W. Va., Jan. 7.-Exploslon ot natura,! gas and fire caused destruction of Mar shall Glass Works, at Cameron. Loss, $30,000> Col1'er South Water cmd Cham PARKEoR8BURG, Jan. 2.-Avon street build ing damaged. by fire to' the extent of $10,000.. .ploin'Streets ST. LOUI~, Mo., Dec. 1S.-Board of edtica,tton tei erect a too,OOO nOI'JiIlal school b\lilding.· PARK .RAPIDS, Minn., Dec. 29.-Carnegie CLEVELAND. O. library tq be built here under USI,.II;1.1 con,ditions. WIUl~LING, . W. Va., DeC. 27.-Home of. 8. . Main lIMO W. Buchanan, between Hagerstown a,~d Elm .PFONE8 CUY. ~ lIM Grove; destroyed by' fire. 1...058, $",000. THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER 5-7 .The International System OF CABLES AND WIRE FABRICS FOR CONCRETE . REINFORCING ...... , e.o.."..... Write for Descriptive Catalogue 'J 0" The Internati·onal fence and Fireproofing Co. COLUMBUS, o. UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT NOTICES By James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect. OFFICE OF THE SUPERVISING ARCHITECT . January 6,1904.-Sealed proposals will be re Washington, D. ·C. ceived at this office until 3· o'clock p. m., on the 27th d·ay of January, 1904, and then opened, for January 7, 1904.-Sealed proposals will be· re the installation of a hydraulic lift, in the U. ceied at this ofrice until ·3 o'clock p. m., on the S. custom house and posto«ice, at Newport 10th day of February, 1004, and then opened, for News, Va., in accordance with the drawhigs furnishing and placing the lighting fixtures for and specifications,· copies of which may ·00 had the U. S. Mint (new) at Denver, COlorado,. in at this office or at the o«ice of the ~uperin accordance with drawings and specifications, tendent at the discretion of the Supervising copiera. of which may be obtained at this office Architect. a t the discretion of the Supervising Architect. James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect. James Knox Taylor, S~pel'vising Architect. January 5, 1904.--8ealed proposals wlll be re ceived at this ofrice untfI 3 o'clock p. m., on the Ja.nuary 7, 1904.-Sealed proposals 'W·m be re 23rd day of February, 1904, and 'then opened, for ceived at this office until 3 o'clock p. m., on .the construction (except heatl,ng apparatus, ele the 10th day of 'February, 1904, and then opened, vator, electric wiring and conduits)· of the U. for furnishing and placing the lighting fix S. postoftice and cUstom house at Burlington, tures for the U. S. Mint (new) at Denver, Colo Vermont, in accordance with drawings and rado, in accordance with drawings and. specifi specifications, ' copies of, which may be had at cations. copies of which may be obtained at this office, or the office of the Postmaster at this office at the discretion of the Supervising Burlington, Vt., at the discretIon of the Super- Architect. vising Architect. .It ' James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect. James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect. Coulson Corner Posts And Transom Bars are being speCified by the l~ading architects through out the country. For ~ew .or Remodeled Store Fronts Greatest Strength for ,Holding Costly Glass Safely WRITE FOR DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE . u. S. Patent, FebruRry 18, 1900 Oanada Patent, Maroh 19, 1900 J. W. COULSON & CO,. Columbus, O. U. S. Patent, November 19, 1901 U. S. P~tent, April Ill, 1902 Other Patents Pending THE OHIO ARCHITECT AND BUILDER December 2S, 1903.-Sealed proposals wlll be re N. H. PORTER. E. B. ANDERSON. ceived at this office until 3 o'clock p. m. on the 11th day of February;' 1904, and then opened, for the construction (except heating apparatus) .Porter _ Anderson, of the U. S. postoffice and court house, Water Contractors for loo, .Iowa, in accordance with drawings and specifications, copies of which may be had at GenerGl House'Painting, Papering this office of the office of the Postmaster at and Frescoing. . Waterloo. Iowa. at the discretion of the Super vvislng Architect. Hardwood Finishing a Specialty. James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect. 159 West Exchange St., AKIlON, o. I PHONES-People's 700 Western States Bell, Main .2.22 COI~ORADO. ESTIMATBS FURNISHED IN ANY PART OP DENVER-Sealed proposals will be received UNITED STATES AND CANADA. until 6 p. m., January 12. for the erection of the new school buildin'g on the northwest corner .,"The Manest" (Dot Blast) Laundry Dryer of West Eleventh avenue and SoUt;l ..t!.'ifteenth with street. school district No. 1. S. S. Kennedy, Combined president; Henry Koepcke, secretary. NEBRASKA. Laundry WAHOO-Sealed bids are invited for the fur Stove nishing of all material and labor necessary for and the erection 0< a four-room brick school house, to be built on block 2, county addition to Wa hoo. Bidg to' be, on ftle. before January 13, "eater 19U4. for Residences, OMAHA-'I'he South Tenth Street Methodist Apartment chu~ch will erect a new church e·ltt!.ce at the Douses, cost of $5.000. The w HASTINGS-Fred Case will erect a nne brick building early next spring. An,Anchor GRAND ISLAND-Work on the Hew addition to. the Leeward is a Savings Account with The to the National Bank is progressing rapidly. Dime Savings and Banking Co. Save part of your in OMAHA-A. 1. Root will erect a four' or five come-whether from 'business or wages. A guarailte~ story printing establishment in the spring at dividend of 4% in tbe form of interest, ins~esyou um~ a No. Howard street. secure and profitabie investment. Start today. Many MINDEN-The A. O. U. W. have commenced , careful people prefer to,keep part of their savings in a the foundation for their new hall. safe Bank outside of their home town. You can do AURORA-The J. R. Watkins Medical Co. business with us by mail and participate in the benefits will erect a five-fioor drug milling department. of the high rate of interest paid on savings accounts in IOWA. Cleveland with absolute security, ' LA:KE CITY-Work on new $30,OvO l••goh Write for Booklet telling how. school building progressing rapIdly. SIOUX CITY-Christian Science congregation will erect new church ,building in 5pring. The Dime Savings GRINNELL-New high school building has Banl~l~g been started. & Co. CEDAR RAPIDS-Second Presbytcl'lan church &5 and &6 Public SQuare. CLEVELAN D, O. has selected a site for the erection ot a. new building. bUBUQUE-Flrst and Second P:,e~byterian ~~~;C=::cth~V:e~rre~~~~:.union and will- prob- T.he .. Elastic: Pulp Plaster Co. GREENE-Dr. John Nevins will erect a, brick, . block in the early spring. Mills (it W(irre.n. and Steubenville, O. HOCKING-The Hocking Suppply Co. is ar-. IT,IS AC~.NOWLEDGED by CONTRACTORS ranging to erect a modern two-story bUilding, .', to replace the one .burned. ''BU,ILDF;R? and u.ser~ of Elastic Pulp Plaster DAVENPORT-A town hall is 'to be built in that' It IS sup~nor III many respects to all the town of Bettendorf. 9t~er:,wall plaster.s. I:Iaving no. sand in it, ALBIA-Odd Fellows voted to rebuild theit It IS tnuch lighter III weight and will not crum- temple, destroyed by fire. " ble or crack. It can be applied to the walls in OSKALOOSA-Pabst Brewing CI'. wi-h ..erect the cordest weather, as freezing does not injure storage depot. • it in the least. It is a non-conductor of sound, DES MOINES-Great Western will build a cold, heat and electricity. It covers 150 to 165 ,new depot in Waverly on east side o~ river next yards to the ton. It makes a fire-proof wall at spring. ' low cost. It costs no more than common ESSEX-Christ Nelson is contemplating new plaster. Try it and you will use no other. brick building. If he concludes' to build the Woodman lodge will go in with him' and build the second story for a lodge room. RED OAK-Centerville Methodists w1ll erect VVM. S. ABBEV a ~2.5.000 stone church. ESSEX-Essex Woodmen are contemplating CARPENTER AND CO'NTRACTOR building a hall and the movement is well under Jobbing Promptl)l Aifended To. way, Pians Furnished on Appllcaflon. KEOKUK-Tbe Hubinger Bros.' cer~al plant, Office Phone 609. Res, Phone 538. Bell Phone 46. which was totally destroyed by fire, i~ to be 2 Eady Block. Res., 201 East River St. rebuilt some time in the near future, ELYRIA, O. MACEDONIA-The new building for the meat market is progressing finely. BUCK GROVE-L. W. Hagan is looking for a lot on which to erect a store bujJ~ing, SHENANDOAH-Sealed proposals for the erection of a library building in the city of H.A.NEPP Shenandoah w1ll be received until January 12. DEALER IN T. H. Read. president. Berea and Amherst Wall Stone, Footing Stone~ Cut Stone, Bric;lge Stone, Flagging, Curb Botzum Bros" Granite nard ing and Sawed Stone of All Kinds. Wall and fibre .Plaster Co. Cuyahoga and Bell Telephone. OFFICE, 1975 DOAN ST. 73-75 North· Main Street YA RD. Nickel Plate Ry. at ,Woodland Ave. Crossing AKRON, 0010 CLEVE LAN 0, O. GEO. RACKLE; THE ARTIFICI",L STONE PIONEER. George .Rackle& Son , ARTIFICIAL BUILDING • • S~T'ONE ••• Introducers and Pioneers in the Manufacture of-Composite Storye. The Execution, at Small Cost,. of Elaborate Architectural Design's Our Specialty. Our Buildi.ngs Speak for Themselv:es; Our Motto: "Simplicity and.·C()mpleteness~;' Factory: Corner Rossiter and Superior Streets;".Cleveland, O. ' 'PHONES: NORTH, 901-L; CUY., M i09.2.• '