WEEKLY BUILDING RE~P.RTER. And REAL ESTATE ' REVIEW -;(~6~;;r~~~~~~\~\\' c: ======~~o0N: ' {)'\'0 \,\Q'\\'Jt>\}'\,,\: -======Vol. 6-No. 11 , MARCH 15, 1930 ,. K\. Price 10 Cents ~-<.1') , Revival in Building NEW ROGERS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH " Plans Completed for Is Now Forseen Rogers Church r....'-COI. - . n: . C: t .t.t.~'::l .' .O .... !;.o First Week of March Sees Permits Issued .. 'It,t .. ~~,,- ··.o,,·r • "•• ~ New $60,000 Edifice at Woodbine Ave. for Over Million and Half Dollars. and W-olverleigh Blvd. Will be Under Way Soon. Figures for build.ing permi,ts issued by the City Architect's office so far this Tenders will be calle,d early next week month indicate a distinct revival in To­ by Frederick N oad, architect, 11 Leader r-on'to's building program for 1930. Per­ Lane, for the -erection of the new Rogers mits issued during February ,totalled $1,- Church at and Wol­ 288,640 and thos-e issued during .the first 'l-erleigh Blvd. The new church, which ten days of March, be-ing a period about will cost about $60,0.00, will be of Gothic one thi'rd as long, totalled $1,831,333, design, buiJ.ton the cruciform plan with which is over half a milLion dollars more a deep chancel containing the choir and than the month of February. These fig­ sanctuary, and will s,eat 650 persons. ures for March have been greatly in­ There will be a basement Sunday School, creas-ed by the indu~,ion of ,the permit for providing accommodation for about 500 an addition to the . Royal York Hotel. pupils. In addition to this, ample pro­ The cost of this, as specified -in the ap­ vision has been made f,or vestry, choir plication, will be $839,598. rooms and ladies' parlor, and a modern The 'Weekly Building Reporter has been kitchen is provided to cater to -the ne-eds: in close touch with the industry, and re­ and the social activities O'f the congrega­ por,ts fr-om building supply dealers, manu­ tion. facturers and realtors indicate that the The new struotur-e will have a base of long-delayed revival in building is at New Church to be erected at the corner of Woodbine Avenue and Wolverleigh Credit Valley stone up to a point six hand, and that p,rospects are considered Blvd. Architect, Frederick Noad, 11 Leader Lane. fe-et above. the grade; from this base up­ favorable for a much bet,ter building sea­ wards the exterior is O'f red s'tock brick son than was at first anticipated. business dis-turbances separately fr'om the trimmed with Indiana cut stone. The Among the bigger pr-ojects, ,for which cost of repaving the road, laying side­ Financial Sit u a t ion Gives -frame of the structure is of steel, except· permission has recently been sought, are walks, moving car tracks, etc. By this Promise of Increased the roof trusses, which are of heavy tim­ a $205,0.00. eight-s,torey, reinforc-ed con­ method the total cost of the wo'rk is no't ber. The r·oof ~s slate with copper flash­ crete factory building for Yardley's, Lim~ shown in its entirety. ings. The heating plant will be of the ited, at Fleet and York Streets, and three Building The widened Bloor Stree,t is a good ex- most modern type with concealed radi-: fuel oil storlage tanks on Commiss,ioners ample of ,this at the present time: . ators in the main auditorium of the Stre-ets, near the Don roadway, of steel Cos-t of acquiring pr-operties $1,144,3-68 "Easy MOney" Likely to Give Way to chancel. and concrete construction, each with a Cost of moving car tracks .. 250.,00.0 Tighter Money Market. The first Rogers Church was com­ capacity of 67,00.0 barrels. These latter Cost of mov,ing hyd_ro po,les 60,000. pleted in December, 1911, and its growth will be erected by the Imperial Oil Com­ Cos,t of sidewalks, pavements, has been st'eady since that tume. Rev. H. p,any at an approximate c-oS

President, "FELLOWSHIP QUALITY . PROTECTION" Past-President, W. H. Kerwin, W. H. Little. 47 Keystone Avenue, 63 Edna Avenue. For MORTGA&E FUNDS GRover 9212. LLoydbrook 0901. Loans arranged by first 1st Vice-President, Secretary, mortgages on improved W. E. Maybee, HOME BUILDERS' ASSOCIATION C. M. Pelton, residential and business 159 Sheldrake Blvd .• 63 Benlamond Ave., HUdson 1776M. HOward 2227. properties located in de· Office, 31 Willcocks St., Toronto, Te!ephone Ki. 6718-Evenings Howard 2227 sirable sections of Tor· 2nd Vice-President, Treasurer, onto. Interest charged D. C. Kay, R. D. Wood, 96 Westlake Ave., Phone at current rates. Private 18 Strathearn Blvd .• GRover 1403. ELgin and trust funds available HIllcrest 4485. Official Journal: Editor: P. F. McCleary. Q341' for such investments. Wee,kly Building Reporter, Official Solicitor, 43 Roslin Ave .• 0342 3rd Vice-President, 31 Willoocks St .• H. W. Timmins Fire ins u ran c e also R. Muir, KIngsdale 6718 HUdson 6208W. 371 Bay Street, 0343 effected and properties 20 Linsmore Cres,cent. HArgrave 9281. ADelaide 6482 0344 listed, sold or rented. 0345 0346 Enquiries Solicited. 12-The 'owned 'home may be planned namely the Melody Boys, who have pro­ Fifteen Reasons Why Home and built just as you wish it. It will vlided so many enjoyable ev,enings ove,r Investment is Best reflec,t your own individnality, not that the radio. The Melody Boys, it will be of another. remembered are ,the' chief item on the T'here is nothing like having a reason 13-As a man's earning capacity de­ programs of the 'Hobbs Glass Company, for ,the faith and 'hope that is in you, so cEnes with the years, if he is a ihome and through the co-op,eration of that con­ as builders of homes w'e should be able owner, the question of the family's sup­ oern, they were booked for this month's QO ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• uOK) port is mad'e easier. at all times and in all places to clearly hanquet. You will miss one of the best ~ 8 14-A home assures the family a safe evening's fun if you fa,n to turn out a and fearlessly set forth reasons for our she'lter if the provider dies. Noone can week from Monday. i MORTGAGE MONEY I belief in home ownership. say "vacate" to the family. ~ Aside from the financial end, a house IS-The head of every family pays for For first mortgage loans on is a good investment from every stand­ a home whether he owns it or no,t. In ,Past President Little improved property in and ; the course o'f years the rel1!ter is bound point. Very' few .families build a house Honored by Royal Templars ~ about Toronto at current : to pay the cost of a home, and has to make money from it. Some do, but ; rates of interest. ; nothing to show for it. At the 47th Annual Meeting of the not many. Professional and speculative Grand Council of the Roy'al T'empl1ars of builders must realize a profit, of course, Temperance, heoJ.d at Toronto, duri'ng tlhe ; GREGORY & GREGORY~• las,t week o'f February, W. H. (Bell't) but the home owner is the average Picnic Committee Make Good ; 371 BAY STREET. ADelaide 3211-2 Litttlre, Past P!"1es'ideont ()If the Toron,lto citizen who builds a house for 'himself Start Toward This Year's ) Evenings: LOmbard 5567; KIngsdaie 8593 Home Builders' Association, was elected 0-0 and his family to live in and to enjoy the and installed as Gr'and CO'l1ncillo,r 00£ the II Ie. ,e. ' ••••••••••••••• (;) Big Event c;J () Y······ Grand Council of Ont-ar,io. Woe congr3!tu­ pleasures al1!d comforts df life such as are Chairman John Car,roll, Jr., of the J. late Bert on his eleva't,ion to this honored r,ealized in no other way. P~icnic Committee, is already hard at work Let us consider Ibriefly some of the positiolll. N ow, Boys, let's all have one in his usual business-loike way. organiz­ oon Bert. Mortgage Loans reasons why a home is thebes,t invest­ ing for this year's event. He reports at ment of all. Fifteen reasons are given that he is receiving splendid co-operation here; there are many others. not only from all members of the Exe­ Lathing IS Specialized Current Rates I.-.,Home owning is the greatest of all cut,ive, but from the supply and manu­ aids to success. It is a spur to ambition, facturing firms of the city. The fact that Business To-day Telephone AD. 5497 both financial and social. it has been de,cided to omit the parade 2~lt tends to reduce ,the cost of living, this year is being :favora'bly commented Modern Lathing Contractor Fast Replac­ MOFFAT, HUDSON & CO. Wi

Alex. Groat, 61 Lawton Blvd., has the roof on a 2)1,;-storey residence on the south side of Millbank Ave., near Strat­ hearn Blvd., Forest Hill Village. The Face and Common Brick, Structural Clay Tile plans were dr.awn up by D. H. Burnham, architect, 260 Lauder Ave., and specify br,ick construction on concrete block foundations. Mr. Groat is excavating f.or Rubble Stone another residence similar to the ::rbove on . an adjoinging lot, and for one on Strat­ hearn mvd., near Millbank Ave. Haydite Aggregate D. ]. Lawder, 52 Whitehall Rd., has the walls ready for the roof for a 2)1,;-s,torey for Lightweight Concrete residence on the west side of Glenayr Rd., near Ava Rd., Forest Hill Village. It will be of solid brick construction on con­ crete block foundation. Haydite Building Blocks and Tile

H. E. McRobb, 103 Whitehall Rd., has the walls started for a 2)1,;-storey 'resi­ dence on the west side of Elton Ave., Fores,t Hill Village. Raymond Card, architect, 142 Chester Ave., has prepared the plans, which sp.ecify brick and stone construction on concrete block founda­ THE COOKSVILLE COMPANY, LTD. ti'Ons. The cost is estimated at $8,000. 26 Queen St. East, 320 Canada Cement Building, Albert RusseH, 111 Ranleigh Ave., ex­ TORONTO, . MONTREAL, QUE. pects to star,t in a week or two on the ELgin 8171. Lancaster 7690 erection of a two-storey residence on the south side of Old Orchard Grove. It WORKS: will be of solid brick construction on Cooksville, Milton, Cheltenham, concrete bklck foundations, containing six rooms, and will cost about $7,000. Port Credit, Delson.

Harry Hague, 953 Logan Ave., will erect a detached residence at 955 Logan Ave. The plans drawn up by N. A. Arm­ strong & Company, architects, 7 King St. East, specify a two-storey ten-roomed residence of brkk and stone construction on brick foundations, to cost about $14,000.

Teperman & Sons, wrecking contrac­ tors, 260 Van Horne St., have begun the .demolition of the rear wings of Old Trin­ ity College. They expect to complete the work in a:bout thirty days. The cost will be a'bout $2,200.

Another Visit to Caledonia SASH , DOORS . Planned for April 3rd HARDWOOD FLOORING Presddent w. H. Keirwin of the Toronto Home Builders Assodation, on behalf of the offi,ce1·s and members, has acoe~ted an invitation from. Gypsum, Lime and Ala­ basti1ne, Limited, to visit the,ir mi'nes and plants at Ca'Iedionia, Ontario, Thursday, April 3rd. The trip will be made by bus·es sup'plied by the company, and those who partic.ipa,ted in the excursi'on last year will remember the day-i11'teres1ting and enjoyable. Members would be well advised to check this d'alte off in their cal,endar now. A PAYING POLICY. o. Insurance Agent-"Good gracious, Mr. Oc Finkelstein, this is your ,third accident within a month!" Mr. Finkelstein-"Yeth-ain't I lucky?" - Vancouver Sun.

BUILDERS - ATTENTION Experienced Accountant desires spare time work. Complete bookkeeping system set-up. Accurate monthly and half-yearly statements. Reply to Box 150, Weekly Building Reporter, 31 Willcocks St., Toronto. Weekly Building Reporter, March 15, 1930 The Ring of the Trowel and the Hum of the Saw Summary of the Week's News in the Buildingatid Allied Fields.

N. Clement, 97 Gainshorough R oad , ex­ north of Deloraine Ave. I t will be of pects to begin work early this spring, on solid brick construction on concrete block six bungalow residences on Coleridge foundations. Ave., near Sammon Ave., East York Twp. They will be one-storey of soli,d brick H. H. Harrison, 113 Gledhill Ave., ex­ construction on concrete block founda­ pects tlO start ·sloon ,on the erect.ion df Ia tions, and the cost of the six is estimated residence on the north si'de of BIiookdale at $12,000. Ave. It will be two storeys, of s·olid brick construction on ooncrete block foundlAIf C40$.T-4'N'NG Hanigan Br·others, 50'9 Salem Ave., are $1190.00'. excavating for the erecti'on 0.£ a two­ 11685-Caledon Shale Brick Ltd., 1167 stor'ey dwelling ,on the north s.ide of J es­ Bay St., against DeJonckhehe Twp. It will be of s'olid !br,ick constroc­ sum of $1,069.95. Builders' Specialty Lines tion on concrete block f.oundatiQns and 13505-Harris Baylin, against Dominion INSULATION ENGINEERS and DISTRIBUTORS the cost is estimated at $4,500. Smallwar:es Co. et a1, for the sum of $480'.00. 2368 Dundas St. W. Toronto LLoyd. 6567 Clemen't Harmer, 152 Woburn Avenue, 13507-Peerless Hardlwood Flooring Co. 1HII ONB AND ONLY "SOLID" BOARD BSSIiNTlAL IN ALL GOOD HOMES will begin in a few days with the erection Lt-d., against Hugh R. HendeTson,. of a stwo-'storey residence on Greer Rd., for the sum of $550'.35. Weekly Building Reporter, March 15, 1930 The Convenient Kitchen Means a Quick Sale The essential principles of selling whole on a scientific arrangement equipment in the clear being 80 sanitary and healthful. Food from are the same, no matter what the that cuts out all unnecessary steps feet by 11 feet. the refrigerator goes to the kitchen cabinet, where cooking supplies are product may 'be. An insurance and reduces lost motion to a mini­ In nearly all well designed mum. kitchens, automatic refrigerators- store'd, and from there to the sink, salesman, for example, makes no past the cabinet containing the attempt to sell life insurance as kitchen dishes, beyond which is the such; he concentrates on selling cooking range. protection for dependants and ease The kitchen is the room where of mind for the insured. An auto­ the housewife spends a large part of mobile salesman points out the ad­ her time. For this reason it cer­ vantages to be derived from owning tainly behooves the architect and a motor car. Similarly, the realtor builder to make the kitchen as who knows his 'business posts him­ cheerful and attractive as possible. self in all that a. house will do for a Kitchen cabinets contribute much prospect. He knows he is selling, towards securing this. So far as not an accumulation of brick and cost is concerned, the factory or mortar, but shelter, warmth, com­ millwork equipment usually costs fort, convenience and freedom from less-if quality and completeness unnecessary steps and chores. are taken into consideration-than It is in this direction that a com­ the carpenter-built equipment which pletely equipped kitchen is a splen­ is usually furnished. Steel ca'binets did sales lead. It provides a talking and cases are popular in apartment point for the salesman that appeals buildings, where space is limited. both to husband and wife, particu­ Attractive tints and colours should larly to the latter, who often has the be used, whether the material be deciding vote in the final decision. wood or steel. This remark a'bout !II bright colours applies practically to Opinions may differ regarding the III definition of a "Model Kitchen," 'but .- all furnishings, including the cook it may be said, in general, to con­ range, which may be obtained in tain: an electric refrigerator; fine great variety of hue. The hallmark of the good kitchen is an arrangement of space that cuts out all unneces. lighting fixtures; an electric or gas sary steps and reduces lost motion to a minimum. range; ventilating fan; cases and The model kitchen should not 'be DILEMMA. ~abinets ; vacuum cleaner closet; gas or electric - are considered too small. Kitchenettes are all very necessary to modern convenience. Store Manager: "\iVhat do you n,ean by built-in ironing board; incinerator arguing w ith that customer? Don't you door; dishwasher sink; milk and well for couples, but the real family They are so well insulated that the know our rule? The customer is always package receiver; and tiled floor and kitchen is another matter. In a heat of the kitchen has little effect . right." wainscot. widely popular plan the dimensions on them, and, 'being automatically Floorwalker: "I know it. But he in­ Whatever equipment is selected, are 13 feet by 14 feet 6 inches, the regulated to maintain a low, even sisted that he was wrong."-American the first essential is to plan the dimensions between the ,built-in temperature, food storage is made Legion Monthly.

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SUPERIOR SASH CO. 450 GILBERT AVE TORONTO KEN. 3211 Evenings G.E G.Hop~ Ken.21I4J. 6 Weekly Building Reporter, March 15, 1930 Toronto District Building Permits

Est. J. R. McDonald, c-o C. W. Camp­ tion, 230'-8 Danf'orth Ave., near Playter bell, 12 Richmond E., repa,ir fire dani:ages, Blvd...... $14,0.00 689 Pape Ave., near Danforth .... $60.0 B'ooth Fish Company, 457 Church St., BUY B. W. Miller & 00., 1969 Duffenin, demo strengthen floors .of store and warehous'e, existing greenhouse and rebuild same, 157 King Sot. E., ne,ar market .... $1,0.0.0. 1969 Dufferin St., near Rosec1iffe Ave- City Wnecking 00., 862 Dundla's We.sot, nue ...... $5,0.0.0. demo hotel bldg., ShuDer St., n.e. corner WHERE BETTER Royal Bank Bldg., King amd Y,ongle, Chur'ch St...... $50.0' build bank bldg. and alter existing bank Abbott & Walker, 290' Eglington West, bldg. to store, e.s. Coxwell Ave., s.e. cor. alter stor'e front, 290. Eglingtol11 W., near DOORS and SASH Eastwood Rd...... $2,10.0. AV'enue Rd...... ' $1,0'0.0' Gordon Bms., 32 Lto['e, with Y'Onge St., near Shuber St...... $11,0.00 dwell. over 2369 Yonge St., near Broad- General Realties Ltd., 131 Danforth way ...... $40.0.0. Ave., build three sltores with four apts. Vail's Laundry System, 444 Bath~rst Veneered Doors over ea'ch, 320.-4 Bloor W., uetar SpadinJa St., alter interior of ground floor 0-£ laun­ Ave...... $37,00.0. dry, 444 B,athurst St., near Oollege. $1,20.0' J nlo. Brick, 70.0. Bro.adview, alter and build addition to dwell.

H. W. Thompson Honored

Elected Grand Registrar, Royal Arch Masons.

Harold W . T:hompson, Vice-President of Whittemore Publications, Ltd., and well known to many ,in the bui1ding in­ dustry througlhout Canada, who was un­ animous1ly elected at the recen:t convoca­ tion of the Roy,al Ar,ch Masons as Grand Registrar, wa.s the guest of honor at a dinner given last night at the Hotel Vic­ toria, ,by his friends and associates of the St. Patri:ck's Chapter.

Ringing the Changes on Small Homes A problem that frequently faces The exterior of houses built to the division. One suggestion as to how the builder engaged in building a same plan may be altered by very interior layout can be changed,,is row of five or six-roomed houses is slight changes involving verandahs given in alternate floor plan below. how to effect variation without un­ and side roofs. In the above illus­ A glance at this plan will show how duly adding to costs. People will tration it will 'be noted that one considerable is the change made. buy more readily if they have the house has a porch substituted for a privilege of choice, and for that projecting roof. Two or three good The living room is different in shape reason the slight extra cost caused standard designs, capable of varia­ in each case, although occupy'ing by changes is a good investment. tion, are valuable assets to any sub- approximately the same space. H. W. Thompson 1+------22 .!O'.:....·-<-----~ ~----,-- 2 2.!O'':'"'' --~~ r------, Many dIstinguished Masons wer·e pres­ • 5r.CoN 1)4 I I ent, including Mayor Wemip, and a gro'up I ~oor I of committee ,chairmen in charge of the ~rLm1b4 I I arrangements ,for the Shriners' Imperial Session next June. Dr. Matheson, Ruling First Principal of St. Patnick's Chapter, presided, and calle1d \lipon Mayor Wemp to offidally present Grand Registrar Thompson with an ap­ propriately engraved silver cigarette case from the members of St. Patrick's Chap­ ter. In his acknowledgment, Grand Regis­ trar Thompson made a brief survey O'f rhe Ma,sonic road over which he has tra­ veHed in the past twenty years, with CIIAM.3Llb e1lllP'has·is on the fraternal co-o,perative IZ~O"X 12!6" JllItw£.~y achievements of the St. Patrick's Chapter. 8~O"X8~'''' ® AN EASY SOLUTION. Excited Father-"What shall I do? What shall I do? My son has just SlI/v POIl.Cf"I /boo/" swallowed a half-dollar!" I Voice froim Gathering Crowd-"Take L __ .. _____ ~.J him to the tlax collector's office. They're '----_._---- experts at getting money out of people."

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than to wire it insufficiently ... and the This is the uTen extra cost is a good investment because Point Red Seal"­ it certifies homes people want well-wired houses. Use the that are sufficiently ((Red Seal" wiring plan . it's yours wired. for the asking. Like the coin of the realm, it never betrays your confidence. TORONTO HYDRO-ELECTRIC SYSTEM 225 Y onge Street ' Toronto SWfM mlfCQllMM UIlMIlB Keep Canada Prosperous Buy Goods Made in Canada Large.rt Prortu.cers ot ?tar-elwood Flooring ill tI•• Britislt ElIJet,.,. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiWALLACE AVE. - TOR-ONTO - PHONE LLOYOBROOK 3'" 8 Weekly Building Reporter, March 15, 1930 RATHBONE ASTER CRAFTSMJ

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)f Quality 10 Weekly Building Reporter, March 15, 1930 Realty News of the Week "To those who are holding high priced BUILDERS Real Estate Market Sound properties, I would say, do not be dis­ couraged, but do not be too stiff in your There are a number of lots still available in the Donlands A. E. LePage Regards Situation As price, as that market is fairly well s:atis­ Serious But Not Discouraging. fied except for the barga!l1 hunter who Avenue Sub-division. This land is just north of Milverton has the cash to pay for a bargin. Boulevard and is the closest-in building land obtainable In When the Weekly Building Reporter "I did not intend to make such a long representative called on Mr. A. E. Le­ speech, ,but the situation is very serious this area. Sewers, water and sidewalks are now installed. Page this week, he found him with the and I am most emph!atic in stating that usual sunshiny smile, but masking a we want low and medium priced houses PRICES-~45.00 and ~50.00 PER FOOT haunted look, as though he had some­ and we want them quickly, and if there Moderate Restrictions Builders'Terms thing on his mind. are a lot of builders who do not know When asked if he was worried because where tlO start, if they would like to get Agents for Owners the real estalte market was shot to pieces, together, I should be very glad to bring he said: "I am worried, but, young man, my salesmen down to a meeting and let let me tell you that the Teal estlate market them speak for thcmselves." National Trust Company, Ltd. is not shot to pieces. REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT "There 'has never 'been such a demand 20 East 'Phone ELgin 9141 for houses in Toronto as there is to-day. Activity in Swansea Especially those o,f a certain type. According to Reeve Wallace of the "True, there are some builders with the Village of Swansea, considerable building higher priced properties who have had to activity is foreseen in that district this DUPLEX BUILDING LOTS carry them over the winter, but in my s,pring. Among the factors contributing opinion, they have absolutely nothing to to the expcctedboom are the grading and BUILDING Roselawn, Heddington, worry ,about. Except Ifor the builders ot levelling of the Home Smith Subdivision LAND and Tyrol Avenues the lower 'priced houses, most of the on the Old Belt Line, which has been in builders just finished up the houses they progress for several months and which had under way when ,the stock market involves an exp,enditure of severall million Choice locatio~ in Oriole Park­ ~50.00 disturbance occurred, and there was not way District, all improvements, dollars; the passing of the Brule Lake the usual winter building, with the result Regatta Course scheme, and the contem­ including pavement and side­ per foot there is going to be a decided house plated pav:ng of Riverside Drive. When walks, close to transportation. shortage in every type o,f house this year, these projects are oompleted, Swansea W. T. ROGERS as I have figured it out. will undoubtedly go ahead fast, and the GARTON &HUTCHINSON 510 LUMSDEN BUILDING "The past three or four years have been present activity is regarded by Mr. Wal­ 120 Victoria 'Street Elgin 4281 Phone ADelaide 1597 abnormlal in every sense of the wor,d, not lace as a forerunner ·of big things ahead. only from the builders' point of view, but also from every other point of view. The general speculation viollated aJl rules of Large Rosedale Property Sold banking and business in the wild specu­ H. L. Rogers, realtor, 10 Adelaide St. SAY YOU SAW IT IN la60n, so ,that mos,t of the gains were East,reports ,the sale last week o'f a fine going to aJl of those at or near the top residence at 40 Schofield Ave. It stands of the ladder. Hence the reason foY the in a lot 60 x 120 ft. and is of architect's WEEKL Y BUILDING REPORTER siale of so many high priced houses, and design exccuted in brick and stone. Gor­ the oversupply of the cheaper houses. don Brothers, 32 Lillian St., were thc "In my opinion, nearly everybody has vendors, and Gordon Fleming was the had enough of speculation, and from now purchaser. The price was withheld. on the building business wilJ be on a firm foundation for the first time since ,the A NARROiW ESCAPE. terrn:nation Qif the war. Although there The following story is told by Lord are a lot of people out of work, the em­ Aberdeen in his Ettlc book, "Jokes ployment situation in Toronto was never Cracked by Lord Aberdeen": better. That is, there were never more An old farmer had become a widower employed, and with the opening up o'f A neighbor called to express condolence. the spring !activities not only in the build­ The old man, in gratefully accepting the ing, but in the civic improvements, in­ assurance, said that he would like to tell cluding the new waterworks system and his visitor the circumstances of the loss aJl the local improvements, it should give he had sustained. "A while a'go I W'asna emp10yment to everybody, and that fee'lin' verra weel, an' I sent word to the should start the sale of the very lowest druggis,t, teJling him what like the trouble priced houses around $3,500 to $5,000. was, an' he said he wid sen' me some As there are few of these on the market, pouthers, but by the time the pouthers it is going to force the owners into other cam' I was feelin' a good piece better, so better priced homes, and instead of work­ I just put them past, thinkin' they micht ing from the top down, as we 'have been be 0' some e'es anither time; an' then, dlOing for the last three or four years, the soon efter, the wife took ill, so I tho,cht cheaper houses will sell first and so on she wad be better for the pouthers, so I up to the high priced propeTt:es. This gied them till her, but she didna improve is a sound real estate condition, as it ony; an' sune she juist slippit awa'." gives employment to every typc of "Dear me!" said the visitor, "how very ,builder and mechanic. sad." "Right now, we have a tremendous "Ay," said the other, "it's terrible; but, demand from every section of the c:ty man, isna it a maircy I didna tak' thae SATISFIED CUSTOMERS for houses from $7,000 to $10,000, ancl the pouthers maself'?" worried look that you see on my face is SATISFIED customers have been largely re­ caused through a conference I hac! with my salesmen last night, at which they asked sponsible for the growth and progress of this Bank me how to get this type of house built, for sixty years. and begged me to takc the matter up BUILDERS w:th the builders. Today, more than ever, we try to bring a "I have no land for sale and no axe I have two lots which to grind, and whcn I tell you that we can human sympathy and an intimate understanding use twenty or thirty houses in the Home I do not need. Will into our daily business contacts. Smith property r:.ght now at prices around sell at cost. Suitable $8,000 to $1O,OOO-the same in North To­ for two houses to sell YOU WILL LIKE BANKING AT THE ROYAL ronto, and in the better parts of the Beach, I really mean it and can con­ at ~8,500. scientiously recommend builders who are wondering what to do this year to build Inquire of The Royal Bank this type. "Also, we need houses from $12,000 to C. B. SEARS G8~~ $15,000 or $16,000 in the Home Smith, BUILDER of Canada, Baby Point, Cedarville, North Toronto Telephone HYland 5070 and La'wrence Park districts. Weekly Building Reporter,. March 15, 1930 11 Opportunities For Service and Business In• Exchanges of Real Estate By J. H. SCHUMACHER. We, as real estate men and brokers, are A few years back, exchangies or tradeoS, changes of real estate where ,both part,ies I have re,ceived from realtors througih­ engaged in the handling of a commodity and please nOlte that I do not use ocr- ap­ to the deal have been conitent. out the 'state the as,toundinlg statement whi,ch has existed since this earth was prove of the word "trades", were looked Of course to be able to give rea:l ser­ that they have never endeavored to make created by the Gre'a't Builder. Our bUisi­ upon askance and dange,rous. There was vice in exchanges, the "broker must work an eX'change. Some of them go so far ness, as such brokers and real estate men, an impUed innuendo in the wo'rd itself again as hard as in ordinary sa,les. He as to say thait they do not even know is undergoing a decided change in most that meant one of the parties there,to was must acquire definite and clear inlforma­ how to begin an e:x;chanlge. Of course, if O'f its ramifications, including its status, in hound to lose and the othe-r would, and tion regarding all sorts of pr;operties, the community in whi,ch you operat,e the hands 0-£ ()lwners, also in the oper­ must, get the be,st o'f the deal. That the'Te muSit have a proper filing system and s'hou:ld be a rare e:x;celption of stiH having ation of the business covering the same was some foundation for such a h'elief is must be in possess,i.on of anexceJ.lent a good cash market for our commodity, in which we are engaged. undoU'bted-ly true, as is also the fo'rmer memo,ry. The old a:x;iom that a property you may be jus,ti'fied in taking such a Let us ther.efore consider carefully some belief ,that you must look with careful well listed is half sold, applies itseH to position; however, I doU'bt that anywhere of these changes: F,i'rst, the changes i'n scrutiny to all your dealing,s with a real the 100th per cent. in exc'hange lisltings. in the United States such a condhion ex­ eSltate b.roke,r. This latte.r fallacy has been ists, and I am jUSit suggesting that you the status of the .owne,rs of o'm com­ Our custGm is to co-operate with fellow mod,ity, and second, the changes in the eradicated by our code .of ethics and our try and give service Ito your clienterle by reah'Ors, 'both in Cleveland and out of an exchange. A service which you cannot operati.on of our busineslS. various ~icense laws and concurrently Cleveland. Also, to take excQus,ive list­ give in a so-called buyers' ma~ket. Through causes affecting economic con­ therewith there foll()lwS t,he fa'Ct that your ings, or at least signed listings. LOlcal ditions in our vadous communities theire modern real estate broker is also cOom­ pro:perties are thorough[y examine,d and We have found in our op'erations of ex­ has been br,oughta:bout and created in the petent, well-trained and versed in values in.spected. On out-of-town listings where changes an increased spirit of co-operation real estate mark,et what we now can and to bring about an exchange of real eostate thefoe is a marked differentiation in price, on the part of reaho'rs and also a gradual what is generally known as a buyers' mar­ fair to both parties concelrned. Accord­ we ins,ist on real es'tate board appoint­ inc'rease in efficiency of the brokers. Prob­ ingly I s,ay ithat the opportunities, for ket. This condition has materraHy tended ments on both ends. ably as brokers and reall esta!te men we to dlecrease so-called outright sales and r,eal serv,ice and benefit that exists in ex­ have neede-d an awakening. As I also purchases of real estate for cash. In spite changes for a .competent and well-trained I ,cannot stress too much the. feature of stated heretofore, we must adapt our­ ()If this, p,e'ople still hold and .own real realtor ar'e unlimiJted. co-.operation with fellow realtors. The're se1ves to ,changing conditions, and while est,ate and stHI desire to ,either dis'pose of i,s no question albout trhe fact tha't no 'one many offi,ces are loat,h to alter theitt- meth­ their real estate holdings or alter the Let us briefly examine the exchanlge office can o'btain all the desirable listings, ods whkh, in most i11lstanc.es, are anti­ individual nature of the same to suit their field by a few example-so An owner of a and also, that another office may have pre­ quated and do not conIorm to modell'n pr,e1sent requirements which have be'en vacant lot desires a home in ano1Jher lo­ c1sely the pie.ce .of real estate which would ways of doing Dusiness, however, the brought alb()lut by changes in their home cality, the home owner desi'res a lot in mat'ch up ideaHy in an exchange. status of our businesls is gr,adually forc­ ()lr busin:ess conditions. the vicinity o'f the owner of the lot, wihat There seems to be a marked tendency ing brokers ,to analyze the market and Ac'cordingly, when the situation arises an opportunity for the live 'broker to get o,f hesitancy on the part of brokers to co­ adopt new and modern methods of oper­ both these individuals together. A farm­ w,here the owner of real estate des,ire',s Ito operate. As previously stated, we are in ating. change the status of his holdings, cannot er wishes at settle in the dty, a cioty man a changing field regard,ing the qperation wishes to go on to the farm, aga,in a of our business and one of these chang­ Summing up tersely the remarks whkh find someo'ne to pay him cash thea:-dor, a I have addressed t,o you, I wish to re­ situation which a,dmittedly now exists, wonderful op;p'ortunity for the broOker to ing conditions is the new and in,creasing pedoOr'll a rea~ service. An apartment spirit of co-operation. However, it has not itemte that the opp.ortunitie;s that exist ther'e must be some othe'r method by in exchanges for a well-trained realtor are which we, as brokers, can give this owner house owner is tired of mana,ging a well­ yet reached the point O'f satisf'alction. In paying apartment and wishes to go back our experience lin ex,change deals we have pDactically un1imited. A so-called buy.. se,rvice. What is, this m:ethod? It is the ers' market as we have had in the p'ast m'atter of exchanges. to a real home. Once mor'e a great op­ found that a majority of them are made portunity for ~he broker to satislfy his thr,ough co-operation with another broker. three years, mitigates against sales for What is a Sale? requirements. A man living in Columbus This also tends to lighten the work in cash and brings about a definite reason for Foor the purpose of analysis, let us asc'er­ is ordered by his firm to transfer his dosing the deal, as each one of the par­ an exchange market. An eXlchange, ac­ fain What the various transactions are headquarters toO Cleverand. He owns a ties to t,he same ha's representation. We corduug'ly, is a poslitive method left to whkh occm in the real estate business, ve,ry fine home in Columbus. On alCIcount have made it a certain fixe,a rule to co­ give service to jihe hold,ers of real estaite. and 'for this analysis let us firs,t d'eter­ of the condition 0'£ the market he cannot operate only with realtors and are using This method, coupled with a prope.r foun­ mine-What is a sal'e? A s'ale is t:he dispose of i~ for cash. Being a home­ the National Real Estate Roster as a dation and know.ledge 01 the status of our transfer of property from one person to loving man he desires a home in his new guide. commodity, a definite analysis of the another for a valuable consideration air lo'cation. Once again an oOPportunity fOor Of course, by co-operation, I seriously operation of our 'busines's, eruough ambi­ for a price in money. Note the words, "for the broker to perform a real service, and object to the so-called bootLegging Oof tion and energetic appliance to, create a a valuable consideration." Se'cond-What so on in countless instances. badly listed properties by many brokers market and to give service, a desire to is an exchange? Webs,ter says it is the who endeavor to pedd'le these listings to serve fairly and equitably, and a proper: act of giving or taking one thing in re­ Another and broader field of e:x;changes offices that are wide awake. No realtor spirit Oof co-'operation w[th his felilow real­ is the matter O'f inter-city and inter-state tors, will assuredly open to the broker a turn for another whilch is regarded as an should offer a property to anothe~ 'broker equivalent. No:te again the last words, exJchanges. Admilttedly most olf our pO'pu-' that he has not thoroughly investigated wide field of endeavor which should re­ "whi'ch is regarded as an ,equivalent." lation and resluiting rea,l estate holdings and in,spected. sult in the ultima,te benefit of his clientele In the earlielr days of woorld, commerce, are in the large ci.ties. Throughout our The Multiple Listing System has done and himself. before money as we now know it was in state and nat,ion -the,re is perf.o]1ce con­ wonders to knit brokers together and to (Ed'it'or's Note: The foregoing is sum­ existence, 'business or barter, i,f yoou pleas'e, ,tinuall migrati.on to and from the la,rge in.crease thei,r fidd of operation, and tihe marized from the address which was de­ was practised by the exchange of goods industrial centres. consequence of giving servtce to the pub­ livered by Mr. Joseph H. Schumacher be­ or commoditie,s. Whateverr among na­ If you will pardon the personal refer­ li.c. In my O'pinion, where there is a Mul­ fore' the' Brokers' Conference of the Ohio tions is used as a me,dium of effecting ex­ ence, our organization in C1eveland has tiple Listing Syostem in operation, ~t can Associat'ion .of Real Estate Hoards in changes of property and in terms of which anaJlyzed the present buye,rs' market in be ,broa,dened out to take in listings on Columbus, February 25,th.) values arere,ckone·d, such as wheat, corn, real estate and has operated an exchange exchange, an,d in this connection, allow s,he,ep, produce, etc., wa's, in the language business with an increasing cHentele for me to ,take the liberty to sug:gest that of nations who had no cur,renlcy, called the last two and one-half years, and be­ local and even State real estate boards. Mortgage Loans Reported money. This leads me to the definite ginning in 1929, we have sp,rea'd out into may well study' the workings and oper­ point o'f subje,ct. Why, when the so-called the broader field of inter-city and inter­ ation of the Los Angeles Servi,ce. Much Suckling & Garrett, Limited, have ·re­ money market as we now know it, is not state exchanges covefling the entire Un­ can he learned from this progressive asso­ cently arranged mortgage loans to the existing for our commodity, should we ited States, in fact, our copyright slogan ciation, it is one ,of the outstanding SUIC­ extei1t of $800,0000 on the following prop­ not use 'or revert if you please, to the ex­ is, "We Cover the United States." We cessful boards in the United States, and erties: change mart and thereby satis'fy the de­ haveeffeclted, through our office, numer­ I sincerely re'commend that a study of Grimshaw Bros., Limited--Three apart­ sire of holders O'f reale,state to conform ous, and I can truthfully say in almlost their se't-up would open up a vislta o,f ment houses on Tichester St., near Bath­ t'heir real estate hold,ings to thei,r chil11lg­ every individual case, satisfactory ex- business opportunity now lying dormant. urst St., and one garage and office. ing home or business requirementls. It Blakely & Hunter, Limited-Two apart­ applears to me to be the only means left ment houses, 50 to 54 Raglan Ave. for real estate holders to dispose of or Roberts ,& Lovegrove-One apartment alter theiir holdings. By being p,repared house, 240'5 Queen St. East. to give such service, the reahor can sure­ 18 WeIlesley Street, Limite,d-One ly benefit his clients, foster movement in FOREST BILL VILLAGE apar,tment house (fireproof construction). real estate transf,erls and finally derive $),~SO Dr. Wright-Two apartment houses, material benefits for himself and his 50ft. lots... south side Bloor St. \iII est (near Mon- business. About 750' frontage for sale-situated in the best restricted area. trose Ave.). . Conditions Are Changing. John Evans-Block stores and apart­ We, as business men and reatt,olrs, must Improvements in. ments (fir,eproof constructi~n), Yonge St., adapt .ourselves to changing conditions. corner Broadway. This business world of ours is IC'hanginrg E. J. Griffi,ths-Block stores and apart­ daily in t1hi,s age of maClhinery and s,peed SUYDAM REALTY CO., LIMITED ments, Y onge St., cor. Rox:borough St. West. and unlesoS we study and analyze these Evenings-GErrard 0404 changes and adapt our business move.s to 36 Toronto Street, ELgin 1321 Price Bros., Limited-Double duplex them we shal1 fall by the wayside. apartments, Scarborou'g1i Bea:tb district. 12 Weekly -Building Reporter, March 15, 1930 WEEKL.Y BUILDING REPORTER AND REAL ESTATE REVIEW SA TIN Finish Hard- Established 1924 wood Floor i n g A Weekly Paper for Architects, Builders, Contractors, Financial and Real Estate Firma Subscription Rates: remaIns flat when laid. $3.00 per year to any address in Canada or United States. 10 cents per single copy. Published every Saturday by No unsightly buckling WHITTEMORE PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 31 Willcocks St., Toronto 5. Telephone KIngsdale 6718 of the flooring. It pays Official Publication of the Home Buildp.rs' Association, Toronto to use Satin Finish. A. R. Whittemore President H. W. Thompson, Vice-Presidene F. R. Snarr • Business Manager P. F. McCleary Editor Satin Finish Hardwood Flooring Limited Also Publishers of BUILDING IN CANADA (Issued Monthly) Weston Ontario EDITORIAL COMMENT

United States ...... $3,645,220,000 What Are We Going To British ...... 2,253,156,00'0 Do About Y onge Street? Other ...... 248,333,000

Some yrears befor'e the actual widening $6,146,709,000 and paving operations of upper Yonge The total comparr'es with $5,872,343,000, Street commenced north from Heath St. the prclimi,naryestima,te made by The QUALITY MILLWORK toO the city I·imits, there were a few far­ Financial Pas't as of January 1, 1929, seeing individurals who urged that steps which has been revised in the light of ,fur­ be 'taken to acquire the nec'esSiary addli­ ther da'ta secured. See us for Sash, We specialize III tional .fr.ontat;'e for the widening of thiat One year ago these investments were heavy timbers in street below Heath to as far south as at divided as f.ol1'1oWS: Doors, Stair Work, lreas{ College. ":But look at the ClOst," Interior Trim and large sizes and long United Startes ...... $3,384,786,000 cried those opp.osred to {he idea, and every­ British ...... 2,239,817,000- Fine Detail Doors. lengths. one looked at the OOISt and northing wars Other...... 247,740,0.00 Phone AD. 0611. Phone Evenings done. Had the future of the city been Of the total foreign investment in Can- C. A. Curry, HU. 0169w properly ·consridered something might ada, 59 per cent. is now Amerkan, 37 per have been dlOne and the presrent traffic cent. Britisrh, and fO'ur per c,ent. i,s f'rom oongest,i'Orn and pO'or apprearance of Y.onge olthrer countries. Street avoided. At thart time the necers­ The rare of foreign inve:srilmemt has beren JOHN B. SMITH & SONS LTD. sary land for the wi,die,ning could have gre'a:tly accelerared in the last four years. 53 STRACHAN AVE TORONTO 2 beren secured at a much lower figure than T.he avel"age annual net increa.se £,rom would he pa'id to-day, and likewise the 1920 to 1926 was $96,0.00,000. During cOoS't orf the widening a,nd paving oper­ 1926-1929, it has been $2.08,.000,0.00. ations would have been cOl1sid,enahly less In spit'e .of

night, think how many evenangs it would Lathing IS Specialized take to p ile the w hole 26 tons in your AGENTS FOR FAIRBANK Business To-day backyard- ,if your yard is large enough «Continued 'from page 2) to take tha,t quantity. D uring the active building season, over TIGER FINISH LUMBER the house - depending on whether the HYDRATE forty men are engaged in t'he U pton or­ lather did a good or bad job. gani zatio n, their slogan being, "any house '" COAL For many years now, in all our larger COMPANY, LIMITED up to a six-'family apar,tment lathed in LIME towns and cities, lat hing has heen done one day." T hey have frequently lathed Lath Dufferin St­ mainly by men who speciali ze in t hat "Spreads like warm butter" and Old Belt five pair of six-roomed houses in a day. Shingles Line phase of buil ding, and who are known in The safest Lime for plastering Trim The average lather can lay-up about 1,500 Phon... the industry as lathing contractors. They lath per day. Rough Lumber KEn. 0203 are r,es ponsib le for the la,thnng of the Dressed Lumber and 6123 ho use or 'building, ·and some few of the It should be noted too, that the Upton Lime, Cement, Sewer Pipe, larger lathing contractors supply the ma­ organization does considerable metal lath­ Shingles, Lath, Roofing, Etc. teria l as well as lay-up the la,t h. Such ing f'oT garage ceili ngs, and in houses and apartments around plumbing, etc. Dur­ a contractor i.s D. L. Upton, 83 Birch We also stock ing 1929 they used over 13, 100 yards of Cli ff Avenue, Toronto, well known to GYPROC, BEAVER BOARD, many of o ur readers, parti,cularly to mem- metal lath. METAL LATH, ANGLE BEAD BUILDERS HARDWARE . bers of the H ome Builders' Association. Last y,ear Mr. Upton c0mpleted lathing AND . , Recently the W e,ekly Building Reporter co ntracts to a total value or over $100,000-, McDermid Building Supplies and his average pay-roll is over $1,00'0 LIMITED had the opportunity of discussing the 2679 Danforth Ave. GR. 1316 CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL lathing business with ,Mr. Up,ton and of per week. It is his endeavo r to keep as T elephon. RAndolph 5127 learning some highly interesting facts many m.en as possible ' steadily employed. W. WALKER & SONS, LIMITED regarding the industry. We s~ggeste d , Last year over $800 was paid out by Mr. Warehouae: SbowrooDlz Upton fo r Workmen's Compensation­ 10.20 Alcorn Ave. 1228 Yon•• Sc. that as ,the importanc,e and extent of the jus,t another measure of the volume of SALESMBN: lathing business was s·o little r,ealized, that Mortgage Loans '. Bur-B. Fletcher. HOward 4555 we publish some of the details concern­ their business. INSURANCE and SERVICE W ••c-G . Bottrell. HIli. 41133] N Orch-T. Manhall. GBrrard 2491 ing t he Upton organization in the R e­ Experience a lways counts and Mr. Up­ South-R. Nichol. HArllrave 7131 porter, thereby giving our readers some ton has had 23 years of it 'in the lathing W. C. MclAUGHLIN Sale. Maruoge.-B. C. Roberto. IU. 6332 idea of the development of lathing. - business in Toronto. Fo r the past 15 72 Queen St. West Manag_W. Morcan Smith. HY. 3032 Office: ELgin 5022 Evenings: HUdson 2456 Over 9 Million Lath a Year. years he has conducte d the lathing con­ tracting business und,er his own name and The extent of a lathing busin-esB, such for the past eight years has supplied all aB is conduc,ted by Mr. Upton, is truly material as well for his contracts. remarkable when one 'examines the de­ tails of quantities of materials used, Phone: HOward 7224 .& Al1JJ... ~ . number of men employed, ,the large num­ ber of structures lathed in a year, and Pioneer Contractor Dead ~ .?,Otk t he speed and effic'iency wi,th which the Andr·ew McCall, one 01 Toron'1:o:s pioln­ You May Satisfactoiily. jobs are carried out. eers in ,the buildin g industry, died at 'his W.L. UPTON Entrust Your DETAIL Last year ,for instance, the Up,tOll o r­ home at 432 Gladstone Ave., on SaturdlaY, LATHING CONTRACTOR MILLWORK and •.•• ganization laid-up 9,5 11 ,500 lath. As 'a Manch 8th, in his e~g h ty - th ir d year. M r. PANELLING To Us. railway car averages about 90,000 lath, McCall carried on busin es's on Sheppard. Material Supplied this means that over 105 cars of lath wer e Stree,t as a par'tner in ,the fi rm of Mui'r JOHN C. GILCHRIST us,e d, or one full car ev,ery three work­ and McCall, and among the many im­ IB Birch Cliff Ave, • TORONTO portant builcJiings erected in TOr'Oll'to by LUMBER CO. LTD. ing days. Frequently, indeed, they have LL . I~42 this firm are the Confederation Life, the '45 Erneat Av. used a car a day for several continuous days, Incidentally they used over 68,000 Sun Life, Cooke's Church, t he Broadway fe,e t of corner bead last year. l1a'bernacle, Erskine Chur-ch , Bloor Pre·s­ byterian Chur ch and West P resbyterian ELLINS BROS. 26 Tons of Nails Driven. Church, O ur Lady of L oud'fes Churdh, This lathi ng business begins to look Sherbourne Street. H e built the originial SAND AND GRAVEL migh,ty interesting, doesn't it-but just stores of the Robert Simpson Company, Delivered to all parts of city. consider a f'ew other points, There is both bdore and after t>he fi re. The re­ the matter of l1a,i ls, for instance. D id modelling of St. Michael's Cathedral was PITS-Scarlet Rd. Phone L Y. 2060 you ever stop to think of the number of als·o one of his undertakings, nails that are driven through lat h every Mr. McCall oame to T omnl(1o from year, and what they would amount to in Dumfries, Scotlland, h ~s birthplace, when bulk or in weight if t,olalled for one year's a young man, and has resided here for GARAGES building? Well, last year, t he Upton men the past sixty-five yea! s. He was an STRUCTURAL STEEL We build brick, .tucco, wood, and hammered home no l ~ss than 26 tons of elder and member of the W est Presby­ Fabricated and Erected sheet metal garages for builders. lath na.ils. If you rolled home a keg every teri'an Church for forty ye'ar:s. . Ask for Prices Benjamin Lee Standard Iron Be Metal Co. 1836 , Toronco JUNCTION 637 7 3400 Dundas St. }V. LY. 4631

ARCHITECTS G. BERRINGTON CARTER RICE-LEWIS & ASSOCIATES & SON, LIMITED 225 King&ton Road HO.0602 19 Victoria St., Toronto (Established 1847) Complete Line of Hardware "From Excavation to Interior Finish" For Prompt Service 'Phone WES. DAVIS LLOYD COPE AD. 9281 HA. 6070 J. P. RAHELLY LES. WALKER GR. 9865 KI . 47 06 . A HUDSON SHALB PRODUCT Manager, J. S. FERR1E~ AD. 9281 New Tonnto Z12W LAkeside 3617W QUALITY and SQUAR'E' DEALING BOOTIi BRICK • NEW TORONTO

Ernest M. Lee BARRISTER and SOLICITOR W. Walker'" Sons, Limited Sun Life Buildin. BLsiD '301 10-20 Alcorn Avenue RAndolph 3133 ( Adelaid. and Victoria Stt., Torooto 2 Distributors of EXCELITE Fire·grates and MANTELS OF DISTINCTION L4~ CI1~STE"~ A.Vf' TbRO~TO_ THEY COST NO MORE 14 Weekly Building Reporter, March 15, 1930 Retail Prices of Building Mate'rial

MILTON BRICK LIMITED By.,"-Standard By., x 8 x 15V. at...... 2ge Delivered on job in Toronto-Sales Tax included Cincrete Bricks 4 x 8 x 2% at ...... $20.00 per M Less 5 %-Cash 10 Days Header Units ...... Same price as standard. Jamb Units ...... Price of standard plus 1 V2e No. 1 Maple Bark or Milton Rug".".,,$29.50 per M Steel Sash Units ...... Price of standard plus 1 Y,e No.2 Maple Bark or Milton Rug"" .... 26.50 per M Units plain at one end"Price 0'£ standard plus Ie Autumn Tints ""."".""""".""."" .. ".". 25.00 per M Units plain at two ends .... Price of standard plus 2. No. 1 D~rk Red, Buff or Brown Pressed 32.00 per M Flue units ...... Price of standard plus 2e No. 2 Dark Red, Buff or Brown Pressed 31.00 per M Solid Units ...... Price of standard plus 5c Red Face Veneering ... " ...... 27.00 per M Quarter Units ...... Half price of standard plus 2c Red Pressed Factorv ...... " ...... " .. 26.00 per M Half Units ...... Half price of standard plus 2e Pressed or Wirecut Cull...... " .... " 19.00 per M Three-quarter Units ...... Same price as standard All above prices subject to 5 % Cash Discount for payment ten days from date of invoice, which INTERPROVINCIAL BRICK CO., LIMITED ore rendered on the 15th and 30th of each month. Third or Shor...... 60.00 90.00 PRESSED BRICK No.1 Dark: Red Pressed, Shade 10" ... $32.00 per M No.1 Light Red Pressed, Shade 10. 27.00 per M MILTON RUG MAPLE BARK BRICK MILTON PRESSED N.o. 1 Medium Fla.hed, Shade 30"..... 32:00 per M STANDARD BRICK CO.. LIMITED No.1 Light Flashed (Buff), Shade 32 32.00 per M (Delivered in Toronto--including Sales Tax)' No.1 Dark Flashed, Shade 41.. .. " ...... 32.00 per M HEATH CUBES No. 1 Special Dark Flashed, Shade 31 45.00 per M (Less 5%-Cash 10 Days) Red Pressed Factory Face" ...... " ... 26.00 per M FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDING . Hard Foundation Brick" ...... " ...... 22.00 per M STOCK BRICK .A load-bearing Tile requiring three shapes only to fit any type of wall construction. Culls.. " . """" ...... " ..... " ..... "" ..... 19.00 per M Standard Stock Face, No. 1...... $29.50 per M No.1 Veltex Red""." .... " ... "." ...... 33.00 per M Standard Hard Face (No. 2 stock) .... 26.00 per M No. 1 Veltex Mingled" .. "" ..... " ...... ". 33.00 per M Standard Hard Face (No. 3 stock) .... 22.00 per M 1158 Bay Street KIngsdale 4158-4159 l'ORONTO No.1 Veltex Dark Range ...... " .. " 33.00 per M Hard Cellars ...... 22.00 per M No. 1 Rug Red...... " .... "" ..... 33.00 per M Insiders ...... 19.00 per M No.1 Rug Mingled ..... """"""" ...... 33.00 per M No.1 Rug Dark Range ""'''''''''''''''''''' 33.00 per M All the above prices f.o.b. bUilding site, Toronto, including Tax, less 5 % Discount ten days from CALEDON RUG, MATI OR BIB TEXTURES date of statement. Dark Ranges ...... $33.00 per M Medium Range ...... 29.50 per M THE COOKSVILLE COo, LTD. Light Range ...... 26.50 per M No. 1 Red, Buff or Brown Flashed, Cooksville' Bark Texture"" ...... " ... " ... $35.00 per M Pressed Brick ...... 30.00 per M Cooksville Log Texture ...... " ...... 35.00 per M No. 2 Red, Buff or Brown Flashed, Ruff-Tex Corduroy-Rug ...... 33.00 per M Pressed Brick ...... 28.00 per M Ruff-Tex Matt""""."" ...... " ...... 33.00 per M Ught Red Pressed ...... 26.50 per M Cooksvi.lle Red Pressed"" ...... 32.00 per M Smooth Wire Cut ...... 24.00 per M Cooksvllle Buff Pressed"" .. """ ...... 32.00 per M Culls ...... " ...... 19.00 per M "Ever-Hard" Smooth Face""" ...... 27.00 per M Delivered on the job in Toronto or vicinity, STOCK BRICK Sales Tax included, less 5% Cash Ten Days. No. 1 Red Face .... """" ...... " ...... ,,$29.50 per M No. 2 Red Face"" ...... " ...... """ 26.00 per M Hard Cellars "" ...... " ...... 22.00 per M GRANITE CONCRETE BLOCK CO. LTD. Insiders "" ... """""" ..... " ...... ,, ..... ,,"" ... 19.00 per M Sand and Lime Brick .... "...... " ...... 1 5.00 per M 4" Concrete Blocks, plain...... 15c each F.O.B. job, Toronto. Price includes Sales Tax. 8" Concrete Blocks, plain ...... 21c each Less 5 % Cash Discount 10 Days. 9" Concrete Blocks, plain ...... 23c each 10'" Concrete Blocks, plain ...... 25c each 12" Concrete Blocks, plain...... " 2 9c each 13 y.,n Concrete Blocks, plain ...... 31e each COOKSVILLE HAYDlTE LIGHTWEIGHT Rock Pace ...... One cent extra on plain BUILDING UNITS. Granite Face ...... Six cents extra on plain 3" x 8" x 16" ..... ·...... 8'12C each All Solid Blocks ...... Five cents extra 4" x 8" x 16"' ...... ·...... 9V2C each Terms Net 30 Days--Discount 10% 10 days; 6" x 8" x 16"...... 13c each 7% 20 days; 4% 30 days after delivery. 8" x 8" X 16"" ...... Zle each 9" x 8" x 16", ...... 23c each 10" x 8" x 16"...... 26c each 12/1 x 8" X 16" ...... 29c each LEASIDE BLOCK 8: TILE LTD. 13 'I... " x 8" x 16''' ...... 3Ie each Fillers, 4" x 8" x 2 %" ...... $20.00 per M 4" Concrete Blocks, plain...... 14e each Header Units ...... Same price as standards 8" Concrete Blocks, plain ...... 20c each Jamb Unit...... Price of standard plus 1 Y,e 9" Concrete Blocks, plain ...... 22e eac!> Steel Sash Units ...... Price of standard plus 1 Y,e 10" Concrete Blocks, plain ...... 24e eacn Units plain at one end .... Price of standard plus Ie 12" Concrete Blocks, plain...... 28c each Units plain at two ends .... Price of standard plus 2c 13 y.," Concrete Blocks, plain...... 30e each Flue Units ...... Price of standard plus 2c Rock Face ...... - ...... One cent extra on plain Solid Units ...... Price o·f standard plus 5e Granite Face ...... Six cents extra on plain Quarter Units ...... Half price of standard plus 2c 3" (Light Weight Units) Half Units ..... Half price of standard plus 2e 4" ::g~.COn:> pla~n .. ; ...... 8i'2c each Three-quarter units ...... Same price as standard 6" uQn·gon", pla~n ...... 9 Vac each Roof and floor slabs...... Prices according to sizes 8" uCin·~~"· pla!n ...... 13c ea.ch ...... Lintels and sills ...... Prices accordit12 to sizes 9" HCin·Con'" pla!ll ...... 19c each 12" HCin·C'" pla!n ...... 21c each "13 ~" HC' ·r-,!n,;' pla!n ...... 27c each 4 _11)·'-&n., plaIn ...... ~.29c each COOKSVILLE PARTITION TILE Terms 30 Days Net--Discount 5% 10 days after deliverv.

LUMBER (Buildin~ Material) ,~ n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• '!!!II§§ 1 V2 and 2" Split Furring...... 52.50 per M Retail Price. Delivered COOKSVILLE LOAD-BEARING TILE HEMLOCK- 8 x 8 x 12 ...... $164.00 per M 44.00 8 x 8 x 12 Headers ...... 164.00 pe~ M ~ f~. ~nl1~' f~ .. l.~ ..ft:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::$ 46.00 2 x 6 and 8 in. up to 16 ft...... 44.00 ~ $. ~ ~4 :x l y::::::.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.::.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.::.:.:.: ~lHg E: g 46.00 4 x 6 Y, x 12 (Jumbo) ...... 60.00 per M ~ ~ ~g :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 47.00 All the above prices f.o.b. building site, Toronto, WHITE PINE, Rough Com.- including tax, less 5 % cash discount ten days fr.om mE STANDARD BRICK Co LIMITED date of statement. 47.00 1 a.nd.. 6 .. GROVE"R NIGHTS ~ ~' i~. i~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.::::::::$ 52.00 500 GREENWOOD AV£. RAndolph 4445 TORONTO BRICK CO_ LIMITED 1 x 10 in ...... 55.00 (Delivered in Toronto-including Sales Tax) 1 x 12 in ...... 60.00 (Less 5%-Cash 10 Days) Dressing, Rough- 1 x 4 in. and 5 in...... 67.00 JOHN PRICE BRICK 1 x 6 in ...... 73.00 1 x 8 in...... 80.00 John Price Stock Face ...... $29.50 per M 1 x 10 in...... 84.00 John Price Hard Face 26.00 per M 97.00 Hard Cellars ...... 22.00 per M k:. ~2 Jh;o~i~g .. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::·.::::: 70.00 Wirecut Insiders ...... 19.00 per M No. 1 V or beaded sheathing, 4 in ...... 70.00 Pine trim, 4 in., casing, per 100 ft ...... 3.50 DON VALLEY BRICK Ditto, 5 in., per 100 ft...... 4.50 No. Dark Red Pressed ...... $32.00 per M 8 in., Pine Base...... 7.50 No. Buff Pressed ...... 32.00 per M 4 in., Pine Window Stoo1...... 7.50 No. Oriental, all shades 33.00 per M SPRUCE AND RED PINE- No. 2 Oriental, all shades...... L9.50 per M Eatonia Brick, all shades ...... 50.00 per M 10 to 16 ft. long, rough, 1 x 4 in...... $ 47.00 Enamel Brick, all shades...... 12 7.50 per M 2 x 4 in...... 47.00 No. 1 Grey Stock Face ..... : ...... 24.50 per M 1 x 6 in...... 47.00 The prospective buyer wants permanent No.2 Grey Stock Face ...... 22.00 per M 2 x 6 in...... : ...... 47.00 economy-so do you. Time, fire, and storm­ Hard Foundation Wirecuts ...... 22.00 per M 1 x 8 in...... '2.00 Wirecut Insiders ...... 19.00 per M 2 x 8 in...... 50.00 these mean nothing to Granite Concrete 1 x 10 in...... 55.00 SAND AND LIME BRICK 2 x 10 in ...... ; ...... , 53.00 Blocks. Therefore, it is' wisdom to use these blocks and avoid trouble­ Rocktite ...... · ...... $B.OD per M 1 x 12 in ...... 60.00 some and expensive repllirs, necessitated by inferior products. Let us 2 x 12 in...... ' ..... :. 55·110 quote on your next building job. DIMENSION TIMBER (B_C. Fir)- CINCRETE BUILQING UNITS 6 x 6 to 12 x 12 by 10 to 32 ft...... $ 58.00 !"-Standard 3 x 8 x 15y., at...... SY,e 6 x 14 to 16 x 16 by 10' to 32 ft...... 60.00 4"-Standard 4 x 8 x 15 V. at...... 9 y,'c 8 x 18 to 18 x 18 by 10 to 32 ft...... 63.00 6"-Standard 6 x S x 15 y., at...... Be (Le".rths 32 to 40 ft .• $5 per M extra) GRANITE CONCRETE BLOCK CO~LTn 8"-Standard 8 x 8 x 15V. at...... 1ge 832 JUNC.4I24-5-6 TORONTO 9"-Standard 9 x 8 x 150/. at...... 21e SHINGLES- Per M 10"-Standard 10 x 8 X 150/. at...... 25e XXX B.C...... $ 5.75 12'''-Standard 12 x 8 x 15y., at...... 27e XX B.C...... 4.2' Weekly Building Reporter, March 15, 1930 15

DIRECTORY OF ADVERTISERS When forming business contactl with firms advertisine in this publication, it would be gready appreciated, if you would state to such firms that your patronqe is in response to their advertising in "Weekiy Buildine Reporter". A classified directory of advertisers is given below and we suggest that there is no better way of keeping in touch with what is new and in securing good value and prompt .ervb ALEX.' McKAY than by dealing u much u possible with these firms. Company, Limited LIME, CEMENT, RUBBLE, CUT ARCHITECTS Fairbank Lumber &: Coal Co. Ltd., STONE, SAND, LATH and COAL Card, Raymond, Dulferin &: Old Belt Line, Toronto.KE. 0203 Quarries at Owen Sound 14.2 Chester Ave" Toronto ..•..... GE. 8421,J Gardiner &: Son, Ltd., P. W., Carter, G. B., 25 Bloor St. W ...... KI. 5414 Service on everything 225 ....•...... •... HO. 0602 Gilchrist Lumber Co., Ltd., John C., necessary for building Noad,. Frederick, 45 Ernest Ave. . ..•.•.•.•...... LL. 1342 a house. No other 11 Leader Lane ...... EL. 7629 Hancock, Ltd., T. H .. building supply firm ARTIFICIAL STONE 1372 Bloor St. W ...... LL. 2106 handles Cut Stone. Grover Cast Stone Co., Hind Lumber Co. Ltd., Edmund, 1 Dawes Road ••••••••••.•••••••••• GR. 7268 Danforth Av. & Main St., Toronto.GR.l133 Phone: Nights: Hope &: Son, Geo. S., BANKS 390 Delaware Ave., Toronto .•.•••• LO. 6900 KEnwood 0289 GRover 0534 Central Canada Loan & Savings Co .. Kent Ockley Ltd., King and Victoria Sts...... AD. 7225 200 Madison Ave., Toronto ..... MI. 2427-8-9 Royal Bank of Canada. Laidlaw Lumber Co. Ltd., R., BELTING AND HOSE 67 Yonge St., Toronto •.•.••..•... EL. 5234 Smith BeltIng Works, 138 York St. AD. 1437 Mickle, Dyment & Son, 1454 Bloor St. W ...... LL. 1192 BLUE PRINTS . Pann111 Door Co., Ltd., 132 Front St. East ...... EL. 6358 R~1r l'J>ell1~~"sf ::a~~ronto ....•... EL. 0177 Rathbone Lumber 00. Ltd., Geo., BUILDERS Structural Steel BRICK 10 Northcote Ave., Toronto ..••••.. LA. 0914 You will safegu.ard your good name and Booth Brick &: Lumber Co., Reid &: Co., Lumber, Ltd., BEAMS, CHANNELS, New Toronto, Ontario ...•...•.•. LA. 3617W Ft. of Berkeley St., Toronto ...... EL. 7251 save money by using ANGLES, PLATES, Cooksv111e Brick Co. Ltd., Sh'1rPard &: G111 Lumber Co. Ltd., 26 Queen St. E .• TtJronto ...... EL. 1171 1 Drayton Ave., Toronto ...... GR.2116 COPELAND DEPENDABLE COLUMNS, ETC. Milton Brick Ltd., Smith & Sons, Ltd., John B., Prompt Dell rer, 1158 Bay St., Toronto ...... KI. 0906 53 Strachan Ave ...... •.••...••• AD. 0611 ELECTRIC REFRIGERATION Standard Brick Co. Ltd., Superior Sash Co., Runnymede Iron & Metal Co. 500 Greenwood Ave., Toronto ....• GR. 7247 450 Gilbert Ave ...... KE. 3211 Toronto Brick Co. Ltd., Weleh Lumber Co. Ltd., Display Rooms 2125 Y onge St. 3382 Dund•• St. Welt, Toronto 897 Bay St. Toronto ..•.••..••.•.• KI. 1188 LYnd. 2816. JUnct. 6219 2219 YonKe St.. Toronto ....•••.• HU. 3367 HYland 4144 JEvenings: HUdson &289 BUILDERS' SUPPLmS MANTELS Ellins Bros., Scarlet Road ...... LY. 2060 Classic Mantel & Stone Co. Ltd., 69-75 Sherbourne St.. Toronto .... WA.6436 M~K~~o~~s Ll~e .. Al,gronto .•.•.••... KE. 0289 MARBLE-TILE-TERRAZZO CARPENTERS Marble & Tiles Ltd., 53 Richmond St. E .. Toronto .•••. AD. 3166 B~l::rb:nd~jj st. W ...... LL. 2936 Stanners, E. H., @~~o~ B~~nS;Ud~ii Ave ...... HY. 2210 5 East Ave ...... JU. 3766 CONCRETE BLOCKS METAL LATH Granite Concrete Block Co. Ltd., Metallic Roofing Co. Ltd., 832 Weston Road. Toronto ...... ,JU. 4124 l194 King St. Woo •.••••••••••••••• LA. 0800 Leaside Block & Tile Ltd., [bOD~§~m Leaside, Ont...... HV. 4904 METAL STORE FRONTS Toronto Brick Co. Ltd., Perfection Glass Co. Ltd., ~@~IP&~ u,,"U'lIDo 897 Bay St.. Toronto .•.•.•••••.•••• KI. 1188 91 Don Roadway. Toronto •••••••• GE. 1400 CULVERTS MORTGAGE LOANS SCARBORO JCT, Metall!c Roofing Co. Ltd., Curtis & Co., W. A., 1194 King St. W ...... LA. 0800 357 Bay St ...... AD. 9900 ELECTRICAL FIXTURES and APPLIANCES Galt, Gooderham & Towers, Lumber - Doors - Trim Base-O~Llte Products Ltd., 49 We111ngton St. E .. Toronto .... EL. 6196 80 Victoria St. Toronto .•••..••••• EL. 5812 Gooderham, Langman & Sinclair Sash - Builders' Supplies Toronto Hydro-Electric System. 105 Victoria Street .•...... •.•.. : ... EL. 7281 225 Yonge St., Toronto ...... AD. 2261 Gregory & Gregory, FLOORING (Hardwood) 371 Bay St., Toronto ...... AD. 3211 Builders' Flooring & M!11work Ltd., McLaughlin, W. C., EVERYTHING FROM 228 st. Helens Ave ...... KE. 6600 26 Adelaide St. E., TorontO •.•.••. EL. 5022 Kent Ockley Ltd.. Molfatt, Hudson &: Co., FOUNDATION TO FREDERICK NOAD 200 Madison Ave., Toronto .•••. MI. 2427-8-9 1118 Federal Bldg., Toronto ••••••. AD. 5497 Laidlaw Lumber Co. Ltd., R., Suckling &: Garrett Ltd. RIDGE BOARD 67 Yonge St., Toronto .•..••••••.• EL. 5234 302 Dominion Bld8:., Toronto .... EL. 4249 ARCHITECT Satin Finish Hardwood Flooring Ltd., PAINTS, STAINS and VARNISHES Weston ...... ,JU. 1186 Brandram-Henderson Ltd. Phones: Scarboro 20 Seaman-Eaton Flooring Co., Ltd., 377 Carlaw Ave., Toronto .••.••••• HA.1193 TELEPHONE 11 LEADER LANE 48 Abell St...... LA. 7386 Sturgeons Ltd... Independent 3802 ELGIN 7629 TORONTO 2 Seaman Kent Co., Ltd., 320 Carlaw Ave .. Toronto ...... HA.1153 Wallace Ave., Toronto ••..••••.•••• LL. 3101 Sheppard & G111 Lumber Co. Ltd., PLASTIC WALL FINISHES 15 Drayton Ave., Toronto ...... GR. 2116 B-H Craftex-Brandram-Henderson Ltd Stanners, E. H., 377B Carlaw.Ave...... RA: 1193 5 East Ave., Toronto ...... JU. 3766 Morene Ltd., EQUIP YOUR HOUSES WITH GARAGES 81 St. Nicholas St .• Toronto ...... KI. 2692 Lee, Benj., 1386 Davenport Rd .. Toronto .•••. JU. 6377 REAL ESTATE HAROLD W. TIMMINS Lee, Gordon S., Douglas, H.' R., BARRISTER and SOLICITOR 33-39 Primrose Ave ...... LY. 6815 Mail Building ...... BL. 3308 GAS APPLIANCES AND GAS HEATING Nights-A. C. Jennings •••••••••••• HY. 5432 371 Bay Street Consumers' Gas Co .• Garton & Hutchinson, ADelaide 6482 19 Toronto St., Toronto •••••••••• AD. 9221 120 Victoria St...... BI.. 4281 GLASS Home Smith &: Co., AND HAVB SATISFIBD CUSTOMBRS BUILDING LAW Perfection Glass Co. Ltd., Old M!11 P.O., Ont...... LY. 3141 91 Don Roadway, Toronto .•....••. Gill. 1400 Rogers, W. T., Consolidated Plate Glass Co. of Can. Ltd., 510 Lumsden Bldg., Toronto ••••. AD. 1597 241 Spadina Ave ...... TR. 8000 Stark & Co., John, HARDWARB 504 Royal Bank Bldg., Toronto ... EL. 0341 Consolidated Builders' Hardware, Suydam Realty Co. Ltd., A. C. BALMER 284A Yonge st...... WA. 3522 36 Toronto St." Toronto •.•••.••.• EL. 1321 Rice-Lewis & Son, Ltd., Wood, Fleming &: Co. Ltd. CARPENTER AND BUILDER THE WELSH LUMBER CO. LTD. 19 Victoria Street ...... •..... AD. 9865 Royal Bank Bldg.. Toronto •..••. EL. 6161 2219 YONGE ST. Walker & Son, W., REFRIGERATION 1087·1089 WEST 10 Alcorn Ave. Toronto .••.•...•. RA. 3133 Toml!tlson & Co., R. M., Phone LLoyd. 2936 Evening, TRinity 3997 Lumber, Lath, Shingl~ HEATING (Hot Water) 2125 Yonge St...... HY. 4144 BUSINESS ISSENSITIVE--It comes when Pendell Boiler Ltd., it i. solicited.; it stavs where it i.a well treated. 50 Bartlett Ave., Toronto ...•••.•. LO. 6258 ROOFING Trim HOLLOW BUILDING TILE Toronto "..sphalt RoOfing Mfg. Co. Ltd., Phoaes: Hud. 3367 and 3368 Cooksv!11e Brick Co. Ltd., Mount Dennis. Ont...... JU.1128 26 Queen St. E., Toronto ...... EL. 8171 SAND AND GRAVEL Milton Brick Ltd., Ellins Bros., ------1158 Bay St. Toronto ...••...... ••. KI. 4158 INSULATION Scarlet Road •• , ...... LY.2060 GALT, GOODERHAM &TOWERS International Fibre Board Ltd., STONE Toronto Agent, W. A. Argue & Son, McKay Co. Ltd., Alex., BARRISTERS. SOLICITORS. ETC. 2368 Duntlas St. W ...... LL. 6567 2 Brown's Ave ...... KE. 0289 INSURANCE 49 Wellington St. East, Toronto GARAGES McLaughlin, W. C., STRUCTURAL STEEL Stucco - Metal - Frame 26 Adelaide St. W., Toronto ...... EL. 5022 Runnymede Iron &: Metal Co., Curtis & Co" W. A., 3380 Dundas St. W ...... LY.2816 Phone ELiIin 6196 357 Bay st...... AD. 9900 Standard Iron & Metal Co., Special terms Suckling &: Garrett Ltd .. 3400 Dundas St. W ...... LY. 4631 302 Dominion Bldlt.. Toronto .••.. EL. ol249 for Builders. LATHING CONTRACTOR STUCCO Upton, W. L., Stucco Products Ltd., 83 Birchclilfe Ave .. Toronto .•.••. HO. 7224 Leaside ... , ...... HU. 9757 LAWYERS SURVEYORS' INSTRUMENTS Farrell & Squires. Raw Co Ltd., J. Frank, 'Phone 101 Federal Bldg...... an. 4121 56 Adelaide St. E .. Toronto ...... EL. 01n or write for Galt, Gooderham &; Towers, 49 Well!ngton St. E., Toronto ..•. EL. 61!M1 WALLBOARD AND INSULATION information. Gregory &: Gregory, Argue & Bon, W. A., 371 Bay St, Toronto ..•••.••...•.• AD. 3211 2368 Dundas St. W., Toronto ..... LL. 6567 LLoydbrook 4122 Lee, Ernest M., International Fibre Board, Ltd., Sun Life Building. Toronto ..••.... EL. 5301 Toronto Agent, Argue & Son, W. A .• LUMBER, SASH and DOORS 2368 Dundas St. W ...... LL. 6567 GORDON S. LEE ()omrie Lumber Co., Ltd., Laidlaw Lumber Co. Ltd., R., 33-39, Primrose Avellue Scarboro Junction ...... Scarboro 20 67 Yonge St., Toronto •••••••••••• lI:L. 5234 Dominion Sash, Limited, Stanners, E. H., , - , I'l"'S.'I'HE: .'BEaT. Streetsv!11e, Onto 5 East Ave., Toronto ...... JU.3766 16 Weekly Building Reporter, March 15, 1930

VENTO Puttyless Steel· Basement Windows

23J!2" Glass Size ':::: 'I 10" x 12" Masonry Opening I--....:...-- 23'l'2" x 15"

31%"

Glass Size 14" x 20" Masonry Opening 310/8" x 23" .

Glass "Size 10" x 25" Masonry Opening 33%" x 23" HVENTO" Steel Frames are made of heavy 12-gauge· steel-electrically welded into one solid piece, no rivets. 33%" Glass Size ~~YENTO" Sash is made of 1" x l" X Ys" Tee Bar Stock, arc welded 10" x 12" Masonry Opening together at all joints. 33%" x 15" ~~YENTO" Basement Windows open in at the top for ventilating; also

39%" can be lifted up to open full. Sash can be removed from frame.

Glass Size uYENTO" Basement Windows have a safety lock, holding bottom rail 12" x 18" Masonry Opening of sash into frame when window is open at top. Windows lock at top when ~ I I 39%" x 21" closed. ~~YENTO" Basement Windows are easy to install. Fin plates on sides 33%" provide secure anchorage. Adaptable to brick, frame, concr.ete block or Glass Size cement construction. . 10" x 16" Masonry Opening 33 3,4" x 19" UYENTO" Basement Windows are weather and water-proof. Will not "I I I I sag or bind.

39%" ~~YENTO" Basement Windows open as freely in the winter as the

Glass Size summer. When opened from the top, ice and snow is broken loose at the 12" x 20" Masonry Opening bottom. 39%" x 23" uYENTO" Basement Windows are painted with weather-proof Y ento­ green metal ship paint. 33%"

Glass Size uYENTO" Basement Windows are puttyless. This exclusive feature 10" x 24" Masonry Opening saves glazing costs. Glass is held against Muntins by patented glazing clips. 33%" x 27" The bed for the glass is a strip of chemically treated cork fastened to the Muntin by gasket cement. Little time required to glaze sash.

31%" uYENTO" Basement Windows can be fitted with uYento" outside storm

·Glass Size sash in the winter or outside screens in the summer. They are drilled and . ,14" x 24" Masonry Opening tapped at the shop to take these fittings • ... 31o/s"x27" Phone our nearest Yard and Woe shall send a representative to show you a sample of Yento Puttyless Steel Basement Windows and to quote prices.

R. Laidlaw Lumber Company, Ltd. Established 1871 Head Office: 67 Y onge St. ELgin 5234 TORONTO 2 CANADA West Yard: East Yard: 2280 Dundas St. LLoydbrook 2151 23 St. Lawrence St. ELgin 9237 North Yard: 117 Merton St. HYland 1131