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_V 120 Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc Exposition 5* ^Ti Asbestos Shingles __-.^ ~. Builders ' Hardware "•' :L Cement Industry ft„ Central Building, Seatt le j™ Coal Mine Equipment 1 „„ Colonial Theater , Salt Lake City j " ' Controlling Port land Cement " Editorials „„ Electric Railway Improvements . . Evolution of Beds 1 2 6 Fabrication of Steel ^r Gateway to Western Canada „_ Half-Through Bridge JJg Hand-Made Furn i tu re 1 1 0 Hydrated Lime 1 1 7 Idaho's Capital City 1 2 1 Individual Power Plants 1 1 4 Kahn System 8 8 Manufacturers ' Association 1 0 4 Metal Fabrics g q North Yakima 11;L Paulsen Building, Spokane 1 2 4 Railway Extension—Weidler Dock 3 1 Recapitulation of 1908 1 2 7 Shipbuilding on Puget Sound 1 3 5 Special Trade Fea tures 1 0 6 Terra Cotta and Brick 1 3 0 Testing Laboratories " 9Q Trade Notes and Personals ' 1 1 4 Tungsten Lamp 8q Wai tsburg and Dayton 9 3 Washington Executive Mansion

" . . . 4 Advert is ing—Part I _ _ Advert is ing—Part I I .

A Record of Progress IBuilding and Engineering

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PACIFIC BUILDER AND ENGINEER Vol 7, No 13

Denny-Renton

Phones

MA.fiUFA.CTV'RE'RS OF

T^RESSED WRICK. ARCHITECTURAL TERRA COTTA, FIRE BRICK AND

FIRE CLAY

(Quality Guaranteed)

BVRflT CLA& BUILBI/tG BLOCKS

(Especially Desirable for Dry Kiln and Factory Construction)

Partition Tile, Fire Proofing, and Other Clay

Building Specialties

City Yard: General Offices:

Sunset Main 21 Independent 5125

Utah, Near Atlantic Seattle

Lowman Building Seattle

Washington Faultless Finishing Co. SOLE AGENTS FOR

KESSLER FLUATS An Article for Cleaning, Hardening, Densifying, Waterproofing, and Preserving Sandstone, Limestone, Marble. Brick, Terra Cotta, Concrete Blocks, Cement Construction and Reservoirs, etc. Our little Booklet mailed on request.

4 0 6 A R C A D E A1N1NEX, S E A T T L E Independent 2559 Sunset; Main 4136

V A N E M O N E L E V A T O R S JVOT I}1 THE THUST

SAIN F R A N C I S C O Technical Building

S E A T T L E American Bank Building

P O R T L A N D 701 First Street

SCOTCH FIR£ BRICK "CONDOR" CEMENT

THE BEST ALWAYS THE SAME

BALFOUR, GUTHRIE <a COMPANY 8 0 M 1 5 Alaska Building!

Seattle, Wash. Parkins Bui ld ing

Tacoma, Washington

Board ol Tr_de Bldg .

Portland, Oregon

March 27, 1909 PACIFIC BUILDER AND ENGINEER

THE ONLY PERMANENT ROOFING

WITH PERMANENT COLORS

To have your roof last — Use Ruberoid Roofing first"

RUBEROID Trade-Mark Reg. U.S.Pat. Off.

ROOFING

MADE IN RED, BROWN AND

SLATE COLOR

W. H. THOMAS THE STANDARD FOR SIX

TEEN YEARS F i r s t a n d Mor r i son , P o r t l a n d

P o r t l a n d Office: 702 R o t h c h i l d Bldg. P h o n e Main 606

Sea t t l e Office: 112 R a i l r o a d Ave. So

Phone , Main 1648

F I S H E R - T H O R S E N CO., D i s t r i b u t o r s

USED IN EVERY COUNTRY ON THE GLOBE

112 R a i l r o a d Ave. S., S e a t t l e

Pacific Ornamental Iron Works T. 1CAJTZ, P r o p r i e t o r

ORNAMENTAL IRON AND WIRE WORKS A N D A L L K I N D S O F G R I L L W O R K

Bank, Office a n d Ba lcony R a i l i n g s , E l e v a t o r E n c l o s u r e s and Cars , W i r e a n d I ron W i n d o w G u a r d s and Gr i l l s of every desc r ip t ion , S tab le F i t t i n g s a n d S to re F r o n t s , S t a i r Work , F i r e E s c a p e s , B r a s s and Bronze- Work .

809-811 ROT S T R E E T , S E A T T L B One Block W e s t of W e s t e r n Mill

P h o n e s : Ind. A 7590 Res . Ind. Red 356

Architectural Decorating

Company

Western Branch: 1255 First Ave. S'th Seattle

Phone, Main 5666

ARTISTIC RELIEF ORNAMENTION F . J . H A H N , M a n a g e r

TacomaJMirror & Beveling Co. BENT GLASS

ETCHING CHIPPING

Ornamental Glass Signs

BEVEL PLATES MIRRORS

PLATE GLASS Old Mirrors Re - Silvered

F a c t o r y : 3212-3234 W a r n e r Avenue

Phone , Main 3369.

Ci ty Office: 913 Commerce S t r e e t Tacoma

FIRST CLASS TAILORING A t Modera t e P r i c e s

L E O N A R D BUDD

Cen t r a l Bldg. S E A T T L E

Joseph W Dow Andrew Dow Res. East 2079

DOW CONSTRUCTION COMPANY GENERAL CONTRACTORS

516-7 Peoples Savings-Bank Bldg. Phone Main 5836 SEATTLE. WASH.

ENAMEL BRICK GEO. B. RATE & CO.

Phones: Main 981, A 3981 182 Madison St. Portland

HYDROLITHIC

Coatings and Construction'. Wa te r and Damp

Proof Basements Subways, Reservoirs,

Tanks, Etc.

Will A, Curless Co. 249 ARCADE ANNEX, SEATTLE

A 5 3 2 7 ; Main 4 5 6 0

OCCIDENT FIRE PROOF PAINT

A n Effect ive F i r e P r o o f C o v e r i n g

for In t e r io r s of Mills, F a c t o r i e s ,

W a r e h o u s e s , F o u n d r i e s a n d

all W o o d C o n s t r u c t i o n s .


BUE0f«9_\EER D . . k l l « l 3 TT. f ^ _ ± 3 ~ *- c i n . " ^ ^ P u b l i s h e d E v e r y S a t u r d a y a t S e a t t l e

C O N T E N T S .

B U I L D I N G N E W S : F i n a n c i a l , P u b l i c B u i l d i n g s , B u s i n e s s Bu i ld ings School.. O„A C h u r c h e s , Ho te l s , H o s p i t a l s a n d A p a r t m e n t s , T h e a t e r s a n d Ha l l s , Res idences MamYfa^t,,,. ing P l a n t s . ' a l l " ^ u i u r -

E D I T O R I A L , L A N E O U S .

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S , P E R S O N A L S , T R A D E N O T E S , M I S C E L -

E N G I N E E R I N G N E W S : Munic ipa l , Te l ephones , P o w e r and L igh t , E l ec t r i c Ra i lwav« G o v e r n m e n t I m p r o v e m e n t s , Br idges , Min ing , L u m b e r a n d Mills , S t e a m R a i l w a y s E n e - i n t ^ ' ing, M a r i n e Cons t ruc t ion , P u b l i c Roads , Sealed P r o p o s a l s . ' s " ' e e r -

SEATTLE, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1909

SEATTLE

J F I N A N C I A L

An o r d i n a n c e h a s been p a s s e d by t h e counci l a u t h o r i z i n g the i s suance of L. I. D. bonds for the fo l lowing i m p r o v e m e n t s : L imwood P lace , s e w e r ; L o r e t t a P lace , g r a d ing ; J u d k i n s st., s ewer ; 24th ave. N. e t al., w a l k s ; E. 55th s t . et al., m a i n s ; H a n f o r d st . et al. , w a l k s ; E. 40th s t e t al., g r a d i n g ; Brooklyn ave . et al., g r ad ing .

Ci ty officials h a v e decided to give Spencer, T r a s k & Co. of Boston , the o p p o r t u n i t y of t a k i n g the r e s t of the $2,250,000 w a t e r ex t ens ion bonds . T h e firm h i s a l r e a d y p u r c h a s e d al l bu t $750,000 of the bonds . I n t e r e s t a t 5 p e r cent , wil l da te f rom J u l y l s t , 1908. Bonds to be sold a t par .

Bonds— T h e $400,000 i s sue of 4 per cent school

bonds w a s sold by the school board to the Sea t t l e N a t i o n a l B a n k a t a p r e m i u m of $nr>2.

PUBLIC

T. E. Young h a s been a w a r d e d t h e cont r a c t for the c o n s t r u c t i o n of t h e E d u c a t i o n a l bldg. a t the A.-Y.-P. expos i t ion a t $7,-800.

A s i t e on Dome c i rc le h a s been se lec ted by Arch t . J . A. F e n n e l l for the I d a h o b ldg . a t the A.-Y.-P. E., sub jec t to the a p p r o v a l of Gov. Brady .

T h e U t a h l e g i s l a t u r e h a s pas sed t h e bill a p p r o p r i a t i n g $25,000 for a bu i ld ing a t t h e A.-Y.-P. expos i t ion . A s i t e h a s been r e served .

Ph i l . E. D u n n e v a n t & Co., Arcade bldg., h a v e been a w a r d e d t he c o n t r a c t for t h e erec t ion of the Y a k i m a bu i ld ing a t the A -Y.-P. expos i t ion . Cost $8811. H. J . O. P h o l of X e w York is the a rch i t ec t .

B U S I N E S S B U I L D I U G S

Geo. E. DeSte igue r , 618 N. Y. blk., wi l l bui ld , a 1-sto. b r ick s t o r e bldg. a t 800 P i k e st . Cost $15,000. L. F . B r a y t o n , bldr. , 303 W h i t e bldg. Jos . Wi l son , a r c h t .

M. A lbe r t son , 2056 W. 62nd st., wil l be a 2-sto. fr. m i l l k depot a t 6202 22nd ave . N. W . Cost $1200. A. Howick , bldr., 3010 W. 65th s t .

W a s h i n g t o n M o r t g a g e Bond Co., 405 Colem a n bldg. , will bui ld a 1-sto. fr. s t o r e bldg. a t 41.">x Ca l i fo rn ia ave . Cost $1,000. J. McWhee len , bldr. , 4511 % Cal i fo rn ia ave .

S. Mish iku , c a r e Nippon T r a d i n g Co., wil l bu i ld a 1-sto. fr. t ea pavi l l ion a t 4101 15th ave . N. E. Cos t $2,000. E. W. San-key, a r ch t . , 610 P e o p l e ' s B a n k bldg.

Beezer Bros . , a r c h t s . , N o r t h e r n B a n k b l d g a r e t a k i n g f igures on the concre te work ' for a 2-sto. r e in fo rced conc re t e s t o r e a n d l i g h t m f g . bldg., for T. J. Nes to r , a t W e s t l a k e boul . a n d Ol ive s t . Cos t $2o,-

1 l a t e r ^ ^ ° n ° t h e l " W ° r k W U 1 b e t a k e n

S o u n d i n g s a r e be ing t aken for t h e foun I da t i on of the Cobb bldg. to be erected bv

t h e Me t ropo l i t an Bu i ld ing Co. on 4th ave a n d U n i v e r s i t y st . W o r k wil l begin as <rm„ a s the H e n r y bldg. is well advanced

Arch t . J. F . E v e r e t t , 426-7 W a l k e r ' b i d e is p r e p a r i n g p l a n s for a l t e r a t i o n s in J Ro"

tlScoTllAC°-'S S t° re a t 8 0 ° - 8 0 4 1-t a v t M. D. Leehey wil l e rec t a 1-sto fr s to r*

60x60, a t 600-2-4 E w i n g st., to cost $4500 __. Car l son , 619 31st N o r t h bldr P _ , ' fred B r e i t u n g , 423 W a l k e r b ldg a r ch t

E R. E r d m a n , 2204 H o w a r d st., wil l e rec t a 2-sto. fr. s t o r e a n d flat bide: a t lift Howard N. to cos t $2000; B e r t W a r d bldr

A. Nelson will e rec t a 1-sto. fr ' biaeU-s m i t h shop to cos t $800 a t 5514 2nd AX» X EL; C. A. T h o r n b e r g , bldr, 6547 4th Tvl

' H. Pa tzo ld , 2814 E. Madison st., will ««_ , , a 2-sto. fr. add. to s to re bldg a t 281? £ Madison St., to- cos t $1500 hj'

H. F Morton , 1415 16th ave., will e rec t a 2-sto. fr. g a r a g e to cos t $1000 a t 141 T I CM, ave. -loin

.1. B. P ie rce , will e rec t a 6-sto. br ick war» house to cos t $75,000 a t 515 1st a v ! % S a u n d e r s & L a w t o n , A la ska b ldg arent<a

Max Borns t e in , I m p e r i a l Apts . ,"wil l build a 1-sto. fr. s t o r e a t 2619 25th E L u s t Cost $3000. W. D. Van Siclen a fcn t D o w n s blk. Ca l l ing & Sundal l b ld r s 8 Y 20th ave. s. ' u l u r s - » n

SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES Bids will be reecived un t i l noon Anr

2nd by the board of d i r ec to r s Sea t t l e school D i s t r i c t No. 261, for the c o n s t r u c tion oi a 17-room school bide: a t \ v COM, st. and 26th ave. x . \V . i n Ba l l a rd and a so for a 17-room bldg. a t 26th ave S! and A t l a n t i c st . v e - ft- a n c l

Bids wil l be opened Apr i l 1st by the school boa rd for the cons t ruc t i on of a 17 room school a t W. 60th st . and n t h ave B a l l a r d ; a l so a 17-room school at~24th a « and A t l a n t i c st . z " n a v e -

T h e school boa rd h a s le t t h e c o n t r a c t for c o n s t r u c t i n g fire e scapes on the Broadwn \ high school to the A r t i s t i c O r n a m e n t a L f f i & Wire W o r k s for $1823. o m e n t a l i r o n

HOSPITALS, HOTELS, A P A R T M E N T S

W. H. J a c k s o n , 2106 J a c k s o n st., wil l

lYlt-U E w f n g f r s t a P a r t m e n t t 0 C 0 S t * 5 0 0 0 ^ R. Ale, 1315 20th ave . S., will e rec t £

2-sto. fr. ap t . a t 4420 D a y t o n ave to cos t $6000; Joe Casel , 1315 20th ave S bldr

F i r e of i n c e n d i a r y or ig in des t royed ' t h e c l o t h i n g s tock on the first floor and dam aged t h e lodg ing h o u s e above in t h e 3 «tA~ fr. S t e t son blk. on 1s t ave. S n e a r ic\n~ st . L o s s $1600. ' e a r K l n £

F . C. Jacobson , Ba i l ey bldg., wil l build 2 add i t i ona l s t o r i e s on the brick w i i b ldg. a t 715 7th ave . Cost, $15,000 Se_ qu ie t & Arnot , a r c h t s . m>wv. fc»ea-

F. S. Cannon, Arcade Annex h a s been a w a r d e d t h e c o n t r a c t for the erect ion r,? o 3-sto. b r ick hote l bldg. a t 611 15th 4th a w for R i c h m o n d & B u r n e t t , E m p i r e b id?!

Cost, 135,000. w . D. Van Siclen, a rch t . , D o w n s blk.

So] Asher . 109 23rd ave. , will build a 8-sto. fr. Hat bldg". at 2121 7th ave. Cost, $16,000. c o n t r a c t not let. Bebb & Mendel, a r ch t s . , Denny bldg.

W. B. Beck, 305 Col l ins blk., wi l l bu i ld a 2-sto. br ick apt . b ldg. a t 4212 1 1th ave. N. BL Cost $7000.

Wm. Q. Nelson, 224 F a i r v i e w , wi l l e rec t a 2-sto. fr. flat b ldg. a t 2910 E. Madison st . to cos t $4500.

T H E A T E R S A N D H A L L S T h e U n i v e r s i t y c lub wi l l bui ld a 1-sto. fr.

add. a t 1104 Boren ave. Cost $3000. R. B. Wark, bldr., 915 16th ave . N. Bebb & Mendel, a r c h t s , P e n n y bldg.

R E S I B E N C E S C. L. Van Wickle , *114 F remon t ave..

will bui ld a 1-sto. fr. res . at 816 E. 72nd st . Cost. $1200. C. L. Van Wickle , bldr., 4114 F r e m o n t ave .

H. G. Miller, 2114 l « t ave . W., wi l l bui ld a 1 V_-sto. fr. res . at s a m e a d d r e s s . Cost, $2000. H. C. Blevins , bldr., Sta. F .

W. C Smi th will build a2-stO. fr. r e * 017 17th ave. s. W. Cost, $1400. Cog-

wood Bros., b ldrs . . 1609 No. 55th st . Mrs. C. i). Dona ld will bu i ld a 2-sto. fr.

res. at 5262 88th ave . S. Cost , $2 400. C. P. P a r k e r , bldr .

J. W. P r y , l l l l 10th ave. W., will bui ld a 1 L.-.sto. fr. res. a t s a m e a d d r e s s . Cost, $1000.

O. C. Kim,son, 3210 12th ave. W.. will bui ld a 1-sio. fr. res . a t 3206 12th ave . W. Cost, $1500.

W. K. S t r ad l ey , 108% 1st ave. s., h a s the con t rac t for all tlie m a s o n r y w o r k on the $20,000 brick res . for (). P . F i she r a t 1047 Helmoot PI. Beezer Pros . , a r c h t s . Also for brick and t i le work on the $10,000 concre te and brick veneer res . for Clyde C. Ch i t t enden at 509 Olympic PI. V. W. Voorhees, a r c h t . .1. K. J o h n s o n , genera l cont r .

K'.aboo .* Quis t , >'.2i Bailey bldg., have the con t r ac t for e r e c t i n g a l-sto. brick ice

s t o r age plain tor the Sea t t l e Ece Co. at 2200-16 1st ave. S. Cost, $60,000. Darmer A C u t t i n g , a r ch t s . , l l l l C st.. Tacoma .

T h e Denny-Ren ton Clay A Coal Co. ha s app roved p l a n s for i m p r o v e m e n t s in i ' s p l a n t s to cos t $300,000. T h i s inc ludes the

tion of live add i t iona l s q u a r e la rge-type down d ra f t k i lns .

Mrs . Ola P a l m e n s will e r ec t a 2sto. tr. r e s to cost $6000 at 2306 l i t h a v e N. ; D. O. Boyd, 311 Peop le ' s B a n k bldg., b ldr ; G. A. Iv le lsvard , a r c h t .

K. .1. McCaus t l and Itb ave. N. B-« will erect a 2-sto. fr. res . to cost $4000 a t

I9.tb ave . N. 10. X. B. McDonald will erect a 2-sto. fr. res.

to cos t $500 a t 4030 B u r k e ave . ; O. K. Gregg, 5224 l l t h ave . N. E., bldr .

W. II. Ducker, 526 E. 78th St., will e rec a 2-sto. fr. res . a t 525 E. 78th St., to cos t $1000.

C. Welbe r , 1715 R e p u b l i c a n st., will erect a 1-sto. fr. res. to cost $ lsoo at 542 Bl 83rd St.; J. R. Neely , 912 N. 84th st., bldr.

P. Jones , 117 Cher ry St., will e rec t a 2-StO, fr. res. to cos t $3500 at 8119 37th ave. 8.; E. J. H o b u r g , 1520 6th ave. , bldr . ; F. EL P e r k i n s , L u m b e r E x c h a n g e , a r c h t .

lOdw. .1. Mer r i t t , 1218 L a k e v i e w ave., will erect , two 1-sto. fr. res . to cos t $1500 each a t 4414-4422 L a t o n a ave .

V. Hal l , cor. 7th N. E. a n d 42nd St., wil l erect a l ' . . -s to . fr. res . to cos t $1600, a t 4253 7th ave. X. 10.; Mer r i t t , Hall & Merr i t t , a r c h t s .

Wm. E. H o l m e s , 115 Scenic W a y , wil l e r ec t a l i _ - s t o . fr. r e s . a t 5016 D o n o v a n s t to cos t $2000; A. S. P i n n e y , 2600 G r a n d way, bldr. '

Mrs . R. S. D e n s m o r e , 1618 K i l b o u r n , will e r e c t a 2-sto. fr. r e s . to cos t $1500, a t 1614 Ki lbou rne .

P . E. W e n t w o r t h , 1229 21st ave . N., wi l l e rec t a 2-sto. fr. res . to cos t $3500 a t 2808 10th ave. N. ; C. E. E d w a r d s , a r c h t .

Mrs. H. L. S imons , 956 20th ave. , wil l e rec t t w o lVfe-sto. fr. res . to cos t $2000 each a t 2551 Queen Anne ave . ; R. R u s h t o n , l o l &

l s t . ave. N., a r c h t . Mrs . E m m a E r n s t wi l l e r ec t a 1-sto. fr.

res . to cos t $2500 a t 1819 W a r n e r ave . ; J- W. Koehle r , 202 W. McGraw, bldr .

R. A. E l l i s , 1901 6th ave. N., wi l l e rec t a 1-sto. fr. to cos t $900 a t 522 31st ave . N.

W. R. Dickson , 567 E m p i r e bldg., wil l e rec t a 1-sto. fr. r e s . to cos t $1500, a t 6528 16th ave . N. E. ; L e w i s & U r b a n , 212 Marion bldg. , b ldr . ; W. R. Dickson , a r c h t .

G u s t Olseii, S. E. cor. 10th ave . a n d


The Superior Portland Cement Co. MANUFACTURERS OF A TRUE PORTLAND CEMENT WHICH WILL

PASS ANY RECOGNIZED SPECIFICATIONS

Plant at

Baker (Skagit Co.) Wash.

on G. N. Ry.

General Offices

508-9-10 American Bank Bldg.,

Seattle, Wash.

Double-Door Bound-Door Burglar-Proof Bankers' Safe

P U R C E L L S A F E C O M P A N Y 3 1 3 O C C I D E N T A L A V E . , S E A T T L E

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THE GENUINE

Hall's Safe & Lock Co.'sl SAFES AND VAULTS

HERRINC-HALL-MARVIN SAFE CO., MFRS. PORTLAND SAFE CO.

92 7th Street Portland, Or. A«r:i:,««.rl c< .

PACIFIC SAFE CO. 909 Riverside Are.

Spokane, Wn.

C. H. B R O W N P L U M B I N G C O 223 Pine Street, Seattle

•9 Incj. Steam and Hot Water Heating

Tl Plumbing and Gas Fittmg

Geo. 0. Kretsinger, Mgr. SUNSET MAIN 172 ( IND. I8J.I

West Coast Agencies, Inc. Alabastite

Plaster

BURHAN SUFERIOR "Portland Cements

Orcas Lime

S A R C O W A T E R P R O O F I N G M A S T I C F L O O R S

97 West Marion Street

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Seattle, Washington

Adams & Moffat Heating Co. ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS

22S Spring St. SEATTLE, Thone. Main 4777

STEAM AND HOT WATER

Heating Ventilating Power Plant* I

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Figures, Portraits and Bas Reliefs a Specialty

All Kinds of Architectural S c u l p t u r e

Entrance Gate to A. Y. P. E. C* - . m ^ Grounds, 15th Ave. N. E. o C a i U e

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THE £LECTRIC|JLUE PRINT QOMPY.

6 2 6 COUVIAPT ESTABLISHED 15 YEARS. E W . C R E 5 5 M A N ~ PR°p.

BLUE PRINTINGIN ALL ITS FORMS-STYLES BY SUNL IGHT— ELECTRICITY

CAPAC'TY OF MACHINE 500 SQ. FT PER HOUR. SIZE OF LARGE SUN FRAME 4 FT. X 9 FT .

TRACING

Butte Lewiston Building

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Portland Seattle Spokane Couch Building Central Building Columbia Building

Industrial Plants Street Railways Light and Power Mining Motors, Transformers

.__. L a m p s , Generators . 1 ••_ In stock at all Coast Cities

W e s t i n g h o u s e Electric & Mfg. Co. Pittsburg, Pa.

Shelby, wi l l e r e c t a 2-sto. fr . r e s . to cos t $3,-500 a t 2836 10th ave . N.

E. S. D o u g l a s s , 201 L u m b e r Exch . , wi l l e rec t f ou r 2-sto. fr. r e s . to cos t $3,500 each a t 1808-20 F e d e r a l ave . ; R. T. Kn ipe , 201 L u m b e r Exch . , a r c h t .

G. He ink le , 1306 13th ave . S., wi l l e r ec t a 1%-sto. fr. r e s . a t 1546 12th ave . S., to cos t $2000.

Moses Mil roy, 5041 12th ave . N. E., wil l e rec t a 1%-sto. fr. r e s . to cos t $2000 a t 4707 9th ave . N. E .

F . H. Campbe l l , 1812 17th ave. , wi l l e r e c t a 1-sto. fr. r e s . a t 4732 l l t h ave . N. E., t o cos t $1200; C. C. Mar r , 824 20th ave . , b ldr .

F . C. Moore, 1112 24th ave. . wi l l e r ec t a 1%-sto. fr. res . , to cos t $1500 a t 100 26th ave. N.

E. W . C a n n e d y , wi l l e r e c t t h r e e 1%-sto. fr. res . to cos t $1600 each a t 1613-21 N. 39th s t . ; H. Nelson , 3645 D e n s m o r e ave. , bldr .

T h e 1%-sto. fr. r e s . a t 754 N. 68th st . , owned by D a v i d D a v i s , w a s d e s t r o y e d by fire. L o s s $1200; i n s u r a n c e $900.

Mrs . E. Wa l l een , 1118 V i r g i n i a st., wi l l bui ld a 1-sto. fr. r e s . a t 3813 35th ave . W . Cost $1000. T. L u n d b e r g , b ldr .

J a m e s S. E s p y , 2425 l s t ave . W., wi l l bu i ld a 1-sto. fr. r e s . a t s a m e a d d r e s s . Cost $2500. J . E. R u n g e , a r c h t . a n d bldr .

R. H a r g r e a v e s , 4407 5th ave . N . E., w i l l bui ld a 1%-sto. fr. r e s . a t 412 E. 44th s t . Cost $2000.

F . R. J o h n s o n , 2222 W . 62nd st . , wi l l bu i ld a 2-sto. fr . r e s . a t 8057 l l t h ave . N. W. Cost $2000.

W m . Allen wil l bu i ld a 2-sto. fr. r e s . a t 4717 19th ave . N. E . Cos t $3000. J . H . G a r r e t t , bldr. , 507 N. Y. blok. V. W . Voorhees , a rch t . , E i t e l b ldg.

J . F . Steele , 5110 M e r i d i a n ave . , w i l l bu i ld a 1-sto. fr. r e s . a t 2111 N. 52nd s t . Cos t $1500. J. ri. F r i end , bldr. , 6305 L a t o n a ave .

D. A. J o h n s o n , 735 Be l l evue ave . nor. , wi l l bu i ld t w o 1-sto. fr. r e s . a t 3268-70 42nd ave. S. W. Cos t $1000 each. R. L. K l u t z , bldr. , 4308 E a s t e r n ave . Green & Aiken , a r c h t s . . 318 C e n t r a l b ldg.

T. E . W i l l i a m s wi l l bu i ld t w o 1%-sto. fr. r e s . a t 2345 N. 61st s t . Cos t $2500 each . J . C. Mor r i son , bldr . , 806 31s t ave .

A. L. Snow, 4326 9 th ave . N. E. . wi l l e rec t a 7-sto. fr . r e s . a t 4358 8th ave . N. E. Cost $1200. A. B. H a w k i n s , bldr . , 4211 T h a c k e r y p l a c e ; C. C. D o s e & Co., O r i e n t a l bldg., a r c h t s .

J. A. Mor r i son , 746 N. B r o a d w a y , wi l l bui ld a 1%-sto. fr. r e s . a t 4809 Alki ave . Cost $2000.

J. C. L a w r e n c e , B a l l a r d Sta. , wi l l e r e c t 1-sto. fr. r e s . a t 2236 W . 64th s t . S a m u e l -son & J o h n s o n , D u n l a p , b ld r s .

Kar l G. O r e b a u g h , 1140 18th ave. , w i l l e r e c t a 1-sto. fr. r e s . to c o s t $800 a t 5423 Ca l i fo rn i a ave . ; F r a n k B u r g e s s , R a i n i e r Beach , b ldr .

J. P . B o w m a n wi l l e r ec t a 2-sto. fr . r e s . a t 1215 8th ave . to cos t $3500; J. E. H e a t h -m a n , 2535 2nd ave . W., b ldr .

W m . Ryncheon , 1810 W e l l e r St., wi l l e r e c t a 1-sto. fr. r e s . to cos t $1250 a t 1810 W e l l er st .

F . L. St i les , 638 N. Y. blk., wi l l e r ec t a 2-sto. fr. r e s . a t 5034 U n i v e r s i t y blvd.

J o h n H e i n r i c h wi l l e r ec t a 1-sto. fr. r e s . to cos t $3500 a t 913 23rd ave . N . ; C a u l s e y & H u r b e r t , b l d r s ; T. H u r b e r t , a r c h t .

J o h n D. N e w l a n d , 4306 5th ave . N. W., will e r ec t t w o 1-sto. fr. r e s . to cos t $1000 each, a t 4311 a n d 4315 4th ave . N. W .

H e n r y B r o d h u n , 2027 13th ave . S., wi l l a l t e r res . a t 2027 13th ave . S. a t a co s t of $1500; H. G. G a m m e l l , 2202 13th ave . S., a r c h t . a n d b ldr .

IT. S. T r e m p e r , R e n t o n apt . , 17th ave . a n d Madison, wi l l e r ec t a 1%-sto. fr. r e s . t o cos t $2000 a t 6755 Alki ave . ; J . L. F u l t o n , Ga tewood Sta. , a r c h t . a n d b ldr .

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PORTLAND

BUSINESS

C. B. Woodworth, tel ler Ladd & Til ton bank, will build 1-sto fr. s tore on E. 37th, between Sandy road and Broadway. Cost, $2,000. J. I r a Routeledge, 870 Belmont st.. bldr.

S. A. & F . S. Arata , 104 3rd s t , will build a 14-sto. steel office b l d g , on 6th st., cor. of Burnside st., 56x100 ft. Stores on l s t floor, offices on upper 13 floors. Emil Schacht & Son, Commonweal th bldg., a re now prepar ing plans.

Archt. J. O. Wrenn, Board of Trade bldg., t ak ing figures on a steel tank, of 30,000 bushels of wheat capacity, and to be approximate ly 40 ft. high. Owner not given.

The Union Meat Co. is t ak ing bids on for the construct ion of 2% miles of an elect r ic ra i lway, to be built soon. Line to run bet. Kenton and the new Swift Packing P l a n t on Columbia slough.

Nor thwes t Bridge Works, Worces te r bid*., ha s the contract for placing the heavy steel foundation, surrounded by concrete, under the Ainsworth bldg., 3rd and Oak s ts . The present 3-sto. bldg. will u l t imate ly be razed, a n ™ a r ? °- office bldg., 100x1000 erected.

The Dammeier Inves tment Co. spoken of in previous issue as going to build a 11-sto. reinforced concrete office bldg., have the

fiSTrd o ™ T 7 a d e ' b W n ^ ^ ^ ^ i n ^ Lewis Fairchild, res. 175 E 15th st to-

f^LTntFiH M " ™ i l e r , has Purchased the block of ground bounded by Hawthorne fZe-r A h\E* 1 2 t h a n d E - C l a v st., from tY?er.c hfnH-°S a t e ' / n d w m imoroved with s tore buildings and a garage. Mr. Fai rchi ld

° 7 ? ^ w ™ h W , s t c o r n e r o f H t h st. and ,Hi"£ nt flntfeK ° n w h i c h n e w i » " e c t a bldg. of flats above and stores below

u ^ n°-i I f , ? . S c h u y l e r , 105-7 2nd st., will * U I * \ r ; f ^ o , 1

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a r a s e , on 25th bet. Love-joy & Marshal l . Cost $600.

w , ^ r C h i * « G o o d r * c h & Goodrich, Fenton bldg., who are the archi tec ts for the $100 -000 wheat elevator to be erected in the vicini ty of Por t land m the near future, s ta te tha t steel may be used instead of reinforced concrete, a s was previously s tated.

Archts . Doyle & Pat te rson , Worces ter bldg., are prepar ing p lans for a 3-sto brick for Mrs. J. C. Rummelin , 205 13th st ' , to be bui l t on Wash ing ton s t , corner of 18th st. Same will be 60x100 ft. Stores will occupy the 1st floor and the two upper s tories will be a lodging house.

Robt. W. Wilson, 295 X. 24th s t , ha s j u s t purchased and will build this year on the no r theas t corner of Morrison and 14th s ts . jffew s t r u c t u r e will be a business bldg*.

Archt. Lewis & Lewis , 22nd and Upsur a r e p repar ing p l a n s for a 3-sto. brick and

concrete factory building 50x100, in the Burnside dis t r ic t to cost $15,000.

SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES

H. Bingham, res., 223 Vine s t , has the cont rac t for the masonry on the new Central Chr is t ian church, a t X. W. corner of E Salmon and E. 20th st. This church will cost $65,000 when completed. I C. J. F . Gormley, 685 E. Salmon street , is the pastor .

\ r c h t E. E. McClaren, 525 Lumber Exchange is p repar ing p lans for the Corvall is Hi'.'h school. I t will be a 2-sto. brick bldg., 1 t rooms Coat $30,000. I t is to have large .ud i to r ium which can be turned into three

rooms by roll ing par t i t ions . P l a n s will be ready .May l s t .

The Ladd E s t a t e Co., 224 Stark, will commence May 1st to raze 2-sto. brick building:, cor. 3rd and Washington , p repara-tory to erect ing a building 11 to 15 stories, 1 mix 100 I t will probably be a steel fr. c lass A s t r u c t u r e cos t ing about $400,000.

Ladd & Tilton Bank will occupy the ent i re ground floor of the new building. Architect has not been appointed.

1 ewls C. Thompson of the Thompson Es ta te Co of San Francisco , recent ly consulted With their Oregon represen ta t i \ K Henry regard ing the erection of high c lass buildings upon their Por t l and property Their first improvement will be on the cor. of 3rd and Pine.

HOSPITALS, HOTELS, APARTMENTS

i; \y Wilson, res. 295 211 h st. N . is contemplat ing erect ing a 5 or 6-sto. family hotel on his recently acquired proper ty a t nor theas t corner of l l t h and Morrison s ts .

\ . (Mine. E. Eighth and Burnside sts. , will build 2-sto fr. flats on Couch St., between 9th and 10th sts . Cost $5,200. Stokes & Zellar, 105 Grand ave., bldrs.

Archts . Lewis & Lewis, 22nd and Upshur , are prepar ing pre l iminary p lans for a 6-sto. brick, s tone and concrete a p a r t m e n t house, .11x260.

RESIDENCES

F. E. Bowman & Co., 5X4 E. 20th X., will build 2-sto fr. res. on E. 19th between Brazee and K n o t Cost $4,000.

ne til n> wil build 2-sto. fr. res. on E. 20th, between Brazee and Thompson. Cost 14,000.

J. R. Davis, 1188 Holgate, 1-sto fr. res. on E 39th. between Holgate and Gotham. Cost 141.500.

A. W. <'urry, 116 Grand ave.. will build 1-sto. fr. res. on E. 30th, bet. Ankeny and Burnside sts. Cost $2,000. Stokes & Zellar, 106 Grand ave., bldrs.

Archt. C. L. Horn, 11 Madison bldg., will build 2-sto fr. res.. E. 24th s t , between Thomuson and Tilamook. Cose $7,500.

,T. W. Spiller, 313 Ebey, will build 1-sto. fr. res., on E. 76th, between Glisan and Evere t t s t s . Cost, $41,500.

Albert Lawson, 322 Ross st., will build

2-sto. fr. ros. on BL 8th, between Ti l lamook and Thompson. $2,000.

A. <;. Herald tt Co., Commercial bldg., has the general contracl for the erection

..I,, fr. res., with" full concrete base-on K. :; 1st and Taylor s ts . owner , p. Sanger. Hoi air heat and mod-

Coai $::..")00. \ relit. K. If. Fancher, I .umber Exch

bb ig . laring plans for 1%-sto. fr. bungalow, for John Lock-

Mngr. Wash. Life ins Co., Chamber ,,,- commerce bldg. Costof each about $2,-500.

Joseph Beifer t n Michigan and Failing, will build 1 ':• i tO fr. res., on Minnesota ave. bet. Skidmore and Mason. Cost *

|.;. o. Royal, 12 1 E. 8 Itb st.. will build • l-sto fr. ivs., on Glenn ave. b e t Grant and Sherman sis. cost $2000.

I > !•;. Bowman, r< • ron, will build a thoroughly model n t h cor. of Clackamas. Cost $6500. R, i:.

I Wasco, bl u. Ehlinger, 8*4 Eliza st., will raak<

Eliza st. bet. Union and 7th st. Cost I I , -BQO.

j , !•: Cameron will build a 2-sto. fr. dwell. cor. 8Srd and Thompson to cost $10,000. J. Turnbul l , 984 T h u r m a n , bldr.

ii. K Verding will build a 2-sto. fr. dwell on Northrope be t 25th and 26th s t s .

OSt $11000. Gust Bar t inau , 345 E 12th bldr.

Aicht. E. Kroner, Worces te r bldg., ca l l s for bids on general con t rac t on Mrs. V. Thrane ' s residence on Por t l and Heights , also on combinat ion hot wa te r and hot a i r beating. Alao on plumbing, 16 fixtures and the wiring.

Blda wanted on the general con t rac t on the Tomlinson house. P lans ready March

rd. P l a n s a re being prepared for an eight-room $4000 residence to be erected by Mr. Tomlinson a t 17th and Waseo. Ready for bids March 20th.

Archt . I r a M. Pa lmer , Couch bldg., ha s p lans ready for figures on a IMi-sto. fr. res on E. 18th bet. Brazee and K n o t t Main rooms will have oak finish, porches will be of stone Size 86x40. Hot wa te r heat. Cost about * 1000. Full conci n e n t

.•n't Pa lmer will have plana ready for figures March 24th on a 2-sto. fr. res. 28x 32 ft Pull concrete basement ; hot air hea t -Ins: fixtures owner . Mr. X. Mears; to be located on Alt. Scott line. Cost $3000.

\ , ch t r a i n i e r will be ready for figures M u c h 25 on 1-sto. fr. cot. to be located at Columbia Beach. Owner, Columbia T r u s t Co Cost $2000. _ „,

Archts Clausen & Clausen, Board of Trade b ids are prepar ing plans for a frame res. to be located on 15th and Broadway, for A. , , i p . r , i will be ready for figures

F N Clark Columbia T r u s t Co., ha s awarded to Ceo. G. Palmer. 532 Wasco, the

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Itb bel Couch and Davis, $900; Archts Lewis A Lewis B C Ball, rep 2-sto fr res, southwest cor Harrison and 14th sts, $1000—H J unary, 1-sto fr res, on Sumner bet Maryland and Webster, $1200; B O Selberg, 454 Franklin place B F Miller, 136 K 20th, 1-sto fr bain, F Morrison, bet K 20th and F 21st sts. Cost $1000—M S Rowe. 2-sto fr res, on cor B 14th and Schuyler, $4500. Wilson and Nelson, titil Commercial st—Mrs Mary Kisk, 101 San Raefel, 2-sto fr res, Height ave bet Killingsworth and Jessup, $2000—L A Hiandes. 1-sto fr res, B 1Mb bet Frankfort, and Rhone, $1500; W II l'earce, hldr, B51 BS Main st—C C Robinson and others, 215 N 22nd, addn to 2-sto fr res, a t 215 N 22nd, cor of Lovejoy, $15,000—C Aerne, Jr, 1371_ 5th st, 2-sto double fr res, Melinda ave, near Commercial st, $6000; A E Gost-low, bldr.

Ainsworth Instate, excavate at 2rd and oak sts, $1000—Pzeigler, 1073 Clontin, 2-sto fr res, Clinton bet Marguerite and E 36th, $2000—Anderson and Kern, 5-sto brick apartment, on King bet Washington and Davis, $35,000—S L Roberts, 1-sto fr res, E Slat bet F Sherman and E Grant, $2,000; Dutro Bros & Steel, 457 Baldwin—P R L & P, 1-sto concrete transformer house, Knott bet Rodney & Wilson, $1000.

R G Cheese, 606 Umatilla, 1-sto fr dwell, Umatilla bet E 15th and E 17th. Cost $2,-000—Ellis McLean, 95 E 18th st, 1-sto fr garage, B Washington bet E 17th and 10 isth, to cost $3000—Catherene McGrath, 3 i t ' . , Eugene, 2-sto fr dwell, E loth bet Hancock and Holllday. Cost $4000—H I Lenneberg, 141 B Bunner, l'A-sto fr dwell, Kerby bet Skidmore and Kay. Cost $1400— A Q Enquist, 974 Kerley, 1-sto fr dwell, bet Simpson and Peidmont. Cost $1000— Mrs Ida Cinrich, 2-sto fr dwell, Multnomah bet E isth and F lUth to cost $4000. P M Moure. 1903 B Washington, bldr—F G Warner, P o Box 271, 1-sto fr dwell, E 21st bel Going and Brainard. Cost $1600—W E Lewis, Montavilla, 1-sto fr bakery, rep, E Stark bet 78th and 79th. Cost $500.

F N Clark, Columbia Trust Co, l«_-sto fr res, Wlberg Lane, cor Barr Road, $3200; Geo G Calmer. 53 2 Wasco st, bldr—Mrs Mary Fish, nu Baa Rafael, l-sto t'r res, Haight bet Killingsworth and Jessup. $3000 —Archt PYed A Legg. °f 1'ortland, will have plans ready for figures April 5th, for a $25,000 modern 2-sto brick school bldg, with full concrete basement, to be erected a t Salem.

SPOKANE

BUSINESS

One of the large dry goods stores will remodel their front and interior at an expense of some $10,000 on Riverside ave. Archt. engaged.

The Qrote-Ranktn Furniture company will erect a 4-sto. warehouse on the northeast cor. Pacific ave. and Bernard st. to cost about $50,000.

M. G. Trowbridge, Tel. 662, 120 Bernard st., is planning to erect a fire-proof warehouse of concrete on Calispell st. near Spofford.

Cohn Bros , !i Monroe St., want finished lumber, window and door frames, glass, wiring; also 200 feet sidewalk for their l a sed store block of 2 stories on the northwest corner Monroe and ^ p r a g u e aves., which will cost $25,000.

F. S. Harmon, mgr. Parker, wishes the services of an architect and estimator for an extension to their furniture warehouse on Adams, corner R. R. ave.

Archt. L. L. Rand, Rookery, is completing- plans for a 4-sto. brick warehouse on the northeast corner Bernard and Pacific ave. for Grote-Rankln Furniture Co., to cost $35,000. Steam heated. One elevator.

L. H. Wolf, German bakery, 710 Sprague ave., will improve the south side Sprague, between Mill and Post sts.

An elevator is wanted for the warehouse for F. T. Crowe & Co. on Madison St., corner Railroad ave. Preusse & Zittel, Jamieson blk., archts.

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Magnesia-Asbestos Supply Company Independent 1212 O F WASHINGTON, (Inc. Main 835

« It's Made of A S B E S T O S We Have It 116 Main St. SEATTLE

GALBRAITH, BACON <& CO.

i Cement Lime...... Plaster

Pier 3, Pier 12 Seattle, Wash.

warehous pofford 111 nol I"' e rec ted unt i l 1810. 3, M _, Vincent, 305 Mohawk blk

i apt . MII Ash and

. Kuhn i l,.t | s to. br ick bldg. for

f ront ; t a r work ; p l u m b i n g U C u t t e r i

ik ing p l a n s for the the Wni tehoi

bldg •''' work li il April l.

i \ i , ( towan, of McGowan Bi ware s t a t e s tha t the report ot

I Howard and R, R s t o i

SCHOOLS A N D C H U R C H E S

Rev 8 M M mil ton st „ nounces an addi t ion to k o I . , i v e \ new baaemenl and p a r l o r s , „ add i t ion ox 30 feet, a n d a tower over the cor. Madison and S h a n n o n s t s . P l a n s no t let

a w a r d e d the h e a t i n g npany

on the P a r e n t a l school.

HOSPITALS, HOTELS, A P A R T M E N T S ,i U b e r t Held h a . m a d e s k e t c h e s

,-,* - t i p 000 A p a r t m e n t House for J . J . M o n t g o m e r y

and ill oeeup ,„... , . ,„! ,, l i t ions will be a n n e x e d unti l a long a p a r t m e n t c o s t i n g s o m e $200.-000 will re

C. F e r r i s W h i t e is s t a r t i n g p l a n s on a ° c

e i p p * c i a p p . in:, Mohawk blk., a r e ^ o w t a k i n g figures s to brick a_1 for \ l B03 to eoal a b o u t $12,000. S e p a r a t e c o n t r a c t s .

Colonial Bui ld ing Co., 81$ Lindel le blk., a the m a r r k e l lum-p l u m b i n g and wi r ing , . the

IOO apt "'I th.- sou th side Pa< Edward Shel wil l

, . , . , . . . 2-sto brick ap t . to rus t about $20,-.,!• Mill St. and

P l a n s not let. I W Crowley, 631 Peyton b

S t i n g ' a l a r g e a p a r t m e n t for \\ H dn th« ' '

I;,1,, whi r l , will con ta in R E S I D E N C E S

11 I bought any buildii ' h is

nufe to cost on 16th ave. , be-fwe ln Vernon J • * F o u n d a t i o n i s , l : ; ; : " ' l : ; ; ; ! ; ; ; K and * let on t h e t w o h o u s e s o

.. Toe W a l l s ,„ to cosl aboul $2 ,;- v Brown has nol bought any m a t

,-,,,. l l i s $3,500 house on the norl

MACrch1 ta nAlfred Joi ' the $8 000 r e s of P. R '' " " " " ' ' " " ' h

side " • ' " " ' ' V bat* : hoi w a t e r h e a t i n g I W J

ii n T h u r s t o n has not le the Pjuml •ml wirinsr on th. a " ? be tween Cochran and Lindeke s t s .

c " u- Stack 729 Kie rnan a v . . w a s In t h e " m a r k e t for i n t . . n o r l a ths , p i a s t e r , wi r -[ n g ^ d P l u m b i n g , on a $2,000 l a m s - on the south Bide Kiernan

Mai tin ' n « and n lQmbina on bis $900 add i t ion to hous. •>' P o . t «... be tween

ilewood. W u s t Blusa n o n e .Max 1940, 3

1 InoolrT «t Will erect a conc re t e d w e l l i n g ^ S u m m i t ^ u l e V a r d be tween C h e s t n u t and E lm s t s , to cos t a b o u t $2,000. He will

' h i s b locks , b u t is in t h e m a r k e t for m G e F a E r n s t , Main 7722, is in t h e m a r k e t for a ho t w a t e r f u r n a c e for h s $2000 house on the n o r t h e a s t c o r n e r C i n c i n n a t i

; " H V ' " r a l h o u n ; R 10M I n d i a n a ave . is in the m a r k e t for a ho t w a t e r h e a t e r for K s h o u « $2500. on t h e no r th s ide I n d i a n a ave be t C o l u m b u s and Mor ton s t s .

W B u n g a y . 527 G l a s s ave . h a s no t le t t h e p l u m b i n g a n d w i r i n g on h i s $1500 house on the n o r t h s ide L i b e r t y ave. , bet .

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Miss M a r y A. B i s se t t , on t h e n o r t h s ide 26th ave. , n e a r G r a n d st .

A. S u t h e r l a n d , 2515 College ave., wil l bui ld a 7-room house on the no r th s ide of Mansfield ave. , be tween A d a m s a n d Jefferson s ts . , to cos t a b o u t $3,000.

E r v l n W. O'Dell will build a 6-room house on lot 9, block 11, H e a t h ' s F i f th Add.

Adolph S u t h e r l a n d , 2515 College Ave., will bui ld a house a t once on the n o r t h e a s t co rne r Mansfield and A d a m s s t s .

J a s . H. P r a t h e r , 1404 Rive r s ide Ave., wil l bui ld on Ho l l i s t e r road.

C l a r a J o h n s o n , 2014 S h a r p Ave., wil l e r e c t a h o u s e on the s o u t h side 18th w e s t of P e r r y s t .

Geo rge Spanos , 419% F r o n t ave. , wil l bui ld a 5-room house on t h e s o u t h w e s t c o r n e r 21st ave. a n d Rebecca st. No p lans .

B U I L D I N G P E R M I T S

H W Grosse , 2018 I n d i c i a ave, l<_-sto fi cot, M o n t g o m e r y ave , bet E l m and Oak s i s . 12600—E W Udell. B $03 J Ja ldw^i ave, 2-sto fr dwlg, M o n t g o m e r y ave. bel .Morton and T a r r y s t s , $2000—H W Btull, E 1011 A u g u s t a ave, l - s to fr cot, 6th ave, bet N a p a and P i t t s b u r g s t s . $800.—J B Ken-yon, m a k e r e p a i r s at 17 i s Bridge ave. $700 — M i n u t e L u n c h Counter , 610 Main ave, 1-s t o br ick add to b ldg a t 610 Main ave, $800 — P a u l P a u l s e n , 1-sto fr cot, $500—Ira Carpen te r , E 2327 4th ave, 1-sto fr cot, P r o v i dence ave, bet L a w r e n c e and Arch s t s , $2,-000—Miss Ann Craven , 815 7th ave, 1-sto fr cot, N'ichols ave , bet E l m and Oak s t s , 1 5, b 21, Bel levue add, $500—J Bell, B 1827 Olive av.., 1-sto fr cot, P i t t s b u r g s t bet Olive and Springfield aves . $1250—Ben L Stumpf , R K I) No 8, 1%-sto fr cot, 3rd a v e bet A r t h u r and Ha tch s ts . $1800— P r a n k Kolakowski , E 408 Empice ave, 1-s t o fr cot, E m p i r e ave bet Addison and S t a n d a r d s t s . $1800—W A Scott , 202 Chemical blk, 1-sto fr cot, Monroe st , bet L a c rosse & W a l l a c e aves , $1000—J J Overm a n , c a r e Dahma & Wheeler , 1-sto fr cot, Monroe st , bet L a c r o s s e a n d W a l l a c e aves , $1000—John A Timel l , 3112 M a r t h a st , 1 % -s to f r cot, M a r t h a s t bet Euc l id and L i b e r t y aves , $2000.

P e r c y C Becher , E 2407 6th ave, 1-sto fr cot, n o r t h w e s t cor 7th ave and Stone st , $1500—A L Chr i s t i an , 1704 Mallon ave, 2-s t o bk a p t house , Spokane st , bet Monroe and Lincoln s t s , $6500 (W H H e y l m a n , a r c h t ) — C I) Bai ley, 128 P i t t s b u r g st , 1-sto fr cot, P i t t s b u r g s t be t Brad ley and R ive r s ide aves , $800—F E Judd , 4th ave and Berna rd st , 1-sto fr cot, 2nd s t and Bou leva rd ave, $800—M W K i m m Co, 501 P e y t o n blk, 2-sto bk s t o r e bldg, n o r t h side 29th ave bet H a t c h and Sco t t s t s , E 40 ft, $4500—Walter M Olive, 14 W o l v e r t o n blk, 2-sto fr dwlg, 13th ave be t Race and Oak s t s , $3000—O F Mleder, B l ancha rd , Idaho , 1%-sto fr cot, S t e v e n s s t be t W a b a s h a n d Olympic aves , $2")00 (A L Bardwe l l , c o n t r a n d bldr, 3414 H a r t s o n a v e ) — C W Bi l lups , 914 P rov idence ave, 1-sto fr cot. P o s t s t bet W a b a s h and Olympic aves , $1000—Thos Stevenson, 1317 4th ave , 2-s to bk veneer a p t house, s o u t h e a s t cor 4th ave a n d Cedar st , $5000—H W Arvin , E 3728 5th ave, 1-sto f r cot, sou th s ide 5th ave , be t F r e y a and Rebecca s t s , $1500—Wm Arne t t , 4513 Jefferson st , 1-sto fr cot, $1500—Spokane F u r n i t u r e & Woodw o r k Co, 4412 M a r y l a n d st , 1-sto fr factory , w e s t s ide M a r t h a s t bet F a i r v i e w and Cleveland aves , $5000—A Bachlund , 2-sto bk a p t house , $6000—J T Bounell , 1-sto fr cot, n o r t h e a s t cor Be l t s t and Car l i s le ave , $1500—W P Maure r , 807 F r e d e r i c k st , 2-sto fr dwlg , n o r t h e a s t cor Miss ion ave and N e t t l e t o n st , $4000—G C Gorsuch , 108% E 3rd ave , 1-sto fr cot, 12th ave bet He l ena a n d P i t t s b u r g s t s , $2000.

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C o n t r a c t o r J. E. Bonnel l will e rec t a 4-sto. br ick b u s i n e s s block a n d hotel for the Sav-age-Scofield c o m p a n y on A s t r ee t , 50x120 ft., to cos t $40,000. T h e old H a w l e y house wil l be to rn down to m a k e room for the new s t r u c t u r e . H e a t h & Twi tche l l , a r c h t s .

E v a n s & Dickson, c o n s u l t i n g eng ineers , h a v e been engaged to p lan the e lec t r ica l work on the new Na t iona l R e a l t y c o m p a n y ' s 17-sto. office bui ld ing .

J o h n L. Hal l , t r e a s u r e r of P u r d y & Henderson of New York, s t r u c t u r a l s teel eng i -

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Congratulations

Two men sat side by side painting a picture; the day was somber, the scene and point of view alike, and both were endowed by nature , which also had supplied the subject. Each received his impressions and began his interpretation. To one came a foreshortened, and to all intents a skyless subject with consequently a darkened and shadowless background; to the other the objects of the foreground were indistinct but plainly visible against the gray light beyond. One painted a picture of goom, the other 's canvas reflected the light of the day; one suggested hopelessness, the other, faith. The passers-by hurried from the depressive a tmosphere of the one to linger over the encouraging masterpiece of the other.

The contractor who a year ago did not secure the work he bid on, is today congratulat ing himself tha t he was not the one who had to mortgage his outfit to pay his men and ask the court to place his principals under a receivership tha t be might secure himself against total loss.

The architect , who did not fall into the hands of a visionary promoter with promises of big work and large fees, is today congratulat ing himself, tha t he has work on the boards bringing in hard cash instead of pigeon holes full of blue pr ints of cast les in Spain.

The mater ial dealer is glad, now tha t the t ru th is known, tha t he was not the one who sold the gods and received the protested drafts .

Avarice has more than once stood between the man and his sure but less speedy way to a competency.

In fact, the financial picture of 1908 was painted much darker by many than the reality, and the man who carried the

convictions of br ighter things beyond is he who won out.

As is the case with every individual incapacitated by sickness, so it was with business when suffering with the case of neurofinansis tha t settled upon the la t ter days of 1907. It was a mental more than a physical condition produced by the maddening whirl of the nation's commercial activities—a financial dissipation tha t suddenly reached the limit. The period of convalescence, though short, was of sufficient length to give ample opportunity for a general "sizing up."

Out of the "brain s torm" an Wall street , which threw the entire country into an absolute confusion with a press breathing forth conflicting predictions, there has come a stronger ra ther than a weaker condition of business. Better banking laws and a more flexible currency are inevitable.

No section of the country suffered less than the Northwest. Its graineries were full, the wealth was here, but the medium of exchange was lacking.

The packed sorehouses of the West gave promise of an early and substantial awakening in this section. A number of Eas tern men, in both professional and business lines, embraced the opportunity to enter the field, to get acquainted, to become esablished and ready for business when it came along. A large number of instances could be cited in Portland, Spokane and Seattle where men gave as their first reason for coming, the fact tha t things were quiet. The man who wanted work done could take his time to go the rounds and determined where he would place it, whereas formerly he was willing to pay almost any price if he could only find some one who would take it.

The resuls of the past year 's work are a surprise to the majority—much beyond expectations.

This journal reported fully fifty million dollars more of work projected during 1908 than it did during 1907. Seattle broke its building record, stood fifth in the United States, and spent many millions more in gigantic regrade projects and on the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition.

Railroad builders swarmed into Spokane and Portland, and he Northwest went down in history with an unprecedented record of railway construction. Two transcontinental lines were practically completed to the Pacific shores of Oregon and Washington.

The year closed with bank clearings forging ahead, steel in demand and land values increasing.

Were the lessons learned to be heeded or forgotten? Will the individual and the nation profit thereby?

Opportunity is wri t ten in fact and in fancy over the entire map of the great Northwest , and will those who are here grasp it, conserve it and point it out to those who shall come this year seeking a display of its resources?

ported in the columns of this journal, and to provide space for an ample display by the live men and firms who are contr ibuting to the constructional development of the Northwest . ^ T h v 5 ! e a t u r e s c ° v e r three distinct, but the highest, classes of buildings; special interior installations, development of communities, railroad extensions, mine equipments, shipbuilding, and scientific advancement.

The stat ist ica review is incomplete. For alt bough it takes up the work by s ta tes ' n r r angms it under five general heads and segregating i t according to counties, it was found impossible to get full values in all cases, and consequently the summary Is ra ther under than over the actual amounts represented by the 32,000 i tems which appeared in the journal during the 52 weeks of 1908, hence conservat ive To those who are interested in having their communities properly accredited it is irn perative tha t the present year 's work be carefuhy checked up, the most impor tant , m ,- i e

1 ? n0tti- a n d c ° m P l e t e da ta prepared for publication another year

The present review will serve as a profitable basis on which to make comparisons of amounts and kinds of work

As for the advert isers , all credit is' d„o tbem for their assis tance in making tSe \ e a r Book idea a possibility. You will be in the marke t this year for mater ia supplies and equipment, so keep this Book on file; refer to it when you want something and let the advert iser know bat It has been a good Investment foT

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Manufacturers' Association of Seattle During the past year the Manufacturers' Association of

Seattle has been identified with a number of different projects for civic improvement and for the benefit of its members. The association has accomplished many results, both of a direct and indirect nature, for the commuity at large.

It has taken an active part in the work of national rivers and harbors commission for which Congress appropriated fifty million dollars at its last session. One of the members of the association, Mr. Moeller, is vice-president for the State of Washington, and through his influence important results to Seattle's harbor are anticipated.

The association has endeavored to back the state's representatives and senators at Washington with information pertaining to legislation that is directly necessary for the immediate development of the Northwest. The arrangement of the association with the commissioners of King county to have all Seattle manufacturers represented together in the King county building, at the exposition, is one which will prove both beneficial to individual manufacturers and to King county at large. It will emphasize the manufactured products of Seattle, in a more comprehensive manner than has been previously done.

One of the subjects in which the manufacturers have interested themselves is A. Warren Gould's plan for a civic center and for improving the city in a comprehensive manner which will accrue to the benefit of all and prove permanent in its nature. The association has endorsed Mr. Gould's plan and is endeavoring to make it a reality.

The movement for the improvement of the Duwamish river has received a very strong impetus at the hands of the manufacturers' Association, and if carried through, will afford additional factory sites, besides proving of great value to the shipping industry.

One of the innovations of the past year has been to have on file in the offices of the association proposals for different supplies for the county, state and national government. This

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has been helpful to the members, they have but to go to the offices to inspect these files.

There have been numerous cases where the Association through its endeavors, has been able to have contracts awarded to Seattle firms, which otherwise might have been placed with outside concerns; there was the case of Ihe Seattle fire boat which would have been built in Portland but for the intervention of the Association, and the fixture job for the Executive Mansion. Olympia, would have gone to an Eastern firm had it not been for the manufacturers. In numerous instances individual members have been helped in regard to freight rates, contracts, insurance adjustment and so forth.

Made in Seattle Day, held Aug. 22nd, proved very beneficial in making the public acquainted with local products. This is a permanent institution, showing improvement from year to year. During the past year the number of manufacturing industries has greatly increased, with a consequent increase in the membership and strength of the Manufacturers* association, and the prospects for future development are very bright.

Cement Industry, 1908 The following statement regarding conditions in the Ameri

can Portland cenient industry during the year 1908 has been prepared by Edwin C. Eckel for the United States Geological Survey.

Detailed figures are not yet obtainable, but an estimate based on the information at hand indicates that the production of Portland cement in the United States was somewhat less than fory million barrels. This compares as follows with the output of recent years:

Barrels. 1905 35,246,812 Low 46,463,424 1907 48,785,390 1908' (estimated)".'.'.'.'.'.'. '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'• 40,000,000


The falling off from the output of 1907 was heavy, and is particularly notable because it is the first decrease shown in any year by the American cement industry. The decrease was not uniformly distributed throughout the country, for New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey will probably show the highest percentages of loss, while in some portions of the West, and Middle West the decrease was relatively slight.

During the year several small companies went into the hands of receivers, and the financial s t ress also led to a change of control in a group of plants operat ing chiefly in the Pacific s tates. A fortunate effect of the depression was that it put a stop, temporari ly to the flotation of fraudulent or doubtful cement securi t ies; though it is likely tha t with improvement in general business conditions promotion schemes will again be taken op on an even larger scale than than before the depression.

The year 1909 opens with heavy stocks of cement on hand at most mills, but with good prospects for a steady, though slow, revival in the cement t rade. It is unlikely that this revival will be sufficiently rapid to push the mills to their capacity during the year, and it is therefore possible tha t the high record for output made in 1907 will remain unbroken for another year a t least. The total maximum capacity of existing plants is now about 60,000,000 barrels a year.

LOURDES ACADEMY, BLLENSBURQ C. Alfred Breitung, Architect Cornell Bros., Contracts

Despite t he business depression, or perhaps partly because of it, there have been a number of important technical and industrial developments in the cement industry during 1908, and others are still pending.

Waitsburg and Dayton Building in the Touchet valley during 1908 has been com

paratively light, and has been confined chiefly to the cities

of Wai tsburg and Dayton.

The work at Wai tsburg includes the F i rs t National bank,

$11,000; the bank annex, $8,000; residences for McKinney

and Stuart , $8,000 and $15,000 respectively; two warehouses,

$5,000; two store fronts, $2,000; sundry residences, $4,000;

a total of $53,000.

At Dayton the major portion of the building was done by

E. E. Eager , a contractor with 28 years to his credit in the

valley. In addition to his contracts for Dr. Van Pat ton 's office

and garage, $2,000; remodeling Dayton hotel, $10,000; Har ry

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Ridgely's house, $2,000; and the Monnett & Hamilton warehouse, $700; he had charge of the work on the residences for H. J. and Charley Torrence, $6,000. This is a total of $21,200 and represents 95 per cent of the building in the city.

North Yakima Under the administration of H. H. Lombard, mayor of

North Yakima, Wash., 1908, 22 blocks of the business distr ict were paved with brick, or 22,000 square yards. The cost was $217,000. The brick, a very superior quality, were furnished by the Denny-Renton Clay & Brick company, of Seatt le, and George Milton Savage, Tacoma, had the contract . I t is the consensus of opinion among those whose judgment is worth while, that this job of paving is one of the very best t h a t has ever been done in the Pacific Northwest .—Yakima Commercial Club.

This imitation metal work on composition is among the newer processes that is a t t ract ing considerable at tention and rapidly gaining in popularity. I t is not as delicate as one would imagine; in fact it may be handled in many ways just as if it were solid cast metal . I t is durable, does not tarnish or become discolored with age, and may be quickly cleaned with soap and water.

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Raeco Products company has laid 20,-000 square feet of Raecolith in the Crary building, Seattle; Ernest & Reifsnider, Alaska building, were the contracting agents for this installation.

Seattle Metal Ceiling company has the contract for the ceilings in the Whitney building and the Barton buffet, Seattle; a total of 220 squares.

V. W. Voorhees, architect, is receiving a large number of calls for the fourth edition of his book of residences, and has a fifth edition under way, which will contain new houses and a line of apartments. His "Western Homes" is a valuable aid to the home builder.

Pioneer Roofing company, A. S. Metcalf, manager, reports the completion of the roofing contract on the Ballon apartments, and contracts taken for the Gro-nen, and Wise apartments, and for the city hall, Georgetown.

George Fischer, the Seattle carver and composition moulder, is modeling a 25-foot statue of J. L. Sullivan with outstretched arms, beneath which stand Johnson and Jeffries with arms folded, and on which stand eight, four on each arm, of the lesser lights of the ring. This statue is for the "Pay-Streak" at the A.-Y.-P. Exposition.

The Mill Owners' Sprinkler company, First National Bank building. Seattle, has installed its system in the following plants: McDougal & South wick. Seattle Hardware company, and Roebling Sons company, Seattle; C. A. Smith company, .Marshfield. Oregon; Eastside Lumber company, Portland; and Salrich Lumber company, McKenna, Oregon.

Jahn, Brooke & company, inc., just opening business at 1551 to 1555 Railroad avenue south, carrying stocks of lime, cement, plaster and general building materials are the latest in the field. John W. Brooke, president, is a newcomer to Seattle, from Trenton, New Jersey. W. F. Jahn. secretary-treasurer, has been for the last eight years credit man and city salesman for Galbralth, Bacon & company and consequently is in touch with the trade.

J. L. Mott Iron Works, of New York and Seattle, with entire Western headquarter, in the latter place under the management of H. M. Crane, is without doubt the finest catalogue house in America. It is worth while to visit the files of this great plumbing and iron working establishment in the White building, Seattle, and not only learn something about fixtures for office buildings, residences, hospitals, and stables, but get acquainted with the art of cataloging.

The Moran company has under contract the caissons for the big steel bridge across Copper river, Alaska; this work was ordered by the Kattala company for the Copper River & Northwestern railroad. Two submarine boats for the United States navy, work on which has started and which will require about a year to complete. Three river steamers, 120 feet, 110 feet, and 100 feet, respectively, for the Kattala company. One coastwise steamer, 250 by 41 feet, for California owners. Eight steel passenger cars, 62x 8i_, for the Seattle, Renton & Southern railroad. Three Badenhaussen boilers. Two complete dredging outfits for the Isthmian canal; the buckets on these machines will have a capacity of 2 cubic yards each.


Portland Notes I). E. Fryer, of I). E. Fryer & company.

dealers in building material , was a visitor to Portland last wek.

Fred C. Cook, general manager for the Pacific Toast for the famous Kawneer store front, has jus t recently returned from a five weeks' trip through California in the interes t of Kawneer.

Hurley-Mason company, general contractors , Board of Trade building, has just completed the reinforced concrete work on the power plant of the Port land Railway, Light & Power company, a t Firs t and Jefferson s t reets .

The Lithic Manufacturing company, recently incorporated and with the following officers: M. C. Reed, president ; M. D. Swartz, secretary and t reasurer ; Prof. C. O. Boyer, vice-president. I. W. Schif-fer, manager , has taken over the selling agency for the Raeco Products company, manufacturers of composition flooring, and has also added terazzo work to its line of building mater ia ls .

W. J. DeBruhl is connected with the Portland office of the Pacific Builder and Engineer in the capacity of news editor, and he is commended to the earnest cooperation of friends and patrons in the city. He will join with Mr. Willoughby in the handling of the rapidly growing business of this office.

A new architectural firm has been termed between E. M. Lazarus. Morris H. Whitehouse and J. A. Fouilhoux, and offices will be opened in the new Lumbermen's building at Fifth and Stark as soon as the building is ready for occupancy. Messrs. Lazarus and Whitehouse a te well known Portland architects, and Mr. Fouilhoux has been identified with structural engineering in the city.

Tacoma Notes Building activity in manufacturing in

dustr ies this year promises to maintain the reputat ion.of Tacoma as the "industrial city of the Northwest ."

Permits have already been granted and work has s tar ted on the erection of a score of new factories and many others are in the contemplated stage.

The lamest job on which work has already begun is the Municipal power plant on the Nisqually river, which will cost $2,000,000. Several large lumber mills arc on the slate for erection in the immediate future. Tlie Xorth Shore Lumber company has just completed its plans and the Puget Sound Lumber Mill also will e tect mills for over 100,000 daily capacity on the Tacoma water front above Old Town.

Other woodworking factories already started are the Washington Parlor Furniture mill's new building on the tide flats, the C. E. Little company at Bismarck, the Eastern .Manufacturing company on the tide tlats; these ttiree plants represent an investment of $70,000.

The Tacoma Glazed Cement Sewer Pipe company and the Smith Cement Brick company have both erected a new plant for Increasing capacity due to growth of business; the plants are on the tide flats.

Other mills now in course of erection are the Washington Pipe & Foundry Qompahy, Gawley Machinery company, Miller Dairy plant on South C street, the Lock Rail Metal Bedstead company, and the North Coast Mining & Milling company.

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SEATTLE

MUNICIPAL Grading—

The city council has Instructed the board of public works to prepare plana and specifications for grading;, curbing and sidewalking of Post si., and for the construction ol a Wooden viaduct ovei the railway tracks mi said Street Also for sid. walking Willi

cement Jefferson st. Bids will be received by the Board of

Public Works, April 2nd, for grading E. Howell st. ct al. ,

Bids will be received until April 2nd by the Board of PubUc Works for grading and sidewalking E. Newton st et al.

Bids will be received by the Board or Public Works until April 2nd for grading alley In block 1. Kenton add. Paving—

Bids will be received by the Board of Public Works until April 2nd for paving Summit ave. et al , .

i;i,is will be received by the Board ot Public Works until April 2nd for paving Jackson st. el al. .

Hids will be received by the Board ol of Public Works until April 2nd for paving alley In Block 15, Boren, Denny and Yesler ' s add. .

The contract for paving Taylor ave. et al., baa been awarded by the board of public works to the Independent Asphalt Paving CO.. for $119.751.21 and $.".102.25 for ma Inta Ina nee. Gratings, Etc.—

The Northern Pacific Railway company has commenced condemnation proceedings against owners of 21 lots, near Ross, desired for the Lake Dnlon bell line. Sewers, Etc.—

The city council bat approved and adopt-ed plana for the following Improvements: A sewer in the Fif th Ward , Distr ict Xo. E; sidewalking Sprague ave; sidewalking Bernard st.; grading, curbing and sidewalking Seventeenth ;i ve.; grading, curbing and sidewalking Eleventh ave.; grading, curbing and sidewalking Buckeye ave.; grading, curbing and sidewalking Fifteenth ave.

Bids will be received by the board of public works until April Htn for construction of sewer on 23rd ave. w. el al.

Bids will be opened by the board of public works April 2nd for sewer on Thack-ery place. Water Mains—

Wal.r main extensions will be installed on the following streets: Atlantic St., Bridge ave., Euclid ave.. Fifteenth ave., Indiana ave., Jasper ave., Lincoln st.. Madison st., Marietta ave . McClellan st.. Main ave., Standard st.. Thirteenth ave.. Twelfth ave. Water Mains—

The City council has ordered work on the construction of the West Seattle system of water mains The system will be 18 miles h.ng and cost $250,000. Boulevard—

A 120-foot boulevard is proposed to run from 1'ig.on Point in as near • direct line as possible to the district south of the Junction and thence via Lincoln Drive to Lincoln Beach. Electric Power—

The new pipe line to the city power station on Cedar river has been completed and the horse power generated increased from 5000 to 16,000. This gives sufficient power for needed extensions.

B R I D G E S The board of county commissioners will

receive i,i,is until April 6th for repairs on bridge No. 376 A, near Renton. New decking, steel iloor beams, steel I beams, etc.

The Board of County Commissioners has appropriated $18,000 for the construction of a bridge across the Duwamish river al Ox Bow. Bids will not be called until December.

The County Commissioners have decided to appropriate $18,000 for the purpose of

constructing a roadway OB piles across Union Bay.

E N G I N E E R I N G

The bill providing for the improving of the white and Stuck river valleys has been signed by Acting Gov. Hay.

The bills appropriating $250,000 for the Lake Washington canal have been signed by acting Gov Hay. Hids for the work will be advertised in May and the contracts let early In June. Maj. Kut/.. chief of the Seattle division of IT. S. engineers, will have charge of the work.

ELECTRIC RAILROADS The corporations committee of the city

council has approved the franchise permitting the Seattle Electric company to build extensions on Queen Anne hill.

GOVERNMENT Cable Station—

Funds have been appropriated for a cable station at Cordova Alaska. Col. R. E. Thompson, chief signal officer of the Dept. of the Columbia, has been ordered to prepare plana for buildings and piers.

FIRE STATION Fire Chief A. II. Meyers is recommend

ing ii new fire engine and truck for the now lire station corner Grand and 27th st. The frame of the new building is now being e l e c t , d.

MANUFACTURING PLANTS Pire destroyed the bldg. al Tth ave. N. E.

and Northlake ave., owned by B. Paysee and Occupied as :i shirt factory by W. S. Williams. Loss $800 on bldg. and $2500 on stock and machinery.

TELEPHONES The Pacific Tel. ft Tel Co. will erect two

or three sub-stations. A syndicate of Seattle and Portland men

have purchased a controlling interest in the Home Telephone company of Portland, the Home Telephone company of Puget Sound and the Xorth western Long Distance Telephone COmpany. The Home Telephone company, with headquarters al Seattle, has been Incorporated with capital stock of $750,000 as a holding company. Hervey LAndley will be president and manager.

PUBLIC ROADS The board of county commissioners will

receive bids until April 6th for the construction of the D. j . Salcb road; 5286 ft. of earth road

County Engineer A. R. Scott will have c h a r g e of the road bu i ld ing of the Spangle highway, which will be macadamised in a few Weeks.

PORTLAND

MUNICIPAL Paving, Etc., Etc.—

The Oregon Hassam Paving Co., Board of Trade bldg.. has contracts with the City of Portland for paving aggregating between 12 and 15 miles of streets, covering 300,000 sq. yds. of surface. This company will use more Portland cement than any other paving company in this state.

ENGINEERING I lilton-Dodds & Campbell, Commercial

Club bldg.. desire bids now on cement sidewalks and curbing. Work to be done in Elmhurst.

LUMBER AND MILLS Crossett Timber company will, according

to their local respresentative A. P. Sprague, who is at present in LaGrande, ereel one of the Largest sawmills on the coast in Portland This company has just purchased 4,000 acres of timber in Cowlitz county, amounting to over r.oo.OOO.OOO feet The company expects to build a railroad.

The Crosset Timber company of Davenport, Iowa, is purchasing a tract of timber-

MANUFACTURING PLANTS The Harradon Confectionery Co. have

Archts. Lewis ft Lewis drawing plans for a factory bldg. to be erected on E. 6th bet. Couch and Davis.

MINING The Waldport Lumber Co.. which operate

the gasoline sloop Condor between Portland and Newport, is reported to be in the market for a large gasoline craft of low draft, to be put on the same run as the Condor.

SPOKANE

MUNICIPAL Sewer—

Plans have been prepared for the construction of a sewer on Tacoma st., estimated to cost $3,976. For the construction of ;i sew.r on 24th ave., estimated to cost $2,215. For the construction of a sewer on 14th ave., the estimated cost of which is $1,785. Grading, Etc.

Plans have been completed for the grading, curbing and sidewalking of Calispel St., an area covering 144,000 sq. ft., the estimated cost of the improvements being $2,-250. Paving—

Plans have been prepared for the improvement, by paving with asphalt, of Pa-cilic ave., an area covering 805,595 sq. ft., at an estimated cost of $55,000.

ENGINEERING Otto Wells, C. E., 601 Empire State blk.,

will close the contract this week on a $60,-000 job in Manito 2nd addition. The work will consist of street laying, grading, curbing, sidewalks, etc.

STEAM RAILROADS A long cutoff running from near Wash-

tucna. Wash., past Wallace. Idaho, to join the Xorthern Pacific tracks near Missoula, is said to be planned by the engineers of the Seattle, Portland & Spokane railway.

TACOMA

MUNICIPAL The city council released Contractor Joe

Wells from his bid of $6,594 for the reservoir and pumping station at South Tacoma and will advertise for new bids. Wells intended to hid $X,394, but made a mistake in setting down figures. Grading, Etc.—

Commissioner McGregor has been ordered to advertise for bids for the grading and sidewalks in Districts 541, 681, 615 and 691.

The Coast Contracting company was a winded the job of grading East K s t , in district No. 571.

No bids were received by Commissioner H. J. McGregor for the grading of S. 53rd St., and the job will be readvertised.

Bids will be opened by the commissioner of public works, March 30th, for grading and aideWalka on South E. st. and for grading East H st. Fire Boat—

McCoy ft Spears of Seattle are bidding to furnish plans and specifications for the fire boat proposed by the council

ENGINEERING George Taylor, President bldg., will be

gin grading the streets in the Hyde park add. on Brown's Point as soon as the weather settles. The work will be done by private contract.

The Standard Land company will plat and place on .he market the Standard addition,

nding both sides of Pacific ave. from 52nd to 64th st. Streets will be graded and sidewalks laid.

ELECTRIC RAILROADS The Thunder Creek Transportation and

Cmelting Co. has been incorporated by A M Richards, W. W. Shenk, F. S. Blattner of


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Works: Pittsburgh, Pottstown Carnegie, Pa.

STEEL BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, Etc. ANNUAL CAPACITY: ONE HUNDRED and FIFTY THOUSAND TONS

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Tacoma, Chas. E. Phoenix of Bellingham, and Geo. Senior of Seattle with a capitalization of $3,000,000 to build an electric or steam railway and a telephone and telegraph line along Thundred Creek In Whatcom and Skagit counties.

LUMBER AND MILLS

The Puget Sound Lumber company sawmill burned recently causing a loss of $75,-000. The mill had a capacity of 100,000 feet of lumber-per day and was owned by James Buchanan, E. V. Wintermute and S. W. Hampton

The Puget Sound Lumber company, whose mill was recently burned, will rebuild at once, putting in a plant with capacity of over 100,000 feet a day.

PUBLIC ROADS

Joe Wells bid $22,997 and Edward Moore $23,010 for the construction of the Indian Ferry-Stuck Valley roads. No award made owing to absence of State Commissioner Snow.

STEAM RAILROADS

Plans are under consideration for a union passenger station on Pacific ave., bet 25th and 26th sts., by the Milwaukee and Union Pacific railroads.

MANUFACTURING PLANTS

The West End Manufacturing Co, l l th and C sts, has purchased a new site or.

ter st, 150x150 ft., and will increase the capital to $40,000 and build a large plant for the manufacture of interior finish.

Miller Bros., 1531 C St., will build a cold storage and airy plant with a capacity of 4000 pounds of butter a day.

NORTHWEST ENGINEERING

Municipal Asotin, Wn., Water: This place is ban

ning a modern water system P

Baker City, Ore. Initial steps have been

streets P a V i n S ° f t h r e e » » e . o_ Granite Falls, Wn., City Hall: This

place is soon to have . n,\v city hall Ellensburg, Wn., Sewers: Bids will be re

ceived by the city clerk up to April 5 for the construction of a sewer system in one of the sewer districts

Juliaetta, Ida., Water: c A Cochran secured the contract for putting in "

m for $6,830. 8 waiu Missoula, Mont., Wingdam: The contract

for building a wing dam below the Bitter Root bridge was let to O. E. Peppard for

3 bv the city council ^ePPard ror Newport, Wn., Grading, Etc.: A number

of_s ti__ ; l4 « U be___.ra__d and sidewalked North Yakima, Wn., Fire Dept.: The city

council has under consideration the purchase of new fire equipment.

North Yakima, Wn., Sub-Sewer Etc.: Profiles and specifications for the construction of 8200 feet of sub-sewer and 2200 feet of sidewalk were accepted.

Olympia, Pave.: This place will soon advertise for bids for doing $93,703 worth of paving.

Roseburg, Or., Sewers: Bids will be received by the City Recorder up to April 5 for the laying of sewers on Douglas street et al.

Roseburg, Or., Sewers: The recorder was instructed to advertise for bids ior the laying of the Douglas-Kane and Pitzer-Claire st. sewers. Previous bids rejected as too high.

Salem, Ore., Pave.: This place will spend $50,000 in street paving work.

Electric Railroads Bellingham: Negotiations for the exten

sion of the street railway line on Dock street out upon the Sehome Dock have been completed. Manager L. H. Bean of the Whatcom County Railway & Light company states that the extension to the Sehome dock will be commenced at once. The company will also make various other extensions and improvements, having set aside more than $200,000 for this purpose.

Bozeman, Mont.: The construction of the electric line this spring from this place to Salesville has been awarded to the West-lnghouse, Church-Kerr company of New York. The road will be 20 miles long.

Cle Elum, Wn.: F. S. Farquhar has accepted the franchise for an electric railway granted him by the city and construction work is expected to begin at once.

Walla Walla, Wn.: Dr. N. G. Blalock, president of the Walla Walla & Columbia Traction company announces that $5,000,-000 of eastern capital is now available for the construction of that road.

Walla WaUa, Wn.: W. S. Matthias, general manager of the Columbia & Walla Walla "Valley Traction company announces that the contract for the construction of the entire line has been awarded to Mc-Leod & Dusseurt, contractors for the North Bank and North Coast roads.

Vancouver, Wn.: It is reported here that the people of Hokinson, about twelve niihs from Vancouver, are ready to $5,000 to have the electric railroad extended from Orchards to that town.

Vollmer, Ida.: The Nez Perce & Idaho Electric Road is to be constructed from this place to Lewiston in a very short time.

Telephones Grandview, B. 0.1 The British Columbia

Telephone company has completed its plans i permanent system for this place and

work will proceed at once. Great Falls, Mont.: The Montana Inde

pendent Telephone company will construct ii local exchange here.

Great Falls, Mont.: Work on the toll line of the Montana Independent Telephone

company between this city and Helena will begin at once.

Hatton, Wn.: The Farmers' Telephone line lias decided to build the line Into this place and discontinue the Cunningham connection.

Hillsboro, Or.: The Independent Telephone company has filed incorporation pa

nne of the Washington County Telephone. Extensive lmprovem

planned. Kalama, Wn.: The Spirit Lake Power &

Mining companuy has been granted a franchise to construct a telephone line from Castle Rock in Cowlitz to the St. Helens Mining district in Skamania county.

Missoula, Mont.: The Montana Independent Telephone company Will begin soon the Installation of its plant I

Missoula, Mont.: This place and other centers will be favored thla summer hy the improvement of the Rocky Mountain Bell

lines. It is reported that $35,000 w i l l In Missoula alone.

Prosser, Wn.: The farmers of the Rattlesnake country have formed what is to be known as the Rattlesnake branch of the Benton Independent Telephone company. \rthur RothrOCk Was chosen :is president. The comp eta to build about twenty-

of line this spring. Selma, Or.: A rural telephone company

has been orgai i I'M F. Hathaway w a a esldent The company will ,.,.',.',., from Deer Creek to Grants

Wenatchee, Wn.: The management of the Farmers Telephone & Telegraph company n ^ B | a n n o u n c e m e n t t h a t $15,000 will led at once on the improvement of the local service.

TELEPHONE INCORPORATIONS

McLeod, Mont.: Boulder Telephone company $2000; G. W. Moore ta al.

Seattle: Seattle Home Telephone company, $2000; G. W. Moore et al.

Power and Light Plants Chehalis, Wn.: From papers filed in the

office '<( the Lewis County Auditor, it is evidently the intention of the Valley Development company to proceed with its im-

iwer project at Packwood Lake in the Eastern part of Lewis county in the

loun tains. Eugene, Or.: Work has begun on the Eu

gene Power ft Light company's power site len'a bridge. The plant will cost

about $300,000. Eugene, Or.: A company has been mcor-

ted to build an electric plant on the MCK< Hayden bridge. The capital stock is $300,000. F. L. Chambers is one of the incorporators.

Hood River, Wn.: A franchise was granted to the Watt Development company to

poles and string wires along the country roads for electric light and power purposes

Missoula, Mont.: President Smith of the company hits returned from the east

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Missoula, Ment.: The Madison River Power company will soon invade the Fergus county field. pany plans to build a high power transmission line along the entire length of the Billings & Northern from the Yellowstone metropolis to the Cascade c

Sedro Woolley, Wn.: The Skagit Development company haa begun work on its power phint on the Upper Skagit

Washotigal, Wn. Coterlll & Son have seemed a power site aboul two and one-half miles from I i ectrc-ity tor Camas and

Waverly, Wn.: Kiinmely Co., 709 Front St.. Spokane, are arranging to e plete an electric distributing power and lighting plant in Waverly and Fairfield.

POWER AND EIGHT INCORPORATIONS Spokane: Orchard Avenue Water & Pow

er company, $1000; C. M. Speck et al.

Steam Railroads Aberdeen, Wn.: Grading has been started

on the Union Pacific right-of-way about seven miles east of here.

Chehalis, Wn.: Hurley-Mason company of Tacoma nave the contract for erecting the new Harriman railroad station here.

Coeur d'Alene, Ida. The contract for the grading of the extension of the Chicago, Milwaukee ft Pugel Sound railroad from St. Miiries has been awarded to Henry & McPhee, well-known contractors, who worked on the main lino.

Great Tails, Ida.: Business men of this place are planning the construction of a line

into Alberta that would connect with the Hill lines here eventually. The Chamber of Commerce is interested in the matter.

Great Palls, Mont.: The Great Northern Railway will build a new passenger station al this city the coming summer. Plans are being prepared in St. Paul and when ap-

i will be submitted to bidders. St. Maries, Ida.: It is probable that the

Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound railway will huild ' a seventy-mile railroad from here through Kootenai county to Bowville in Latah county.

Wapato, Wn.: The Northern Pacific Railway company will build a freight house and s tock y a r d s here .

Irrigation and Engineering Aberdeen, Wn.: It is probable that fi.ll-

ing of the tide flats will begin soon. The estimated cost of the work, is $300,000.

Bellingham: The Auditor was directed to rtise for bids for the construction of

Ave wing dams south of Lynden on the Nooksack river.

Boise, Ida.: The sum of $72,000 has been appropriated for the work on the Payette-Boise project.

La Grande, Or.: An irrigation scheme which will open some 4000 acres of fine fruit land in the Eagle valley is now being promoted by a firm of Yakima men. No namea mentioned.

Medford, Or.: A syndicate of capitalists has purchased the Fish Lake property as an irrigation project and a large irrigation project may soon be under way. The plats call for the expenditure of $1,500,000.

Ontario, Ore.: The Malheur Irrigation

und. This means the Irriga s of land.

North Yakima, Wn.: Two miles will be added at once to the ditch of the Union Gap Irrigation company and an additional 3000 acres will be watered.

Okanogan, Wn.: The Pleasant Valley Irrigation & Power company is the name of the corporation just organized here for the purpose of irrigating 5,000 acres of land in Pleasant Valley and Tarheel Flat.

Vancouver, Wn.: A $17,000 reservoir of Forced concrete will be built by the

Vancouver Waterworks company. Hurley-Mason company of Portland have the contract.

ENGINEERING INCORPORATIONS Great Palls, Mont.: Northwestern Auto

mobile ft Engineering company, $25,000; B. D. Whitton et al.

Spokane: Orcnara Avenue Irrigation company, $100,000; C. M. Speck et al.

Walla Walla, Wn.: Columbia Bridge company, $50,000; P. S. Easterday et al.

Lumber and Mills Harrison, Ida.: The mill of the Rose

recently destroyed by fire will be rebuilt. About $50,000 will

ded in rebuilding the same. Husum, Wn.: A new sawmill is under

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s i m i l a r p l a n t w i t h a 50-h. p. p r o d u c e r wi l l be in s t a l l ed a t Culdesac .

Port Townsend, W n . : P l a n s h a v e been comple ted by Napoleon Campbel l , a S e a t t l e sh ing l e m a n u f a c t u r e r a n d local c a p i t a l i s t s , for i n s t a l l i n g a l a rge sh ing l e mi l l he re , r e a d y for ope ra t ion a b o u t May 1.

Pries t River, Ida.: A p a r t y h a s p u r c h a s e d l and of M. S. L i n d s a y to p u t up a s a w mi l l wi th a c a p a c i t y of 40,000 feet per day.

Yacolt , Wn. : F . Coul te r will e r ec t a s a w m i l l he r e t h a t wi l l h a v e a c a p a c i t y of 50,000 feet pe r day.

Woodland, W n . : J o h n P e t e r s o n a n n o u n ces t h a t work h a s begun on t h e e rec t ion a new p l a n i n g mi l l .

L U M B E R I N G INCORPORATIONS

Olympia, Wn. : Ogle Lake Sh ing le company , $3000; Mi tche l l H a r r i s e t al .

Stanwood, Wn. : Skag i t B a y Mill company , $2500; A r t h u r A. H a t c h e t al .

Tacoma: F r e d e r i c k s o n L u m b e r c o m p a n y , $50,000; C. H. Colpe e t al .

Mining Elk City, Ida.: Gold Medal M i n i n g com

p a n y will , a cco rd ing to i t s s e c r e t a r y , now located in Spokane, i n s t a l l a t e n - s t a m p mil l in Apri l .

Midas, Ida.: T h e Midas Ga lena c o m p a n y ha s begun e x c a v a t i n g for i t s concen t r a to r .

Newport, W n . : In a l l p r o b a b i l i t y a n d e lec t r i ca l cyan ide mi l l wil l be e rec ted on t i e F i r s t T h o u g h t p r o p e r t y to t r e a t t h e ore of t h a t mine .

Kellogg, Ida.: Grenfel l B r o t h e r s h a v e s t a r t e d work on a 500-foot c o n t r a c t on t h e Teddy mine n e a r here . H a n d - m i n i n g wi l l

•i, T e f o r a s h o r t t ime, w h e n a i r d r i l l s will be ins t a l l ed and the c o n t r a c t h a s t ened.

Wallace, Ida.: I t is r epor ted t h a t t h e g r o u p or . a i m s on P ine creek k n o w n a s t h e Amy g roup and owned by Gus Smi th of W a r d n e r have been bonded and t h a t a 60-h . ^ o V o ! 6 ^ ' S t ? a m h o i s t a ° d p u m p s will drill ™ i , K A

tc o m P r e s s e r and m a c h i n e

dri l l m a y be p u t in la ter .

MINING ilsCORPORATIONS

\ l , B n n T , e l e o l d a - : T £ e S t M a r i e s Min ing & l S m e H r g e t C ^ P a n y ' $ 5 0 ° ' 0 0 0 = G e - g e F r e e d -

c o f S S i v r f o o n ni»ASh£ep M o u n t a i n M i n i n g comrmn> $3 000 000; F r a n k B. Wi lcox e t al .

St. M a n e s , Ida.: The Si lver K i n e Min-l n L C o k a n e " y ' p $ 1 0 0 ' 0 0 0 ; J " M. W a r f e ^ e t al

Spokane: E m p i r e Coal & Coke c o m n n n v $1,500,000; A. S. Car l ton et al c o m P a n y ' Dam a U$?50(fOno' r ? U V e r R o c k M i n i n S c o m " pany , $1,500,000; George p . S toney e t al .

Public Roads f r c f m " h f ^ r r ^ e n m i f l 0 n h a s b e ^ rece ived f rom the W a t d e p a r t m e n t to proceed w i t h the c o n s t r u c t i o n of the d r a w h ^ . v i l / „ Nooksack r ive r n e a r - M a r i e t t a S

Bonners Perry, Ida.: The Governor h a s

sgned t h e bill p rov id ing for a b r idge to cos t $27,000 a c r o s s the K o o t e n a i r i v e r a t t h i s p lace .

Leving-ston, Mont.: T h e c o u n t y c o m m i s s ione r s a w a r d e d t h e c o n t r a c t for bu i ld ing the b r idge over t h e Ye l lows tone five mi les up t h e Canyon to the M o n t a n a Br idge & I ron c o m p a n y , a local concern, for $12 -750. '

Oakesdale, Wn.: T h e Aud i to r h a s been ordered to a d v e r t i s e for b ids for the bu i ld ing of a b r idge a c r o s s P ine creek a t Maiden T h e b r idge wi l l be 114 feet long a n d bids wi l l be opened Apr i l 5.

Tillamook, Or.: T h e Coun ty E n g i n e e r h a s been i n s t r u c t e d to p r e p a r e the p rope r inf o r m a t i o n for the S e c r e t a r y of W a r in refe rence to bu i ld ing a b r i d g e ' a c r o s s the Ti l l a mook r ive r a t Toml inson place, a l so for the br idge a c r o s s the s o u t h fork of N e h a l e m r iver .

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nee rs , is he r e w o r k i n g up the s teel p l a n s in con junc t ion w i t h H e a t h & Twiche l l for the 17-s tory N a t i o n a l R e a l t y c o m p a n y office a n d bank bui ld ing .

P l a n s will be r e a d y J u n e 1st and bids re c e d e d un t i l J u l y 1st for the c o n s t r u c t i o n of the 16-sto. N a t i o n a l R e a l t y Co b i d s on Pacific ave. H e a t h & Twiche l l , a r c h t s F i d e l i t y bldg. "

SCHOOLS A N D CHURCHES

C o m m i s s i o n e r of I n d i a n Affairs F r a n c i s E L e u p p will call for bids for the erec t ion of new shops and bu i ld ings a t the Puya l luD Ind ian school . P l a n s will be on file a t T a c o m a c h a m b e r of c o m m e r c e rooms in a few $63y000 T h 6 r e W i U ^ S l X b u i l d i n S s t o cos t

HOSPITALS, HOTELS, A P A R T M E N T S Tlie Rockford rooming h o u s e w a s burned

L o s s on bldg. a n d c o n t e n t s $30,000.

T H E A T E R S A N D H A L L S

A g r a n d s t a n d to s e a t 4000 people a n d to cos t $8000 wil l be bui l t a t the Val lev fa i r g r o u n d s before the open ing of the fa i r in Sep tember .

B U I L D I N G P E R M I T S

N B R o m a i n , 5019 V a u s s a l t s t b lacks m i t h shop, $300—Jacob Betz, 1507 Pacific ave , r emode l b u s i n e s s blk, C F E r i c k s o n cont r , $1000—Hill is & Aus t in , d w l g on L a w ' r ence ave, $1000—George H L o n g earae-P 516 N Ct st , $400—J C R a y m o n d , 5312 P r o s ' pec t ave, cot, $800—F W DuVal l r e s NT 28th a n d P r o c t o r st , $3000—W H ' L e b o % dwlgs , N P r o c t o r . $2800, $2400, $2200

H. B a t e s , 5207 Sou th L st., dwel. , $800-

Rainier Foundry Co. Sixth A v e n u e So. & Lander - S E A T T L E Phone Main 3034

E. J. Seaqu i s t , 3626 E a s t K St., dwel. , $1,-000.

Neil Messenger , 1149% S o u t h C, dwlg . $1000—Ed Logan , 2827 E a s t K, dwlg , $900 — A l b e r t J Keil , 4840 P a r k ave , dwlg , $1100.

Swedish Me thod i s t c h u r c h , E. Youngberg , 1915 S. A i n s w o r t h ave., con t r . ; cos t $1500—-E. Gregory , 2802 N. L a w r e n c e ave. , dwel l ; J McCalman, contr . , $4000; W A Goehr ing . 1526 Sou th L, dwel l , $1350.

NORTHWEST BUILDING

Financial Corvallis , Or.: T h e s u m of $30,000 in

bonds w a s r e c e n t l y vo ted for a h igh school a t t h i s place.

Fairview, B. C : T h e I m p e r i a l B a n k of C a n a d a of t h i s p lace will open a b r a n c h b r ank here in Apri l . Ferniec, B. C.: The s u m of $52 000 in

bonds for the comple t ion of the school house , t h e bu i ld ing of s i d e w a l k s ind the erec t ion of a fire hall , have been v-ited h e r e

Great Fal l s , Mont.: T h e p ropos i t i on of bond ing in the sum of $60,000 to bui ld t w o school houses will be s u b m i t t e d to the vote rs of d i s t r i c t No. 1 on Apr i l 3.

Hardin, Mont.: T h i s p lace r e c e n t l y voted $7000 in school bonds for the p u r p o s e of bu i ld ing a school house .

Houlton, Or. : An elect ion will be held here March 11 to vote on the ques t i on of bonding the c i ty in the s u m of $5000 to c o n s t r u c t a w a t e r s y s t e m .

La Grande, Or.: T h e a t t o r n e y for the c o m p a n y p u r c h a s i n g the $160,000 of w a t e r bonds ha s d iscovered a Haw in the procedu re by which the bonds were voted. A new elec t ion will be held. P r e l i m i n a r y work is go ing on, however , pend ing the elect ion.

Oakville, Wn.: A bank bu i ld ing is to be erec ted here soon. No n a m e s ment ioned .

Prairie City, Ore.: T h e S t o c k m e n ' s & T r a d e r ' s Hank failed to open i ts d;>ors for bus iness . T h e s t a t e bank e x a m i n e r bas been notified.

Roseburg, Or. : L e a t c h & Co., of Chicago p u r c h a s e d the $35,000 of m u n i c i p a l bonds r e c e n t l y offered for sa le , p a y i n g $2891 p r e m i u m for s a m e .

Salmon, Ida.: A. B. L e a c h & C o m p a n y of Chicago p u r c h a s e d t h e L e m h i c o u n t y c o u r t house bonds a t 4.8 per cent. , p a y i n g a p r e m i u m of $1224 on t h e $40,000 i ssue .

Stevenson, W n . : Bids wil l be rece ived up to Apr i l 3rd, for the p u r c h a s e of $2100 in bonds of school d i s t r i c t No. 22

St. Johns , Or.: School d i s t r i c t h a s vo ted bonds for two schools . H i g h school, cos t $40,000; g r a d e d school , cos t $10,000.

S u l t a n , W n . : T h i s p l ace will p r o b a b l y soon vote on bonds for t h e cons- ruc t ion of a w a t e r s y s t e m

Wapato, W n . : T h e people of t h i s loca l i ty will soon be ca l led upon to vo te on the

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losition of bonding in tlie sum of $25,-000 for building a school house.

Wenatchee, Wn.: Owing to tha fact that insufficient notice having aeon given of the election for the issuance of $;;0,000 bonds last December the election has baen held invalid. The Harris Trust & Savings company of Chicago had bid in the bondt2.

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Butte, Mont.: Work has begun on the erection of the new county, jail. George M. Smith is the contractor and Link & Haire, tlie architects.

Butte, Mont.: The County Commissioners awarded the contract for the removal of the Rice house on West Quartz street and the excavation work for the jail building to George M. Smith for $4233.

Davenport, Wn.: The city council will allow $1000 per year for the maintenance of the Carnegie library to be erected here.

Ellensburg, Wn.: The court house is soon to be equipped with an up-to-date steam heating plant.

EUenshurg, Wn. A $10,000 Carnegie library is to be erected here, the plans having been accepted by the agent of Mr. Carnegie.

Great FaUs, Mont.: The general plans for the Great Falls federal building, which is to cost $225,000, are completed and the detailed plans are being prepared. It is expected that the contract for this building will be let about June lst.

Salem, Ore.: A central heating plant is to be installed at the insane asylum. „i

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Business Buildings Aberdeen, Wn.: W. M. Melrose is plan

ning to build a three-story business block to cost $15,000 in the near future The lower story will be used for business and the upper for hotel purposes.

Albany, Ore.: Bids will be received up to April 3 for the erection of a bamt building for the Albany State Ban* C 11 Burggraf is the architect.

Asotin, Wn.: It is reported that Emil Mathes is perfecting plans for a brick building.

Asotin, Wn.: The Bank of Asotin has decided to erect a business building. The building will be of stone and brick.

Auburn, Wn.: Bratton & Baker will erect a concrete store building here at once.

Bellingham, Wn.: The new Mason building was damaged by fire recently to the extent of about $10,000, including damage to stocks of merchandise.

Bellingham: J. L. Easton has been granted a permit to repair the Mason block at a cost of $3200.

Bellingham: S. W. Cornish and J. E. Mitchell have been granted a permit to erect an $8000 two-story, steel, concrete and brick building.

Billings, Mont.: Architect McAllister has just completed plans for a new business block to cost $10,000 for Mathew Thomas.

Bigfork, Mont.: Con Caadsy of Kalispell

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Blaine, Wn.: Work has '.. need by Booker & Campbell of Beili.igham .on the foundation of the eight new stores here.

Bremerton, Wn.: The saloon buildings of Jack Smith and Frank Ward were recently damaged by fire to the extent of $8,000.

Bnhl, Ida.: Contractor J. W. Barrett has secured the contract for erecting the store building for < >sgood & Co.

Centralia, Wn.: The Frye-Bruhn com pany has broken ground for its two-story brick building. Anderson-Power company, Seattle has the contract.

Cordova, A.: It is reported that E. T. Barnett of Fairbanks, will erect a bank

building and open a t>ank. terly, representing Eastern capital has

d contracts for t i • i of a three-story store and officd building. E. C. Adams" will erect a two-svory concrete building. Other buildings are coiitamplaitt

•mong them are the Cat-seen Brothers building of Seattle, who will erect a butcher shop and cold -storjge plant: Yy-ons & Shakelford, a two-story office building.

Ellensburg, Wn.: G. A. Knox has charif of the construction of the Burnliain build* ing which is now under way.

Eugene, Or.: Archt. John Hunzicker is now at work on plans for a large two-story brick block for James Sanford, 81% feet i,-. 110.

Great Falls, Mont.: J. M. Burling block with 100 foot of i

Hillsdale, Ida.: Work has begun op the n< -\\ warehouse under the direction of A. G. Shields.

Hillsboro, Or.: VV. O. Donelson will soon begin the erection of a business block here

ek two st" Hope, Ida.: .1. fif". JehrfOl ii; a

three-story and basement "concrete b ing here. •lox.-.o in diniens ing and C. M. Summers, .i bunk building.

w. S. FYary win Huntsville, Wn.: George Hanson will

erect a warehouse near Waitsburg. tie If tearing down his warehouse here for the purpose of rebuilding it i

Juliaetta, Wn.: \V. II Stump has p r -fected plans for the erection of a concrete block.

Lamont, Wn.: D. Pool has let a contract for a store building here.

Midway, B. C: The general store of Hardy ft Company, together with its contents was destroyed by fire recently causing B loss of $14,000.

Milwaukee, Ore.: The First State Bank of .Milwaukee will soon begin the erection of its two-story bank building.

North Yakima, Wn.: Archt. !_. 15. Uissoll has completed plans for a two-story busi-

uilding, for P. Y. Heckman. Orofino, Ida.: Theodore Fohl will erect

a modern brick store bui'.dlag. Pullman, Wn.: The Palouse Country Im

provement company is preparing to erect a grain and storage warehouse.

Puyallup, Wn.: Pat O'Neil will erect a concrete building in the near future.

Riverside, Wn.: Ground lias been broken for the store building of •.'. E. Black-well & Company.

Bockford, Wn.: The Rockford Grain & Fruit Growers' Union has decided to erect a tanners' warehouse for grain and fruit.

Rosalia, Wn.: J. G. Hardesty will erect a brick store building.

Sunnyside, Wn.: Work his begun on a large brick building for Amundson Brothers.

Understood, Or.: The White Salmon Valley Apply Growers' Union will erect a fruit warehouse.

Victoria, B. C: The Tai Yuen company will erect a three-story brick busin-.ss building here to cost $15,000 to $.20,000.

Wenatchee, Wn.: C. B. Halbert expects to start building operations on his new business building April lst. The building is to be 60x120, two stories atld basement.

Schools and Churches Centralia, Wn.: Architects Bullard &

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Hill of T a c o m a a r e m a k i n g p l a n s for a five-room $10,000 school house here . T h e bu i ld ing wil l h a v e a conc re t e founda t ion .

Colfax, Wn. : A n u m b e r of school h o u s e s a r e to be erec ted t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t y t h i s s u m m e r .

Colfax, W n . : A $40,000. .brick a n d conc re t e h igh school b u i l d i n g j t s to be e rec t ed here .

Condon, Or.: J o s . J a c o b b e r g e r , a r c h t , 801 Boa rd of T r a d e , P o r t l a n d , h a s p l a n s a n d specif icat ions for a 2-sto. a n d b a s e m e n t b r i ck H i g h school . B ids w a n t e d : Genera l , p l u m b i n g a n d s t e a m h e a t s e p a r a t e ly. B ids a c c o m p a n i e d by check for 10 per cen t of a m o u n t bid.

Great Pa l l s , Mont. T h e C o n g r e g a t i o n a l soc ie ty p r o p o s e s to bui ld a $40,000 c h u r c h in t h i s c i ty in t h e n e a r f u t u r e .

Gooding, Ida.: Tlie Ep i scopa l c h u r c h will soon begin the erec t ion of i t s c h u r c h .

Hillyard, Wn. : A p e r m i t h a s been i s sued for t he new Ca tho l i c chu rch . T h e p r ice i s given a t $12,867. Conley B r o t h e r s a r e t h e c o n t r a c t o r s .

Lamont, W n . : T h e ques t i on of a new hrick school h o u s e is be ing a g i t a t e d .

Lamont, Wn. : A Congrega t iona l c h u r c h is to be erec ted h e r e a t a o.o^t of Jl.GOO.

Lewis town, Mont.: T h e school b o a r d wil l s h o r t l y s u b m i t t o t h e t a x p a y e r s a p ropos i tion to p u r c h a s e a s i t e In t h e N o r t h w e s t e r n p a r t of t h e c i ty a n d e rec t a l a r g e school bu i ld ing t h i s s u m m e r .

Milton, Or.: T h e p l a n s of Arch t . C. B. P i n k e n h i n d e r of W a l l a W a l l a for t h e new hiffh school b u i l d i n g a t t h i s p lace h a v e been Adopted. T h e b u i l d i n g wi l l cos t a b o u t $25,000. B ids wil l be rece ived a t t h e office of t h e c le rk of t h e d i s t r i c t . I t is l ike ly t h a t b ids for t h e F r e e w a t e r school will be received and c o n t r a c t le t a t t h e s a m e t ime .

Pendleton, Or . : T h e Ca tho l i c people are p r e p a r i n g to e rec t a s tone c h u r c h here .

P e n d l e t o n , Or. : T h e C h r i s t i a n c h u r c h people wil l e r ec t a s t o n e i n s t e a d of a cement block bu i ld ing . T h e s tone will be secured from the Bake r Ci ty q u a r r y ,

P r inev i l l e , Or . : T h e B a p t i s t people wil l build a $4000 chu rch .

Selah, W n . : T h e Me thod i s t people of t h i s p lace a re t a l k i n g of bu i ld ing a chu rch .

Washtucna , W n . : Russel l & Vincent , Spokane , a r e c o m p l e t i n g p l a n s for a s ix-room, t w o - s t o r y br ick school Ptearn hea ted . R e a d y for bids .

Hotels, Hospitals, Apartments Duncan, B . C : A r r a n g e m e n t s a r e b e i n g

m a d e for t h e b u i l d i n g of t h e P r o v i n c i a l Conv a l e s c e n t H o m e he re .

Lewis ton , Ida.: T h e p l ans of t h e new Bol l inge r a n n e x h a v e been c h a n g e d to a l low t h e b u i l d i n g of a n o t h e r s t o r y . Mr. M c G r a n e c a m e to t h i s decis ion on a c c o u n t of t h e r a p i d i n c r e a s e of b u s i n e s s .

Kennewick, W n . : L.. W. B r o w n of P o m e r o y is p r e p a r i n g to e r e c t a l a r g e h o tel.

Newport , Wn. : T h e r e i s some t a l k of f o r m i n g a c o m p a n y to build a hosp i t a l .

N e w Westminster , B . C : T h e S h e r m a n house is a p roposed new hote l he re . E. S t an l ey Mi t ton h a s p r e p a r e d t h e p l a n s . T h e bu i ld ing will be of br ick .

North Yakima, W n . : Arch t . L . B. B i s -sel l h a s p r e p a r e d p l a n s for an a p a r t m e n t house for J o e S t u s s e y .

NOTICE TO B U I L D I N G CONTRACTORS Olvmpia , W a s h . , March 20th, 1909.

Sonled b ids wi l l be rece ived by t h e u n ders igned on or before T h u r s d a y , Apr i l 16th, 1909, fo r t h e erec t ion of a Y. M. C. A. bu i ld ing a t Olympia , W a s h i n g t o n ; sa id b ids to be opened on above d a t e a t m y office, No. 352, F r a n k l i n St., O lympia , a t F o u r o'clock P . M.

P l a n s and speci f ica t ions m a y be seen here , or a t t h e office of B u l l a r d & Hil l , a r c h i t ec t s . P r o v i d e n t Bu i ld ing , T a c o m a .

All b ids to be accompan ied by a certified check for $500.00 in f avo r of F . W. Stocking, p r e s iden t .

T h e o w n e r s r e s e r v e t h e r i g h t t o r e j ec t any and al l bids .

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build 3-sto., 80x100 ft. temple. To cost $40,-000 without the furnishings.

Everett, Wn.: The Fraternal Order of Eagles, of this city has completed arrangements to erect a 3-story brick and concrete structure for a large and business purposes to cost $40,000. I t will contain a swimming pool and gymnasium.

Porest Grove, Or.: E. E. McLaren, 525 Lumber Exchange, Portland, is now drawing working plans for 3-sto. brick bldg., for Knights of Pythias, to cost $12,000. Plans will be ready about 15th of April.

Grand View, B. 0.1 Plans for a public hall at this place have been prepared by Archt. Wilkie Allen of Vancouver. The 'aiilding will have two stories and a basement.

Jerome, Ida.: The office building of the Commercial Club- is now assured. The plans call for a huilding 40x60 of concrete and to cost $6000 or $7000.

McMinnville, Or.: Bids will be received up to April 12 by the secretary for the erection of a two-story addition to the Oregon Fire Relief Association building.

Newport, Wn.: An up-to-date opera house is being talked among the business men.

North Yakima, Wn.: The Knights of Pythias are raising funds for their new lodge building to be erected here, which will cost about $25,000.

Vancouver, Wn.: The Eagles will build an $18,000 hall.

Manufacturing Plants Billings, Mont., Poundry: J. C. O'Donnell

one of the principal stockholders of the proposed foundry to be erected here, announces that work will be started on same April 1st.

Caldwel, Ida., Creamery: The Hazelwood unery company of Spokane is to estab

lished a commercial creamery in this city. J. N. Smith of lhat company'has been here looking into the matter.

Everett, Iron Works: C. F. Groenke is off' ring the machinery and equipment formerly constituting the Sound Iron Works.

Grangeville, Ida., Pressed Brick: W. A. Lauder of Moscow is here with a view to establishing a pressed brick plant.

Helena, Mont., Biscuit: It is reported that the National Biscuit company will enlarge its present factory.

Hillsboro, Or., Cement: The Tulatin Pressed Stone company is negotiating for the purchase of a strip of land on which to erect a plant for the manufacture of hollow cement blocks, cement tiling, etc.

Kalispell, Mont., Flouring Mill: Arrangements have been perfected here for the erection of a new flouring mill of 100 barrels a day capacity.

Jerome, Ida., Brick, Etc.: The Jerome & Concrete Brick company is building permanent works here.

Juneau, A., Gloves: Grinell & Howarth of Seattle have started a tannery and glove factory here to utilize the deer hides that

formerly gone to waste. Longs, Wn.: A. P. Cahill is purchasing

machinery for the Columbia Flour mills which are to be erected here soon.

New Westminster, B. C. Nails: The Hamilton Nail & Wire Fencing company has secured four acres of land on Lulu island which is to be used as a factory.

Pendleton, Or., Woolen Mill: Clarence Bishop of the Salem Woolen mills, is here to prepare for the construction of $45,000 woolen mill.

Raymond, Wn., Boxes: Work of building the $50,000 box factory of which O. A. Fen-lason is at the head, has been started.

Raymond, Wn., Pruit Packing: Work on the $200,000 fruit packing plant of the Pacific Fruit Packing compar, y has begun.

The Dalles, Or., Creamery: The Dalles mery company has been incorporated

with a capital et al. A site for the creamery will be selected shortly.

Wallace, Ida., Powder: The damage to the Coeur d'Alene Powder Works which were blown up recently amounts to about $2000 for the building and machinery aside from $2000 worth of powder destroyed.

MANUFACTURING INCORPORATIONS Grangeville, Ida.: The Electric Laundry

Company, Ltd., $5000; F. S. Munroe et al. Tacoma: Eastern Manufacturing com

pany, $5000; James S. Burr et al.

Bridges Bellingham: The auditor was instruct

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Vol. VII . , No. , 13 S E A T T L E , W A S H . , M A R C H 27, 1909 Par t II. Year Book

WASHINGTON'S EXECUTIVE MANSION~~The First Building of its Kind on the Pacific Coast—Built by the People, for the People, and of the People's Products—The Story of Its Construction—STAFF CORRESPONDENT

T HE Executive Mansion, Olympia, has been in the public

eye of Washington tor some months past, and today

stands completed, awaiting an appropriation for the

furniture, the lack of which is evident from the i l lustrations

which follow. The photographs were taken after securing a

special permit from the state, and several of the engraved

copper halt-tones arc from copyrighted photographs.

It took some effort to se t the original appropriation of $35,-

000 for the structural work on the house, as i ts necessity was I10 ' apparenl to many, and the idea, while not unique, was

new to this par t of the country. The precedent for an execu

tive mansion was, of course, established at Washington, D. C ,

and has been followed in some of the Eas tern s ta tes . The

arguments are many why each s tate should provide such a

building, and the fact tha t the s ta te of Washington has done

so is an indication of the progressive spirit prevailing in the

commonwealth.

The business of selecting architects, deciding upon bids and

superintending the construction of the mansion was placed in

the hands of a special building committee appointed by the

state.

The arch it eels selected were Russell & Babcock of Tacoma,

who developed an at t ract ive colonial study, adher ing closely

to the si vie, both in and outside of the house. The construc

tion work was given the Dow Construction company, Seatt le,

on a competitive hid.

The site selected is a t the west end of the old capitol

.mounds, Olympia, where the foundations for a s tate house

lietiiting one of the richest commonwealths of the Union has

been star ted. The erection of the governor's mansion here

shows a continued interest in this par t icular location; and

there is a movement on foot to complete the capitol building.

The mansion is in the midst of a fine grove of firs, maples

and a lders ; it faces north, and i ts hill-top position gives a

grand marine view of the southern end of Puget Sound, as

well as the mountain peaks of the Olympic and Cascade

ranges ; it will shortly he on one of the best constructed drive

ways in the state.

It is to the credit of those who were in a position to deter

mine upon the materials to be used, tha t they were wise

in taking those of home production in as far as they were

permitted by the specifications; and even where the specifica

tions called for other mater ials the Washington dealers

profited by handling them. There was some tendency to let

important sub-contracts to outside firms, but when this be

came known the Manufacturers ' Association of Seatt le took a

hand and secured the business for Washington concerns.

The exterior of the building is finished with a veneer of

red select hard-burned brick from the Abrahamson yards at

Seat t le ; the lime came from San Juan county and was burnt

by the Orcas Lime company, of Seat t le ; the tr im is white

Alaskan marble furnished from the Tacoma yards of the

Western Marble company; the sandstone copings are from the

Hercules quarries a t Tenino; the cement came from the Skagit

county plant of the Washington Port land Cement company;

and the cedar shingles were manufactured by the Olympia

Door company, Olympia.

The foundations, basement walls and piers up to the level

of the water table are all of concrete. The mix for this work

was 1-3-5, and tha t for reinforced beams, slabs and outside

steps was 1-2-4, while the cement plaster was made up of

sand and cement, 1-1, and laid three-quarters of an inch thick.

The concrete floors are three inches thick and finished with a

skim coat, 1-1, laid one-half of an inch thick. All exposed

cement and concrete work was dressed with a single wash

of Bay State coating, furnished by F . T. Crowe & Co., Seatt le.

All brick work is laid up in Carney's cement, with one-half

inch vertical and horizontal joints. On the face work the

joints are raked out to a depth of a quar ter of an inch and

rubbed to a gloss.

The basement, besides being laid out for the usual heating,

plumbing and laundry conveniences, is provided with a com

modious vault for storing plate and other valuables belong

ing to the mansion. The vault is constructed of concrete, re

inforced with 10-gauge, 3-inch mesh expanded metal . The

protection was furnished by the Pureell Safe company, and

consists of a No. 1 front and doors with "AA" bolt work.

The splendid picture of the exterior gives one a clear con-

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ception of all s t ructural details of the outside, and the floor

plans below give, as no explanation could, the admirable

a r rangement of both floors.

Standing in the doorway to the ballroom and looking across

the reception hall, the stairway on the left leading down into

the basement, the main stairway, the wall t rea tment , the five-

fixture light arrangement , the drawn portieres to the living

room and the mantel detail beyond may all be taken in at one

glance. The main entrance is just visible on the right. The

walls are finished in a mottled light leather tone with a pre

dominance of amber, and a classic design completes the

border.

Turning about and walking across the ballroom, one may

assume the position of the photographer, whose camera takes

in a broad expanse of the hardwood floor, the vistas through

the drawn curtains to the banquet room (designated on the

plans as the main dining room) on the left and main hall and

stairways on the right, the lights and shadows of the paper,

the rich velvet effect of the portieres, the three large crystal

chandeliers with their satellites, the musicians ' gallery and

the beamed ceiling.

In this ballroom is the first display of the a r t exercised

by the state 's decorators, Weissenborn & Company, Inc.,

Seattle, and a few suggestions are necessary to bring the

reader into a part ial appreciation of the t r ea tment and color

harmonies. The colors are chiefly white and gold. The

canvas-covered walls have an under-tone of gold and are

handsomely decorated with an all-over stencil pattern, result

ing in an excellent damask effect, which is evident in the

photograph. There are no borders. The portieres are of silk

velour tr immed with applique border and are iu absolute color

harmony with the rest of the decorations.

Following the vista to the left across the ballroom and

traversing the length of the banquet hall leads to the next

point of view. The closed doors to the ballroom are on the

right; those on the left with the port ieres lead out into the

main hall, and the swinging doors connect with the pass

pantry and the kitchen. Two of the wrought brass electric

fixtures and one of the wall-brackets are shown; details of

the ceiling fixtures are shown in one of the i l lustrations.

The color scheme in this room is composed of grays and blues.

The lower walls are plain French gray; the frieze is hand-

painted with a colonial landscape, which is decorative in all

its details. The portieres are old blue a r ras cloth with

applique tapestry border. The over-curtains are blue monk's

cloth with a plain band of olive green.

The living room comes next with a view taken from near

the fireplace, and shows the French windows leading out on

the covered porch. A putty color predominates in this room;

the walls are plain and the border is an old-English motive

taken from the portieres and over-curtains, which are of old-

English gris tapestry.

The breakfast room, which is jus t off the living room, looks

ra ther bare in the picture, but it has the makings of one of

the most homey rooms in the mansion. The large table lamp

is the most elegant single brass fixture in the house. The

French windows on the r ight open on to the porch at the side.

The colors in the breakfast room are all of warm grays.

The border is immediately above the shelf rail, and carr ies

a fruit design, which is also found in applique on the borders

of the portieres and over-curtains. The portieres are made

of ar ras cloth, and the over-curtains of monk's cloth, with a

similar coloring. The lace cur ta ins show clearly the details

of a specially embroidered design which has been used

under like conditions throughout the house.

The view of the vestibule is taken from the inside doorway

leading into the reception hall ; it shows the white tile floor.

the high wainscoting and an art is t ic hall lamp of old colonial

design. The door to the r ight leads into the reception room

and the one on the left into the governor 's office. The colors

here are an old gold and ivory white. Above the wainscoting

the walls are finished with Japanese leather in old gold am!

decorated with oak leaves in autumn tones.

The ent ire decorative scheme of the mansion is both pleas

ing and appropriate, and in full keeping with the colonial

motive. It is to be hoped that the present work will not be

spoiled by any lack of harmony or elegance when furnishings

are completed.

The second floor is arranged for eight chambers with three

uathrooms and an abundance of closets. The trim is all hi'

finished in white enamel.

Some impressive details are clearly shown in the closed

exit from the ballroom into the main hall; here the figures on

the wall are distinct, the sheen of the velvet porlieres is self-

evident, the design on the heavy embroidered border is

clear, and the elegance of the inlaid mahogany doors is ap

p a r e n t

These doors were particularly specified by the archi tects

as meeting the requirements placed upon them in a most

satisfactory manner. They were furnished by Wm. If. Kvans.

Tacoma, and are popularly known as -The door of the fu

tu re" ; in the t rade they are the compound, corelock, Hush

and double-veneered doors—a product of the American Com

pound Door company. They possess some valuable features,

such as being soundproof, sanitary. Impervious to tlie direct

action of the weather, and have a system of corelocking that

prevents any shrinking or warping.

Compound doors are hung in the breakfast. living, recep

tion, dining and ball rooms; also in tlie reception hall, otlice,

musicians' gallery and vestibule. They are all mahogany

finished, and with the exception of those which are glazed

they are inlaid with two str ips of holly ami one of ebony.

The floors through the first story are quarter-sawed white

oak, 2 K x t t , a n d t h o S ( ' ( , n t h e t H ' ( ' ( , m l a r e * " m c b v , , | , i ( ' a l •-1':,i"

fir. The floors were dressed by the Inlaid Floor company,

Seattle, using its American electric-driven Boor-surfacing ma

chines. It was the intention of the archi tects to have the

principal hardwood floors hand-dressed, but upon a guarantee

of the Seatt le company the machines were permitted and the

results were highly pleasing. Those who are favored with

invitations to s ta te balls at Olympia will find a floor meet ing

the most exacting requirements .

The floors in the kitchen, kitchen vestibule, and refrigerator

room are special installat ions of cove-base Raecolith. These

floors were laid in exact accordance with the specifications of

the Raeco Products company upon wood foundations, and

THE EXECUTIVE MANSION, OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON Samuel G. CoagTove, Governor

Western Marble Co., Marble Russell & Babcock, Architects

Dow Construction Co., Builders Hercules Sandstone Co., Sandstone

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FLOOR PLANS OF THE BSXBCUTIVB MANSION, OLTMPIA WASHINGTON

Photographs Copyrighted 1909, by Plerson & Co., Seattle

LOOK IXC ACROSS THE RECEPTION HALL Russel l & Babcock, Arcbitects Weissenborn & Company, Decorators

\<nw Cons t ruc t i on Company , Bui lders Cascade Gas <v- E lec t r i c F i x t u r e Co., F i x t u r e s

A VI EW < >r T H E BALL R< >< >.M

Dow Construction Company, Builders Cascade Gas & Electric Fixture Co., F i x t u r e s

Weissenborn & Company, Deco ra to r s I n l.i nl Floor Co., Floor Surfacers I

END VIEW OF THK BANQUET ROOM

Russi il A Babcock, Architects Tacoma Plumbing & Heating Co., Heating

Inlaid Floor Co., Floor Surfacers Cascade Gas & Electric Fixture Co., Fixtures

A CORNER OP THE I.lVlxc. ROOM

Russell A Babcock, Architects Cascade Gas & Electric Fixture Co., Fixtures

Weissenborn A Company, Decorators Tacoma Plumbing & Heating Co., Heating

AN ANGLE OF THE BREAKFAST ROOM Russell A Babcock, Architects Cascade Gas A Electric Fixture Co., Fixtures

Weissenborn A Company, Decorators Tacoma Plumbing A Heating Co., Heating

SOME DETAILS OF THE KITCHEN

Thomas H. Bellingham, Plumbing Raeco Products Co., Floors, Base, Wainscoting

Dow Construction Company, Builders Tacoma Plumbing & Heating Co., Heating

THE FIREPLACE IX THE LIVING ROOM

Russell .V- Babcock, Architects phe Sloan Company, inc., Fireplace

ONE OF THE BALL ROOM DOORS

Win. M. Evans, Compound Mahogany Doors Weissenborn & Company, Decorators

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present a seamless, sani tary covering over the entire floor

surface which is continued to the top of a 9-inch base; and

this in the kitchen, in the vicinity of the range, is extended

to the top of a 5-foot wainscoting. The picture shows the

jointless but cove connection between the floor proper and

the base. The kitchen floor is rt d, the base brown and the

wainscoting buff.

The lighting fixtures were designed and manufactured by

the Cascade Gas & Electric Fixture company of Seattle. The

designs are colonial, with a profusion of cut glass and prisms.

The ballroom, an Illustration of which is shown, is brilliantly

lighted by three center chandeliers, and eight ceiling lights

at the Intersection of the beams. The chandeliers are entirely

of crystal with silver frames. They are 10 inches in diameter

and 8 feet in length; the upper half is made of crystal

cbains 41' inches long; 65 ol them were used on each chan

delier. The lower half of the chandelii is is made cf gradu

ated rows of prisms, ranging in length from three to six

inches, and finished at the bottom witli a rich cut ball. The

eight ceiling lights are miniature reproductions of the lower

part of the main chandeliers. The chandeliers in this room

required upwards of three thousand prisms and one hundred

and ninety-five prism chains. .These fixtures are illuminated by

sixty-eight Tungsten Iannis which are entirely concealed by

the crystals, giving an almost, perfect diffusion of light.

Tlie reception room is lighted by a crystal chandelier con

taining eight Tungsten lamps. It is somewhat similar in

design to the ballroom chandeliers, but more elaborate, being

ornamented with silver castings and crystal bead festoons.

The lighting of the banquet room was given particular

a t tent ion; four chandeliers and four brackets il luminate this

room. The chandeliers are of cut glass and crystals, while

the metal par ts are finished in French gold. They contain

eight Tungsten lamps each, and consist of an 18-inch metal

band at the ceiling which holds a cut satin-finished ceiling

bowl, between which and the band is a panel of 6-inch cut

prisms, held together by ornamental cast ings; four Tungsten

lamps are contained in each bowl, four square link chains, each

h o l d i n g a ea t co lon ia l s h a d e t r i m m e d witli -Po-incli a n d

6 inch cut prisms, alternating, are suspended from each band,

each of the pendants containing a Tungsten lamp. The

Illumination of this n u m . as in the ballroom, is brilliant,

but the lamps are so placed that there is no glare. Hie source

being obscured by the prisms.

The main hall has three chandeliers with colonial lamp

effect, t r immed with cut glass and prisms, each chandelier

carrying eight Tungsten lamps.

The living room and breakfast room fixtures are in perfect

harmony with the balance of the fixtures on this Iloor, and

are rich with prisms and cut glass. The entire lighting scheme was one which reflects great

credit on all concerned in its selection and installation, and the art is t ic effects and superior workmanship add to the already excellent reputation of the firm manufacturing and installing them.

The heat ing and temperature-regulating apparatus was installed by the Tacoma Plumbing & Heating company, Tacoma. It is a hot-water system with an overhead distribution and main in the att ic. The radiators are connected a t the top and bottom, thus eliminating all air valves and insuring a

very rapid circulation. In all there are about forty radiators.

The installation was made under the direct supervision of

W. H. Ruddell, manager of the Tacoma company, and a suc

cessful heating engineer, who guarantees that under con

tinuous operation and without forcing the fires, the system

will maintain a temperature of 70 degrees F. in all parts*

of the house during the coldest weather.

There are two fireplaces in the mansion, one in the living

room, which is reproduced in this issue, and one in the

governor's bedroom. Both follow the colonial t rea tment , and

the pressed-brick fronts are from the Hebron yards, - .or. . .

Dakota, and were supplied by The Sloan Company, Inc.,

Tacoma.

The plumbing was done by Thomas H. Bellingham, Ta

coma. There are some twenty-six or more fixtures, including

complete laundry equipment, four bathroom installations, of

which cue is for the governor's suite and one for the se rvan ts ;

convenient lavatories, and sinks for both general and service

pantries; the general pantry has an oval sink of German

silver, and the service pantry is fitted with a copper sink,

backed with Alaska marble.

The plumbing fixtures are all of No. 1 s tandard designs,

displaying good taste without the effect of luxury.

Among the special features and conveniences are the ele

vator, or trunk lift, and the dumb waiter, both of which are

marked on the first floor plan. The lift occupies a ground

space 40x36 inches, and extends from the basement to the

second floor; the inside height of the car is 6 feet 6 inches.

The entire wiring for both the complicated lighting and cali

bell systems, and which is reported as one of the most com

plete and intricate of any residence in Washington, was done

by Johnston & Sayre, Tacoma.

There is a wine closet in the basement properly fitted up

with racks and bottle shelves. In like manner a vegetable

, room is provided.

The fuel bins are equipped with both wood and coal chutes.

The latter is wholly a Northwestern product, being a pa tent

held by the T. F. Clark company and manufactured at the

Flyer dock, Seattle. The one in the mansion is the standard

2;'.xiN size, built of Vs-inch boiler plate.

There is a complete bell system covering the house from

attic lo basement. An annunciator in the kitchen indicates

the location of the calls, and handy to the governor's suite

there are push buttons, light switches and speaking tubes

performing iheir necessary functions with the e ther par ts of

the house.

The construction work, under the general contract awarded

the Dow Construction company, Seatt le, began July 1, 1908,

and was completed November 30 of last year. The decora

tors, Weissenborn & Company, Inc., Seattle, finished their

work on December 20, 1908.

It is the general impression that the state of Washington has received full value for any money spent in connection with the mansion, and that first-class materials and work are there to show for it. The various bids were low and it is definitely known that a good portion of the remuneration has been in the shape of a reputation gained through the advertising naturally connected with a public building of this character.


CENTRAL BUILDING, PREPARING FOUNDATIONS

C. R. Aldrich, Architect

CENTRAL BUILDING, BETTING BTEEL

Trustee Company of Seattle, Builders

C E N T R A L BUILDING, SEATTLE~~The Architectural Development of the Unit Ownership Idea—Ferro - Concrete Construction Symbolizing the Indestructibility of Values—Attractive, Complete, Efficient—JAY M. GRAYBILL

DURING the past year there was practically completed in Seattle eight stories of a fine fire-proof and time-proof business structure which symbolizes another new idea

under the sun. And it is an idea which bids fair to produce as great a change for the better in the conditions of the people as a whole of the entire country, as did the invention of the cotton gin for one section, the South.

The idea is the unitization of the ownership of centrally located business property in the progressive commercial cities. The structure is the Central building, already designated as Seattle's "civic center."

The Unit Ownership idea, which has developed into a scientific system embodying the double accomplishment of unit-zing or dividing the ownership, i. e., commercializing, uniting

and unifying the improvement of central business property,

has an architectural and civic aspect of as deep importance as has the commercial or financial side.

One of the obstructions to the proper development of business property is the fact that the lot units of a business block are owned, generally speaking, by separate individuals. So long as individual lots continue to pay immense earnings, it is but natural that the owners should refuse to dispose of the buildings on them unless absolutely forced to do so; but there was need for expert development of entire blocks to take the place of the awkward lots, with their out-of-date buildings, and their scores and hundreds of "shacks," splitting the blocks like time-stained wedges, presenting obstructions to unity, offering hindrances to economy, and becoming veritable scarecrows of the streets. On how many downtown blocks can one see unsightly building conglomerations, with the attendant waste of valuable rentable area, lost in


CENTRAL BUILDING, CONCRETE UNIT

Pioneer Plaster Co., Partition Blocks Clinton Wire Cloth Co., Fabric

A. E. Peterson, Painting

the increased number of necessary cross-walls, in the multiplicity of entrances, stairways, light courts, elevator shafts, and in dark and unsanitary rooms which are slow-renting even at insufficient rental rates? Instead of one grand entrance and stairway for the structure which is a unit over the entire block; instead of a systematic and harmonious arrangement for admitting sunlight to every corner of every room of the interior; instead of one efficient, compact plant for artificial light, heat, and power; instead of a perfectly comfortable, elegant, handsome, business mansion, equipped with every modern appliance for facilitating and making quicker, lighter and pleasanter the business man's work, what does the opposite picture show?

While the great building, which unifies the block, makes for attractive uniformity of architecture, for completeness and efficiency of equipment, for convenient arrangement, for perfect light and pure air, it makes also for the highest economy in management and care, and, what is important to the owners, it makes tor the highest economy in revenue-earning space, in which it gains the 15 or 20 per cent so surely lost by the buildings on the separate lots.

Central business property in the leading cities is a form of wealth as old as the oldest city, and constitutes now, as it has done for ages, the very "backbone" of the great estates of the world. It seems to have been the purpose of the founders of the system of unit ownership of business property to symbolize this indestructibility of value in a structure of comparative durability.

A fitting phrase in describing the Central building, Seattle,

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is: Bones of steel and body of stone. Occupying an entire half-block, 240 feet by 111 feet, it unifies two double corners and four inside lots; and stands as one efficient, impressive structure instead of what might have been six, or even eight, separate buildings, of varying size and mixed construction, presenting as many different faces to the street, unsightly, inadequate, wasteful, dangerous.

The Central building, in accordance with a set plan of the company which created it, was designed for an ultimate height of fifteen floors; and while it has been stopped at the temporary height of eight floors, the ninth floor forming the temporary roof, the foundations and weight of steel are such that, when the population and volume of business of the city warrant the additional floor space, the remaining seven floors may be added above without disturbing existing activities in the building beneath. In its temporary state, the building contains about three hundred and fifty offices; ten store and banking locations on the ground floor, and fifteen basement locations. When taken up to its full height, the total number of offices will be increased to nearly 700.

The eight floors and basement contain a total of 214,500 square feet of floor area, devoted to office purposes, stores and banking rooms. The frame is of steel encased in fabri-

CENTRAL BUILDING ULTIMATE HEIGHT

Trustee Company ot Seattle, Builders C. R. Aldrich, Architect

CENTRAL BUILDING, PRESENT HEIGHT

Ernst Hardware & Plumbing Co., Heating and Plumbing Western Marble Co., Marble Trim

Raeco Products Co., Radiation

cated concrete of the required thickness, with concrete walls and concrete stairways and floors, finished with a granilithic surface.

In constructing the eight stories there were used, among other materials, 1200 tons of structural steel; 370 tons of reinforced steel, including 170,000 square feet of Clinton wire fabric; 12,000 barrels of cement; 100,000 pounds of sash weights; 140,000 feet of the Pioneer hollow plaster partition blocks; 65,000 yards of plastering; 58,000 square feet of glass; 803,000 feet of lumber; and 50,000 feet of terra cotta.

The equipment includes: Nearly 10 miles of electric conduit; about 29 miles of electric light wire; 12 miles of telephone wire; 15,000 feet of steam radiation; and 500 plumbing fixtures.

The equipment also includes gas piping for emergency lighting and for fuel; compressed air for dentists, and a vacuum cleaning system; mail chute; two telephone systems; four electric passenger elevators; pneumatic elevator door openers; two electric freight elevators; instantaneous fire alarm calls on each floor; watchman signal system; five wet fire pipes in the building with 50 feet of 2^_-inch hose at five locations on each floor; two dry fire pipes outside of building.


The inside finish is Philippine mahogany and Alaska marble. Exterior finish is granite terra cotta.

While the building contains numerous document vaults, for the special use of various tenants, a great feature in the building's equipment is the mob-proof, armor-plate vault buiit at the cost of $30,000, in connection with the offices of The Trustee Company of Seattle, the builders and managers of the building and originators of the unit ownership system. This vault will contain more than 5,000 small safes, the entrance to which is through a cylindrical Remington door eight feet in diameter, fourteen inches thick and weighing 50,0u0 pounds.

When the vault is completely installed, Seattle will possess the strongest and best equipped safety deposit vaults in the Pacific Northwest.

A remarkable feature in connection with the erection of the Central building is that it has been brought to practical completion unattended by any fatality or even a single case of serious injury, something most unusual in the erection of a structure of its size. The general work of construction was handled directly by The Trustee Company's department of architecture and construction. Some of the individual contracts follow: The steel, Morava Construction company, Chicago; the Portland cement, Galbraith, Bacon & Company, Seattle; the wire fabric, Clinton Wire Cloth company; terra cotta and granite, F. T. Crowe & Company; plaster contract, E. C. McDougall & Company; mahogany trim, Hanford & Sutthoff; hardware, plumbing, heating and paints, Ernst Hardware & Plumbing company; glass, W. P. Fuller &. Company; llectric fixtures, Z. C. Miles & Piper company; radiation, .caeco Products company; marble, Western Marble company; faasn ana doors, Bryant Lumber company; uua tne elevators, Llewellyn Elevator company; paiuting, A. ttl r/ei.er«<ui.

J. lie unit Ownership uiea, wmch nas made possioie the huanciug aud the construction of this buiiuing, was eou-ceiveu by A . !_. Hawley probably a dozen years ago. it was brought to the form of the present system by lumseu ana Judge W. D. Wood barely five years ago, when they founded Ihe Trustee Company of Seattle and unitized their first property. Unit ownership is therefore a Seattle achievement, u s two progenitors both having been for years prominent in the business and public affairs of the city. Today the system is in operation in two other cities, Los Angeles and sjpokane, and organization is progressing in a fourth city, ortland, Oregon. Eleven representative central properties

are now held under the system, aggregating an initial value of $5,600,000, but now representing a combined value of at least $6,000,000. The total property is divided into 5,600 units, which have been sold to nearly 2,000 individual investors, residing in 32 different s tates of the Union and seven foreign countries, six of these eleven properties, three-fourths of their total value, and 800 of their whole number of owners belong to the Seattle development Of the system. The net r tn ta l dividends returned by these properties, every ninety days since the end of the first quarter in June, 1904, have

gated mar ly half a million dollars up to the close of the year 1908, while the value of the properties, and consequently Of the units, has increased from five per cent to more than twenty-five per cent, depending upon the age of the property.

METAL FABRICS-—The Clinton System as Used

in the Central Building—Essential to Fireproof Con

struction.

THE Clinton fireprooling system, which consists of elect ric-ally-welded fabric in lioors, walls, lootings, sidewalks. sewers, conduits and almost every other form of rein

forced concrete; and the use of plain, or V-st it'feued wire lath, made of plain or galvanized iron, for all forms of lathing work, is one of the Important factors which have contributed much during 19uo towards the successful construction of many reinforced concrete buildings on the Pacific Coast, and has made possible such buildings as the Central and Frye buildings, Moore theater. Washington hotel. Municipal building, Jefferson high school and Arctic club. Seat t le ; Court house, North Yakima; v. _f. c. A. building, Portland; Federal building, Spokane; Federal and Howes buildings. Tacoma; King County hospital, Georgetown; .Magazine building. Bremerton; Court house. Vancouver, B. ('.; Recitation building, Pullman. Wash.; and the .Mason building. BeUingham, Wash.

This list of buildings is taken from last sear 's work and is by no means complete, but serves to i l lustrate the value attached to the Clinton system and tlie extent of its application in the Xorth u

The accompanying illustration of a typical iloor in tlie new Palace hotel, San Francisco, shows the method of reinforcing floors with the Clinton electrically welded fabric.

The general use of the Clinton mat.-rials on the Coast is largely due to the efforts of I,. A. Norris, who is Pacific Coast sales agent for the svstetn. with headquar ters iu San Francisco. The Northwestern territory is handled from Seattle, where Wm. H . Peigenson, B. S., a civil engineer ami specialist in reinforced concrete construction, has an office in the Alaska building.

TYPICAL REINFORCED FLOOR CONSTRUCTION

Showing Method of Laying Clinton Wire Fabric

CONTROLLING P O R T L A N D CEMENT—The Adoption of Standard Specifications Has Made Possible the Uniform Determination of Quality —Vigilance Required in Checking this Remarkable Material—c. F. HEIBERG

T HE extensive application that Portland cement has won in recent years as a building material testifies strongly to its merits, and is a most remarkable fact, when we

consider that comparatively few years have passed since the introduction of this material.

The continued success oi this material seems assured, in view of the additional knowledge and practical experience that has been gradually gained in regard to its usage, as well as the improved methods of its manufacture and tendency to concentrate in larger plants, and lastly in view of the more efficient control of the quality of this material, which has been made possible by the adoption of standard specifications and methods of testing.

In considering the last point, it can be said that the importance of subjecting Portland cement, in common with other materials of construction, to standard tests and inspection is becoming quite generally recognized and enforced. However, it may be stated for the benefit of those who are not familiar with the process of manufacturing cement, that while as a rule the greatest care is taken by the manufacturer to safeguard and maintain the uniformity of his product, the conditions governing it are such that at times considerable variations in regard to the quality are liable to occur. The consumer depends naturally upon the vigilance exerted by the factory to ascertain whether or not cement of an inferior quality is being shipped. Further, we have to consider the number of different brands of Portland cement on the market at the present time, the individual characteristics of which may vary considerably, for instance, in regard to rate of hardening, and the relative merits of which can only be determined by the consumer from tests made by disinterested parties.

Proceeding upon this basis, the desirability of standardizing the methods for testing cement and adopting fixed requirements that cements should pass in order to be of acceptable quality, should be apparent. The present form of the standard specifications and methods of testing cement, as formulated and adopted by the American Society for Testing Materials and the American Society of Civil Engineers, are the combined efforts of a number of authorities on the subject, and while it cannot be expected that we all would agree on the various points taken up by them, it would be fair to presume that their findings represent the best obtainable compromise with the present state of knowledge.

It is therefore somewhat surprising that in a number of cases specifications and methods have been adopted which differ considerably from the standard, and which render it difficult for the manufacturer to maintain uniformity of his product, inasmuch as he may be called upon to meet conflicting requirements. However, it is probably only a matter of time when the standard specifications, with such changes as may be incorporated from year to year, in accordance with the results of increased knowledge on the subject, will be given a universal application.

In regard to the practical operation of the standard meth^ ods of testing cement, it can be said that the directions given are sufficiently complete and explicit, when in the hands of experienced men having the proper means for making the

tests, practically to eliminate the question of personal equation, and consequently to permit of corroborative results being obtained by different operators.

In this article the subject of testing, proper, will not be further considered, but it may be In order here to take up briefly the matter of sampling cement which is not covered by the standard specifications, but has been left to the discretion of the engineer.

The methods to be used in sampling cement will depend principally upon the character of the work in question. In the case of important structural work it is generally required that a sample be taken from every ten to twenty barrels and a test made either on the sample separately or on an average of several samples, depending on the importance of the construction. For less important classes of work one sample is taken to represent 100 barrels, or a carload, or even larger amounts.

Considerable difference of opinion exists as to whether an average sample taken from a number of barrels, or a single sample obtained from one individual package, would be most efficient when the tests in both cases were to cover the same number of barrels. Arguments can be advanced in favor of both methods: The former, taking an average sample, gives naturally a truer expression of the bulk of the material, but on the other hand would not disclose so efficiently variations of quality in the individual barrels, as a sample from an inferior barrel would not, in many points, have any material effect on the average result of test when mixed with, say, five or six samples from other and better barrels.

As the principal purpose of the test is to disclose defects and variations in quality, if present, it is recommended that under ordinary circumstances the latter method, namely, making the tests on individual samples, is the more severe test, and at the same time perfectly fair to the manufacturer, who guarantees every barrel to pass standard requirements.

It might be argued against this that it would be practically impossible for a few barrels to show any material difference in quality from the bulk of a shipment, owing to the fact that following routine, one and the same shipment would generally be supplied from a single stockbin, which would insure a fair mixing of the product.

While this generally, but not invariably, would apply on car shipments made direct from the factory, it does not hold good in the case of a great many deliveries from dealers, where carloads shipped in at different times and from different stockbins at the factory would naturally be more or less mixed.

In addition to the ordinarily prevailing system of sampling and testing cement by the consumer, or his representative, after delivery of the product from the factory, either to the warehouse of the dealer, or "on the job," there has been adopted a system whereby consumer, or his representative, samples and tests the cement at the factory previous to shipment.

The principal advantage gained by this method, is that it eliminates the expense involved to the manufacturer by a possible rejection of his product after shipment has been made, and at the same time insures the customer against prolonged delays in deliveries of acceptable cement.


ENTRANCE TO A PRIVATE RESIDENCE, SEATTLE

Somervell & Cote, Architects Northern Clay Co., Terra Cotta

T E R R A C O T T A and BRICK—-Possess the Highest Artistic Values—Combinations of the Two Produce Distinct Color Harmonies—s. GEIJSBEEK

D 0 T H business buildings and residences may be made at-D tractive and artistic by the proper choice of brick and

terra cotta, which are the materials that have made possible some of the recent and marvelous creations of architecture.

In this wooded section of the Northwest, we have a mistaken idea that brick and terra cotta are expensive building materials; and this mistaken idea has had much to do with the unattractive buildings and residences. It has been proven, where durability is a prime consideration, that brick buildings may be erected just as cheaply as frame ones. At a comparatively small cost brick buildings may be made quite artistic, substantial looking and attractive. Brick and terra cotta are as capable of massive and rich effects as any building materials. The constant improvement in the manufacture of terra cotta and brick, and the careful study given by architects to construction involving their use, are both working wonders in developing their application. It is also true, no doubt, that architects would use them a great deal more if they were encouraged to do so by the people erecting the buildings. A little educational work in this direction would be advantageous to the brick and terra cotta manufacturers, as well as others interested in disposing of the materials required in this kind of construction.

Buildings erected of late years in the cities of the Pacific Northwest have quite often been designed with a view to their artistic features, the development of which has been made possible by the extensive use of brick and terra cotta. The tendency toward the adoption of striking designs and

appropriate ornamentation is rapidly becoming a fixed purpose among designers. When one builder sees what can be done with a given material he begins to wonder about the possibilities in his new building, with the result that the architect is personally given instructions to make the exterior more ornate.

Combinations of different shades of brick are quite often used, and entrances, trimmings, sills, belt courses, and cornices may all be made in terra cotta, either to match the color of the brick or to form an artistic and distinct color scheme.

The Everett school illustrates the possibilities of a common color scheme. The entrances, water table, sills, lintels, ornamental pier caps, cornice, parapet and coping are all of standard-finish, buff-colored terra cotta; a similar tone is expressed in the walls of pressed brick.

When it comes to entrance work terra cotta cannot be improved upon. Take, for example, the entrance to a private residence, Seattle, which is reproduced here; this is a splendid illustration of what may be accomplished in ornamental effects by the use of terra cotta, and gives an idea of how the architects are employing it to bring out artistic values. This study also serves to illustrate the class of buildings in the Northwest which are now employing terra cotta, and demonstrates the tendency alluded to.

Brick and terra cotta have proven their worth because they have shown their adaptability to every need in structural work. They are cheap because they are everlasting, while wood will rot, and other materials deteriorate. They make dry and warm buildings, they are convenient to handle, and are easily obtained. A building constructed of brick and terra cotta is in itself an ornamental feature. It is substantial, as every one will admit; even a concrete man, who uses concrete to strengthen his piers and build his foundations, says so.

The day will come when lumber will be held at such a high price, or premium, that its use for anything but finish will be prohibitive. On the other hand, the time will never arrive when brick or terra cotta cannot be bought at reasonable prices. Statistics show that the production of clay products is steadily increasing, and with improved machinery, and methods in the art of manufacturing, they are likely to advance to such a state that the forests of this country will be spared the ignominy of being cut and turned into dwelling places for our ever increasing population. To the clay products will fall the honor of preserving the national forests.

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Stephen & Stephen, Architects

THE EVERETT HIGH SCHOOL

Denny-Renton Company, Pressed Brick Northern Clay Co., Terra Cotta

Jenkins & Jones, Contractors

COLONIAL THEATER—A Salt Lake City Play House—A Demonstration of Composition in Decorative A r t — H . A. HODGSON

" T H E Colonial theater, Salt Lake City, is one of the new 1 Western playhouses of 1908, and forms a par t of the

Northwestern Theatrical association's circuit. It was designed by E. W. Houghton, the Seattle architect, whose

THE FOYER, COLONIAL THEATER, SALT LAKE CITY

Architectural Decorating Co. Decorators E. W. Houghton, Architect

THE AUDITORIUM, COLONIAL THEATER, SALT LAKE CITY

Architectural Decorating Co., Decorators E. W. Houghton, Architect

name is associated with the finest and best buildings of this class on the Pacific coast.

The Colonial theater, spoken of by John Cort, a theatr ical manager of wide experience, as being the finest between Chicago and the Coast, possesses the best of modern equipment


A COMBINATION HALL-TREE

Cascade Lumber Company, Builders Spalding & Umbrecht, Architects

and is elegantly finished and furnished. It has a seating capacity for 1,750 and was completed at a cost of about $175,000.

One of the special features in its construction is the in

terior decorations. A corner of the foyer, illustrated, shows

Ionic columns and pilasters extending from the main floor

past the mezzanine to the ceiling; these and the cornices,

capitals, soffits and beams were all cast in composition and

then set to place. The columns were made in two pieces.

The main auditorium with box detail, illustrated, shows

the extent of the composition work executed and put in place

by the Architectural Decorating company, Seattle and Chi

cago. All of the gallery, balcony and box fronts, the pros

cenium arch, and all the aoor and wall decorations were

cast complete in composition and then erected. The plain sand finish, given to the ceiling and walls, pro

duces the required contrasts and gives a pleasing effect. The full value of the details was brought out by the color scheme, which in general is a green background with ornamental relief in tan. The monotony is broken and the high lights relieved by the introduction of bronze, as shown in the dark lines and surfaces.

The draperies are a deep, rich, green velour with a special conventional design in gold. The wainscoting on stairways and passages in finished ivory white enamel; and all lighting is concealed by art glass.

H A N D - M A D E FURNITURE—Some Special Pieces of Hand-Carved and Built-in Furniture for a North Yakima Residence—CONTRIBUTED

S~^\V THE $1,000,000 or more spent in the city of North ^ - ^ Yakima for buildings last year, a large portion was for

residences varying in value from $10.<M)(> to $25,000; the last amount was reached by G< 0. Donald, who built for himself a handsome sandstone bouse after the designs of Spalding A Umbrecht, architects, Seattle. A special feature of interest in this home is the band-made and built-in furniture, which was detailed by the same archi tects and executed 1>; the Cascade Lumber company, North Yakima.

The Bldeboard is more elegant and substantial in appearance than the illustration, perhaps, would indicate. It is 12 feet long and is built into a recess in the wall, which makes pcssihle the windows at the ends, as well as those at the hack. The sunlight effects product d by the plater glass and tempered by the cur ta ins must be left to the imagination of the reader. The design is mission and the materials, quarter-sawed white oak.

There are two pairs of double doors at i acta end. The upper pairs are glazed witli nine lights of art-glass set in white metal. The lower p a i n are fi\e-pl\ veneered and are set with four small lights of art giass.

The central part of the Bldeboard is fitted with eight drawers of different sizes, and two doors similar to the lower ones in the ends.

The serving portion of the Bldeboard has a drop of 12 inches and a background of plate-glass mirrors.

The handsome cut-glass cabinet, a view of which is ropro daced, is of the same design and material, except as noted, as the other pieces of the dining room furniture. It is »'. feet long and 5 feet high. It has plate-glass ends, shelves, mirror backs and three doors. The shelves rest upon adjustable nickel brackets. There is sufficient carving on the woodwork to relieve the surfaces.

The dining-table is made of the same wood as the sideboard. It is 48 inches wide, 72 inches long and 30 inches high. The legs are 6 inches square and are set flush with the top and rails. The top is five-ply veneer and every bit of the carving is handwork. The table is provided with an extension which will give it a seating capacity for 20 persons.

The hall-tree, illustrated, conforms to the general design,

A CARVED CUT-GLASS CABINET

Cascade Lumber Company, Builders Spalding & Umbrecht, Architects


A BUILT-IN SIDEBOARD OF UNIQUE DESIGN

The George Donald Kesidence, North Yakima. Cascade Lumber Company, Builders

Spalding & Umbrecht, Architects

but is made of South American mahogany instead of oak. The seat is hinged, the front panels on each arm are carved, the mirror is beveled plate-glass and the coat-hooks are bronze. The top is built on a segment and finished with carvings of leaves and roset tes .

E V O L U T I O N O F BEDS—Modern Devices a Reversion of Type—Four-Posters Superseded—Space Economized—STAFF CORRESPONDENT

THERE are some who might choose to call the most modern devices in Bleeping accommodations a degeneration rather than an evolution of beds. But certain it is tha t the

present lied is an unquestionable improvement over the dugouts and the holes in the ground that were occupied by our aristocrat ic (?) ancestors, the Scots, Picts, and Britons.

As a mat te r of fact, however, these modern sleeping devices, or wall-beds, are an exemplification of the "reversion-tc-type," a natural law of the physical world, and another demonstration of the fact that a good fashion, once old, returns again in a modern and improved form.

Some time after the dried leaves and mosses with rustling oak canopies went out of style, and the pole beds had had their chance, the embryonic Yankee ingenuity of the eleventh century hit upon the very practical idea of building beds into the walls of the living rooms, and fitting them up with doors and sliding panels; the idea, backed by a little judicious advertising, spread with an inexplicable rapidity over the whole of Northern Europe.

It took nearly 400 years to bring back the poles, now

magnified into the "Great Bed of Ware ," the prodigious four-poster that accommodated twelve persons a t one t ime. The climactic development of this bed was reached 200 years later, and is assigned to the t ime of Louis XIV, who was a

bed faddist The modern wall-bed is not entirely a product of the pres

ent century. Its forerunner is to be found among the inventories of goods shipped from Europe to America by the colon is t s ; they were billed by the French as "presse li ts," by the English as "cupboard bedsteads," and the Dutch as "slaw-

But the wall-bed of today, as manufactured under the

A MASSIVE DINING-ROOM TABLE Cascade Lumber Company,* Builders

Spalding & Umbrecht, Architectg


Douglass patents , possesses many features never thought of by the European inventors.

From the user 's point of view the Douglass wall-bed embodies scientific ventiliation, modern sanitation, easy operation, perfect position control, minimum floor space and decorat ive values. The system of ventilation is unique and efficient ; the wall-bed requires none of the morning airing so essential to the old-timer; patented cover clips are at tached to the foot of the bedstead and hold each cover a t least two inches apart , each gett ing its individual airing and its ray of sunshine to freshen and purify it.

To the investor and the landlord the wall-bed symbolizes

THE WALL BED BY DAY

concentration and centralization, the two most vital elements in successful business operations. It throws the balance of profits on the credit side of the hotel or apar tment

use a c c o u n t . and where one square foot of floor area was earning one dollar it is now earning two.

uites fully equipped with these wall-beds and with a

doubli k l t ? 6 n h a V e d ° U b l e t h e i r l i v i n g c a P a c i t y without

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without a remonstrance from the tenan ts ; in fact T h - a r n S l a d t 0 g 6 t S ° m u c h f o r t n e i r m o n e y '

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H Y D R A T E D L I M E ^ N o w Manufactured in the Nortnwest-~A Factory at Orofino, I d a h o - A Valuable Building Matenal—w. w. PEATMAN

F °\lh* P a S t S 6 V e n y e a r s ™ have carefully observed the development in hydrated lime. W e feel satisfied

come to s tay ^ ^ ^ «^™»™ s tage and has

Economy Is t h e ' w a t c h w o r d . I t is t rue tha t hydrated

product will not make as much mortar , pound for pound, as the lump lime from which it is manufactured, but on the other hand, counting the loss due to slaking and screening lump lime in the old way, the balance is in favor of the former. Under present labor conditions it costs a t least 25 cents per barrel to slake and run off lump lime, to say nothing of the screening loss and the additional expense of car t ing heavy mortar boxes to and from the job.

Quality should be considered. It is not possible to slake lump lime as thoroughly and perfectly by hand as is now being done by the latest improved hydra t ing machinery. It is the same old story of man power against machine power: in other words, muscle vs. brain.

All tes ts show tha t mor tar made from hydrated lime has a greater tensile strength, and plaster ing done with it gets harder and takes a finer finish ttaan tha t made from lump lime in the old way. This is because there is always a more thorough and even mixture of the hydra te with the sand than is possible with the wet lime put ty; there are no lean or fat s t reaks in the mortar .

The average mason is the conservative of c o n s e r v a t i v e and therefore progress in this line, as in all others , must fight conservatism for every inch of ground gained.

Since self-preservation is the first law of nature , it behooves every dealer to secure and handle a class of materials that will not deteriorate, thereby losing him money. Put your lime business on a profitable basis, el iminating all possibility of loss from fire, air slaking, burs t ing of barrels and the like.

It makes Portland cement work more smoothly and renders it waterproof. It makes a cheaper mixture and does not lessen the tensile s t rength.

For stone or brick work as much as 40 or 50 per cent, of the hydrate may be used with Port land cement and satisfactory results will be obtained, both as to s t rength and manner of working.

Cement blocks can be made impervious to wate r by the

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use of hydrated lime, and jus t as s t rong as though Portland cement only were used.

Properly hydrated lime does not hea t when wet ; it merely limbers up. It nei ther swells nor shrinks, and does not cake. It makes the finest kind of finish coat. It shr inks less in drying, and does not crack. It does not chip, nop, blister or peel. i n J w ^ n t y years of experience in handl ing and manufactur-lim • e h a s c o n v i n c e d the wr i te r t ha t perfectly hydrated " m e is the only kind of l ime the retail dealer can handle fro Rn a s s u r e d Profit. The la t te r will agree tha t i t t akes

J ? ^° to 30 per cent to cover loss in handling lump lime. When the dealer has put his lime business on a profitable

udsis he will wonder why some one did not tell him of hydrated lime before

P A U L S E N BUILDING, SPOKANE.—The Highest Type of Office Building Construction—Terra Cotta and Pressed Brick Give it a Pronounced Individuality—The Plumbing Second to None in America—EDWIN R. CRANE

T ill-: site of the Paulsen building is 150 feet on Riverside avenue and 100 feet on Stevens street . The basement for the most par t is 12 feet deep, and in tha t section con

taining the boilers it is 14 feet deep. The first story is 18 feet from floor to floor, the other

stories 11 feet 9 inches. The building is eleven stories in height, placed on a basaltic ledge and the column footings are all set upon solid rock.

The construction is a steed frame with all steel members

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Architectural Decorating Co., Plaster Ornamentation The Arnold-Evans Co., Heating

Washington Brick, Lime & Manufacturing Co., Pressed Brick and Terra Cotta

Cascade Gas & Electric Fixture Co., Fixtures • J. L. Mott Iron Works, Plumbing Fixtures

encased in concrete. This concrete flreproofing is not less than two inches thick in its thinnest part, so that the steel work is fully protected. The column flreproofing is all concrete and is reinforced with wire embedded in the concrete. The plumbing and heat ing pipes are in all cases run outside the flreproofing. There are no spaces or channels in the flreproofing in any place. The floor slabs are all concrete, and are reinforced on the first floor with half-inch corrugated bars, and on the upper floors with three-eighths-inch bars . The spans are seven feet wide and from 14 feet to 21 feet in length. The curtain walls of the building are constructed of an especially good quality of repressed brick, in all cases 12 inches thick, and laid in Flemish bond with Port land cement mortar .

The building is equipped with three Otis high-speed, vertical cylinder hydraulic elevators. The size of the car is 5 feet 10 inches by 5 feet 10 inches. The elevator plant consists of a pressure and surge tank, two large Worthing-ton pumps, one small Worthington pump, two duplicate boilers, feed pumps, vacuum pump for the heat ing apparatus , and a house pump connected to a 5,000-gallon storage tank in the attic. The power plant, as well as the elevator equipment, were installed by the Otis Elevator company.

The boiler plant consists of two 150 h. p. horizontal boilers. The heating is supplied through a vacuum system with thermostat ic valves on the return end of the risers. The heating system is an overhead plan, tha t is, the 10-inch steam line is carried up the pipe shaft and distributed to the risers in the attic. These risers are suspended a t the sixth floor level to equalize the expansion and contraction. The entire heating system was put in by the Arnold-Evans company, Spokane.

The exterior of the building is faced with semi-glazed

THE WHITE BUILDING, SEATTLE

Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, Builders Howells & Stokes, Architects

brick and ter ra cotta; both products are of Northwestern manufacture and speak as well for the resources of the country as for the ability of the Washington Brick, Lime & Mfg. company, to turn out special, high-class work. The te r ra cotta design is strong and the soft-toned green effect is not


only satisfying to the eye, but gives the building a distinct in

dividuality.

The main entrance is on Riverside avenue, and is deco

rated with bronze fronts and doors. The interior of the en

trance will be finished in second statuary and Pavanazo mar

ble. The elevator enclosures on the first floor and the stairway

leading to the floors above are electro-plated iron

The contract for the lighting fixtures was awarded to the Cascade Gas & Electric Fixture company, of Seattle, in the face of strong competition from leading eastern manufacturers. It is much the largest single contract ever awarded in the Northwest for any one building.

The two outside lanterns are large and massive, and in the main entrance there are two heavy cast chandeliers of six lights each, while the lobby has twelve heavy, ornamental cast ceiling bands holding prismatic bowls, each containing three lights.

The chandeliers as designed for the offices are square and massive, the body being made of 14-gauge metal. Each pendant has two gas and two electric arms of 1-inch tubing. In addition, each chandelier has a gas pipe running through to the bottom of the fixture, which is capped with an ornamental knob, that may be removed to make gas stove connections.

Brackets of the ' same character as the chandelier are placed throughout the rooms.

On the roof of the building there are ten art glass balls, 32 inches in diameter, made of small cubes of art glass balls, each ball containing over 1,000 pieces. These balls are supported by large cast-bronze standards. There are some 3,000 lighting fixtures throughout the building, each containing five 150-watt Tungsten lamps.

The building will contain 249 offices, of an average size of 14x20, and practically on the outside, with two windows each; those on the court being as light as those in front; it is an open court, 50x90.

The General Contracting company, of Seattle, had the concrete work, metal lathing and partitions. Fred Phair, of Spokane, had the general contract on the building.

The building required about 1,200 tons of steel, 800 tons of terra cotta, 100,200,000 brick. The workmanship has been conscientiously done, and from a structural point of view the building is first-class in every respect.

BUILDERS' H A R D W A R E — T h e Union Lock Set Used in the White, Empire and Paulsen Buildings—Important Features Great Advantages—CONTRIBUTED

PROBABLY the greatest advance in the builders' hardware line in the last ten years has been the new Union LiOCl Set as manufactured by Sargent i\- Company, illustra

tions of which are here shown. A careful study of these illustrations will reveal several very important, features. ^ ^ ^ ^

This lock is especially designed for use on office buildings, but is equally desirable and suitable for front-door residence work, and is made in a large variety of designs and finishes. It appeals first to the contractor on account of its ease of application, for, as will be seen, it is in reality a rim rather than a mortise lock. It requires a very small mortise in the edgl of the door and four auger holes through the stile; thus it does not in any way weaken the door as in the case of some other locks of a similar type. The two halves of the lock telescope together and are firmly held in place on the door by means of two set screws on the inside. The lock is assembled at the factory and the knobs, cylinder and escutcheons are in their permanent positions and cannot be lost or misplaced.

From point of appearance the lock makes an especial appeal to the owner, owing to the fact that there are no screws visible either in the knob or the outside escutcheon plate. There is no vibration of the knob and as one architect who has used this lock very extensively aptly expressed it. "The lock is so firm to the hand as to appear as if it were a part of the door itself, a feature which is not found in any other lock in the range of my experience." Contractors say that it can be applied in one-third of the time required to apply an ordinary cylinder loch set.

This is the only lock for which the New York Board of Firs Underwriters will grant a reduction in insurance rates on metal-covered doors in fireproof New York office buildings. They are being extensively used by the most modern office buildings in the Northwest, and can be seen in use in the new White building, the American Savings Bank, Empire and new Arcade buildings in Seattle, the Paulsen building in Spokane and the Exchange building in Bellingham.

Those contemplating the erection of office buildings or other high-grade work will be well repaid for time spent in investigating the merits of this excellent lock.

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THE T. 8. HAMILTON RESIDENCE, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON

T. Harris, Architect Magnesia-Asbestos Supply Co., "Century" Shingles Stephen McNeil, Builder

A S B E S T O S S H I N G L E S - - A Product Possessing the Qualities of the Fiber—The Strength and Durability of Portland Cement—CHARLES H. STRINGER

WHILE considering the small cost of a roof in comparison to the large cost of erecting the building, and the Interior furnishings, fixings, and so forth, it behooves

anyone*, who is anxious to protect and save the money usually spent in these things, to put on a roof that is permanent .

In asbestos shingles one has a roof, when properly applied, t h a t will outlast the lifetime of the building. The simple exposure to the elements causes the cement, tha t has been deposi ted upon the asbestos fiber in the process of manufacture, to crystallize, and it then becomes bet ter and bet ter ; in fact, more serviceable as time rolls on. Cement has been known to crystallize as long as twenty-eight years from the t ime it was first mixed. This is a demonstration of the claims made for asbestos shingles—that they improve, toughen and harden with exposure to the elements and atmospheric conditions. Another good point which these shingles have, and il is not to be overlooked by any manner of means, is the fact that they do not have lo be painted to preserve them,

; i S die ( leiin nts take bet ter care of asbestos shingles than ,p<. best paint or dressing that has ever been manufactured.

The great invention covered by L. Hatschek 's reissued patent No. 12,594, under da te of January 15, 1907, for a,fire-p roof building material, composed entirely of asbestos fiber .,,,,! hydraulic or Portland cement, marks an epoch in the building Industry and a new birth in the mat te r of fire pro-K i t ion, so far as fireproof construction is concerned.

Being fireproof and not affected by continuous moisture or frost, or subject to deterioration by the elements in any way, it Is obvious that asbestos shingles and asbestos building lumber may be employed freely and confidently in a vast variety of places where ordinary lumber has failed.

Primari ly designed to replace the ordinary roof coverings only, its meri ts have been found to be such tha t its employmen t by the best archi tects and engineers has extended to all classes of work wherein its many desirable qualities have supplanted other mater ials heretofore commonly in use.

Asbestos fiber has remained exposed to the elements for unnumbered centuries, without deterioration. I ts well-known iireprooi quality renders it the most suitable fiber upon which to crystallize the cement deposited thereon in the course of manufacture. It is therefore evident, from the well-known qualities of these two materials, that nothing could have been selected that would have been more fireproof, indestructible and everlasting than asbestos fiber and hydraulic cement as raw materials from which to prepare a permanent building material, such as has been derived through asbestos shingles and asbestos building lumber. Nails may be driven through asbestos shingles and asbestos building lumber by a quick, sharp blow of the hammer, quite close to the edge, without danger of fracture, thus differing materially from all other sheathing materials in the important a t t r ibutes of toughness and homogeneousness.

Owing to the enormous pressure under which the shingles are manufactured, they absorb, when fresh, only about four or five per cent of their weight of water, thus forming a roofing tile of most excellent quality. Exposed to the action of the atmosphere for a year or two, the hydration and subsequent crystallization convert them iiito absolutely impermeable roof coverings, which, as such, defy all changes of climate and thus become greatly superior to other forms of sheathing.

On account of the lightness of weight of the asbestos shingles (under the French method of application the weight being only 250 pounds, and under the American method 375 pounds per finished square) , the framing may be of much lighter construction than tha t designed to carry slate roofs. Therefore a very considerable sum is saved in building construction. The shingles may be cut or sawed, shaped to fit around dormer windows, chimneys, etc., without fear of injury to those surrounding them. When with these good features is combined the absolute unalterabil i ty of the shingles, their economy of application and maintenance, their fireproof qualities, their toughness and elasticity, it is not to be wondered at, that they make the best roof covering ever produced, either of natural or manufactured materials .

These shingles, passing upon the marke t under the name of "Century," are manufactured by Keasbey & Mattison com-


pany, Ambler, Penn., and are handled in the Northwest by the Magnesia-Asbestos Supply Co., 116 Main street, Seattle, Any one interested in shingles will find a demonstration of this remarkable product of educational value.

direct result of this has been that dry goods and similar stores

are rapidly displacing their present lighting equipment and in

stalling Tungsten lamps. The Sterling lamp has been used

in a large number of installations recently made in the North-

T H E T U N G S T E N The Lamp of the Twentieth Century--.H;gh Efficiency and Low Maintenance--A Simple Method for Testing Filaments—F.E PLOWMAN, i. E.

pHE advent of the Tungsten lamp marks the beginning of

a new era in artificial lighting. The history of improvement in lighting for many centuries was simply the his

tory of the successful effort to do away with the inconven

ience of smoke, dripping oil or grease, bad odors, vitiation of atmosphere and the inconvenience of lighting the illuminant.

All these questions were solved when the incandescent light was given to the public, but there remained the question of

cost. Improvements in the art of manufacture and in the art of generating and distributing current have, within the

last few years, gradually brought this question of price to

such a point that the cost of illumination is now not a prime

consideration; and while a high-efficiency lai > still further

reduces the expense of illumination, this point xs about to be

lost sight of, owing to the fact that, for the first time in

history, humanity is able to take up the question of quality of illumination. w°-^y

th?UwK I S U ° W t h e P r i m e consideration in lighting, and al-

reasn^ tt lg S t e U l a m p i S °f g r e a t v a l u e f o r m a n r economic

i^begins tb P ° i n t °f i U t e r e S t a b O U t t M s l a mP i s that lumfZt e m °f t h e S e n e r a l a r t i f l c i a l Production of an

illuminant comparable with sunlight.

amonTtbare l n u m b e r o f Tungsten lamps on the market and

cZ7e qutk vh e f e r l i n S h a S t h e l e a d * e f f l c i e ^ ' ™ - ^ct

the aDDa™t, ^ C 1 S 1 V e l y a n d interestingly demonstrated on

cent? S ; t h e E l e C t " C S p e c i a l t i e s co*ipany *as recently installed in the Central building, Seattle. the manatna^ tUS *S d e s i g n e d t o meet the requirements of

Pere^Ld so Wh116 * * k - * " " °f " V O l t ' " " ™ * " " a m " understands that his3"" T S° ^ * " * * • b U t W h° r e a d i l y

current passing tb T TQCOMS t b e Q U a n t i t y °f e l e c t r i c

the amoun ' f j r ° U g h " a n d t h a t t M s q u a n t i t y determines trie illumina«or0ney ** h a S t 0 P*y ^ m ° n t h f ° F W s elec"

partmenTsûinn?/^ 8 C ° U S i S t S °f a C a b i n e t w i t h t e n com-Quantity and a ^ m * ! g r o u n d - g l a s s d o o r s 'or showing the bon l amp?V™ 1 ? , °f t Q e l i g h t f r o m t h e T u n g s ten and Car-copper s w i t c h e d 1 " C ° n t r 0 1 b o a r d m o u n t e d w ith Polished watt meters T a U l C ° n t r 0 1 °£ t h e l a m p S ' t w o o r d i n a ry lights, fuses a n 7 t °W f°U r"P° l e r e v e r s i n S switch, pilot lamp under c o n s i l . accessor ies> so arranged that any

Co'mpaîLn b e e nntChan * ^ ^ "*" ^ and the TungstenT, common carbon filament lamp

power and current ? * ^ *" m a d e ' b ° t h &S r e g a r d s c a n d l e -clearly that the?urrenntSUmPti°n: * " ***"** ^ ^ 8 b ° W i n g

lamp is approximate C ° n s U m p t i o n o f the Sterling Tungsten lamp. Figured on f r ? " ^ t h a t °f t h e C a r b o n filame*t the usual rate for r e s t ! V * * " C G n t S P G r k i l°-w a t t hour, dinary thirty tw0 anê ! ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ t h a t " * °r" consume $1.07 and the i ° T C a r b ° n filSment l a m p W i l 1

lamp 38 cents worth ofo ^ ^ ^ P ° W 6 r T u D g S t e n

rate of four l u T j Z ^ * ^ M t ! l - b u r n i n g a t t b e

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pie destrous of matching colors or shades of color, and the

west.

T H E K A H N S Y S T E M — A Tested Out System for Reinforcing Concrete-— Used in all Classes of Construction by the Best Builders—J A. CURREY

A MONG the many new buildings in the Pacific Northwest

and particularly in Portland which have attracted at

tention, are those built of reinforced concrete according

to the Kahn system and on designs furnished by the Trussed

Concrete Steel company of Detroit. At present the buildings

in Portland worthy of mention are: The Homeopathic hos

pital, the ten-story Lewis building, and the nine-story building

for the Portland Railway, Light and Power company, on

which work has just been started by the Hurley-Mason

company. These buildings are being erected according to the

Kahn system of hollow tile and concrete Joists.

The first building to be erected in this manner was the

Homeopathic hospital, a structure 200 feet long, which was

tested during February in the presence of the Building In

spector of Portland, the architects and the contractor. A

load of more than twice the amount the building was de

signed for was placed upon a floor and allowed to remain

for twenty-four hours and no appreciable deflection was

recorded.

The Kahn system was selected lor this hospital after other methods of construction had been investigated, as the most economical, besides being sanitary and soundproof, and the result is that today the Homeopathic hospital is the only absolutely fireproof hospital in Portland. The place it won for itself was so marked that the same style of construction has been adopted in the other structures.

While these buildings are to be constructed with the floor system based on the hollow-tile and concrete joist plan, the Kahn system has been used in something like forty buildiugs and structures in the Pacific Northwest in the past three years. The projected structures in which the Kahn system is contemplated represent a value of upwards of $2,000,000.

The largest concrete spans in Portland are being placed on this system. These are clear spans of fifty feet in the large sub-station of the Portland Railway, Light and Power company, at First and Jefferson streets. In addition to such large spans, this building also contains other noteworthy features. On the concrete columns of the building is a reinforced concrete crane girder upon which will run a 20-ton crane* this large crane being necessary in placing and handling the large rotary converters and other machinery used in the sub-station.

It would be impossible in an article of this length to go in o details of the interesting engineering features contained in almost every Kahn system structure in the Northwest, for the company not only designs buildings but bridges, viaducts, irrigating plants, retaining walls, and so forth. It has now entered a new field, that of metal lath products. Its Hy-Rib s eathing Ls proving a boon to construction, for it combines so many features that it can be used in almost every building of any size or character.

1 work in the Northwest employing the Kahn system is handled through a branch office of the Trussed Concrete Steel company at 1120 Board of Trade building, Portland.


THE SUBWAY C. P. R. HOTEL AND TRAIN SHEDS

Winnipeg, Canada

G A T E W A Y T O WESTERN CANADA-Winnipeg, the Prairie Capital—City of Phenomenal Growth—Railroad Center With Fine Terminals— The Distributing ̂ Point of the Last American Frontier—CHAS. F. ROLAND

W INNIPEG proves a surprise to the visitor who reaches the prairie capital from time to time and expects to find it nothing more than a prairie town. Before he

leaves the train he finds that he has been set down in one of the finest railway depots on the continent and from this point he will be kept in a constant state of wonder as to how a city of little more than twenty years' growth could possess so many handsome buildings.

The greater part of the work of constructing a modern city, where once the prairie rolled in unbroken waves into the far distance, has been accomplished in the last six or seven years, during which time the original buildings that represented Winnipeg in its early days, have been torn down to give place to structures of architectural beauty and massive strength.

The change has taken place not only in the business sections of the city, but in the residential portion as well, which, with its beautiful shade trees and green boulevards, offers a welcome change to the ordinary city with its paved roads and footways bare of every vestige of tree or grass.

The bank buildings erected in Winnipeg are each year growing in number and also becoming far more elaborate in structure, some exceedingly handsome buildings having recently replaced the original places of business in which the banks commenced their career in the West. Among those particularly worthy of notice are the Union bank, Bank of Toronto, Imperial Bank, the Traders' Bank, the Canadian Bank of Commerce and the north end branch of the Dominion Bank.

Of these the Bank of Toronto, the Traders' Bank, the Imperial Bank and the north end branch of the Dominion Bank were recently completed; and the Bank of Nova Scotia, under construction in 1908, is an absolutely fireproof building, the outside of grey granite, while the architecture is graceful and ornate. The building will cost $250,000.

Winnipeg is the home of many large wholesale mercantile firms, embracing every description of merchandise, and the warehouses of these concerns are equal in size and general style of architecture to any that can be found in even the largest trade centers of the world.

Several large factories have been recently completed, among them being the Winnipeg Casket company's premises, the Smart Bag company's factory and the Eastman trunk and bag factory. The Canadian Pacific railroad completed extensive additions, costing $300,000, to their already large shops in the past year. The Canadian Northern railway has also under construction large shops in the west end of the city, which, when completed, will be one of the great industrial plants of Winnipeg.

The distributing business in Winnipeg has advanced from a sum of $8,616,248 in 1900 to a sum exceeding $22,-500,000 in 1908, and with the field opened up to manufacturers by the gradual settlement of the vast farming territory west of the city, the possibilities of future trade cannot be overestimated.

The City hall, which stands in a commanding position


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Winnipeg, Canada

on the main street of the city, is a building fully in keeping

with a city that expects in the near future to be the largest

and most important in the Dominion of Canada. The rapid

growth of Winnipeg will, however, render it necessary to en

large the building, or provide further accommodation else

where to give the office space required by the several de

par tments . The engineering department , the power depar tment

and a par t of the legal staff are now installed in temporary

quarters in downtown office buildings. A new building has

jus t been completed for the police department , the old build

ing having been condemned as not in keeping with the spirit

of expansion existing in the city.

The population in Winnipeg has grown from 19,574 in

April, 1885, to 126,000 in December, 1908, or an average in

crease of nearly 8,000 per annum for the fourteen years.

The total assessable property stood at $48,214,950 in 1904 and $106,188,883 in 1907, an increase of $57,973,933 in the short space of four years.

Winnipeg streets are all fine, wide thoroughfares, Main

street, now paved with asphalt, is 133 feet in width from

urb to curb. Portage avenue, the new modern retail thor-

2 9 T m i l e e ; i S / 3 ° ^ W i d 6 ' a n d P a v e d w i t h a s P b a l t - There are and n vaVed a n d g r a d e d s t r e e t s within the city limits side w i t h V o U b U r b a U d l S t r i C t S t b e r ° a d w a y s a r e l i n e d - e i t - e t al Tistriet ' S a n d S b a d e t r e e s w h i c h g i v e s t h e residen-months ^ e X t r e m e l y P l e a S a n t a s p e c t i n t h e s ™ e r

t h J t e w l a ^ h ° W n S U S ° W n P a r k S a n d n a t i o n grounds;

he A s l i n t b o n ^ W M c b i S S R u a t e d ° n t h e b a n k s of

a n d t a X r be T ^ - ^ °n e °f Winn i*eg ' s beauty spots, and^havmg the additional at traction of a zoological depart!

c e n t e T o f T e ^ t b e P ° U t i c a l <*P«al as well as the educational St Tohn! ?, a Q a d a - * h a S t h e Manitoba, Wesley and a L c u i t u r a i ° on ' ' ***** l ° e d u c a t i o - i P - P o s e s , while the agricultural college provides for the education of s tudents along lines useful to the country. i „ 1 9 0 0 the city had sixteen schools with a school population of 7,500, and has now grown to a school population of 18,940 in 1908, with twenty-eight schools. J c l & u l

The residential portion of Winnipeg is growing by leaps and bounds, each month seeing some new piece of prairie

transformed into a modern s t reet with a long line of hand

some trees, the roadways graded and boulevards with shade

t rees on either side. The apar tment blocks are all arranged

in suites of four to six rooms with separate bath rooms and

lavatories in each suite, practically making the home lite

as private as in an ordinary house.

There are no less than three great railroad companies

who have located their shops at this point—the Canadian Pa

cific, Canadian Northern, and Grand Trunk Pacific r a i l w a y s -

providing employment for over 3,600 employes. The ter

minals of the various companies are also located at Winnipeg)

the Canadian Pacific depot at the present time being one of

the largest and handsomest on the American continent. A

new joint depot is now under construction by the Canadian

Xorthern and Grand Trunk Pacific railway companies. The

station will be 400 feet long and four stories in height, and

will have ticket lobby, general waiting room, restaurant , lunch

A TYPICAL RESIDENCE

Winnipeg, Canada

room and offices on the ground floor, while the upper floors will be used for office purposes. The en t rances to the platforms will be by means of subways, and separate entrances are provided for entrance to, and exit from, the passenger plat forms. When these projects are completed Winnipeg will s tand un-rivaleu as a railroad center for the whole of Wes te rn Canada.

Local architects are, whenever possible, given the preference in designing new buildings to be erected in the city, and with the large amount of building tha t is always going on. great possibilities are presented to local men. A s u r v e y o r and archi tects ' association has been formed in Manitoba to watch the interest of these professions, the present officer--being S. F. Peters , Winnipeg, president ; J. H. G. Russell, Win uipeg, first vice-president; C. H. Wheeler , Winnipeg, second vice-president, and W. P. Over Hony, secretary.


IDAHO'S CAPITAL—Boise has Year of Satisfactory

Growth—Building Inspector Reports—Irrigation—Rail

roads— Manufactures—REILLY ATKINSON

T"" HE building situation in Boise was exceedingly satis-*• factory during the year 1908, not only in the quan

tity, but in the style and architecture of the buildings erected. This city is very much in need of office buildings, the present ones being taxed to their limit and in some cases over-crowded.

It is impossible a t this t ime to rent either a first-class office or well-located store. The people of Boise have, as a rule, erected their own buildings and there are no large buildings in this city owned by outside capital. The time is probably ripe, however, for such investments by the capitalists of other communities. The growth of a city such as Hoist; creates so many demands upon the pocketbooks of its own men that they are, in most cases, unable to finance many improvements which would make a most excellent investment from every point of view. This has been the situation with regard to office and store buildings.

The office of building inspector was created in Boise the first of April, 1908. From tha t t ime to January 1, 1909, 600 permits were issued for buildings of a total value of $510,000. During the months of January, February and March the permits were not recorded and some large s t ructures were s tar ted during that time.| One of these was the Pinney thea te r ; this has a seating capacity of 1400, is five stories high, 100 by 122 feet and cost $100,000. It is built of cut stone to the third floor and sand-lime brick from there up. Another one is the addition to the high school which is to be three stories high, all of stone and pressed brick and costing about $90,-

000. This is the right wing of a building which, wh<?n constructed, will have cost over $300,000. It will contain an excellent gymnasium with shower baths and all modern attachments .

The Boise Hotel company purchased, last February, a square block in the heart of the city on which it proposed to erect a hotel 200x100 at a cost of $250,000. The Falk-Schubert Hotel company purchased, last October, 150 feet of ground in the business quarter on which it has already commenced construction of an hotel to cost $175,000, to be four stories high and 150x122 feet.

During the year 1908, $100,000 was expended on the Capitol building of the state and the legislature is about to appropriate $200,000 to be expended on the same building, during 1909-10. St. John's cathedral, which was commenced in 1906, was worked upon steadily during 1908 at a cost of about $35,000. Two other churches, the Methodist and Lutheran, were erected at a cost of $15,000 and $10,000.

The prospects for huilding in Boise are bet ter than they have been for several years! Already, a four-story office and stcre building, 110 by 122, is in the course of erection and there are other buildings planned which will make 1909 the banner building year, not only in Boise, but in all of southern

Idaho. The school buildings of Southern Idaho are modern in every

respect and are as well equipped and-up-to-date as any similar buildings in the United States. The business blocks and homes being erected in these towns are put up with the same idea in mind and the appearance of every town is being improved at a rapid rate. Cities of 2,000 and 3,000 population in southern Idaho have a decidedly metropolitan air, owing to the appearance of their buildings, the cement sidewalks and the regular streets.

THE EDISON STORE AND A CONCRETE OFFICE BUILDING

Donald and Portage Avenues, Winnipeg, Canada

THE KRIBS MEMORIAL WINDOW First Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon. Povey Bros. Glass Co., Designers and Makers

THE PIONEER PANEL. STROWBRIDGE MEMORIAL WINDOW Scottish Rite Cathedral, Portland, Oregon. Povey Bros. Glass Co., Designers and Maker*

INDIVIDUAL P O W E R PLANTS—A Study of the Power Question —Comparative Values of Public and Private Installations—Public Service as Opposed to Isolated Plants—Installations in Seattle—j. D. HULL, M. E.

O NE of the hardest problems that prospective builders have

to deal with in the construction of large buildings, either for office or hotel purposes, is the problem of power.

This comprises power for motors, elevators, and so forth, power for lighting, and we might also say, power for heating.

There are many conditions which have to be dealt with in connection with this problem, which makes it difficult to

deal in generalit ies, but there a re a few of the essential points which can be given consideration. Of course the main point which comes first before every prospective build

er 's mind is, How can he obtain this power for the least

money? This is an essential point and should probably receive the first consideration, but together with it should

be considered the convenience and the continuity of service.

In the larger cities, there are two ways for the builder to obtain his power; one is from public service corporations and the other is by the installation of an isolated plant. Bach one of these sources has its part icular advantages under certain conditions. The advantages of obtaining power from public service corporations a re : the owner can get a fixed price on his current per k. w. hour; a fixed price per 1,000 pounds of condensation for his heat ing sys tem; he does not have to install machinery, nor furnish labor to operate it ; and he is reasonably sure of continuous service.

On the other hand, the re are certain objections to this source, and among them the most important is the liability of a break-down in the service main which oftentimes results in a very serious loss. This was strikingly illustrated during the holiday season of last year. The manager of one of the large depar tment stores in Seattle, in discussing this mat ter , said their service had been cut off for one hour during an afternoon in the busiest par t of the season and had resulted in a loss to them of over $500; and a number of other stores, which were under the same circuit, suffered correspondingly.

Then one of the drawbacks to buying power from public corporations is that , as a rule, it costs more than it does to furnish the power. This, however, depends entirely upon the size of the buildings and amount of power required.

The advantages of installing a power plant in a building are very apparent to the man who has operated a large building with a power plant in it, and has then operated the same sized building without the power plant. In the first place, if the building is of sufficient size, a much more satisfactory service is obtained where the power plant is in the building; also a much cheaper service. The heating is more satisfactory and more flexible, and the light and power are continuous, where a proper installation is made in the first place. Aside from this, there is the advantage of a furnace in which to burn all the refuse, boxes, bags, papers, and so forth, of the building, which of themselves help out the fuel bill.

There is a point, however, where the isolated plant becomes a luxury, and tha t is in the case of a comparatively small building where the load is light. This is because the fixed charges of labor, maintenance, in teres t and insurance are practically the same for the small plant, say of 150 h. p. capacity, as they are for a 500 or 600 h. p. capacity.

The wri ter has In mind two buildings In the city of Seat

tle, one with its own power plant, which will be described as

building "A," and one without a power plant, which will be

described as building " B " The heat ing surface in "A" is

approximately 12,000 square feet; and in "B," 7,000 square feet.

The number of elevators in "A" is six; the number in " B " is

four. The light is in about the same proportions, so tha t the

load required for "A" is about one-third greater than for "B,"

yet the total yearly cost of all operations for light, power and

heat in "A" is about $11,000, as against $14,000 in "B." This

shows a decided saving in favor of the power plant; the ra tes

obtained by "B" are the most advantageous in the city. The reason for this advantage can be readily understood

it one appreciates the fact tha t the same amount of steam furnishes the power for both elevators and heat ing; tha t is, that the exhaust steam from the power equipment is used for heating purposes and if the price of furnishing the power can he made the same as the power can be purchased for, then the heating costs nothing.

In regard to the limiting point between a plant being an economizing investment and a luxury, it may be stated in a general way that where the cost of power for lighting is 3 cents per k. w. hour, for elevator service 2y2 cents, and the cost of steam heating is 60 cents per 1,000 pounds of condensation on the one hand, and where the cost of oil is $1.20 per barrel on the other hand, it is about an even break when the total cost of yearly operation is around $5000. In other words, if light, hea t and power could be purchased from an outside source for $5000 the same could be produced for $5000. As the total cost increases above this point in purchasing from outside sources, there is a gradual increase in the saving by using an isolated plant.

if the cost from outside sources amounts to $10,000 per year, the same could be furnished by the use of an isolated plant in a building under ordinary conditions, for less than $8000. If the cost of operation were $20,000 from outside sources, the same could be produced in the building for approximately $14,000. These figures do not hold true in every case, but are simply il lustrative of the average number of cases which have come to the wri ter ' s at tent ion in buildings in the cities of Portland, Tacoma, Spokane and Seatt le. So, in a general way, it is safe to say tha t in any building where the yearly cost of operation will be $5000 or over, tha t it will be economy to install a separate power plant, and it would also be an assurance of a safe and satisfactory service.

In regard to the power plants themselves, it is a most difficult proposition to describe any part icular class of plant to apply in all cases, for some buildings might require the installation of hydraulic elevators and separate generators for l ight In other cases, it might be more advantageous to install a complete electric plant, and again, there are other cases where best results can be obtained by so designing the plant as to take care of only the heating, and either lighting or elevator service. Each case should have special investigation, but in general, it can be said tha t to obtain the best results the most economic type of plant should be installed.

Among the successful and profitable operation of isolated plants in this terr i tory may be mentioned the Perry apartments, Standard Furni ture and New York blocks, Seat t le ; Corbett building, Portland, and Fidelity building, Tacoma.


AGRICULTURAL BUILDING

Completed July, 1908 MANUFACTURING BUILDING

Completed August, 1908

A L A S K A - Y U K O N - P A C I F I C EXPOSITION—Incorporates Unique Features—Has Created an Individual Municipality—A Site of 250 Acres— Review of its Structural and Architectural Development—WELFORD BEATON

I N LESS than two years of actual construction, Seatt le has completed a world's exposition which it will open to the public on June ls t . To do so, it has been compelled to

overcome physical difficulties encountered by no other enterprise of the kind: practically to establish a complete municipality, even to its public utilities, such as its water, sewer and lighting systems and paving department.

The site selected for the Exposition was 250 acres of native fir forest on the campus of the University of Washington, washed by Lake Washington on the one side and Lake Union on the other, and the preparation and grading of the site proved the most difficult of the many obstacles. Many of the cuts and fills made necessary ran to a maximum of 35 feet.

The work of grading was begun a year ago last fall. The first building was finished on December l s t of that year.

The grounds of the Exposition are divided by the Northern Pacific railroad tracks, circulation over and under which is obtained by means of subways leading to the "Pay Streak," the amusement way of the Exposition, and to the lower end of Rainier Vista. A rustic t rest le carries over the tracks to Lake Washington.

The grounds are so laid out that all of the chief features, such as the Cascades, the main government buildings, the Alaska Shaft and Geyser Basin, center exactly upon Mt.

Rainier, the highest peak in the United Sta tes . Leadingr directly from this central group and bearing upon Mt. Rainier,! is Rainier Vista, the principal way of the fair and at an angle, of 35 degrees to it, on ei ther side, are Union Vista, bearing upon Lake Union and Washington Vista, bearing upon Lake Washington.

The Cascades, before referred to, a re 500 feet long and 50 feet wide, and water will be turned down them at the rate of 8,000 gallons per minute. They are so ar ranged tha t a hood at each dam will safely shield powerful l ights behind glass of the six primary colors, shaded from the l ighter tones at the center, to the darker tones at the outer edges. At the foot of the Cascades is Geyser Basin, in which "Old Faithful," the charm of Yellowstone Park, will be duplicated. It will spout water into the air a height of 100 feet and it, too, will be brilliantly illuminated.

All of the buildings are of typical exposition construction of plaster, staff and wood, including skylight fabric and ready roofing, with the exception of the Machinery hall, which is of mill construction with brick walls. The Auditorium, one of the largest buildings on the grounds, is of like construction, but the Fine Arts building is absolutely fire-proof, having concrete floors and brick walls. This was done to assure absolute fire protection to the a r t exhibits, which will he of exceptional scope and value.

In the general plan of archi tecture, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition follows the French renaissance style. This applies to the Manufactures, Agriculture. Mines. Fisheries and

MACHINERY HALL Completed July, 1908

FINE ARTS BUILDING Completed January, 1909


other s t ructures forming che central picture of the exhibition. The buildings are grouped about the Cascades and Geyser Basin, the main decorative features, and the United States government buildings complete the scheme. The federal s t ructures are pleasing combinations of French and Spanish renaissance styles and the great dome on the main government building is the architectural climax of the fair.

The California state building is of Spanish mission architect ure and the Oregon huilding is strictly Roman classic in style. The Washington huilding is two stories in height and in design is a free American t rea tment of the classic French style of architecture. Seven buildings On the Exposition grounds will revert to the University of Washington a t the close of the Exposition.

These are the Auditorium, Fine Arts, Machinery, Washington. Arctic Brotherhood, Forestry, and Women's buildings-The Auditorium is Roman classic In design and the Fine Arts follows the French style of architecture. The Machinery hall, to be the permanent engineering building for the University, is a modern adaption of the Spanish mission archi tecture and is an at tract ive structure.

The Agriculture and Manufactures buildings are similar, with jus t enough difference of detail to avoid mechanical repetition. On the Agriculture building is a beautifu. circular pergola colonnade with Ionic columns supporting trellis beams and flower tubs. The end facades of the building consist of a semi-circular arc 50 feet wide crowned with a pediment containing the official seal of the Exposition beautifully worked out in staff.

The Fisheries building stands on the same side of the Cascades as the Agriculture building and Ionic columns were used to harmonize with the adjoining building. On the opposite side of this court of honor stand the Manufactures and Mines buildings where Ionic columns have been used for the sake of harmor_y with the adjacent s tructure.

The Forestry building will be the largest log house ever built and about the front of the s t ructure will be 124 logs each forty feet high and containing 6000 feet in board measure. The weight of each one of these great logs is estimated a t 50,000 pounds. The logs used in the exterior of

AUDITORIt'-M

Completed December, 1908

the buildings are being left in the rough, while those used in the interior will have the bark removed.

One of the ornate buildings on the Exposition grounds is the music pavilion. This building is of colonial archi tecture, with many of the characteris t ics of the French style, carrying columns modeled after those surrounding Washington 's old home in Mount Vernon. In the frieze about this building is a musical staff and other decorations of a similar nature.

The home of the Arctic Brotherhood is typical of the houses in Alaska and the north of Finland and is built of logs. The landscape features about this building represent gardens seen in the North. The s t ructures to be occupied

by the Japanese and Chinese will he strictly Oriental in general character. On the Pay Streak, many of the structures will follow Japanese archi tecture and the entrance to the gayety boulevard is of Jap-Alaskan design, so called because the main arch will consist of totem poles supporting a curved pagoda roof.

A large nufhber of structures are of the tree American style of architecture, but have been so located as to make a complete picture with the buildings in the main group following the French renaissance design.

The principal work of sculpture is the Exposition monument, at the head cf the Cascades. It is 70 feet high and stands en a pedestal 20 feel in h< Ight. About the base of the

• FOREIGN EXHIBIT PALACE Completed January, 1909

pedestal are three seated female figures symbolic of the Northland, the South Seas and the Orient. The column is of Corinthian design and carries a globe showing the signs of the zodiac. Surmounting this globe is a huge American eagle.

The animal groups about the Geyser Basin a re an elk, bear, t imber wolf, and cougar, all representat ive of the Northland. Ornamental vases, carrying the official emblem of the Exposition staff, circle the entire central court around the Cascades and the Geyser Basin and in front of several of the larger buildings.

The 1909 exhibition will be well-lighted and thousands of lights will be used in the illumination of the buildings. On the Manufactures and Agriculture buildings will be a total of 17,000 lights for the exterior decorations and it requires more than 5000 each to outline the Mines and Fisheries buildings. On the Fine Arts building will be 4000 globes and the Auditorium will require 5000 lights. In the Geyser Basin are more than 1000 lights, and 1500 will be used in the electrical decorations under water about the Cascades illuminating the flash with the colors of the rainbow.

In the green house owned by the Exposition company are more than 1,000,000 plants of every description to be used in building beautiful floral designs and sunken gardens. When the Exposition opens climbing roses, geraniums, rhododendrons, cactus dahlias and many other varieties of flowers will be found massed in profusion about the big s t ructure giving forth color and perfume from every conceivable nook and corner. The building of the Exposition has progressed to such an extent that the fair will be easily ready two months before the opening date, June 1, 1909.

On March 1, 1909, everyone of the buildings begun by the Exposition corporation was complete and ready for the installation of exhibits; two systems of water were installed; an extensive sewer system was in and working, and seven and one-half miles of electric conduits were in. Besides this, seventy-five per cent of the eight miles of asphalt paving was done.


\v. s. Baratow A Co., Construction Engineers A TYPICAL SUB-STATION Oregon Electric Railway Co., Operators

E L E C T R I C R A I L W A Y IMPROVEMENTS—Spec ia l Developments in the Oregon Territory—New Divisions of the Oregon Electric—Subway tor the Portland Railway, Light and Power Co. — PORTLAND CORRESPONDENT

T DESIGN, build, equip and put into operation a central station for the Portland General Electric railway of 7500 h.p., with an ultimate capacity of 15,000

r 'P * ' t h

a n kydro-electric power plant and transmission station or e Oregon Water Power and Railway company, of 15,000

now 1 M " U i m a t e c a n a c i t y of 25,000 h.p.; a steam turbine powei plant for the Washington Water Power company at

wav fro ' °P 9 0 0 ° ' ' ' ' ' ' : a m o d e r n - rapid-transit, electric rail-' ( "" ' ' l a n < 1 to Salem, and one from a junction near

1 k 0 | , , , i n ' s« drove—both for the Oregon Electric Rail-W a J , ' " m l , : i " v : a n d . i n addition to these, a number of other powei and transmission plants outside the terri tory tr ibutary

t ° n d l l n v ° lv lng an expenditure of millions of dollars ~, ! L i ," P e r f o n n a11 this in a period of but four years, is cei am > a most creditable record of engineering enterprise.

genera] reader a power oi- transmission plant is somewhat of a mystery; a railroad, however, is something <'" , m ' '> different: it. 18 n o t n n l v „ „„„„ h ( ) ( ) k 1() ;1 l a r g e

extent, but 11 is an Inatitution in daily use. We shall there-'«"" ' • " """" ouraelves to the electric railway lines built by tl." engineering firm of w . s. Barstow & Company, of Portland, Oregon, for the Oregon Electric Railway company.

K m m : | " engineering point of view, the enterprise of locating, building, equipping and putting in actual operation of the Salem and the Forest Grove divisions presented numerous, as well as serious, difficulties. Chief among these were

the entrance to the city from the southwest, where an abruptly-rising crest of hills, averaging in height about 800 feet above mean sea-level, separa tes the valley from the part of the city which was selected as the terminal for the railway company, practically on the river front, with an elevation of about 40 feet above mean sea-level; the crossing of the Willamette river a t a height sufficient to allow the passage of boats, requiring a clearance of not less than 46 feet, at a high water of not less than 36 feet above mean water surface, with high t rest le approaches on both sides averaging about 60 feet above ground, and about half a mile in length. To this should be added minor difficulties, such as frequent high-water periods, curvature, grades, slides, and so forth. Each of these problems was solved in a way that surpassed all expectations. Indeed, none of the railroads entering the cuy of Port land from the south or southwest, though built a t a t ime when they could have had their choice without any hindrance, as far a t least as tlie physical features of the problem and their effect upon the operation of the roads, can in any way compare with these new lines.

The track is of s tandard gauge, built for heavy passenger and freight traffic; maximum curvature on the Salem division, outside the city limits, is 6 degrees and 40 minutes, and all of the curvature, including tha t in the city limits, is but 18 per cent of the total length of the l ine; while the Forest Grove division has a maximum curvature of 6


degrees, of which there is but one at the junction, and only 16 per cent of the entire line is represented by curves; the gradient, going north, has a maximum \y2 per cent ; and going north into Portland, 2y2 per cent. Nearly all of this maximum gradient is within the city limits, where all grades were necessarily governed by the city's s treet grades.

The roadbed is 16 feet in width on embankments , 22 feet in cuts for single track, with 14 feet for each additional track. The entire right of way, station grounds, yard arrangement, signaling and interlocking equipment on both divisions are as extensive as tha t of any standard steam road entering the city of Portland. Of no less importance is the character of bridges and buildings, the sub-stations, the transmission lines, telegraph and telephone systems, the electric locomotives, the combination passenger, smoking and baggage motor cars, with emergency brakes, heating, lighting and all other modern improvements.

Another important line of electrical work was inaugurated

WILLAMETTE RIVER BRIDGE W. S. Barstow & Co., Construction Engineers

Oregon Electric Railway Co., Owners

E5N ROUTE A' IA OREGON ELECTRIC RAILWAI

last August, 1908, by the Portland Railway, Light and Power company, which engaged Barstow & Company to design, estimate and superintend the construction of an underground conduit and distributing system for electric light and power for the city of Portland.

The area affected by this system represents practically the entire business district, or approximately from the Union Depot to the City Hall and from Front to about Fourteenth street, and it means no less than placing all lighting and power wires, as well as all railway feeders, in underground conduits, a t a cost of about $1,000,000. It is scarcely necessary to elaborate here on the importance of such an enterprise, both from the standpoint of the engineering features, and from tha t of safety to life and constancy of service.

Work on this project was begun l a s . November, 1908, under the general supervision of William S. Turner, manager of the engineering company's Northwestern office.

STANDARD LOCOMOTIVE AND CAR BARNS W. S. Barstow & Co., Construction Engineers Oregon Electric Railway Co., Operators


SECTION VIEW S. P. & S. DOCK UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Pacific Engineering Co., Contractors

T H E W E I D L E R D O C K , P O R T L A N D — T h e Largest Waterfront Ter minal on the Columbia—Has a Capacity Sufficient to Handle 1 22 Million Pounds — Cargo for Twelve Ships — 3000 Piles Used—A.V.WILLOUGHBY

T HE records of the Portland Chamber of Commerce show tha t the total grain shipments through the port of Portland for the year of 1908 amounted to 16.481,548 bushels.

Of this amount, 13,039,956 bushels were foreign and 3,441,545 bushels domestic tonnage. This showing, and the increasing grain acreage in Washington and Oregon will eventually place Portland in the front ranks of the grain ports of the world.

James J. Hill in the course of his empire building has constructed the North Bank railroad through one of the greatest wheat-producing sections in the world, and it was necessary to construct a dock and warehouse a t the terminal of this road to handle the enormous grain shipments.

On the 27th day of May, 1908, the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad company awarded the Pacific Engineering company, of Seattle and Portland, a contract to build a connecting link between the two great carr iers of our commerce; and where rail meets sail, there has been constructed the largest grain dock on the Pacific coast.

The Wiedler dock, as it is officially known by the railroad company, takes its name from the property on which it is built, it being the former site of the old Wiedler sawmill, which was destroyed by fire a number of years ago.

The over-all dimensions of the dock are 1000 feet frontage on the Willamette river, by a depth of 193 feet.

There are two driveways, each 50 feet wide, a t each end, and two platforms, each 12 feet wide, extending the full length of the building, on the river and t rack side.

The portion of the dock covered by the warehouse has a floor space of 305,000 square feet. The floor loads are figured for 400 pounds to the square foot, or a total load of 122 million pounds, the cargo capacity of 12 ships.

The foundat ;on consists of piling for a distance of 88 feet from the face of the dock, driven in bents spaced 7x10 feet,

every other bent being under the post line of the building;

the piles were driven in clusters of four. The piles were

capped longitudinally with 12x12 t imbers and crosscapped

with 10x14 t imbers on which was placed a post plate casting

as a footing for the posts in the building.

While the pile-driving was being done, an hydraulic dredge was used to fill the space between the las t Inshore row of piles and the railroad t racks on Front s treet . The last two rows of piles were bulkheaded with willow brush mattresses, and after the fill was completed a 1 _ to 1 slope was made over the bulkhead and this slope rip-rapped with about 7000 cubic yards of rock. The fill was brought up to the level of the lower floor and mud sills laid on this fill for the inshore foundation of the building.

The whole floor space on the lower dock was then floored with 3x12 planks, a footing four feet square, No. 1, being placed under this floor a t the point of each post in the building.

The second floor is supported by 12x14 posts, 8x14 braces, 10x14 corbel, 14x18 cap and 6x16 joist, with 2x12 flooring. The bays on the lower floor are 14x20 feet with 10-foot head room.

The roof is carried on 10x10 posts, spaced 20x28 feet, 6x10 braces, 8x10 corbel, and 10x14 cap, the rafters are 3x14, two-foot centers, bridged with two sets of 2x4, the roof sheathing is 1x6, tongued and grooved. The roof has a pitch of one mch to the foot. The roofing is t a r and gravel.

There is an 8-foot lantern wall the full length of the building with a continuous line of windows 5x5 y2 feet, which make up the sides of this lantern, and give ample light for the upper floor. The doors are 8x8 feet, spaced every 20 feet on upper and lower floors; over each door is placed a t ransom 1x9 feet.


WATER BIDE ELEVATION, S. P. A 8. DOCK, PORTLAND

Pacific Engineering Co., Contractors

The siding is all 1x6 clear drop siding, and the finish is exceptional for a s t ructure of this kind.

Two grader towers, 40x60 and 60x80x104 feet high have been built for cleaning and grading and sacking the grain. The bin capacity for both towers amounts to 80,000 bushels.

In the single tower there are 9 cribs, or bins, 12x14x28 feet, laid up with 2x6 cribbing. The double tower has 18 bins of the same dimension and construction. There are three floors, elevator boot and elevator head in each structure. About 3,000 piles and 6,000,000 feet of lumber have been used in the construction of this dock.

The contractors* plant consisted of two skid drivers with 60-foot leads, one 44-inch cut-off saw, motor drive, with table and rolls for handling large t imber (95 per cent of the lumber in this dock being cut on this saw) . Two skid stiff-leg derricks with 40-foot booms, equipped with air compressors, with a capacity for two boring machines to each compressor.

These skid derricks were very efficient in erecting, all the lumber being placed by them with little or no subsequent handling.

One stationary derrick was used to hoist lumber to the dock from rafts and barges, as all lumber was delivered by water. This work was done under the supervision of W. C. Taylor, ass is tant chief engineer of the Seattle, Port land & Spokane railroad, and A. C. Mayo, assistant engineer.

The work was in charge of Guy von Boschke, engineer of construction for the Pacific Engineering company, the contractors for this warehouse.

A HALF-THROUGH BRIDGE—The Only One of its Type in the Northwest—Built al Hood River, Ore., in 1908—Unusual Engineering Features—F. E. PHILLIPS, C E

THE half-through camel back bridge to be described below was built during the past year a t Hood River, Oregon, and is locally known as the State s t reet bridge.

The bridge was built in the place of one carried away by the storms early in the spring of 1908. The unusual floods, at that time, augmented by the regular flow of a high velocity stream, undermined the steel piers on the eas t side of the river and let the old bridge into the s t ream. The original piers were set at the foot of the rock bluff and placed where they were supposed to be beyond danger. The footing, however was nothing more than the boulders of the s t ream.

In replacing this bridge the high velocity of the s t ream demanded the most careful consideration if a recurrence of the disaster was to be prevented. The ground on the eas t side was thoroughly exploited to ascertain if a permanent footing could possibly be obtained for new piers. It was found that the only expedient thing to do was to el iminate the pier idea entirely on that side of the river and prepare a bridge seat in the basalt rock.

The span is 171 feet between center of pins. There are nine panels of the camel-back type, and a clear roadway of 18 feet. The design provides for a maximum live load of 155 tons, detailed for a concentrated load of 15 tons on two axles eight feet apart from center to center. Steel joists are used

A HALF-THROUGH CAMEL BACK BRIDGE, HOOD RIVER, OREGON Columbia Bridge Co., Designers and Erectors


throughout, and the steel hand rails and hub guards are 5-inch channels. The total weight of the steel is 95,000 pounds. The planking consists of 12,500 feet of 4x12, Oregon fir.

In constructing the west end pier the excavations were carried nine feet below the low water level, and the 27 piles driven in the bottom of the pit were left with 6 feet extending up into the concrete. The mixture of "Stronghold" cement, gravel and sand was in the ratio of 1-5-3, prepared in a Chicago improved cube-mixer. The finished pier, having a rectangular projection with rounded corners, was 8 feet wide on the bottom and tapered to 3 feet on the top; was 25 feet long and 29 feet high.

The elevation of the roadway was determined by the Mount Hood railway, for which an overhead crossing had to be provided, and this at 22 feet above the tracks. The bridge, while presenting some unusual engineering features, possesses the distinction of being the only one of its type in the Northwest.

The designers, contractors and erecters of the bridge were the Columbia Bridge company, Walla Walla, Washington. This company is one of the new engineering firms of the Northwest. It was organized early in 1908 to succeed P. S. Easterday & Company, which had been operating in this territory for two or three years. The principals of the new company are C. W. Smith, manager; A. E. Eberhart, chief engineer, and P. S. Easterday, who looks after the Eastern end of the business.

F A B R I C A T I O N O F S T E E L - - - A Story of the Development of One of Portland's Principal Industries—Buildings, Bridges and Railroad Work—STAFF CORRESPONDENT

I N REVIEWING the progress and development of building *• construction throughout the past year, the city of Port

land can point with pardonable pride to the record of the Northwest Bridge Works throughout their entire field of operation, extending from California to British Columbia.

After a period of unprecedented activity in steel construction in 1906 and 1907 when the steel frames for many of San Francisco's new skyscrapers were manufactured in the Portland shops of the company, in addition to such structures as the Corbett, Failing^ Commercial Club, Rothchild, Fenton buildings and many others in Portland, the increasing favor accorded reinforced concrete construction resulted in the establishment of a department to handle this class of work. Success attended the undertaking from the outset, resulting in a number of important contracts, including the concrete viaduct across Sullivan's Gulch at East 28th street, the Y. M. C. A. building, the warehouse for the Labbe estate, Wilcox hotel, the Portland Public Market, and others. In line with this work might be mentioned the reinforced concrete water tower of the Oregon Planing mills and the concrete stockyards for Swift & Company, the latter covering an area of 235,000 square feet.

That the entire field of high-class construction work might be covered, the company prepared to estimate and contract for mill construction, with the addition of which it is now in position to handle any type of building from footings to roof and from framing design to completed structure.

The centralization of responsibility involved in a general contract offers so many advantages to builders that most of our prominent structures are being erected on this plan. As an example of what can be accomplished under a general contract, the Rothchild building, 50x100 feet, seven stories high, might be cited. Base plates for columns were set on May 22 and tenants moved into stores of the ground floor August 10. In concrete construction the Labbe building, six stories and basement, 100x100 feet, is a good example of what can

be done in the way of speed, although the addition of a mezzanine floor delayed its completion considerably. The first floor slab was poured October 3, and roofed December 18.

Second only to building work, the bridge contracts of the Northwest Bridge Works have been in Portland an indication of the development of the country.

The Union avenue bridge over Sullivan's Gulch, constructed for the city of Portland, is a fine sample of municipal steel bridge work; while the 260-foot riveted steel span, built for the Portland Railway, Light & Power company across the Clackamas river was an eye-opener to many as to the character of work that could be turned out by a local shop.

Between 4,000 and 5,000 tons of steel shapes and bars are carried in stock at all times, which enable any large piece of

STEAM TRAWLER "CHICAGO," COMPLETED MARCH, 1908

The Moran Company, Seattle, U. S. A., Designers and Builders

work, involving either steel or concrete construction, to be started immediately; a point of great value where time is an essential factor.

As representatives of the celebrated Turner mushroom system of reinforced concrete, the Northwest Bridge Works offers a distinct improvement in economic construction, whereby the space usually occupied by beams and girders is saved, as well as a flat ceiling secured, at a less cost than would accrue to the old type. C. A. P. Turner, originator of this system, and one of the most successful concrete engineers of tlie present day, has never experienced a failure.

This year the company decided to enter the Spokane field and has opened offices there with S. H. Knight as contracting engineer. Seattle will be the next move and with the establishment there of a branch, the operations of the company will extend throughout the Coast, as it has been operating in San Francisco and Portland for a number ol years.

The lines of work in which it specializes cover every branch of steel, reinforced concrete and mill construction; buildings, bridges, power plants, wharves, dams, sewer work, viaducts, towers and tanks; riveted steel pipe, water works, cars, dredges, trusses, railroad, excavation and tunnel work.

The Northwest Steel company, owned by the same interests and associated with the Northwest Bridge Works in Portland and its various branches, offers the facilities of a jobbing house in steel, pig iron, coke, steam and blacksmith coal, fire brick and fire clay and kindred lines of iron and steel. As importers and dealers, the large stocks of this company enable it to present exceptional facilities to manufacturing industries, and the foundries, smelters and railroad companies of the Coast have found the reliable and efficient service of this company to be a great advantage to them in procuring supplies of raw material.

SHIPBUILDING O N P U G E T SOUND—Strategic Importance of the Location—The Finest on the Coast—Equipment of the Moran Yards—Building of the Nebraska, the First Battleship Built on this Coast—EDGAR L. HAMPTON

I T WILL be the fault of the people of-Washington if their s tate does not become the Phoenicia of modern t imes. Puget Sound, lying wholly within the state, should become

the most frequented harbor in the world and the principal naval station of the Pacific ocean. The export t rade of the United States must increase as their population increases, and the markets of Asia must be immediately sought by American commerce. Puget Sound is the natural outlet for the manufactures of the United States to Asia. It is not only the nearest American harbor to Asia, but the neares t Pacific harbor to the great manufacturing cities and centers of the United States.

Hut the trans-Pacific t rade is not the only seaborn commerce to which Puget Sound may look as to the cause of its mari t ime importance. The, as yet, hardly recognized t rade with Alaska is destined to become greater than all the rest of the coastwise trade of the country, and the future of the Alaska t rade is with Seattle when the magnificent harbor of Elliott bay with its vast acreage of tidelands available for docks is developed. The possibilities of this harbor have not been fully considered, and sooner or later provision will be made for the increase in the number and size of the ships which are seeking Seattle as a home port.

The steel shipbuilding industry is now firmly planted and stands ready to aid in the further development of the Puget

EIRE TUG "AJAX" COMPLETED JUNE, 1908


Sound trade. The largest ocean liners come to the Moran yarfds for repairs to their hulls and machinery. It is not every year tha t a first-class batt leship is built on the Seattle water front, but with the work going on at the Navy Yards, Bremerton, there is always something of in teres t in progress.

The time has come for the Pacific Coast to build its own ships. The building of the first-class batt leship—the Nebraska—at the Moran yards, Seattle, has demonstrated tha t the merchant ships, dredges and other craft required in Alaska and on the Pacific ocean need not now be purchased on the Atlantic side. The workmanship of the Puget Sound shipbuilders is second to none on the other coast.

The Moran company, of Seattle, is the largest independent

shipbuilding plant on Puget Sound. The shipyard covers 20 acres and is provided with large wharfage, floating drydock, a combination floating dock and crane, foundry, machine shop, boiler works, copper shop, sheet-iron shop, joiner shop, galvanizing plant, brass foundry, sawmill and a well-stocked store. The general offices are at the yards.

STEAMSHIP "FALCON," COMPLETED MAT. 1908


The directing force in this enterprise is Seatt le spirit, backed by James A. Moore, president; J. V. Paterson, vice-president and general manager; C. B. Lamont, assis tant to the president; M. M. Lyter, secretary, and G. F. Clark, t reasurer . Mr. Paterson, who is the active head, is a naval architect, pure Scotch bred, with a strong line of shipbuilding antecedents .

The principal marine work turned out by the Moran company during 1908 consisted of three coastwise boats and a fire tug, which are described.

The "Falcon," illustrated, is representat ive of her sister, the "Riverside"; these boats are steel single-screw freight s teamers, built for E. E. Caine, Seattle, and the Charles Nelson company, San Francisco, respectively. Length between perpendiculars, 241 feet, and length over all 252 feet 5 in. Beam, 41 feet; depth, 19 feet 3 inches. Gross tons, 1,838. They are finished with a single deck, poop and forecastle. The power equipment consists of two single-end Scotch marine boilers and vertical triple expansion engines.

The 'Chicago" is a single-screw steam trawler, built for the Chlopeck Fish company, Seattle. Her length between perpendiculars is 139 feet, her beam is 24 feet and her depth 15 feet. Gross tons, 419. It is fitted with one single-ended Scotch marine boiler and a vertical triple expansion engine.

The "Ajax" is a single-screw fire tug, built for the Southern Pacific company, San Francisco. This boat is 103 feet between perpendiculars, with a beam of 21 feet and a depth of 12 feet 6 inches. It is fitted with a water tube boiler and vertical triple expansion engine. It is equipped with a fire pump rated at 3,000 gallons per minute, three monitors and ten hose connections.

These boats were laid and built, and all par ts were assembled and installed by the Moran company, Seattle.


UNDERGROUND. CARBON HILL COAL COMPANY'S MINE

Hallidie Machinery Co., Designing and Erecting Engineers Vulcan Iron Works, Wilkesbarre, Electric Hoist

C A R B O N HILL MINE EQUIPMENT—Mechanical Installation which Embodies Modern Ideas and Design—The Steam Plant—Electrical System —The Largest Hoist Installed in Washington—E. A. PROKOP, M. E.

A T THE mines of the Carbon L.il Coal company, a t Carbo

nado, Wash., the engineer will meet with equipment

which is modern in every respect and which would be

a credit to any of the big Eastern collieries. Not only is it

a credit to the mines, but also to the Hallidie Machinery com

pany, Seattle and Spokane, which furnished the machinery.

It still seems to be the general impression among engineers tha t in coal mines very little thought is given to the economical operation of the power plant because of the cheapness of coal. This was a condition in the early days of mining, when everything was done in a slipshod manner, when capital was scarce and the superintendent 's chief aim to keep up the output, paying little attention to the other conditions tha t enter into and raise the cost of coal mining. The modern superintendent is something of an engineer, as well as a miner, and realizes the importance of an economical power plant, good rolling stock and efficient pumps and hoists.

One man, high up in mining circles, compares a coal mine to a factory and advises the same process of operation; in other words, considerable at tention must be given to the

economical operation of machinery. It is customary in most

mine power plants to utilize those grades of coal for fuel

which bring the lowest price on the market , but it pays to

economize even with this product, for every ton of coal saved

in a plant means an ext ra ton for the market .

The Carbon Hill Coal company had this idea in mind when

it called for bids on a power plant, which should embody the

most modern ideas of design for such purposes, and eliminat

ing manila rope drives, countershafts and large belts, usually

found in such plants, which are wasteful both in power and

floor space.

The generat ing equipment of this plant consists of two units made up of two 200 k. w. Thompson-Ryan self-contained mining generators direct connected to 19x20 McEwen simple engines.

The steam is supplied at 125 lbs. pressure by two batteries of two each 72x18 Erie City Iron Works horizontal return tubular boilers. The auxiliary appara tus includes a 600 h. p-Cochrane open feed water hea ter and purifier, Wagener boiler feed pumps in duplicate, Cochrane steam separators , traps,


POWER PLANT, CANTON AND BRIDGES

Carbon Hill Coal Company, Carbonado, Washington

and so forth. The ashes are removed from under the boilers. The electrical system is operated on a 500-volt basis, which

is the usual mine practice, and suitable for both electric locomotives, as well as electric pumps and hoists, with which the mine is equipped. The electrically driven direct connected pump is under nearly all conditions superior to the s team pump. The greater the distance from the power house the greater the saving. When one compares the small space tha t this type of pump occupies, the ease with which it is installed and the small loss in bringing the power to it, compared with the steam pump, one can readily see why it is getting to be the favorite mine pump and shall continue to be such, for as the mines are being extended farther every year it will be the only practical pump to be considered. Some of the pumping machinery furnished was : two Deming portable electrically driven triplex mine pumps S^xS, with a capacity of 350 gallons per minute against a head of 320 feet; also a direct connected Allentown Rolling Mills horizontal triplex mine station pump, delivering 800 gallons per minute against a head of 175 feet.

There were several electric hoists furnished, one of these being the largest electric hoist installed in Washington, and without doubt the most up-to-date; eliminating the bad features usually encountered in an electric hoist, viz: heat ing of the hand brake shocks to motor, due to heavy s tar t ing load, and gear trouble. This is a double drum hoist, drums grooved for 1%-inch wire rope, with 1500 feet to each drum in three layers, rope pull 10,000 pounds and hoisting speed of 600 feet per minute- It is of the

self-contained type, driven by two 110 h. p. Westinghouse railway type motors, 550 volts, and operated by a type R6 controller with separate reverse handles, 8 points forward and 8 reverse.

Motors are secured to the bedplate by a nose spring suspension, thus eliminating the shocks due to heavy star t ing load. The brakes are all asbestos lagged, as this type of brake withstands the heavy braking and outlasts a number of sets of wood lagging. All gearing is made of open hearth cast steel with machine-cut teeth and covered with metal guards. The hoist is section-ized throughout so that it may be taken through a tunnel six feet square. It is of very compact design on account of the limited space in which it must be operated; the size of the room being 16 feet wide and 18 feet long, with a maximum head room of 8 feet. This hoist was built at the Vulcan Iron Works, of Wilkesbarre, Pa., according to the plans and specifications of the Hallidie Machinery company.

The fans are all of the modern centrifugal type, driven by reciprocating engines and are responsible for the excellent ventilation of the mines.

The company has its own shops for building pit cars and doing the necessary repairs to its machinery. These shops are well equipped with modern tools and are up-to-date in every respect.

A trip through this mine will convince any one tha t it pays just as much to have first-class machinery in a coal mine, as in any other commercial enterprise. It will also establish the fact that Northwestern machinery houses, such as the Hallidie company, are meeting with deserved success. The best of

INTERIOR OP POWER HOUSE, CARBON HILL COAL COMPANY McEwen Engine Driving Thompson-Ryan Generator.

Hallidie Machinery Co., Designing and Erecting Engineers


engineering talent is now in the field prepared to

furnish plans, build plants, install machinery and

put everything into complete working order.

SPOKANE, Portland & Seattle Railway completed

in 1908, into Portland from Pasco; mileage 231; cost

$45,000,000. Operation commenced in November.

TESTING LABORATORIES The Organization of a Complete Analytical Plant—The Equipment in a Seattle Laboratory—CONTRIBUTE

I T WAS in March, 1908, tha t Falkenburg & Laucks s tar ted up their test ing laboratory in a small way in a down-town alley, Seattle, and began taking in

all kinds of work that their skill and equipment could undertake and handle successfully. Both men carry their science degrees from the Case School of Applied Science, and

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Mr. Falkenburg is vice-chairman of the Puget Sound section of the American Chemical Society. Before coming West Mr. Falkenburg was associated with the National Carbon Company, Pi t tsburg; and later he was on mining work in Alaska. Mr. Laucks followed industrial chemistry in the Eas t and was with the Graselli Chemical Company, East Chicago; and later served as assistant city engineer, Great Falls, Montana.

From the Opera place, an alley, the firm moved to and is now occupying the whole of the second floor over the State Bank of Seattle, a t the corner of Yesler way and Firs t avenue. Here has been equipped complete analytical, cement and ore-testing laboratories.

Special equipment has been installed for the examination of industrial products, such as fertilizers, tallows, foodstuffs and fuels. Of special significance is the -apparatus for the accurate determination of small amounts of beef suet in cotton seed oil and pure lards, and also tha t specified by the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association for the test ing of creosotes.

Tbe laboratory is supplied with a complete stock of chemicals, reagents and standard solutions which

THE GENERAL ANALYTICAL LABORATORY Falkenburg & Laucks, Seattle

facilitate quick and accurate determinat ions. The weighing department contains balances which represent an investment

of several hundred dol lars ; the finest of the imported ones are sensitive to the smallest particles of dust.

The cement laboratory, while not presenting such a labyrinth of reagent bottles, pipettes, and beakers. is nevertheless as well supplied with the necessary tools. The essentials being scales, mixing plate, moulds, Gilmore needles, water baths , moist closet and tension machine. The room is so constructed that it may be kept a t a uniform tempera ture and provided with other features which tend to eliminate the personal equation.

The tension machine is a 2000-lb. Fairbanks, as is also the percentage scale for the determination of fineness. The sieves were manufactured by the Riehle Brothers . }

The ore-testing outfit is as complete as modern practice demands. The grinding machinery is capa-5 ble of taking the rock and reducing it by stages Ur pass a 200-mesh sieve. The fuel for the muffle and] pot furnaces consists of gas under compression. The other appara tus includes cyanide and chlorinationj

plants, and facilities for tes t ing the amalgamat ing properties] of ore containg free gold. With all this layout the firm is in a position to tes t any kind of mater ia ls t ha t are bought and sold on analysis.

THE GEMENT TESTING LABORATORY Falkenburg & Laucks, Seattle


S U P E R I N T E N D E N T F R A N C I S W. G R A N T AND H I S S T A F F - C E N S O R S O F S E A T T L E ' S CONSTRUCTIONAL D E V E L O P M E N T

First row, from left to r i g h t — H . W. Adams , d r a f t s m a n ; S. W. W h i t t i n g t o n , coun te r c lerk; M. H. St rouse , aud i to r ; W. A. Gleason, inspect ion c le rk ; A. L. H a r t r i d g e , a s s i s t a n t eng ineer ; C. F Hanson , field inspector ; I. B. Johnson, field inspector .

Middle row, left to r i g h t — J a m e s P a r k e , c o n t r a c t o r new Munic ipa l Bui ld ing ; J. E. Valent ine , s t r ee t and n u m b e r c lerk; (_. a, Gifford, field inspec to r ; C. W. L i t t , chief c le rk ; F r a n c i s W. Gran t , s u p e r i n t e n d e n t of bu i ld ings ; J. Schulz, a s s i s t a n t s u p e r i n t e n d e n t or bu i ld ings ; A. A. W a l k e r , field inspec to r ; W. S. Wood, field i n s p e c t o r ; J a m e s Rickard, j an i to r : Joseph Garbu t t , foreman.

R e a r row, left to r i g h t — P . H. Goulet , s t e n o g r a p h e r ; M. D. J o h n s o n , coun te r c le rk : L. B. Mosher, coun te r c lerk; C. .F. K i r scnner , fi< M inspec tor ; L. T. T i l ton , p r o p e r t y c le rk ; George Mapel, c l e r k - s t o n o g r a p h e r ; J. L. McCauley, p lan inspec tor ; I<. U. Wincneu , neia Inspector ; J a m e s Moran, l abore r ; J p h n Vaux , ca rpen te r .

R E C A P I T U L A T I O N O F 1908- - -A Year of Continual Progress-Of Phenomenal Achievements—Review of the Leading Cities of the Northwest—The States by Counties in Tabubulated Form— BY THE EDITOR

In arranging a tabulated statement of the work reported throughout the Northwest it was taken up by states, segregated under counties and classified as "Buildings"; "Engineering," which includes government work, irrigation, roads, bridges, marine, power and light, and telephone; "Municipal"; "Industr ial ." which includes manufacturing plants, lumber and mills, and mining; and "Railroads," both steam and electric.

Details covering Seattle, Portland, Spokane and Tacoma were furnished hy the Building Department and Board of Public Works of the respective cities.

SEATTLE-Francis W. Grant

N O T W I T H S T A N D I N G the fact tha t 1908 was the panicky *• ~ year with business generally depressed and money

scarce, the building operations in Seatt le during the year were sufficiently active to make up the grand total in value not alone equal to the record of 1907, but exceeding it by $204,559. While this gain may be considered a very small showing on the face of it, yet when the poor conditions that prevailed during 1908 are taken into consideration as against the prosperous preceding year, it will be seen that the gain under the circumstances is really remarkable. The principal gain was made in the construction of private residences, rang ing ' from one-story frame to three-story brick, the total number being 4,632, representing an outlay of $8,-194,300, against 3,503 valued at $6,396,108 in 1907, a comparative gain of 1,129 buildings valued at $1,798,192.

The depression in business during 1908 and the withdrawal of all floating capital is to be found reflected in the falling off in the construction of steel, concrete and brick business blocks and buildings. During 1907 these numbered fifty-nine, valued at $5,073,575, while during 1908, the number declined to forty-three, represent ing an outlay of $3,006,025, a comparative loss of $2,067,550.

The following grand total number and valuation of building permits issued in 1908 in the four leading cities of the

Northwest, with the figures of 1907 for comparison, show Seattle in the lead with $13,777,329:

-1908 No.

Sea t t l e 13.551 P o r t l a n d 4,S<3 Spokane %'\%* T a c o m a *<*'v

T o t a l s $34,404,508 $32,778,363

The following detailed table gives the character of the buildings erected during 1908 with cost of same:

No. of C la s s— P e r r m - n s -

A l t e r a t i o n s and r epa i r s coo Moves ° ^ F o u n d a t i o n s jH? Misce l laneous .. ^jA 1-story f rame sheds i ' i „S 1-story f r ame 1 ^ - s t o r y f r ame 2-s tory f r ame 2 i_-s tory f rame 3-s tory f r ame 4-story f r ame 5-story f r ame 1-story br ick 2-s tory brick 3-story brick 4-s tory brick 6-story brick 7-story br ick 8-story br ick 1-story concre te 2-story concre te 3-s tory concrete 6-story concre te 7-s tory concre te 1-story re inforced concre te 2*_-story br ick veneer 3-s tory brick veneer 3-s tory br ick and concre te 6-story br ick and re inforced c o n c r e t e . .

2,886 818 785

9 65

3 1

41 22 17

9 2 2 1

10

E s t i m a t e d Cost.

$1,717,901 138,705

67,370 293,829

59,572 2,082,307 1,159,685 2,691,460

65,300 1,019,500

34,500 12,000

259,050 541,950 500,200 438,000 100,000 330,000 125,000

26,225 53,500 94,000 14,000 90,000

800 5,150

51,000 3,000

106,000


6-story br ick a n d s tee l 10-s tory s tee l f r a m e . . 11-s tory s tee l f r a m e . . W h a r v e s 1-story s tone

1 400,000 1 225,000 2 900,000 8 57,325

1 1 85,000

T o t a l s 13,551 $13,777,329 Seattle stood fifth in the amount of money invested in new

Seattle alone showed increase over 1907 Seattle's increase in money invested in ten years has been 1,430 per cent. The totals follow:

Miles .

07 80

1908 1898

Year -No. of

P e r m i t s . . 13,555

1,197

I n c r e a s e 1 2 > 3 5 8

E s t i m a t e d Cost.

$13,777,329 906,445

$12,870,884

S E A T T L E — M u n i c i p a l I m p r o v e m e n t s 1908 Miles .

G r a d i n g 72.22 S idewa lks—

Concrete Wood

P a v i n g — A s p h a l t 16.22 Br ick 0.99 H a s s a m 0 .03 Sands tone 2.76

P l a n k i n g 9.15 Sewers 20.06 W a t e r 30.40 C lus t e r l i gh t s Refuse d e s t r u c t o r Aspha l t p l a n t

T o t a l . Cost.

88.87

20 .00

Grand total

$1,592,692.43

1,388,261.01 331,479.42 476,496.82

31,769.76 36,134.50 21,000.00

$3,877,833.94

WASHINGTON COUNTY B U I L D I N G S | E N G I N E E R I N G

A d a m s Asot in Chehal i s . . . Chelan Cla l lam Clarke Columbia . . . Cowli tz Doug la s F e r r y F r a n k l i n . . . Garfield I s l a n d , Jefferson . . , K i n g K i t s a p K i t t i t a s K l i c k i t a t . . , Lewi s Lincoln Mason , Okanogan . . Pacific P ie rce San J u a n . . Skag i t Skaman ia . . Snohomish . Spokane . . . S tevens . . . T h u r s t o n . . W a h k i a k u m W a l l a W a l l a W h a t c o m . . W h i t m a n . . Yak ima . . . Benton . . . .

T o t a l s

14,

102,000 39,000

630,000 219,000

39,000 90,000 39,000 69,000

153,000 39,000

147,000 3,000 3,000

45,000 051,000 228,000 174,000

45,000 201,000 133,000

36,000 90,000 41,000

155,000 24,000

150,000 63,000

396,000 103,000 184,000

69,000 3,000

192,000 722,000 273,000 782,000 129,000 .̂ 6L00T

$291,000 451,000

2,111,000 2,132,000

533,000 1,062,000 287,000 656,000

1,189,000 328,000 533,000 82,000

164,000 401,000 697,000

2,050,000 533,000 369,000

1,107,000 615,000 82,000

860,000 492,000 779,000

894,000 410,000

2,583,000 615,000

2,132,000 2,378,000 328,000 697,000

2,542,000 1,253,000 2,419,000 1.106,000

^35O6L000~

M l ' M C I P A L | I N D U S T R I A L R A I L R O A D S

$•".1,0(10 1 7 , 0 0 0

1. Hi 1,000 357,000 51,000

238,000 17,000 51,000

1ST.ooo

51,000

85,000 4,215,000 408,000 187,000 34,000

234,000 34,000 51,000 68,000

1,040,000

238,000

968,000 1,357,000 245,000 374,000

340,000 1,972,000 272,000 391,000 17,000

$14,592,000

$72,000 is,ooo

588,000 216,000 24,000

288,000 7-',000

136,000 60,000

ISO,000 24,000

72,000 300,000 166,000 132,000 72,000

312, is,ooo 84,000

312,000 228, ) 278,000

36,000 576,000

72,000 1,320.000

180,000 636,000 204,000 132,000

84,000 960,000 288,000 276,000

84,000 $8,440,000

$84,000 '.12 1,000 908,000

1,190,000

1,344,000

616,000

588,000 84,000

' 8 4, bb'd 1,596,000

84,000 1,428,000

168,000 1,176,000

672,000 84,000

336,000 168,000 588,000

756,000 252,000

1,764,000 336,000 168,000 672,000

840,000 2,184,000

504,000 2,352,000

756,000 $22,706,000

TOTALS

$600,000 1,479,000

1,000 4,114,000

617,000 3,022,000

115,000 912,000

2,205,000 547,000

1,343,000 169,000 167,000 687,000

20,859,000 2,926,000 2,454,000

688,000 3,374,000 1,702,000

260,000 1,649,000

-197,000 6,840,000

60,000 2,614,000

797,000 7,031,000 7,591,000 3,365,000 3,697,000

463,000 2.153.000 8,380,000 2,590,000 5,720,000 2 092,061

$112,7i

PORTLAND—G. E. Dob s o n

F °V*iTauTnl 2ehlTory o f P o r t l a n d - b u u **« • * m - e than f 10.000 000 T n ^ ^ ^ ^ a n outlay of

lnS as it did on the heels of 1 l e m a r k a b l e showing com-

,f-story S ,™tures, they _ £ . £ * n ™»* "P tow. Ave or

latest construction ideas are 7 „ , " b u l l d l n « these the <lcsigo and materia! " mcorPoratcd, inching both

In the central business district - , • ructures have been com ^ d 7 ° ' *"" ™°™« "Bee months and others are now „_,„ " ' n g lhe Past twelve handings completed during Thi, r " ^ T h e two largest hett block at Fifth and Morn '™ 6 , W 6 r e « * » * n C o r Board ot Trade block a t ^°",T St"*ts' a M the 11 s t o ' of these is o, steel, and the s e " o ™ °^ S t r e e t s ' ^ both are splendid types ol p _ t l ° ' r e l , l t o r e « ' » ooncrote, J d *.> Corbett bniiding r e s e m b ^ n ' " " ! ™ °«ce structures Wells-Pargo b.ock completed d U ^ " ^

K 1 9 0 7 - The Board of

Trade building is not, as its name implies, the home of that

organization, but is under private ownership.

Among the other large buildings completed during the year are the Commercial Club building, eight stories. Fifth and Oak streets; Medical building, seven stories. Park and Alder streets; Cornelius hotel, seven stories. Park and Alder streets; Beak building, five stories, Seventh and Oak streets: Maao&k temple, Ave stories, West Park and Yamhill streets, and numerous other structures, both for office and business uses. The entire cost of Class A, B and C structures begun during the year, according to the official permits, w a s $2, 135,890. Besides this,, permits were issued for reinforced concrete buildings costing $704,300, and frame business nnildings outside the fire limits amounting to $1,730,075.

Street improvements in Portland during the past year have involved an expenditure of $1,751,253, or nearly twice that of 1907, when the total outlay was $897,485. Two hundred and thirty-one streets were improved during 1908, betterments covering fifty-two miles. During the same time fifty-three sewers, with aggregate length of fourteen miles, were constructed, involving an expenditure of about $300,000, including the Brooklyn district sewer, now almost completed. Excavation work for street improvements amounted to 646,022 cubic yards, and cement sidewalk was laid covering 1,408,645 square feet. All of these improvements were made under ordinance and are exclusive of pavements and sidewalks laid under special permits.

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REINFORCED

CONCRETE. EXCAVA

TIONS.

Permits

_ l 2 4 1 4 4 2 4 7 B

10

V_ln'e. | ^ 1,500

175,000 2.200 9,600 5,500

33,400 103,700 102,000

53,600 159,000

8,450 50.350

jper-mlts

1 5 4

3 3 3 4 2 2

Value. |

$ 400 4,210 4,050

11,100 6,600 4,800 7,100

600 9,000

Permits

298 413 544 576 374 385 459 412 445 368 297 302

Value. $ 625,545

833,800 851,845 980,410 754.945 841,065

1,038,366 772.305 972.355 829,755 944,595

1,082,990

45| $704,30011 T| $47,860|| 4873|$10,528.066

OREGON COUNTY | B U I L D I N G S | | E N G I N E E R I N G

Bake r ». Benton %........ C l a c k a m a s % . . . ' ' ' . ' . ' . . Cla tsop • •-.*• y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Columbia . , , , . , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cxsros \ x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orook . % < t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 'Curry ' " , 'l»"uffi-as . . . ' . . . . . . . " . . . . . <GilP,am ^ V a n t I l . i r ney J a c k s o n Joseph ine , K l a m a t h •.-..-.* Lake I__T!_ JLincoln *Linn -. % . \ l . - i l h V \ i r

on Marrow k tu l tnomab

"Polk She rman Ti l lamook I 'mat ilia : . . . Union . ^ W a l l o w a WllNCO W a s h i n g t o n Whe-eler •. * YAmhill . s

T o t a l s

$90,000 84,000 24,000 87,0'Ott S?,000 42,000 18,000

' 2 7, bob 15,000

"3,bb'6 99,000 18,000 51,000

3,000 525,000

9,000 84,000 12,000

174,000 6,000

10,521,000 3,000 6,000

18,000 192,000

69,000 42,000

159,000 21,000

18,000

$12,447,000

1205,'dOO 82,000

492,000 1,066,000

123,000 328,000 205,000

205,000 82,000 82,000 41,000

615,000 615,000 369,000 164,000

1,558,000

41,000 492,000 820,000

287,bbb 123,000

369,000 1.066,000

574,000 41,000

451,000 82,000

82,000

$10,660,000

M U N I C I P A L I N D U S T R I A L

$17,000 17,000 51,000

289,000 85,000 17,000

136,000

493,000 98,000 68,000

3 7 4,bb'6 34,000 85,000

85,000 17.000

2,102,000 51,000

RAILROADS TOTALS

17.000 204,000 17,000 51,000 85,000 34,000

'51,bbb

$4,478,000

$132,000 72,000 132,000 264,000 72,000 144,000 48,000

132,000'

'2 4,bb'6

264,006 122,000 36.000 24,000

432,000 12,000

226,000 24,000

178,000 12,000 36,000 72,000

108,bob 168,000 168,000 36,000

168,000 36,000

'48,'obb

$3,130,000

$672,000

242,bb'6 504,000 84,000

504,000 84,000

16 8,bob 84,000

336,000 252,000 336,000 84,000

840,000

226,000 84,000

1,680,000

168.000 1,008,000 320,000 84,000

252,000 410,000

84,000

$8,506,000

$1,116,000 255,000 941,000

2,210,000 391,000

1,035,000 355,000

668,000 181,000 106,000 44,000

1,747,000 1,105,000 860,000 275,000

3,729,000 55,000

662,000 612,000

2,937,000 35,000

12,996,000 249,000

6,000 680,000

2,638,000 1,148,000 254,000

1,115,000 583,000

283,000

$39,717,000

T A C O M A - - T . L. H e b b l e t h w a i t e

T h e fo l l owing t a b l e g i v e s a c o m p a r a t i v e r e c o r d b y t h e

m o n t h s for t h e p a s t t h r e e y e a r s :

MONTH. 1906. 1907. 1908.

T A C O M A b u i l d i n g o p e r a t i o n s for 1908 p a s s e d t h e $4,000,000 T a c o m a b u i l d i n g t r a d e . T h e e x a c t v a l u e of b u i l d i n g s m a r k . T h i s is t h e h i g h e s t figure e v e r r e a c h e d in t h e

of all k i n d s c o m p l e t e d o r u n d e r c o n s t r u c t i o n d u r i n g 1908 Was $4,022,768, p e r m i t s n u m b e r i n g 2,404. T h i s i s a g a i n of 98 per m i t s o r $84,608 o v e r 1907, a n d 711 p e r m i t s o r $971,263 o v e r I'Hir,.

H o m e b u i l d i n g o p e r a t i o n s for 1908 a b o u t b r o k e e v e n w i t h

1907. D u r i n g 1908 1,087 n e w h o m e s , v a l u e d a t $1,569,406,

w e r e b u i l t in T a c o m a , w h i l e in 1907 t h e r e w e r e 1,119 n e w

h o m e s , v a l u e d a t $1,683,740. I t m u s t , h o w e v e r , b e u n d e r s t o o d

tha i 1908 r e s i d e n c e b u i l d i n g o p e r a t i o n s w e r e n o t a d e c r e a s e

o v e r 1907, a n e w s y s t e m of p e r m i t c l a s s i f i c a t i o n t h a t d a t e ?

f rom t h e m o n t h of Apr i l b e i n g r e s p o n s i b l e for t h e a p p a r e n t

d e c r e a s e . H o m e b u i l d i n g o p e r a t i o n s for 1908 s h o w a g a i n of

$500,000 o v e r t h o s e of 1906 a n d $700,000 o v e r $1905, a s wi l l b e

s e e n f rom t h e t a b u l a t e d figures a p p e n d e d h e r e w i t h .

J a n u a r y . . F e b r u a r y . March . . . Apri l May J u n e •i"ly Augus t . . Sep tember October . . November December

No. V a l u e

P e r m i t s $ 242 ,700

278 ,145 264 ,748 220 ,214 306 ,684 269 ,659 3 5 1 , 0 6 1 754 ,754 528 ,393 145 ,899 320 ,758 3 3 9 , 7 5 3

No. 1 132 169 224 200 219 230 229 258 202 218 130

95

Tota l s

Va lue P e r m i t s

147,045 137,485 488,720 312,555 272,730 266,310 283,090 373,295 202,130 264,365 171,915 131,865

9 404I84.022.768I2.306I$3.938.160|1.693|$3,051,505

Eigh ty- f ive p e r m i t s for b u i l d i n g s a n d i m p r o v e m e n t s c o s t i n g

$5,000 o r m o r e w e r e i s s u e d , t h e l a r g e s t b e i n g for t h e $500,000

f e d e r a l b u i l d i n g n o w in p r o c e s s of e r e c t i o n a t S o u t h E l e v e n t h

a n d A s t r e e t s , o p p o s i t e t h e P e r k i n s b u i l d i n g . T h e s e c o n d

l a r g e s t p e r m i t w e n t t o F . S. H a r m o n & c o m p a n y , for t h e

8-story b r i c k mi l l c o n s t r u c t i o n , f u r n i t u r e r e s p o s i t o r y n o w n e a r -

i n g c o m p l e t i o n on l o w e r Paci f ic a v e n u e j u s t s o u t h of T w e n t y -

first s t r e e t .

S P O K A N E - ~ A u g u s t W o l f

R O G R E S S a n d p r o s p e r i t y a r e r e f l e c t e d o n a l l s i d e s in

S p o k a n e a n d t h e b ig d i s t r i c t t r i b u t a r y t o i t , c a l l e d t h e

I n l a n d E m p i r e of t h e Pac i f ic N o r t h w e s t , a n d , w h i l e i*

p r e s e n t e d s o m e p r o b l e m s b y r e a s o n of t h e d e p r e s s i o n in

E a s t e r n financial c e n t e r s a n d t h e p r e s i d e n t i a l c a m p a i g n , t h e

y e a r w a s o n e of a c h i e v e m e n t s w i t h o u t a p a r a l l e l in t h e h i s

t o r y of t h e c i t y a n d t h e c o u n t r y . T h e r e w a s a t r e m e n d o u s

influx of c a p i t a l a n d p o p u l a t i o n a n d al l i n d i c a t i o n s a r e t h a t

t h e y e a r w a s t h e f o r e r u n n e r of s t i l l g r e a t e r a c t i v i t i e s in

1909 a n d 1910.

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IDAHO C O U N T Y B U I L D I X C S E N G I N E E R I N G I M U N I C I P A L I N D U S T R I A L R A I L R i , A D S Tl » T A L S .

A d a B a n n o c k . . B e a r L a k e . B i n g h a m . . B l a i n e . . . . B o i s e B o n n e r C a n y o n . . . C a s s i a . . . . K l m o r e F r e m o n t . . I d a h o K o o t e n a i . . L a t a h L e m h i L i n c o l n . . . N e a P e r c e . O n e i d a . . . O w y h e e . . . . S h o s h o n e . . T w i n F a l l s W a s h i n g t o n

T o t a l s

$219 ,000 1 8 , 0 0 0

6 ,000 9 ,000

15 ,000 525 ,000

81 ,000 42 ,000 18 ,000 3 3 , 0 0 0 12 ,000 78 ,000

3 9 1 , 0 0 0 87 ,000

3 ,000 53 ,000

231 ,000 3 ,000

1 2 6 , 0 0 0 1 0 7 , 0 0 0

39 ,000

$ 2 , 0 9 6 , 0 0 0

$ 1 , 2 9 4 , 0 0 0 451 ,000

123 ,000 492 ,000 246 ,000 779 ,000 4 51 ,000

82 ,000 256 ,000

82 ,000 779 ,000

1 ,435,000 3 9 2 , 0 0 0

82 ,000 3 2 8 , 0 0 0

1 ,517,000 41 ,000 41 ,000

1 ,071,000 286 ,000 492 ,000

$ 1 0 , 7 2 0 , 0 0 0

$102 ,000 51 ,000

68 ,000

34 ,000 109 ,000

' 17,000 17 ,000 85 ,000 85 ,000 75 ,000

34 ,000 275 ,000

169 ,000 17 ,000

$1 ,138 ,000

$ 1 3 2 , 0 0 0 12,(ton 12,000 12 ,000 84,000 24,000

1 6 8 , 0 0 0 60 ,000 12,000 12. ooo 12,000

276 ,000 3 9 8 , 0 0 0

8 4 , 0 0 0

1 6 8 , 0 0 0 12 ,000

6 9 6 , 0 0 0 60 ,000 96 ,000

$ 2 , 3 3 0 , 0 0 0

$ 8 4 0 , 0 0 0 s t , o o o

is 8,bob

5 8 8 , 0 0 0 2 5 2 , 0 0 0

84 ,000 S t . l M M I

16 8,bob 5 0 4 , 0 0 0

8 4 , 0 0 0 84 .000

, 7 2 0 , 0 0 0

1 6 8 , 0 0 0 504 ,000 2 5 2 , 0 0 0

$ 5 , 5 8 4 , 0 0 0

$2,587,000 (i 16.000

IS,0(10 312,000 6 5 9.000 7 9 5 . 0 M

1,650.000 91 i.ooo 196,000 102.0101 12".ooll

1..IS 6,000 2,813,000

638,001 1 CO.ooo 100,0(10

3,911,000 56,000 11.000

2.230,000 974,000 879 .0M

$21,868,000

Gains are reported in all lines in Spokane, and tha t is indicative of the towns and cities in the Inland Empire. The bank clearings of $307,791,482, the largest in the history of the city, show a gain of $6,372,460 over 1907. The average monthly gain was $530,038, and the daily average for 304 banking days in 1908 was $1,012,142. The statist ics for the year follow:

I T E M S 1 9 0 8 1907

C l e a r i n g $ 3 0 7 , 7 9 1 , 4 8 2 $ 3 0 1 , 4 1 9 , 0 1 7 D e p o s i t s ( e s t i m a t e d ) 2 5 . 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 19 ,745 ,700 L o a n s 1 6 . 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 1 2 . 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 b u r p l n s 8 ,000 ,000 7 ,000 ,000 P o s t o o f f i c e r e c e i p t s 360 ,504 318 ,662 B u i l d i n g o p e r a t i o n s 5,927..", i s 5 ,778 ,876 R e a l e s t a t e t r a n s f e r s . 2 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 20 ,000 ,000 J o b b i n g 25 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 2 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 C a p i t a l i n v e s t e d 6 ]000 ,000 5 ,000 ,000 M a n u f a c t u r i n g , 1 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 1 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 C a p i t a l i n v e s t e d 13 000 ,000 12 .000 .000 H a r d w a r e a n d i m p l e m e n t s 1 ,725,000 1,500,000 P o p u l a t i o n ( e s t i m a t e d ) 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 97 ,990

The greatest gains were made in mining operations, the Coeur d'Alenes in northern Idaho alone producing 50 per cent of the total value of $40,000,000 of ores mined in the district. Sixteen million dollars was the value of the lead mined in the Coeur d'Alenes last year. The fruit and livestock growers also increased their productions, as did the ranchers and dairymen. There was a falling off of 14,000,000 bushels of

wheat in the district, but the high prices and the abundance of other crops more than offset the loss. One hundred thousand acres of lands were added to the irrigated belts and more than 7,000,000 apple t rees and hundreds of thousands of peach and other t rees were set out. Three hundred and sixty-three miles of railroad lines were built and more than 800 miles projected to be completed this year.

Special improvements in the city of Spokane exceeded $1.-200,000 for 1908 and included the following: Bridges, Howard street, $53,000; water mains, 22 miles, cost $173.-115.25; bet terments , including pumps and up-river stations and standpipes, $90,000. Two hundred and two hydrants were installed, making a total of 1,400.

Lighting, arc lights, 747 at beginning of 1909, 156 installed during 1908. The cost Is $4 a light the month. No incandescent s t reet lights owned or used by the city; arc lights installed, owned and operated by the Washington Water Power company.

Sewers, completed and accepted, ranging from 36 to eight inches and including a half mile of 36-inch concrete pipe, 8.98 miles, cost $217,633; work under way, cost $157,763.

Paving, exclusive of curbing, but including grading. 75,911 square yards at an average cost of $2.90^_ the yard; total $220,521.45.

Street grading and walks, 49% miles, cost $555,562.

MONTANA COUNTY B U I L D I N G S I E N G I N E E R I N G | M U N I C I P A L I N D U S T R I A L

B e a v e r h e a d B r o n d w a t e r C a r b o n C a s c a d e C h o u t e a u , C u s t e r D a w s o n D e e r l o d g e F l a t h e a d G a l l a t i n G r a n i t e J e f f e r s o n L e w i s a n d C l a r k M a d i s o n M e a g h e r M i s s o u l a P a r k P o w e l l R a v a l l i R o s e b u d S a n d e r s S i l v e r b o w S w e e t G r a s s T e t o n V a l l e y Y e l l o w s t o n e

T o t a l s

$ 2 7 , 0 0 0

' is,bob 1 5 0 , 0 0 0

21 ,000 18 ,000

' i s . bob 21 ,000

3 ,000

6,bob 1 5 6 , 0 0 0

6,000 6,000

63 ,000 27 ,000

3,000 9.00ft 6,000

18,000 66 ,000

6,000 6,000 9 ,000

66 ,000

$726 ,000

$615 ,000

697 ,000 369 ,000 902 ,000

41 ,000 164 ,000 123 ,000 123 ,000

82 ,000

1.066,000 287 ,000

82 ,000 779 ,000 451 ,000

287 ,000

328 ,000 4 51 .000

123,000 779.000

$7 ,749 ,000

$68 ,000

17,bob 153 ,004

17,000 34 ,000

lT.oo'o 85 ,000

102 ,000 34 ,000

i io,ooo

17 ,000

264.OO0

34 ,000

$ 9 0 1 , 0 0 0

$ 7 2 , 0 0 0

'l2,bbb 2 7 6 , 0 0 0 1 1 8 , 0 0 0

6 0 , 0 0 0

' 6 6,bob 8 4 , 0 0 0 6 0 , 0 0 0

' 4 8 , 0 0 0 3 0 0 , 0 0 0

36 .000 12. 1 72,000 24,000 12.000 12.

24 ,000 2 16.000

4 8,000 84 ,000

$ 1 , 6 3 0 , 0 0 0

R A I L R o A I ' S

$ 3 3 6 , 0 0 0 8 4 , 0 0 0

846,'obb

420,'obb

8 4 , 0 0 0 8 4 , 0 0 0

1 ,092 ,000 8 4 , 0 0 0

6 7 2 , 0 0 0 2 5 2 , 0 0 0

St.0110

1,5 i 2 ,606

$ 5 , 5 4 4 , 0 0 0

v< > T A L _

$1,118,000 84,000 4 4,000

2,116,000

1.434,000 1 1 . 0 0 0

259.001 3 0 7.000 372.000 116,000

2,733,000 U S . 0 N

1,603,000 7:, i.ooo

15,000

6,000

1,021 6,000 6,000

L80.0M 2,47

$16,550,000

SPECIAL I R A D E FEATURES—Consolidation of Iron Works—Onyx —Safes and Vaults—Cement and Concrete—Fireproof Doors—Electro-Plating—Walnut Trim—Incandescent Illuminations—Hardwood Floors.

T HE United Ircn Works is not only one of the principal manufacturer! in California and Washington, but it is

also one of the most favorably known west of the Missisat] pi river. Although incorporated in 1904, some of the concerns making up the union started twenty years ago; the Hradley Engineering & Machinery company, located in Spokane seventeen years ago; the hydraulic and refrigerating plant, tinder Henry Blethen, has been in Seattle for three years ; the Oakland Iron Works were in business in California 20 years ago; while other machinists and founders—Tuthill, Yeatman and others, date back over a score or more of years. Offices have been established in Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The United Iron Works manufacture special pumping, mining and refrigerating machinery. They have secured the exclusive rights of the "Tadmore" mill, and the "United" quartz mill—which takes the place of a s tamping mill; besides they control certain designs in reducing, cyaniding and smelting ores. In the hydraulic line, they manufacture "step-pressure" pumps from one inch to 54 inches diameter ; as well as the Tuttle wheel, an impulse pump of the turbine type. One of these has been running continuously for three years without any repairs at the Lincoln Park reservoir, Spokane; a t Bellingham, and at Springdale.

At Seattle the works have been making ammonia condensers, auxiliary parts to ice machines, and installing refrigerating plants.

Besides being manufacturers of special machinery, they are jobbers of prominent Eastern houses, and carry a full line of supplies for contractors, miners and engineers in each of their city warehouses.

Henry Blethen, a well-known refrigerating and irr igating engineer, has charge of the Seatt le agency, a t 109 Main street . E3. Wimsby is the general manager at Oakland; Chas. W. Colby directs the Spokane business on Stevens street .

Mexican Onyx

A MONG the beautiful building stones there is yet to be found an equal to the Mexican onyx. It is certainly ahead of anything discovered or produced for high-class

interior and exterior work, that is in demand for residences, hotels, office buildings, banks, theaters , churches and the like. The great variety of color effects make it desirable for counters and fixtures of all kinds, and for special furniture where certain tones are imperative for harmony.

Large quarries of this beautiful stone have been opened in Mexico by the New Pedrara Mexican Onyx company. The raw materials are selected according to the requisites of the order and shipped from the quarries to the finishing factory at San Diego. It. seems that not only has the company a very large volume of this onyx, but has it also in any size and form desired. It is certain that it can be worked in attractive forms and cut down to the thinness of a delicate wineglass.

As an illustration of the possibilities of this stone may be noted the beautiful punch bowl and cups tha t were presented by the s tate of California to the battleship "California" during the world-cruise of the Atlantic squadron. The bowl as well as the glasses were in solid pieces, cut and polished, dec

orated with gold bands, lettered and carrying the seal of

California. The ladle handle was of engraved onyx. The

t ntire set was pleasing in every detail and equally as ser

viceable as glass.

The onyx colorings range from pure t ransparent pearl white, such as the National Bank of Commerce is installing in its new quarters, Seattle, to stones closely lined with rose, \( How, brown and orange.

The stone is easily worked and polished, and the finished product is not affected by acids, rust or ink. It is certainly durable and its decorative value is beyond comparison.

The company has established offices in all parts of the country Boston, New York. Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle. In the last named place the company has arranged a fine display at 1308 Firs t avenue, where W. E. Hartley, the manager, is always glad to show his beautiful wares and stones.

Safe and Vault Installations

IT IS sometimes said that the safe business is a thermome

ter of trade. If this is true the indications of one firm's business, the Pureell Safe company, for the past year

would lead one to believe that the so-called hard times have not affected all lines, for the delivery of high grade safes and vaults has continued throughout the year.

Among the banks in the Northwest that were equipped during the year by this company and its branches a t Portland and Spokane are the Security Savings & Trust company, Portland, for which was installed one of the most elaborate burglar-proof systems on the Pacific Coast, including a massive round door for their safety deposit vault, besides equally massive doors and linings for their coin and book vaults. This job also included a complete equipment of metallic vault and

bank fixtures. The equipment for the Wells, Fargo & Co.'s building at Port

land included burglar-proof vaults and safes for the first floor, and fireproof and burglar-proof vaults for the other floors in this building.

The Spokane & Eastern Trust company in Spokane installed a similar work to that of the Security Savings & Trust company, after having investigated the work manufactured by all other concerns, giving the contract to the Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe company through their Northwestern representat ives, because they were able to supply the demands of their constructing engineers and architects more completely than any other manufacturers.

The contract for the new vault equipment in the Leary building at Second avenue and Madison street, Seattle, which will be occupied by the National Bank of Commerce, was awarded the Pureell Safe company during last year and the construction work has already begun. These vaults will be more massively constructed than any others in Seattle.

There is hardly a bank or large building in the Northwest that has not been equipped wholly or in part with safes, vaults, deposit boxes or vault fixtures manufactured by the Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe company and sold by the Pureell Safe company of Seattle and their affiliated stores, the Portland Safe company at Portland, and the Pacific Safe company at Spokane.


Golden Gate Cement

T HE "Golden Gate" brand is appropriate for the pioneer of Northern California Portland cements. And the manufacturers of this brand, the Pacific Portland Cement

company, are catering successfully to six Pacific Coast states, as well as to the entire Pacific Coast off-shore markets.

During the past year the popularity of the "Golden Gate" cement has grown and expanded wonderfully. The United States has employed approximately 100,000 barrels in its great reclamation service, and has just shown its favor by placing with the Golden Gate people its initial order for the year 1909, amounting to 25,000 barrels, at a price equal to its highest competitor and much higher than the bids of several others.

"Mill A," with 2500 barrels daily capacity, in the above picture, is the pioneer Pacific Coast Portland Cement mill, which has been turning out "Golden Gate" cement for the past seven years.

"Mill B," with 3500 barrels daily capacity, was constructed about two years ago to assist in taking care of the established trade of the Pacific Portland Cement Company, Con.

This gives a combined producing capacity of approximately 2,000,000 barrels, or 8,000,000 sacks, which is equivalent to nearly 16,000 carloads per annum.

Seattle and Tacoma are following in the footsteps of San Francisco, both having largely increased their consumption of "Golden Gate" cement in 1908, while Portland and Spokane are prospective purchasers of large quantities.

Concrete Fixtures

O WING to the element-resisting qualities of cement it is becoming more and more popular each year, as is evidenced by the ever-increasing uses to which it is put.

A recent issue of Concrete comes out with a leading article describing the methods of manufacturing bath and laundry tubs. The bath-tub idea is new, but the laundry trays, or tubs, are well established as a practical feature of every house.

John R. Wise, Seattle, was the first in the Northwest to take up the manufacture of laundry trays and to demonstrate their practical values. The trays became popular, advances were made in the methods of manufacture and with corresponding reduction in the cost of production the business took on a profitable aspect. To-day the Seattle Cement Laundry Tray company, of which Mr. Wise is manager, has a good factory working to the limit of its capacity.

The trays are manufactured in one. two and three parts. The one-part trays are 24 inches long, 24 inches wide and 16 inches deep; the two-part trays are 48x24x16, and the

three-part >are 72x24x16 inches; the prices are $12, $16 and $28 respectively.

Factory, sinks, cream slabs, starch tables, fish and feed boxes and watering troughs are among the other fixtures manufactured. The finish given these goods makes them sanitary, non-absorbent and easily cleaned. An unqualified guarantee goes with every fixture turned out, so that whether one is skeptical or not of the concrete product, there is no chance to lose out.

New Fireproof Door HE lively campaign for better construction and more fire-

T proof construction is bearing fruit in many ways. People are coming to a better understanding of what

"fireproof" means, and a standard is being established by the cities and other building authorities that pass upon construction.

Among the new features which noted progress in fireproof construction during 1908 were the letters patent granted the Kinnear & Gager Manufacturing company for a paneled locked-seam, metal-covered fire-door.

The door is commonly called the Kalimine.door, taking its name from the metal treatment. It is built up on a wooden core. All hinge, lock and panel mortises are protected by the metal forced into position under hydraulic pressure, and the work is completed in such a manner that all joints and edges are left perfectly smooth and protected. It is an entirely new feature, which has been under trial long enough to pass all the requirements of the underwriters, and the account was placed for the first time in the Northwest, at the close of 1908, with the Seattle Ceiling company.

Kalimine doors have been installed in the newest office buildings of New York and Chicago; 300 have been ordered for new buildings in Salt Lake City and 600 for buildings in Los Angeles. The doors are made up solid, with wire ribbed or plate glass, and may be finished in all manner of grainings-The completed door does not show any nails or screws. The manufacturers have installed about $80,000 worth of machinery to he used in turning out the doors.

Electro-Plating

E LECTRO-PLATING with nickel, copper, brass, gold and silver^ with lacquering and oxidizing metal trim have reached such proportions in building work on the coast

that Seattle has become the headquarters for that line of work.

Some experienced electro-platers have organized themselves into the Seattle Mechanical and Electro-Plating company.


i ft-ith laboratories at 809 Second avenue. The company did all jjg plating on the banisters, elevator enclosures and stairs

the Lowman, Empire and People's Bank buildings, and

i e interior fixtures for the Puget Sound National Bank, all Seattle.

Walnut Trim . « T T H E N one comes across beautiful interior fixtures made V y from real solid black walnut these flays it is something

beyond the ordinary and calls for more than a passing

0tice. The most elegant installation of this character on e Pacific Coast is the Suter jewelry store on First avenue,

eattle.

The show windows of the establishment are the usual large late-glass fronts, the entrance is over ceramic tile, and the

art glass sign across the front above the windows is one of the art nouveau productions of the Puget Sound Art Glass company. To the right of the entrance is the diamond room and Across from it the watch room; these rooms, finished in the black walnut and fitted with beveled and leaded plate glass strips, give the visitor his first delightful impressions of the hardwood and they follow him throughout the store.

The bases are of blue Alaska marble, the counter dies and .wall cases of black walnut, sliding doors and case tops of plate glass, the walls t inted and stenciled, and the ceilings of ornamental pressed steel.

The central showcase has double horseshoe ends, and the plate glass, 96 inches long, is bent in one piece to conform with the shape of the case. This job itself is worth a visit to the store.

The entire walnut fixtures are one of the unique jobs turned but about a year ago by Edward L. Gomoll & Company, Seattle manufacturers, who make a specialty of showcases and high-class interior trim and fixtures. . T h i s is the same firm which executed the entire fixtures

for Frederick & Nelson's millinery department and Lichten-stein's jewelry store, both greatly admired installations.

The lighting system is arranged with Tungsten lights up and down both sides and diffusing arches in the center. The store is also equipped with a complete pneumatic cash system. The whole installation has been so well conceived and executed that the store is justly entitled to its reputation as "one of the swellest on the Pacific Coast."

James Smyth Plumbing Co.

OF ALL the master plumbers in the Pacific Northwest, per

haps the best known and most popular is James Smyth, the senior member of the Jas. Smyth Plumbing company.

He was a state delegate to the national convention at Chicago last month.

The company was founded in 1901 with headquarters opposite the city hall. When H. B. Delong came to Spokane in 1903 a partnership was formed- Business gradually increased until 1908, when the company was incorporated with $10,000 capital. Jas. Smyth handled the plumbing, and H. B. Delong the heating branch. They have recently moved into their new building, 602 Front avenue, an ideal spot for their business.

During the year 1908 heating was installed in the following buildings: Globe hotel, La Casse building and North Central high school; while the Globe and Odell hotels and Buckman apartments, Spokane, and the Moran block, Missoula, represent some of their plumbing jobs.

Inland Marblecrete Co.

SPOKANE is favored with a new material enterprise-

Two hundred thousand dollars has been invested recently to secure exclusive control of, to manufacture and to

place upon the building market a new material compound. "Marblecrete" is the name of this new substance and process

THE iTJTER JEW SEATTLE J-M ward L. Gomoll & Co., Designers and Manufacturers of Fixtures

Seattle Metal Ceiling Co., Metal Ceilings Puget Sound Art Glass Co., Art Glass

PACIFIC BUILDER AND ENGINEER

LUNA PARK, .SBATTLE. BY NIGHT

Which • It is

sired f<

'if:

sound i . i ided to an r, or pressed into slabs or bricks of any

[i has been coated ov< r a » a, and a table top, with the

was given-—much superior to paint or

ibles marble, DO! I only in the rough, but in tiu Bo . : ,'. • le, li is capable of taking a superior glaze or polish; pigments may be introduced which can be blended

oad or delicate tones, as an a • • > ih< : --. • cioaens are on exhibition winch show a wide range oi color and del "Marblecrete" \s : to rble in that It is acid-proof, Impervious ;-> amis . • ed by temperature, aon-ez-

••• and rery durable. Eti low comparative cost bould .* Into active competition with marble, tiling

hrick, metal and terra cotta. in the eastern part of the city three lots have been pur

chased and a factory, 52x1 §0, has been erect* d with mac] to turn out Marblecrete in quantity. A second building, %tx 120, of concrt t@ with an Iron runt, is planned for the secret procei - • - . ' . un d o Material will soon be purchase d In cari id lots and 1 i euted. The con . trols the excl . tl roughout the Inland Empire, E. Mlchener I luperint ident at the factory; R. L. Patten Is i Ident; Wm. S St rtce-president; J. C. Adams is secretary and g* ind B. F Christ treasurer. All the officers and s tockb Spokane and they are thoroughly Imbued with the ") d us try" spirit.

Night Illumination

i__i UK A PARK >or amusement rt in th

city. f)n the i bow i this great lighting se]

Each one ol th* ai S. canal

As the pai K la heat !ly i.. *. height of the season St. has been the \ - l

to mak< It a s day. To accomplish t turbine and generator 1.

d by a self-contained power ; :»s. which outline tfi

whb-h ...• ! re decorated, are Buxbas Westingh< use L" fh< manager o! out his ic [sared nut {.hue or money hi lamp question, which was quite SS Import and came to the conclusion that the one he i upon was easily the best for the servlc

Structural Material Business

O ident the c d i.CM

An ina I

F ALL the various line . ind prises and the like that arc: looking to or support, it may be safely said thi

__< _ .. • ruetional progi . v the urs : • lea d

long the firms that are now enjoying ittslness is the Central Door I • con

se. This is us The I

•r of Thi ;

own.- '

iv & Lumber company is North ready roofing » oy's s bove i compli stock

I • s fully to

addition to tl d< ors and

; Ich V

i aipped plant for th<

i bey employ a large force of men • product of tie

and to \ th, as well .! Idaho. Tiie irniture fa*

I heir mirrors.

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Western Facile

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PACIFIC BUILDER AND ENGINEER i:s<)

roundhouses and all their buildings along the line from Ogden

Oakland. This is one of the largest roofing contracts of

recent record.

he concern has an organized sales force covering Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, British Columbia and Alaska, and with its facilities is in position to take care of the t rade in a first-class manner . The officers of the company are A. h • Biles, president ; J. C. Grlpper, vice-president; R. N. Parks, secretary, and J. A- Malarkey, manager of the lumber department. The Spokane branch is in charge of C. S. Howatt, with offices in the Peyton block, and the Seattle branch is managed by R. v . Stone, with offices in the Maynard building.

The Arnold-Evans Co., I

T nc.

HE Arnold-Evans Company is probably the oldest and best known plumbing and heating firm in the Inland Empire. Ever since the Elks ' Temple was built they

a v e cc.cupied the basement as headquarters for their office and shop,

Lack in 1898 H. A. Arnold, Edward Evans and H. Baxter • e g a n b " s ines s in Spokane. In 1901 H. A. Arnold left the firm,

and m 1902 j . E . McCormack, heating engineer, became a member. The firm at the present t ime consists of Edward " V a n s > President; Lake D. Wolfard, vice-president, and J. E.

cCorrnack, secretary and treasurer. The company was incorporated for $10,000 in 1899. Since that time that business bas grown and prospered.

nring the year 1908 several large heat ing and plumbing on/Tacts were secured and successfully installed. Among hem were the following: The Paulsen block, the Fai r hotel,

e Wetzel building, t he Spokane Dry Goods warehouse, the el»hens block, Missoula county court house, Fergus county

C O U r t bouse a t Lewiston, Mont., and the Spokane Realty company.

Although this firm is the agent for seven different systems ° beating, they are interested especially in a new vacuum

eating system of their own design. It is the American Im-i q o V e d v a c u u m heat ing system and was patented by them in

°7- The same has been in practical use for two years. I ts b u r p o s e is to create a vacuum and maintain it. The plant requires no more at tent ion than the ordinary system, is from

Per cent to 25 per cent more economical, and also eliminates the various troubles with air valves. The new system

as been working successfully in the Stephens block, Spokane Realty company, Trimborn block and Smith & Co.'s undertaking parlors.

erson A. E. Pet ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ A E - PETERSON, one of the heavy painting contractors in

• r e a r s ago came to the Coast. For the past seven years ago came to the Coast. For the past seven years

e has been in the contract ing business in Seattle. His success here in the painting, paper hanging and decora-

1()" business has placed him where he is financially capable a s Wei] ns professionally competent of handling any and all l o , , K that may come up. He does not ignore the small ones,

a n ^ there are none too huge for him to swing. . M '-. Peterson 's painting contracts have included the reflnlsh-n g t n e Mutual Life building, the complete painting and flnish-

n* ot Schwabacher 's hardware store and the Young Men's '"•istian Association; nnd among (he residences a re : S.

Arson's and Thomas Russell 's, Capitol Mil; and Alex Pear-°» 's and Henry Ewing's, Broadway district, Seattle.

T h e most recent and important contract awarded Mr. Peter

son was thai of the Central building, Seattle. This building,

described elsewhere in this issue, is one of the interest ing

structural accomplishments of the past year. The principal

wood used is Philippine mahogany, with some metal trim.

The finishing of the trim, the filling of the cement floors and

the decorating of the Trustee Company's office and fixtures

were all a part of his contract.

The completed work has been highly spoken of by those who know.a good job of painting when they sec ii. aud naturally Mr. Peterson points lo it with pride. He feels tha t no further recomemndation of his ability to execute the highest class of work is necessary.

)ome Hardwood Floors LARGER area of hardwood Boors was laid in Seatt le

A during 1908 than during the previous year. The total laid by the Huber-Schneider company alone approxi

mated NO.000 square feci, and Included the Boors of the finest residences erected during the year. Among them were C. H. Black's on Queen Anne hill, and Mr. Chappell's, on Queen Anne Mil. The latter is considered the best iloor of its kind in the city; Messrs. Langdon, Lutz and Anderson's, on Capitol hill: the Leary residence, on Broadway aorth; and the ball-room of the New Washington hotel.

The price of flooring fell off quite a. hit, dropping from 28

and li 1 cents to 20 cents per square toot. So that while Ihe areas of 1908 were greater than 1907. (he values were probably not any more.

Johnston & Sayre

JOHNSTON A SAYKK a linn of elect ricinns thai has been

in business for the past, three years, belong to Tacoma, first and last, having come from among the pioneer

families or that city. Though young men they an- nol lacking in (he grasp for

business as their pas! year's record will show. They lake much pride in the big wiring job done for the exeeulive man sion at Olympia, and which is considered one of the most complete as well as ihe most Intricate residence layouts in the Northwest.

Besides the mansion they bad other Important jobs, Including St. Helen's and Mcllwnin a pa it men I s, Willard school and Betz building.

The office and shops of Ihe firm are located at 723 S t Helen's avenue, Tacoma.

W . S. Barstow & Co.

T in-: flrm of w. s. Barstow & Company, Portland, belongs primarily to New Tors eity, Erom where they directed large engineering work in many parts of Hie country,

including railroad construction, electrical Installations, Indus t r ia l p l a n t s , such as f ac to r i e s , s h o p s , a l s o s t e e l f r amed si rue l u r e s a n d c o n c r e t e plain and rein forced.

But the growth and development on the Pacific Coast during t h e pasl live y e a r s , a.-coin pan [ed wi th B i m p o r t a n t rail road and electrical engineering work entrusted to the eon, pany , ha s I • such that \ \ \ S. H a r s l o w . Ihe p r e s i d e n t , .•on e luded tO re spond to t h e Q6W c o n d i t i o n s out h e r e a n d e x l e n d

the engineering rations of the Portland offloe, n ajj to every branch of the profession, but also to the entire Pacific Coast. And tO this end ha:; placed [_ Portland a large and weii organized body of expert engineers and practical tore m e n .


In addition, therefore, to railway projects, the firm is now

prepared to engage in the work of designing, est imating and

building steam and electric railroads, light and power plants,

hydro-electric development and high-tension t ransmission

lines, water supply, industrial and irrigation plants ; to make

prel iminary examinations, surveys and repor ts ; to prepare

specifications and es t imates ; to design and supervise the con

struction of such plants ; to equip and to put them in actual

operat ion; and in every way to extend the field of their

operations to all branches of the engineering profession.

Improvements In Concrete Mixers

AMONG the most notable achievements in the concrete world during the past year is the remarkable success of the Chicago improved cube concrete mixer, manu

factured by the Municipal Engineering & Contracting com-pany of Chicago, Illinois.

It has been several years since this mixer was first brought out, and notwithstanding the rapid strides which it made ta winning the favor of the most eminent engineers the man U

facturers, a litt le more than a year and a half ago entirely redesigned their whole line, bringing it to a standard of mechanical efficiency far above any other like machines on the market . As a result they have recently been awarded contracts for all the concrete mixers bought for work o n the Panama canal. Present orders include sixteen of the largest continuous-operating batch mixers ever built ^n n 7 , yard portable outfit. ' a n d a one-nalf-

The Improved Cube has also been adopted for work on the Los Angeles aqueduct, which is one nf tl _ e

ings of the present age. Wate r L to be , ^ ^ ^ ^ of Los Angeles from OweiTs rWer a r « 7 ^ * " C i t y

distant. For a considerable8 ^ ^ T ^ Z ^ * of immense reservoirs win na , P n t a s e n e s

crete dams from oTmrVlZTZ"^^"^ " * connected by canals From « , T t h e r e s e ™ i r s conveyed lo _ £ _ £ « _ _ _ _ ^ J Z T T " ^ " ^ ' S t 0 b e

slse to permit a flow Z * " ^ a m e d u o t o f ™«c len t mlnnte, and , _ _ _ £ , °t'o _ E S _ _ " _ . * * * _ ^ * Los Angeles it will furnish w a w , " " ^ ' a t < * ' o r

" . a t wn, be located a ,on s t b e t n e n U m C T ° U S P ° W e r P ' M t S

wor„. o n e oPt tb 'eTat f £ S _ _ " _ v _ " " * " * " " * » * -

for bonding brtdge plers, ^ S _ _ T » _ _ ^ L , _ _ _ ^ city of Chicago one of them at J l l S ' I n t h e

24 feet high baa m l M d _ £ _ _ _ _ _ £ Z ^ T ^ ' ^ of concrete in nine hours It h*« o C u b i c y a r d s

yard each batch, and _ * » _ _ _ _ _ . _ S ^ _ ° * ~ £ - ' « * -per hour. ^uiput ot 40 cubic yards

Curb Corners r y HE necessity of protecting the exposed corners of „

1 crete masses, such as street curb* _«* n e r s o f c o n " ooncrete, has long been r e c L n i 7 P r l h

V a n ° U S f ° m s ° f

perts, and several methods of I Z r Z l ^ ^ T ^ *** ^ external injury have been tried g * P r o t e c t i o n & « n

H g M a n 7 e ^ r e P U O n ' ** ^ angle iron more than - a a ^ ^ ^ l « ^ ^ ^

h i : l o beUend;rd. r°d ° r " a " ^ * * « - - - o n c r ? t e e In 1889, H. H. Wainwright first devised a permanent and

practical means for protecting the corners or s t reet curbs

In a few years the question of concrete protect ion resolved J.^ c J.CW .ycctis uie question oi concrete protect ion i<^~-itself into the simple proposition, namely, t h a t the purpose for which his protect ion was required could bes t be accomplished by the use of a soft steel rounded head * with a dovetailed web projecting into the concrete

T-bar,' Upon

A PROTECTED CONCRETE CURB

t h e dovetailed web largely depends the success of this har-I t s solid rounded head, and the shape of the head where tt joins the concrete permit a proper finish of the latter-m e bar is galvanized to prevent rust ing.

The cut shown here represents a section of this bar-When the bar is properly set in the concrete, it is sel1 ' anchored, and the concrete finishes a t the external surfa^ •ot the bar, not in a thin web, but in a body sufficient iieavy to avoid splitt ing away from the metal .

There are more than 2,000,000 feet of these bars in use i» over 150 cities in the United 'S ta tes , some of which are rasing this curb to the exclusion of all o thers . I t is claim6* to be not only the cheapest durable s t ree t curbing that ca» be made, but its ornamental features also appeal to pe°P' interested in curbing.

The steel bar is also largely used for the protection of &° corners of steps, sills, columns and other exposed concret edges.—Concrete.

Bending Plate Glass

EQUIPMENT for the handling and bending of large sheet3

of Plate glass has been installed recently by the J •t , o , T M i r r o r & B e v e l i n g company a t the factory- &1

to 3234 Warner street, Tacoma. ,

Untn special facilities for complicated bending and chip?111* work were provided by the company all of t ha t work had t TJT r T n t 0 S a n F r a * c i s c o , or E a s t to St. Louis. At vf e £ L T a C ° m a C ° n c e r n c a n t a k e c a r e of any size of P\a* glass up to 96 inches wide and can turn it out on short no t**

w L ^ T 1 1 ^ ° f f i c e i s a t 9 1 3 Commerce street , Taco**' William FitzHenry, president and general manager .

Mill Work in Yakima Valley

C ASCADE Lumber company of North Yakima &«**f three years ago to add to thei r saw and planing' ^

sash and d™,. #„_.•.-__ . . . _ ^ r e °l J ™ years ago to add to thei r saw and planing ^

the ioo»iit a n / d ° ° r f a C t ° r y f o r t h e P u r P ° s e o f t a k i n g C a ^Pir the^ local trade, and also for the purpose of supplying *«*

las*

—> uatie, and also own yards with mill W P ' Y A " " l u o W i tn mill W O rY

^ T Z t l ^ m i U W ° r k 3 o b s completed by the company I a ' tV™ ^ r e e § r a d * d school b u i l d i n g . _h« . P W high scnoel-

year a r P tt, K 3 ° D s completed by the company the Y M P ? g r a d 6 d S C h ° 0 1 b u i l d i n ^ ; the new high * * * * tian church; ^ E l H o t t b u i l d i n S a n d the Bapt is t and &f last DermbeS; tr! ° f ^ ^ Yakima" ^ ^ t h e ^ V& th furniture I t ' C ° m P a n y W a S a W a r d e d t h e c o n t r a C t ^ t tract was tak" n e W ^ ^ Y a M m a W g h S c h ° 0 1 - ^ S Tacoma and Seattl11 C ° m p e t i t i o n w i t h f a c to r i e s in P o r t i a

DENNY-RENTON CLAY and COAL COMPANY

PAVING BRICK PLANT

Present Capacity: 100,000 Brick Daily ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ F i f t y M e n

Increased Capacity Under Construction 50,000 Daily

L O C A T E D A T RENTON, W A S H I N G T ON


SEWER PIPE and TERRA COTTA FACTORIES

Capacity: Sewer Pipe, Two M.les Daily; Terra Cotta, 200 Tons Monthly Employs 160 Men

LOCATED AT VAN ASSELT, W A S H I N G T O N


PRESSED BRICK, FIRE BRICK and HOLLOW-WARE PLANT

Also Location of Coal Mines. Employs 310 Men

L O C A T E D A T T A Y L O R , W A S H I N G T O N


MANUFACTURERS OF

T ^ r c S j ? *!____?« a 1 d _""*• ^<x- Architectural and R^4rw-p?A d g S r;b

Ch'-ST Linings

F ; w R ^ L • i , * l i e a n d Hollow-ware. Fire B n c U standard and special shapes.

Faying and Sewer Brick

M T As this is the twentieth anniversary nf„„

*_l that at the oeginning of our _ I e S 8 J^T^ " " ^ ' 0 ^ Todav our Pmnin u n n u a l wage-roll was $25,000. i uaay our employes number 620 and

half million dollars. We have exnanrlM • ^ P a y " r ° " a m ° U n t S 4° m ° r e t h a n a

W a s h i n g , and w e shall J^C^Z^^^^ ""** f ^ r e . instead of speeulating on the growth of o rrr e ^ "" ^ " "" sums of money to make it grow We are ' " ' ^ ^ S P 6 n t l a r g e

contracts offered and we will appreciat* tT" ******* ^ ^ ^ t h e ' a r g 6 S t

apprecate the continued support of our patrons.

GENERAL_OFFiCES, L O W M A N ^ i L ^ r ^ r i j

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