The Oregon daily journal., November 14, 1908, Page 9, Image 9

BUILDS FRAME COTTAGE
COMPLETE lit 12 HOURS
Contractor Proves in'Practical Jlanner Value of System
in Carpenter's Trade; Breaks , All Known Records .
, for Speed in Construction Worki
fISHER, TH0RSEN & CO.
"The Big Paint Store"
Front and MorrlMon fits.
rnntrar to all precedent, and In
spite of the scoff, jeer and derision
at hi. fellow contractor, . wunanr- v..
Carl, a New Yorker, has succeeded in
hiiiirfin a 12.000 cottage, complete in
every detail, ready for the cupancjr of
tenants, within the pac or 11 nours.
And to make the accomplishment all
the more noteworthy the wjier moved
into the house and waa comfortably in
stalled before the thirteenth hour of
the same day had ended.
The tedious process of house build
ing, by which weeks and months used
to be consumed before the fretting; own
er could move into his new abode, has
now been abridged to the spaoe" between.
ha r1lnr a.n1 Battinff of the Sun
According; to a number of contractors
who watched with, absorption Carl a
structure rise like a mushroom, K will
henceforth be possible for a person to
order a new house one day and fiove
into it the next, ana lr maiwri m
an unusual rush ha may occupy ji o
f nr annat.r' nt tha MRrilA llftV.
Houses built while you wait." J the
startling; new sign now added to similar
ones in many trade, necessitated by
an age parsimonious of its time
Suggested by newspapers.
The idea of building a house In i
day was suggested to Carl, he says, by
observing that newspapers habitually
have written, typed and printed in a
few hours enough matter to fill sev
eral novels. He had often lost patience
over the time it required him to com
plete a Job. Why, he asked himself,
could he newspapers achieve so much
In a space during which the progress
accomplished in his trada was all but
Imperceptible? .
He decided that lack of organised sys
tem rendered building so long drawn
out, and determined to learn by experi
ment what could b effected in the erec
tion of houses by adopting the methods
uocessful in producing big dailies.
When the contractor announced that,
for the first time in the history of con
struction, he would build a four-room
cottage, wire and pipe it, lathe, plaster
and weatherboard Its walls, install hot
water and gas, and provide- windows
and doors and Inside . woodwork and
mantels, all between sunrise and sun
pet of the same day, he was greeted
with many scoffs.
'Ton wttt have to employ so many
worklngmen," he was warned, "that they
wilf not be able to move for being in
one another's way." ,,
"Not at all." he replied, "for I shall
direct them according to a system. '
On the afternoon before which the
experiment was to be made, all the ma
terial was deposited in pursuance of
directions, on the site of the proposed
house. Bricks, lumber of all the requi
site kinds, concrete blocks, cement and
bathroom fixtures were scattered about
pell-mell. It seemed to an observer, but
In correct order, according to the build
er's plans.
Working by System.
t 7 a, m. Carl marshalled his 75
workmen Into groups by trades.. Plans
of the house, one for each handicraft,
were distributed to the foremen. As the
clock struck 7 each group marched
briskly to its appointed task.
First went the plumbers, with spades
and picks and plpe Stalwart blows
opened the tough soil, of the rubber-like
variety cursed as "black gumbo." A
trenching machine was tried, but the
hard ground heated Its blades red hot.
Mn.nul tools had to be relied on. and
bv each digger stood a bucket of water,
lri which to cool his spade.
While pipe connections were being
made for water and gas, another band
of trenchers swiftly laid out the lines of
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ment. While they woraea ma sione-
masons and their helpers were rapldty
laying course arter course oi mo it
iln'tlnn of concrete blocks.
Tn nna tiniir end a half both these
tasks were finished, and room was now
made for the St carpenters, mese. in
the meanwhile had not been Idle. The
studding and Joists which were to sup
port the structure were measured and
sawed, and brisk-painters coated each
piece with quicK-drytng pigment.
At a me-nn . tne carDeniers swarmeu
lmon the foundations, and a scene of
Tiinid and nurnoseful labor followed.
Into nine and secured: beams leaped
1 ii? IltrtLVJT uuiuri i;ubib ' i
across from pillar to pillar; floor
iolsts fell into place like a file of
soldiers drilling, and in a bewilder
inglv short space, the whole frame'
work of the house stood revealed,
Worked Without Interference.
In the center of the house,, brick
masons shouted for "mora bricks and
mortar" as course upon course of a
chimney sprang Into place under the
riving trowels ana nanus. ijemy
avoiding Interference with each other,
the laborers, directed by their captains,
dodged in and out and back and forth.
every movement calculated - ana count,
ing.
Now the eamentere divided lntc
several bands. One encircled the house
on the outside, and by their efforts the
weathcrboardtng seemed fairly to fling
Itself upon the walls. Those Inside cov
ered the walls with laths, and the thun
der Tf doimi of hammers and the
screams of proteating saws and lujnber
resounded for blocka.'
At the same time another group was
laying the floor; still another was build
ing at a distance the roof of a front
tiorth, to be borne to its place when fin
ished. The painters were graining and
varnishing the inside woodwork before
it was carried Into the house; negroes
were shouting as they kneaded great
beds of mortar, and a throng of observ-
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HAWKING MACHINES
Catarrh Sufferers Are Ho thing but
Hawking, Spitting" and Blowing Ma
chines, Bays an Authority.
is it possible that in theea days
when cleanliness and sajiltary reform Is
being preached in the " churches, schools
and at public gatherings, that thous
ands of people will continue to suffer
from catarrh, when there is an abso
lutely certain remedy always on hand.
Hyomel" (pronounced Hlgh-o-me) Is a
pleasant, medicated and antiseptic air.
Breathe it in and It will cure catarrh.
It will stop foul breath, watery eyes,
and crusts In the nose in a few days.
It Is guaranteed by Woedard. Clark
& Co. to do it or money back .and
such a guarantee ought to be strong
enough for anybody.
Entirely Cured by Hyoinsi.
Having suffered from catarrh for
about two years, and having tried nu
merous Remedies without any satisfac
tory reaultaijlnally tried ityomel,
and am glad to stafeTRM fter-using
about one and one half bottles I am
entirely cured. I have recommended it
to others with satisfactory resulta-r-C
N. Lindsy. 407 East First avenue,
Mitchell, B. V. ....
A complete Hyomel outfit, consisting
of a strong, hard rubber pocket Inhaler
and a bottle of Hyomel. eosts only II,
end extra bottles, if afterwardeeded,
cost- only- 60 cents, each" at Woodard,
Clarae & C3., r direct, by mall, charges
prepaid, from Booth' Hyomel Co., Buf
falo, n. y. ,
Hyomel also cures Asthma, Bronchitis,-
Coughs and Colds, Croup of In
Rnts, and any inflammatory disease of
me respiratury tract. . , ,
ers stood with open mouths a every
minute .witnessed soma striking devel
opment of the structure towards com
pletion.
Everywhere at once seemed the gen-eral-in-chief,
the brawny, quietly foroe
fnl Carl. Here he spurred on the labor,
If it was a few seconds behind the care
ful schedule he- had prepared, and there
he Drained a bank of masons who had
anticipated the schedule. A quiet sug
gestion out off several minutes' un
necessary work at one spot; at another
the workers were enjoined not to sacri
fice thoroughness to haste.
Forenoon Beats Scbedola.
At neon, when all work ceased an
hour for rest and food, Carl looked
about him with unworaed satisfac
tion. He was. at least half an hour
ahead of his schedule.
The house was half weatherboarded,
the lathing waa almost completed, the
rafters of the mansard- roof .were in
f i lace and painted; the brick chimney
owered " above, and a ' few hours more
work would have things in readiness for
the plasterers, who were to put on the
rmai touch.
As the 1 o'clock whistle blew, tnl
hands ran Co their places, each man
feeling his Dersoiial pride involved In
the completion of the house on schedule
time, Carpenters elbowed each other as
they nailed on the weatherboards; .hod-
carriers climbing alort dropped occa
sional flakes of mortar on the men be
neath; and on every side rose. piles for
lumber, mortar and brick. "
. Foremost among the workers in teal
was young James Poort, Carl's fore
man, who hoged to move Into the com
pleted house that night with his bride
of a week. He had intruded to add
romance to the experiment In building
by wedding on the day his home was
erected. But he decided his presence
would be needed every minute while
the structure was being raised.
Ing raised, aud
married several days beiore,
Pointed out among the spectator
Who lined the surrounding streets was
the sweet-raced bride, who watched the
work kll day. When her husband was
to be photographed with her, he began
taking off the carpenter's apron.
lo. leave it on." saia sue. l line
you better that way."
In another hour the outside of the
house was completed to the eaves.' Cur-
fieiiters who had been busy all niorn
ng In the backyard ran forward car
rying completed window and door
frames, which were inserted in their
places In a trice. .
Ulaziers now appeared with tne win
dows, ready for Installing, and deft
hands attached weights and slid the
frame Into their grooves. A few
dextrous whirls of screwdrivers, and
the doors swung on their hinges.
On the Inside all was now. oarrea
with laths. In rushed a band of plumb
ers to connect the pipes, and the work
wnjen usually .taxes days waa per
formed in minutes.
Painter Tlnish Work.
After them came other carpenters
ith the wainscotinir. and Inside wood
work, all cut to fit and stained like
walnut by the painters. Almost before
.one knew, what they were about their
task was completed.
Thereupon a group. f. plasterer, idle
heretofore, sprang Jnto - life and took
possesstpn of the interior. Running
hodmen' dumped load after load of mor
tar upon big tables, while outside the
burly mixers redoubled the grunts with
which they stimulated themselves to
Increased toil.
It seemed that with one sweep -of the
trowel a plasterer could conceal sev
eral square yards of laths with mortar.
In five minutes by the watch five men
plastered the four walls of one room.
The mortar was composed of a ma
teria which almost instantly hard
ened on the walls, and by the time one
room was completed another was dry
enough - for the "second coat," . which
ciianged tha rough, sandy surface to
one of white glaxe. It took an hour to
plaster the four rooms, Including their
ceilings.
While the plasterers labored might
ily, a swarm of carpenters o.verran the
roof. - It was discovered that the over
hanging rafter which were to support
the eaves had been cut an inch too
long, and soma precious time was ex
pended in' correcting the error.
Then, while one "gang" passed up
boards, which had been cut and meas
ured on the ground, those above
Wailed them swiftly upon the rafters.
This work completed, great rolls of
an asbestos preparation were hoisted
to he roof to become Its rainproof,
fireproof covering.
So rapidly was the covering attached
that an Interesting moving picture
could have been made or tne acene.
Whpn these workers descended with
their toola as dusk fell, the outside of
tho house ntood completed
Inside, the .plumbers were again at
work, installing the fixtures of the
bathroom and connecting them with the
water pipes. A tan drove up car
rying a gaa atove, which was borne
trlumDhantly within and connected
with tne
WlAotrln
tannines.
s lights were fastened in their
places, and In a few moments tha whole
COttagS Was glOWlIltf Willi men mcj-
low radiance. A few minutes of labor
with shovels 'and brooms and the house
stood ready to welcome its tenants.
tA ew Ira posslbl.
' r.ri hiA made rood hla promise. He
had made possible a new era- in bulld
inv Kv .rHnff ft house, finished in
uarv tnii. htween dawn and dark.
cneers reaounaea mo unu
toil-stained young husband wanted arm-
in-arm up the stone steps to tha front
porch, opened the front door and en
tered their home, where, a -few hour
before, there had been but a-vacant lot
What followed l not in tne story oi
the building feat. Neighbors rushed In
with water and bruahes and removed
all trace of labor. Furniture vans,
with the young peoples household
good, arrived, and willing nana core
the furniture within.
A minner. cooked In the new house,
was served to a number of friends, and
afterward the strength of the struc
ture was proved bv the tread of a dance.
Mrs. Proot wished to spend the night
in the house, but her-neighbors dis
suaded her on account of the damp
plaster. ' which, though perfectly Arm,
till retained soma moisture. So she
was compelled to satlsfv herself with
a housewarming, ana iook 'possession
the next morning.
The house is a one-story rrame cot
tage, with four rooms, a bathroom, a
reception nan. a mmi purvu ami
back stoop. Its walls were painted a
light green, with white ' trimmings,
with its foundation of concrete blocks.
ts pointed roof and excellent propor
tions,, n JJIWCUVa Kit BHV.omj WVJ.-O, OltLO.
Notaries Commissioned.
(Salem Bnreio of Th Journal.)
Salem. Or..' Nov. 14. Commissions as
TTOtartes have-heeataaued ta: Dexter
RiM. Rnaeburir: F. 8. UuDb. Hunting
ton: Gala 8. Hill, Albany: William, a
Walton, Salem; A. R. Cyrus, Astoria; H.
O. Sibrav, George W. Hazen, J. Silver
ton, F. T. Johnson, Allan R. Joy and
J. C. Bryant, Portland. l . ;
Companies Incorporated, f 2 i
fHalom nnrffan of The 3miraL -
Salem, -Or., Nov. 14. Articles of In
corporation hav been filed In the office
of the secretary of ajtate as follows:
The National 'Adjustment company;
principal office, Portland; capital steck,
$10,000: incorporators. H. W. Imcke, I&
E. Heckber ttndC . R. Goldstein. .
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PALLAY BUILDING
IS RISING RAPIDLY
At Third and Everett atreets, the
two-story brick building being erected
by M. Pallay, Is rapidly approaching
completion, The lower floor of this
building is to be occupied by two stores.
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Heavy Movement Not Ex
pected Before Next
Spring.
Some mills are reported as having
advanced the values of lumber during
the past week', but on tha whole prices
are about the same as last Saturday.
This is not the time of the year when
large orders are looked for from the
east and the volume of business from
that source, while heavy. Is considered
very satisfactory.
California has been buying more lum
ber during the past few weeks than for
some time, and the depression in the
market down that way Is considered
about over. For several months very
little lumber found its way Into Cali
fornia because of the yards being over
stocked. These surplus supplies have
gradually been worked off and it ia re
ported that some yards are short.
The demand for uppers is strong
everywhere, judging from Inquiries and
values. Locally there has been a heavy
demand for flooring, so that In many
Instances it has been difficult to have
orders filled promptly.
Mills throughout the country are re
suming operations and the output of
lumber will be greatly Increased next
spring as cbmpared with that of last
spring, when the demand fell down to
practically nothing.
Shingles fell off a point during the
week, hut values, are expected to re
cover shortly, dcakrs declaring they
can see no good reason for the weak
anot. I
lngs are annul a. 3 iiiKn k me lumoor
market will permit and there appears
no opportunity to advance prices.
FlATSlfllOVER
QUARTER BLOCK
Extensive Improvements by Benjamin
H. Bowman have Just begun at East
Twelfth and Belmont streets. Mr. Bow
man owns a quarter-block on this cor
ner, on which he is building a modern
four-series double flat, and will re
build and modernize a two-story, frame
dwelling occupying a portion of. the
site. The total cost of the improve
ments will amount to something like
115,000, and will be carried out under
the direction of Architect Otto Klee
man. .Both flats will be of frame construc
tion, with natural stone porches and
very handsome exteriors. The lower
flats of the four-series building will
have four rooms each and the upper
five room. The double flat will have
stv rnnmn on each floor. The contract
for this work has already been let and
the entire wora wui oe compieieu auuu-.
February 1. -
NEVADA UNIVERSITY
- IS VERY HARD UP
Reno. Nev., Nov. 14. The trustees
of the Nevada state university are
planning to meet the deficit of the In
stitution caused by the failure of the
legislature to appropriate current ex
penses, isven tne petty diiis 01 iraunn
men are long overdue and there I only
enough money In the treasury to pay
the salaries of the professors and tho
operating expenses of ' the university.
'a coirs tropTiON BTiArxsncs.-
Prove that a neglected cold or cough
puts the lungs in so bad a condition
that eonsumptlon germs find a fertile
field for fastening on one. Stop the
cough Just as soon as it appears with
Ballard's Horehound Syrup. Soothe
the torn and inflamed tlssuea and
makes you well again. Sold by Skldmore
Drug To. ,:- - ' - '
U PRICES
REfilMl FIRKI
Star Brewery Building, First and Madison
a blllard room and saloon, and the up
per floor will be arranged for rooms.
Less than three months ago, the site
where the Pallay structure Is now going
up was burned over, the old frame build
ings being entirely destroyed.
CONTRACTS LET
FOR HEW HOMES
Architects and Contractors
Are Preparing New Resi
dences All Over City.
Architect C. C. Robblna has finished
the plana for a three-story apartment
house on Couch street, between Nine
teenth and Twentieth streets. The
building will have dimensions of 62 by
72, and will cost about 120,000.
Contractor H. iU Camp & Co. have
begun the erection of the following in
the Irvlngton district: A $4,000, two
story frame on Multnomah street, be
tween East Twentieth and East Twenty
first streets: a $3,000 dwelling, on the
Alameda, between Bast Fiftieth and
East Fifty-first streets, Rose City Park;
a $2,000 cottage on East Twenty-third
street, between Knott and Brazee
street.
Leonard: St Thomas are building a
modern frame dwelling on Kast Eighth
street, between Stanton and Siskiyou
street .
Architect Joseph Jacobberger has
awarded the contract for the new Cath
olic school the Church of the Ascen
sion, to be erected in Montavllla.
Mrs. Hughson has commissioned
Architect Ernest Kroner to prepare
plans for a modern home to cost about
$3,600 and to be erected in Rose City
Park.
J. Hahn has completed arrangements
for the erection of a four-aeries apart-
jiicm iiuun Hi nevenin ana t.llrton
streets. The building Is to have dimen
sions of 47 by 67feet, will be two-stories
high and will cost about $5,000
Architect H. C. Ditrich is getting up the
design.
W. B. Crane Is building a modern
J2.500 cottage on- East Yamhill, be
tween East Fifty-sixth and East Fifty
seventh streets.
Architect I. M. Palmer Is getting up
designs for four handsome bungalows.
At WiberR Heights two will be erected,
one for W. S. Maddrey, which will con
tain six rooms. The floors will be
oaked, ceilings beamed, dining-room
paneled and the Interior will be finished
In selected stock of bastard grain fir
This building will cost about $3,500.
The Clark bungalow will contain nine
rooms, and the interior will be finished
throughout In hardwood. The cost of
mis nuiiaing will De close to $4,000.
At Arbor Lodge a five-room bungalow
win mi onx-ini lor police mincer Hams
at a cost of $1,800.
The same architect is getting up the
design for a three-story frame residence
to oe erectea ac ta-at Twenty-second and
Thompson streets, at a cost of $6,600.
it win contain seven rooms. On the
nrai iioor s t-rooi nrepiace will be
Installed. The living room will be 15x21
and the dining room 15x14. The liv
ing room will be floored In oak, as will
the dining- room and hall. The staircase
will be In eastern oak and the first floor
windows of plate glass. The massive
chimneys outside will be built of clink
er brick. There will be a. 6-foot fire
place in the den on the second floor
Complete wardrobes, with shelves, draw
ers and mirrored doors and medicine
closets will be supplied. The toilets and
bath room will be tiled. The Interior
finish will be In bastard grain fir, se
lected stock. Woodwork in the second
Moor will be finished with frve coats of
white satlnette enamel. Flxturca will
be tinted and electrlo and gas systems
wlllje, Installed. A circling porch will
be built at the front.
Architect Wrenn has awarded all the
contracts for H. S. Chapln's new $15,
000 home to be erected at Wasco and
East Sixteenth streets.
.' Title Guarantee, Oregon Trust ac
counts and Oerman-Amerlcan certlfl.
te'bnttg-htat the highest cash price;
aiso nome xeiepnone Donos. eonn
Bros., 180 First street, corner Yamhill.
John A. Melton
CAsnatTsz asts Bxrrusa
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Faetory and Offlec.236 Second
' ' street, sear Jdaln.
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Phones t Main J78T; A-1737
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Streets.
WILL BUILD
FINE BLOCK
Ida Jr.' Church Plans Six
Story Structure at Sixth
and Salmon.
Mrs. Ida Jf". Church who owns the
lot on the northwest corner of Fourth
and Salmon streets, has commissioned
Architect H. I. Hefty to prepare plana
for a six-story brick building which she
will immediately erect on the property.
This building is to bo erected In con
nection with a four-story building an
the adjoining lot. A steam heating
plant will be installed for the use of
both buildings and a joint elevator out
in.
i ne nrst iioor is to oe arranged
for two stores, frontlna Fourth street.
and the upper stories will be arranged
for a hotel or apartments.
H. I. Morrison, who owns the adjoin
ing 60-foot lot between Taylor and Sal
mon streets, has also employed Archi
tect Hefty to prepare plans for a six
story building with which he will lm-
grove the holding. The structure will
e utilized for general store purposes
and will cost about $50,000 to con
struct COTllSlME
WAY FOR BRICK
The old frame cottages on the quar-ter-blork
at the northwest corner of
Eleventh and Yamhill streets are being
removed, preparatory to beginning the
excavation for the three-story brick
building to be ererted by the North
west Leasehold company. The building
Is to cover the entire quarter-block
and will contain seven stores on the
ground floor. The upper stories have
been leased for use as a dancing acad
emy. Architect Jacobberger Is prepar
ing plans for the proposed building and
will award the contract for Its con
struction early next wek.
Truth and
Quality
appeaf to the Well-informed In every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing. Accor
ingly, it i not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of Senna is the only remedy of
known value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxatives ia the fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any debilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
It acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects alwajs purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug-
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Look Into the Future
Watch FA I RPORT.
' Office and Store Fixtures built
' and remodeled. )
Altering and repairing
houses
,aes and Counters built.
Manufacturers and Jobbers.
CASTINGS,
FOR MACHINE AND STRUCTURAL WORK
THE INDEPENDENT FOUNDRY CO.
23d and York Street
Repair Work Given Prompt Attention Founders, Machinists and Boilermakers! ,
Building and Structural Work.
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EM GIMBERi
Office and Work
Hawthorn Avenue and East
Third Street.
W.P. FULLER &
HOLLADAY'S ADDITION
The one beat place in Portland to buy, ' Geographical cetter and most 4
treble residence property of the city.
eelng 1 believing. Better go an d see tha many choice residence under
construction and the 'Improvements go ing on.
THE OREGON REAL ESTATE COMPANY
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NO DIRT OR FIRE
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Electric cooking utensils of all kinds.
When not in use all expense avoid
ed by simply turning off the switch.
Coffee Percolators, Toasters, Chaf
ing Dishes, Ovens, and 'many other
devices.
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