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Page Six TX1E EUGENE GUARD "Wednesday Evening, April 3, 102. Miner Building New Home of Many Eugene Firms G liS T (St. Patrick's tiny, n your ago mount something more tlinu just the "wcur in' o the green" to Kujtcnp. On that day a crew at men Murled elt-nr-in& the spiirp on Ninth t-irept hntwfcn Oak nml High HlreeiM, nnd in a nhurt time the excavator! were Iniay on the tin He incut of (he new W. K. .Miner building. It wan the hope nnd iimhit.nn of the owner th:it the next Si. Patrick' day would see tenants in the tall new fctritrhirc, and U h turn weru real'.ed. On .March 1. HI-'"), the firwt of the renters moved in, and a month later, today, the hiiilding is well filled with satisfied doctors, lawyers, arid pro fessional men. Progress Is Rapid The work Marled mnoothly, and progress was rapid. 1'uder the di rection of V. W, Head, of the Head Const riictmn company, the hasctnent was soon dug and work on the struc ture was ln'giui. The entire building from the basement to the. top of the eighth story, is of concrete, reinforc ed throughout. , ( The project is now nearing comple tion, at a cost of about ?."iOiUHM. Only a few minor carpenter jobs remain within, while the building is to be painted n concrete white, or given n coat of stucco to properly finish it off. The architect urnl design is sim ple, since thft building was designed more for utility than bfwttuy. But n pleasing appearance and a sense of harmony was achieved in the whole by the Architect John Hunzicker. The hiiilding itself is eight stories in height, so constructed that more ran be added without disturbing those underneath should the demand arise for more room. The outside dimen B:ons nre (10 by KM) feet. Jt exactly fits the lot it Ktunds on. Building for Offices ; The building is esscntinlly for of fices, and this In apparent as soon hs one steps inside. Two liiph speed elevators awn it to take passengers to the topmost floor, and nil entrances arc hut n few steps from Hie elevator shaft. The place is tvell heated and ventilated, r.nd all modern convenien ces are provided. In spite of the fact that the work ing crew avernged over KM) men a day for a solid year, and that the work was rushed ahead at nil times, not a man was hurt nor injured dur ing the construction period. "In fact, 1 haven't Oven heard of ono of tljem having a narrow escape," miya Mr. Miner. This is believed to be o record In building. The carpenter work on the struc ture was under the direction of l-'red Llndsey, of the Head Construction company. Mr. Lindsay was on the job at nil times, and directed the car penters in nil work such ns netting windows, and interior woodwork. The entire pluuiRing contract was handled by Williamson nml company. This was ono of the biggest jobs of the year, for nil modern and complete equipment waa installed on every floor. The electric contract was handled by Walter Hush, electrician. Fixtures Included lights for every room, hall, nook and cranny, with on attractive ornamental display on the outside. The third floor of the struct ure is occupied gy Ilarftrnves and Lindsay, buildtug contractors, who have room IIOl; V. W. Head Construction euin pnny, room .1011; W. K. Miner, room : till I; and J. W. Hhnmnte, JMS-U. On the four lb floor the American Fidel ty company hns room 411; S. It. Col lins, of the firm of Whitcomb, l'iep cnbrink ami company, has room -lot I; Fred K. Smith, lawyer, is in room HfiO; Hohert W. Fori, insurance representative, hns room 401; Leland Johnson has room 4 lit; J. II. Mc K in ley, Insurance, has room 4(M; and J. K. Pratt, veteran insurance man, has room 401.. Ir. L. H man has offico number (Mil cm thft sixth floor, and lr. It. M. (irnves has (. John Huiaicker, architect, has room Ki.".; (he Oicclxhy Mulr Timber company has room (Hit; whilo the Siinlaw Timber company Is in rooms ll."i and 010. On the seventh floor Is the Chaney Opticnl company in room TL'.N; Hoc tors Hale and Set hem, suite i.'Wi; lr. 11. H. Fnskett, Till; Hr. Irvin li. Fox, room "01 ; Hr. Charles L. Kclnvpriiig, nVntint, 7o.Jl; ir. A. F. Hefner. T-'I.Y-IO; and Or. 11. Y. iS pence, suite 701, On the top floor Hr. L. I,. Itaker, dentist, and Hr. (!. H. Iteardslev have offices at SOI; l. Hlver's, -,. le.-tor, In at S'.VS; Kuk-mip Cdleciion Agency Ual 8l'S; Or. It. H. KirliU hns tin office at M.'l; hr. W. II. Sutton has rooms Ktl :i; Jir. (.purge , ur. ley is at Mil; Alta King, lawyer, is in room WS; Or. J, M. Miller, dentist, uh room MM; Hr. .1. 11, Itobnette i In Sft4. More tcnciitH nre moving in from lime to time, ns the finishing of the interior U completed. Conifr offiir Miilr, nri niulnr in til new V. Minrr buiMing, nml I'Ue u( the rlioiiral Ik t tut f mtutiiril lv Mr. !. N. llennWcy nml Hr. (J. I. Ilurlf), W'li" Imvo miilc Nl,"i HIS en I ho top f l.'.ir. Thin U mu of il,' finrst lorntiolt, in Hi rllliri ImiM. in, nml onp of wiiirh ihp tloi-iurn ar jii'tl' proud. It. llrnnlsW i, a ftptriulit in ob Mietrir, nml tllgrnKPH of h.!lrrtt. unit tin hn, nrrntigctl hi, roonm ho thnt hi rau give lii titnm,t MMcntoin to llirmj gpenut brnltrhe, of till prufix- Hiort. Kvcry nppl.mirc knnvwi to mod ern iHfiliciiMi and turgor? i in li if. apnriou. luitr, and lie it pipiipprd to uudm.ik tin most difficult work. llr. lIpuruMry hnn nlso an pvp to tln artlnttc n wpll a, the nlilltdrinu. IliR offire room, arr inodrl of lifnll !', and nraiimat iiltanimly biurd. and the atmoHpbere is one of rest nnd quiet. An nir of quiet dignity per vades the place, which at once puts confidence into patients. Ir. L. (i. Hurley, who alto occu pies rooms in the suite, has carried a reptcntioii as a skilled surgeon. His rooms are equipped to care for his work in an efficient and careful way. The time clement is also important in surgery, he says, so everything is urinnged so that he can work speed ily as well as efficiently. His rooms are replete will) all surgical equip ment and devices. "We are very well pleased," de-. dure the doctors, "and it is pleat-ant to work in such surround ngs, '1 he erection of ibis building has been n great thing for the city, ir.wl for us. BY DR. H. Y. SPENCE Comfortably situated tn his new office, with a beautiful view out over the city. Hr. H. V, Spence, eye, ear, nise and throat specialist, is well sat isfied with his new quarters, nnd the city of Kugene in general. Hr. Spem c hns practiced in Fugene for some time, and in addition to being a recog nized eye, ear, nose and thront spe cialist he is a skilled doctor and sur geon. "A man must be u good all round doctor before he can become n special'st," tie believes, and it is upon this belief that he hns founded his practice. The care of the eyes is a specialty of Dr. Spence, anil he considers this one of the most important studies in tha profesKion. "A man must have good eyesight, or efficient nitls to eyesight, if he is going to function properly," he says, "nnd doctors nre always ready to provide this. Ne glect of .the eyes should never be tol erated." Careful .attentiou should also ge given the throat, he says, and the ears and nose should be attended to. '"Fugene appealed' to me as a clean healthful city when I first en me here," Nays Dr. Spence, "and I settled here. 1 am happy that 1 can have n .part in maintaining this state." The Eugene Collection agency, un der the managership of W. H. Mow ers, has now been functioning in Fu geno for the past five years, and the business hns steadily grown. Col lection, declares Mr. Mowers, is a fine science, and it often requires the work of an expert. The handling of accounts is an almost unknown thing to many people, and It is serving in this scope that a collection agency can justify its existence nnd lie of real service to a community, he de clares. The agency has a suite of rooms at room hJH In the new Miner building, nnd to look inside one is immediately impressed with lite science u.f this work. A cnreful system of accounting under the direction of an expert is necessary, ami the whole suite looks like a nent accountant organization. The growth of (ho city has brought the necessity for a competent collec tion agency before 'clients more than anything clue, declares Mr. Mowers. Busy merchants, who nre hard at work expanding their business, have little time to figure out the intrirn cies of collection, nnd so turn this angle of their business over, to ex pert professional collectors, he points out. Thus one firm, by giving nil of its time and attentiou to this end of the business, can serve efficiently, nnd petuiVly savo money for lis clients. Mr. Mowers is well satisfied with bis new quarters, nnd says Hint the building as a whole hns geen awaited eagerly by the entire city. "Fugene is worthy of the new Miner building, nnd the new building is worthy of the city," ho declares. HiilMing oontrni'iora ari findinji KiiKdic a pnrtiruliirly rich firld, and llnrmravpa nnd Lindxny, luiildrra nnd cmilrnrtor,. Imvo io'in ninro than huy in Kubi'iic. Thoy hnv Intely moved thiir oificr-n to th W. K. Minrr building, whi.li i now their bnsn of operation. Krvd I.imUny, of the firm, tva the uperviaor of all rarpentrr work' done in the Miner huililinji. m be ia perlerlly at home in 1i:h office there. I'mler bin direction, all of tiie of fice were finished up. nml the ex pression of Vttisfnction given Yy 'be lenclila tenlify to hi, ability in' (hi, line. The firm now li.ia several import ant job in various part of the city, livery one ia peirtonally supervised by eitlwr Mr. Ilurgreavea or Mr. l.imUny. ami tin careful attention i bimely responsible for the high ounlity of their work, the, believe.. At present llie r hicgeat j,b la the I'.ugene llolel. where their men nre finishing up the interior. Thoy are also al work constructing the new (iamma I'M Una houae, whi. b when completed will be one of the best living houses on the Oregon tMtnpua. They are also at work on the new WeslniinMer house, which i being constructed by it,, preshy ! terinn church on the I'niveraitr of i Oregon campus. This wdl be one of the arcliiiectural gem, of the eily i when completed. The firm is also working on a fine new residence for i W. I,. Swan, ami ia constructing the ; new warehouse for M. K. tiriggs. Iteuiodeliiig project, imlude that of the new Hunk of Commerce building ami the Matlock building. They are ; also building a number of amall i house,. to. h they erect on a monthly ni ment basis plan . This last de jpiniment ia grow Tig rapidly, for they j declare lingerie is bccoiii.ng a city of home owner. NEW MINER BUILDING OPEN TO PUBLIC Structure of Eight Stories Constructed at Cost of Half Million Dollars Already Teeming with Tenants The W. E. Miner buildinq. Into which several tenants have already moted, Is now receiving the finishlnn touches In Its construction. It has taken lust a year to build. A force of 100 men, under the direction of the W. W. Head construction company has worked on it steadily. It Is 160 by 60 feet In size, and Its eight stories contain 300 rooms. It is Eugene's tallest structure. Ono of Eugene's rising young in surance men, a graduate of the 1'ni versily of Oregon, and u firm believ er in the future of this city is Hubert W. Earl, district manager for the Equitable Fife Assurance Society. He has offices 401, 4rJ, 40 :i in the new W. E. Miner building. .Mr. Far graduated some six yenrs ago from the University, and imme diately entered the insurance busi ness. While in college he specialized in subjects allied to this bus.ness. The Equitable company picked him as being especially fitted to represent their organization in Ill's district. "I hclieve Fugene is the placo for a young man," says Mr. Earl, "and here I am going to stay, to grow up with the city." J.K. PRATTVETERflAI IT A true veteran of the insurance husiness is ,1. K. Fratt, who hns lately moved bis offices to the new W. E. Miner building, in suite 4lt-02-0.'t. .Mr. I'ratt first began to sell insur ance in 1011, nnd since that time has engaged In no other business. "1 believed that selling insurance wns work enough for any man, flnd I've stuck to that belief," he said. Mr. Pratt's husiness hns grown until now, In addition to the two old line companies he started out with, he has l.T other companies that he deals for, nnd insurance Issued by them covers everything from chickens to airplanes. Any nrticln that hns a value enn be Insured by one or more of Mr. Trait's companies. The firms have placed their confidence in him, nnd TIMBER OWNERS Tift us hnndlo your holdings on our Complete Timber Service Plan Thla acrvlro Includoa DEPENDABLE estimates, Inpogrnphlonl miipa, apprnisnln, Bales ami exchang es. Ask us for details. 0GLESBY-MUIR TIMBER CO. 645 Miner Bldg. C. V. OGLESBY EARL G. MUIR In the Woods Sines 1901 In the Woods Since 1906 SIUSLAW TIMBER COMPANY Timber Lands Lane and Douglas Counties, Oregon Tracts for sale. Exchannea made If by so doing, practical operative blocks may be formed. Earl 0, Muir, Agent i "tl'T ?mms" .r-'e-r.XHr L , mf t.:; he now goes about taking risk after risk as he signs up various articles. The companies represented by Mr. I'ratt are the Automobile Insurance company ; liepublic Insurance com pany; National-lien Franklin Insur ance company ; I hibuque. Fire and Marine Insurance company; Allemania Fire insurance company; Hanover Fire Insurance company ; Western Assurance company; ( ontinental Fire Underwriters; Superinr Fire Insur ance company ; M t-souri State Fife Insurance company ; Aetna Fife In surance company; Aetna ( usually and Surety company; (;uy of New York lnsuraiH-o company; Great Western Cnderwriters, and the At las Assurance company. Eugene is always glad to welcome back a young man who. has grown up here, been educated in Eugene schools, and then proven h s worth. Spencer It. Collins, C. I'. A., of the firm of Whitcomb, riepenbrink and enmpnny of Portland is a Eugene man, and spent his early years here. 1 The young man went through the' Eugene high school here, and then entered the I'niversity of ( regon school nf business ndniinist ration. ' Here he made an exceptionally good record, and was elected to several , honorary commerce and accounting j societies. At his graduation lie was engtged t by Whitcomb. riepenbrink and com- j pnny, nnd put to work in the I'nrt-J land office. He was given n thorough ; training in the work of the firm, nnd then sent down to Eugene to repre- sent the organization here. He hns been highly successful here, nnd the move to the Miner building wns made pnrtly to gain more room for bis work. Expert accounting is Mr. Spen cer's specialty, but he also is train ed to straighten out tax returns, nml is n skilled income tax analysist. Mr. Collins occupies room 4tKl in the new W. F. M;ner building. (M5 Minor Hl.l jnas?is TIMBER DEALER liil in Dion A man who thoroughly knows Fane county ami Eugene, and is thereby tnnilif.pd to speak authoritatively on the probable prosperity of both is i. . Shumate, who deals in timber nnd. investments. Mr. Shumate has lately moved into the new Miner buildingr The" building itself is one sure sign of the city's prosperity, he declares, and the city's rapid growth he attributes to the support of the surrounding country. "I believe f.rmly in the country about here, ami all Jnd'cations point to n period of prosperity far Exceed ing HJi.vth.ng ever seen in the Wil lamette Valley," says Mr. Shumate. He bases ' his on th" abundant re sources, nf which timber is one of the most important. The timber ill Fane county is one of the greatest General Display West - Made Desk Go's Furniture Rooms 831 - 832 - 833' Miner Building The Business and Professional men of Eugene should avail themselves of the opportunity to see this display of western made office furniture N u THE WEST-MADE DESK is a guaranteed WESTERN MADE product and vvdl give you the service that is requiredof a piece of furniture that is in con stant use. KOKE-TIFFANY L 878 Willamette Street Phone 1052 (Stands in the United States, he points ; out, and this alone would be a basis i for prosperity for the next fifty ! years. I "In addition to the abundant timber j the country has a host of agricul tural resources," he says. "The climate and soil are perfect for a j . ii'iy ot crops, nnd Lane county fruit is already known around the ! world. I cannot think of n region that is more favored than the valley which Fugene has the good fortune to be the center." Mr. Shumate has bis office at room 345 in the new Miner building, nnd he is well pleased with his quarters. AID SMS DR. FOX Surroundings piny a large part in ministering to the ills of human be ings, declares Dr. Irvin Fox. and so he has set about to make the suite of offices which he uses in the Miner building as attractive os possible. The suite is on the seventh floor, on the northeast corner, and is as pleasant ly situated as an office could lift. The cheery aspect of the place is at once apparent, und this is a decided asset, declares the doctor. Dr. Fox is a practicing physicinn, well known to Fugene through his many years The business man is real izing more clearly each day that the appearance of his office, his store, or his bank the place where he meets his cli entele leaves an indel ible impression on the minds of those who enter. We furnished the new desks and ask you to notice the present. Thone for appointment to see this display WE'STi E John Hunzicker, architect, is known all over the state for his share in the bir'iing up of Fugene. He has drawn thfe plans for most of the larger buildings, and for hundreds of homes. "The city is just getting started," he says, "and we expect every year to of work here. - "Put a patient in a happy frame oi inmd and the battle is half won," he declares, and he sets about to do this at once. His rooms ore also very well equip ped, with the latest devices known to science. He has had the rooms specially constructed to ft his own needs, nnd iH entirely satisfied with every detail, he declares. "The excel lent location of the building is a de cided asset," he says, "nnd the build ing itself is nil that could be asked for in the wnV of accommodations. It is a pleasure to work in such sur roundings." Dr. Fox shares suite 700. 10. 11. with Dr.-Spence and Dr. Sclnvering. t Hargrave & Lindsay General Contractors Bring us your building troubles All kinds of building and reniodeling 301-2-3 Miner Bid;. PHONE 2040 for The First National neat appearance that MA show a big Increase la building of a kinds." Mr. Hunzicker came here in 3JM:: decided that he could find plenty q work to do, nd settled down. On of his first big jobs was the I. c O. F, building, at the corner of Ninil avenue and Oak streets, and for i long time this stood proudly out Eugene's skyscraper. Hia late achievement, the W. K. Miner build ing, dow rears up tyr eight stories and towers above everything in tlx city. Mr. ITunzicker can look from hi; office window and see several momi inents to his skill. He designed tin Fugene armory, the Oregon appart ment hotel, and the new Eugene lln tel, which is now nearing completion The latter structure is seven storio high, nnd Is one of the most beautifu buildings architecturally in the c'.ty Associated with Mr, Hunzicker i; Graham li. Smith, n architect who if a graduate of the school of nrchitec ture of the University of 'Oregon Mr. Smith intends to stay with tin firm permanently, and is a firm be licver in the future of Eugene. Drawing plans and specifications keeps both Mr. Hunzicker nnd Mr Smith busy at nil times, and whei there rs a temporary lull in commer cial building, they have plenty of smul1 buildings and homes that demand theft time nml nttcutron. Many of t Itv most attractive homes in the city bavf been designed by these architects, ann the beauty and taste of Eugene homes is largely attributed to their skill. Bank they CO. 75 8th Ave. W. Phone 103
