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TX1E EUGENE GUARD
"Wednesday Evening, April 3, 102.
Miner Building New Home of Many Eugene Firms
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(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
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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
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"tl'T ?mms" .r-'e-r.XHr
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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
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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.
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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
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CO.
75 8th
Ave. W.
Phone 103