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About The Eugene guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1924-1930 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1925)
'I I; -Page TwO THE .EUGEKJ3 Si PABiJ HOTEL OF HIGH Modern hitildlng science ban defin itely proved Hint tlie nest mntcriiil for wnlls of large structures in li d low building tile, it is declared, and lliiB type wns ued throughout In the uew Kugene hotel. Thin makes for B slroni! nnd enduring building, fire proof throughout, and sinrc the tile enn be adapted to any type of strue ture, tbe highest in architectural art can be utilized. Several carloads of concrete hol low tile were furnished for the hotel by the Kugeue Concrete I'ipe com pany. The makers take pride in Hie fact that this material was made in Kugeue, by Kngepe workmen, and it has 110 superior, It Is believed. Not only is the building fire-proof, hut the tile Is a non-conductor of heat or cold. This means that tem perature In dffcrent parts of the building can bo carefully regulated, it is stated. The concrete blocks ued were tlioroujl.ly tested, both in the Hast and at the Oregon Agricultural t'ol lege testing ntnlion, and were found to have the high crushing resistance of one nnd one-half Ions to the square inch. This means that a piece of tile B by H inches is callable of support -a Pullman car. The potential ability of the blocks is many times II. e strain that will ever be put on I hem, it is staled. The tile also has several other 011.- slanding features h as light weight, which mnkcB it easier to use, anil n building constructed of this matrri.il I Is practically sound proof, a very desirable feature in a hold. The tile was so und nnd true that a saving of aiipronimnlely 15 per cent in plates nnd lime was effected by using it. builders estimate. 'II. e Hie also gives nn ideal stucco base, which means that a beautiful finish can he applied which will not check or crack. . Tfiis malarial was also used suc cessfully in the Miner building, and it has given the utmost satisfaction in both of Kugene's largest struc tures. Outiido of the local territory the tile has been used In the now Olympic hotel at Seattle-, the Davenport hotel in Spokane, nnd In the Ycon building in Portland. The company started operating In 1(11'.', tind has been com pelled to double the capacity of Its plant. It is now the largest plant of this kind In the slnte. Officers of the company are Wlnthrop C. Hall, president; Howard A. Hull, vice-president; II. H. Hrunilage, treasurer; Hugh I'. Ford, secretary. The plant Is located nt Hie corner of First nnd Illalr Urcet. All kinds of pipe nnd tiling Is mnnil. fnctured by the compnny, it Is stated. Architect of Hotel Is John Hunzicker The architectural henuty of Kit gene's new hotel was furnished by one of III oldest established deoign en In Kugeue. John Hunzicker, lo cal architect, who has been ia busi ness here for the past years, plan ned the spacious building. Mr. Hiuizickers' ability in the ne cessary finalities which ore needed in making It possible to build such n structure of beauty and effeciency is a marvelous personel possession, stale those who hove came in contact with hi in. Itcuuisitcs for the erection of a hotel in record time is to have well drawn and laid out plans. Clear ness in blue-prints and effeciency in carrying out detnils arc qualifications which predominate in the work of Mr. lluniicker, ncconling to tne nuiiu .r ,r the hotel. The local architect has designed severnl outstanding building projects in the city of Eugene and his abili ties along' this line is wi ll known by the people of this city. Mr. Hun zicker declares that Heuuitfill and economical buildings in Kugene will make for n better and bigger city." was on this job. During the summer I helped young men who were trying to get ahead in this world and tauglt them all 1 could. I worked beside men who wanted only enough monsy to put them clear of the city. I also worked with men who took a deep interest in the construction and wno spent hours in doing that which they were told to do and trying to wake it agree in beauty and quality with that of mare experienced men. I think they felt as I do, that is, that the building is to remain as a monu ment to us wh'i put forth the best of our ability. We can be proud in biter years to walk along I'enrl street with our grownup sons and daughters 1 .. ...... u;.la nn,l nnintinC toward tllO I beautiful building, tell them of the bit we had in helping erect 11. "Well I must pack my tools and start toward the other side of town where Hill has some more work for me." head coraucii . COM BUILDERS j The London County Council has appropriated JH.fHHI to be used in taking school children to theaters to see Shakespeare plays. .'Cotiliniied from page one) and mien directly into the apnea be fore the kitchen serving tablei. Kltchon Well Equipped The kitchen of the new Kugene ho tel is in keeping with the idea Hint nothing in the way of modern nnd ef ficient conveniences should be over looked in eoiiipinent. The best ma chinery and most convenient arrange ments of ranges, steam tables nnd re frigeration plant have been provided to meet the needs of the establish ment. A trained stuff, all of whom hnve served apprenticeship in the large hotels either of the United Slates or In Europe, ore nn duly for to prepare their first big task the preparation of the opening banquet lo be served tonight. A staff of more than 00 employes nro now on the hotel payroll nnd this will bo increased aa need demnnds, the mniingeiiient states. All have had hotel experience nnd possess a thor ough knowledge of modern methods of caring for the public needs. Core in selection of employes has been one of the factors of hotel operation insisted on by Million nnd Clark. American cigorcts hnve displaced those of Itrilish moke as Hie favorites of Chinese smokers. Nearly five 1 times ns many American cignrets os Itritish ore now sold in Chinn. A few years ago the Americnn brand was far behind. W. W. Head construction company, builders and construction engineer of Eugene, were called on to erect n building which today is opening as the new up-to-date- Eugene hotel. In . directing nnd cnrrylng through this vast project the Ilend Con-; structlon company used nil nvnilable . men and material necessary to put! up this leading hotel. The oppor-, tionment of work on the building; was taken care of by Mr. Head, who, sub-leted jobs ns lie saw fit. The; general contract was let to Har-1 graves nnd Lindsay who worked Id ; conjunction with the Head company.. Hnrgrnves nnd I-indfay took over! the contrnot of carpentering nnd fin-1 inning the hotel, but the handling of j concrete pouring and the necessnry facilities used to save time were fu.--j uished by the Head company. "Our aim is to help Eugene ex-1 pand and we nre mechanically fixed ' to bundle construction work on a ' lnrge scale. We believe in the slo-" ll..il.l fn. n heller nnrl IneirCr Eugene, nnd it is our wish to ndd Henuty,' to this," snid Mr .Head. (Continued from pngo one) In Keeping with the spirit Greater Eugene It is with pleasure I present my now establish ment for your convenience, which will be for mally opened to the public about July 1st. gain his position In life. In cn-e something turned up nnd he had to Iny-off his men, be would turn them over to someone elso who could use j them nnd thus the weekly payroll kept pur expenditures in balance. Many Men On Job "I guess 1 worked with nil types nnd clnsses of human beings while 1 You will find it expressive of only that which is best in design, fittings, and above all, Service. No effort or expense has been spared to create an attractive, nppealing setting for-competent and professional aid to beauty. B. Piper Bell Cosmetician East Wing Lobby Floor EUGENE HOTEL . . . hi ' in' las,, , - VtJ 5 n 'JtT&i :j Sectional view of a Birchfield Steam Heating Boiler, showing how the novel design-provides for free circulation thru all parts of the water cavity. CHASE and LESLEY 111 J 932 Oak Street 11 Plumbing and Heating Engineers Installed the Heating System in the Eugene Hotel Using the Birchfield Nationally Known Steam Heating Boiler as a Heating Unit Telephone 243 HARG1EAVES LINOSA Building' Contractors 301-2-3 Miner Building PHONE 2040 t! We are proud to be the building contractors on the Eugene Hotel IS is..
