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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.
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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
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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
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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
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We are proud to be the
building contractors
on the
Eugene Hotel
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