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THURSDAY. JUNE 18,
MAGNIFICENT VIEW OF AUGUSTA IS OBTAINED
FROM THE 17TH FLOOR OF EMPIRE BUIIOINO
Breeze Amountinq to Almost a
Gale Blowinq This Morninq.
Is a Breeze at That Altitude
All the Time
OVER 200 MEN RUSHING TO
COMPLETION BIG BUILDING
Terra. Cotta Work on Tower to
Be Finished in Two Weeks
Flooring Already Finished
and Different Floors Being
Cut Up Into Offices.
A leal bird’s eye vfew of Augusta is
obtained from the 17th floor of the Fm
-1 >ire building Inexpressibly beautiful
is the scene, and when the building is
completed, no doubt thousands of peo
ple will take advantage of the oppor
tunity to view Augusta from a higher
altitude than it has ever been viewed
before by any except the birds of the
air and the men who piloted army
aeroplanes at dizzy heights over this
beautiful city in the Savannah river
valley.
Work on The Empire is progress
ing splendidly. Within two weeks all
of tlie terracotta work will be fin
ished. The last shipment of this ma
teria! has arrived and is ready to be
put ill p.lace and will he just as quickly
us the 25 expert terracotta workers
cun e< t to it. Every piece is so mark
ed as to show where it is to go, other
wise there would he hopeless chaos ex
i tine. Foreman William Hanson, of
tir- terracotta workers, is pushing for
ward with great rapidity on the tower,
FINAL GRAND CLEARANCE SALE
OF LADIES PARASOLS
The very chance you have been
waiting for, to get a good parasol at
very reduced prices. We have cut
the prices to cost and less. These
Parasols are all the new shades and
shapes, embracing a wide range of
different handles and tops.
$1.25 Parasols reduced 89c
s
Special Value in Men’s
Summer Underwear
You will find in our very extensive stock, the
articles that appeal to every man. Attention is direct
ed to the following items which have been specially
priced.
Mali’s Union Suits, large and small checks, reduced to 79^
('heck Nainsook Underwear, per suit 50^*
A very good quality in men's shirts, in white and colors, for 50^
Dark colors in a heavy Work Shirt, for 39^4
The Economy Sock, the kind that wear well, two for 2.%
The Onyx Silk Sox, all colors, all sizes, always 25<*
J. A. Mullarky Co.
800 Broad Street Augusta, Georgia
all of which is of terracotta. Green,
blue, white, and other colors are Pre
sented in the terracotta which is be
ing placed on the tower, and the tower
gracefully tops off one of the most
beautiful buildings anywhere in the
country.
21 Car Loads of Terra Cotta.
It required 21 car loads of terracot
ta for The Empire, and 1,000,000 brick.
The ordinary brick were obtained in
Augusta from the Georgla-Carolina
Brick Company, but the white pressed
brick, which appear exclusively oil the
outside of the building, were obtained
elsewhere.
The fire-proof flooring has been com
pleted on the entire building. Fore
man Yopp, of the fire-prpofing depart
ment, is now putting in the fire-proof
Partitions. Preceding him is the car
penter force, headed by Foreman Col
lins, who is placing the forms. The
only wood work in the building will
be the skeleton forms, separating the
rooms from each other, and from the
hall ways and the doors and windows.
The plumbing and electrical work
ers are making great headway, while
the elevators of the Otis Elevator
Company are being installed.
Over 200 At Work.
To look at the work from the out
side, no one gets an idea of the enor
mity of it. People on Broad street see
a force of workmen busy placing the
brick and terracotta and they do not
know that there are 200 more workmen
in various parts of the building from
the basement to the top floor, each do
ing some very necessary work in order
to shove the building ahead and to have
more than 90 per cent, of the offices
complete by October Ist. There are at
least 150 laborers at work alone, be
sides between 75 and 100 skilled me
chanics, foremen, engineers, etc.
General Foreman Frank X. Pieters,
took a Herald reporter this morning all
over the building. At the first floor
the two boarded an electric elevator
Green Silk Par
asols
$1.50
$3, $2.50, $2
reduced to
$1.50
and within two or three seconds, were
landed at the loth floor. This is as
far as the electric elevators are run
ning so far, but an elevator operated
by a hoisting engine to haul fireproof
ing material, operates to the 17th, Of
course elevators will run to the 17th
when the building is completed
As stated, tlie view of Augusta from
an altitude of 200 feet is superb. On
clear days one may see for probaoly 25
miles or more in some directions. Oth
er buildings in Augusta look very
small from such an altitude. The
Chronicle building is a tall structure,
but the top of it is far below the level
of the 17th floor of The Empire, and
The Empore’s tower goes up even 20
feet higher than tlie 17th flour eleva
tion.
The Savannah river ran he seen from
far above the city stockade to several
miles below the city, and the work of
A. J. Twigs & Sons, building the levee,
can be seen to a great advantage. The
Empire rises far above the church
steeples, far above everything, in fact,
and one appears to be on a direct lino
with the Bon Air and Hampton Ter
race.
It was cloudy this morning and the
view' was not os good as usual, but it
is truly magnificent any time. One
will immediately notice from the atti
tude of the 17th floor that Broad street
from 12th to 12tli curves to the left, at
an angle of about 2 degrees. Hook
ing down town the street is perfectly
straight.
Cold at 200 Feet.
A breeze W'ill always be felt in the
top of The Empire building on the hot
test days, but this morning it was al
most a gale and one would have ffelt
better w'ith heavy clothing. An artist
could Paint a beautiful picture of Au
gusta and the Savannah river valley
from the top of The Empire.
It is interesting to note that the
splendid building which is being erect
ed by The Whitney Company for The
$5. $4.50, $4, $3.50
reduced to
$2.50
$7.50, $6.50, $6
reduced to'
$3.75
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA.
Empire Life Insurance Company, has
quite a number of workmen of tlie
same families. General Foreman Frank
X, Pieters, who is in charge of an of
the work, and who looks out for the
superintendency also, in tlie absence of
Superintendent Crane, has a brother at
work on the building, and his father is
also at work.
Three sons of former General Fore
man Allodyee, who had charge of all
of the excavation work, and the plac
! ing of concrete in the cellar, are also
at work on The Empire. Their father
j left here several months ago to accept
| the foren unship of a big job in Penn
| sylvania.
SHiSGi I SCHEDULE
Of SBBSK EXCURSION
Southern Railway’s Special for
Isle of Palms, Beginning Next
Sunday, to Leave at 6 Instead
of 5 A. M.
Announcement is made by the
Southern Railway that commencing
next Sunday, June 21st, and contin
uing every Sunday throughout the
summer, the schedule of its Sunday
seashore excursion train will ho
flanged to leave Augusta G:00 a. nt.,
and arrive Charleston 10:30 a. m.,
making direct connection with bbal
lor Isle of Palms. Returning there
" ill be no t hvige in present schedule
of this train, that is, leave Charleston
8:15 p. m., and arrive Augusta 1:00
a. m. It is thought the later depart
ure from Augusta, will be appreciat
ed by the regular patrons of these
Sunday seashore excursions and
j prove more satisfactory than the for
mer schedule leaving Augusta 5.00
| a. m., as previous seasons.
Special Street Cars.
The Augusta-Aiken Railway Elec-
I trie Corporation also announce that
I special street cars will he operated
, every Sunday to connect with the
Isle of Palms Special, leaving the
Pavillion, Monte Sano and Central
, Aevenues, in each direction, also from
l.ake View at 5:30 a. m„ respectively,
; due Union Station 5:50 a. m. Spe
cial Lake View. Monte Sano and
j Summerville street ears will also be
operated after return of ,'sle of
; Palms Special, due Augusta 1 a. m.,
each Sunday night. This iB a great
convenience to persons living on the
lines mentioned who may desire to
spend Sunday at the seashore and
take advantage of these excursions.
Wills 20 to 40 Millions
For Advance in Medicine
St. Louis.—The entire estate ot
James Campbell, a St. lands capi
talist, who died last week, was willed
to St. Louis University for establish
ment of a hospital, and “advance
ment of medical science," according
to the Post-Ditspatch today. The
estate is valued at from $20,000,000
to *40,000,000.
The will is said to provide for pass
ing of the estate to the university on
tlie death of Campbell's widow and
daughter. University authorities are
negotiating for a loan to ennbln them
to begin building a medical school at
once and to lie paid out of the prin
cipal of the vast estate when it be
comes the property of the institu
, tion.
P
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TWO LIVE CONTESTANTS
IN* HERALD’S SHOWER
OF GOLD CONTEST
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SALLIE LEE DIXON,
Daughter of Mr. and Mr d. R.
W. Dixon, Avera, Qa,
KUmdjjtr* ■ >
jo®p#r v . __ .
JOE LIVELY,
Son of Mr. and Mrg. J, I.
Lively, ,1563 Walton Way
(if jtjfr PureZ,
=:: ==7iill jr \
Rt>er in 1 111 I I
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A natural question. Every purchaser should ask it.
Every manufacturer who cannot answer fairly,
squarely and honestly deserves ostracism.
IIIJ
Pore Beer Is Food £fl|
Schlitz is made pure. The If ||||j
8 Brown Bottle keeps it 11
pure from the brewery to
1 your glass. Light starts *
decay even in pure beer llJrn Smß
—the light bottle is in- |p 111 II
sufficient protection. Why i|| II IB
should you risk impurity? jj |j| pi|^
I See that Crown is _ , T' 1 '° n 0 c ft
branded “ Schlitz “rken & Howard 'MIxIMJ *1 feSsT
Bli Calhoun St., Augusta
s 6m. m
That Made Milwaukee famous.
“Chief” Sam Arrives at
Galveston; Rejoicing
Galveston, Texas; —The steamship.
Liberia, upon which Alfred 0. Sam
propone# to take several hundred ne
groes to the (told Coast or Africa
arrived here today. The arrival of
the vessel was the occasion for much
rejoicing among several hundred fol
lowers of "Chief” Sam, wbt> have
CHANGE IN SCHEDULE
ISLE OF PALMS SPECIAL
sl. 75-Sunday Seashore
Commencing Sunday, June 21, and Continuing every Sunday throughout
the Summer.
GOING
Leave Augusta 6:00 a.m.
Arrive Charleston ..10:30 a.m.
Special Street Car* will leave Uavllllon, Monte Bano and Central Avenue, In each direction, aUo from
l.ukg View 6:30 A. M., respectively, due Union Station at 6:60 A. M., connecting.
RETURNING
Leave Charleston 8:15 p.m.
Arrive Augusta 1:00 a.m.
Special Lake View. Monte Kano and Summerville Street Cara connecting.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
been here several months.
It Is not known when the Liberia
will sail for Africa.
“Chief” Sam is said to be on board.
$500,000 DOCK FIRE.
Glasgow, Scot. — Damage amount
ing to $500,000 was done yesterday
by fire at Klngaton Dock in the cen
ter of Glasgow .Four schooners, sev
eral freight sheds and a number of
neighboring houses w"re burned. The
fire was caused by the careless use
of hot ashes.
EX-U. S. SENATOR HISCOCK DEAD.
Syracuse, N. Y.—Former United
.States .Senator Frank 11 incock dicu
suddenly here today.
Bilious?
One of Ayer’s Pills at bedtime—just
one. Acts on the liver. Gently laxative.
Sugar-coated. All vegetable.
Sold for 60 year*.
Ash Your Doctor. LS.ii^aui:
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