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Augusta Making Remarkable Strides in Building Operations
Builder of Empire and Other Big
Augusta Structures Talks
of Future
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no'hinf short of h tuarvel, waxed elo
quent on thin subject for it Is h s fa
vor It e one.
75,000 by 1920,
.Augusta will have a population of
tit least 75,000 by 1970," ho said, '‘and
'.V 1 o::«» It would not surprise me If
th<- census didn't give us 150,000. I
m a booster for Augusta,- morning
noon and night, throughout the four
■(mufJOH of the year, >es, always a
'dost* r for Augusta is going ahead
with a rapidity wh eh will cause the
'T oitker/ many a pang of ; aln I ex
pect that within a few years modern
buildings will replace practically
every antiquated a fair on Hroadwy,
fnbra Fifth to Thirteenth Street, I ex
•ect, a treineudous development on
the cross town streets, particularly
KigM.h and Ninth and within a few
■*jiis the owners of residences on
beautiful Greene Street between
Seventh and Tenth will find that they
own property entirely too high in
price for residential purpose* and
may be tempted to part wl;h it so a*
not to stand In the way of Augusta’s
Industrial progress.
"I believe the barge line will do u
lot for Augusta I also believe that
the new tower plant will bring add)-
toinal industries here and, backed tip
by eti agricultural section which the
lands of tbt Brazos Valley or the far
famed Valley o f the Nile surpass In
fertility nothing can keep Augusta
b|ck. She is going to go forward,
driven by the impelling force of her
own nereaGng momentum. Now,
150,000 people by 19110 Is no idle
dream.”
SAFETY FIRST!
Whether owner or tenant, your office
building should be a safety
first building.
What is more inconsistent than a so called
fire proof building framed with steel
and trimmed with wood ?
The Widener Building:, Philadelphia,
and the Equitable Building, New
York, will be fire safe, first, last, and
always. All doors and trim will
be unburnable steel.
G. Lloyd Preacher , Augusta's
well known architect , recognizing the
necessity of the use of steel doors and
trims designated this firm to furnish
the entire supply for use in Augusta s
first skyscraper , the Empire Building.
Empire Art Metal Co., Inc.
Manufacturers College Point, New York City
When a man attains distinction In
any line- he Is always considered the
legitimate prey of newspaper men,
who ask Invariably this question, "To
what do you attribute your success?"
Mr Preacher Is an extremely mod
est man and hesitated for some t.me
before making a reply. Indeed, he is
almost different and talks about him
self and his wonderful achievements
during the past Ive years, with con
siderable reluctance.
"If I have attained any degree of
success during the five years that 1
liave be ti In buaineix for myself in
Augusta," said Mr, Preacher, "It is
because I have a splendid organiza
tion and iso because I have a great
number of real good friends in Au
gusta. No man can stand by himself
and make a success at anything.
Wi.at you are you have been made
principally by the co-operation of
others. Tan success of every man may
be attributed in a large degree to the
su port and encouragement of his
neighbors. A course, a fellow has to
be o tithe Job, work night and day, be
courteous, straight in h s deniings
with everybody etc., but even with
ass ol that u man cannot make head
way unless he lata the sympathy and
aid o those with whom One
cannot he a grouch, cannot t- ar down
ths tlans of his competitors and pro
claim himself to the community as
one of superior wisdom and Intelli
gence and get very far. What little
success I may have attained was
made possible because of the people
of Augusta and I owe the people of
tills c’ty a debt of gratitude.
"As for my organization, 1 am really
proud of every one in it. I claim for
myself and my organization service
to my patrons. I believe that I nave
an organization which lias no supe
rior In the South, for instance, in
Mr. G. B. Jalrell I have an auditor
who follows closely behind the work
ori every job that we handle- He Is
an expert bookkeeper and was !or
merly In the auditor’s office of the
Georgia & Florida Railway. By hav
ing Mr. Jarrell audit the bills of ma
terial. men, etc., the owners o 7 the
building are always given protection
and they know that every dollar they
are expending * necessary, for no
money is wasted. It <» no part of an
architect’s business to employ an au
ditor to look after the various jobs
under construction, but I believe In
giving the very best service, hence I
have an auditor."
The Organization.
"My draughting department con
tains men of marked experience and
ability, <=aeh department n charge of
a draughtsman expert in his purticu.
lar class of building.
"In charge of the entire draught
ing and design departments Is Mr. P.
P. Scioggs, a man of unusual ability
and experience. Associated with him
are three expert draughtsmen, Messrs
C. B. Thompson, W. L. Ewing and
Willis Irvin.
These men work In their depart
ment In harmony with each other and
check and re check each others' work,
so that errors are obviated.
"The engineering department, one
of the most important of an archi
tect's organization, is In charge of
Mr. W. T. fe'pfvey, an engineer of wide
experience and unquestioned ab'llty.
Mr. Spivey is also in charge of the
superintending department and la as
sisted by Mr. F. B. Swearingen, prob
ably one of the most practical super
intendents In the South.
"While it Is quite true that the
usual architect’s organizat’on does
not look to the superintendency of
construction as a very Important part
of their service to a client, but expe
rience teaches me that It is absolutely
fHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
Modem High School Building Blackville, S. C.
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G. LLOYD PREACHER, ARCHITECT and FNGINIER
the most important, and hence the
establishment of such a department
In my organization.
“The stenographic work, correspon
dence, records, speclflcat ons, writing
and cheeking Is taken care of by
\ils3 .Mary e. O’Connor and her long
experience In work of this kind as
■ sures absolute neatness and corect
rness of all work in her derartment.
Every Member Interested.
"Every member o my organization
is just, as Interested In the success of
the work v.e are doing as lam my
self. Each one is striving for the
success of the organ zatlon wll all of
hig might and perfect harmony pre
vails Indeed, I feel that I am ex
tremely fortunate in having such a
i force of assistants.for it Is a pleasure
: to work with them.
Some of the buildings erected by
Mr. Preacher are:
School Buildings.
Fairfax, S. Hampton, 8. C., Vam
i'vllle,, S. c, Estili 8. C„ MCcormick,
S. C., Lexington, S. C., Aiken, S. C.,
Johnston S C„ Blackville S. C„
Mountville S. Dunbarton, S. C-,
Ehrhardt, 8. Marshalivllle, Ga.,
Fort Valley, Ga., Remodeling Bldg, for
Medical College, Augusta, Ga., Mt. St.
Joseph College, Augusta, Ga.
Bank and Office Buildings.
Emlre Life Bldg., Augusta. Ga.,
f'hronlcle Bldg. , Augusta, Ga., Guar
dian Bldg., Hampton, S. C„ Able Bldg.,
Saluda, S. C., Home Nat. Bank. Lex
in- ton, S. C., Miller Bldg., Fort Valley,
I Ga., The Bank of Ward, Ward, S. C.
Hotels.
Ada Kale Hotel, Augusta, Ga., Johns
ton Hotel, Edgefield, S C„ Hotel Aik
■ en, Aiken, S. C.
Residences.
T, I. Hickman, W. B. Pierce, Dr. W.
! W. Battey, Jr„ David Nachman, J. Lee
, Ethredge, Geo. S. Lombard, J. c, San-
I dlfer, W. B. Brigham, Jr., Jules Hey
man, O. R. Lombard, Marlon Reynolds.
Hon. L. C. Hayne. E. S. Clark, Mrs. t!
H. Graves, H. A. Lawhorn, Mr*. M. R.
Stokes, S. Lesser, Adolph Lesser, Mrs.
Emma J. Moates. J. M. Richards, Au
gusta, Ga.; W. W. Coleman, Aiken, S.
c„ W. C. Mauldin, Hampton, S. C„ J.
R. Hoover, Hampton, S, C.. Jno, Yar
borough. Enoree, S. C„ W, W. Cole
man, Aiken, S. C„ W. B. Ousts, Johns
ton, S. C„ Dr Dobey, Johnston S. C-.
iW. M. Bradley, Adrian, Ga., J. B.
i Murphree, Mldvllle. Ga., Dr, J. H
: Chandler, Swainsboro, Oa„ Mrs. Amel
ia Ilankinson, Jackson, S. C., J. D.
; Copeland, Jr,, Bamberg, S. C., J. L.
I Dodge, Orovetown, Ga., Hon. Geo.
! Warren Hampton, S. C., H. W.
i Hughes, Trenton, S. C„ E. E. Leng
; nick, Beaufort, S. C„ Horace M. Cas
scls, Ellenton, S. C., W. R. McLeod,
Douglas Ga.
Miscellaneous.
Aiken Theatre, Aiken. S. C., Fire
Dept. Headquarters, Augusta, Ga,, No.
6 Engllne, House, Augusta, Ga., Ma
sonic Hall Rldg., Fort Valley,‘Ga., Ma
! sonic Hall Bldg., Harlem, Ga.„ Lyon
j Bldg., Augusta, Oa., Hollingsworth
I Bldg., Augusta, Ga., Terminal Bldg.,
I Augusta Ga, Union Passenger Station,
I Vldalia, Ga., Morgan Apartment Bldg.,
I Augusta, Ga., University Hospltai
I(4 Bldgs.), Augusta, Ga., Steinberg
| Bldg., Augusta, Ga.. Crouch Store
I Bldg., Saluda, S C., Shuler Store Bldg.,
Aiken, S. Delaney Bldg., Augusta,
. Ga„ Silver’s 6 and 10c Store Bldg.,
I Augusta, Ga.. Morgan Store Blag., Au
gusta, Ga,. Jail Building, Washington,
! Ga., Jail Building, N’ewnan, Ga,
ROOF PLAYGROUNDS
(Charleston News and Courier.)
Fully halt' of what one reads about
Now York is of a sort to convince
the "provincial" that he is very for
tunate In his provincialism. Heading
Kites him a better idea of the disad
vantages of life in the great city than
the visits which he makes to it now
and then. On those visits be sees
only the surface of New York life.
Between the- lines of the things that
New Yorkers write about their own
city, the outsider finds inadvertent
admissions and accidental confessions
which betray the many drawbacks to
life among the white lights.
Ony of those drawbacks is empha
shed in the movement now under
way In New York to compel builder*
of apartment house* so to construct
their roofa that they may be used a*
playgrounds, The Idea is to.make the
roof a substitute tor the yard. There
are no yards In New York except on
the property of the rich. The average
family hats no plot of open ground
where the children may play in the
fresh air. If they cannot go to the
parks, they must spend their time
In the house; and their “house” is
soldoin a real house but usually mere
ly a suite of rooms.
All the white lights are not worth
a city yard. For those whose princi
pal care Is their children, all the
glitter and glamor o' New York can
not atone for the fact that their lit
tle ones must spend most of thalr
time cooped up Indoors. Those of us
who are so fortunate as to live eise
where than .n crowded Botham will
sympathize with the movement for
roof playgrounds for New York's lit-
tie folk. A roof with a fence around
It is a poor substitute for a yard
with real dirt from which mudpies
can be made and real bushes in
which one may arrange an Indian
ambuscade. But it la whole lot bet
ter tnan nothing.
Lava is always building up. It
Euta soma llna of beauty on every
ife it touohes. It makas life
seem more worth while to every
one into whose eyes it look*. Its
word. are benedictions. It every
breath is full of inspiration.
—Westminster Teacher.
THE KENNEDY COMPANY
Sheet Metal Workers
and Roofers.
Skylights, Cornices, Sheet Ceilings, Slate,
Tin, Tile and Gravel Roofing.
Special Attention given to every contract. Prompt
ness and satisfaction is assured every customer.
No job too large for us-Estimates furnished
promptly-Contracts taken anywhere.
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X'uo Hooting and Shoot Metal Work on this Fine Building was Executed bv
The Kennedy Co., Atlanta.
The Sheet Metal Work and Roofing on the Mt. St. Joseph School, un
der O. Lloyd Preacher, was done by this firm and all who have had occasion
to examine the work say it is one of the best executed roofing and sheet
metal contracts in the South.
46 Courtland St., Atlanta, Georgia.
COMPARED WITH EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES.
Great Britain, Germany, France and
Austria have combined 17,000 square
miles coal area. The south has 99.160
square miles. Seventy-five per cent °f
the cooking coal supply of the united
States is ir the south. The south fur
nishes one-half of the sulphur output of
the world. The navigable waterways
of the south drain 1,250 000 square miles,
or nearly 48 per cent of the entire United
States, and are navigable 12,659 nines.
W. E. HAMILTON
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
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806 15th Street Phone 2762
MY WORK IS MY REFERENCE
Estimates Furnished on Application
LET ME FIGURE WITH YOU
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
Augusta
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HIS PREFERENCE.
“I don’t care for these ,
plays.’’
“But they sometimes p oi ,
moral.” * "
"Well, when I want a moral I
get a seat in the Police Coin
nothing. So what's the use J ,
ing up two dollars? I'll sav ,
money for a musical comedy-
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