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SPECIAL NUM3ER
Building and Construction Record Biggest in History of August
No City of Its Size Engaged in Bigger or
More Far-Reaching Buiiding and Con
struction Work—Building For
100,000 Population in
% Next Few Years
Every Augusta industry that is dis
cussed in this special edition of The Au
gusta Herald has emphasized in its <le
ve ojrnent the growth of the city itself.
Tiie study of each of these industries by
itself illustrates this important develop
ment by the facts that po nt to the in
crease of all alike with surprising uni
formity. General results ave confined
by particular accomplishments, and like
an . firmy marching on to new victories,
each industry has kept step with all the
test.
Blsewhere it has been shown that the
•Ity Is now being built up at a rate un
precedented In the past. More building
permits invollvlng a greater expenditure,
were issued than any previous year ot
Augusta's history. It is also a fact that
no previous period of that history has
seen such immense undertakings in mu
nicipal construction.
Building Material.
The steady growth of Augusta for sev
ernl decades, along with the coming of
the Northerners and Westerners to the
beautiful suburbs, has induced the erec
tion of a class of residences that are un
surpassed anywhere and which make a
spiendid impression upon the visitor.
The Prevailing Style.
The reinforced structure has come to
town, hut It has not met with the favor
accorded it elsewhere, for the reason
that the mission and bungalow style of
architecture most lit vogue lends Used
best to woodworking materials. How
ever, concrete is used to some extent and
its employment Is daily Increasing. In
Certain forms it is admirably adapted for
use in this climate and it Is lint a ques
tion of a Short time before H Will he
utilized to nn extent not even guessed at
at a possum.ty some lew yc.us ago.
[{turning lias been a steady progress
In Aiigusia Iron! Hie deerskin mm 01 too
Indian aborigine, loliowed by the mg
tort" and hut of the finny Iruders ami
setters. ’1 his in turn gave piace to the
w«u her boarded frame of the more pro
aiessive settlers; tnon came the l irat
brick hous, then tlie big stores and now
w# have the combination of wood, br.ck,
cement and steel reinforcement.
A Great Brick center.
Augusta is naturally a brick center
and Will be for years to conic. There is
no cltv m all the Soti.li that lias liner
trick making days and the industry lias
been developed by capable minds and
amnio capital until it is undoubtedly
one of the big tiling.. In Augusta. There
arc ten nirge brick-making plants in and
around • ttle vty making all kinds of
bruit Tbr building, orn mentation and
paving- A couple of years ago it was
bcl evod tiie Ingn-water-mark laid been
retched when ftt-y midions brick wore
n.a nufactui ed for building alone, but mst
to ' the figures .lumped to seventy mil
iums and ii is sure licit this year tiie
eighty million figure will he easily pass
ed When Th* maximum will he reach
ad it is hard to tell, depending alto
gether upon tiie amount of clays yet
Available, and it is certain that there ts
plenty for years to come oven at the
rate of increase that lias obtained for
the' past few years.
And Augusta makes good brick. it is
so good that it is used In several states,
Florida being a large user of Augusta
duties while its paving or vitrified blovks
are evil- finding a wider utilization
wherever a durable and sightly surfacing
is desired. ,
Tiie South Ims a great future ahead
tfri ha rlay* and ci*m©nt nuitcrlalb and
sAuds and paint ear.lis as well as in its
3;aolins and few lead Georgia in this re
pent. Within tin trade radius ot An
gus a can be found in Its natural state
almost every form of building material
How widely used.
Large Lumber Mills.
Tide state is on. of tiie largest pro
ducers of tic lumber of commerce and
Augusta's iiiiils annually turn out mil
lions of feet lor the markets of the
world And hilh native lumber Is also
laVgelv produced in its manufactured
/null right here at home tn a manner
-hat is not e.v idled any* ere. Sashes,
Aoors and blinds and similar products
Are furnished in standard sizes and pat
terns. or Hrc piirtluced at short notice
to any design architectural fancy may
desire and In any quantity.
Plenty of Fine Stone.
The proximity of gn <t stone quarries
places Augusta ill a lies cable position
also in tins regard. Excellent quali
ties of granite and limestones limy tie
had easily. August i firms 111 several
Instances ’being dirctly interested did
local capital being behind tlie enter
prises. This same granite Is used f"V
paving purposes wherever heavy traffic
deoiands a permanent paving in com
mercial districts. At the cemeteries and
wherever copings and needed and the
stone coping is rapidly ilisp acing tiie o'al
style fences around lawns and in front
Of tiie more pretentious residences—
Georgia stone finds a welcome at the
hands of the artisan and of tiie specta
tor who likes good appearance as well
A*: solidity and durability.
Plumbing as an Art.
' The plumbers of Augusta have ele
vated their work from the rank of a
mere business occupation to tiie level of
an art and science. Along with mod
ern sanitary ideas they have combined
a pleasing appeavance that lias proved a i
revv'atlon to the old-timer to whom tin- j
Sightly piping and more or less disagree- j
able concomitants were necessary evils
With the plumbing. Under tiie restrlc- I
Bon and the requirements of modern I
methods they have attained a degree of i
perfection in their work that would make !
and old-style plumbing look as does the I
wheelbarrow compared to the up-to-date i
automobile. The plumbing of the Au- |
gtistn craft is a delight to the eye and is |
productive of comfort and that sense ol j
security that Is necessary in these days
Of knowledge of germs and harmful ba
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Roofing. Painters and Metal Work.
Tiie most modern propositions fm• roof
ing are used In this city, and In this re- i
sped contractors and manufacturers are
required by architects and builders to
meet the most exacing demands. Emin
the time-honored shingle to the latest j
bbprovements in rmnamental metallic
giverings there Is carried by local deal
ers immense stocks of every var'ety of
material. Gravel roofing for the flat
Covering of large business blocks has
been improved in Augusta almost to the
Tank of science, in that this o'd-fashlon
'td method of pcoteotlng roofs is still
vastly preferred to other more modern
Ine ms that do not give such satisfactory i
Results.
[I .In the coloring of construction work. !
both ebcterlor and Interior, Augusta
Pointers are leaders, Local dealers in
Paints, oils, varnishes and similar ma- I
terlals carry stocks to stippli every sec- i
Lien of the state. The quality of paints !
mpnutsetured here sre said to lie as i
good as the heel and to be unafraid ol |
tompMtnbp ‘aity-arncfe. j
Takincj a Letter to Jones
(From Truth.)
Many a mart who complains of the
stupidity and lack of Interest shown
tty his stenographers, gives his dicta
tion about like this:
"Take a letter to Jones. I'll give you
the address later. John Jones —Dear
.Sir: Replying to your letter of the
10th, vve think you are mistaken about
this order. As you said in your pre
vious letter—where in thunder is that
letter? It’s very funny nothing is ever
around when I want it. 1 can’t go to
tne file every time 1 want a letter. All
right, I’ve got it—in your previous let
ter of the sth, you said you w&Bted
this order hurried at any cost. There-
Augusta Fire Department headquarters
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This Building' designed by G . Lloyd Preacher, Architect.
H. I. HUTSON
ELECTRICAL MECHANIC
REPAIR OF
MOTORS AND DYNAMOS A SPECIALTY
Augusta, Ga. Phone 387.
E. A. DeMORE
523 Broad St. Augusta, Ga. Phone 2031
TIN AND SLATE ROOFING
Manufacturer of
Galvanized Iron and Copper Cornices
AND METAL SKY LIGHTS.
Roof Painting and Repairing.
Warm Air Heating and Ventilating a Specialty.
Satisfaction Guaranteed on All Work.
fore we shipped as you directed. If
the order did not reach you in good
condition—no, scratch that out —If the
goods reached you as you say—scrat it
that out—We cannot be responsible for
goods—scratch that out. What did I
say last? —Having shipped the goods
as you directed, we do not feel re
sponsible for the condition in which |
they reach you. Paragraph. In a case j
like this, it hardly seems as if you {
could expect (long pause)—period, j
Read over what you have there. Oh, j
Lord, I -an't send any such mess as j
that. You don’t seetn to get my ideas i
at all. Here, add this on to the next
to the last paragraph —We think you
will see from this that your position
Is unr sonabie. You have our fin.'.l
decision and we cannot alter it in any
way. Trusting that this is plain to
you, we are—Make two carbons of that
and send one to the Philadelphia office
and don’t mess it up any more tfidiri
you can help."
HIS BANE.
“Robins eat many tilings deleterious
to mankind.”
"I wish they'd eat up all the pate do
foie gras.' 1 g*. oaneil tiie gentleman wno
dined not wisely but too well.
AN ANATOMICAL MISTAKE.
JUBt before the baseball season
opened. Joe Engel, one of the young
CHE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
pitchers for the Nationals in the
American League, wrote to J. Ed.
Grillo, the sporting editor.
PETER & BURGHARD STONE CO.
INCORPORATED.
■ ■ =j MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE OEALERS IN (====
Stone, Marble and Granite
AH kinds of Granite and Marble cut to size. Builders
supplied on short notice. Every description of Marble and
Granite Monuments and Tomb Stones cut to order. All
kinds of Cemetery work.
The plant covers a city block and is equipped to work
winter and summer.
Estimates furnished promptly upon request.
Office and Works 13th to 14th and Maple SI.
Warerooms 309 W. Jefferson St„ Louisville, Kv.
The interior marble work on the Empire Building in
Augusta was furnished by this firm, and their part of the
contract was satisfactorily executed.
Dear, Mr. Grillo: I am on my way
to see Bonesetter Roost, and I think
when he gets through with my arm,
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I’ll be a better pitcher *than ever.”
Grillo replied:
“Dear Joe: You are making a mis-
■‘AUGUSTA IN iyi4»
take in going to see Bonesetter 1
about your arm. Get him to
that head.”’—Popular Magazine,