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Tile In Greater Demand In South
(Special Correspondence)
Atlanta, da..,
Today tflc* is better under'ftood and
Appreciated and in greater demand In
the South than ever before. The grow.
Ing Importance of the Induntry in thla
section of the country is now
thoroughly rccojmized by architect*,
builders and investors. and Atlanta In
recent yearn lias be< nine a gr< at tile
center.
The Southern Mosaic Tile Go., <»r
ganized In Atlanta Just a few months
ago, has already heroine a prominent
factor in the Southern tile fi Id While
the company Is new In name, it 1m
headed by a pioneer Southern ti’e man,
.1. !v Hunnicutt, of this city, who in
Identified with this line of work in this
4$ lion of tin* country iik f w rn»«n are
Mr Hunnicutt formerly conducted
one of the largest mantel, electric light
fixture and tile business in Atlanta.
So Increasingly Inter* sting and impor
tant has the tile line become that he
derided to devote bin entire time and
attention to it. Hr in recognized an a
mantel expert, !**>, and ho bis concern
tratlon on tile shows that In hi* pudg
there are unusual jx. Its In
Southern Mosaic Tile •
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Company
Contractors--Jobbers
J. E. HUNNICUTT, Mgr.
Moor and Wall, Ceramic, Mosaic, Flint and Quarry Tile. Terrazzo
Imported and Domestic Marble for Mantels —Manufacturers’ Agent
for Lighting Fixtures, I ire-place Trimmings, High-grade Mantels, etc.,
DIRECT FROM FACTORY TO YOU.
Get Our Estimates
1409 Candler Bldg. Atlanta, Georgia
W. Z. WILLIAMS, President A . H. REPPARD, Sec.-Trea*.
W. Z. Williams Company,lnc
. MACON, GA.
RESPONSIBLE GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Gtnrral Offi« , r>*l l»»»i '
411 *412-413 Georgia Casualty KailrOad, Highway, Municipal General Contractors for
Building Camp Wheeler.
m. on. Geoig a and Building Construction c,mp
Phone 1900. Bldg. Dopt. Phone 168?. Radroad Fort Banning. G«.
that particular line.
Mr Hunnicutt. the general manager
of the Southern Morale Tile Co., has
been actively engaged in the tile bus
irl for the past 25 years, with the
exception of a short period, and the
years 1916-17. As u matter of fact
lie was the first of Atlanta's citizens
to engage In the tile business when, as
pur* hater and he id sal-xmim for the
old firm of Hunnicutt & Bellingrath
they, in connection with their other
business, Introduced a line of mantels
and tile At that time til*- cost the
dealer 50 per cent, more than the con
oimer pays for it today- a fact that
vividly illustrateM the standardization
of this Industry.
In the course of a few years the
firm of J. E Hunnicutt was formed,
succeeding Hunnicutt A Bellingrath,
and was in bulsnesH until 1016. Jan
uary of that year Mr Hunnicutt sold
out bis busine: and a Stock company
w.im forme*!. Mr Hunnicutt bought
one-sixth of th • capital stock of the
new company but was not actively en~
y“' 'I in tbi- business. He leased the
Grand Theatre In Atlanta and for a
Gnu wav engaged In the theatrical
We specialize in Construction
of Schools, Court Houses, Jails,
Office Buildings and Hotels and
Heavy Building Construction.
business.
In the meantime, however, the tile
business In the South continued to In
crease constantly in Important*; and in
possibilities, the strict regulations of
the t nited States government in in-
Mating on the most sanitary and up-to.
date construction and equipment of
restuunuitH, hotels and other public
plates giving tile a greater recognition
than It bad ever received before. So,
after staying out of the tile business
for ;> short time, Mr. Hunnicutt, tiling
of his brief period of inactivity, re
*titered business. The Southern Mosaic
Tib- Co. was formed last July and is
d voting Its entire time to selling and
installing tiles of all kinds. The com
pany's bgeneral offices are at 1 109
Gaudier Bldg. Having ;inly an office
*nd a warehouse, and with little over
hear expense, they are in particularly
advantageous position to compete for
business in their line. The company
earrit s a full sock of floor and wall,
ceramic, mosaic, flint and cfiiarry tile
apd terrazzo. They are jobbers as well
as contractors. They have competent
crews of tile men to install work, and
the comp, ny operates anywhere In the
Southeastern states.
Business with the new company
opened with quite a rush, and it seem
ed like obi times to Mr. Hunnicutt.
It is said that hack in the early days
when tills material was being intro
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
duced he did the tile work in perhaps
90 per cent of the best residences in
Atlanta.
The Southern Mosaic Tile Co. has
been remarkably sure* ssful during the
past six months included the follow
ing:
Tile floors and wainscot in 62 kit
chens and 310 baths and toilets, for the
I'nited States government; hand-made
Moravian tile floors in the vestibules,
lobbies, aisles, pulpit, etc., of the First
Presbyterian church building of At
lanta, for* which the late W. T. Down
ing was architect; several apartment
house for which. A. F. N. Everett, of
Atlanta, was architect; Dr. Jas. N.
Br.awner’s residence, Atlanta; kitchen
and toilets, Hamilton National Bank
Bldg., Chattanooga; Erlanger Hospital,
Chattanooga; R. R Kirkland Apart
ment, Columbia, S. C.; office building
for M. D. Danzier. Orangeburg, S. C.;
handsome residence of Edward W.
Swift and J. B. Knight, Jr., Columbus,
Oa„ It. M. Hobble, Montgomery, Ala.,
and L. G. Blodgett, Pascagoula, Miss.,
and A. L. Norris, Dunwoody, Ga.,
Ma; ionic Temple, Augusta, Oa.; Y. M.
C. A. Bldg., Charleston, S. C.. David
B. Hyer, Charleston, architect, in
which structure building tile is quite
a feature, two car loads of tile being
required for the floors, wainscot and
swimming pool, V. & E. Restaurant,
Augusta, Ga.; Empire Case, Columbus
Ga.; Bank of Hattiesburg, Hattiesburg,
Miss.; Bank of Chamblee, Ohamblee,
Ga.; drug store and barber shop at
Sylvester. Ga.; store building, F. L.
Smyre, Gastonia, N. C., and .various
contracts in Atlanta and vicinity. The
company has also received large con
tracts in New Orleans and Mobile.
The company has made it a point to
keep up the high standard of first
class material and workmamrhip for
which Mr. Hunicutt during his 25
years or more of experience built up
such a reputation.
Mr. Hunnicutt has a large acquaint,
ance among architects, builders and
property owners in the Southeastern
states. He is popelar personally and
the marked success of the Southern
Mosiac Tile Go. is very gratifying to
all his friends.
BUILDING OPERATIONS
IN THE SOUTHEAST
Industrial Index Reviews Con
struction Projects Started
During Past Week.
Columbus, Ga. —The Industrial In
dex says In its issue for this week:
“Increasing growth in construction
activity that gathers momentum daily
with the definite announcement of im
portant plans anti the awarding of sub
stantial contracts is shown by the re
ports for the \v ek. The earlier dispo
sition to wait for possible reduction in
the cost of building has practically dis
appeared it having been realized that
as long as prices of other great com
modities remain higher there can be no
decrease in the cost of building ma
terials. Indeed, there is entering into
the situation a question as to whether
there may he increases in the costs of
some materials as a result of the un
precedented d* mand that is now fore
seen. This applies to lumber particu
larly.
“Preparations are being continued for
the construction of highways on an
extensive rule and with the of
literally millions of dollars.
“In addition to those reported pre.
viou.dy, the following Georgia counties
will vote upon the issuance of improve
ment bonds in the sums stated: Floyd,
$960,000 to be used for roads $750,000,
jail SIOO,OOO, hospital $50,000, and
.school buildings. $60,000; Lowndes,
$500,000 ter roads; Tift, $300,000 for
roads; Walton, $200,000 for roads;
Charlton, $5,000 for roads, and Haral
son, $200,000 for roads. Evans county
voted $40,000 for courthouse, SIO,OO for
jail and $25,000 for roads.
“Washington County, Mississippi,
awarded* a contract for the construc
tion of roads at a cost of $954,000.
“Twenty-seven corporations with
minimum capital stocks aggregating
$7,305,000 were formed in the week.
“Among the items of construction
work to be done, as reported this week
are:
“Apartment fiouses, Clearwater and
St. Petersburg, Fla., and Montgomery,
Ala.; bank building. Mobile, Ala.; bank
building to be remodeled, Montgomery,
Ala.; bank and office buildings, Doug
las and Rome, Ga.; bridges Greenville,
S. C., near Lockhart. S. G., and Greene
county, Georgia; church buildings,
Adel and Edison, Ga., Birmingham,
Ala.. Indianoia, Miss., an! McCormick,
S. C.; city hall addition, Miami, Fla.;
clubhouse, Talladega, Ala.; dock, Safe
tv Harbor, Fla.; factory building. Rock
Hill, »S. C.; fraternal building, West
Balm Beach, Fla.; garage bidding, Mi
ami, Fla.; Marianna, Fla.; hotel build
ing, Clarksdale, Miss.; paving, Barnes
ville and Griffin, Ga.; Bessemer, Ala.,
MoComb, Miss., and Miami, Fla.:
school buildings, Bessemer and Jeffer
son county, Ala.; sewers,* Bessemer,
Ala.; theatre buildings, Sheffield, Ala.,
and Tampa, Fla.
“Construction contracts have been
awarded as follows:
“Apartment houseq, Seabreeze, Fla.;
bridges, Lauderdale county, Mississip
pi, and Marion county, Souht Caroli
na; fire station, Miami, Fla.; hospital
building addition. Fort Myers, Fla.;
paving, Albertville, Ala., and Atlanta,
Ga.; roads, Marion county, South Car
olina, and Washington county, Missis
sippi."
Own-Your-Own - Home Com
mittees to Have Benefit of
Housing Corporation’s Expri
ence.
Plans for dwellings, prepared by
the U. S. Housing Corporation for
various Government projects dur
ing wartime, are to be made avail
able for general public use by the
Own Your Own Home Section, In
formation and Education Service,
U. S. Department of Labor.
Several types of houses have
been selected as most artistic as
well as most pratcicable and the
plans of these will •be given to
Own Your Own Home Committees,
which are now carrying on cam
paigns in forty cities, so that es
timates may be made on them. It
is explained that the purpose is
not to interfere in any way with
the work of local architects, by
thus providing Government plans,
but It ia expected that when the
estimates in widely separated
BUILD NOW
If the people in Augusta who have deferred building plans until “after the
war,” and those who intend to build will only act now, we’ll get a building pro
gram under way in this town that will relieve conditions, build permanent wealth
and prosper us all. As a city, we’ll do our share in Reconstruction—as individuals,
we’ll make money.
Other cities, facing the same situation, are meeting it. Why can’t we? What
we need is concerted action. It’s a business opportunity—it’s YOUR CHANCE.
Seize it—sign your contract today.
BUILD WITH BRICK.
Georgia-Carolina Brick Company
Lamar Building. ' AuguatA, Ga.
The Otis Elevator Company equipment has been uni
versally used in Augusta. We heartily endorse the move
ment to Build Now. If you require Elevator Equipment
let us submit you our proposals and prove to you that it
will be a paying investment.
States are compiled the informa
tion will be of value to prospec
tive home owners, whiie it will af
ford comparisons of the varying
cost of construction *n many parts
ot the United Stales.
Since the Own Your Own Home
campaign was started a few weeks
ago the U. S. Department of La
bor has received assurances of co
operation from Chambers of Com
merce, civic associations, womens’
clubs, and organizations of many
sorts. Requests that local cam
paign.' be begun without delay have
been sent this week to 400 cities.
Letters have been addressed to
mayors, labor organizations and
tnc clergy, as well as to the clubs
and other associations that have
expressed willingness to aid the
campaign, 'undertaken to provide
employment for returning soldiers
and to hasten the revival of bus.
iness.
While the campaign was started
primarily to furnish buffer employ
ment to the men of the demobiliz
ing army, the number of letters re
ceived by the Department from
soldiers who ask advice about how
to proceed in obtaining homes of
their own proves that the cam
paign has for the boys in khaki
more than a temporary interest
and contradicts the idea that mili
tary service breeds a distaste for
settling down in a permanent abid
ing place. The Own Your Own
Home campaign, so far, has seem
ed to show that war instead of in
spiring wanderlust has made the
Americans who served in it more
anxious than ever before to live
in houses that actually belong to
them.
New Home Electrical Contracting Company
ELECTRIC CHANDELIERS
Beautiful Display. Newest Designs.
Beat Prices in the City.
857'/ 2 Broad St. Phone 1000.
Let us furnish your new Home; moderate price; reason
able terms.
EUBANKS BROS.
1162-64 Broad Street. Phone 3102.
O’CONNOR & SCHWEERS PAINT CO.
Paints and Painters’ Supplies.
Send for a Color Card.
855 BROAD. PHONE 160.
SUNDAY, APRIL 27
T. G. BAILIE & CO.
AWNINGS, SHADES,
WALL PAPER
712 Broad Street.
H. I. HUTSON
ELECTRICIAN.
Supplies ami Construction.
820 Young St. Phone 387.
RINKER-DEAS
PAINT MFG. CO.
Manufacturers of High
Grade Paints and Paint
Specialties.
Office and Factory
915-917 Ellis Street.
Augusta, Ga.