, 1875-06-22

isou betweon thom. I wha thronBh tao 11oH
s.ato Department building tho other das, w'th
tho Superintendent Of ito aconstrnctlon who point.
Ell out the marvellous uniformity Of the BodveA
granite, Of which The !ower stories OF that briId'
Ing arc built. Tho ycius and notifies Of unica
Ii that be tho technical term-cou'd not
have bccn more regular and untforn II each Or
tho massive blocks had been cast IN nold
while the atone itecff seems uptrishable-
lnosr SHEPHERDS nt]EHA VISTA HOUSES.
There s ns opportunity for e1nsfa; =; n
finest ledge Of slueller'e nucna Vista stone. and
similar qualities Of tho Sfaino aud Virginia Rrah~
ites. The new houses built BY ex.taov. Shop
herd arc constructed q stone taken e from sl!e
brought hero not far from tho tirno whon the
coutrRck for the stoto for the Chicago Customs
Iioute building vaa let and. am Informed,
atuctlor tusondcd that Shepherds fine block
should 10 q permanent advertisement OF tho
1}uena Vista stone at tie National Capital. Tboso
certainly MAS no patching douo upon tho stones
which went into shepherds houses. Every block
elbows very careful flntah, an,i Is lalt wit!;
builders ; but In son1o of tho most corsplcuoa
places In tho front of tho hotaes tho defects IN
tho stone. wilic!, havo become 80 prominent IN
the Chicago building, arc hosc plainly noticed
Tho iron and Petroleum tn tue stono have
| thronRh the action Of tho bs,n and weather,
| caused very ugly biotc1loH In Romo OK the most
prominent portions Of tho front. These blotcllca
ate not condned to ony portion Of tic building:
aud aro Of gseaBy-black aud Ut al a1ou-rust
! color. ..-...-.,
/ Ths granite in tho new state Department is
| like parian or Carrnrn marble III comparison.
The upper stories ct tho now st9te DepaItmsns
building nre built OF tho finest Richmond, W.,
granite. Tits granite is Of a. finer grain than
that Of the Mime luarrics, aud a1mfta OF per-
fccsty smooth md uniform finish. Tho alnlno
gtanito Is l,sraer, aud apparently moro difficult
blned in tho different stories OF tho ssnse
Department Building, mako II, doubtless, tho
iinest public building lu the country.
THE PROFITS OF THE % rEls CENT CtAssE:
tfon, and probably under tho general Law, con-
tractors in bidding for furnishing stone for pnt,.
| lie buildings, consider tho follcwing two condl-
tions as extremely important:
tho supcrviging Architect for dressing tho stonc
| Sccond-Tho operations Of tho eight.hour law.
Tho contractors consider that this 10 par cent
nllo.sd for dressing IL practically nr!ofit. Il.
therefore. they did go q. to rec,lro fair profit
for their stous and dressing In the original bi
| the IL per cent oxlra allowed for dressing 10
almost entirely profit.
! tho contractors expect TINT 1t will tnko about 8
| por cont of Tho Is per cent nlloNod for dressing
to compensate them for tho granite, IN order t.
get evon On their stock. Tic Government
Furnishes all tho workncn and tools for dressing
| tne workmen. An account Ia kept OF
all this. and, on tue aggregate s,,n paid Tor this
tlsnasng, tho contractors arc allowed 10 per celt
as a respectable profit. Thla 10 per cent clause
was. doubtless, In all OF Tho contracts 1uado un-
der tho atul'ett administration Of Tho Architects
! otEcc.
TIE EIaHT-HoCn LAW.
The adoption Of tho eisht-hour system by the
Government Ia also worry considerable suufca
II profit to tho stono contractors, aud for tlis
rcasor tho bulk aum paid for dressing and cut.
ting tho stone is grcater II tho Worlnen a1o paid
tho samo rrico for eight hours tnbot that they
formerly wero paid for ten houre' labor. That
is. if tho worku,cn arc paid s10o, instead os
S75, tho contractors rccciyo tho II pcl
cent on @1oo, Instead. Of Is per GENT
on 81: or sl5. instead Of sl25o.
Wlop this annl reaches tho thousands, tito DIFF
feyuuco to tho contractor between Tho profits i''
der the elght-hour systcm and tho ter-hour ayb.
ten III tho difference between E15o,O0o and
Gtz5. 200. This change BY tho eiellt-hour LAW
nudo n difference to some contractors on sir'
gfo building Of s5o,o00 profit. Tho contractors,
however, make their bids Tor stono upon the bs.
hs Of the ten-hour eyateln.
| ITS PHYSICAL EFFECTS.
One Of tho prominent stono.c0utsactoFs aaya
thnt the eght-hour 6ystem In tue Government
ul,hrrioa nas this effect: Tho men spend The
extra two Aoura in sitting down gu tho stone and
getting rheumatism. .-.--.-.- ...-
| FaS1s roLoSE-JUDuE POLAND As \ 7oDpY.M11ER
A story Is going tho rounds Of tho press, DO
Hcr,bing Luke 7. poland-wAoHo connection NTH
tho iug-lhw Is forgotten md forgiven by h,t
speech u! ArkantaB-aa mixer or touog. Iht
acSoohk III many Paltsealass ~ 'no1act. M nas
Iolu tno Story some mohtna ago 1y pesaon t VIM
"as pteaont u t1o ~ tpanlue!, anu "no !aay P.9t,
otiY be cohslaotea tno olfaai teposto. vi tI's
paeenaun ieast. sepgn. y ~ set5 nua,ts LA 1A'
~o!ue o. sh1 nafsator ny @ anto'ns Vnrt aaaa
hnAo J.. foiana couaeh !fon se'iauus' nnaat sa
tnoy maze a'en sopos WIZ cauun, p"t no . aose.
hs tua' no MsaI ed1et IL ~ 49,. s',o,'
! W ~ ~ nuo1lntcu tI.'~' ~ so" naeii
su.ootu, Iuunueu' sI'toGe.at lats ..Is s.uii =
western senator, WHO Las cofoo 10 po ano"h II
la1es years aa - r,,.
THE o1Mhalaps sNa I, Uf inE hssAaE' aa.,
Inousas tnai roana & Intnlsasu sooa t' msaos'a ~
ios praesleai ]o1e: 1hs sena.or . a psanea
dinnet.par'y' 70 Which M oNn csew ~, ana a.aSs
wero Invited. Ine walters before !, fa'e Patty NJ
ecmo'ea+ ioee1'ea 1Tota 'ne noas sala a'enaaca''
lnetTncI'on: -,
nheueser gsoR 10 calico !oI. alw.sh pA
noablo strehgth III the saass Waaen a., yon s.'e :.
tno msu WIN .ho "hlte Ao"a' TUG Quo eoa'' an'
bfass buttons. ..,
Tub VALLEY or nonIAA. 4
~ lho reseiefs came aha tue pahaaet ooRan ss
lho ilrst soa camo WIN tno IN. coaf7pi ni
waters wore ialthini 70 their otaela. hako
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