Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-12-06
Ghe freeman.
MONTPELIER. VT
WEDNESDAY, DEC. G, 1882.
Chicago Letter.

rrilling in this city. BLOCK after BLOCK,
Torn npou store, residence upon residence,
oo.,lvaud yyng with other in ornamental
,on and beauty have arisen tho past
,,..on all over the city and its suburbs,
and .,fl the rush goes on. There seems
,.h, roenI to her buildings or means.
sbo has now many of the finest buildings
IN ,re world. Her stores, hotels and
,,i,ro,I dcpJ,s are magnificent, and yet
tor, comes another which o'ertops them
,r-"Hc FUlCoU block" We all know
,,barc the means come from in this case.
~ Firwel & Co. and Field & Setter
are kings of the dry goods trade here.
Wgd, they put their surplus into real
,. and costly buildings? Simply be-
sge il will pay. They have been here
many wears; if they don't know where to
nj, their money, who does? And there
are huGdrcds. yea thousands, more here
d,ip1 he same. No one ever saw city
ukc such rapid strides in population,
commerce, wealth and magnificence be-
fore. The fourth city noU in the union
sbc will soon be the second and bids fair
N he ,Do first in time. Men show their
filth by their works. Many of the readers
file FREEMAN have seen Chicago and
is many new and costly edices. Let
Them and others look at the description
and co.., of the Farwell building, erected
ao,1 the block bounded by Monroe,
Market and Adams streets and the river,
aglnow being finished, which is the largest
blraa. in Chicago. Its dimensions are
.,Aw feet, it is seven stories and two
6.,omonls high, and rises 120 feet from
the sidewalk. The foundations and all the
plrly walls, clear to the roof, are built Of
concrete, composed of Portland cement,
lso Superior quartz, sand and gravel,
as concrete all being made in tho build.
ng 1t il, claimed that this is even more
luaJ'c than stone, though probably more
oyo,a,jye. About 100000 pressed brick
were 1-l ia the facings, and the trim
Nn!, lrr mostly of Portland cement. All
lr mrrripl used in the construction,
eyc'ot in tie iron work and pressed brick.
um' to the building in the rough, and the
uimu'lt, planning and fitting were done
on the ground, Steam was used In the
hoismg of material, and one saw was
made 10 do the work Of twenty-five car
pen'ors in the sizing Of ioists. Over
juu 100 common brick were used, beside
ae concrete, which ocsupies the space OF
Is many more. The building contains
nearly 900, 600 fest of hardwood flooring
and twenty-five miles of steam pipes, put
in under the supervision of D. w.
MGnlicuddy, chief engineer. All the
side woodwork is painted with fire proof
paint, and the ceilings are lathed with
wire lath.
In the sub basement are eight boilers Of
600 horse power, connected SO that any
one or more may be shut off at pleasure
a 250.horse power Corliss engine, for
running the electric lights in the building
tank six feet in diameter, by six feet in
depth, through which water from the
river is supplied to the boilers; two tanks,
five feet in diameter by sixteen in length,
for distributing The steam all the wastage
Of wAiCh goes into the iver, while tank
Oh the top Of the building, holding forty
tons furnishes water for the closets and
lr washing purposes. Two tunnels
Conect the front and rear sub easements,
and all he kasement floors are of concrete
PIE arod in the same manner as thai
de&sl Cd OF the foundation and walls
The Cd Farwsll building across the street,
swell ~ the Tabernacle block, immedi.
Gy south Of the old Firwell building,
vi. b. supplied with steam from this
Aldpg The chimney is 4ax8 feet, and
sswe.s for all the boilers. Fourteen
steam elevators will be in use, and the
'aaf o, the main one will be inclosed by
aspiral stairway. The cost of the buildirg
when comp etei will be but little. if any,
lM Of 81, l,Q00,0 ,000 and j. V. Farwell
g. expect to occupy that portion reserved
for themselves the first week in December
The first lloor on the Monroe street side
will be used by the members of tho firm
Offices, while each of the floors above
@-. be devoted to separate department
They will also occupy space 90x10o fee
lnuug south to Adams ssneet, and form
gan l. with the Office portion; also al
ohc two easements for storage purposes
here are seven other stores in the build
" ironing ON Market street, all o
'.ch arc rented.
ior perusng The above please not
miolowing:
ANOTHER HOTEL.
The properly owners on State street il
.n vicinity of Van Buren street will b
'''i II W It'tIu lAtJ lIt. lLcllCl Ia
'nI,4 MS mind about the character o
*" "luMjug which he will erect upon tn
"11ms' corner of the thoroughfare
mentioned. Some months ago Mr.. Leitc
.'romcnd his intention of building upol
No 10. an economy block, such as Mr.
lN.his late associate in business, ha
7"cm he northeast corner of Wabash
NohNr and Sixteenth street with. Blu
Is now stated by gentleman VIII
.'us to know whereof he speaks that Nj
@'r will early next spring begin tn
ucon upon the ground of Europea
o'd superior to any now operated in th
Iy' IN architect is now at work on th
0I2rS.
surely these gentlemen boieve in th
manifest destiny of Chicago.
GREEN MOUNTAIN BoY.
ChHogo, Nov, 1882.