Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-24
A L WI. A j..
A Review Of the Town
ITS GROWTH AND FUTURE
prospects.
One of the Most Progressive Towns IN tht
State.
TIE CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
III, Necessity and what lie Accomplish


ilis Necessity and What lie tccomp'i,nc-.
Perhaps nothing has been more mo-
ticable in an American school of art i'm
recent years, than the marked degree
o. progress made in the architectural
beauty of our public and private build
ings in both interior and exterior work.
Artistic and mechanical genius have
become more intimately connected and
the result is that While ON budding,
are more beautiful TO the eye. they are
more substantial. safe and convenient.
This revolution in artistic and mechan-
zeal ideas has placed the skilled builder
conspicuously before the world. and de
yeloped his Importance in a practical
sense of view. Instead of the barn
like structures with their barren walls
of - years ago, to-day We have grace.
symmetry of proportion and conyeu-
fence combined with sanitary laws. I'm
public or private buildings, Men who
plan or execute this work mc t.a,cWAo
possess both scientific and mechanics.
principles and apply them in the pros
secution of their work q. tile followers
Of other branches Of industry do. 10
make a success Of it. for There p.
class OF business men who aro rc.,.
to DE more thoroughly reliable aud wei.
informed. or more able a. cNccl,e Diam
the builder. or course those engaged
III the business have dome u1 lut. go
educate public tas,e in this direction
by their enterprise ill aifoldiug tho poo
PIE unlimited facilities for Obtaining
new and artistic designs, Whichmolcm
lux Try demands. and which requires
skill, ingenuity and good workmanship
to produce. Alma ha, % contractor
and builder who has designed and built
S me Of our best buildings, which have
made him fayorably known in q bust
ness and mechanical way. We refer to
C.. II. AETELL
Who has resided in this town since
tn spring Ct II tH0 has been interest
ed in the erection of some IF our hest
buildings. TO bc a alNliliul builder one
must commence al the bottom round of
the ladder and push his way upward
This Nj. AXtcll has done. Tie has been
Il contractor and builder since l~55. and
l. - u
ments made in modern building. For
some years. up 20 the breaking out Of
the civil war Mr.. ANtcil followed .he
vocation OF contractor and buildcr iu
Ionla. and built nearly AL Of the best
structures in that city. including AN the
Methodist. Baptist and DcS-
ciple. He then went 10 Lansing. and
erected some OF the best buildings
there, including the elegant mansion Of
Hon. q. NJ. Barnes. which is TODAY
the finest and most suhstW-
tai private residence in the capital city.
In 81 be built the roller mill i'm Alma.
and then went To 1t. Louis and erected
the Harrington House on contract. Re-
turning to Alma he Was engaged Us
Mr.. Wright to build the Wright House
which by-the-Way. is conceded by COM
petent Judges TO be one Of the best
structures OF the kind Ia the state.
He also superintcndcd the blildug Of
.he famous Alma SamituiWu. While
Mr.E loetCher Was hcoriginui Wchtcc.
If the supeTSUucture Mr.. A&tgll de-
signed and planned thc interior ar
81 the building Including the
Turkish bath room. The workmanship
)n building throughout. S,thc best evil
iencc of ms superior Skill for probably
here IS not another building of the
Kind III America. that viii equal it in
point of convenience. beauty OF design
and substantial and elegant workman
ship. Nj. AXtell also built the fine
private residence OF ". :. Tmck. and
)ther buildings in Alma, and has the
OF the brick work ou
.he new Church blocE.u m course off I
erection. He also erected thc Fluctcr
residence in East Saginaw. lie Is now
the brick pump Auuse near the
'Oller mill.
Mr.. AXtell ranks as our leading CON
ractor and builder and his skill and
rood Workmanship is plainly demon
,tratcd by his substantial jobs through
)ut this vicinity. II noticeable feature
If the work he has acComV lislcd IIt-
perfection in all respects It's -.cl-
hat whatever ne undertake. he does
thoroughly and this commcud3b.c .ac
5 the secret OF his success as % o,l..a.r.
lie contracts TO
ERECT ANY KIND OF BUILDING
equired. and completes in point o..
workmanship and figures for the
.ita any contIaCtor or bgi.a
tate. keeping mp vita thc times ,aD
tyles of modern building he is enabled
D execute the finest, as well as the
lOre common work.