The record-union., 1891-12-05

the most peculiar and hampering. Yet
| they put up wall after wall to the last
| without at any time requiring the mercan-
| tile firm to cease business for moment,
! and without a single accident or mlshap
to any of the tens Of thousands of people
who tramped in and out of the old build
ing which Mr.. Murray and his son in
closed within the massive and lofty new
walls day by day.
OF course it required great deal of fine
management to do this. and cool Judg-
ment and nice calculation too, but these
master masons were equal to the task;
The walls stand as splendid testimonial
to their skill, and the thorough excel
lence of their system of handling such ex-
traordinary large contracts.
Murray & Son began business as firm
in the year 1876, and have gained for
themselves high reputation for prompt
ness, thoroughness and fine mechanical
skill, that any artisan might well covet.
Their work has been general in Sacra-
mento and is in some Of the most proml-
nent buildings of the city. One Of the most
superior examples of il is to be found IN
! that beautiful structure, the building OF
| the California State Bank, at the corner
! of Fourth and streets. They also were
| the masons upon the Stanton d Thomp-
son building, on J street, between Third
and Fourth, upon the State Printing
| Office, and many other structures OF
prominence. The firm stands high in
! the community for mechanical skill, IN
! tegrity, promptness, correct methods and
! thoroughness, and has built up large
and lucrative business.
The Iron Workers. Skill.
| Bigelow & Little compose the firm that
! had the entire contract for all the iron
work that entered into the construction
! of Weinstock, Lubin & Co.'s magnificent
mercantile edifce in this city. The firm
is represented before the business world
| by MIR. Bigelow, who is the manager and
! superintendent of all work it undertakes.
These accomplished iron-workers, and
| extensive general builders and contractors
organized the business in the year 1873, e.
l.. Bigelow being the founder of the
| house, and the scheme being general
! building and construction of all kinds.
/ In the year 1876 he saw light sufficient for
! success to take into the firm w. b. Nor
! ris, and to enlarge the plans of the firm.
About that time they built the first tele-
scopic gas-holder ever constructed upon
Central Gaslght Company of San Fran
cisco. In 1887 they builG two more such
structures for the same company.
In 1882 Mr.. Bigelow associated himself
as senior partner in the firm of Blgelow,
/ Sims <E Morris They then constructed
Union Iron Works, San Francisco, under
the sole supervision Of Mr.. Bigelow. In
1888 he sold out to Sims IL Morris, and
entered into business upon his own ac-
| count and so continued for two years,
when D. p. n. Little became his partner,
Mr.. Bigelow remaining manager of the
firm and superintendent of all work done
by it.
! Among the more prominent works
they have accomplished in this State are
those upon the First National Bank
building and the Omnibus Railway
building. both of San Francisco; the
Coleman building of Oakland; the Hall
of Records, San Bernardino; the Pierce
| Morse block, San Diego, and many 9th !,
erS.
In 1890 they added bridge building to
their business, and since then have con-
structed over fifty bridges upon the coast,
ali of superior order and demanding first
class work The firm now has an ex-
tehsive contract with Senator Fair for one
of his large buildings TO be erected in the
city of San Francisco.
The iron-work on the massive building
of Weinstock, Lubin IL Co., and the
placing of the same was done under the
careful supervision of Mr. Bigelow,
whose long experience and native capac-
ity for such constructions are not sur
passed. Only indomitable energy such
as he possesses, and untiring persever-
ance, such as charaeterizes him, could
undertake and accomplish such work.
All the great pillars, the huge girders, the
| great trusses the thousands OF braces, the
immense number of rods and bars, the
lofty sphin X columns. etc., were put
into place while the business went
on in the old store, and the new one arose
through, around and over it, without jar