Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-31

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sions, as is the case in other cities where they
exist. Is to protect the members in their bust
ness In every respect. The fact that nothing of
| the sort existed here may be taken as an indica-
ton that conditions of business have changed
very materially during the past few years. The
| city has grown SO large tina. it is necessary To
! adopt metropolitan customs. It is no longer
possible to have personal knowledge of all
customers, as business has so expanded that the
number engaged in building. for example, has
quito passed beyond the bounds of any one man q
or even firm acquaintance. This Is the prime
| reason why these organizations have been
enected, for unless there n strong necessity
men womb not give up any portion OF their
personal liberty, as Is required when they hand
themselves together. For example, the mem
oers OF ths brlck makers exchange agree to
maintain certain schedule of prices and they
further agree not to interiors ono with the
other Ill q contract. On the other hand they
are given the power to ask q bond from one
who proposes to become purchaser and who
has not a recognized credit. In other words
the OBJECTS among other things is ''to protect
Its members from loss through inscriptions
buyers; to secure a uniform remuneration for
the products OF its members and to secure
| unity Of action IN all matters that may benefit
| the trade"
THE SAME PRICE FOR BRICKS
The schedule OF prices agreed upon for
bricks Is the same as has prevailed here,
| namely, 81 per thousand for what is known as
| merchantable brick. This rate, however. was
| cut under to some extent during the past season
owing to the competition arising from the in
crease in the number engaged i'll the manufact-
| ure Of brick. The establishment OF new brick
making plants has been quite common for sev-
erni years past, growing out of the activity in
building. There are eighteen corporations,
firms and individuals engaged in the manufac-
ture OF the brick which is used in this city.
| As Is well known this is essentially brick city
and II may be said that there il nowhere made
a superior brick than is produced in this city.
From the time the foundations of the Capitol
building was laid down TO the present q trife
over century. there has been no period when
| the manufacture Of brick was not going on
here. 1t may be said that perhaps the most of
the clay removed in bringing the site of the city
down to grade has been iaado into bricks Brick
wards have existed in nearly every portion Of
the city. and no doub. it will be surprising to
learn that OF the eighteen plants now in opera
ton which furnish the present supply one-third
are located within tho old municipal limits Of
the city. Perhaps 1t is not generally known
that there are now six brick yards in operation
within the city limits but such is tho case
Some OF them can rank with the antiquities of
The town, as they have been in the same locality
beyond the memory Of the Oldest inhabitan..
OF the total number OF plants eight are
located IN Nirginia, rs q rule just beyond the
Long bridge. The remaining ten are either
within the city limits or just outside. The
large plants are of course all outside the bounds
OF the city.
Two-sToRY CHURCHES.
1t has been mentioned in The STAR that the
congregation Of the Calvary Baptist Church
have under consideration a project for en-
larging the seating capacity: of their church.
One OF the plans proposed is to erect adjoining
the church cditice a building to be used by this
sunday school, which has n very large member
ship. This. however, would give no additional
space In the auditorium, which occupies tho sec
ond story OF the church building To provide
Ter the needed seating space for the large con-
gregations 1t Is designed to build galleries Per-
haps 1t may not seem SO to the members of this
congregation or even to the members Of large
proportion Of the churches in this CITY, but
two-story church is annchronisr, Or 10 mt
1t In palmer language. such building is a relic
OF period when very little attention was paid
to the subject OF safety to life and limb in
buildings used for public assen,baces The
wisest course sor congregation to pursue il
to have the floor OF the main auditorium
brought down Oh level with the street and pro-
vide ample exits. Then elderly people will not
be obliged to undergo the fatigue OF climbing
sfairways in order to reach tho house Of God,
and everybody can attend the services with a
reasonable expectation Of escaping with their
lives in the event OF any alarm of fire or other
casualty occurring during services. Poverty is
the only argument that can be urged in behalf
OF q two-story church. and this argument, it 10
gratifying to be able to say. is no longer avail
able for the large proportion Of the religious
organizations in this city.
SOME VALUES OF STREET PROPERTY.
There is a good deal OF gossip in real estate
circles relative to the purchase OF property on
the square bounded by F, G, 10Th and 18th
streets. The north half of tho SQUARE is occu-
pied by Catholic orphan asy hum and tho bal
anee with the exception OF two pieces BY the
great establishment Of Mesers Woodward d
Lothrop. Not long ago that frm purchased the
business OF Mr. Goldschmid together with his
lease OF tho building which fronts on F street
Recently an offer was made to buy the building
owned BY the Equitable Cooperative Building
Association 1t - said that the price mentioned
wAs 900, and it may DO Of interest TO add
that Tbs would be at the rate Of $45 per square
foot. Az this holding includes an I. which has
frontage on 10th street 1t canuot be classcd in
its entirety as + street property. An effort was
also made to buy the corner property, which
has frontage Of about I6 feet on r street and
comprises about 1900 square feet of ground
The price talked about for this piece WIS in the
neishboshood OF sss per square foot. 1t Is not
known who the proposed purchasers were or
what disposition was intended Of the property.
az the negotiations were not concluded. Tho
figures mentioned viii furnish reason to believe
that the value Of property along F street has
not deseriorated, although at tho time there was
considerable activity in this class Of property
u was said that the prices quoted were too
high. Even now the remark 10 heard that rents
are high on y street.
TIE LOCATION or FRONT DOORS
The residence Of tho late W. ". Corcoran
has always been . notable one in this city, not
only from its size, but from the elegance OF it,
appointments. For years it stood alone a. the
finest residence in this city. OF late years
other houses have been erected which Justly
dispute this position, and now II one was asksd
to name tho finest private residence here il
would be necessary to make . seisctaon from
quito large list Sincs the Corcorsn house
was leased by Senator Brics and the extsusive
improvements hnve been compisted Il II, per.
hops, moro talked about than any other rssi-
danesA The feature which attracts the most at
tsntion y the change made IN the main en-
trance. Formerly there were stone STOPS Lead
ing to the main door about in the center Of tie
II street. ffoat. But now ~ steps have been
removed and the door replaced by handsoue
window The main enfrance u nov through
the covered carriage approach, which lsads into
the ample grounds in the rsaf u ~ hoasa.
The front door b ct the end Of the carriage