The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-07-16

prlatiAl structu o notes m epoch In the art
OF 6no club buildings. Tho entire interior
work was entrusted to Mr.. y. w. Hics. Of
the Arm Of c. q. Nics a. Co., ~. Paul. and
evcfy piece Of furniture. ~ we'll ~ oil the
details for tho decorations. have hscr exs-
cuted from special original designs. and
personally ovcrseen by him. From the day
that the building was tn ned over 20 him
to the time II was ready for the Members
to march in and take possession. Nj. Hoe
has looked after every detail OF the fur
nishings and decorations, sven the minu.
test and has seen tho interior evolve from
barc walls and bare floors into the hand
somsst club room In tho country.
Tho MONTANA Lumber company fur.
nished tho mantles and sawed onk used 10
tho structure. Nothing but the finest
quartered oak was allowed to leavs the
c~ompany's place. Tho lumber In the win
dows and doors. while plain In appearance.
Ia OF . superior quality Of guarterod rad
oak. The company also furnished tbs
ton rooms. the birds-oye maple and the
,ecretory's room. the finishings for the
vestibuls, tho massive doors OF red qua
tered oak, tho finishing for tho dining room
and the pnnelling used t~hfoughot the
building. including that on tho ceiling.
From its shops also come the polished oak
TO- the floors. The varieties OF wood used
in tho building are many. and all the mate
rial used WAS OF the best quality. Birds.
eye maple. matured oak. dark ok. and an
tiqus onk were some of tho more vnluab!s
lumbers used in the fnishings. and the
Montana Lumber company sustained its
repntation all the way through for hand
ling nothing but the very best.
Iho pressed brick in the club house was
furnished from Nick Kessler's brick yard.
whence comes nearly all the b,ick used in
town.. That in the club house 10 OF the
fnnGt synatitv HEa vInan1A. 1..Snl. vvnedu
have a capacity sufficient for two cities the
size of Helena. The new presses there en-
able the works to turn ont my amour
needed. Foreman Chae. F. Brny is an ex-
pert in his line and spares no pains to Sol
that the KeSslsr works turn out the fines,
brick in tho state. The wo'ks gre now max
ing tho brick that is being used in the lin
ing of the Wickes tunnel. and it il OK
pected that they will soon 90 EXTENSIVELY
into tho manufacture OF fire brick from
the fine clay property OF Dr.. q. G. Swallow
at R,mini.
The copper and antique iron and othe,
artistic bullders' hardware. as we'll as the
radiators. was furnished by the Hottie,
Hardware company. The hardware
throughout the building IL OF the fines
quality and finish and designed to mattel
the different kinds of wood used in the fin
ishinR. The main entrance doors arc huhl
on double acting Bowor-Barlf butts, will
push plates to match.
Tho j. IL. Richards Paint and Wall Pipe
company supplied the paints and also tn
bronze and oak mouldings. The sam'
company polished all the furniture, nnt
the floors in the bed rooms and the rscep
ton hall. The large force OF men VII.
have been working on the building TO
foul weeks past are all employed and livin)
in Helena. 1t was only necessary TO brini
ono man from the east. Particularly fin,
samples of the company's work IL seen i,
the Lincrusta Walton tinting used in tn
decoration of the stairway, the panslling o
the billiard room, striped with color lin
and bronze. and the mouldings in bronz
and oak.
The steam heating Of the club building
was put in by Adams 81 Rider, and MI
Rider personally superintendent the con
! struotion Of the plant. The boilers are o
steel and the system is the best known. be
ing designed to heat either side Of tn
building or both. The jenkins valve. will
secured seat. which il used. is the finest j,
the world. The plant which Adams 1
Rider have put in was thoroughly tested
being used through the coolest days of las
winter. 1t is particularly adapted to tn
saving of fuel and the use of Montana coal
The steam heating 10 on the low pressur,
order.