The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-11
ARTISTS In BUILDING.
First Annual Meeting of State
Architects.
FAVOR TEACHING ARCHITECTURE
Though Young the Chapter lie Sixth in
strength of Washington
Building Material.


car Institute Of Architects. which was
he'd at the chamber OF Commerce
rosals yesterday. brought out quite 3
gathering and developed the fart iha<
the chapter stands sixth in the United
Stzeeg In the number az members. \
pstsSson 10 the regents III the stats uni
ys~agty fer the esta b.gsl5usent of a chair
Of architecture and the building arts
was adopted and valuable FffsT't On
the lyfIhsng materials Of the STATE was
presented. 4 pleasant interruption N
the proceedings occurred when the
chapter paid visit 10 the Denny Gag
Cey4Tasany's works at Van Assaif On u
.=saersal arain. as the guests OF the eo4ll-
pany.
The meeting was delayed by the fail
IRE of the members frg4n Tacoma 10 az
rive AT tlas appa!nsed time, which was
I8.30. and the ass<znblage was mt
called To order TIL If:s9 by President
D1oge These present were: George
". Bulflrd. william Farrell. Albert
sutton ard H. A. Russell. OF Taz<saa:
Charles H. Babb. y. -. Chamberlain, c
& Evers. CIV. Hooper. 4. W. Hampton.
T. De Sesf. e. W. Saunders. James
stephan. William Fl. Wilcox and a.
wickersha1n, Of SEATTLE, active mem
bsgg. and Charles l.. Denny and 4. w
Colant. honorary members.
Tae sixth, IN tae Union.
President Boone welcomed the men,
begs. and after the reading Of the min
ulea he made an address. In which he
made rxeatssn OF the fonsnation Of the
chapter in 1884 and said that. although
sEa youngest In the United SALTS. il
HAL ALREADY asasaet2 g;se pace Of sixth
81 pozs4 ng membership. He recon-
rslexAded that as s1son as practicable the
chzgstar take fa~ necessary steps fog
az establishment Of al institute OF
building aFsS. This should begin with
sxhsasts Of building materials. which
sauala serve ~ bring isaso Prominence
she xa&~seSd aad extensive resources 81
taae building trades at the state. He
alss xeeynwue.aled With the high rank
sn eSsaptea- membership that the tfni-
verslig of Washington. whose main
building is ns,w under construction.
should establish a chair Of architect
ure in which ahis cSr4.sfsr may aTprb-
Tss'zaieiy aid He felt satisfied that the
pubic would approve the establishment
Of such q chair
Nasnfnx on Bnilssiny Mater ..
The report Of the committee on tabu-
Iagioa OF the building material OF the
state Was most exhaustive and COM
piete In IT'S dsaail The report included
stone. lumber and brick and clay ma
terlais. The investigation ia regard 10
stone qraFriss developed the fact that
most ~ the auaFries are bat iilg.e bet
ter than stone facings or prospects:
that while a number Of quarries have
been opened which premise we'll there
has us1t been enough development 10
bring out their true wealth and re-
sources. Nest OF the stone examined
in which tests were given was strasi-
stone. The suggestion was made that
n committee might b. appointed which
would reqdest from 1hss quarry ewners
a Test az aTJ1ersai. which SHOULD cyfn-
prise crushing strength. specific gravity,
absorption and a simple acid test for
weather qualities. and that each sample
should ba tested by some well-knowa
authority. preferably the United States
government: that such tests being ca a
uniform basis. sa1oa.d h the best means
of giving Washington Stone a standard
reputation
A table of tests was read on brick
and clay materials from data supplied
by City Engineeaf Thomson frsysr. tests
n9ade az tbs wateTtnwn arsenal ana
Vulcan Esun Works az Seattle.
La treating upon The woods az the
STAKE special mention WIS made ~ the
fact that in comparison with Eastern
hsssi woods the yellow washington f~
q
essnstFns<iuGlal purposes 81 regard 60
strYwg1h.
fhe Wa5 de OF Warrington
Atteatlon was called tn the fact that
there Is not a handbook 81 engineer.
'Hg Or architecture THAI gives ANY al
tension whatsoever H. Washington fir
atssi The vh apter was agreed "a take AZ.
tiou IN zhis regard. The repe.r. aee,r,,-
Gated the cutting of tinabar ex,,aet in
the winter lno&hs. for the reason that
the timber is fall e sap. and hence not
50 ges5 fer building PURPOSES as at
any either time The report saevpssts
THAI further tests b. made ~ fir under
the auspices .sf lbe chapter and the
sss~'a.fs D. taewarslSi "a she editors ~
engineering and architectural hand
tsS'bs Tor Insertion ia their naxt sit-
tisae In thss way the was,s,is ~ Wash
ingioa VIII receive F01l,er recognition.
Ntsit is bean. clay works.
81 ;A,s pesui racess Was takr, s,r
laaca, ana 81 1915 tea members ~ ths
chapter and " & Wood ana l,.sr,,oy,.l
y Ne8ny. repee4e feGa< sAc board ~
fesents of tl1a state luspeseif.. p r
1ts}ne, ap,l \ H. 3ztss1-er stz,k "A soe-
Ssal train 20 tire u47rog Eauee rrsa a.
teet}y 5nia 3hA Yafy}< of ths rars,>-
cty Company AZ Van Ae.1t Irng.f.
the ggll2aoe 81 tn ttls-ls,}~.s7s az .e,
sssa4pans aa1 ta.tv foreman the ,lSI.-
oss were shoFeu t}srsssh khe vsekv
They examined WITH "a gryett ,lv,s5 os
50 eseSt the nlanNtaeture of re,esssl
isTiek- tiie. dra3a p3glag ana the trs~a
GOTTA which y essGaw manufactured esr
the malta sautlalng ~ She wulyes7s. s..
TIE ysSst1sS sglSay over an soslv in aasi
atsozst the @asvass aal seaaas>l tai.srsagf,-
" iateTvS5ea aa waag they saw
Tge cAagsef vyesSSess4lsls~i as & o'rloek
sst amendments rs she bylaws sn,i
constitution Submitted by the eo,sssgss
were adopted With segls amend v2ents.
Chair Of Architecture.
Tse cssn1Gltse-e On Recommendations
cs sae president snsl,srssssi hFs suEwas.
'.9sA> ana Urged the chapter IA ,saass
y ~