The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-01

stone having been used in large build
ings for any considerable length of
time, it would have been assuming a
great risk, in my opinion, if this stone
were adopted, although 1 believe that
for the interior work both this and
the Kastota, Mankato and Frontenac
stones and Ortonville granite would
suffice. These and other Minnesota
stones may be used at a later date for
certain portions of the work aside from
the main contract, and / have so rec
commended to the board. The Ortonville
granite may be used in the exterior
work, and in the interior.
II believe the material adopted by
the board is to prove most appropriate
and suitable. Permanent and enduring
in it's nature, beautiful in color and
texture, it should produce an effect
without a superior"
Gov Clough was present during the
deliberations of the board and parti-
cipated in the discussion.
He did not express himself respect
ing any specific Minnesota stone, but
expressed a hope that the board would
select one from within this state. He
further expressed, in emphatic terms,
the determination not to approve the
vouchers that might be issued by the
board in case the same exceeded the
appropria ton. The governor has a
voice, but no vote under the law. The
lowest bid received by the board for
granite was for $719,167 by the Am
berg Granite Co., of Wisconsin, and
$737 900 for Minnesota granite. The
acts of 1893, 1895 and 1897 repeat in
very emphatic language, that nothing
in them contained shall be construed
to permit the board to expend for site
building and all other expenditures of
every name and nature, beyond the
limit of the original appropriation OF
81, 100000. None of the bids for granite
came within the limit of the resources
of the board as is shown by the care
full estimates Of both the architect and
the board in the above tabulated
statements.
Many ballots were taken by the
board on various branches of the
proposition, and the vote on the final
proposition to award the contract to
the Butler-Ryan company on their bid
of 1896, 600, was as follows: Messrs.
De Laittre. Graves, Lamberton and
Seabury voted aye, and Messrs. Cor
| liss, Du Toit and Weaver voted no.
The last three named were unwilling
to vote for anything outside the state.
1T will be a magnificent building,
was the enthusiastic comment of w. b.
Butler, the president of the Butler
Ryan company, when interviewed by
a reporter for the G o at his nome
last night. 1.-THE granite is rich red
dish colored stone, and the marble Is
of a dazzling white. The commission
ers could not have made a happier
combination. That doesn't sound mod
est coming from a successful bidder,
but it's a fact just the same.
Zone thing you want to emphasize;
all the stone will be cut in Minnesota,
either at st. Cloud or st. Paul This
work will be done within the bounda-
ries of the state We will commence
getting the stone out Immediately, and
| in three or four weeks will have ISL
men at work erecting sheds on the
! capitol site where the cutting can con-
| tinue all winter. Probably none of the
work of erecting the building will be
| done until next spring, but when the
! season opens we will increase the force
/ of men greatly and push everything
along rapidly. to have our contract
! completed within two years. The Geor-
! gia marble comes from Pickins county,
| the quarries being near Tate"
! The Butler-Ryan company is cOmpoS7
/ ed of interpreting and substantial st
! Paul business men. 1t was started IN
! 1886 by three brothers, Walter B., Will
liam and John Butler. under the firm
name of Butler Bros, fourth
| DIOJn6r, Cooley, DGIUS ldhcH lIllO llle
! firm several years later. In 1884 Mich
ael P. Ryan, a Well-knOwn builder, was
| taken into the concern, which was in
| corporated under the name of the
Butler-Ryan company. w. B. Butler
1 il the president, NJ. P. Ryan the vice
| president; John Butler the secretary
and William Butler the treasurer.
| Many substantial business blocks anC
| public buildings in the Northwest are
monuments to the company's success
Among them are the Northern Pacific
railroad Office building, the NoyeS
Bros & Cutler block, the P. r. L
Hardenbergh block, the Hackett build
| ing, and the Tilden, Harrison, Selb1
and Webster schools in ST. Paul, the
| board of trade building costing 5000,
| GOO in Duluth, the Providence building
! ($100000) in Duluth, the Grand Repub
| lie flour mills Costing $3.50, 0GO and the
Freeman mill 100000 in West Super
| Tor, the Wisconsin Central ore docks a
Ashland, two wings of the Fergus Fails
! insane asylum and one wing of the
Rochester asylum.
| The company is now at work on
$500, 900 contract of insane asylum
buildings at Cherokee, To-, being con
structed of brick, the total cost Of