The evening times., 1899-08-12


of frst-class work. He uses only the best
material to be purchased, regardless of
cost. The best workmen are employed, and
he gives all his work his personal atten
tion. All the minutest details are looked
after, and his prices are always low, and
in return you get the highest type of work
manship. Mr.. Cowsill has done the brick
construction of the city postofice. union
station, and is now building three hand
some residences adjoining two stone houses
built by him which caused so much ad-
miration and comment at 20 and % Column
bia Road, Washington Heights.
The many large buildings" said Uncle
Bill, which have been erected in Washing
ton and neighboring cities, have done much
toward advancing the stone-eutting indus
try to its present prosperous condition. No
better illustration of the facilities of the
trade can be had than by referring to the
business conducted by George G.. Esher,
Second Street, corner 0 Street northwest,
which occupies a prominent position In
this industry in this city. The products
consist of cut stone, blue stone for side
walks, curbs and cutters, cap silis, and
water tables for buildings making spe-
cialty of building and architectural work,
and very many of the handsome private
buildings which grace the streets of Wash
ington, are the result of the artistic work
executed by George c. Esher. The stones
supplied by him for building purposes have
high reputation for quality, durability
and substantial elegance throughout this
section, and Is preferred by architects and
builders TO any like material. Estimates
are furnished according to plans and speci-
fications, for the construction OF anything
into which stone enters while the lowest
prices prevail, and Mr.. Esher's reputation
for reliability entities him to the esteem
and confidence of all. Among the buildings
completed and under construction by Mr..
Esher to which ! would call your attention
are, Holy Cross College, Catholic Universe
ty, Commander Clovers house, Eighteenth
and New Hampshire Avenue; 7. F..
Schneider's house, now the Chinese Le-
cation, Eighteenth and @ Streets; Chr.
Heurich's house, Twentieth and Sutherland
Streets: Hotel Gordon, Sixteenth and l
Streets northwest; L. H. Emmets house,
Sixteenth Street; Mrs. H. B. James house,
Sixteenth Street; pedestal OF the Hancock
monument: Mt. Pleasant Congregational
Church; block of marble houses, Fourteenth
and Yale Streets, and the beautiful resi-
dences of r. B. Howard, 1410 Sixteenth, and
of Col. and Mrs. K. /. Fleming. 1406 Mas
sachusetts Avenue These two are now be-
ing built and are excellent examples OF
what can be done with stone to enrich and
embellish home.
In constructing building properly"
said Uncle Bill, lit is absolutely essential
that the lime and plaster and other ma
terials used should be of the very best
quality and indicating house where
these materials can be procured to perfec-
tion, Il would advise you to order your
supplies from the National Mortar Com
pany, with Offices at 612 F Street north
west Their factory is located at South
Capitol and / Streets. where they manu-
facture OF an extensive scale Machine
Mixed Mortar. They are wholesale and re-
tail dealers in the best grades OF building
lime and sand, concrete sand and gravel;
Lincoln hard wall plaster; cement.
slate and terra Gotta, cattle hair
and calcined plaster, bricklayers'
mortar, plasterers' mortar, colored
mortar, and r1asons supplies OF all
kinds. The quality of the supplies sold by
them is of the very best, and is largely in
demand throughout this section. Ali goods
are sold at the lowest prices, and the Ma
tional Mortar Company's facilities are OF
the very best. The various operations OF
the business here conducted entail the SER
vices of several skilled workmen and a
large number of wagons and horses. They
have furnished the material for very many
of the large buildings throughout Wash
ington, and their goods are preferred by
many architects and builders to any like
materials
II must not forget to call your attention
| to John G. Lindsay, the roofer, 2120 n
| Street northwest. He is the party TO do
! the roofing on your new home. 1t has
been well established that for elegance,
! durability, and safety in roofing materials
/ there is none who can equal slate and
| tile roofing for all-round service. Slate
! and tile roofing is the speciality of John
/ G.. Lindsay. 1t is most important that both
! work and material should be of the best,
and from personal knowledge, / can recon-
mend Mr. Lindsay. He has workmen es-
pecially skilled in roofing, and as he uses
the best material, you can have a job at
once satisfactory and economical. He is
/ prepared to do-the work in any part of
! the country by, experienced men, and dc
1 repairing of all kinds in this line at short
notice and guarantee satisfaction. Mr..
! John G. Lindsay is unquestionably the rec
( cgniZed authority and representative ex-
ponent in all kinds of roofing in this Sec
tion, and the upbuilding of his prosper
: Gus business has been due in a marked
manner to his experience, mechanical skill,
! and honorable methods of doing business.
Practically all dwelling houses OF the
: better class, as we'll as all factories stores
and public buildings In general, construct
/ ed nowadays" remarked Uncle Bill, ''are
equipped with steam and hot water appara-
! tus, and this affords by far the most eco-
nomicai and manageable method of supply
! ing artificial heat But it sometimes hap
! pens that the efficiency of the plant is
seriously interfered with by its being i'm
properly set up. and therefore, it is vel
to entrust such work only TO those who
make specially of it. and are known II
be skillful and reliable. The Hubbard
Heating Company, 9lS Street northwest
! have unsurpassed reputation in this re-
| spect, and have all necessary facilities tc
enable them to fill all orders for steam ant
hot water heating properly and satisfac.
torily, at reasonable prices. They are vel
known throughout this section, having
| fitted out many first class buildings in thi:
city, and are thoroughly conversant will
their line Of business in every detail, ant
warrant that all orders entrusted TO then
will be executed to the satisfaction of tn,
most critical. ade
AN important feature of your new
house, said Uncle Bill. sis the electrica
/ work, as all homes erected at the presen
| time are lighted with electricity. TIL,
triumph Of electricity is the distinguish
ing feature of the present century, and i
promises to be the controlling factor il
the coming one. The work in this line
erected by the National Electrical Suppl,
| Company, successors to Royce & Marean
223 New York Avenue northwest, entitle
them to the enviable reputation they hav
attained for excellence. They are genera
lcontractors for the construction of electri
cal work of all kinds, and install systems o
long distance and interior telephones, max
ing a speciality of the wiring of buildings
They keep a complete line of supplies
dynamos, electric fans, motors, electri
bells, annunciators, speaking tubes, bat
teries, etc., including many recent patent
and specialties They carry in stock
| larpa line of electric fans and ara nra