The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-05-18
DONE BIZ KENNEsAw MARBLE co.

In the Prudential building, which is
now completed, is some of the most
beautiful marble to be found in the
country. 1t is Georgia marble and was
taken by Georgia people from the quar-
ries of the Kepnesaw Marble Company
corporation controlled by Georgia
capitalists.
The Prudential is a marvel of beauty
lit is the result of the combined labors
of master craftsmen of all trades and
stands as monument to the enter
prise of Colonel W. d. Grant, the vet.
eran Albanian. The plans and archi-
tectual designs are the work of Thomas
III. Morgan, of the firm of Bruce &
Morgan, and the tall structure was
erected under the personal supervision
OF Grant Wilkins, who has added in it
new laurels to his career as con-
tractor.
1t is the marble which gives the fin
ishing touches of beauty to the interior
Of the building. This marble is highly
polished and is of rich color, which
immediately attracts the eye upon en-
tering the building. The marble was
sawed and quarried by experts. 1t is
so arranged in the building that the
veins all meet, giving the appearance
of one solid piece of marble. Upon
closer examination it is seen that it is
the veins which gives this appearance,
but the effect is better as it is, as it
causes one to admire the result of la
Dor of the master workman who placed
the blocks in position.
On every floor the independent COL
umns, toilet rooms, telegraph office,
barber shop and arcade are of highly
polished white marble. The vestibules,
however, are faced and the ceilings
paneled with the exquisite verde an
tique marble, which gives magnificent
color and finish to the building
This marble was placed in position
under the supervision of Mr.. Kingston,
of the Kennesaw Marble Company, and
he has reason to be proud of his work.
Mr.. Linz, owner of the large Linz build
ing now in course of construction at
Dallas, Texas, has just placed with the
Kennesaw Marble Company contract
for the marble to be used in his struc-
ture. He visited while in the city the
new Prudential building, and was SO
struck with the beauty of the marble
in it that he at once placed himself in
communication with the managers of
the company.
The Kennesaw Marble Company is
one of the foremost marble companies
in the country and it has had some
very large contracts. The only Geor-
gia marble placed into the new congress
sional library at Washington:came from
the quarries of the Kennesaw Marble
Company, and since the completion of
the library this marble has received
the compliments from experts from all
portions of the world.
Atlanta has reason to be proud of
this new giant among the tall buildings
of the city and every workman who
used his talents in its erection must
feel personal pride in the structure, for
it is complete and perfect in every
niche and corner-Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
Back of this, there is one man who is
entitled to share of the credit for the
artistic marble work in the Prudential
building, and that one is Mr.. James E..
Mcnamara, the. foreman of the Kenne-
saw Marble Company. His designing
and mathematical accuracy in meas
urement was almost perfect, otherwise
there would not have been symmetry
and beauty.