The times., 1899-08-12

structure TO business block. He is thor
oughly equipped with all requisite tools
and appliances for the economic production
of flrst-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-
ton 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 2S Colum-
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-cutting 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 Z. Esner,
Second Street, corner 0 Street northwest,
which occupies a prominent position ir
this industry in this city. The products
consist of cut stone blue stone for side
walks, curbs and cutters, cap sills, 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
a 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 MIR.
Esher to which 1 would call your attention
are, Holy Cross College, Catholic Universe
ty. Commander Clover's house, Eighteenth
and New Hampshire Avenue; T.. +.
Schneider's house, now the Chinese Le-
CATION, Eighteenth and Q Streets; Chr.
Heurich's house, Twentieth and Sutherland
Streets: Hotel Gordon, Sixteenth and
Streets northwest; l.. H. Emmet's house,
Sixteenth Street; Mrs. II. 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, I410 Sixteenth. and
of Col. and Mrs. r. l. Fleming, 1406 Mas
sachusetts Avenue. These two are now be-
ing built and are excellent examples oil
what can be done with stone to enrich and
embellish a home.
I'm constructing a building properly,
said Uncle Bill, "it 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-
ton Il would advise you to order youi
supplies from the National Mortar Com
pany, with offices at 612 f Street north
! west Their factory is located at Soutt
| Capitol and | Streets where they manu-
/ facture OIL an extensive scale Machine
Mixed Mortar. They are wholesale and le-
! 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 hail
| and calcined plaster, brieklayers
mortar, plasterers' mortar, coloret
| mortar, and masons' supplies OF al
kinds The quality of the supplies sold BY
| them is of the very best, and is largely II
demand throughout this section. Ali good:
| are sold at the lowest prices. and the Ma
/ tionaI Mortar Companys facilities are o
| the very best. The various operations o
| the business here conducted entail the ser
vices of several skilled workmen and {
I large number of wagons and horses They
have furnished the material for very man,
of the large buildings throughout Wash
| ington, and their goods are preferred b.
many architects and builders to any iik
materials"
'sI must not forget to call your attention
! to John G. Lindsay, the roofer, 2120 \
Street northwest. He is the party to d.
the roofing on your new home. It ha
been well established that for elegance
durability, and safety in roofing material
there is none who can equal slate an
tile roofing for ali-round service. Slat
! and tile roofing is the speciality of JON
G. Lindsay. 1t is most important that bot
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 use
the best material, you can have a job a
once satisfactory and economical. He
prepared to do the work in any part @
the country by experienced men, and d
repairing of all kinds in this line at shoT
notice and guarantee satisfaction. MI
John G. Lindsay is unquestionably the rec
ognized authority and representative ex
ponent in all kinds of roofing in this sec
ton, and the upbuilding of his prosper
Gus business has been due in marke
manner to his experience, mechanical skill
and honorable methods of doing bushes:
Practically all dwelling houses OF tn
better class, as we'll as all factories. store!
and public buildings in general, construct
ed nowadays" remarked Uncle Bill, "ar
| 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 haI
pens that the efficiency of the plant
seriously interfered with by its being i'm
properly set up, and therefore, it is we
! to entrust such work only to those VIII
make a. speciality of 1t, and are known
5 be skillful and reliable. The HubbaT
t Heating Company, 9lS F Street northwes
} have unsurpassed reputation in this rt
spect, and have all necessary facilities
? enable them to fill all orders for steam an
/ hot water heating properly and satisfat
: torily, at reasonable prices. They are we
5 known throughout this section, havin
, fitted out many first class buildings in tn
] city, and are thoroughly conyersant wit
e their line of business in every detail ar
D warrant that all orders entrusted 10 the
3 will be executed to the satisfaction of Il
- most critical"
r "An important feature of your ne
e house" said Uncle Bill, "is the electric
e work as all homes erected at the prese
r time are lighted with electricity. II
, triumph of electricity is the distinguis
e ing feature of the present century, and
e promises to be the controlling factor
: the coming one. The work in this lin
: erected by the National Electrical Supp
> Company, successors to Royce & Marea
n 223 New York Avenue northwest, entiti
t them to the enviable reputation they ba
: attained for excellence They are gener
e contractors for the construction of electl
: cal work of all kinds, and install systems
: long distance and interior telephones, ma
n ing a speciality of the wiring OF building
|, They keep a complete line of supple
?, dynamos, electric fans, motors, electl