The suburban citizen., 1900-10-20
A PROMINENT BUILDER.
Mr., George C, HOugh Rapidly
Coming to the Front,
Entrusted With the Erection Of
the Immense Plant for the
Standard Butterine Com
pany at Langdon, DC.

After the exercises were over at iht
cornerstone laying at Lpngdon Iho
evening of October 6, a little group of
people formed around the corner Of
the building to discuss the merits OF
the program. II SO happened that one
member Of the group was Henry h.
Davis, who had been publicly accused
of having received a good retainer and
who made a very felicitous address be-
fore the large audience. In discuss
ing the merits and demerits Of the pro-
gram that was ended by very clear
cat and able address by Mr. Geo G,
Hough, architect and contractor lrr
the construction OF the building Mr.
Davis remarked that the address M la
by Mr.. HOugh was the best one MADE
by anybody during the day. 1T was
one OF the cleanest neatest, and meat
Jest speeches 7 ever heard said he.
The facts and figures given by Mr..
Hough in such an easy, graceful style
were just what the people wanted and
satisfied them better than the remarks
Of all the other speakers put togethct," D"
said Davis. Coming as it did from one
Of the star speakers Of the occasion It
was awful on Davis but a gifted. ed
sCnd-Off for Hough, about whom our
readers win naturally want to know
something more.
Mr. HOugh came b. Wa7hincf7n
from Loudon county, Va, and has been
engaged in building operations for the
past twelve years in the district. The
handsome residence Of Judge Holt, on
East Capitol street, was built by him
as well as the attractive home Of Mr.
Donohue, the grocer, on the same
street. Those two splendid dwellings
at Sixteenth and r street, n, W, one
Of VIII lch is owned by Dr. Cover, stand
as conspicuous examples Of his skill,
which may he found in every section of
the district For thoroughly first
class, all-around work in the building
line, or for prOmptness and reliability
I'm executing contracts there is not one
in the district that has u better name,
and his growing patronage gives evil
dence c. steady increase. Being in the
prime of life a native Of a nearby
state and practical carpenter and
builder of many years experience, it
Is no wonder the Standard Butterlne
Company selected him to execute the
contract Of erecting their immense
plant at LangdOn entailing technical
skill Of a high order and an expcnli-
ture of more than 100000
IT would have been suicidal for the
company to have selected a novice for
such important work The phenomC-
nal amount Of work already done, the
wonderful change in the landscape
about Langdon since Mr. Hough order
ed the first shoyelful Of mother earth
turned and the eminently satisfactory
progress already made prosages the
completion Of the work on schedule
time When it is considered that
thousands of pounds of butterinc have
already been ordered from the new
company It will be readily understood
why the officers Of the concern are
pleased to know the buildings win be
finished and the machinery will be
humming on the date fixed in the con-
tract.
Numerous commissions have been
coming to Mr. Hough at his Office, No
500 r street N. W., during the past
six months and it Is safe to say his
now customers will be treated as sat
isfaclorily as have each Of his old ones,