The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-08-29
THE "PALMER HOUSE. !"
The New Hotel Rapidly APP.
proaches Completion.
Notwithstanding Delays, Con-
tractor F. A. Hancock Will
Deliver the Key on Time.

Never in the history of Sank Centre
has such deep public interest been
taken in any building as that manifest
ed in the progress of the new hotel.
Our citizens have watched its growth
from day to day with increasing salts
faction. The building is now in the
last stage toward completion, and Mr..
Hancock feels assured that he will be
able to have it ready on contract time
September Is. -...-
Ever since Mr.. Hancock entered upon
the contract, which included every
detail of work from excavation to
final finish-the heating plant, plumb
ing and wiring for electric lighting
alone excepted-he has given every
branch of the work his close personal
attention. On June 5 he comm .nced
hauling dirt and the energy with which
he made the dirt fly impressed every
one with the conYictlon that a master
hand was in control, and this convic-
tion has grown with the progress OF the
work. The foundation of solid stone,
laid in cement, upon hard cement
footing, indicated from the first the
stability and tboroughnsss of the
work. There was little loss of time
in procuring brick, but the brick lay
ing Was pushed with a sufficient force
to recover the time lost, and Mr..
Hancock soon found himself back up
On the time allotted by him for the
finishing stages of the work. He has
ever kept in mind the double purpose
of doing the best of work and pushing
it as rapidly as was consistent with
this purpose. Two grades of brick
were used in the walls, Little Falls
brick being used for the rear walls and
the backing, while handsome Menom-
ilee red brick entered into the facing.
The later has been laid in red cement,
and the fronts present very attractive
appearance. With the completion of
the walls and the roof, the interior
was commenced in earnest. The
lathing and plastering was done by a
crew of experts and was completed On
Monday last. Only the best of plaster
was used and the walls are as hard as
stone. The floors, which are of the
best maple procurable, are nearly all
down, and the carpenters are at work
in the second and third stories. On
these two floors the woodwork will be
of pine, finished in shellac and hard
oil-in the natural wood, and the effect
will be very fine; but it is reserved
for the first floor to make the finest
appearance. ALI the woodwork will be
of selected red oak, the office being
wainscoted and the woodwork all high
ly polished. AS with every stage OF
the work from first to last, Mr.. Han
cock employs only the best of workmen,
the result is altogether satisfac-
tory.
r. L. Palmer, for whom the work is
being done, has given much OF his per-
sonal time and attention to the work
a. it has progressed and he declares
that in every particular he is thorough
Iy pleased with results-that it is full
ly up to specifications, and that he
has no fault to find with it. This is, of
course, very gratifying to Mr.. Han
cock, who feels that the conscientious
devotion given the work is appreeiat-
ed. He is an experienced contractor,
although young man, and his repu.
tation kfor thoroughness has been full
v maintained in the contract.