New-York tribune., 1902-10-06

possible time Most Of them are not content with
finishing their contracts according 70 the time
agreed upon. but usually strive 10 turn over the
building 10 the owner or his agents soon they
can. Building conditions are constantly making
new records for building possible
According 10 many identified with tho cree
uon of modern skyscTapers. the record for the
modern steel ofiive building was made on January
Of this year. when steam was turned ou Ga tic
building known as So. - WiIam-vt This build
ag is fifteen stories high. and q took Just 10 dsys
from the date Of tearing down the OH building
until the new ready for OCCUPANCY. Nut
al Of the Offices were ready for occupancy on Jan
uary last, hut some of them We're This record
Is considered by ny building experts 20 be re-
markahle one and IL plainly shows how quickly q
hig building of the present type can De built ty
the construction companies now I'm the field 70 IS
a peculiar coincidence that tho old building was
FOR long time the Offices 90 two 81 tho best
known leaders iu the real estate lcld
II IS thought that tho histories ~ tho old aad
the new building viii generally De- remembered
by most real estate and construction men when
they think ~ the early career 90 the two giants
Of the realty narFet t1 which reference is here
made. IL seems that rot only g. the OLD building
70 be forever numbered among those where some
OF the greatest realty sales ot this city have been
made. but that the building is 20 become
famous as the first one ~ its height and style IN
the city 10 be built IN lve months and uluc DAYS.
CAN BE BUILT ~ HALF THE TINE
An idea ot the record mao" in erecting this tig
once building may Ia had in r..asf5srfu- tra aver
age length OF time consumed ir putting up similar
buildings. II takes about ton months now 20
build the modern steel skys .rapcr Under old con-
ditons a builder indeed fortunate who sue
oeeded u building twelve story ofIce building IN
from eighteen % twenty months. This great saw
trg % ,5,,. -. . -,.t,. I'd - - t.,
of dollars 20 the owner of the property and gives
a stimulus the leading speculative investors for
the carving ont OF ir,nroyer,ants which tbs,. ,,d
- IS mn 0 "i'I0" 'l-S ""uIu
never nave uousht OF making II they had been
Identified with the real estate market years ago
on. y, ,.o tf, ,,,.,r,,o-- ,,., t.. , ae' 60
- N-e ''' '' "''' mas I,Ap'oN many
properties on an extensive scale said 70 Tribune
reporter several davs aso that he corIld r,t ,fr ,
nf,een s,,,r, t,,iI.I,, ,,,,., sr-,,,-, a -
,7' s''is "~i''''s no" now "'il"s' as quickly as
he could hve story building. This operator. how
ever said he did not take much stock I'm the
ALLEGES ,o..ra ,i,.,,-.s fr rr,,,f,- .,, s-.rIs,-
''N,iH "S"''' -'' F''""7 up cummings
nowadays lie said:
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ne old type Of building II did " hen that type
genious IDEAS have been found 1racticsbis ili as
eT ~ btIisr is N & pI.lS ma g AiaGhin-
and better :ooIs are used than formerly and 10 n
ysayAn gxJen, better building conditions exist
days there were many more men who called them
se-'tS Shi4iel "orkmgn WAC knew their trades bet
skilled men today. and The old mechanics and
Ih5soiS Neit Wiling 10 Work ten hours a day and
ehiHery have more than offset this loss in the
which have Leen made 20 Essen s tb ~ ne sn2rts
9 tT9Hrea Tor erecting the modern office and other
t,-- - 4'"E' sI@No cOuDls apoAJ such be-
7
EASY To MAKE CLAIMS
7, G. - a - N1'l9-
Prove them / have hen 7ittts @ ne, ihlig 10
many years and / can truly saw thst with - l3r
cor struction and workmanship / am not b7a y, oII az