Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-05
time times and am perfectly well satisfied

times and am perfectly we'll satisfied
with II. Yours truly
(slBned), c. II. BLACKALL.
The Masonic temple and the Marine
ana Merchant building Of Philadelphia,
through the architect, MIR. James
Nlhdrlmh have also had this most ex-
cellent system installed
VI all the cities in the United States.
Boston probably has as bad climate
as any, owing TO the hills and narrow
streets walking in ley weather was
| Formerly most hazardous II is I'm
this, their home city. they have placed
| the greatest number OF square feet Of
| vault lights. In our own building the
| light In the immense basement is prac-
| tically ak good as on the upper floors,
and better than on the first floor. There
are so many points in favor of the
vault lights, both from an economical
| and protective standpoint. that It liz
difficult 10 enumerate I'm this limited
space No better evidence OF the
satisfaction given could be desired than
TO announce that Mr. Eddy has been
awarded similar contract for fur
nishing the Annex with vault
lights and another equally as import
ant device, the safety tread. +. NJ.
Timer a. Son the architects. have spe-
Gifted that the safety tread shall be
used on all eight flights OF stairs, In
the Annex. The Mason Safety tread
was first used In this country on the
famous Brooklyn bridge. which con-
meets New York ana Brooklyn. II Is
a significant fact that a million people
pass over this great suspension bridge
every week. and although the safety
tread has been used there for the past
SIX years, II has never required repair
ing. The Third avenue II" and Man
haitian Il roads use this device on
10000 stairs In New York City and all
subway stations in Boston are prOvid-
ed with them. The Pullman company
are at present equipping their cars with
II on the steps. and every street car
company In ST. Louis and Kansas City
has taken this precaution to insure the
safety OF ~ patrons. The Mason
safety tread is made Of steel and lead,
run into grooves, thus lnsurlng lndes-
tructibility and safety.
The main Office of the American Ma
son Safety Tread company Is at No. |
40 Water street, Boston, Mass, and the |
factory Is at Lowell. VIM. l.. LAM |
son, the president, Is a prominent A. |
nancier Of the east and widely known
as president Of the Lamson Store Fix |
ture company. Henry G. King, tse |
treasurer, is Lowell man, and iden-
titled with many important enterprises
In the eastern states.
Mr.. Melford H. Eddy, the local rep
resentative, through whom Architect
kletting placed the order for the vault
lights, has been the representative Of
his company in Missouri, Kansas, Colo
RADIO and Utah for the past four years
lie maintains offices In St Louis. Kan
sas City and Salt Lake. and Is ever
alive TO the interests Of his company.
He placed the order for the safety
read on st. Louis $500 street cars and
equipped the union depot at that place
With the Invaluable device He has
llso had It placed In the training and
lublic schools Of Kansas City, and
While the contract on the News build
ng and Annex was the first placed
vest Of Kansas City. he has every rea-
on TO expect a most generous patron
ge In our city In the future.