The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-07-04
THE ECHO BUILDING.

The Echo presents 20 its readers a
s,et,,re OF its new home, located on the
s.rner OF Front and State streets.s .sss-ss .
me structure was built by Contractor
caston G.. Gardebled, of Bay St. Louis,
i, Chas. G. Moreau, owner Of The Sea
coast Echo newspaper and job printing
,lapt., The Echo Building is modern
,wo-story structure Of pressed brick,
NEARLY 10000 bricks being consumed, )
WITH an attractive and costly plate glass
mont. TO admit ample light and row OF
,ransoms above TO admit the soft breez-
u hat blow III from over the Gulf all
shroueh the warm summer. The foun-
dssions, laid in cement, are partly rest
I'd upon concrete work, wide and deep.
The width Of the walls, thirteen inches,
exlenfthe same in thickness all the way
10 to where starts the fire wall, so as to
permit the building OF third story in
the event should business demand and
Justify the expense in the future.
The dimensions pfsthe building are
5Dx5D feet, the first floor ceiling being
is feet clear. The door frames in the
rear are 10 feet in height, with immense
tsnsoms OF i2 ''lights" each, and IL is
here where the type-setting and press
departments are located. The engine
furnishing power To operate the news
papes and job presses, and presses are To-
Gated on solid brick foundations that 90
deep below the ground and are inde-
pendent OF the building. This affords
stability tolthe machinery and saves the
building from vibration or jarring.
A broad stairway giving on Front
street, to the extreme right of the pic
ture, leads TO the second floor, where
seven large and airy Offices are conye-
niently appointed and finished in a SUI
perior manner. The ceiling on the sec
ond floor is 10 feet clear, the walls plas-
tered, woodwork finished in hard oil and
all main doors and communication doors
glazed with Florentine glass, and fancy
bronze hardware completes the modern
and artistic effect. A hallway 8 feet in
width runs through the center OF six
ofhces, with one at the head, giving an
independent exit from each apartment.
Asystem of electric wires (concealed)
runs through the building. The roof
iscoyered with states, everything on the
exterior being fireproof as much as pos
sible. This affords not only security.
but low rate Of insurance to tenants
an advantage and inducement not to be
overlooked by the professional man who
values his library or instruments.
The people Of Bay st. Louis are Just
" proud Of the Echo Building and point
II out to visitors. The owner mas every
faith and hope in Bay st. Louis and feels
satisfied the investment could not have
been better made. We are for Great
er Bay st. Louis; we are for Bay st.
Louis first, last and all the time. Ii is
the best place on earth.
Mr.. Gardehled has done his work in a
most satisfactory manner. Hecould not |
have taken more interest and accomplish
ed II better had 1T been for himself. We
cannot recommend him too highly.
One Of Che requests Of the owner was
that the building be as much of home
product as practicable, and this request
was generally carried out. The brick
work was subcontracted to 8. P. Driver,
Of Bay st. Louis, the brick masons and |
laborers an from the same place, no out
siders being employed. The wood work
was carried out by Mr.. Gardebled's own
foTce OF builders, the plastering by p.
Prudeaux, the hauling of all material
by Conrad Sick. The lumber came from
the sawmill of X. Edwards G. Sons, Bay
st. Louis. The states on roof were fur |
nished and put on by the local firm of |
hellbach Bros. The plumbing and iron |
work was executed by w. j. Gallup, the
hard oil finish by A. Letten.
The paint used was Deyoe's, Thomas
I. Evans, agent. Hardware and other
material furnished by the Hub, Bays
Mercantile Company and L. N. c. Spo-
torno. Mr.. Spotorno's schooner CON
yeyed the bricks from Slidell, La.
The electrical equipment was carried
out BY Messrs. Braun & Beecner, who
turned on the current for the first time
last night.
The design was drawn by Jno. Henry,
q Bay st. Louis, but Mr.. Gardebled
was his own superintendent, and no
nond was required Of him for his faith
iui performance Of the work, such conf
denceEand falth had the owner in his
ability and integrity.
The public is at all times invited to
visit the new building.