, 1904-12-01
WORKERS
IN NEWSPAPER FIELD poMIcILED
IN NEW HOUSE JUS. COM
PLETE0 FOR THEM.
H. Holiday Company Turns Resi-
dence over to Owners in compIet-
ed state-one Of Best Built
Houses in City, List Of Men Who
Worked Proving Assertion.

The residence of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A
Cook has been turned over to the own
ers by the contractor, the w. H. Holli
a company, SO little remaining to be
done in a building way as to make Its
occupancy a matter of comfort to the
family and pride to their friends. The
residence, though o a costly affair
Is one OF the c~osiest, best built little
homes in the city. 1t was started early
in August. The contract was signed
on the 25th of July, when Mr.. ]. T.
Holiday accepted the plans and speci.
hcatlons prepared by Messrs. Peeps
and Parker OF Denver from drawings
and ideas formulated by the Cooks
themselves. Work was to start with.
in ten days of the signing of the con.
tract in duplicate, but Mr.. Holiday,
who had the matter directly in hand,
began the excavations before the expir-
alton of that time, delivering material
on h ground before the cellar and the
trenches for the foundation had been
completed. From first to last more
then a score of men have worked on
the building, in different capacities.
and each has seemed to take personal
responsibility, appearing to believe
that the successful carrying out of the
plans Of the architects devolv1l upon
him alone. The house has been well
built in consequence. While the own
ers did not see each nail driven, they
saw where it went. and any changes
from the specifications made by the
builder has been made at their sugges-
tion or with their consent, Mr.. Holiday
lending his experience and time to the
rectifying of several small errors that
were permitted to escape either the at
tention of the architect or the owners.
The stonework was done by Mike
and Joe Erne, n a better foundation
wall was erected in the city;
the brickwork was done by John Mast
and his son Will, using brick from the
Wyoming Pressed Brick company's
plant; the carpenter work was done
under the foremanship of Asa Foster;
James Naismith did the plumbing;
Jackson Wymore lathed and p~lastered
the walls: Henry May was the paint
er on the exterior and interior walls;
the electric wiring a done by ]. T.
Jones; Amos Tefft set up the stoves,
the carpets were from the W. H. Hol-
liday company. sold by Harry George
and made and laid by l.. s. Bartlett &
Son. who also put up the shades and
draperies; the metal cornices and gut
tering were made by Joe Geisler Of the
w. H. Holiday company. the cornice
being the first piece Of work turned out
by the company in its new metal work
ing plant.
The house consists Of seven rooms
and bath, with no less than seven clos
cts on the two floors and a good cellar
underneath the rear half Of the build
ing. with room for coal and the large
amount Of kindling gathered up during
the process Of building. The lower
floor Is finished in southern pine with
oil finish, the upper floor in white pine
and paint, three coats of paint and oil
having been applied. The house is
modern in all its lines and the work
manship in every department has been
Of the best, from the laying Of the
stone In the foundation walls to the
last loop in the draping of the curtains.
The hardware on the doors and win
! dows is Of oxidized brass, late patterns,
the house having been wired for door
bell, electric light and telephone un-
der the rules Of the electric association
Of the United States.
Barring a few little things to be
done, the house is complete and friends
who desire to visit "us" will find the
bell on the front porch at any time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cook desire in this way
to thank every man who has had to do
with the building OF the house for his
personal interest in the matter, believ-
ling his work was the best he could do.
Ito the Holiday company especial
thanks are due for numberless courte-
sizes and for as good a job OF house
building as has been done in Laramie
for some time.
The house is located at the north
east corner of Eighth and Custer
streets and will bear the number AIS
Eighth street when Councilman BEEN
er completes the painting Of the num-
Der plate.