Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-25

In burlington. thu other two biting tho
mil oi the Vermont Sponl and Bnbtdn
conphny and ore of the bindings b.lans-
ing TO the Crane mill plant.
inns house will cost Som will have
nine roo1r1s and will be constructed en-
treiS or Inc cement blocks, with the eY-
cepnon OF the gables, csrnices fnunda-
dnn pnd inferior finishing The stone
iunuh1on If now nearing completion. The
roof VIII he reached within two weeks
WIG IT is expected that the house will ba
reauE lof occupancy by early spring The
mouse WILL nave two and one half stories
and Its dimensions are II feet in 'front.'
age" a. reel in length and 40 feet through
the center. To the north will he an
rcfagonal hay window and the house will
nave nine exterior corners, English gables
and roof Of slate. Biondin Brothers
are the contractors
over LOCO cement blocks will bc re-
ouiren in lis erection and these are all
manufactured on the grounds The
machine for their manufacture is owned
by the H. S, Palmer Concrete Hollow
Block company Of Washington and the
making of the blocks is under the super
vision Of T. l.. Bronson. The cement is
packed tightly into a mold and the blocks
are pla ced on the grass to dry.
The fact tAat the cement hardens with
age is proof of the dura hility Of this
material for building purposes. For many
reasons cement is hailed by some as the
building material Of the future. But for
cement rnanN large building operations
would now he a. a staudstill, for wood
has become too expensive to he used in
house construction and the enforced waits
for all kinds Of structural steel virtually
ohminstcs that material whe-e qrick
work is desired
Almost everything can he done with
cement, and with incredible swiftness
and cheanness 81 price The new pro
cess. the mixing Of cement, sand and
| gravel with cinders or broken stone
flooded with waite from hose - be-
ina used 10 build houses, raise giant
hotels, build the piers and bridges for
railroads. erect harms, lay sidewalks, FIX
a rtideT or fashion chimney cap.
A cement house docs away with all
need Of plaster and lathing. Paper can
be put right over the walls. or If pre-
ferrcd they can he frescoed or other
wise decorated.
Building such house does not re-
auire much cxpe-. labor. The army Of
metal workers. bricklayers, carpenters
and other artisans required in wood or
steel construction, Is almost completely
done away with on n cement building.
All that is needed is an expert to SUI
perntend the mixing OF the cement,
and carpenter and staff to construct
the moulds or frame work into which
the soft cement "a poured.
Oncc cement house Is finished the
work is done. and done TO stay, accord
| ing to all natural laws. In a century
the building ought to be in as good
shape as ever There IS nothing to rot
or fall into need of repairs. The build
| ing does not have to be painted yearly
as in the case of wood, or gone over
| for rust as In the case Of steel
| The foundations and pillars never
need replacing because they have rot
| ted.
While the building Of low-priced con-
crete houses is still in its infancy, the
| farmer has been so impressed with the
idea that he is extending 1t to his barns
and outbuildings and finding that it
works admirably. g.
| The big railroads are all adopting the
cement bridge 1t is cheaper, more en-
during. more quicNly erected, and it re-
leases the builders from slavery to the
| steel mills.
| Fortunately the supply Is virtually un-
| limited The Iehish valley region in
| Pennsylvania alone can turn out 2oNo,OoO
barrels year indefinitely.