The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-24
The Model Door
Has Come to Stay
Preserves Natural Beauty Of the
Wood and Makes No Hid
ing Place for Germs.

The American compound door. which
is declared by those who have made u
study of the beauty of doors and of
furniture to be the future door," is
something Of a wonder. In this day
and time. when the whole world Isl
looking to better sanitation, the re-
suit OF the researches of the Alneri-
can Compound Door Company have
gone far towards solving one of the
problems of sanitation and Of germs.
The new door, the door of the fu-
ture," which has been invented by the
American Compound Door Company,
and is handled exclusively in this Sec
fion by G. w. Parsons. contractor and
builder. is the acme of research In
this particular line of building science.
The model dsors aye now on exhibit
Canal Streets. and also ut No. SIS
East Main Street.
It Is very simple continuance, and
a glance is all that is necessary to
show that In the very nature of its
construction no dust can cling to It. no
hiding places for germs can be found.
and yet there Is no more beautiful
door to be found in any mansion on
The earth.
The model door is indeed health
preserver, and as such will find it's way
In all public buildings, especially
school buildings where too much at
tention cannot be given to the matter
of arresting the approach of germs OF
all character.
Besides; this the model door of the
future retains all the natural beauty
OF the wood of which 1t is made. Ma.
ture has put into some kinds Of woot
as delicate tracery and as fine imager
as an artist can put on canvas. Il
this material is put into a factory ant
cut UP slap bang into all sorts Of size
and shapes and put together withou
any reference to the character Of til,
wood the result may be door-of
k1nd-but 1t has not much merit I,
recommend it Instead of doors bein.
an unsightly part of the house the.
might just as well lend tone and dig
nifty to 1t, Take, FOR instance fin
figured quaftered oak and mahogany
when rightly blended. fountains, ferns
trees, etc, may be worked out, an
the result Is that each door possesse
character and beauty and is a stud
IN itself.
Door making. like other lines Of man
ufacture, is an evolution. Stiles, rail
and panels were put in the doors mad
by our Srandfathers because they ha
to put them in; there was no other wa
TO make them. The Improvement
which have been made have been alon
I the line of trying to make two piece
to-day In the time II took to make on
piece yesterday. That is all; but reall
what Is the use of taking Il fine piec
of wood and cutting and eluing it u
into small pieces and putting it tc
Eether into a door that catches dl,
In the offsets and comes apart at I'll
Joints, and In five years looks as thong
II ought to be In the scrap heap, sin
ply because our grandfathers had
make doors that way?
So far as any information at pre-
ent in hand goes, the architect wi
designed the modern Pullman cars WI
the first to see this point, and the l.
suit Ia that the richest effects in WOO
working to-day is shown IN these cal
Il Tho American Compound Door Cor
pany, for which Mr. G. w, Parsons
the agent in Richmond and for t
South. have equipped their immense ia
tory with the most modern and up-t
date machinery made. for the purpo
OF making this style of doots and par
work. either plain or handsomely inlt
AZ and adapted for use IN residenc
banks, hotels, offices and public bull
tnxs.