The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-03
SPECIAL TRAIN BRINGS ELY CITY MATERIAL
To Prevent Delay in Building Oper.
atiOnS Loaded Cars Are
Hurried Into Camp
WORKMEN LOSE NO TIME
Great headway Made On Structures UR.
der COAstru ton Manager COrbctt
Orders IS Cars Of Pressed Brick

Uf0erS IS lars OF Pressed kfICk
A special freight train loaded with
building material for use on the new
buildinga under construction or pro
jected for Ely City has been received
by the construction department there
This train was rushed through on
special time to relieve a threatened
shortage. 1t arrived before the sup
ply on hand had been exhausted and
the workmen were not compelled to
lose day.
The official family or the Ely
Townsite company. and the office en-
ployes are established in the new
Office building. The work of getting
properly located in the new quarters
was quickly accomplished and but
little time was taken from the mass
of routine work which is handled
daily.
The main office of the company is
on the ground floor and opening out
from il are the various private offices
of the heads of departments. All OF
the offices are spacious and well lit
and are much more conveniently ar
ranged than those formerly occupied
In the telephone building, where the
employees were cramped for space.
On the second floor are the offices
of the legal department, the archi
tectural staff, and the purchasing de-
partment. The engineers room is
we'll adapted to the eye trying work
of the draughtsmen, being flooded
with light and the window shades
being SO arranged that the light may
be increased or modified to meet the
weather conditions.
A large force of brick masons is
engaged In placing the veneer of
pressed brick over the frame con-
struction of the building. and II is
planned TO have this completed with
in the next few days.
The basement and foundation for
the new passenger station have been
completed and force of carpenters
will be put to work today to construct
the framework for the superstruct-
ure. The building will be of pressed
brick and gray sandstone veneer and
the cost will be about $4,000.
Excavation gangs are still working
on the excavation for the foundation
and basement of the big hotel. This
building will cost fully 100000 at
its completion. The stone masons
will be put to work laying the foun-
dation within another week
Excavation will be commenced to-
morrow on the proposed Arcade
building on ID street. between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets This build
ing will be of brick and stone. one
story in height and with frontage of
200 feet and Il depth of so feet. When
completed il will he put to general
business uses.
Ground will be broken next week
for another business block l00Xl0O
feet in size to be constructed of brick
and stone. This will be divided into
eight large and we'll lighted stores
The location for this building has not
yet been selected The plans for this
building will be issued from the Office
Of the architect within the next few
days
A three ntory brick veneered busi-
mes block. with a frontage of 100
feet on Eleventh street and depth
of 80 feet, Is to be erected on the lot
adjoining the new hotel on the south
This building will be used rs an an
mex 10 the hotel the lower floor be-
ing given over to business purposes.
It Is planned to have the building all
ready for occupancy within 60 days.
While A. G. Corbett. general man
ager of the company was In Salt Lake
last week and early this week. he
let contracts for furnishing about
25 cars OF pressed brick for use
on construction work in Fly City. II
is expected that the brick will be all
ready for delivery about April 90, to
be shipped as rapidly as 1t can be
loaded.
The labor shortage has been re-
lieved tn a certain extent as great
ef number of building tradesmen are
being given employment each day
There Is still room for more men in
various trades, particularly brick and
stone masons, carpenters. joiners and
painters. The excavation and labor
gangs will also be increased az rap
idly as men can be found.
Colorado Springs Republican.