Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-12
MASONIC TEMPLE
IS NOW GOING UP
Contract for Stone Material Let to w.
I. Hughes & Co.
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Best to &c Obtained, the Design Is
Beautiful and Imposing, and Build.
ing VIII BE Credit to City.
The Eddins Manufacturing Co, have
awarded the contract for the artificial
stone worn on the Masonic Temple to
the w. T. Hughes Co, of Tampa. These
gentlemen are making the stone ON
the ground and have commenced set.
ting of the same. This magnificent
new structure will be monument to
the city of Gainesville. and the riders
of the high bucking Billy" are to be
congratulated upon their progressive
ness in supplying themselves with
such handsome. comfortable home,
which will be great service Of pleas.
ure to themselves and other Masons
of the State at large. This building
has without doubt as high.grade ara.
fetal stone work as any in the State,
having a lot of reinforced heavy
work. One artistic feature viii be
the front porch and balcony balus-
trade. cornice columns, all this elegant
art stone combining beauty and sub.
stantial construction. This company
doing the stone work certainly are
proving that they are experts along
their line. They come highly recon.
mended TO the general contractors,
The Eddlns Manufacturing Co, aud are
working rapid time. The senior mem.
Der has had active experience along
this line for over a quarter OF cen.
fury I'm most of the large cities OF the
United States, along all grades of art
stone. Terra Gotta, tile aud brick
work, having served number OF
years Of regular apprenticeship In
the Mother country. This company
are using an improved process OF stag.
gered air space construction. also the
solid air space method. the walls OF
which they can readily prove to any.
one are absolutely dry, cool In summer
and warm Ia winter. II Is wonderful
what gain In general favor this line
OF stone construction Ii making. be-
ing the most fireproof OF all building
material, and so readily adaptable TO
any style OF construction. holding its
color. while brick and other materials
become dingy and moss.grown. This
stone improves with age. while brick
will deterioratc. No matter how long
brick Is in a wall 1t will absorb mols.
ure. and even the finer classes 81
pressed brick are easily ruined by FIRE.
not so with the improved system OF
artificial stone. when properly made
and set This company erected the
FIRST building OF this system built Ia
tampa, and since about three years
the plaster which is put right into the
blocks, show not q sign OF discolOr.
Here Is a TIP 10 the progressive citi
zens Of Gainesville have one % these
new system OF buildings erected. no
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gentlemen claim they can pat II 10 Cor
less than brick aud the difference BE-.
tween II aud wood win be- saved In
q few times painting and repairing
AT the old fashioned prejudice and
objection 20 damn walls 10 entirety
overcome. Someone make a start, pui
up the first building How about
nice business block ~ which We are
30 much IN need of now, and see hos
quickly others vii follow We need
more handsome rubstantlai buildings
o. a higher nreraslstiag class. Wni
not have them. when the prices are 70
roasonableg Thee gentlemen viii D.
pleased n have al cali on them and
they vii give them al the lrforma
tiop they can alonE these lines TIE
art stone buninesa buildings 40 Aii
manner o. construction IL bound n
come. and como 20 stay. Lefs set
rfwhf and have mare better aud