The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-13

each side of the stage. The candi-
dates room, ante and toilet rooms
occupy the northwest corner of this
floor. and open into the lodge room.
A banquet hall 26x30 to be used only
during social sessions on lodge meet
ing nights occupies the northeast cor
ner of this floor and is connected with
the kitchens by a dummy waiter.
A cloak room 12x1S with racks for
500 hats and coats occupies the north
center of the floor.
The basement is a feature of the
new home. The billiard rooms are
down here, and the kitchens and
lounging rooms, cold storage plant
and bath and toilet rooms. The
kitchen is 2Sx46 feet, being one of the
largest in the west. The refrigerator
is 8x12 feet and is really a miniature
cold storage. plant. it being easy to
keep the temperature there at 38
above. There are tub, shower and
plungs baths in the well appointed
bath rooms.
From the top of the flag pole to
the lowest depth Of the foundations
there is nothing about this new home
for the wearers of the white and pur-
pie left to be desired. Evans &
Douglass, the contractors, are finish
| ing up a piece of work that will al
ways be pointed to with pride as a
| triumph of the builders art. The
| terials were used. The plaster was
| put on by an Omaha firm and is like
| fresco. Fire-proof plaster boards in
| stead of wooden latheS were used on
| the walls and ceiling. The floors of
| the lodge room are of polished maple.
The other floors are nice enough for a
| ball room. The architecture is beau
| tiful inside and out and the arrange
ment of the rooms perfect. Con-
venience, comfort, elegance and lux
ury are all combined in the new
home. An Elk'S home is supposed to
! be fashioned after the home of an
English gentleman of the old school.
The Topeka Elks have accomplished
this end.
Firms Who Built the Elks Club.
| There is not a really big contract let
in Topeka that the Central Sash &
| Door company does not get in on.
They furnished all the glass, stairs,
| sash, doors and interior wood finish
used in the new Elks building, and
work so far installed are loud in their
| praise of its quality and beauty. The
Central Sash & Door company is the
| largest concern of it's kind in Kansas,
| and does a large business, not only in
! Topeka, but all through the west.
The galvanized iron cornice work on
the new Elks building was done by
Louis Van Dorp, one of the largest
contractors in tin. copper, galvanized d
| iron and slate roofin~ in the west. Mr..
| peka since 1882, and there is not a
| state west of Kansas in which he has
| not done large amounts of work. He
| is a heavy contractor for government
work and has some kind Of a job go
| ing on at some United States fort
nearly all the time. Mr. Van Dorp
| operates large plant at 507-509
Jackson street, where all the work for
his many contracts is made.
The Eagle Electric company, one of
the largest concerns Of its kind, had
the contract and installed all the
wiring and electric fixtures used in
the new Elks club. They recently
completed large contract in the new
eral other big jobs under way. Man.
ager Overton of the company says
business with his company is better
than ever before. and that there is a
great amount Of new work in sight.
In addition to their electrical business
this concern operates a complete ma
| chine shop in connection.
w. F. Sheahan, 1913 East Seventh
street, who supplied the new Elks
building with all the plumbing, heat
is one of Topeka's youngest contrac-
tors, yet he deals extensively in this
class of work, and has large patron
age all through this territory. Mr.
Sheahan has done some OF the larges,
jobs in his line in Topeka, and just
now has several contracts under con-
struction.
The Chicago Lumber Company
Third and jackson streets are pos
sibly the oldest concern of its kind
| In this part of the country, having
been in business since 1866, and as
| the saving Qoas hlIt1f nm with no
country. From a small beginning this
concern has grown to wonderful pro-
portions, due solely to continually
adopting new ideas and to absolute
honesty and square dealings. They
have one of the most modern lumber
yards in the west, the entire yard be-
ing under cover, which protects their
lumber from the weather. They also
have a special warehouse for cement
and lime so constructed that II is i'm
possible for dampness to reach the
stock. This warehouse has a capacity
of ten thousand sacks of cement and
five hundred barrels of lime. There
is hardly building in Topeka OF
any consequence that has not been
supplied with materials from this con-
Germ. They furnished all the lumber
lime, cement and nearly all the brick
used in the new E1ks building. They
are sole agents for Keene's cement
Agatite cement plaster. Sackett plas-
ter board, Ca substitute for lath)
Ruberoid roofing, Sunf1ower Kansas
Portland cement, and carry COM
plete assortment of lumber of every
description.
Mr.. Robert Pierce, the president OF
the company. says he looks for a
good volume of business this year,
and that Topeka is going ahead In the