Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-24
ON FOUR
BUILDINGS NUMBER 1856
That Many Men Will Be Employed
Next Week on Denatured Alcohol
Plant, EIks Building, Masonic Temple
and Central Church of Christ-Good
Progress on Other Buildings

Neiildoie ppOi dtllO the llNleS- Re
publican dislikes to use that much
abused word. A less comprehensive
term, however. would hardly define the
situation.
Contractors and builders have been
much Handicapped since the season
opened on account of the difficulties
in securing help, delays in the arrival
OF material, and the wet weather. While
the difficulty of procuring both skilled
and common laborers has not been en-
tirely overcome it is very much I'M
proved, men having come to the city
from many outside places. Lumber
and other building materials are MORE
available now also. High water pre-
vented the getting of sand from the
river until within the past week, but
large quantities have been shipped in
by rail from other points The demand
for stone and brick is now being meas
urably we'll supplied.
The larger Jobs of construction work.
now well started and being pushed
with all possible dispatch, are the de-
natured alcohol plant, the Elks build
ing and the Masonic temple
Work on the Methodist church i'm
provements is well advanced. The
walls of the large stone vestibule are
gradually rising, the interior work is
nearing completion and the new pipe
organ is installed.
Contractor GER was over from Con-
rad Friday and superintendent the
stalking off of the ground for the new
Central Church OF Christ and material
will begin to arrive at the site and
the work of excavaring be commenced
next week, with a force of probably
twenty or more men.
Alcohol Plant Progressing.
Very satisfactory progress has been
made at the denatured alcohol plant
since at the denatured alcohol plant
crete foundation walls for the main
building are completed with the ex-
ception Of the cross walls and sup
porting piers and these will be fin
| ished in a few days. Unless further de-
/ lay results in the arrival of lumber.
work will be commenced on the SUI
perstrueture early next week. Footings
are in for the large boiler room, north
of the main building, and forms for
the concrete walls. Footings are also
being laid for the fermenting depart
ment, east of the main structure A
force of twenty-five men is now en-
ployed, and this will be increased aft
er the foundations are in ana work on
the various superstructures begins,
which in all probability will be early
next week
Rapid Work on Elks' Home.
The Elks' building is now rapidly
| assuming constructive proportions.
| Brick laying on the side walls has at
tanned a height Of about five feet, since
being commenced four days ago The
partition walls are we'll started and thu
work of laying the pressed brick front
was begun this morning. two cars of
notified buff brick for this purpose
( having been received from St. Louis
Twenty-Five men are employed on the
1 building.
Masonic Tempt Brick Work Begins
Workmen began laying brick on the
north wall of the Masonic temple this
morning. The structural iron work for
the basement is now in place, also the
column bases for the first story, front
rear and sides. A new engine and
hosting outfit. with massive boom der
rick. are being Installed, also a double
elevator for hosting brick and mortar
Brick is being delivered in large GUAM
titles, both from ST. Louis and the local
kilns, and q large force of worknler
viii begin brick laying and carpenter
work next week. Thirty-one men are
on the pay roll this week, and Building
Superintendent Peters says this force
will be practically doubled next week Ii
it is possible to get the men.
odeon Work Nearing Completion.
The extensive work of renodelne
the Odeon Theater is rapidly nearing
completion, insofar as the interior dec
Grating IS concerned, and that was the
big end Of the work. The ceiling, which
was the hardest task, has been finished
and the walls are now being tinted. Sis
painters are employed, and are doing
an artistic piece of work. The walls
and ceiling are being painted a light
green, with trimmings OF old ivory an6
gold. The border design is of a quain
Egyptian pattefn, and the colors are
very pleasing 10 the eye the Odeon is
going to be one of the Landscapes
theaters in the state when opened this
fall. All Of the marble for the lobby
wainscoting is on the ground, and the
tile floor will be laid soon.
Miscellaneous Building Notes.
i Foundation walls for the extensiv,
addition to THE Ewing Planning Mil
Company's building, between Nevada
and Market streets, directly west O
Third avenue, are laid and work Is
, progressing on the building.
Fair progress is being made ON the
addition, 3ox45 feet, to the old stone
! church, on East Church street, in thu
Improvement being made by the Epis
oopal people. The work has been re.
tardsd by reason Of the scarcity %
Both mechanics and laborers.
B. F. Cummings has his new bricl
; building nearly completed. on the al
: ley between Main and State street.
and First and Second avenues, to b,
used as a garage by Mohr & Bates
Work on the new Cummings fiat build
ing on South Second street, betweel
Main and Church, and on several res
idences in THE west part OF town, i
!, proceeding as rapidly as a Unite,
force of wovkmen can push 1t.
w. G.. Stricken has the cellar ex
lravatSd and the foundation wall