The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
WILL HAVE PIPEORGAN
St. James Episcopal Church Have
Let Contract.

Another pipe organ comes to Oska.
loosa. st. James Episcopal church
viii install a new instrument within
a few weeks, to be ready for the Eas-
ter service and tn. special musical
program. The ne7 organ viii he cnc
suited to the building and for the work
1t Is to perform and will be one of
the best in several ways yet installed
in the city. The organ will consist
OF seven hundred and eighty pipes,
operated by two manuals and seven
combination pedals. A modern or
gan blower will be operated by two
horse power electric motor and the
supply of draft will be ample for all
demands than can be made upon 1t.
The organ case is of quarter sawed
oak, cabinet finish and of Gothic pat
tern to correspond to the CHURCH fin
ishings. The decoration of the visible
pipes will be of quiet dignifed or
der. The instrument will be located
on the east side of the church. When
the building was erected provision
was made for an organ space and an
arch was made for the reception of
an organ. The new organ will occupy
in part the space created for it. The
outside pipes, however, will wholly
conceal the arch and the interior pipes.
The instrument is a home product,
built by an Iowa house. the Burling-
ton Pipe Organ company, of Burling-
ton, Iowa. The contract was closed
Friday afternoon by the representa-
tiyes of the st. James church and by
r. N Jackson of Burlington, presi-
dent of the company, who came to
Oskaloosa in person to superintend
the measurements and to attend de-
tails The organ is said to be one of
the best and most up-to-date instru-
ments made. 1t was selected only
after careful consideration of nu-ner-
Gus instruments and companies. The
work of investigation has been car
ried on industriouslye and persistent
ly through several months by Rev.
w. p. Williams, rector of St. James
parish, and he has INDUCED in ex-
tended correspondence. Organs and
companies have been investigated in
all parts of the land, in Massachu-
sets, Maryland and other states.
Representatives of organ companies
were sent to Oskaloosa to deal per-
sonally with Mr.. Williams and to Sc
! cure measurements of the church.
Bids were asked and received from
companies upon the instrument speci-
| fed. The contract was given to the
Burlington company, as they offered
the best contract for the money. The
house is we'll known in the organ
world for the excellence and the re-
liability of it's instruments. The COM
pany several months ago built an
organ for the Episcopal church at
| Fremont, Neb., of which Rev. w. III.
Frost, formerly of st. James parish,
is rector. The work was Of so pleas
| ing a nature and so thoroughly salts
factory that two additional organs
have been contracted with the COM
pany since by other Fremont churches.
Mr.. Jackson is an old organ expert.
He has built organs from the time he
was a child. If there is anything
about pipe organ that he doesn't
know it is something that has not
yet been discovered. He will give
the Oskaloosa contract his personal
attention and promises a specially
excellent piece of work. The organ
will be installed by March % and after
the Easter services a special recital
will be given to formally dedicate the
! instrument.