Weekly journal-miner., 1910-05-11
Los Angeles Corporation Is Formed to Develop
 Quarries
Valuable Tracts Ac- quired in Vicinity Of
 Flagstaff

LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 6.-The Pacific Consolidated Stone company, Los Angeles corporation, which recent ly acquired the grand sandstone guar ries at Flagstaff, Arizona, is prepar' ing to develop the property on an un' precedented scale. II. l.. Thornton, who for twenty years was identified with ahe Bedford, Ind, quarries, and who has furnished the material for many of the fnesp buildings, both pub lie and private, on the continent, is a member of the Pacific Consolidated and has been made general manager of its properties. Under his guidance |it is believed Arizona sandstone will be made to take it's proper place among the building materials used not only in the Southwesp, but in the whole country.
 A vigorous selling campaign will be inaugurated in order that architects and builders may be made familiar with the stone and a market for the product of the quarries created. New machinery will be installed at the quarries and a finishing mill is to be erected in Los Angeles at a cost of s25O,000. This mill will be equipped with the latest in stone working ma chinery and will give employment to about 100 skilled men.
 The quarries at Flagstaff have been worked in more or less desultory fashion for the past twenty years and many building throughout California and Arizona and New Mexico attest the beauty and general excellence of the product thereof as building ma. terial.
 Among 250 to 300 business blocks, Federal, state and municipal buildings, clubs, churches, residences, etc, in which Arizona sandstone has been used, are:
 Residence of Bishop Warren, Louis Mack block, Brown Palace Hotel, Den yer Athletic Club, Club building, Ara. pahoe; Ernest < Cramer building, D. K. Lee residence, W. R. Mcfarland residence, Hotel Metropole, Frank Dil. lingham residence, Dr. Lenen residence, in Denver; Tempe Normal school in Tempe, Ariz.; public library in Stock. ton, Cal; U. s. government Indian schools in Truxton Canyon, Arix. 1; Commercial Club building and four school buildings in Albuquerque, N. NJ; Methodist church, Hotel Adams, Goodrich building, Carnegie library of Phoenix; a Normal school in Arizona; ; Oregonian building in Portland, Ore. 1; postoficc in Sacramento; City hall. hall, County court house, Bradbury building, residence of Alfred solano, Harper Reynolds building, Willard sdmson block, postoffice, o. T. John. son building, Hotel Lankershim, Fed. eral building and postofiice, westmin. ster hotel, Henne block, Lankershim building, Germain building, San Franco building, l. l.. Hellman building, E. N. Mcdonald block, William Garland resi-. dence, Homer Laughlin building and Santa Fe depot in Los Angeles, Cal; '; bank in Tucson, Ariz.; Hign school, Pasadena school building, and Santa Fe depot at Pasadena, Cal; Northern Arizona Normal school court house. Coconino county, Arizona; public school, Methodist church, Weather. ford hotel, Baboitt block and Santa Fe depot in Flagstaff, Arizona; Santa Fe depot in Ash Fork, Arizona; Santa fe depot in Williams, Arizona; Cali. 'ornia street Methodist church, spreck- les residence, Pacific Union Club, Cali. fornia Club, Church of the Advent sixteenth street fire engine house. Sullivan residence, Mission Hiph school, Mills building, Bohemian Club, Howard building and City hall in San Francisco, California; Santa Fe depot In Holbrook, Arizona; Santa Fe hos. pital m Topeka, Kansas; Orange coun. " court house, Firsp National Bank building in Santa Ana, California; santa Fe depot in winslow, Arizona, and the Winters residence in Kansas City, Missouri.
 In selecting a building stone it is essential that 1t possesses strength, durability and a pleasing color; that can be worked easily; that can be finished in large sizes if desired. ana that eau ha nh<ss~~l -txA. ~