The Washington herald., 1911-07-27

John Sherman & Co., two months after
he had entered the business field in this
city. Mr. Saunders regards the business
in which he is engaged as moving steadi-
ly northwestward. His offices are along
the main entrance of the building, and
have been fully fitted up and equipped
with all the facilities for prompt and
efficient service.
Local Firm Had Contract.
The contract for the fireproofing in the
Southern Building was awarded to the
Hammett Fireproofing Company, of
Washington, D. c., whose offices are To-
Gated in suite 321-322 Colorado Building.
The fireproofing in the building was
furnished and erected by the Hammett
company All the hollow tile material
was manufactured from pure fire clay.
Another large real estate and inSur-
ance firm who have taken Offices in the
building, and whose advertising appears
here, is the Simpson-Sullivan Company,
Inc, who make a speciality OF real estate,
insurance. loans, sales, rents, &C. They
are located along the entrance of the II
street side Of the building.
An out-of-tovn firm who held an i'm
portant contract or the building is The
Mcconnell Manufacturing Company. who
furnished and placed the miilwork on
the building. Their office is at $50 Fifth
avenue. New York City, and their plant
at Hornell, y. Y. The Mcconnell COM
pany has held large contracts on the
McLachlen Building, the Union Trust
Building. the Southern Building, and the
Raleigh Hotel, in this city.
Brick Work, Plumbing, Wiring.
The contract for the brick work in the
building was held by Messrs. Cozzens
Bros. of 729 Fifteenth street, this city,
whose advertisement is printed here. The
firm is composed of Messrs. Richard E.
Cozzens and Lewis Cozzens, both OF
whom are well known here IN tnelr line
OF work.
The w. G. Cornell Company, of Union
snuare. New York, held the contract for
the plumbing in the Southern Building
and they delivered the goods in a way
that pleased the builders. The Cornell
company has established a branch ONCE
In the Southern Building.
washington firm that had the con-
tract for the electric wiring of the South
ern Building is Messrs. klucKnuhn q
BRO. general electric contractors, l5O9 +
street northwest. Mr.. Kluckhuhn has done
a great deal of work Of this kind IN
Washington.
Insurance and surety Companies.
The firm of Jordan & Co, Inc, who
speciaIize in real estate, insurance, and
mortgage loans, will remove TO the
! next. Their advertisement appears in
The Washington Herald this morning.
Their present Offices are at 1905 G street
northwest.
The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
Company is another firm using The
Washington Herald's special page this
morning. They have handsome off1ces
at No. 500 Southern Building. where Mr.
John NJ. Cherry, the general agent, Is
located. The company was organized In
1886 and enjoys a large business In life
and other forms Of insurance.
The Equitable Surety Company. OF st.
Louis, who are located on the second
floor of the Southern Building, have at
tractive and roomy offices. The company
Is represented in Washington by Mr..
Oscar J. Rickett, formerly Public Printer.
. Among the directors of this company are
such well-known men as Adolphus Busch,
head OF the Anheuser-Busch Brewing As
sociation; Rolla Wells, former mayor OF
st. Louis; Hon. David r. Francis, the
well-known capitalist; f. c. Simmons,
chairman of the Simmons Hardware
Company. and other widely known bank
ers and business men Of St. Louis. Mr..
Ricketts, advertisement appears In The
Washington Herald this morning.