Arizona republican., 1913-04-21
AIKEN SYSTEM
 MAY bE USED
 BY RAILROAD
Arizona Eastern Officials Are Investigating Claims of New Company and May Decide to Employ Method in New Office Building

While work is being rushed on inc erection of the Southern Pacific shops and it is expected that the greater part of the plant as it is lI to be constructed at the present Fl time will be ready for occupancy !! within the next few weeks. there r is still another important structure to to be erected in connection with r fhe project. This will be the bar1- | some office building in which will | he located the headquarters of slie t superintendent and other division ,f- ficers. including the trainmasters and dispatchers offices.
 According to t.e plans drawn by | Architect Royal Lescher, of this city | the structure will be of reinforced concrete, two stories, covering an | area Of about 200 feet by nearly 100 ! feet. There will be balconies ex- 1 tending entirely around the building. 1 1 For the present il is not planned to | | make use of the second floor al i though il is believed that it will bal but few months before the neeJs l of the railroad in this city will re- 1 qnire the additional space i The first floor will be arranged | Ewith rotunda and an octagonal lob 1 1 by from which will radiate the Of i | fices on thar floor. The dispatchcrs | and telegraphers offices will be i reached by separate entrances as | these departments are seldom used 1 | by the general public Il While the construction simply calls I for reinforced concrete there is a i let ,l,., I.;ls work is begun there will he a care full investigation of the Aiken Sys- lem of Concrete Construction such as is employed by the Arizona Con- crete Construction company recently organized in Phoenix and incOrpOrat- ed under the laws of Arizona Gen eral Manager Fred H. Sears. of the company, has had several confer ences with Col Randolph, Major Hine, and Superintendent Scott rela- tive to his method. with the result
 that these officials were SO visibly
 impressed that they practically ap- proved of the system and announc-
 ed that the Southern Pacific officials in New York would be acquainted
 with the claims for the Aiken Sys-
 tenn. Major Hine shortly afterwards left for New York and a final deci-
 sion is expected shortly
 The Arizona Concrete Construction company, which has been advertising Ii extensively in the papers of Phoe- nix recently. announces that in the
 construction of such a building as that planned by the Arizona Eastern the Aiken System will effect q sav-l ving of about one third that of con- lcrete construction with forms, while concrete building can be erected | at about the same cost of a brick
 building with the added advantage of being absolutely fireproof It was
 these claims that set the Arizona Eastern officials thinking.
 The announcement that the plans
 for the completion of the edifice of St Mary's Catholic church have been
 finally accepted and that work would
 begin shortly. as announced in The Republican yesterday morning. has created no little interest in building
 circles in Phoenix The Republican yesterday presented the first illus
 tration showing how the completedi structure will appear.
 George Fl. Gallagher who has the
 contract for the completion of the church. and whose revised plans I were accepted by the Bishop of Tue l son announced yesterday that he ex- poets to begin work within very
 short time, contingent upon the prompt arrival of the material ne-4
 cessary to permit the beginning of
 the work. Since his trip to Tucson to confer with the bishop MT. Gall i lagher has been confined to his home with illness and he has not taken the first steps toward starting the
 securing of material. He expects to
 be at work today and will at once
 outline just what will be required
 for the work. -.
 The new Ford Garage on East | Adams street. one of the finest au-
 tomobile houses in Phoenix. Is ra =
 pidly nearing completion. The front fs receiving the finishing touches and
 presents a very pleasing appearance. l The characteristic sign of the Ford" l surmounts the entrance. Manager.
 Edward Rudolph is the happiest man
 in Phoenix as it now appears that his establishment will soon be hOus-
 ed in the new structure.
 The Commercial Hotel is receiving lanother modern touch with. the con-
 struction of concrete base for its lpiazza columns and a surmounting enclosure giving an appearance of
 solidity and finish.
 The rebuilding of the front of the. Massie &. Sons furniture house as iwell as the front of the offices of
 nr MainSora and 1lr Norton is