Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-01

l4al promptly when ordered. Your
dealings have been fair, and our bust
ness relations have been pleasant, 7
can take pleasure in recommending
you 10 any. person needing similar
material" =.
Other buildings that have used The
company's product are the Dempsey
Hotel, Macon, Ca; Georgia Life
Building, Macon, Ca; Union Terminal
warehouse Co, Jacksonville, Fla;
Savannah Hotel, Savannah, Ca;
| United States Postoff1ce, Gadsden,
Ala; United States Postoffice Build
ing, Pensacola, Fla; Citizens South
ern Bank Building, Augusta, Ca;
Chatham Bank Building, Savannah,
Ga, and Hospital Buildings, Augusta,
Ga. ~
The Milledgeville plant Is located
on two railway lines and the factory
has capacity of 100 tons each day.
300 Cars of Sand Used.
A vast amount of sand, naturally,
was used in the construction of the
Healey Building. The w. C. Harkey
Sand Company furnished this neces-
sary material, no less than 500 cars
Of sand being supplied.
The company's head office is at 415
Decatur street, Atlanta. 1t has load
ed cars of sand on railway tracks al
all times ready for instant delivery
throughout Georgia.
Much attention has been attracted
by the handsome brickwork in the
Healey Building The Chattahoochee
Brick Company, of which Harry l..
English is general manager, furnished
the big contract of this material. The
companys offices are at 701-7G4
Fourth National Bank Building, At
lanta
The Chattahoochee Brick Company
manufactures plain, ornamental and
oil depressed brick. Its plant Is one
of the largest in the country.
The pipe, valves, fittings and auto
matte sprinkler system were furnished
and installed by the General Fire Ex-
tinguisher Company, dealers in gem
eral machinery and textile supplies,
with offices at No. 276 Marietta street.
This company installs Grinnell auto
matte sprinkler systems and power
and steam heating plants.
Corbin hardware is used through
out the new skyscraper and was sup
piled by the Crumley- Sharpe Hard
ware Company, whose offices are at
No AZ Walton street. Few people,
unfamiliar with the construction OF
building of the type of the Healey
Building, realize the importance Of
properly equipping a structure of this
kind with the locks and other hard
ware of the most modern and up-to-
date type, and the amount of special
detail work required, not only by the
factory manufacturing same, but by
the firm handling the order on the
job. From the time the architect pre-
pares a general specification of the
STYLES desired for it until the building
is completed and tenanted the work
must be handled by a special build
ers hardware man, who must be thor
oughly familiar with all conditions
that may arise IN connection with the
proper locking up" and equipment Of
building OF this character.
Locks Specially Made.
All looks and finishing hardware for
the building were manufactured by
P. F. Corbin, of New Britain, Conn.
The Corbin factory has equipped
twelve out of Atlanta's sixteen Office
buildings.
1t has been said that Pr q F. Corr
bin can make lock do everything
except talk. The modern hotel lock
is made to indicate by signal, after
the key has been inserted, without
having to touch the door, that the
room is occupied; carrying five keys,
each performing its special function,
and placing the room absolutely I'M
der the control of the proprietor.
The Healey Building is equipped
with more than 1000 Corbin unit
locks, every. door having its particular
key, air different Each floor is placed
under a master key, thus enabling a
ianitor to carry only one key to OPP
crate all locks for each floor The
owner of the building is provided with
grand master key that will unlock
all doors throughout
Every piece Of hardware used was
manufactured especially for the
Healey Building, being made to fit the
particular detail as furnished by the
architects for where it was to be used.
Stone for the building was fur
nished by the Capitol stone Compa-
nv. whose offices are in the Peters |
Building. The companys yards are
at Martin street and the Georgia.
Railroad. The company y. prepared p