Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-06-03
NOTES FROM
CARPENTERS
LOCAL NO. IA
fBy c. W. yaleniine)


.s.asion for any alarm on account
~ ~ scsreitv OF work in the Twin Cities
s.,,a~e is good amount Of work. and
have plenty of good contractors
80 We are in for the race with our
.tgtey cities. and when they send here
=, Laxe their plans figured, the result
- Generally contract for the local
I'm We have had our differences in
~ ~ mast but lets all stop shifting the
sio,Te no 10 George. and LET'S us all take
.ho name of George This is the
long time TO be fighting. Let one and
an say we are off for SIX months ana
see what lot of work can be done.
NE can expect to pay more Tor what
we buy in a college city and We must
have wages in proportion.
sutherland 4 Grubbs are busy con
tractors these days. They have three
anartments under construction Tor AT
toruey Safer at Lincoln and Califorr
MIA streets, Urbana, and two at Iowa
and Bnsey streets, and one at Race
and Michigan avenue They also have
a number of alteration jebs in urbana
and have started to excavate for a
business block at Sixth and Green
streets. the contract price of which
viii be about $4,000. They have am
o,har ioh started at sos West White
street. Champaign, and are figuring
on considerable more new, work.
Sewers & Corkery are progressing
finely with the new tuberculosis sani-
tarium north of Urbana. Eighteen
carnenters and as many more from
other crafts are employed. The south
wing is being rooted at present. The
firm is also finishing up three modern
residences on Broad and Oregon
streets for Frank Summers They re-
mort several other jobs in sight.
Roy Young a fair plumbing con,
tractor. has employed Rudy Motifs to
add another story to his residence.
Fair contractors are asked to take
note of this. and to be sure to rec
ommend Mr.. Young for their next job
Of plumbing!
]. p. Weaver has the contract to
erect an $4,000 residence at 1l09 West
California street for Mr.. kirkpatrick.
L. ]. Stoecker has started on the
contract for a residence at SIP Clfal-
mers street, Champaign, for l.. A. |
Hunter, contract price $1,000 lie also
has the contract for modern resi-
denee at Second and Stoughton streets
for W Loehr, $4,000. Prospects for
other jobs good.
L. j Thompson has a residence un-
der construction at Douglas and ndi-
ana, $4,000; a residence at Douglas
and Michigan; a cottage and garage
on North Market, Urbana,l Bright
prospects for other work
A NJ. Garrison is erecting Q large
Na1t afa.
he also has under construction an al
teration job at High and Market,
Urbana. Prospects for the summer are
good.
The Hunter & Wood mill has a
force of Ia men at work and good
summers run ahead of them. They
have some good contracts out of
town which they are working on at
present.
L. B. King is plastering out his
apartment on South First 2reet,
Champaign. He also has several car
penters at work at the Country Club,
and garage under construction at
1913 West Illinois street, Urbana. A
number Of alteration jobs are also in
progress.
William Welsh has "A residence UNI
der construction for Harry King at
400 West White street. Champaign.
This job is being plastered out now,
aud will cost about $4,000 He reports
there is plenty of country work com
ing up.
H. c. English has large force of
all kinds of mechanics at work on the
wolf Lewis residence at New and
John
a. w. Stoolman is progressing nicely
with the theater building at Park and
randolph. The job viii be ready for
an kinds Of craftsmen within short
ume. The heavy rain last week did
considerable damage to the excava-
ting.
Wesley Campbell is erecting a mod
ern sNroom cottage at 1903 North
Men street He reports he has sew
efai prospective buyers, which speaks
wen Tor the north end of Champaign,
snd as rule people like TO live in
Aolnes that are built by fair labor.
Inc Alexander mill is running again
WIN ~ men. We feel proud to have
such an enterprise in the Twin Cities
urn That is fair to union labor They
expect to have the mill running full
l1rce IN short time, and employ
about 80 men.