The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-28

annual meeting Of the organisation
at Billings late next AugasE ?, -
George H. Stanley Of 0raAt Falls
was toastmaster at the banquet. A
number of prominent Montanans in
terested in building prosrams con-
templated for this year werS guests
of the society at the banquet.
The Brown Brothers Lumber COM
pany Of Helena displayed . number
Of stock designs showing methods of
lettering construction Of liz ANAL
homes. Much interest was taken in
these as we'll as in number OF
student studies of architectural sub
jects that were displayed. ~.
In discussing the construction out
look for the year, George H. Shan
ley, who was architect for the Rain
bow and Park hotels in Great Falls,
the eight-story First National Bank
building and many others Of the fin
est structures in the Electric City
said
"A few months back manufactur.
ers and jobbers of building materials
were booking orders far In advance
and at any price. Everything was
III great UcAuoAN. AOuey A0tCA -
are readily obtainable and abnormal
prices have disappeared. A few
months ago the railroads were con-
gested with business and it was al.
most impossible to get delivery OF
material. Today the transportation
situation is much relieved and al.
though freight rates are increased
the actual cost of delivery fs less.
Labor, most important factor
accounted for a large part Of the
high cost of building few months
ago. The wage scale was exceeding
ly high and the worker was ineffi
cient. Today conditions are decided
~ different. The contractor Is in {
position to select his men and t.
choose those of ability. The work
man realizes he must deliver a rea
days work for full days pay.
Equipment and overhead enter:
into the cost of building. When job:
are being continually held up and de
layed as they were few months ago
the elements of uncertainty and risl
are very great and the labor turnover
| is excessive. These matters arr
largely adjusted today, since materia
and labor are readily available ant
contractors can figure jobs with Ger
tainty and close estimates can be Sc
cured.
Further radical reductions IL
building costs do not seem likely a!
any further reductions will probabl.
be more than counter-balanced b,
the return to normal profits whel
building becomes more active.
1.-The wise man who wants to built
economically chooses the time wheI
conditions are dull. The man or cor
poration that builds now will save
money
This is a most opportune time t.
build the schools and other public
buildings that are so much needed IL
so many of the communities of THU
state and especially the buildings a
the different state educational ant
charitable institutions for which
bonds were voted at the recent cleo
ton, money vested in these building
demand a return service which rep
resents full value. This value i
measured in the adaptability of TIN
structure to it's use, it's durability an,
its appearance. These three factor
are the fundamentals of correct plan
ming.
1.-The subtle influence of good ar
chitecture is inevitable. From a pro
per proportioning of building ma!
be sensed proper proportion in othe
things. In the harmony and stabil
ity, the refinement and the dignity o
good building may be learned {
love for those same elements in al
things"