The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16

me Il w. W1H6Tu Lana COUf&k5uy
had the FIRST booth, and made the
announcement that they sold q Lot
yesterday in the thirteen hundred
block on north fifth street where a
home will be built at once Real es-
tate and insurance pamphlets adorn
the walls OF the booth. The firm
are featuring certain lots, priced es-
peciaNy for the show period.
Schappd & Schmidt, architects,
and BefYxtrom and Huigren CON
tractors, occuuo the next boeth.
showing pictures OF homes built by
the contr1ctc1B. pans for which the
architects made. The home OF Dr..
]. T. Sehlesselman is featured in
the pictures. The drawings OF the
buildings feature the Mankato Ar
mory and OF special designed homes
A case OF whiting made by Ernest
II. Schmidt is also shown in the
display.
A colloniade is built at the en-
trance to the booth OF the Redwfns
Mill Work company. wh1ch Is rep
resentative of what is placed be-
tween a dining and living room Of
a modern home Mirror doors and
front doors with beseled plate glass.
red oak window seat with drawers,
medicine cabinet, large side board,
paneled woods and samples or floor
ing are on exhibit in the booth.
The next booth Is occupied by G..
KIeinSchmidt and Son contractors
and builders, and by Geriach and
| Son. architects, where architectural
drawings of unusual merit are dis
played. Free hand drawings are al
so displayed, together with sugSes-
tions on what form OF home to build.
The T. r. Coughlan booth shows
building mzterial OF various kinds,
featuring Aankato lime and stone:
Exterior and interior specimens OF
work in. stone being used on the
Teachers College building are big
attraction Of the booth. Flower pot
vases. made of crushed stone and
Portland cement are also a feature
Of the display
Stone, Lime, Cement.
A large archWay, built In Soc1lons,
| is entered to gain the inside or the
Fowler & Pay booth, with which s.
Noamichel is exh1Satihg specimens OF
his work. The latter built the large
apchway which will be placed at the
entrance to the Fowler & Pay,N Of
fees after the show. The archWay
is built of colored and white stone,
with Carney cement II Is water
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The Fowler & Pay company Is ex-
bibiting stone lime Austin cement
slabs for floors and sidewalks and
steel Majestic coal shute.
Pictures of buildings in Mankato
and in many Of the largest cities OF
the United States in which Carney
cement was used in conEn1cdon are
shown at the Carney Cement com
pany booth. Some OF the pictures
shown are of the WrigIey building.
CHICAGO, Pennsylvania Freight de-
pot, Chicago, Keith Theatre. Union
Trust company and Cleveland Hotel,
Cleveland Ohio, in addition to sew
eral prominent buildings OF this caty.
A display of the cement Is al Inc
booth
A. c. Ochs company of Springfield.
Mimi. have a attractive display OF
face brick which is especially used
| in farm buildings and In schools
and other large buildings. A picture
is shown of the Mankato Lincoln
schooI where the brick was used.
Brick, tile and clay products are on
display at the booth.
AT the booth OF the Mankafo
Manufacturing company, coal shutes
and fire place threats are featured.
There are ottfer displays OF stena
beams, iron gratinEs, CAST iron
columns and in the center OF the
booth is set up modern nre psace
eouipment.
"A miniature colonial home Of
t.eaxttful construction Is exhtbdted
in fine center of the booth occupied
nv the Standard Lumber COMPANY.
! Mtutature staircases and other arena
tecfHral pieces are attrAc11veay
sbown. Along the walls OF the booSn
IL shown pictures depicting a con
| t;anoos .eeeae Of farm buildings, resi-
dkStiad districts and business ana
manufacturing buildings.
A completely furnished living
w,om- decorated with co&ored lights
which tends to show place OF
comfort, is displayed at the booth OF
ta,e I.andkamer Brothers, dealers In
furniture. A complete set or furm-
ture is attroctivefy arranged In the
noon, with floor and table lamps
sending forth a soft glow over the
! beautiful setting
What the Lumber Companies ptd.
At the Botsford Lumber company
booth a miniature dwelling OF q mas
siye style attracts the eye OF tne
visitor. A specially built breakfast
table with settees is set at the en-
trance of the booth. Featur1ng tne
exhibit is a sample OF the MIC
Gowan legless ironing board. which
folds up into cabinet set into the
wall. A large beautiful buffet Is
shown standing at one side OF the
booth.
The Booth of the Lampert Lum-
Der company has the large slogan
over the entrance, Home OF Quail
IT,, ond l"promnf Service" col
loniade is buih at the entrance
of the booth, which has glass In
paneled cabinets. A Graf ironing
board, screen doors, silo door, buf-
fet, and a model miniature home
is shown with in the booth.
Another collinade is attracuveiy
built at the entrance to the Hayes
Lucas Lumber company. A model
home of the large square roomy type
is displayed in the center OF the
booth. Two such homes are being
built this year in Mankato. Plans OF
the house are shown TO visitors.
French doors and the MCGOWAN iron
ing board are also featured.
Probably the most beautiful and
attractive booth of the exhibit is
that Of the Mankato Tent and AVN
ing company. A large awning 6rap-
eries, dark khaki in color and trim
med with white, are hung over the
front of the booth, within which is
displayed a beautiful scene of a
bungalow. setting in the center OF a
bright green lawn and surrounded by