The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
BUILDINGS MOVE
 FORWARD AIDED BY DRY WEATHER
Nine Big Structures Now In Various
 Stages

Continued favorable weather again proved a great aid to Birminfgham's downtown building program-now num- boring nine large structures--and con tractors reported another week of swift progress.
 Smallman-Br have completed the setting of the terra cotta base for the Piedmont hotel and with the exception of the doors and windows and orna- ments to be placed the exterior has taken on an aspect of the "finished product" Buff brick, which will serve as the exterior for floors above the sec ond on the Fifth avenue and Twenty first street side, is being laid while the outer wall for the rear and southern exposure runs to the fifth and sixth. The steel and concrete framework has reached the tenth story with three more yet to be poured.
 Jackson Building
 The exterior of the Jackson build ing is also beginning to take on the ap- pearance of completion, although there still remains considerable work to be done on the structure. Archways of terra cotta and part of the lower or udNC DNNh pAoNSN OJ eA'N firm of Julian Herndon, the contractor, while the brick work is being pushed above the sixth floor: 1t is estimated that the exterior of the structure will be practically complete by December 10, insuring-~d fast construction pace re- gardless of the clements. Steel sash for the windows will be in place on the lower floors by next week.
 The Birmingham Athletic club, after some difficulties in getting underway, is beginning to show signs of progress. Concrete on the first floor was poured last week with the expectation that the basement will be completely housed within the next few days. Small-Brice is handling the contract.
 Up To Tenth
 A block down Twenty-third street, the Martin office building, is commenc- ing to grow into the Sky-scraper aspect which it will have upon completion The structure, being built by Day and Sachs, has now reached the tenth floor Inner tile walls of the building, which start above the second floor, have ex' tended to the fourth story.
 The stone slab and Alabama marble which feature the material Tor the base of the Southern Railway building have been placed by Smallman-Brice contractors, and the brick work is pro crossing above the second floor. That there may be some temporary halt 1T this building program due to the fac that the architectural effect has not proved attractive to one of the railroad building circles. If this is true tho officials is a report in well-informec result may be to kill the chance o Smallman- -Brice for q building recorC through no fault of the contracting company.
 Excavation Pushed
 Excavation for the basement of tht Bankers Mortgage Bond company building is progressing behind board walls at Third avenue and Twenty first street. The digging runs to con siderable depth and is being pushed SC that it will be completed before colo weather sets in. Smallman Brice i' also handling this structure.
 Raging of the buildings at Avenue ( and Twentieth street, the site of thu new Southside office structure, is now finished and plans are being made fol the excavating of the basement ant foundations. This work will move for ward slowly because details of thu building are not yet complete and it vii