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The Winslow mail., 1926-10-29
OF LIGHT
WILL BE FEATURE
OF NEW MAIL SHOP

In any business where eXactneSS
is a fundamental, plenty of light is
as necessary a part Of the equip
ment as the machinery necessary to
do the work. The stenographer at
her desk, the matchmaker toiling
over almost infinitesimal screws
and jewels, the leather-worker, the
artist, the diamond polisher, the
machinist turning out his bolts,
spindles or rods, all must have
light, highly developed,
In no case is this more true than
in the case. Of newspaper work or
printing. While the leading proof
and correcting of type really gives
this work a second guess" it is
still necessary that the closest
watch be kept for errors, for much
harm may result from the slightest
transposition.
The story of the editor who let
slip a transposition that made, a
headline read Mrs. Rockton's Big
Feet" instead of "Big Fete," and
his subsequent difficulties, is well
known, and while it is low comedy,
it serves to illustrate the point that
accuracy is particularly necessary
in the printing craft.
For this reason, no pains were
spared to assure a constant supply
of light in the new Mail shop. Am
The Winslow mail., 1926-10-29

precision of the gentleman on the
stage who handles the eggs, butch
er knives, Indian clubs and china
ware in a steady stream In his
iugglery he has followed the work
as best he could, for in most cases
the plumber must wait on the car
penter, but as long as he has been
able to get a foothold to do his
work, he has kept it up, and now
it is near completion. At all stages
he has been in the offing, tools in
one hand, material in the other,
waiting for a place to start con-
Meeting.
The Bryan Boiler, which was in
stalled some time ago, is to use
steam heat. The fuel has not yet
been decided, pending the outcome
of tests to determine the practical
ity of using City Gas. The Bryan
heats on the one-pipe steam sys-
tenn, or in other words, the same
pipe carries the steam that carries
the water. BY using eccentric fit
tings the lower part of the pipe
anu uIIluSS udS DeSu hSpC ASNGl,
and there are no traps to gather
water, or jumps for the water to
take. Water has a particularly
nasty habit of adhering to the laws
of gravitation, for some reason or
other. Whatever divergence is in
the pipes is at the upper level, and
the steam must dc the lodging.
Mr.. Butler states that the new
Mail building will be an easy one
to heat, and that by the same tok-
en-, it will be comfortable in the
summer. He has no hesitancy ir
stating that the building is excep-
tionally well constructed, and thai
from foundation to roof it is an eX-
tremely workmanlike job.
The Winslow mail., 1926-10-29
TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF PIPE AND
FITTINGS USED In PLUMBING WORK
ON MAIL BUILDING, FIGURES SHOW

If all the pipe and plumbing fix
lures used in the new WinslOW Mail
building were tossed together in q
mad scramble inside the place, and
the roof taken off, to an airman fly
ing above the place, it would look
like a full can of fishing
No less than 2,415 feet of pipe OF
varying sizes was usel in this
building, and the pipe is merely
the connecting links between bath
tubs, toilets, sinks, lavatOrieS and
a number of other contrivances, and
of course, the necessary fittings to
complete the whole would take up
considerable space.
The plumbing OF the Mail shops
and the Howell Hotel is on an equal
footing with the rest of the build
ing's construction, and it was put
in by w. T. Butler, owner of the
WinsIow Plumbing and Heating
company, for ten years a resident
Of WinslOw, and a member of the
American Association Of Engineers,
and man amply qualified to in
stall such job Of plumbing.
Mr.. Butler came here ten years
ago, and for three years was chief
engineer Of the Navajo Ice and Cold
Storage company That was before
the Santa Fe took over the ice
business.
With the death of the ice bust
ness, the Winslow Plumbing and
Heating company was born, and it
has grown like any other well-bred
infant industry until now it takes
a back seat for no similar establish
The Winslow mail., 1926-10-29
0. WALLINCFORD, ARCHITECT
WHO DESIGNED new BUILDING
HAS FINE RECORD IN ARIZONA

fications of the proposed home OF
the Winslow Mail, and to assist
the owners in choise of a contrac-
tor. This choice of an achitect
has since proved to have been a
wise one. From the first tenta-
tive plans to the last inspection,
Mr.. Wallingford has shown an ex-
emplary interest in his building
and although he has been an archi-
tect and builder for thirty years,
his enthusiasm in his work still
keeps him absorbed.
According to the agreement,
plans and specifications were to be
submitted, subject to change, the
revised plans were to be put up for
bid, and Mr.. Wallingford was to
make frequent visits to WinslOW to
superintend the various operations.
AS the "Sun" building was not
yet completed ate that time, visits
were an easy matter, for the two
operations could be covered in one
trip from Mr. Wallingford's Phoe-
nix headquarters. After the Flag
staff newspaper plant was finished,
Mr.. Wallingford continued his Wis
it's, and each phase of the con-
struction has been under his eye.
The editor of the Mail had well
type of the building he wished, and
to the floor arrangement, so the
first plans were ready to be sub
mitted in a short time after the
primary negotiations were opened.
The Mail building was not origin
ally planned to be three stories in
height. AS matter of fact, it was
only after some debate that even
a second floor was decided upon,
and it was as two story building
that the building was first submit
ted to contractors for bids.
The plans for the two-story build
ing were soon in the hands Of the
Mail owners, and the best methods
Of obtaining bids was discussed. It
may be remembered that at first
separate bids were called for on
the different phases Of the work.
Electrical men, concrete workers,
brickmasons, carpenters and gen
eral contractors put in their BIDS.
but the total was found to be too
high, and besides, the element OF
non-cohesion made itself noticeable.
In order, then, to centralize the
spOnsibility, and to gain a clearer
idea as to the exact cost of the fin
icbod h1IiIdinp now hidc Wprp "a H.
ed for, this time on the complete
building.
When these bids were opened, it
was found that Olds Brothers, q
local firm, were low bidders, and
the contract was let to them. I'm
der their management the different
types of work were let to other men
or other firms on subcontracts, and
in few days, under Wallingfordfs
The Winslow mail., 1926-10-29

- It would seem reasonable to as
sumo that in any line of business,
years of repetition of the same pro-
cedure would result in debasing the
work, no matter what the type, to
a mere matter of routine. Even in
the more artistic pursuits, where
the work becomes a vocation,
craftsmen have been known to fol-
low their rut until it is groOved
too deeply to permit them to es
cape.
In some lines, however, and to
some types of men, their labors al
low then a scope not enjoyed in
less flexible endeayors, and the
manner in which they gain their
living is affected to some extent
by, the exercise of their imagina-
ton and individuality.
TO one great man, Michael An
gelo, who was a genius in at least
three avenues of endeayOr, architec-
ture was as magnificent and artis
tic calling as the brush or chisel.
In our own day this versatility is
typified by F. Hopkinson Smith,
who is architect, painter and writ
er; and in our own state it is dis
played by V. o. Wallingford, archf-
feet of Phoenix, who designed and
supervised the construction of the
Winslow Mail building.
Architecture is the main line fol-
lowed by Mr.. Wallingford, but as
an. avocation he writes and draws,
and these hobbies, branching from
his main work, seem to have kept
in him the enthusiasmSM SM youth for
his labors.
. The method of selection sof. an ar
chitect followed by the Dwners of
the Mail was not new. When a
building is planned, it is custom
ary, and it is wise also, to seek
enlightenment from others who have
but recently completed structures.
From them it is ascertained wheth-
err or not their own choice was
satisfactory, and a record gotten
of all dealings with the architect
in scharge.
< Since the Coconino Sun, the
Flagstaff weekly of Col. Fred Breen,
was ready to move into it's own
new home eat about the time the.
Mail building was in the early
stages of it's planning, and since all
newspapers have common interests
and needs, it was only natural that
the Nails owners turn to Col Breen
for advice, on an architect.
& 1t so happened that tEHeEgcolonel
had made his choice in the same
way. choosing a man who by his
work had made himself well and
favorably known in Northern Ari-
zona, and especially in Flagstaff,
where he had demonstrated his abil-
ity in both designing and super
vision of the work.
So the lot fell to Mr. Walling-
ford to draw the plans and speci-
The Winslow mail., 1926-10-29

pie provision has been made for
natral light, and for artificial light
as WELL
There is scarcely an operation in
printing, from the preparing of
copy to making the press runs that
does not demand light that in
sures accuracy, and all operations
between are of the same calibre.
Not a day passes that the printers
are not required to hand set type
smaller than the news type in
which this story is printed, and
there are dozens of other process
es as intricate and demanding as
much accuracy
Operation of the typesetting ma
chimes, reading of proofs for errors,
composition of type and cuts after
the matter has been set, all call for
the greatest exactness despite that
| speed which present day develop
ments in the printing industry call
for and justify.
The light framework in the steel
window frames provided for the
first floor, which houses the offices
and shops of The Mail, are a big
factor in aiding the light supply
that filters into the composing and
press rooms. Clouded glass redpc
es the glare from too much sisf-
light, and plentiful supply Of
windows insures maximum of
light as long as the sun is still
above the horizon.
Efficiency experts in large cities
and in connection with the largest
manufacturing plants in the world
have, in the past ten years, turned
in body toward the use of steel
window frames for supplying more
light and thus speeding up plant
production and increasing quality
of the output This innovation in
The Mail building is expected to be
worth many times it's original cost
in the course of a few years.
To augment the steel window
frames that give maximum of nat
ural light when natural light "a,
available. ample and properly plac-
ed electric light fixtures, electric
outlets and high-powered globes
are to be a part of The Mail shop
force" and will do their part to-
ward making The Mail shop one of
the best and most efficient in
Northern Arizona.
Wiring throughout The Mail
building was in the hands of Geo.
L. Haynes, in part at least. Haynes
has been in Winslow for several
years, and has had long experience
as an electrician. In this progress
edition appears his advertisement,
using the name of the new firm he
is launching, the "Winslow Electric
Company" which besides the SER
vices of Haynes will feature a full
stock of various electrical supplies
and appliances.
At present Haynes has no down.
town location, there being a we'll
known shortage of business build
ings in Winslow, but he expects to
have location soon
Besides the electric light outlets,
wiring was also necessary for a
complicated system to run the mo-
tors, heat the metal pots on the
Linotype machines and furnish,
power for all saws, presses and
other shop equipment. Truly, the
wiring of the new building was an
important part Of is construction.
The Winslow mail., 1926-10-29

ment in this part of the state.
Holding the rating of mechanical
engineer with the national assOcia-
ton, Mr.. Butler must have had
some experience in his profession,
and little research reveals that
he has been a plumber since 1890.
AS a matter Of fact, his experience
in the plumbing trade dates back
four years further, when he began
his apprenticeship.
His work in Winslow and in 9TH
er places, besides building for him
an enviable reputation, has gained
him business and personal connec-
tions with some of the largest man
ufacturers and jobbers of plumbing
supplies in the country. Chief
among these firms is Momsen-Dun-
negan & Ryan, an Ell PasO firm
which has enjoyed an almost phe-
nomenal success fer an inland
business. 1t was Momsen-Dunne-
gan & Ryan who furnished all
plumbing material, with the eX-
ception of the Bryan Boiler, that
was used in the Mail building.
The statistical minded would roll
with delight in the multitude of
ones, twos and SO on as eXpound-
ed by Mr.. Butler in naming mater
ials used in this structure. At first
all this is fairly easy to follow.
The pipe runs from inch black
to u inch galvanized, and includes
sewer pipe, gas pipe, water pipe,
and every other known variety
with the possible exception OF
meersc schaum. Sixty feet of inch
The Winslow mail., 1926-10-29

supervision, the foundation was
laid.
Luckily, this foundation was
more than ample for a two-story
building, for after the brick work
was practically up to the second
floor, it was decided to go a step
further and make the new home OF
the Mail three-story affair.
Additional plans for the extra
floor were rushed to completion,
and there was no hitch in the
work under way at the time. About
this time various petty delays and
annoyances, none of which were
anybodys fault, began to make
their appearance, but by skilfully
Juggling the work there was little
time lost.
At all times during the period Of
work on the building there were
men at work on some part OF the
structure.
Now there is little to be complet-
ed except the finishing touches
Painting, a little plumbing, prob
ably little more work by the
plasterers, and the. entire building
will be completed, and there will
be another Northern Arizona firm
to testify to Mr.. Wallingford's abil-
ity and thoroughness.
Besides the Coconino "Sun" and
the Mail building, Mr.. Wallingford
has a long line of successful build
ings to his credit in the northern
half of the state In Flagstaff he
designed and supervised the con-
struction of the high school, the
Woman's Club building, the c. B.
Wilson home, and the Parrish
House of Epiphany Church.
He performed the same duties for
the. Mohave County Union High
School in Kingman, and st. Luke S
Hospital, st. Luke's Church and
Parrish House in Prescott.
Mr.. Wallingford has spent IA
years in Arizona as an architect,
coming here from California, where
for the preceding 16 years he had
followed the same vocation.
At various times while here he
has appeared as the guest of the
Rotary club, where on one visit he
surprised the membership by dem
onstrating that architecture, liter
ature and drawing made good COM
paniOns.
In Phoenix, where he is well
known not only as a business man,
but as a progressive citizen, he is
a member of the Chamber Of Com
merce, taking an active part in that
body's labors, and is also allied
with other service organizations.
The Winslow mail., 1926-10-29

black, so the tally goes, 20 feet of
three inch ditto, 40 feet of 21A inch
black, then the 2 inch, 40 feet OF
it, and then down into the smaller
sizes, with correspendingl larger
amounts. Inch and a quarter pipe
was the favorite, apparently, for
$50 feet of this size was used.
Closely following is pipe of the
diameter Of one inch, with 375 feet
used, $40 feet of half inch pipe,
250 feet of three-quarter, and 210
feet of IL inch tubing. But then,
there seems to be 400 feet missing.
Here we have 1.-THE sewer pipe,
200 feet exactly of 4 inch single
and double hub soil pipe, and like
amount of 2 inch pipe of the same
class.
No small matter, truly. Then
there are all the fittings Natur-
ally, this means a good many.
Counting all the many types, Mr..
Butler estimated that fully 500 fit
tings were used. (This of course
, does not include the screws.)
| 1t is a great life, this figuring
business, when only figures are
used. Naming the figures is some
thing else again, though. Naming
over the pipe is fairly easy, and
tabulating the bath tubs, lavatories
and so on. is also alright, but there
comes a place where the non-tech-
nical mind staggers in a wilder
ness of weirdly named monstrosi-
ties that might mean most any
! thing simple, but which sound too
good to be true under the name
they go by in the trades.
Even the Tees and Elbows aren't
hard to visualize, but the Black
Durham Crosses sound like q trick
breed of cattle, or something out OF
the tale Of gypsy's revenge. Nine
ey degree and forty-five degree ellis
can be figured out by the mathe-
matical, but some or it is even toe
hard to spell.
For those who like to figure, here
are a few facts on material used
Eight bath tubs, 22 layatories, one
20X48 inch sink, one slOp sink, ans
fourteen toilets. A number ot
! aforementioned tees and elbows, &c
three-quarter by one-half inch tees
Gas though it made any difference)
200 feet of plumbers tape hanger
iron, IA combination lead and iror
ferrules, A self closing basir
cocks, IA toilet stop valves, 16 stoI
valves on tubs, Z air vents on the
steam system, one 35 gallon auto
matically heated range boiler tx
supply hot water.
And that's not all. Forty-twC
radiators of Il square feet radi
alton, and others with SO feet O.
radiation, and one coil radiator il
the press pit made up of a simple
little item of 140 feet of inch anC
a quarter pipe.
Fifty pounds of oakum and 30(
pounds Of lead lend a salt sea flaw
or TO those who think of oakum anC
lead in terms Of caulking the lug
ger before a plank-walking foray
in the Caribbean.
And that's about all. There may
be more, but it would be irrelevan
and immaterial, and probably list
ed under another name some place
anyhow.
Bill Butler has handled this hete
rOgeneOuS combination with The
The Winslow mail., 1926-10-29
Little Chester

Teacher discussing possession of
different countries): "And to whom
does Australia belong?"
Bright Pupil: Uncle BIN"
you're much heavier, aren't
you?"
Eyes, the doctor ordered me to
take iron"
Tee: ST hear there is another
uprising in Mexico
Hee: "How revolting"
What are all these hog calling
contests about? Is it just a minor
league for grand opera singers?
New Britain herald., 1926-03-10
in 17ss. It Is known as Old Town,

in 176s. It is known as Old Town, two miles from this city.
 Five years after its founding Nils. sion San Diego was removed Ave miles up the valley of the San Diego river to its present site. In 17SS, a new church was built, strengthen cd and roofod with pine timber and the number of Indian converts ap, preached one thousand.
 An extensive system of irrigation was begun. The river was damned three miles above the mission by stone wall and an aqueduct con structed Of tiling based on cobblv- stones carried the water to the wide lands Of the mission. The remains of this waterway still can be traced,
 A heavy earthquake In the spring of 1893 seriously damaged the buildings of the mission and it was not until 1898 that reconstruction was started. The new mission was completed in 1S19 and from then until secularization about the year iSSS, an era of prosperity was en- ,ioyed with abundant crops and i'm. proved health conditions. Secular ization marked the formal transfer of the mission from the padres con- trol to that of the Mexican govern mont.
 De AlcaIa's buildings and grounds declined with the spirits of the fath- CTS and today only the few crum- bling walls are left to tell the his- tory.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-10
FAMOUS TENOR IS
 ADVOCATE OF JAZZ
Tito SChipa Says He Thinks It
 Is All Right

Tampa, l'lan March l0 P)--Occa. sionally q grand opera star places the stamp of approval upon jazz. Tro Schipa, ono of the worlds greatest tenors Aas gone q step further. He fig writing musical comedy in which syncopation runs riot,
 X tentative score of this comedy said Schipa while on d concert stop here, is now in the hands of Gene Buck, imprcsario or HieEteld's Fol- lies. It's title is to be "Mimi."
 ScMpa was careful to explain that he does not consider jazz the highest type or music. However, he looks upon dovotc"s Of jazz as true fol- lowers or Pan, and sees in the saXo- phone q medium for interpre e,ation Of real harmony,
 "The saxophono in grarl opera, why not" he asked. Have you heard the saxophone in interprcta- tions Of the score Of Madame But terfly? Was it not beautiful. color full, harmonious, stirring? Yes. We're there not one. two three, maybe, saxophoncs contributing 10 a theme of exquisite beauty
 "I will tell you something. Music What was it? It is harmony and any instrument that blends into q perfect symphony Of sound cannot he less than beautiful.
 "The saXophone, tho banjo, whor used in truly expressing emotions are q part Of music too"
 The tenor thinks there arc possi Utilities for the advancement anC popuIari2inc of grand opera througt the medium of radio.
 Ut will augment rather than de
New Britain herald., 1926-03-10
MISSION CRUMBLES
 BUT BELL RINGS
ClanS Of D0lOrOSa Still Heard in
 California

San Diego, Cal, March 10 P>-The clang of Mater Dolorosa," mission bell, which surmounts a pile Of crumbllng adobe on a hill crest seven miles distant in the back country from San Diego, has been likened to the sorrowing mothers cry for q crushed and broken child. And Mission San Diego de Alcala, over which it hangs, is, indeed, a crushed and broken thing,
 On q bluff overlooking Mission Valley stands the disntegrgting fla cade of the mission church and the walls and roofs Of one or two mon astic rooms--all that the ravage of time and mans neglect have left of the once graceful buildings reared by tho Franciscan fathers more than a hundred years ago.
 Round about may yet be traced the adobe wall which marked tho boundaries Of the missions one-timo beautiful gardens. Here and there the wall has disappeared almost completely, while at some points the protecting branches of great trees have helped 10 preserve much Of It's original sturdiness.
 Mission San Diego de Alcala, was the first permanent settlement made by the Franciscan missionaries with in the present boundaries Of the state of California. The first build ings to be erected were located at 9 paco caln1 Cosoy by the Indians
New Britain herald., 1926-03-10

The spirit of adventure was al- ways strong in him; it was this spirit, quite as much as the desire for local color and information on the spot, that took him 10 Bag dad, in his siXtieth year, as the official historian of the Air force.
 Tt was one of the few articles Of his creed as a professor that too much system kills the study of lit- erature. His true function, as he saw it, was not to discuss theories or to trace influences. so much as to eX- hibit what was great in great lit- erature.
 Cant protense and the doctrin- aire view of life would invite him to bursts of intolerance. II was the passing intolerance of worry toler- ant and large-hcarted man whO with all this scepticism about pro- gress and all it's policies, never lost his belief in human nature, Some thing of this is preserved for us in his lettcrS"
New Britain herald., 1926-03-10
Picking to Sea Blockade
 Officially Protested

Picking, March 10 Pl-Taking cosnizance of the violation of the 1901 protocol. requiring that com nunlcation between Picking and the ca be kept open, the protocol pow CTS today filed q protest with the Chinese foreign office against the blockade of Tientsu and demanded that the government bring about its immediate cessation by both hostile factions.
 The note cites the alleged placing of ten electrically controlled cxplo- ,ivc mines in the raku channel and .he warnings given 10 pilots.
 l. also points ou that the artillery .rr'ng between the contondmg fac
 ions is in itself menace 10 naviga. tion. and that tho railway between ricntsin and Chinwangtao, 10 the northeast, has been cut.