The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 18, 1896, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1896. 9 HONOR 70 HERQES OF BUNKER HILL, Patriotic Observances Held in and Out the City. SALUTES AND ORATIONS. Descendants of 0ld Revolutionary Warriors Gather at Glen Ellen. JUDGE CARPENTER'S ADDRESS. i The Day Observed With Unusual Patriotism and Elaborateness in a Scere of Places. that brought the nation into being sustained itinall subsequent civil and military crises, through which it hassafely passed, will con- tinue to preserve this beloved land of ours for civil and religious freedom through all | future generations.- The Congresses that assembled before and in the first two years of the war were purely voluntary bodies without legal authority or power to enact laws, but wholly dependent upon the adoption by the people of the colonies acting separately for carrying out every measure recommended. The articlesof confederation adopted by Congress November 15,1777, while in form a government and compact between all the colonies, were in | practice little better. Congress under them had no power to levy taxes or regulate | loreign or domestic commerce. It could only make requests, and the colonies complied or refused as they pleased, and acted slowly, | irresolutely and sometimes factionally. This | weakness ana irresolution caused the army under Washington at Valley Forge during the winter 0§ 1777 to suffer the pangs of hunger, intense told ana scant clothing, and marked the frozen roads with the blood of their shoe- less and wounded feet. The troops in other | localities suffered like privations from the same cause. . With all this suffering, privation and pov- erty the troops continued steadfast in the struggle for liberty and loyal to their immor- tal leador. It is easy to be brave when the | actor is the “observed of all observers” and in- spired by e pomp and circumstance of | glorious war”; but the private sold.er, who | faced danger, hunger, death and wants at the | same time and not once, but through years of doubt and disaster, were heroes. Then to side with truth is noble when we share | | Ere her cause bring fame and profit and ’tis pros- perous to be just; Then it is the br ard turps as ve man chooses, whiie the cow- _ At noon yesterday the thunderingsa- | lutes fired by all the forts guarding our | lana-locked bay were but echoes of that | volley fired from behind the stone breast- works on the summit of Bunker Hill when | ihe redcoats were advancing on that pleas- | ant June morning of 1775. Old Glory | floated from all public buildings in the City. school echildren dismissed lessons trom their minds to recite stirring patri- otic poems, and even the strazight co making streetcar lines consented toun- | bend a littie and display a flag or two in| Lonor of ike day. Out amid the shady nooks of Glen Ellen tiie Bunker Hili ‘Association and the Sone | of Vermont ate colonial sandwiches and | listened :0 eioquent orations commemorsa- tive of the heroes of Bunker Hill. There were regatias on the ba patriotic ex- | ercises at the Over at Shell Mound the Veteran Fj nen celeorated in goodly number, and down the coast line at S: Cruz, at the Venet Water Carniva elaborate recognition w made of Bunker | Hill's one bundred and twenty-first anni versary. DAY AT GLEN ELLEN. Tradlitions of Colonial Times Told | Amid Sylvan Scenes. Pretty Glen Ellen was exuberant all day vesterday with Vermouters and the de scendants of the veterans who fought in the battle of Bunker Hill, and the sunny | air around the hills of Ellen was rife ith traditions that' hal been handed | down from the brave old revolutionary | ween 1400 and 1500 people took ad- vantaga of the excursion into the charm- retreat in Sonoma County. On vy to Tiburon Blum’s band played lively patriotic airs, and an atmosphere of colonial pride of descent seemed to pre- | vail, and one person would be introduced to anotker with, *This is Mr. So-and-so, whose ra er was Colonel e tiat brave stand near rmth re e and sunshine of the | red the remin pic cences an lines o stry were per- mitted to rol v and vanish with the Everybo enjoyment o reached at noon nic. The 3 jaden with ap- | | when the petizing cr wera openad. After lunch an ziven 1n the pav The following were on the committes of reints s Hill Association—Wililam ons of New and cookery excellent programme was ham, Robert Vand Ellinwood, Dr. 8. H. Floor manager—Robart Vandercook. Trausportation and grounds—George W. Cas- m’s orchestra played a medley of | patriotic airs, after which a prayer was| offered by the ¢ 1 of the day, the Rev. George E. Walk, director of Trinity Church. Villiam G. Badger, president of the day, 1 made a brief approvriate opening address, in which he dwelt on the early | days of the Revolutionary War, quoting the words of Warren, ***Tis sweet to die for one’s country.” He said that in those times our flag had but thirteen stars, and vet mighty thints were accomplished by the heroism and determination of the old | colonial fathers. “Now,” he concluded, | *‘when the blue fiald of *“Old Glory’’ glit- | ters with stars like the sky of a summer | night, and with all this heroism running still in our veins, what good may we not accomplish.” A song by the Orpheus Quartet, “The Star-spangled Barner,” followed, sue- ceeded by *Paul Revere’s Ride,” read by | Miss C. Downing, and ‘“The Song of Bunker Hill,” magnificently sung by Alfred Wilkie. Hoa. R. B. Carpenter, vice-president of the Vermonters’ Association, then deliv- ered the oration of the day. Hesaid: Mr. President, Members of the Bunker Hill Associstion, Native Sons of Vermont, Ladies and Gentlemen: Thedescendants of the heroes | who Jfought the battle of Bunker Hill 121 years ago to-day and their countrymen are present on this occasion to honor the brave men who feared nothing but dishonor, and preferred delth to slavery.. 1 shall not at- tempt to describe that bloody field where ‘Warren and other heroes offered their lives as & willing sacrifice upon the aktar of liberty. This was war but not revolution. The battle of Bunker Hill and that of Lex- ington and Coneprd that preceded it, the sub- sequent battles of Trenton, Brandywine, Ger- mantown, Camden and others, culminating in the decisive and glorious victory of Yorktown, were but the throes in the travail that pre ceded the National birth. Heroic men, noble and patriotic women achieved for us & conspicuous and honorable position in the family of nations; and dedi; cated this great land, from the Atlantic to the Pacifie, to liberty, union, the constitution and laws made in pursuance thereof. The deeds of valor on the well-fought and frequently disastrous battlefields of the seven vears’ war for independence have been chron- icled in the luminous pages of Irving, Ban- croft and other historians, end described by the impassioned eloquence of Webster and other orators; but what nistorian can delin- eate, OF Orator poriray, the agonies, privations, sufferings—shared alike by both sexes—during that fearful and unequal struggle. The Ruler of the universe alone knows the griet, suffer- ing, horror and despair of those weary and portentous years. Itis useless for mortals to attempt to lift the veil. While we venerate and honor the memories of our ancestors, and have a just pride in their self-sacrifices and matchless achievements, let us reverently re- member that “‘the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, even as in the armies of heaven,” and humbly trust that the power | weakness of the | sagacious Doubting in his abject spirlt till his Lord is cruci- fied, And the m had der Ititude makes virtue of the faith they d. Many of the gallant soldiers sleep in name- less graves, widely scattered, but the whole world is tneir sepulcher, and this Republic, stretching from ocean to ocean, and from the Gulf of Mexico to the great inland seas, inter- | { spersed with cloud-capped mountains and mighty rivers, beasing on their broad bosoms | the travel end commerce of a continent, with its network of railroads and telegraphs, its vast industrial interests, charitable and edn- cational institutions, its happy hearts and homes, is their never-ending eulog: On the 3d day of September, 1783, the final treaty of peace was signed at Paris by which the United States were acknowledged to be ““Iree, sovereign and independent states.” The ocuntry, handicapped with the inherent articles of confederation,” made comparatively little progress until the meeting of the convention that iramed our present constitution, which was ratified by nearly all the States during the year 1788. The members of the convention were wise, d patriotic, and the constitution prepared and the government they or- d was founded upon principles in many ts differing foom any then kuown to | history; hes stood for more than & century the | foreign war, domestic insurrection and on, and the sudden and violent parox- of passion into which the country has plunged more than once; and is to-day | Il lands where self-government is recog- nized a guide end a model. That constitution declared that “‘no title of nobility shall be granted by the United States,” that “no relizious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States,” and by her wretehed crust, | | field along the whole line of dicorder and en- force his proclamation. It was a brave and honest discharge of a constitutionai duty. If the President had shirked or neglected to per- form it and left the anarchist Governor of Ili- nois to pander to the element then in control, theré would not te-day be a State government in operation west of the State of Ohio. Presi- dent Cleveland, by his prompt and vigorous intervention, saved the Union. No one will understand me as condemning or being op- posed to any association of laboring men or women having for its object intellectual, so- cial or moral improvement or the mutual financial aid of its members. Such associations are praiseworthy and should be sided and commended. My objec- tions are to violence, lawlessness and crime; to the unions preventing by violence and force the lawful pursuits of any man; to the willful destructibn of the property of any person nat- ural or artificial; in short, to violations of law of any character by individuals or asso- ciation Congress during its session of six months was very much agitated over the ag- | gressions of ‘Great Britain in Venezuela, and | worked itself into & torrent and tempest of passion over the woes of Cuba, but fsiled even to attempt the slightest relief to the stagnant industries of its own country. On the con- trary, it seemed oblivious to our financial con- ditions, as the enormous and extravagant ap- propriations made by it abundantly prove. We need reform; ceese living on borrowed money; it is neither honest nor profitable. We must live within our iccomes, like our fathers —pay as we g0, These and the other evils under which we are suffering are not without remeay. Having inherited this magnificent National patri- mony, the duty of preserving it for our chil- dren devolves upon this generation. The | crisis demands moral courage and prompt ac- tion for the elimination of the evils I have de- scribed and others well known to you. It is the duty of every citizen to devote some of his | time, and all of it on election days, to pro- curing & good Govefnment. Recur to the Jei- | fersonian qualification, *“Is he honest? Is he | capable?” The Republic is peace. Its destiny is not | war and conquest, but the less showy and thore substantial and bappy industrial and com- | mercial and scientific arts of peace. Let our Congress deciare war less and re- lieve the people more; let us respect and obay | and demand implicit obedience to the laws, | protect the legal rights of all; let us not for a moment think our ancestors have performed our duties; let us rather consider that every age in & Republic has its part to bear, in the upward and onward progress of the nation, and from this moment let our firm resolution | be taken to do our best work for_jhe preserva- tion, glory, prosperity and happiness of our own beloved republic. New occasions teach new dutles; Time makes ancient g0od uncouth: ‘They mount upward still, and onward, Who would keep abreast of truth; Lo, before us gleam her campfires! we Ourselves must pilgrims be, Launch our Mayflower, and steer boldiy | Through the desperate winter sea, Nor attempt the future’s porial with | The past blood-rusted key. | Atthe conclusion of Judge Carpenter’s | address Mrs. John Pettee sang “Our Grand | Army of the Dead.” Rev. Mr. Walk | briefly spoke on the idea of memorials showing their necessity and great good to | the human mind and heart. “They are | monuments we build in the mermory,” he said, ‘‘to mark some step of the world's progress.” ‘‘America,”’ was then sung by | the audience, led by Professor J. McKen- zie. There was also a recitation by Master | Mat Carpenter Dillingham, and a brief HON FRANK DILLINGHAM S G CHEEVER Prominent Figures in the Successful Celebration Yesterday of Bunker Hill Day. an amendment thereto promptly adopted it was provided that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exe:cise thereof.” These provisions are sententious and con- densed statements of the act of Virginia passed in 1785, introduced by Mr. Jefferson, which provided that *“all men shall be free to profess, and by argument maintain, their opinion in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge or effect their civil capacities.” Our ancestors laid broad and deep the foun- dation of nationality. How have we continued their work? “We have left undone those things which we ought to have done, and we have done those things which we ought not to have done.” . After more than 100 years of National life, while we have exacted from the ¢itizen alle- giance;we have failed to give its corollary personal protection, not only in foreign lands but within our own borders. Our revenue and financial systems, instead of being settled upon & business basis, in a non-partisan and sensible way, have been left for political parties to play at battledore and shuttlecock, to the irreparable injury ot every industrial, agricultural and commercial industry. We have not now and never had any foreign policy, but in that regara live from hand to mouth, one administration the action of its predecessor, and sometimes its own. We have acted as though we believed & public debt to be a public blessing and private debts benefac- tions. Some Portuguese workmen belonging to the organization, not American citizens, became dissatisfied with their wages, and a strike was declared against all rairoads that used the cars made by the manufacturer, their former employer. Instantly travel was suspended and commerce paralyzed from Chicago to the Pa- cific Ocean. A large amount of property was wantonly destroyed, men were murdered, the State governments were powerless to protect life or property, and, indeed, did not make the attempt. There was no com- plaint by the employes of the railroads here or anywhere. It was a sympathetic strike—a strike because a few hundred for- eigners 2500 miles away had or claimed to have a grievance, not against the railroads here or elsewhere, but against & company that manufactured cars thati had been bought or leased by the railroads, and were & part of their rolling stock without which they could not transact their ordinary business or carry the mails of the United States. All this was done by the authority cf one man holding no office, in the exercise of & power above, beyond and in contempt of law, order and the rights of the people. 3 In this condition the President issued his proclamation commanding the strikers to cease obstructing the mails and commerce of the country, and as Mr. Debs gave no heed to that, he ordered the Federal troops to take the 1 patriotic address by F. Dillingham, presi- dent of the Vermonters. The programme closed with a benediction invoked by the | chaplain. | Dancing was enjoyed all the remainder of the atternoon. ——— - “VETS.” A SHELL: MOUND. Bunker Hill Day Celebrated by the San Francisco Firemen. Those of our people who hoid the firemen in esteem for their past services in time of need, and at the sume time wished to have what 1s termed ‘“‘a good time,” hied them and their lady friends over to Sheil Mound Park early yesterday morning to enjoy a day with the “‘vets.,” who, as has been their custom for the past nine years, celebrated Bunker Hill day as their recurring anni. versary. From the number of persons who passed in through the gate it is quite evident that the valor and popularity of the San Fran- cisco fireman has not died out, nor has he become objectinnable frcm a social stand- point, for at Shell Mound yesterday there were some of the best people in' the City present. The pavilion where the dancing was in- dulged in was packed with young and old, pretty and homely, just as are all parties, all there to enjoy themselves, which they did to their hearts’ content. In the recreation grounds the games were well attended and lively competition was had for every prize. The judges and committees, under whose decisions and management the outdoor sports were conducted, had their hands full, but so well was the entire affair man- aged that all were satisfied with the gen- eral results and none came away with a grievance. Over $100 in prizes had been contested for,and in some cases the con- tests were fought for with as much vim as if the prize was worth $500. On the whole the ninth anniversary picnic of the Veteran Firemen of S8an Francisco has added another wreathsof laurels to its es- cutcheon as being a popular association composed of brave, honorable American citizens, and men who know how to enter- tain their friends. A Horse Suit. L. L. Gamage has sued the California Jockey Club for $965 damages for refusing to pay him money won by the horse Tar and Tartar while racing on the club’s track. Thehorse was com- monly supposed to belong to N, 8, Hall, JAS. A WILSON, Yesterday. o — D . 3 T o O 0 —— L.B.SIBLEY. ~ — 0 N Leading Members of the Builders’ Exchange Which Celebrated Bunker Hill Day at Sunset P rk THE Bl STRIKE OVER, All Diff:rences Have Been Am- 1cably Settled at Sun- set Park. The Builders’ Exchang: Picnic Pro- nounced a Grand Success by All Who Attendsd. The big *‘strike’” which was declared on about two weeks ago and which was ad- vertised to take place yesterday was fully carried out, and notwithstanding the short notice and magnitude of the undertaking it was a decided success—so much 8o, in- deed, that it paralyzed every branch of the Builders’ Union for one day. But fortunately for those who bhada grievance all differences were seitled at Sunset Park, in the Santa Cruz Mountains, yesterday, when the contending factions met in the spirit of goodfellowship and over t: e freedom of a picnic programme the conquerors and conquered shook hands and without any admonition from Presi- dent Oscar Lewis never to be again guilty of striking’ under similar circumstances nroce\?ed to enjoy themselves as orderly picnickers do when oul on a good time wlth their families. The Builders’ Exchange picnic was a decided success from the start to the finish. The long line oi cars, with their vuffing and snorting engines, ran down througl the Santa Clara Valley on*fgood time ana brought the jovial crowd to the scene of pleasure, where Cassasa’s band was in readiness to make them still more happy with lively dance music. After locating their well-filled lunch baskets beneath the shady oaks, a rush was made Lo the recreation grounds where the sports were held. There were sixteen contests for an equal number of prizes, commencing with boys and girls under 16 years of age down to fat men and matrons, who puffed and forced themselves into running speed to seeg which would win the prize, windin, up with a tug-of-war with eight picke men from the various branches belonging to the exchange, all of whom pullea (not politically, bowever, but) on the end of a taut rope to see who could outpull the other fellows. ‘When the engine bell rang its alarm at 5:30 to get aboard the train for the City there was not one man, woman or child in the crowda dissatistied and all declared the hig strike of June, 95, was over and not to be repeated for another year. The directors expect nothing out of the day’s pleasure in the shape of finance; all that is hoped is that those who went were happy and enjoyed themselves, e gy SAN FRANCISC('S BUILDINGS. Rapid Strides That Are Being Made Here in This Branch of Industry. The contractors’ and builders’ work of this City is of a superior order. There is no city on the continent that is making as rapid strides in the direction of modern architecture as is San Francisco. This fact is emphasized by the expressions of the numerous tourists who visit the City during the year. Notonly is the novelty of the architecture of our massive build- ings favorably commented upon, but the quaintness of the designs seems 1o catch their eyes with marked favor. The new union depot and ferry building when com- pleted, it is said, will be one of the finest structures of its kind in the world. The lodge recently finished at the en- trance of Golden Gate Park is aiso a model work of architecture, The same may be said of the new residence of W. F. Whit- tier, now being erected -at the corner of Jackson and Laguna streets. The Spreck- els building and the residence of that gen- tleman are two works of architecture that will compare favorably with any like structures in any city of the Union. The Mills building would be an ornament to any city in the new or old world. The same may be said of the Crocker building and l‘nlfl{ more which grace our fair All of which is largely due to the artistic ideas which emanate from the brains of oar skiiled architects. 5 To the contractors and builders is due ihe praise that they merit. These men have always endeayored to obtain the most skillfyl mechanics, paying better ‘wages to secure them than is paid in any other city on the continent. The solidity of our many large nuflalnfl may be attri- buted to the excellency of the work per- formed by the contractors and builders. In fact the entire building trade in all of its branches is conducted more' carefully here than elsewhere. San Francisco can feel proud of her handsome bnildings, for in this respect at least she isnota jay town. SOME EXCELLENT WORK. Among the noted huilders of San Fran- cisco may be mentioned thename of Grant Brothers, the railroad contractors, who | facturing architectural terfl-cott:a at their are making the roadbed of the San Fran- ciscoand San Joaquin Valley road from |ing a full force of hands. This work is claimed | reputation for manufacturing unexcelled Stockton to Fresno, by practical engineers to be equal to that of any first-class road in the western part of the continent. Their facilities for car- rying out large contracts of this kind can- not beexcelled. They constantly employ anarmy of hands which are snpervised by competent and skilled men in every works in Alameda, where they are work- They have a vitrified iron stone sewer-pive, chimney- tops and pipes, fire bricks, fire clay drain and irrigating pipes. The officers of the company,which was incorporated January 11, 1889, are: N. Clark, president; Albert V. Clark, vice-president, and G. D. Clark, secretary. The latter gentleman is a BALDWIN HOTEL, CORNER MARKET AND EDDY STREETS. department of the work, althou, general supervision is attended to members of the firm themselves, besides tte San Francisco and San Joaquin Val- ley road. They are now making a roadbed for the various branches of the Southern Pacific that are being built through the orange belt in tne southern part of the State. They are also engaged in work for the Sauta Fe Railroad between Los Angeles and Pasadena. Many of the great irriea- tion diickes in the southern portion of the State are monuments to their good work. It is generaily conceded, when this firm executes a contract, that when it is completed the harassing details of con- tinuous repairs are unknown quantities. The very fact that they bave worked con- tinuously and for many years past for the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe railroads, as welf as other large corporations, gives ample evidence that they do satisfactory work. They are known for their reliability and fairness of dealings. The firm is com- posed of Messrs. A. A. Grant, Jonn R. Grant and L. A, Grant. The latter gentleman bas his headquar- ters in the Wilson block, Los Angeles, and the former two in tne Chronicle building of this City. All of them are widely and favorably known and have a_ host of friends. ~ Their work speaks for itself and is unsurpassed by that of any of their competitors. The re;lmtnmn that they enjoy with their fellow-business men throughout the State.and coast is such as to make them feel justand proud. These men are still young. They have risen from the ranks to a foremost position in the contracting wozid. Like all self-made men, they are easily approached and are therefore liked for their plain, unassum ing manners. 5 THE CITY HALL DOME. This piece of structural work which crowns the massive City Hall of this City was erected largely by the enterprising tirm of O’Connell & Lewis, who furnished and erected the structural and architect- ural iron of tbis, the most attractive por- tion of the building occupied by the Uity Fathers. To erect this piece of work re- quired skill of more than the ordinary quality, but this firm was equal to the occasion. The firm is composed of M. 0’Connell and Oscar Lewis. Tne latter gentleman is president of the Buiiders’ Exchange, a director of the Mechanics’ Institute and is prominently identified with the work of the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association. N. CLARK & SONS, N. Clark & Sons, 17 and 19 Spear street, are erecting a large brick plant for manu- | %n the | prominent Native Son, being grand vice- y the | president of that order. STEAM PIPE AND BOILER COVERINGS. The Dessola-Deussing Oomfpnni. 2 Cali- fornia street, are sole agents for Keesby & Mattison’s magnesia steam pipe and boiler covering, which is in use in_every prom- inent building in this City. It is indorsed by the board of underwriters, leading architects and consulting and - supervising engineers everywhere. The Govornment board of examénation pronounce it supe- rior to all coverings. It is absolutely fire- proof, a non-conductor of heat and is also easily applied and removed. MODEL LUMBER-YARDS. The most carefully planned lumber- yards in the State are those of the Union Lumper Company at the corner of Sixth and Channel streets. These have a front- age of 1300 feet and a depth of 240 feet. It 18 partitioned by gangways, along which is piled the lumber, each pile being care- fully marked so that no possible error can be made. Teiegraph poles and ties are great specialties of this company. The pianing-mill has the latest and most ap- proved machinery, and the molding sheds are arranged for a complete stock. HALL SAFE AND LOCK WORKS. The Hall Safe and Lock Works, 609 and 611 Market street, have supplied the vaults in all of the leauing banks and buildings of San Francisco. A WELL-KNOWN BUILDER. John McCarthy, one of the best-known masons and builders in this City and State, has been following his vocation in San Francisco for the past twenty years. He was the builder of the Union Trust Com- pany, New York Mutual Life, Mills and Chronicle buildings, and recently con- tracted for the mason work on the new CaLr building. Most of the large build- ings in San Fraucisco bear some evidence of his superior skill. His residence is at 1212 Treat avenue and his office is at the Builders’ Exchange. BEAUTIFUL ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS. The J. L. Mott Iron Works of New York claim to be'the leading firm in their line in the world. M. 8. James, their repre- sentative on the Pacific Coast, has sample-rooms at room 27, Flood building, this City. He isa thorough-going busi- ness man and salesman. The goods man- ufactured by this firm are unexcelied by any other manufacturer in the world, ‘When the beauty of design, excellence of workmanship and finish are considered, they are ne dearer than those of their in- ferior com petitors. Their catalocues demonstrate that no greater variety of ornamental lawn and drinking fountains, vases in iron and bronze, railings and gates for altars, chancels. cemeteries and lawns, and or- namental work in iron or bronze of every description are to be found anywhere. The same may be said of their iamp pillars, lamp brackets, lamps and candelabra. Thex}- specialties in plumbing material, consisting of lavatories, bathtubs, water- closets, sinks and lzundry tubs, needle and shower baths with all” the adjuncts of faucets and fixtures are without a peer. Their stable fixtures are uncqualed. This firm asks of the public a far opportunity to market their goods on their merits and offer the freedom of inspection to all, par- ticulariy to those contemplating building. They are within the reach of every one, ranging as they do from the lowest to the highest prices. A visit to their rooms will fully demonstrate these facts. RUILDING NOTES. The Roeklin Granite Company, con- tractors for granite of all kinds, of 40 New Montgomery street, have one of the best quarries in the State at Rocklin, Placer County. S. H. Kent, contractor and builder, has recently taken a large contract on the new building of the gaslight company. His office is at 40 New Montgomery street. T. M. McLachlan is one of the contrac- tors and bulders who usually has a large amount of work to look after. His forte lies in the excellency of his work. His office is 40 New Montgomery street. P. Degan, whose stoneyard is at 423 Eleventh street, is one of the active and energetic members of the Builders’ Ex- change, He is a large contractor for stone- work in buildings, and also does a vast amount of monumental cemetery work, besides inclosing lots with brick walls. His box number at the Builders’ Exchange is 317. Mr. Degan also makes the building of vaults a specialty. J. R. Tobin, the contractor for plain and ornamental plastering, makes a_specialty of interior decorations in solid relief, cement work and patent fire-proof plaster- ing. Office, Builders’ Exchange. The Dillingham Portiand cement is represented in this market by the J. D. Spreckels ana Bros’. Company. About 50 per cent of the cement used on this coast is of this brand. This fact speaks for its quality. It was used in the foundation of the Union depot and ferry-house now being erected at the foot of Market street, and in the foundations of the Parrott and ‘Spreckels buildings, as well as in the con- crete that has been used in our best street pavements. J. A. 8milie is building tlie handsome residence of Horace Hill, corner of Sacra- mento and Laguna streets. He is also starting on a good-sized contract for Henry T. Scott, to build several stores and flats at the corner of Fourteenth and Valencia. His office is at the Builders’ Exchang Richardson & Gale are the masons and builders who have the contract on the new building of the gaslight compauy. Their office is at 40 New Montgomery street. Cahill’ & Hall are erecting a large num- ber of modern elevators. In thisline they have the reputation of being second to none. They pride themselves on the ex- cellence of their work. The elevator in the new Claus Spreckels residence, fur- nished by them, when finished, will be the finest on the coast. J. R. Bassett & Bios. are among the most enterprising of the builders of this community. Their residences are 1n Fruitvale,” Alameda County, where their telephone number is Red 1125. They also have an office at 40 New Montgomery street in this city. Theyare the owners of one of the rost beautiful tracts of land in flowery Fruitvale, which they have sub- divided, and are selling the lots off on easy terms on the installment plan, and at the same time they erect houses for the pur- chasers, the payment for which is made in a like manner. The Bassett brothers are widely and favorably known, having built some of the finest residences in this art of the State. Their enterprise at ‘ruitvale has earned for them the reputa- tion of being the foremost contractors and builders of Alameda County. Robert Smilie, one of the contractors of the City of San Frantisco, is a rec- ognizeda leader in the industry through- out the State. He {s now finishing a five- story building at the corner of Second and Spring streets, Los Augeles, and has a con- tract on the new building that is to be erccted on_the site of the old American Exchange Hotel, on Sansome street, of this City. Among the large buildings of this City that stand as a monument to his work are the Hobart and San Francisco Savings Union buildings. His headquar- ters are at 40 New Montgomery street. James A. Wilson, the weil-known mason and builder, has his office at 40 New Montgomery street. He is the pop- ular secretary of the Builders’ Exchange. TN T L T Most women are at heart snobs. NEW TO-DAY. Cheap Lace Curtains—let them alone, unless they are sold at a store that never takes advantage of you. There’s a difference be- tween cheap and low priced. «Nottingham” sounds trashy—the word has been abused 80 much—but there are good Notting- ham Curtains—$1 50 a pair here. or Irish Point Laces, bold patterns and rich in effect, at $4 a pair. We hang them free—and right. Curtain Department same as Furniture--welcome, leave your pocketbooks at home. Carpets . Rugs . Mattings CALIFORNIA FURNITURE COMPANY (N. P. Cole & Co.) 117-123 Geary Street. ‘'or comfort and style, 6 are leaders. Don ¢ g0 on your vacation trip i STANDARD” Shirts for without them. The prettiest and most unique de- signs. NEUSTADTER