Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 33

DaklanD FEBRUARY 12, 1928 Mo GREAT ftGTlVITY Modern All-Steel Frame Building Located at corner of Thirty-first avenue and East Fourteenth street. Note the new steel floor beams going in the building, and the small picture- showing steel fastenings. J. W. Helm is the owner.

The California Builders and the Judson Pacific company are the contractors. Thomas Keenan is the architect. Weger Arms Apartments ILL STEEL IS IT This structure, for which Alvin S. Hambly is the agent, is completely finished at 517 Hopkira street near Fourteenth avenue. Its equipment includes Frigidaire and Marshall Stearrt wall bedt.

OFFICE BLUE. mm plrnj SUNDAY EAST IS NOTED First All-Steel Frame Office Building Being Built jn This City. The Calaveras county section of the Mother Lode has entered a new era of development. The limestone and shale deposits of this district have proven to be among the finest in the United States for the manu facture of Portland cement. For over twenty months the, Calaveras Cement company has onerated one of the finest and most up to date plants in the world near San Andreas, the county neat of this historical county of Bret Hart and Mark Twain.

This is the first manufacturing establishment in the county and marks the transition from metalic to non-metaltc wealth. Before a cement plant could be constructed or the finished product transported, it whs necessary to provide transportation. The Southern Pacific company were prevailed upon to extend their Valley Springs branch twelve miles to the mill site, about two miles from' San Andreas. The extension of this line brings closer the timber and other natural resources of thia region. Limestone and shale are being taken from the quarries located a quarter of a mile from the mill, at the rate of about sixteen hundred tons per day.

crushed, ground and burned into cement clinker. The clinker is reground into cement and the cement delivered into silos for if 'v I ti" rJ 14 I -i I 1 lst I I i r.ll-f i I i By CARL S. REPLOGLE. Construction of the first modern all-steel frame office building In which all the floors are constructed of rolled supporting beams. Is Ttow under way at the corner of Thirty-first avenue and East Fourteenth street in East Oakland.

Recent changes in building con-atruction have made it possible to rect more substantial houses at lower cost to the owner than heretofore. Advancement in this direction Is due to the combination of materials that have evolutionized the industry. The most recent improvement Industry' is the troductlon of a light Tiot rolled floor Joist substituting the wooden floor joist which has served the wrorld for many years. The manufacture of eteel joists ws brought about, ho doubt, to satisfy the builder and owner against fire and earthquake hazard and for these reasons there has been a tendency to use steel. The adaptability of Bteel and its' tnany salient features over other building material have inspired the manufacturer of steel to create many new shapes and types of hot rolled steel that can how serve practically every purpose from the Jopular priced residence to the argest office building.

with lumber and forest reserves fretting less each year, steel Is actually being used where It was not used a year or so ago in building construction. Lumber is used In concrete form construction and while the amount of lumber used for this purpose is unquestionably large, there is the added waste of lumber after a concrete building Is finished; that is, lumbe that does not even remain in the building after it Is finished, but Is hauled away as -waste. With eteel, the opposite is true. Steel sections are manufactured the ejact length as required in the building at the roiling mill and there is no waste. rolled steel beam 24-lnch centers, that are fireproofed underneath with another metal form with, concrete and gypsum fire-proofing.

This saves time, labor. men's lockers are located en the rear stairway. "Every apartment receives sunlight at some time of the day for in no direction is the building shaded-Most of the apartments have a view, many of them towards the foothills. Rentals are extremely moderate." and also fire and earthquake insurance, because the insurance com Oaklanders Visit Calaveras Cement Co. (Above) The plant of the CalaverasSgment company near San Andreas, which was visited last week by a party of prominent Oakland business men and officials.

(First row, left to right) Ray D. Johnson, Harry Knight, Dr. A. P. Tichenor, Commissioner William H.

Parker, William Macnider, manager of the company; Douglas Stone, George Bacigalupi, J. V. Baumgartner. (Back row, left to right) Louis Stone( Sheriff B. F.

Becker, C. A. Rodegerts, O. B. Royer, Charles Frost.

R. G. Lam-berson, Fred DuPuy. panies grant a much lower earth quake insurance rate on steel frame buildings than on anv other tvna of building in th'i fire districts of our fares, Fourteenth avenue from the Estuary and Hopkins street from the down town districts. The apartments themselves are completely furnished from living room suites to dishes and kitchen equipment.

Frigidaire in metal cabinets, steam heat and hot water, Murphy beds, gas ranges, are among the facilities. Hardwood floors have been used throughout with the exception that the stairways and main halls are carpeted from wall to wall. The furniture consists of a Spanish living room set with console table, lamps, rugs, smoking stand, book stand, decorated mahogany dining curtains and drapes. Wall papers have been carefully selected, highly" in the breakfast rooms and imnore subdued colorB in the liv Ing and bedrooms. The three-room apartments which' have a bedroom have been furnished with bedroom sets but have no wall bed.

There are large dressing closets off (he entrance hallways with built-in dressers. The tiled baths are equipped with showers. Trades storage until it is sacked and shipped. This is all accomplished with a minimum of labor, due to the improved mechanical equipment in use. The rated capacity is 3600 barrels or 14,400 sacks ler day.

That the operation of this plant Is a great boon to Calaveras county may best be realized through the fact that several hundred men are regularly employed, San Andreas has had a building boom, the retail stores are growing, an emergency hospital has been built, and a Standard Oil substation established. The county revenues have, of course, been greatly increased, highways are being improved and more tourists enjoying the beauties of this entire region. Calaveras cement has proven-to be a uniform high grade material. It has been well received bs all contractors and users and flias proven the high grade materials available in this locality. WEGER 115 Builders' Hardware 1 for the Weger Anns Apts.

B. Simonn Hardware Co. 1 Wholesale and retail 1 cities. Te steel floor beams in a modern office building are compact, due to an ingenious connection device to the main supporting beams, bringing them in the same level floor plane, thus effecting savings in the height of a building as every foot of beight costs money. Steel is also an elastic material so steel beams will spring under heavy temporary loads without danger as eteel is also-the strongest and most homogeneous material in oommercial use.

Not only does the building on East Fourteenth street have a higher value than other forms of construction, but the building can easily be altered In case the owners In the office building at East ii 7th and BROADWAY Fourteenth street and Thirty-first avenue, the floors are of concrete, poured on metal form that remains In the bulldipg. There is no da-ngerous work of "removing wood forms from the flat floor slabs. This saves time and labor, and time and labor represent money. The concrete slab is supported on Lakeside 7616 Now Open. Tl NT ARE COMPLETED In tire nucleus of a new district.

Fourteenth avenue W4SRwP lit desire to alter it or make a change of occupancy at some future date. The salvage value of steel beams is high and they could be easily moved, and even the store fronts oould be changed to suit any type of store front a tenant might desire because the weight of the building Is carried on steel columns which occupy a minimum of space, and allow a maximum of glass display fronts. Another feature that has Justified the consideration of the builder is that there is a substantial saving In the salvaging of all eteel buildings; also if the occasion demands a dismantling or increasing the size of the buiding a much lower cost is involved over prae-tioally all other types. We are making big progress in the United States where svace is a factor in our modern buildings, this being in direct contrast to the ancients who built the Pyramids almost solid in order to support the weight, but how many offices or stores could be rented In a Pyramid fiteel is the only material that has made the skysoraper possible, and Oakland, its architects, business men and contractors are to be congratulated on this modern type of office building, on of the first In California. The architect and engineer was Thomas Keenan, and the contractors, the California Builders and the Judson Pacific company.

The building is being constructed for W. Helm. WEGER ARMS: APARTMENTS 1517 HOPKINS Near 14th Ave. Two and three rooms, fully furnished; steam Keat, hot water, Frigidaire, tile baths, tile sinks, builtins, large closets, hardwood floors, etc. Beautifully furnished, Spanish Chesterfield sets, decorated mahogany dinette lamps, tables, etc.

Apartments have hifl view. St, car passes door: ALVIN S. HAMBLY OWNER'S AGENT 319 14th St. Glencourt and Hopkins street, the Weger Arms apartments are just completed. The' structure contains two find three-room apartments, completely furniflhed.

with four stores suitable for neighborhood business on the ground floor. It's exterior is of buff face brick with tiled panels below the plate glass windows. The apartments are entered through an attractive entrance hallway floored with a new rubber tilo in mottled 'marbled effects, while the textured plastufd walls are painted in a light brown shade. The ceiling is beamed, panelled and richly decorated. Alvin S.

Hambly, agent for'Hhe building in describing its advantages states: "This is an excellent location for the small store owner, due to the large number of homes in the immediate neighborhood and to its strategic location at the GAS STOVES iMade in Oakland. Used all oyer the world! junction of two arterial thorough- APARTMENT IT E. FIELD Near Completion Twelve three-room apartment building, mnder construction by Ephraim Field, architect, on Warficld avenue, just above Mandana. The apartments will have facilities including Frigidaire, Marshall and Stearns wall beds. Spark Lid-top gas shoves, etc.

These apartments will be completed about April 1 5. TAe Heart Happiness Kockweil Apts. tphrstm rieta weger Anns Apuv Murphy Type Wall Beds installed in At Weger Arms Apts. Marshall Stearns Co. 41 1 19th St.

Aladdin Apt. Apt. Mssdi Apts. I All Equipped With I GENUINE 4 A HOME in ESTUDILLO ESTATES Six beautiful residences, each possessing individuality of Spanish and English architecture, with a price Under construction by Bphrlam Field, architect, is an apartment house on Warfield avenue just above Mandana, to be completed about April IS. A description by Field reads: "The building three stories high with a complete basement.

The exterior of Mission stucco is to be finished in a simple textured plaster of Spanish style eet off with dark sash and Spanish tile parapets. The. rustic plaster stone FRIGIDAIRE A PRODUCT OF GENERAL MOTORS of $7,950 to $12,000, now awails your Siili pppyill 1 inspection here. OAKLAND 1 The Standard of the World Large lots, priced as low as $1,450, can be bought on terms in Estudillo Estates. Magnificent fruit trees on each lot.

i a. i rt terirpBw i mm Drive Out Tomorrow because of Sturdy, Rugged Construction Precise engineering assuring economy of operation and a lifetime of satisfactory service. Enormous production makes possible Highest Quality at Quantity Prica Visit the Model Home 1 or lease i im I it i 3 flia modern let turn' calls otKX-wilkTngidoTK' xJ flu ice stop sJuqs I Frigidaire Corporation jointed entrance is to be of smooth finish cement plaster in contrast to the rough textured exterior. Gum, French entrance doors lead to a 1962 Broadway lnhbv nanelled with wall ppperH Telephone ij Lakeside Revel in the Advance Beauties of Spring From Oakmore Highlands Acceding to popular demand, we have built an observation tower for your enjoyment at Oak-more Highlands. Come out today and revel in the beauties of Oak-more the magnificent panorama of tiills and valleys to the East San Francisco Bay shimmering in the sunlight to the West.

And consider that a home-site commanding all this beauty can be yours now today for only a little down and a little each week. THE WALTER H. LEIMERT CO. Take or follow Park Boulevard car to property. Only fourteen minutes' ride from City Hall.

Oakland. California This new model city addition is being presented to home owners and investor in the East Bay as a finished product. After months pf expert planning and consultation, we were able to formulate a plan that is logical and sound from a subdivision standpoint, and also to use the natural beauty of the property to build up an environment that will insure a real home community. Inspect Piedmont Park, Mills Gardens, Lakeshore Terrace, Lany other of the 42 juhdivisions this firm ha marketed, then -picture, Estudillo Estates of the near future. Values are steadily increasing here.

Drive put East 14th turn left at Estudillo or drive ouVFoothill Blvd. to Estudillo Ave. 3TGdTood 1801 Franklin Street 3 Full Aulomalic Steam Heating System with IDEAL Boiler 't the lake while others will overlook Trestle Glen. "Steam heat and hot water will be furnished by a Johnson auto-' viatic oit burning system. Locker rooms, ample garage space and a 1 a ry roo nusil 1 among the facilities, with space for clothes lines on the roof.

"Conveniently situated on a commanding' eminence within two blocks of San Francisco and local transportation, close to the busy shopping district of Grand avenue, the structure enjoys every advantage of location with a fine view." Further information about the apartments can be obtained from the Field office, 607 American Bank building. Dairying was first inffodTiceci into California by a priest named Father Kino, in 1097, when he brought cows from Sonora, Mexico, The average dairy cow in California produces 217 pounds of milkfat annually. The only state having higher production is New Jersey. 991-993 Scott St. Near Fairbanks Two-flat buildingTnew7pne flat of 6 rooms, one -of 7-rooms; electrically equipped; relvinaters.

furnaces basement for each flat; four garages. All large rooms. Best construction. Open for inspection. $21,500 t)t Course, They're "Cameron Built" H.

CAMERON 1012 Warfield Ave. Glencourt 6850 colors, and floored with soft, padded carpets. The public halla and sValrs are to" be in gum" finish, with solid carpeted floors. i'AU apartments- are deadened between each other wiy- two layers of deadening quiltr "Each of the twelve three-room apartments- will have an entrance hallway from which will open a coat closet and an ample bath completely furnished. Living rooms will be finished in warm gray enamel which is the keynote in the finish of all apartments.

Marshall and Stearns wall beds be in-Stalled. kitchns are to be complete with built-in B'rigidaires, coolers, shelves, cases, drawers, tile tray sinks, and breakfast nooks. Inlaid linoleum will be used. Spark lid -top gas stoves are to be installed. "Rear apartments will have a wonderful view of Oakland and San Francisco; some will overlook installed by THE BELL CO.

HEATING ENGINEERS Frvtitvale 6146 I 1826 E. 15th St..