THE HARDWOOD RECORD. 



are scarcer." Continuing tlie same gentle- 

 man, wlio is one of tlie leading furniture 

 manufacturers in the South, said: "I have 

 been tryini; to get a lot of 1-ineh dry gum 

 and for the first time in ten years have 

 been unable to locate this class of stock. 

 Cottonwood is very high, the demand far 

 exceeding the suiipl.v. While there is a 

 good deal of lumber being cut, there seems 

 to be scarcely any in the hands of consum- 

 ers aud there is a steady, constant demand 

 snapped up as fast as it is cut." 

 snapped uji as fast as it » cut." 



The local building demand increases. 

 Quite a large amount of c.vpress is chang- 

 ing hands. Gum continues to tind new 

 favor and poplar is in active call. 



PLANS FOR THE HOUSE OFHOO-HOO. 



So mu<-h has l)een ^■aid and written 

 about the House of IIoo-Ho:>, the lumljer- 

 meu's club building to be erected on the 

 grounds of the Louisiana Purchase Exposi- 

 tion, St. Louis, that it has brought out a 

 perfect volume of inquiry as to what this 

 building will look like, the size of it aud 

 what will be attempted in the way of 

 privileges for the members. The accom- 

 panying illu."tration will partially answer 

 these (lUPStious. 



Architectural competition was invited 

 about two months ago, and from the plans 

 submitted the board of governore selected 

 the design of F. C. Bonsack, the well- 

 known St. Tvouis architect, which, with the 

 flight changes that have beeu made, is 

 deemed peil'ect for a building of this 

 character. In general description of the 



plan Mr. Bonsack has written the follow- 

 ing: 



•'The gentral plan, in form, is that of 

 the letted 'II,' the central court on the 

 front forming the principal entrances, 

 veranda and approaches to the teiTaces, 

 while that of the rear is surrounded liy 

 a peristyle connecting the different parts 

 of the main building with the service 

 Iniilding, which, because of the heat of the 

 kitchen, will be detached. Within this 

 peri.>-'i.vle will be arranged a cozy fiower 

 garden, with space for tables aud chaire, 

 affording a quiet, cool and private place 

 for refreshments, 



"The style of the exterior design is 

 Spani.sh renaissance. Tlie walls will be 

 Imilt of statf and the roof will be of 

 Spanish red tile. The color scheme of the 

 exterior will be a vei-j' imi>ortau"t factor 

 in the design, tlie walls being colored a 

 soft Spanish yellow, the roof a deep red, 

 the open timbered work of the wide pro- 

 .lecting cornice will lie lirought out in 

 bright colors to liarnionize with tlie gen- 

 eral color scheme, while the two towers 

 will be very ornate In style and will have 

 ,ill the relief work colored to produce a 

 very rich and pleasing effect. The ter- 

 races upon wliich the building will be' 

 placed and which will form the gi'een 

 foreground for the composition will be laid 

 out ill tlower beds planted with flowers in 

 colors to harmonize with the backgi'ouud 

 for them. The long and wide balcony 

 across the central court on the front will 

 be partially sheltered by tlie wide project- 

 ing cornice and, from thiy point to the 



outer edge, it will be covered with an 

 awning colored to match the building. 

 The circular bays at either end of the 

 building will be enlivened with growing 

 plants in especiall.v designed .lardiniei'es. 

 From these balconies a vista in almost any 

 direction is possible and they will fui-nish 

 a refreshing resting place. 



"The long span of low red roof over the 

 centi'al pavilion terminating at either end 

 in circular bays', pierced, as it is, with two 

 graceful towers, should form a pleasing 

 sky-line for the .vellow building and green 

 foreground and compose a picture credit- 

 able to the great exposition of which it is 

 to be a part." 



Under the direction of Jlr. Bonsack the 

 designing of the interior finish and decora- 

 tions is already in progi-ess and will form 

 an important feature of the building. The 

 variouh' lumber associations throughout the 

 countr.v will each take a room to finish in 

 each of their special lumber emumodities, 

 the whole being made to harmonize and 

 comply with the general design if the 

 architect. In work of Jiis sort Jlr. Bon- 

 sack has a wide reputation, having had 

 charge of tlie interior work of the Mer- 

 cantile Club of St. Louis, and other similar 

 structures. In this way the building will 

 show the res'ults and effects obtained liy 

 a proper handling of the various woods 

 and will be a beautiful exploitatinu of the 

 commercial woods of the United States. 

 Tlie ladies are taken care of in the plans, 

 practically the whole of one wing of the 

 building having been reserved for their 

 use. The asseinlily hall cii the second floor 



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