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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
February, 1906 
A New Form of Building Contract 
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The keynote of home-building—/armony. 
Harmony is attained by the intelligent blending of 
the many factors that enter into the building and furnishing 
of the home as a whole. These factors include materials 
and the services of architects, builders, furnishers and 
decorators. 
That those particular services and materials may be 
selected which are best qualified for each phase of the work, 
and that they may be applied to the best possible advantage, 
a contract-form has been devised by the terms of which all 
the factors that enter into home-making may be directed by 
a single representative of the owner. ‘This representative, 
in the capacity of a technical executive, responsible to the 
owner for the work in its entirety, is thus enabled to attain 
a uniformity of design, a consistency of cost and a harmony 
of motif that form the basis of the home-spirit. 
A copy of this Builder’s-Contract will be forwarded on 
request. 
HOGGSON BROTHERS, Contract Designers, 7 E. 44th St., New York 
KING MANTELS 
are distinguished for their elegance of design, beautiful finish and 
thorough workmanship. They are made not only to look well but 
to wear well. They hold their good looks. Sold direct from fac- 
tory, at prices that are surprising, when quality is considered. You 
will get greatly added value by buying from 
us instead of through middlemen. 
Our little book, ‘“‘ Evidence,” is convincing, 
and will be SENT FREE if you state num- 
ber of mantel wanted. 
Our elegant 72-page catalogue (11x14 in.) 
of mantels, grates, tiles, etc., is the most com- 
plete book of its kind ever issued. This and 
our copyrighted supplement entitled ‘‘Colo- 
nial Beauties”? both sent on receipt of 12 cents 
to pay actual postage. 
KING MANTEL CO., 634 Gay sT., KNOXVILLE, TENN. 
Old Pewter, Brass, Copper and 
Sheffield Plate 
Oxtp Perwrer, Brass, CoppER AND SHEr- 
FIELD PLATE. By N. Hudson Moore. 
New York: F. A. Stokes Co. N. d. 
12mo. Pp. 229, 105 illustrations. Price, 
$2.00. 
Old pewter is becoming more and more in 
demand for collectors and for the decoration 
of the home. “‘ Hollow-ware,” if not wanted 
for the shelves of the dining-room, may be 
used on the table in approximate proximity 
to “old blue china” and ancient mahogany. 
The details of manufacture, the style of deco- 
ration, the correct weight of the different pieces 
of ware are all given. Many famous collec- 
tions have been drawn upon. ‘The illustra- 
tions are numerous, well chosen and well ex- 
ecuted. A most interesting book on an in- 
teresting subject. 
PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT 
A New Form of Building Contract 
N THE present article we treat of a new 
form of building contract, which is signifi- 
cant of the modern-minded movement to 
establish business methods that place responsi- 
bility outside of ownership. On the same 
principle that an editor apportions work 
among those writers and artists whose abilities 
best fit them for carrying out the various 
specific requirements, a New York business 
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house has organized its forces for handling the 
work of its customers. “This house undertakes 
to superintend every feature of building and 
furnishing work which heretofore has been 
done under the guidance of the owner. As 
a result, the owner, unless he has had a tech- 
nical training and practical experience in buy- 
ing supplies and in supervising the work of the 
various architects, builders and decorators that 
enter into the building as a whole, almost 
invariably exceeds the original cost estimate 
and fails to attain a harmony of treatment be- 
cause of the many and conflicting influences 
which are brought to bear upon him. It is 
the purpose of this organization to supply this 
technical knowledge and practical experience 
in giving expression to the owner’s require- 
ments. ‘Io this end it has associated to itself 
a number of builders, engineers, carpenters, 
furnishers, architects and various business en- 
terprises whose services or materials are factors 
in building operations. By securing trade 
rates on supplies, and by furnishing professional 
superintendence to labor, the costs of building 
and furnishing are thus materially reduced 
and the work is done under a single and uni- 
