AMERICAN HOMES AND 
AFTER YOU'VE ONCE USED 
ROOFING TIN 
you will realize why it has been the favorite roof covering 
for more than eighty years. 
Superior materials properly combined are sure to win the 
place they deserve, and MF, by always being reliable, tough, 
perfectly coated and easily worked, has become the World’s 
Standard Terne Plate. 
Therefore, specify MF if you desire the best protection 
and complete satisfaction, and if you would like to know 
how Roofing Tin is made, write to our Advertising Depart- 
ment for a copy of ‘“‘ From Underfoot to Overhead.”’ You'll 
surely be interested. 
AMERICAN 
SHEET 6&2 TIN PLATE 
COMPANY, 
FRICK BUILDING, PITTSBURGH, PA. 
PATENT ‘““BALL-BEARINC’”’ 
Se Grand Rapids 
ALL-STEEL 
DAH 
PULLEYS 
Are sold Direct to Build- 
ers, Contractors and Mills 
at prfeces under the com- 
mon, ordinary goods. 
sf you make ten or ten thousand window frames, we can save you money 
and give you a superior sash pulley. We are the largest sash pulley makers in 
the world. We ship direct, or through dealers and jobbers everywhere. 
Write for catalogue and free samples and prices on half-gross, gross, barrel 
or any quantity. Direct from the makers to you. Inquiries welcome. 
GRAND RAPIDS HARDWARE CO. 
17 PEARL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 
GARDENS 
February, 1906 
form influence. Perhaps the most striking 
feature of this work is the method of establish- 
ing responsibility. This establishment, Hogg- 
son Brothers, assumes the sole responsibility 
to the owner for the work in its entirety. Thus 
this organization is practically the owner in all 
its dealings with the factors involved. In ac- 
cordance with the contract peculiar to this 
firm, whose duty it is to act in the capacity 
of professional adviser to the owner, and whose 
work includes every detail, from the drawing 
up of the first plans to the buying of the food 
for the kitchen, the owner agrees to devote a 
certain specified sum to the work on hand. 
Acceptance of this predetermined sum within 
which to complete its work distributes the ex- 
penses consistently over the whole, both for the 
purpose of securing a harmony of design and 
consistency of quality. The peculiar features 
of this contract provide that, should the work 
be completed at below the estimated cost, a 
specified percentage of profit is deducted for 
the contract designers, and the difference be- 
tween the sum of these two amounts and the 
estimated cost is returned to the owner. To 
indicate the many classes of work undertaken, 
an organization chart has been prepared, on 
which is shown the main divisions and sub- 
divisions of all the details in the erection and 
furnishing of a building. A glance at the ac- 
companying diagram indicates not only the 
various phases which are superintended, but 
the general system of allying the various fac- 
tors with the main organization. 
Skylights and Window Opening Devices 
HANKS to the construction shown in the 
first illustration in this notice, we have a 
skylight that is in every part interchange- 
able and capable of fitting snug at once. The re- 
sult of this system is that the contrivance is per- 
manently impervious against snow, sleet, rain 
and dust. It is by name the “Anti-Pluvius” sky- 
light, and references to the letters on the en- 
graving will readily acquaint one with the 
technical points of the invention. J—bridge 
(for walking on the skylight). H—brass stud. 
(G—galvanized coil brass spring. F—copper 
SKYLIGHT. 
sheet cap. E—glass. D—felt. C—flat- 
iron. B—malleable iron bridge. A—steel 
supporting bar. Continuous use will show 
that there is no formation of sweat on the 
iron parts nor dropping of condensation from 
the inside of the glass or metal. “The bridge 
arrangement for walking on the skylight is 
without contact with or pressure on the glass. 
There is an even and perfect resting surface 
for the glass, with a firm but elastic pressure 
on the upper surface to hold it in place and 
to allow for expansion, contraction, vibration 
and shock of movement of any character. 
Quick, almost instantaneous replacing of glass 
plates is afforded, each glass being independent 
of one another, and never coming in contact 
with the metal or rigid surface. A heavy per- 
centage in saving of labor is to be credited to 
