Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1917 — CONCRETE GROWS IN FAVOR [ARTICLE]

CONCRETE GROWS IN FAVOR

Use of That Material in House Construction Is Becoming Popular With All Classes of Builders. Since the advent of the concrete block Industry, some rapid steps have been made in house construction. The special facings which it is possible to apply to the concrete blocks make them a solution of almost any problem in house building where something Special is HesTret) ffi ffhWßy the use of white cement in connection with suitable coloring'material almost any shade or tint may be obtained and a very close imitation of highly expensive stone may be built at a reasonable cost. Marble, granite, sandstone and limestone may be imitated with such exactness that there Is no advantage gained in the use of the true material A house Just put up in Watertown is an example of the beautiful effect which may.be obtained by the use of special face concrete blocks applied to the construction of the porch and chimney of a frame house. The facing used in this case is intended to imitate white marble. This facing consists of a mortar made of some brand of white cement and marble chippings. —Boston Herald.