. City of Minneapolis. A review of her growing industries and commercial development, historical and descriptive .. . s all sizes and styles of CITY OF MINXEAPOLIS. 85 work, but makes theatrical work a specialty. His premises are neat, and, though not palatial, aresufficiently commodious for his present moderate practice. Some very excellent specimens of his artmay be seen on the walls as well as in many a home in the city and suburbs. ASBESTINE STONE COMPANY, City Office, 323 Hennepin Avenue—The Asbestine StoneCompany of Minneapolis have an office at No. 323 Hennepin Avenue. Their works are s
. City of Minneapolis. A review of her growing industries and commercial development, historical and descriptive .. . s all sizes and styles of CITY OF MINXEAPOLIS. 85 work, but makes theatrical work a specialty. His premises are neat, and, though not palatial, aresufficiently commodious for his present moderate practice. Some very excellent specimens of his artmay be seen on the walls as well as in many a home in the city and suburbs. ASBESTINE STONE COMPANY, City Office, 323 Hennepin Avenue—The Asbestine StoneCompany of Minneapolis have an office at No. 323 Hennepin Avenue. Their works are situated onLyndale Avenue, corner of Lincoln, just beyond Lowry Hill. The company is the oldest and largestin the Northwest. It was established in 1874, and is composed of E. H. and F. E. Barrett and D. Elliot,with A. B. Merriam, special partner. They are all practical men, who, by long experience and experi-ment, have succeeded in making an artificial stone entirely different in its combination and enduringi|ualities from aii\- other stone manufactured, being more like natural stune in its color and It has a reputation in this country from East to West for beauty and durability equaled by no otherartificial stone. It is used in almost every dejiartment for building purposes, and can be seen on andabout thousands of buildings in Minneapolis and elsewhere—as on churches, colleges, school buildingsresidences, blocks, etc They have invented much of the machinery used in manufacturing their stone,such as screening the sand, crushing and pulverizing the granite (the St. Cloud granite is used largelyin the manufacture of their stone and walks), in sifting the cement—of which only the best grade otPortland is used, no American or common cement being used in the manufacture of their stone—in themixing and wetting the material, giving a far better and more perfect mixture than is possible by handprocess. Their works are heated by steam. In the winter their stone is st
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