Show I DEFYING THE FIRE FOB Now Scheme to Eliminate Lumber in Building Being Tried on Salt 1 Lako Structures Architects and builders of this city arc Interested In a now patent fro me for buildings which Is being used on some now buildings going up about tic city The upright up-right pieces of these buildings are made entirely of this now frame which consists of abort Iron studs These aro fitted together to-gether so that an upright piece of any length can be madp The Joints rest upon this frama woric Tho odses of the stud have a row of teeth upon which a wire screen la made fast This screen sorvos the sumo purpose an lathing upon which tho mortar IB placed The stud looks Ilk < a narrow piece of sheet Iron bent upward at the sides There are many things In Its favor over the old wooden frame It Is light very durable and can be made Into any length Its claimed that It in stronger than wood and It certainly has the advantage of being Hrcprnof so that the walls would remain re-main upright after all tho woodwork had been burned out The annex to the Lincoln house which faces on State street the new Cnldcrs mucis toro and other building about the city will have the neallrf made of this material ma-terial The Lincoln house I annex which was the first building In the city upon which the new material wnn used will have a framework made entirely of these studs Only the floor Joists and the window win-dow casings will bo oC wood |