. The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast . all we fly from thetwentieth story of one building to the fortieth of another without thebother of going down in one elevator and up another? Will our heating,cooking and lighting all be done by electricity—without the use of wires—perhaps? Is wireless or pipeless plumbing a possibility and to whatextent will reinforced concrete, glass and asbestos revolutionize construc-tion? Will the prediction of Mr. Edison come true that homes will bepoured out by the hundreds or thousands and owners will buy patternsand not plans? Will not a
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. The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast . all we fly from thetwentieth story of one building to the fortieth of another without thebother of going down in one elevator and up another? Will our heating, cooking and lighting all be done by electricity—without the use of wires—perhaps? Is wireless or pipeless plumbing a possibility and to whatextent will reinforced concrete, glass and asbestos revolutionize construc-tion? Will the prediction of Mr. Edison come true that homes will bepoured out by the hundreds or thousands and owners will buy patternsand not plans? Will not a certain degree of comfort be sacrificed whenmetal furniture, asbestos curtains, bedding and furnishings become a partof the fireproof regulations? Seriously, there will be many improvementsin the manufacture of building materials and the facilities for putting themtogether to form the completed structure. The cry of tomorrow will befor more results in less time. It will be a dizzy nerve-racking existencefrom all indications. 38 TJic Architect and Engineer. Palace Hotel, Sail FranciscoFinished With Saliiictle White Enamel Trozchrulge & Livingston. Archilccls